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dos Santos MS, Canale D, Bernardo DRD, Shimizu MHM, Seguro AC, Volpini RA, de Bragança AC. The Restoration of Vitamin D Levels Slows the Progression of Renal Ischemic Injury in Rats Previously Deficient in Vitamin D. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:625647. [PMID: 33869246 PMCID: PMC8049292 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.625647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains a global public health problem. The initial damage after ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury plays an important role in the pathogenesis of acute kidney injury (AKI) and predisposition to CKD. Several studies have been showing that nontraditional risk factors such as AKI and hypovitaminosis D could also be involved in CKD progression. Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is associated with hemodynamic changes, activation of inflammatory pathways and renal disease progression (RDP) following I/R-AKI. Strategies for prevention and/or slowing RDP have been determined and the sufficiency of vitamin D has been emerging as a renoprotective factor in many diseases. Therefore, we investigated the effect of the restoration of vitamin D levels in the progression of I/R injury (IRI) in rats previously deficient in vitamin D. On day 30, male Wistar rats were submitted to bilateral 45 min IRI and divided into three groups: IRI, standard diet for 120 days; VDD+IRI, vitamin D-free diet for 120 days; and VDD+IRI+R, vitamin D-free diet in the first 30 days and just after I/R, we reintroduced the standard diet in the last 90 days. After the 120-day protocol, VDD+IRI+R rats presented an improvement in the renal function and renal protein handling followed by a smaller fractional interstitial area. Furthermore, those animals exhibited a reestablishment regarding the hemodynamic parameters and plasma levels of aldosterone, urea and PTH. In addition, the restoration of vitamin D levels reestablished the amount of MCP1 and the renal expressions of CD68+ and CD3+ cells in the VDD+IRI+R rats. Also, VDD+IRI+R rats showed a restoration regarding the amount of collagen type III and renal expressions of fibronectin, vimentin and α-SMA. Such changes were also accompanied by a reestablishment on the renal expression of VDR, Klotho, JG12, and TGF-β1. Our findings indicate that the restoration of vitamin D levels not only improved the renal function and hemodynamics but also reduced the inflammation and fibrosis lesions observed in I/R-AKI associated with VDD. Thus, monitoring of vitamin D status as well as its replacement in the early stages of kidney injury may be a therapeutic alternative in the mitigation of renal disease progression.
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- Michele Santiago dos Santos
- Laboratorio de Investigacao Medica 12 (LIM12), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Investigacao Medica 12 (LIM12), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Investigacao Medica 12 (LIM12), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Investigacao Medica 12 (LIM12), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Investigacao Medica 12 (LIM12), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Current therapies in alleviating liver disorders and cancers with a special focus on the potential of vitamin D. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2018; 15:13. [PMID: 29449867 PMCID: PMC5807831 DOI: 10.1186/s12986-018-0251-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Liver dysfunction is a topic of global concern with many advancing therapies being researched. Though vitamin D takes a center place, other therapies especially nutritional are also gaining ground. Vitamin D has gone beyond its role in skeletal disorders by showcasing its associations in other metabolic dysfunctions too. Result Epidemiological evidences show a correlation between the status of vitamin D and different forms of cancer. Vitamin D receptors and alterations in gene expression appear decisive in the development of chronic liver disorders. Nutritional status therefore plays a significant role in avoiding the complications related to liver dysfunctions, making it mandatory in maintaining vitamin D sufficiency in the body. Therapies with omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, amino acids, steroids also render benefits which could be further explored. Recent research on the progression of certain forms of liver cancer using vitamin D analogs like Seocalcitol EB 1089 has shown good promise. Conclusion The anti-inflammatory and immuno- regulatory properties of vitamin D makes its analogs, suitable candidates of better choice for the prevention and treatment of liver disorders and cancer.
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Benson KA, Chand S, Maxwell AP, Smyth LJ, Kilner J, Borrows R, McKnight AJ. Design and implementation of a custom next generation sequencing panel for selected vitamin D associated genes. BMC Res Notes 2017; 10:348. [PMID: 28754147 PMCID: PMC5534126 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-2664-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Biologically active vitamin D has an important regulatory role within the genome. It binds the vitamin D receptor (VDR) in order to control the expression of a wide range of genes as well as interacting with the epigenome to modify chromatin and methylation status. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with several human diseases including end-stage renal disease. Methods This article describes the design and testing of a custom, targeted next generation sequencing (NGS) panel for selected vitamin D associated genes. Sequencing runs were used to determine the effectiveness of the panel for variant calling, to compare efficiency and data across different sequencers, and to perform representative, proof of principle association analyses. These analyses were underpowered for significance testing. Amplicons were designed in two pools (163 and 166 fragments respectively) and used to sequence two cohorts of renal transplant recipients on the Ion Personal Genome Machine (PGM)™ and Ion S5™ XL desktop sequencers. Results Coverage was provided for 43.8 kilobases across seven vitamin D associated genes (CYP24A1, CUBN, VDR, GC, NADSYN1, CYP27B1, CYP2R1) as well as 38 prioritised SNPs. Sequencing runs provided sufficient sequencing quality, data output and validated the effective library preparation and panel design. Conclusions This novel, custom-designed, validated panel provides a fast, cost effective, and specific approach for the analysis of vitamin D associated genes in a wide range of patient cohorts. This article does not report results from a controlled health-care intervention. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13104-017-2664-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Katherine Angela Benson
- Nephrology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7AB, UK.
