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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2019

Vitamin D Receptor Inhibits NLRP3 Activation by Impeding Its BRCC3-Mediated Deubiquitination.

Zebing Rao, Xin Chen, Junxian Wu, Mengjun Xiao, Jing Zhang, Binghao Wang, Lei Fang, Hongjie Zhang, Xiaoming Wang, Shuo Yang and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04420260 (Scheme of Primary Prevention of Infection by COVID-19, in Workers), which is not on this map. Cited by 78 papers.

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The trial behind it

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NCT04420260 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Scheme of Primary Prevention of Infection by COVID-19, in Workers: Phase II Controlled Clinical Trial, to be Carried Out in Medellín-Antioquia

TypeinterventionalSponsorUnidad de Investigación Genética MolecularRan2021 to 2021Enrolled152ConditionsCOVIDArmsGroup A: oropharygeal spray and immunostimulant emulsion, Group D:Placebo oropharyngeal spray + Placebo taken PO
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

78 citing papers in PubMed, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Molecular mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2026
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  19. Vitamin D3 suppresses NLRP3 inflammasome pathway and enhances steroid sensitivity in a neutrophilic steroid hyporesponsive asthma mouse model.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Zebing RaoKey Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Department of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xin ChenKey Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Department of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Junxian WuKey Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Department of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Mengjun XiaoKey Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Department of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Jing ZhangThe State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Binghao WangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Lei FangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Hongjie ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaoming WangKey Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Department of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Shuo YangKey Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Department of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yunzi ChenKey Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Department of Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Nanjing Medical University · CNNanjing University · CNJiangsu Province Hospital · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The NLRP3 inflammasome is a multiprotein oligomer responsible for activation of the inflammatory response by promoting the maturation and secretion of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18. Dysregulation of this inflammasome has been linked to several autoimmune diseases, indicating that NLRP3 is tightly regulated to prevent aberrant activation. The regulation of NLRP3 activation remains unclear. Here, we report the identification of vitamin D receptor (VDR) as a negative regulator of NLRP3 oligomerization and activation. VDR can physically bind NLRP3 and block the association of NLRP3 with BRCC3. When BRCC3-mediated deubiquitination of NLRP3 is inhibited by VDR, NLRP3 activation is subsequently inhibited. In the absence of VDR, caspase-1 activation and IL-1β release are increased in response to LPS-induced inflammation or alum-induced peritoneal inflammation, indicating that VDR is a negative regulator of NLRP3 inflammasome activation

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UbiquitinationAnimalsCaspase 1Cells, CulturedDeubiquitinating EnzymesHEK293 CellsHumansInflammasomesInflammationInterleukin-1betaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinReceptors, CalcitriolSignal TransductionBRCC3 protein, humanCaspase 1Deubiquitinating EnzymesInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinReceptors, CalcitriolBRCC3cytokinesdeubiquitinatingNLRP3 inflammasomeVDR

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