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ArticleEBioMedicine2019

Vitamin D

Guangan Hu, Ting Dong, Sisi Wang, Hongyu Jing, Jianzhu Chen

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5 authors.

Guangan HuDavid H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: gahu@mit.edu.
Ting DongDavid H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Sisi WangDepartment of Translational Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, China.
Hongyu JingDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
Jianzhu ChenDavid H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: jchen@mit.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by emphysema and/or obstructive bronchiolitis. Deficiency in vitamin D

methodsWe used systems biology approaches to analyze gene expression in mouse macrophages from different tissues to identify key transcription factors (TF) for AM and infer COPD disease genes. We used RNA-seq and ChIP-seq to identify genes that are regulated by VD3 in AM. We used VDR-deficient (Vdr

findingsWe find that VDR is a key TF for AM and a COPD disease gene. VDR is highly expressed in AM and in response to VD3 inhibits GM-CSF-induced AM proliferation. In Vdr

interpretationThese results show that the VD3-VDR axis is critical to counteract GM-CSF-induced AM proliferation and defect in this regulation leads to altered AM homeostasis and function. Our findings identify that VD3 deficiency contributes to emphysema by altering AM function without contributing to bronchiolitis. Our findings also suggest possibilities of modulating the VD3-VDR axis for inhibiting emphysema in COPD patients.

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AnimalsCell ProliferationCholecalciferolGene Expression RegulationGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorHomeostasisHumansMacrophages, AlveolarMiceProtein BindingPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructivePulmonary EmphysemaReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptors, CalcitriolSequence Analysis, RNASignal TransductionCholecalciferolGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptors, CalcitriolAlveolar macrophageChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseEmphysemaTranscriptional regulationVitamin D(3)Vitamin D receptor

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PMID31278070
PMCPMC6642288

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