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1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 up-regulates IL-34 expression in SH-SY5Y neural cells

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posted on 2023-05-19, 16:13 authored by Zhang, D, Li, M, Dong, Y, Zhang, X, Liu, X, Chen, Z, Zhu, Y, Wang, H, Zhu, J, Shen, Y, Heinrich KornerHeinrich Korner, Ying, S, Fang, S
Vitamin D supplementation is regarded as a novel approach to treat Alzheimer's disease, but the underlying mechanism remains elusive. The cytokine IL-34 provides strong neuroprotective and survival signals in brain injury and neurodegeneration and could be an immunological mediator for the vitamin D-induced protection. The aim of this study was to investigate whether human IL-34 is up-regulated in neuronal cells by the hormonally active form of vitamin D, 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1α,25(OH)2D3]. We found that IL-34 was detectable in a variety of cell lines and its expression was strongly induced in SH-SY5Y neural cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner by 1α,25(OH)2D3 through the vitamin D receptor (VDR). Furthermore, we identified the core promoter of IL-34 gene and a VDR binding site (CGCCCT) that was required for 1α,25(OH)2D3-induced IL-34 expression. These findings suggest that the induction of IL-34 expression by 1α,25(OH)2D3 may constitute a mechanism that explains the protective function of vitamin D in Alzheimer's disease.

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Publication title

Innate Immunity

Volume

23

Issue

7

Pagination

584-591

ISSN

1753-4259

Department/School

Menzies Institute for Medical Research

Publisher

Sage Publications Ltd.

Place of publication

United Kingdom

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Copyright 2017 The Authors

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Clinical health not elsewhere classified

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