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shropshire, UK
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- Nephrology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7AB, UK
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- Nephrology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7AB, UK
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- Nephrology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7AB, UK
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- Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Nephrology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7AB, UK
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Sondak VK, McIver B, Kanetsky PA. Vitamin D and Melanoma: What Do We Tell Our Patients? J Clin Oncol 2016; 34:1713-4. [PMID: 27044934 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.66.5240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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- Vernon K Sondak
- Moffitt Cancer Center and University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
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- Moffitt Cancer Center and University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
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- Moffitt Cancer Center and University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
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Wang H, Yang J, Yang J, Yang C, Fan Z, Zeng P. Vitamin D receptor activation may play a protective role in myocardial ischemic/reperfusion injury. Int J Cardiol 2016; 203:267-8. [PMID: 26519682 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.10.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Huibo Wang
- Department of Cardiology, the First College of Clinical Medical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First College of Clinical Medical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, the First College of Clinical Medical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First College of Clinical Medical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First College of Clinical Medical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First College of Clinical Medical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China
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de Bragança AC, Volpini RA, Canale D, Gonçalves JG, Shimizu MHM, Sanches TR, Seguro AC, Andrade L. Vitamin D deficiency aggravates ischemic acute kidney injury in rats. Physiol Rep 2015; 3:3/3/e12331. [PMID: 25780095 PMCID: PMC4393165 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) increases the risk of death in hospitalized patients. Renal ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) induces acute kidney injury (AKI), which activates cell cycle inhibitors, including p21, a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor and genomic target of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, which is in turn a potent immunomodulator with antiproliferative effects. In this study, we assess the impact of VDD in renal IRI. Wistar rats were divided into groups, each evaluated for 30 days: control (receiving a standard diet); VDD (receiving a vitamin D-free diet); IRI (receiving a standard diet and subjected to 45-min bilateral renal ischemia on day 28); and VDD + IRI (receiving a vitamin D-free diet and subjected to 45-min bilateral renal ischemia on day 28). At 48 h after IRI, animals were euthanized; blood, urine, and kidney tissue samples were collected. Compared with IRI rats, VDD + IRI rats showed a more severe decrease in glomerular filtration rate, greater urinary protein excretion, a higher kidney/body weight ratio and lower renal aquaporin 2 expression, as well as greater morphological damage, characterized by increased interstitial area and tubular necrosis. Our results suggest that the severity of tubular damage in IRI may be associated with downregulation of vitamin D receptors and p21. VDD increases renal inflammation, cell proliferation and cell injury in ischemic AKI.
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- Ana Carolina de Bragança
- Division of Nephrology, Laboratory of Basic Science LIM-12 University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Nephrology, Laboratory of Basic Science LIM-12 University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Nephrology, Laboratory of Basic Science LIM-12 University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Nephrology, Laboratory of Basic Science LIM-12 University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Nephrology, Laboratory of Basic Science LIM-12 University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Nephrology, Laboratory of Basic Science LIM-12 University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Nephrology, Laboratory of Basic Science LIM-12 University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Nephrology, Laboratory of Basic Science LIM-12 University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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Vitamin D deficiency aggravates chronic kidney disease progression after ischemic acute kidney injury. PLoS One 2014; 9:e107228. [PMID: 25222475 PMCID: PMC4164619 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Despite a significant improvement in the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD), its incidence and prevalence has been increasing over the years. Progressive renal fibrosis is present in CKD and involves the participation of several cytokines, including Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1). Besides cardiovascular diseases and infections, several studies show that Vitamin D status has been considered as a non-traditional risk factor for the progression of CKD. Given the importance of vitamin D in the maintenance of essential physiological functions, we studied the events involved in the chronic kidney disease progression in rats submitted to ischemia/reperfusion injury under vitamin D deficiency (VDD). Methods Rats were randomized into four groups: Control; VDD; ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI); and VDD+IRI. At the 62 day after sham or IRI surgery, we measured inulin clearance, biochemical variables and hemodynamic parameters. In kidney tissue, we performed immunoblotting to quantify expression of Klotho, TGF-β, and vitamin D receptor (VDR); gene expression to evaluate renin, angiotensinogen, and angiotensin-converting enzyme; and immunohistochemical staining for ED1 (macrophages), type IV collagen, fibronectin, vimentin, and α-smooth mucle actin. Histomorphometric studies were performed to evaluate fractional interstitial area. Results IRI animals presented renal hypertrophy, increased levels of mean blood pressure and plasma PTH. Furthermore, expansion of the interstitial area, increased infiltration of ED1 cells, increased expression of collagen IV, fibronectin, vimentin and α-actin, and reduced expression of Klotho protein were observed. VDD deficiency contributed to increased levels of plasma PTH as well as for important chronic tubulointerstitial changes (fibrosis, inflammatory infiltration, tubular dilation and atrophy), increased expression of TGF-β1 and decreased expression of VDR and Klotho protein observed in VDD+IRI animals. Conclusion Through inflammatory pathways and involvement of TGF-β1 growth factor, VDD could be considered as an aggravating factor for tubulointerstitial damage and fibrosis progression following acute kidney injury induced by ischemia/reperfusion.
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Spectral response of solvent-cast polyvinyl chloride (PVC) thin film used as a long-term UV dosimeter. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2013; 125:115-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2013.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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