2019
DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.13484
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Effects of vitamin D on disease activity and serum interleukin‐6 in rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract: Aim Vitamin D3 or 25(OH)D3 may have a potential role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis by inhibiting the expression of pro‐inflammatory cytokines including interleukin‐6 (IL‐6). The aim of this study is to determine the clinical factors of vitamin D deficiency in multi‐ethnic Malaysian RA patients and its association with disease activity, functional disability and serum IL‐6 levels. Method One hundred RA patients and 50 healthy controls, sex‐ and age‐matched, were recruited. Disease Activity Score of … Show more

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“…Also, serum vitamin D level did not correlate with serum CRP level (r = 0.009931, P = 0.9515). These findings agree with previous study (63). The pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 is linked with CRP release 68 , thus, based on this finding and our results, we believe that, vitamin D status without supplement has no effect on neither IL-6 nor its role in releasing acute phase proteins.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
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“…Also, serum vitamin D level did not correlate with serum CRP level (r = 0.009931, P = 0.9515). These findings agree with previous study (63). The pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 is linked with CRP release 68 , thus, based on this finding and our results, we believe that, vitamin D status without supplement has no effect on neither IL-6 nor its role in releasing acute phase proteins.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…An earlier study indicated that, the intensity of systematic inflammation is inversely associated with vitamin D serum level 62 . Another study reported that, they did not catch any correlation among serum vitamin D level and serum IL-6, moreover they reported that, neither DAS28 score (Score of 28 joints) nor IL-6 differ significantly amid vitamin D diminish and replete groups 63 . In the light of most previous studies and our result that, IL-6 was higher in RA patients 25-OH Vit.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…However, the mechanisms behind the reduced inflammation associated with vitamin D remain poorly understood. It is suggested from studies investigating rheumatoid arthritis that vitamin D may play a role in T‐cell proliferation, thereby inhibiting the expression of inflammatory cytokines such as IL‐6, IL‐17 and IL‐23 (Gopal et al ). Moreover, vitamin D can also up‐regulate the production of anti‐inflammatory cytokines (such as IL‐4, IL‐10 and IL‐13) (Larson‐Meyer ; Owens et al ).…”
Section: What Physiological Roles Does Vitamin D Play In Sport?mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…15 There was no signifi cant difference in serum IL-6 levels with vitamin D levels by category in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. 16 In contrast to maternal vitamin D, unexpected results were obtained for umbilical cord vitamin D. The infant's high umbilical cord IL-6 and CRP levels were seen at normal vitamin D levels. Based on the theory, the better the vitamin D level, it is expected that IL-6 and CRP levels will tend to decrease.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 94%