25-Hydroxyvitamin D, IL-31, and IL-33 in children with allergic disease of the airways

Mediators Inflamm. 2014:2014:520241. doi: 10.1155/2014/520241. Epub 2014 Jun 26.

Abstract

Low vitamin D is involved in allergic asthma and rhinitis. IL-31 and IL-33 correlate with Th2-associated cytokines in allergic disease. We investigated whether low vitamin D is linked with circulating IL-31 and IL-33 in children with allergic disease of the airways. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH) Vit D], IL-31, and IL-33 plasma levels were measured in 28 controls (HC), 11 allergic rhinitis (AR) patients, and 35 allergic asthma with rhinitis (AAR) patients. We found significant lower levels of 25(OH) Vit D in AR and in AAR than in HC. IL-31 and IL-33 plasma levels significantly increased in AAR than HC. IL-31 and IL-33 positively correlated in AR and AAR. 25(OH) Vit D deficient AAR had higher levels of blood eosinophils, exacerbations, disease duration, and total IgE than patients with insufficient or sufficient 25(OH) Vit D. In AAR 25(OH) Vit D levels inversely correlated with total allergen sIgE score and total atopy index. IL-31 and IL-33 did not correlate with 25(OH) Vit D in AR and AAR. In conclusion, low levels of 25(OH) Vit D might represent a risk factor for the development of concomitant asthma and rhinitis in children with allergic disease of the airways independently of IL-31/IL-33 Th2 activity.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-33
  • Interleukins / blood*
  • Male
  • Rhinitis, Allergic / blood
  • Rhinitis, Allergic / pathology
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / blood
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / pathology
  • Vitamin D / analogs & derivatives*
  • Vitamin D / blood

Substances

  • IL31 protein, human
  • IL33 protein, human
  • Interleukin-33
  • Interleukins
  • Vitamin D
  • 25-hydroxyvitamin D