The relationship of serum vitamins A, D, E and LL-37 levels with allergic status, tonsillar virus detection and immune response
Oscar Palomares; Matti Waris; Carlos A. Camargo Jr; Mübeccel Akdis; Tobias Allander; Tero Vahlberg; Cezmi A. Akdis; Tuomo Puhakka; Tytti Vuorinen; Varpu Elenius; Beate Rückert; Riitta Turunen; Tuomas Jartti
The relationship of serum vitamins A, D, E and LL-37 levels with allergic status, tonsillar virus detection and immune response
Oscar Palomares
Matti Waris
Carlos A. Camargo Jr
Mübeccel Akdis
Tobias Allander
Tero Vahlberg
Cezmi A. Akdis
Tuomo Puhakka
Tytti Vuorinen
Varpu Elenius
Beate Rückert
Riitta Turunen
Tuomas Jartti
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021042716701
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021042716701
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BackgroundTonsils have an active role in immune defence and inducing and maintaining tolerance to allergens. Vitamins A, D, and E, and antimicrobial peptide LL-37 may have immunomodulatory effects. We studied how their serum levels were associated with allergy status, intratonsillar/nasopharyngeal virus detection and intratonsillar expression of T cell-and innate immune response-specific cytokines, transcription factors and type I/II/III interferons in patients undergoing tonsillectomy.Methods110 elective tonsillectomy patients participated. Serum levels of vitamins A, 25(OH)D, and E, LL-37 and allergen-specific IgE as well as nasopharyngeal/intratonsillar respiratory viruses were analyzed. The mRNA expression of IFN-alpha, IFN-beta, IFN-gamma, IL-10, IL-13, IL-17, IL-28, IL-29, IL-37, TGF-beta, FOXP3, GATA3, RORC2 and Tbet in tonsils were analyzed by quantitative RT-PCR.ResultsThe median age of the patients was 16 years (range 3-60), 28% of subjects had atopy, and 57% carried >= 1 respiratory virus in nasopharynx. Detection of viruses decreased by age. Higher vitamin A levels showed borderline significance with less viral detection (P = 0.056). Higher 25(OH) D was associated with less allergic rhinitis and atopy (P < 0.05) and higher vitamin E with less self-reported allergy (P < 0.05). In gene expression analyses, 25(OH)D was associated with higher IL-37, vitamin A with higher IFN-gamma and vitamin E with less IL-28 (P < 0.05). LL-37 was associated with less FOXP3, RORC2 and IL-17 in tonsils (P < 0.05).ConclusionsVitamin D and E levels were associated with less allergic disorders. Vitamin A was linked to antiviral and vitamin D with anti-inflammatory activity. LL-37 and was linked to T regulatory cell effects.
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