• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.86-90
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• 2012

This study assessed the association between vitamin D sufficiency (serum 25(OH)D ${\geq}30ng/mL$) and alcohol consumption using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted in 2009. The following characteristics were obtained in 7,010 Korean participants ${\geq}19$-years-of-age: serum 25(OH)D level, alcohol consumption (drinking frequency, drinking number of alcoholic beverages on a typical occasion, average daily-alcohol intake), and potential confounders (age, residence, housing status, occupation, total fat and lean mass, smoking, physical activity, history of liver diseases, liver function, and daily intake of energy, protein, and calcium). After adjusting for confounders, vitamin D sufficiency in men was significantly associated with drinking frequency, number of alcoholic drinks consumed, and average daily alcohol intake; odds ratio of 1.21-1.72, 2.17-3.04, and 2.27-3.09, respectively. Increase in the three alcohol drinking-related behaviors was also linearly associated with increase in serum 25(OH)D level in men. By comparison, there was no significant association between alcohol intake and serum 25(OH)D level in women. The positive association between vitamin D sufficiency and alcohol consumption was evident only in Korean men.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.397-402
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• 2014

Microglia are activated by inflammatory and pathophysiological stimuli in neurodegenerative diseases, and activated microglia induce neuronal damage by releasing cytotoxic factors like nitric oxide (NO). Activated microglia synthesize a significant amount of vitamin $D_3$ in the rat brain, and vitamin $D_3$ has an inhibitory effect on activated microglia. To investigate the possible role of vitamin $D_3$ as a negative regulator of activated microglia, we examined the effect of 25-hydroxyvitamin $D_3$ on NO production of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated microglia. Treatment with LPS increased the production of NO in primary cultured and BV2 microglial cells. Treatment with 25-hydroxyvitamin $D_3$ inhibited the generation of NO in LPS-activated primary microglia and BV2 cells. In addition to NO production, expression of 1-${\alpha}$-hydroxylase and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) was also upregulated in LPS-stimulated primary and BV2 microglia. When BV2 cells were transfected with 1-${\alpha}$-hydroxylase siRNA or VDR siRNA, the inhibitory effect of 25-hydroxyvitamin $D_3$ on activated BV2 cells was suppressed. 25-Hydroxyvitamin $D_3$ also inhibited the increased phosphorylation of p38 seen in LPS-activated BV2 cells, and this inhibition was blocked by VDR siRNA. The present study shows that 25-hydroxyvitamin $D_3$ inhibits NO production in LPS-activated microglia through the mediation of LPS-induced 1-${\alpha}$-hydroxylase. This study also shows that the inhibitory effect of 25-hydroxyvitamin $D_3$ on NO production might be exerted by inhibiting LPS-induced phosphorylation of p38 through the mediation of VDR signaling. These results suggest that vitamin $D_3$ might have an important role in the negative regulation of microglial activation.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.383-397
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• 1999

치아 이동시 골개조에 관여하는 골모세포의 활성을 알아보기 위해 골조직 대사 물질인 vitamin $D_3$를 1, 10, 100nM/ml 농도로, dexamethasone을 10, 100nM/ml, $1{\mu}M/ml$ 농도로 단독 또는 복합 투여하여 세포 활성 및 염기성인산분해효소의 활성도를 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. dexamethasone을 단독 투여한 경우 배양 1일째에 $1{\mu}M/ml$ 농도에서만 대조군에 비해 유의한 세포 활성 증가를 보였으며 이후에는 전반적으로 유의한 감소를 보였다. 반면에 염기성 인산분해효소의 활성도는 $1{\mu}M/ml$의 dexamethasone일 때 가장 높았으며 배양 기간이 길어질수록 유의한 증가를 보였다. 2 vitamin $D_3$ 첨가시 배양 1일째에는 세포 활성이 증가하였으나 배양 2일째에는100nM/ml에서 대조군과 비교해 크게 감소하여 농도의 증가에 따라 세포 활성이 크게 감소하는 경향을 보였으며 배양 3일째에는 다소 활성이 회복되었다. 염기성 인산분해효소의 활성도는 10nM/ml과 100nM/m1의 vitamin $D_3$에서 배양 2일째와 3일째에 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높았는데 100nM/ml에서 배양 3일째에 가장 높았다. 3. dexamethasone과 vitamin $D_3$를 복합 투여 한 경우 배 양 2일째에는 모든 vitamin $D_3$ 농도에서 세포 활성 이 감소하였으나 3일째에는 세포 활성이 회복되어 대조군이나 dexamethasone단독 투여 시에 비해 유의한 활성 증가를 보이는 경우가 있었다. 염기성 인산분해효소의 활성은 배양 1일째에 감소를 보였으나 배양 2일째에 10nM/ml나 100nM/ml의 dexamethasone에 100nM/ml의 vitamin $D_3$복합 투여의 경우 유의한 증가를 보였고 배양 3일째에 다시 감소를 보였다. 적절한 농도의 dexamethasone과vitamin $D_3$의 복합 사용으로 골모세포의 활성 및 염기성 인산분해효소를 증가시키거나 조절하는 상승 효과를 얻을 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.98-106
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• 2004

