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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Enhancing Vitamin D3 Efficacy: Insights from Complexation with Cyclodextrin Nanosponges and Its Impact on Gut-Brain Axes in Physiology and IBS Syndrome.

Francesca Uberti, Francesco Trotta, Roberta Cavalli, Rebecca Galla, Fabrizio Caldera, Sara Ferrari, Simone Mulè, Arianna Brovero, Claudio Molinari, Pasquale Pagliaro and 1 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Complexes of Fat-Soluble Vitamins with Cyclodextrins.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Francesca UbertiLaboratory of Physiology, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5751-270X
Francesco TrottaDipartimento di Chimica and NIS, Università di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.
Roberta CavalliDipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università di Torino, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy.
Rebecca GallaLaboratory of Physiology, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Fabrizio CalderaDipartimento di Chimica and NIS, Università di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2581-0555
Sara FerrariLaboratory of Physiology, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Simone MulèLaboratory of Physiology, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Arianna BroveroLaboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università Degli Studi di Torino, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy.
Claudio MolinariDipartimento per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile e la Transizione Ecologica, University of Piemonte Orientale, 13100 Vercelli, Italy.
Pasquale PagliaroLaboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università Degli Studi di Torino, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4386-1383
Claudia PennaLaboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università Degli Studi di Torino, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy.
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · ITUniversity of Turin · ITIstituto Nazionale per le Ricerche Cardiovascolari · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin D3 (VitD3) plays a crucial role in various cellular functions through its receptor interaction. The biological activity of Vitamin D3 can vary based on its solubility and stability. Thus, the challenge lies in maximizing its biological effects through its complexation within cyclodextrin (βNS-CDI 1:4) nanosponges (NS) (defined as VitD3NS). Therefore, its activity has been evaluated on two different gut-brain axes (healthy gut/degenerative brain and inflammatory bowel syndrome gut/degenerative brain axis). At the gut level, VitD3-NS mitigated liposaccharide-induced damage (100 ng/mL; for 48 h), restoring viability, integrity, and activity of tight junctions and reducing ROS production, lipid peroxidation, and cytokines levels. Following intestinal transit, VitD3-NS improved the neurodegenerative condition in the healthy axis and the IBS model, suggesting the ability of VitD3-NS to preserve efficacy and beneficial effects even in IBS conditions. In conclusion, this study demonstrates the ability of this novel form of VitD3, named VitD3-NS, to act on the gut-brain axis in healthy and damaged conditions, emphasizing enhanced biological activity through VitD3 complexation, as such complexation increases the beneficial effect of vitamin D3 in both the gut and brain by about 50%.

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CholecalciferolIrritable Bowel SyndromeBrainBrain-Gut AxisCytokinesHumansVitamin DCholecalciferolCytokinesVitamin Dabsorption mechanismgut–brain axisinflammatory bowel syndromeintestinal cellsnanospongevitamin D

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PMID38396866
PMCPMC10889673
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