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Table 2 Cytokine serum levels in vitamin D sufficient or deficient mice treated either with vehicle or 1α,25(OH)2D3 followed by LPS. Interleukin (IL), Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) expressed as pg/ml, - : below detection limit

From: Local nebulization of 1α,25(OH)2D3 attenuates LPS-induced acute lung inflammation

 

Serum

Sufficient

Deficient

Vehicle

1α,25(OH)2D3

Vehicle

1α,25(OH)2D3

IL-1β

IL-6

115 (78.5–161)

189 (149–433)#

152 (77.5–367)

125 (89–195)

IL-10

25.3 (16.8–42.8)

78.5 (43.3–157)#

36.9 (22.4–816)

25.2 (19.0–34.6)

IL-13

IL-17A

0.3 (0.2–0.4)

0.5 (0.3–0.7)

1.4 (0.06–10.3)

0.2 (0.1–0.5)

TNF-⍺

19.0 (12.4–27.0)

21.8 (16.7–36.2)

52.7 (23.7–143)

17.3 (15.5–22.6)

IFN-γ

0.9 (0.5–1.2)

1.5 (0.5–19.0)

3.8 (0.5–20.8)

3.8 (0.4–8.3)

  1. #: p < 0.05 1α,25(OH)2D3 sufficient vs vehicle sufficient (Mann Whitney). Data are expressed as median ± IQR with n = 6/group