The dietary vitamin $B_6$ intake of 185 Korean children aged 7-12 years (y), who showed no health problems, in the Seoul area and its sources were estimated using a modified Korean vitamin $B_6$ database. The age and sex of each subject was classified according to the classifications in the Korean Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA). Dietary vitamin $B_6$ intake and food sources were estimated using the three-day recall method with the help of a trained interviewer. Food portion sizes were estimated by using standard household measures and published average portion sizes. The average daily vitamin $B_6$ intake was 1.69$\pm$0.50 mg/d in children aged 7-9 y, 1.86$\pm$0.44 mg/d in male children aged 10-12 y and 1.77$\pm$0.62 mg/d in female children aged 10-12 y. Less than 5% of the subjects consumed less than the Korean RDA of vitamin $B_6$. The average ratio of vitamin $B_6$intake to daily protein intake was 0.028$\pm$0.006 mg/g in children aged 7-9 y, 0.028$\pm$0.004 mg/g in male children aged 10-12 y and 0.029$\pm$0.007 mg/g in female children aged 10-12 y. The intake of vitamin $B_6$ was significantly (p<.01) positively correlated to the intake of all other nutrients. Foods from animal and plant sources provided 37% and 73% respectively, of total vitamin $B_6$. Major dietary sources of vitamin $B_6$ in children in the Seoul area were rice, soybean sprouts, pork, beef, cereal, kimchi, milk, onions, and potatoes. As for major dietary sources of vitamin $B_6$, the top 20 foods provided nearly 73-75% of the total vitamin $B_6$ consumed by Korean children.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.270-286
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• 2019

Purpose: Despite the well-known anti-inflammatory effects of vitamin D in periodontal health, its mechanism has not been fully elucidated. In the present study, the effect of vitamin D on strengthening E-cadherin junctions (ECJs) was explored in human gingival keratinocytes (HGKs). ECJs are the major type of intercellular junction within the junctional epithelium, where loose intercellular junctions develop and microbial invasion primarily occurs. Methods: HOK-16B cells, an immortalized normal human gingival cell line, were used for the study. To mimic the inflammatory environment, cells were treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha ($TNF-{\alpha}$). Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in the culture medium were assessed by an MMP antibody microarray and gelatin zymography. The expression of various molecules was investigated using western blotting. The extent of ECJ development was evaluated by comparing the average relative extent of the ECJs around the periphery of each cell after immunocytochemical E-cadherin staining. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression was examined via immunohistochemical analysis. Results: $TNF-{\alpha}$ downregulated the development of the ECJs of the HGKs. Dissociation of the ECJs by $TNF-{\alpha}$ was accompanied by the upregulation of MMP-9 production and suppressed by a specific MMP-9 inhibitor, Bay 11-7082. Exogenous MMP-9 decreased the development of ECJs. Vitamin D reduced the production of MMP-9 and attenuated the breakdown of ECJs in the HGKs treated with $TNF-{\alpha}$. In addition, vitamin D downregulated $TNF-{\alpha}$-induced nuclear factor kappa B ($NF-{\kappa}B$) signaling in the HGKs. VDR was expressed in the gingival epithelium, including the junctional epithelium. Conclusions: These results suggest that vitamin D may avert $TNF-{\alpha}$-induced downregulation of the development of ECJs in HGKs by decreasing the production of MMP-9, which was upregulated by $TNF-{\alpha}$. Vitamin D may reinforce ECJs by downregulating $NF-{\kappa}B$ signaling, which is upregulated by $TNF-{\alpha}$. Strengthening the epithelial barrier may be a way for vitamin D to protect the periodontium from bacterial invasion.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제58권8호
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• pp.283-287
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• 2015

