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ArticleClinical and experimental immunology2025

The role of vitamin D: a promising pathway to combat neuropsychiatric lupus disorders.

Thaís Evelyn Karnopp, Gustavo Flores Chapacais, Maria Luísa Gasparini, Natália Garcia Dos Santos, Vinicius da Silva Freitas, Marina Piccoli, Andressa Leite Di Domenico, Lucas Denardi Doria, Nikolas Mateus Pereira de Souza, Alexandre Rieger and 3 more

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Thaís Evelyn KarnoppLaboratory of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8013-3510
Gustavo Flores ChapacaisLaboratory of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Maria Luísa GaspariniLaboratory of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Natália Garcia Dos SantosLaboratory of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5896-7965
Vinicius da Silva FreitasLaboratory of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Marina PiccoliLaboratory of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Andressa Leite Di DomenicoLaboratory of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Lucas Denardi DoriaLaboratory of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Nikolas Mateus Pereira de SouzaDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, RSBrazil.
Alexandre RiegerDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, RSBrazil.
Eduarda Correa FreitasLaboratory of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Fernanda VisioliOral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Odirlei André MonticieloLaboratory of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Universal MCTI/CNPQ 28/2018Research Incentive Fund (FIPE/HCPA) 2020-0326Research Support Fund of Sociedade de Reumatologia do Rio Grande do Sul
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Abstract

To evaluate neuropsychiatric manifestations in the pristane-induced lupus (PIL) model, as well as to evaluate immunoregulatory effects of vitamin D (vit-D) in the brain of mice with PIL. Eighty female BALB/c mice were divided into six groups with 90 (3 months) and 180 (6 months) days of experimentation: CO3, CO6 (controls), PIL3, PIL6 (pristane-induced lupus), VD3 and VD6 (PIL supplemented with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D). Forced-swim, elevated plus maze and Barnes maze were the behavioral tests performed. Expression of pVDR was assessed by immunofluorescence. Brain IgM and IgG deposits were evaluated by double staining fluorescence. Serum IL-6 and IFN-α1 were quantified by ELISA. AUC-ROC curve was also performed for immunoglobulins. PIL and VD showed depressive-like behavior in the forced-swim test and anxious-like behavior in the elevated plus maze test. PIL also presented cognitive and memory impairment in the Barnes maze test. Additionally, PIL and VD presented higher levels of serum IFN-α1, but not IL-6. Mice supplemented with vit-D had reduced IgM and IgG deposits and increased pVDR expression in the brain after 180 days. The AUC-ROC curve demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity for IgM and IgG in the brain. We observed neuropsychiatric manifestations in this model of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), strongly corroborating to PIL model being suitable as a neuropsychiatric lupus (NPSLE) model. Vit-D was able to reduce immunoglobulin deposits in the brain and influenced the levels of serum IL-6 in the animals assessed. Also, it improved memory, but it had no effect on depressive and anxious-like behavior.

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Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous SystemVitamin DAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBrainDepressionDisease Models, AnimalFemaleImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MInterferon-alphaInterleukin-6MiceMice, Inbred BALB CTerpenesImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MInterferon-alphaInterleukin-6pristaneTerpenesVitamin Dbehaviorneuroinflammationneuropsychiatric lupuspristane-induced lupusvitamin D

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PMID39495653
PMCPMC11773805

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