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The active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (aVD), is known to exert beneficial effects in the treatment of autoimmune diseases because of its immunosuppressive effects. However, clinical application of aVD remains limited because of the potential side effects, particularly hypercalcemia. Encapsulation of aVD within biodegradable nanoparticles (NPs) would enhance the delivery of aVD to antigen presenting cells, while preventing the potential systemic side effects of aVD. In the present study, polymeric NPs containing ovalbumin (OVA) and aVD (NP[OVA+aVD]) were prepared via the water-in-oil-in-water double emulsion solvent evaporation method, after which their immunomodulatory effects were examined. Bone marrow-derived immature dendritic cells (DCs) treated with NP(OVA+aVD) did not mature into immunogenic DCs but were converted into tolerogenic DCs, which express low levels of co-stimulatory molecules and MHC class II molecules, produce lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines while increasing the production of IL-10 and TGF-β, and induce the generation of Tregs. Intravenous injection with NP(OVA+aVD) markedly suppressed the generation of OVA-specific CTLs in mice. Furthermore, OVA-specific immune tolerance was induced in mice orally administered with NP(OVA+aVD). These results show that biodegradable NPs encapsulating both antigen and aVD can effectively induce antigen-specific immune suppression.

Polymeric Nanoparticles Containing Both Antigen and Vitamin D3 Induce Antigen-Specific Immune Suppression

Polymeric Nanoparticles Containing Both Antigen and Vitamin D₃ Induce Antigen-Specific Immune Suppression