Purpose: We assessed the relationships between iron and vitamin D statuses in breastfed infants and their mothers and evaluated the determinants of iron and vitamin D deficiencies in breastfed infants. Methods: Seventy breastfed infants aged 4-24 months and their mothers participated in this study from February 2012 to May 2013. Complete blood counts, total iron binding capacity, and levels of C-reactive protein, iron, ferritin, calcium, phosphate, alkaline phosphatase, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in infants and their mothers were measured. Results: A history of maternal prepregnancy anemia was associated with lower ferritin and 25(OH)D levels in both infants and their mothers. The 25(OH)D level of infants correlated with maternal 25(OH) D levels. The independent risk factors for iron deficiency in breastfed infants were the duration of breastfeeding (odds ratio [OR], 6.54; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.09-39.2; P=0.04) and infant body weight (OR, 2.65; 95% CI, 1.07-6.56; P=0.04). The determinants for vitamin D deficiency were the infant's age (OR, 0.15; 95% CI, 0.02-0.97; P=0.046) and maternal 25(OH)D level (OR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.59-0.92; P=0.01). Conclusion: A maternal history of prepregnancy anemia requiring iron therapy was associated with lower current ferritin and 25(OH)D levels in both infants and their mothers. Therefore, physicians should monitor not only iron but also vitamin D levels in infants who are breastfed by mothers who had prepregnancy anemia.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.552-557
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• 2018

최근 신체의 다양한 조직과 세포에서 면역과 증식, 분화를 조절하는 기능이 알려진 비타민 D는 정형외과 영역에서는 칼슘과 인 대사에 관여하여 뼈 발육과 성장, 건강한 골격 유지에 필수적인 역할을 하며, 특히 청소년기 비타민 D의 부족은 뼈의 무기질화에 영향을 주어 구조적인 결함을 야기하여 골절의 위험의 증가와 골절 치유에 부정적인 영향을 미친다. 저자들은 여러 부위의 성장판에 연쇄적인 골절이 발생한 13세 소아 환자에서 비타민 D 결핍이 다발 부위의 연쇄적 골절의 가능한 원인으로 확인하였다. 비타민 D 결핍이 골절 발생에 중요한 원인이므로 비타민 D의 투여가 부상에서 성공적으로 회복하고 추가적인 골절을 방지하는 데 중요함을 보고한다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2023

Purpose: Obesity is associated with alterations in vitamin D metabolism and elevation of parathyroid hormone (PTH). Increased PTH level in obesity is likely one of the factors contributing to the dysregulation of vitamin D metabolism. We investigated the effects of lowering the PTH level in high-fat diet-induced obese mice on vitamin D metabolism. Methods: Five-week-old male C57BL/6N mice were fed either with control (10% energy as fat) or high-fat (60% energy as fat) diets ad libitum for 12 weeks, and vehicle or cinacalcet HCl (30 ㎍/g body weight) was gavaged daily during the final week of the experiment. The following groups were studied: CON (control diet + vehicle), HFD (high-fat diet + vehicle), and HFD-CIN (high-fat diet + cinacalcet HCl). PTH, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25[OH]₂D), 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D), calcium, and phosphate levels in circulation, and the expression of genes related to vitamin D metabolism in the liver and kidneys were determined. Results: Renal 1α-hydroxylase expression in the HFD group was higher than that in the CON group despite the lack of a difference in the PTH levels between the 2 groups. The plasma PTH level in the HFD-CIN group was 60% lower than that in the HFD group (p < 0.05). In parallel, the HFD-CIN group had lower adipose tissue amount (9% lower), renal 1α-hydroxylase expression (48% lower), and plasma 1,25(OH)₂D concentration (38% lower) than the HFD group. Conclusion: Lowering the PTH levels in high-fat diet-induced obese mice recovered the expression of renal 1α-hydroxylase and might be associated with lower amounts of white adipose tissue.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2014

