Antibacterial responses by peritoneal macrophages are enhanced following vitamin D supplementation

Justine Bacchetta, Rene F Chun, Barbara Gales, Joshua J Zaritsky, Sandrine Leroy, Katherine Wesseling-Perry, Niels Boregaard, Anjay Rastogi, Isidro B Salusky, Martin Hewison

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Abstract

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), who usually display low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25D) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25D), are at high risk of infection, notably those undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). We hypothesized that peritoneal macrophages from PD patients are an important target for vitamin D-induced antibacterial activity. Dialysate effluent fluid was obtained from 27 non-infected PD patients. Flow cytometry indicated that PD cells were mainly monocytic (37.9±17.7% cells CD14+/CD45+). Ex vivo analyses showed that PD cells treated with 25D (100 nM, 6 hrs) or 1,25D (5 nM, 6 hrs) induced mRNA for antibacterial cathelicidin (CAMP) but conversely suppressed mRNA for hepcidin (HAMP). PD cells from patients with peritonitis (n = 3) showed higher baseline expression of CAMP (18-fold±9, p<0.05) and HAMP (64-fold±7) relative to cells from non-infected patients. In 12 non-infected PD patients, oral supplementation with a single dose of vitamin D2 (100,000 IU) increased serum levels of 25D from 18±8 to 41±15 ng/ml (p = 0.002). This had no significant effect on PD cell CD14/CD45 expression, but mRNA for HAMP was suppressed significantly (0.5-fold, p = 0.04). Adjustment for PD cell CD14/CD45 expression using a mixed linear statistical model also revealed increased expression of CAMP (mRNA in PD cells and protein in effluent) in vitamin D-supplemented patients. These data show for the first time that vitamin D supplementation in vitro and in vivo promotes innate immune responses that may enhance macrophage antibacterial responses in patients undergoing PD. This highlights a potentially important function for vitamin D in preventing infection-related complications in CKD.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere116530
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume9
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Dec 2014

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Hepcidins
  • Humans
  • Macrophages, Peritoneal
  • Male
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Peritonitis
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
  • Vitamin D
  • Young Adult

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