Trial reportArthritis research & therapy2012
Restoration of regulatory and effector T cell balance and B cell homeostasis in systemic lupus erythematosus patients through vitamin D supplementation.
Trial report in Arthritis research & therapy, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05430087 (The Combination of Vitamin D and Curcumin Piperine Attenuates the Disease Activity and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines Levels in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 84 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Combination of Vitamin D and Curcumin Piperine Attenuates the Disease Activity and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines Levels in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
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84 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 185 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Vitamin D on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Diet and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): From Supplementation to Intervention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Immunomodulatory Effects of Diet and Nutrients in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Systematic Review.Frontiers in immunology · 2020Pooled it
- High- vs. routine-dose vitamin D3 in severe lupus on pulse methylprednisolone: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.Clinical rheumatology · 2025Trial
- Randomised Clinical Trial Study: The Combination of Vitamin D and Curcumin Piperine Attenuates Disease Activity and Pro-inflammatory Cytokines Levels Insystemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients.Current rheumatology reviews · 2024Trial
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- Effects of vitamin D supplements on frequency of CD4European journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Trial
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- Vitamin D supplementation effects on FoxP3 expression in T cells and FoxP3Immunologic research · 2017Trial
- Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Effect of Vitamin D3 on the Interferon Signature in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2015Trial
- Seasonal 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in new childhood-onset SLE: associations with disease activity and peripheral lymphocyte subsets.Lupus science & medicine · 2026Article
- Vitamins impacting mental/physical well-being during viral pandemics: a mechanistic review based on COVID-19: a comprehensive review.Inflammopharmacology · 2026Review
- Vitamin D as an Immuno-Endocrine Modulator: Discovering Its Role in Autoimmune Disorders and Host Defense Mechanisms.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Beyond traditional roles: vitamin D and erythropoietin as immune modulators in kidney diseases.Clinical kidney journal · 2026Review
- The Role of Vitamin D in Autoimmune Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Association of Vitamin D Status with Immune Markers in a Cohort of Healthy Adults.The Journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Vitamin D affects antiphospholipid syndrome by regulating T cells (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2025Review
- The immunomodulatory potential of vitamin D on Th17 lymphocytes in systemic lupus erythematosus - a literature review.Medicine and pharmacy reports · 2025Review
- Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Disease Activity in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Exploratory Study in Western Mexico.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Immune imbalance in Lupus Nephritis: The intersection of T-Cell and ferroptosis.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
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Abstract
introductionSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a T and B cell-dependent autoimmune disease characterized by the appearance of autoantibodies, a global regulatory T cells (Tregs) depletion and an increase in Th17 cells. Recent studies have shown the multifaceted immunomodulatory effects of vitamin D, notably the expansion of Tregs and the decrease of Th1 and Th17 cells. A significant correlation between higher disease activity and lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels [25(OH)D] was also shown.
methodsIn this prospective study, we evaluated the safety and the immunological effects of vitamin D supplementation (100,000 IU of cholecalciferol per week for 4 weeks, followed by 100,000 IU of cholecalciferol per month for 6 months.) in 20 SLE patients with hypovitaminosis D.
resultsSerum 25(OH)D levels dramatically increased under vitamin D supplementation from 18.7±6.7 at day 0 to 51.4±14.1 (p<0.001) at 2 months and 41.5±10.1 ng/mL (p<0.001) at 6 months. Vitamin D was well tolerated and induced a preferential increase of naïve CD4+ T cells, an increase of regulatory T cells and a decrease of effector Th1 and Th17 cells. Vitamin D also induced a decrease of memory B cells and anti-DNA antibodies. No modification of the prednisone dosage or initiation of new immunosuppressant agents was needed in all patients. We did not observe SLE flare during the 6 months follow-up period.
conclusionsThis preliminary study suggests the beneficial role of vitamin D in SLE patients and needs to be confirmed in randomized controlled trials.
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