목적: 암환자에서는 비타민 D 결핍이 흔하지만, 생애 말기암환자에서 비타민 D 결핍 현황에 대한 자료는 드물다. 저자는 말기암환자를 대상으로 비타민 D 결핍 현황 및 그와 관련된 인자를 파악하고자 하였다. 방법: 일개 호스피스 병동에 입원하였던 말기암환자 133명을 대상으로 후향적 의무기록 관찰을 토대로 진행되었다. 환자의 나이, 성별, 혈중 비타민 D 수치, 암 종류, 신체기능, 약물, 그리고 혈액검사에 대한 자료를 수집하였다. 잠재적인 혼란변수를 보정한 후, 다변량 분석을 통해 혈청 비타민 D 결핍과 연관된 유의한 변수를 확인하였다. 혈청 비타민 D 수치 20 ng/mL 미만을 결핍, 10 ng/mL 미만을 중증 결핍으로 간주하였다. 결과: 대상자의 95%는 혈청 비타민 D 결핍증 상태였다. 남성, 비폐암 환자, $H_2$ 차단제 사용자, 항경련제 미사용자에서 중증 비타민 D 결핍이 더 흔하였다. 혈중 alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 상승 또한 낮은 비타민 D 수치와 관련이 있었다. 다변량 분석에서 중증 비타민 D 결핍이 있을 가능성은, 남성이 여성에 비해 3.82배(95% CI: 1.50~9.72, P=0.005), $H_2$ 차단제를 사용한 환자가 그렇지 않은 환자에 비해 3.94배(95% CI: 1.61~9.65, P=0.003), ALT상승이 있는 환자는 그렇지 않은 환자에 비해 4.52배(95% CI: 1.35~15.19, P=0.015)였다. 결론: 말기암환자에서 비타민 D 결핍 상태는 매우 흔했다. 남성, $H_2$ 차단제의 사용, 그리고 ALT의 상승이 중증 비타민 D 결핍과 관련이 있었다.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2002

본 연구는 표고버섯의 비타민 D$_2$함량을 증가시키기 위해 표고버섯의 자실체 안쪽에 자외선 B파를 0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0 J/$\textrm{cm}^2$ 조사하여 버섯내 비타민 D$_2$함량 변화를 측정하였으며 열풍건조시 자외선 B파 조사 시기를 달리하여 천일건조 버섯과 열풍건조 버섯의 비타민 D$_2$함량의 변화를 비교하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 자외선 B파 조사 부위(자실체 안쪽과 바깥쪽)에 따른 표고버섯내 비타민 D$_2$함량은 각각 유의적인 차이가 있었다. 즉 버섯 자실체의 안쪽에 자외선 B파를 조사하였을 때 비타민 D$_2$함량이 더욱 증가하였다. 2. 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10.0 J/$\textrm{cm}^2$의 자외선 B파 조사로 비타민 D$_2$함량은 각각 21.51, 120.78, 144.38, 168.08, 187.69$\mu\textrm{g}$/g로 측정되었다. 즉 자외선 조사량에 의해 비타민 D$_2$함량도 유의적으로 증가하였다(p〈0.05). 3. 열풍건조시간에 따라 버섯내 비타민 D$_2$함량이 변화되어 열풍건조 시간이 길어질수록 비타민 D$_2$함량이 대조군에 비해 모두 유의적으로 감소하였다. 4. 자외선 B파 조사 & 열풍건조 복합군은 천일건조군과 열풍건조군 버섯에 비해 유의적으로 비타민 D$_2$함량이 증가하였다.