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A Nonsecosteroidal Vitamin D Receptor Modulator Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis without Causing Hypercalcemia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21318047     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Vitamin D receptor (VDR) agonists are currently the agents of choice for the treatment of psoriasis, a skin inflammatory indication that is believed to involve an autoimmune component. 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)(2)D(3)], the biologically active metabolite of vitamin D, has shown efficacy in animal autoimmune disease models of multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and type I diabetes. However, the side effect of 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3) and its synthetic secosteroidal analogs is hypercalcemia, which is a major impediment in their clinical development for autoimmune diseases. Hypercalcemia develops as a result of the action of VDR agonists on the intestine. Here, we describe the identification of a VDR modulator (VDRM) compound A that was transcriptionally less active in intestinal cells and as a result exhibited less calcemic activity in vivo than 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3). Cytokine analysis indicated that the VDRM not only modulated the T-helper cell balance from Th1 to Th2 effector function but also inhibited Th17 differentiation. Finally, we demonstrate that the oral administration of compound A inhibited the induction and progress of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in mice without causing hypercalcemia.
Authors:
Songqing Na; Yanfei Ma; Jingyong Zhao; Clint Schmidt; Qing Q Zeng; Srinivasan Chandrasekhar; William W Chin; Sunil Nagpal
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-01-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Autoimmune diseases     Volume:  2011     ISSN:  2090-0430     ISO Abbreviation:  Autoimmune Dis     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-14     Completed Date:  2011-07-14     Revised Date:  2011-07-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101546750     Medline TA:  Autoimmune Dis     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  132958     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA.
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