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标题：The Role of Vitamin D and Omega-3 PUFAs in Islet Transplantation
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作者：Marco Infante ; Camillo Ricordi ; Nathalia Padilla 等
期刊名称：Nutrients
电子版ISSN：2072-6643
出版年度：2019
卷号：11
期号：12
页码：2937-2956
DOI：10.3390/nu11122937
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：Recurrence of autoimmunity and allograft rejection represent major challenges that impact the success of islet transplantation. Despite the remarkable improvements achieved in immunosuppression strategies after the publication of the Edmonton protocol, long-term data of intra-hepatic islet transplantation show a gradual decline in beta-cell function. Therefore, there is a growing interest in the investigation of novel, safe and effective anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory strategies able to promote long-term islet graft survival and notable improvements in clinical outcomes of islet transplant recipients. Vitamin D has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. Pre-clinical studies investigating the use of vitamin D and its analogs (alone or in combination with immunosuppressive agents and/or other anti-inflammatory agents, such as omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids) showed beneficial results in terms of islet graft survival and prevention of recurrence of autoimmunity/allograft rejection in animal models of syngeneic and allogeneic islet transplantation. Moreover, epidemiologic studies demonstrated that vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent after solid organ transplantation (e.g., heart, liver or kidney transplantation). However, studies that critically assess the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among islet transplant recipients have yet to be conducted. In addition, prospective studies aimed to address the safety and efficacy of vitamin D supplementation as an adjuvant immunomodulatory strategy in islet transplant recipients are lacking and are therefore awaited in the future.
关键词：type 1 diabetes; T1D; islet transplantation; NOD mice; graft survival; immune tolerance; autoimmunity recurrence; allograft rejection; vitamin D; omega-3 PUFAs type 1 diabetes ; T1D ; islet transplantation ; NOD mice ; graft survival ; immune tolerance ; autoimmunity recurrence ; allograft rejection ; vitamin D ; omega-3 PUFAs