PMID- 26065916 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160606 LR - 20220318 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 5 DP - 2015 Jun 12 TI - Vitamin D3 inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced placental inflammation through reinforcing interaction between vitamin D receptor and nuclear factor kappa B p65 subunit. PG - 10871 LID - 10.1038/srep10871 [doi] LID - 10871 AB - It is increasingly recognized that vitamin D3 (VitD3) has an anti-inflammatory activity. The present study investigated the effects of maternal VitD3 supplementation during pregnancy on LPS-induced placental inflammation and fetal intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). All pregnant mice except controls were intraperitoneally injected with LPS (100 mug/kg) daily from gestational day (GD)15-17. In VitD3 + LPS group, pregnant mice were orally administered with VitD3 (25 mug/kg) before LPS injection. As expected, maternal LPS exposure caused placental inflammation and fetal IUGR. Interestingly, pretreatment with VitD3 repressed placental inflammation and protected against LPS-induced fetal IUGR. Further analysis showed that pretreatment with VitD3, which activated placental vitamin D receptor (VDR) signaling, specifically suppressed LPS-induced activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) and significantly blocked nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB p65 subunit in trophoblast gaint cells of the labyrinth layer. Conversely, LPS, which activated placental NF-kappaB signaling, suppressed placental VDR activation and its target gene expression. Moreover, VitD3 reinforced physical interaction between placental VDR and NF-kappaB p65 subunit. The further study demonstrates that VitD3 inhibits placental NF-kappaB signaling in VDR-dependent manner. These results provide a mechanistic explanation for VitD3-mediated anti-inflammatory activity. Overall, the present study provides evidence for roles of VDR as a key regulator of placental inflammation. FAU - Chen, Yuan-Hua AU - Chen YH AD - 1] School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China [2] Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health &Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China [3] School of Basic Medical Science, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China. FAU - Yu, Zhen AU - Yu Z AD - 1] School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China [2] Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health &Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. FAU - Fu, Lin AU - Fu L AD - School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. FAU - Wang, Hua AU - Wang H AD - 1] School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China [2] Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health &Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. FAU - Chen, Xue AU - Chen X AD - School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. FAU - Zhang, Cheng AU - Zhang C AD - 1] School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China [2] Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health &Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. FAU - Lv, Zheng-Mei AU - Lv ZM AD - School of Basic Medical Science, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China. FAU - Xu, De-Xiang AU - Xu DX AD - 1] School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China [2] Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health &Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150612 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Receptors, Calcitriol) RN - 0 (Rela protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor RelA) RN - 1C6V77QF41 (Cholecalciferol) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cholecalciferol/*pharmacology MH - Female MH - *Fetal Growth Retardation/chemically induced/drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Inflammation/chemically induced/drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Lipopolysaccharides/*toxicity MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred ICR MH - *Placenta/metabolism/pathology MH - *Placenta Diseases/chemically induced/drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Pregnancy MH - Receptors, Calcitriol/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects MH - Transcription Factor RelA/*metabolism PMC - PMC4464284 EDAT- 2015/06/13 06:00 MHDA- 2016/06/09 06:00 PMCR- 2015/06/12 CRDT- 2015/06/13 06:00 PHST- 2015/01/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/05/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/06/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/06/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/06/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/06/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - srep10871 [pii] AID - 10.1038/srep10871 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2015 Jun 12;5:10871. doi: 10.1038/srep10871.