Vitamin D Modulates Hematological Parameters and Cell Migration into Peritoneal and Pulmonary Cavities in Alloxan-Diabetic Mice

• Published in: BioMed research international Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Martins, Joilson O., Ferreira, Sabrina S., Nunes, Fernanda P. B., Nolasco, Eduardo L., Tessaro, Fernando H. G., Fieri, Isis, Bella, Leonardo M., Azevedo, Carolina B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2017; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Alfacalcidol; Alkaline Phosphatase - blood; Animals; Aspartate Aminotransferases - blood; Biomedical research; Calcifediol; Cell migration; Cell Movement - drug effects; Cholecalciferol - administration & dosage; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental - diet therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental - pathology; Dietary Supplements; Enzymes; Erythrocyte Count; Health aspects; Hematology; Humans; Hyperglycemia; Kidney diseases; Leukocyte Count; Liver; Liver - drug effects; Liver - metabolism; Lung - drug effects; Lung - metabolism; Metabolism; Mice; Mice, Inbred NOD - metabolism; Morphology; Peritoneal Cavity - pathology; Pharmaceutical sciences; Physiological aspects; Physiology; Rodents; Studies; Type 1 diabetes; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin D - metabolism; Brazil
• ISSN: 2314-6133; 2314-6141
• DOI: 10.1155/2017/7651815

Background/Aims. The effects of cholecalciferol supplementation on the course of diabetes in humans and animals need to be better understood. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of short-term cholecalciferol supplementation on biochemical and hematological parameters in mice. Methods. Male diabetic (alloxan, 60 mg/kg i.v., 10 days) and nondiabetic mice were supplemented with cholecalciferol for seven days. The following parameters were determined: serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, phosphorus, calcium, urea, creatinine, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, red blood cell count, white blood cell count (WBC), hematocrit, hemoglobin, differential cell counts of peritoneal lavage (PeL), and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids and morphological analysis of lung, kidney, and liver tissues. Results. Relative to controls, cholecalciferol supplementation increased serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, calcium, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and red blood cell counts and decreased leukocyte cell counts of PeL and BAL fluids in diabetic mice. Diabetic mice that were not treated with cholecalciferol had lower serum calcium and albumin levels and hemoglobin, WBC, and mononuclear blood cell counts and higher serum creatinine and urea levels than controls. Conclusion. Our results suggest that cholecalciferol supplementation improves the hematological parameters and reduces leukocyte migration into the PeL and BAL lavage of diabetic mice.