Charlotte J. Haug, Pål Aukrust, Egil Haug, Lars Mørkrid, Fredrik Müller, Stig S. Frøland, Extreme Deficiency of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 in Human Immunodeficiency Virus An infection: Affiliation with Immunological Hyperactivity and Solely Minor Adjustments in Calcium Homeostasis, The Journal of Medical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Quantity 83, Subject 11, 1 November 1998, Pages 3832–3838, https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem.83.11.5270
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As 1,25-(OH)2D has a central function within the complicated interactions of calcium, phosphate, PTH, and calcitonin in calcium homeostasis, we wished, particularly, to look at the results of extreme 1,25-(OH)2D deficiency on these parameters. The current examine was designed to additional look at the explanations for and the metabolic penalties of the low 1,25-(OH)2D serum ranges in HIV-infected sufferers.
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For comparability of two teams, Fisher’s actual check was used when analyzing desk frequencies, a two-tailed Mann-Whitney U check was used when coping with steady information, and the Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA was used for comparability of three or extra teams. For PTH and S- and E-folate, the imply was calculated for log-transformed information, and m was the corresponding retransformed worth. When coping with symmetrical distributions, m was calculated because the arithmetic imply of decrease and higher reference intervals.
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Serum ranges of TNFα have been considerably larger in sufferers with undetectable 1,25-(OH)2D (Fig. 1H), and there was a powerful destructive correlation (r = −0.55; P < 0.001) between serum ranges of TNFα and 1,25-(OH)2D in HIV-infected sufferers. Sustained TNFα activation is a particular function of the persistent immune activation seen in HIV an infection (13), as additionally demonstrated within the current examine (Desk 1). (*2*)Dialogue
The mix of low 1,25-(OH)2D and excessive TNFα ranges may contribute to the impairment of immune operate in different ailments characterised by markedly depressed 1,25-(OH)2D serum ranges and immunological hyperactivity. The low 1,25-(OH)2D and excessive TNFα ranges noticed right here could subsequently additional impair the immune response in HIV-infected sufferers each independently and together and should characterize an vital function of the pathogenesis of HIV-related immunodeficiency. Thus, the findings within the current examine could not solely characterize a beforehand unrecognized mechanism for induction of 1,25-(OH)2D deficiency in human illness, however may mirror the significance of ample serum ranges of 1,25-(OH)2D for passable efficiency of the immune system in man.
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