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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fu-Chen Huang, Shun-Chen Huang
Summary: The combination of butyrate and active vitamin D has been shown to synergistically reduce the severity of Salmonella colitis and enhance host immune responses by upregulating antimicrobial peptides through VDR-mediated antibacterial and anti-inflammatory pathways.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fu-Chen Huang, Shun-Chen Huang
Summary: Our study demonstrated the combined beneficial effects of postbiotic butyrate and active vitamin D3 on innate immunity to Salmonella Colitis. We investigated the involvement of acyl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in these effects and found that AhR inhibitor counteracted the synergistic effects, suggesting the potential biological treatment of Salmonella Colitis. The findings highlight the importance of understanding the role of AhR in colitis and innate immunity.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Fu-Chen Huang, Shun-Chen Huang
Summary: This study highlights the beneficial effects of butyrate and vitamin D3 on the intestinal defense against Salmonella infection by modulating tight junction functions and utilizing the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) pathway. It suggests that combining postbiotic and vitamin D3 therapy can be a promising alternative for invasive Salmonellosis.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sheng-Kang Chiu, Kuo-Wang Tsai, Chia-Chao Wu, Cai-Mei Zheng, Chung-Hsiang Yang, Wan-Chung Hu, Yi-Chou Hou, Kuo-Cheng Lu, You-Chen Chao
Summary: COVID-19 is characterized by significant immune dysfunction, requiring the development of effective treatments; various types of COVID-19 vaccines are under development and optimization, increasing public immunity may enhance vaccine effectiveness; Vitamin D supplementation may help mitigate the progression of COVID-19, but its role in vaccine efficacy remains unclear.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Immunology
Amirhossein Ghaseminejad-Raeini, Ali Ghaderi, Amirmohammad Sharafi, Behrad Nematollahi-Sani, Maryam Moossavi, Afshin Derakhshani, Gholamreza Anani Sarab
Summary: For many years, vitamin D has been known for its role in maintaining calcium and phosphate balance, but recent research has focused on its immunomodulatory role, which has generated conflicting results. The presence of vitamin D receptors in various immune cell types has allowed for the investigation of its precise role in diseases, specifically autoimmune disorders. Physiologically activated vitamin D not only modulates innate and acquired immune cell responses, but also promotes a tolerogenic immune state. Recent studies suggest that this important micronutrient plays a complex role in immune system pathways and associated disorders. Understanding this field is still relatively new, and some studies indicate that patients with severe autoimmune illnesses often have vitamin D deficiencies. This review aims to provide a clear understanding of the latest research on the immune system-related roles of vitamin D, including the pathophysiology of major disorders.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
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Carter Gottlieb, Mason Henrich, Philip T. Liu, Vahe Yacoubian, Jeffery Wang, Rene Chun, John S. Adams
Summary: Vitamin D modulates human immune responses and deficiency increases susceptibility to infection. However, there is debate over what constitutes sufficient levels and whether it is useful as a therapeutic adjuvant, largely due to inadequate understanding of its immune modulatory function.
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Microbiology
Fu-Chen Huang, Shun-Chen Huang
Summary: Probiotics and active vitamin D play important roles in the immune response to Salmonella infection, with synergistic effects that can reduce the severity of Salmonella colitis and block bacterial translocation in the body.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ishita Tripathi-Giesgen, Christian Behrends, Arno F. Alpi
Summary: The ubiquitin system plays a crucial role in the host cellular defense program against bacterial infection, especially when certain bacteria are exposed to the host cytosol during invasion. Host cell E3 ubiquitin ligases contribute to the formation of a protective ubiquitin coat on invading pathogens, with their divergent ubiquitin conjugation mechanisms influencing the complexity of the anti-bacterial coating. Bacteria have evolved strategies to evade the activities of the host ubiquitin system.
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Microbiology
Kate Sutton, Tessa Nash, Samantha Sives, Dominika Borowska, Jordan Mitchell, Prerna Vohra, Mark P. Stevens, Lonneke Vervelde
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FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Microbiology
Ryan J. Arsenault, Tyson R. Brown, Thomas S. Edrington, David J. Nisbet
Summary: This study utilized species-specific kinome peptide arrays designed for bovine biology to investigate Salmonella spp. within peripheral lymph nodes (PLNs) of cattle. The research found that the concentration of Salmonella spp. in PLNs was the major distinguishing factor between positive and negative PLNs, and Salmonella spp. activated the immune system in PLNs. Additionally, the season and route of infection also had an impact on the kinome profile of PLNs.
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Immunology
Qiulin Deng, Yichen Yao, Jing Yang, Ramina Khoshaba, Yi Shen, Xin Wang, Deliang Cao
Summary: AKR1B8 deficiency in IECs leads to severe acute colitis induced by low-dose DSS through activation of the innate immunity, resulting in compromised IEC barrier function, increased bacterial invasion and excessive immune cell infiltration.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
L. P. Blakely, T. L. Wells, M. F. Kweh, S. Buoniconti, M. Reese, P. Celi, C. Cortinhas, C. D. Nelson
Summary: This study aimed to test the effects of dietary vitamin D3 compared with 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 on vitamin D status and response to an endotoxin challenge. The results showed that supplementing 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 was more effective at increasing serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus concentrations compared with dietary vitamin D3.
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yao Chen, Jue Hou, Zhangang Xiao, Yueshui Zhao, Fukuan Du, Xu Wu, Mingxing Li, Yu Chen, Lin Zhang, Chi Hin Cho, Qinglian Wen, Wei Hu, Jing Shen
Summary: Vitamin D supplementation is associated with reduced cancer risk and a good prognosis, especially in gastrointestinal cancer. It plays a key role in the development of gastrointestinal cancer and has immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, and anti-infection effects. Research supports the beneficial effects of vitamin D in cancer and inflammatory diseases, but more clinical trials are needed for reliable conclusions.
CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alessandra Fusco, Vittoria Savio, Donatella Cimini, Sergio D'Ambrosio, Adriana Chiaromonte, Chiara Schiraldi, Giovanna Donnarumma
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the ability of different strains of Lactobacillus spp. to improve the integrity of the intestinal barrier, exert anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activity, and prevent Salmonella Typhimurium and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) infections. The results showed that L. brevis, L. reuteri, and L. rhamnosus were the most effective in protecting the intestinal epithelium.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nuzhat Ahsan, Mohammad Imran, Yousuf Mohammed, Fatme Al Anouti, Mohammad Idreesh Khan, Tanushree Banerjee, Mohd Adnan, Fauzia Ashfaq, Marek Kieliszek, Syed Amir Ashraf, Afrozul Haq
Summary: The pathophysiology of COVID-19 involves inflammation, weakened immunity, immune cell infiltration, necrosis, lung hyperplasia, severe pneumonia, and potential mortality due to septic shock and organ failure. Vitamin D, zinc, and magnesium have been reported to improve the immune system against respiratory illnesses. This comprehensive review focuses on the mechanistic details of these micronutrients as immunomodulators and their potential role in preventing and treating respiratory illnesses.
BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH
(2023)
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Neda Abbaspour Sani, Mahsa Hasani, Anvarsadat Kianmehr, Saeed Mohammadi, Mehdi Sheikh Arabi, Yaghoub Yazdani
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(2020)
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Yanbei Wu, Qiang He, Liangli Yu, Quynhchi Pham, Lumei Cheung, Young S. Kim, Thomas T. Y. Wang, Allen D. Smith
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A. Kawarizadeh, M. Pourmontaseri, M. Farzaneh, S. Hosseinzadeh, M. Ghaemi, M. Tabatabaei, Z. Pourmontaseri, M. M. Pirnia
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of three Bacillus probiotics on Salmonella Typhimurium and IL-8 gene expression, finding that the CFS of these probiotics could inhibit the growth of the pathogen, while spores and heat-inactivated forms could reduce its cytotoxicity and increase cell viability. Co-culture with the probiotics also reduced IL-8 gene expression induced by S. Typhimurium.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Pediatrics
Fu-Chen Huang, Ying-Hsien Huang, Ho-Chang Kuo, Sung-Chou Li
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sara Lamorte, Rahul Shinde, Tracy L. McGaha
Summary: This review summarizes the important role of nuclear receptors in steady-state immune regulation, balancing inflammation and tolerance, as well as the signaling cascade and functional responses induced by nuclear receptor activation. It also discusses the mechanisms of nuclear receptor-driven immune effects in autoimmune diseases.
MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF MEDICINE
(2021)
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Oncology
Chunting Peng, Chensi Wu, Xiaolan Xu, Liya Pan, Zhuoqi Lou, Yanhong Zhao, Haiyin Jiang, Zebao He, Bing Ruan
Summary: In DSS-induced colitis mice models, I3C exerts a protective effect by alleviating necroptosis and inflammation of intestinal epithelial cells through activating the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR).
EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fu-Chen Huang, Shun-Chen Huang
Summary: The combination of butyrate and active vitamin D has been shown to synergistically reduce the severity of Salmonella colitis and enhance host immune responses by upregulating antimicrobial peptides through VDR-mediated antibacterial and anti-inflammatory pathways.
Review
Cell Biology
Fu-Chen Huang
Summary: Salmonella infection induces immune responses involving innate and adaptive immunity, affecting various cell types like intestinal epithelial cells, neutrophils, macrophages, dendric cells, and lymphocytes. Different interleukins play diverse roles in the infection process, including anti-inflammatory, pro-inflammatory, and antimicrobial defense functions.
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Desiree F. Baaleman, Carrie A. M. Wegh, Maxime T. A. Hoogveld, Marc A. Benninga, Ilan J. N. Koppen
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JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Fu-Chen Huang, Shun-Chen Huang
Summary: This study highlights the beneficial effects of butyrate and vitamin D3 on the intestinal defense against Salmonella infection by modulating tight junction functions and utilizing the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) pathway. It suggests that combining postbiotic and vitamin D3 therapy can be a promising alternative for invasive Salmonellosis.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fu-Chen Huang, Shun-Chen Huang
Summary: Our study demonstrated the combined beneficial effects of postbiotic butyrate and active vitamin D3 on innate immunity to Salmonella Colitis. We investigated the involvement of acyl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in these effects and found that AhR inhibitor counteracted the synergistic effects, suggesting the potential biological treatment of Salmonella Colitis. The findings highlight the importance of understanding the role of AhR in colitis and innate immunity.
Article
Microbiology
Fu-Chen Huang, Shun-Chen Huang
Summary: Probiotics and active vitamin D play important roles in the immune response to Salmonella infection, with synergistic effects that can reduce the severity of Salmonella colitis and block bacterial translocation in the body.
Article
Dermatology
Jung Eun Kim, Hye Ran Kim, Seok Young Kang, Min Je Jung, Nam Hun Heo, Hyun Ju Lee, Aeli Ryu, Hye One Kim, Chun Wook Park, Bo Young Chung
Summary: The study found higher expression of AHR and CYP1A1 proteins, and lower expression of LC3 protein in the lesional skin of psoriasis patients. AHR and CYP1A1 were significantly positively correlated with epidermal thickness and inflammatory cell density, while LC3 showed significant negative correlations with these factors, indicating potential roles of AHR and autophagy in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.
ANNALS OF DERMATOLOGY
(2021)