1, 25-Dihydroxyvitamin D promotes negative feedback regulation of TLR signaling via targeting MicroRNA-155–SOCS1 in macrophages

Y Chen, W Liu, T Sun, Y Huang, Y Wang… - The Journal of …, 2013 - journals.aai.org
Y Chen, W Liu, T Sun, Y Huang, Y Wang, DK Deb, D Yoon, J Kong, R Thadhani, YC Li
The Journal of Immunology, 2013journals.aai.org
The negative feedback mechanism is essential to maintain effective immunity and tissue
homeostasis. 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1, 25 [OH] 2 D 3) modulates innate immune
response, but the mechanism remains poorly understood. In this article, we report that
vitamin D receptor signaling attenuates TLR-mediated inflammation by enhancing the
negative feedback inhibition. Vitamin D receptor inactivation leads to hyperinflammatory
response in mice and macrophage cultures when challenged with LPS, because of …
Abstract
The negative feedback mechanism is essential to maintain effective immunity and tissue homeostasis. 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1, 25 [OH] 2 D 3) modulates innate immune response, but the mechanism remains poorly understood. In this article, we report that vitamin D receptor signaling attenuates TLR-mediated inflammation by enhancing the negative feedback inhibition. Vitamin D receptor inactivation leads to hyperinflammatory response in mice and macrophage cultures when challenged with LPS, because of microRNA-155 (miR-155) overproduction that excessively suppresses suppressor of cytokine signaling 1, a key regulator that enhances the negative feedback loop. Deletion of miR-155 attenuates vitamin D suppression of LPS-induced inflammation, confirming that 1, 25 (OH) 2 D 3 stimulates suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 by downregulating miR-155. 1, 25 (OH) 2 D 3 downregulates bic transcription by inhibiting NF-κB activation, which is mediated by a κB cis-DNA element located within the first intron of the bic gene. Together, these data identify a novel regulatory mechanism for vitamin D to control innate immunity.
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