Effects of Vitamin D on Inflammation in Liver Disease

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Chronic liver diseases are associated with inflammation. The investigators postulate that Vitamin D may modulate inflammation. Thus the investigators will study the effect of Vitamin D replacement in patients with Hepatitis C infection and Vitamin D deficiency.

Clinical Trial Description

Vitamin D appears to be a critical signaling molecule for macrophages because is needed for activation and differentiation of monocytes/macrophages. From our Preliminary Studies( VA Merit Review Grant), we propose that Vitamin D deficiency may alter the 'pro-inflammatory' ('classically activated') M1 macrophages , characterized by i] high expression of NOS2, TNF-a, IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, TGF-a, CXCL10, and CCL19; and ii] minimal expression of arginase 1 and mannose R.

The clinical relevance of these findings is suggested by the presence of activated M1 macrophages in liver biopsies from patients with severe drug-induced liver injury (unpublished observations).

Prospective vitamin D supplementation studies with appropriate endpoints are needed to define the role of vitamin D on inflammation in patients with chronic liver diseases. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT01754961
Study type	Interventional
Source	Veterans Medical Research Foundation
Contact	Kim Inocencio, BS
Phone	619-717-1906
Email	kcinocencio@ucsd.edu
Status	Recruiting
Phase	Phase 2
Start date	November 2011
Completion date	January 2014

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