Ostkamp, Patrick, Salmen, Anke, Pignolet, Beatrice, Goerlich, Dennis, Andlauer, Till FM, Schulte-Mecklenbeck, Andreas, Gonzalez-Escamilla, Gabriel, Bucciarelli, Florence, Gennero, Isabelle, Breuer, Johanna et al (show 36 more authors)
(2021)
Sunlight exposure exerts immunomodulatory effects to reduce multiple sclerosis severity.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 118 (1).
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Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) disease risk is associated with reduced sun-exposure. This study assessed the relationship between measures of sun exposure (vitamin D [vitD], latitude) and MS severity in the setting of two multicenter cohort studies (<i>n</i><sub>NationMS</sub> = 946, <i>n</i><sub>BIONAT</sub> = 990). Additionally, effect-modification by medication and photosensitivity-associated <i>MC1R</i> variants was assessed. High serum vitD was associated with a reduced MS severity score (MSSS), reduced risk for relapses, and lower disability accumulation over time. Low latitude was associated with higher vitD, lower MSSS, fewer gadolinium-enhancing lesions, and lower disability accumulation. The association of latitude with disability was lacking in IFN-β-treated patients. In carriers of <i>MC1R</i>:rs1805008(T), who reported increased sensitivity toward sunlight, lower latitude was associated with higher MRI activity, whereas for noncarriers there was less MRI activity at lower latitudes. In a further exploratory approach, the effect of ultraviolet (UV)-phototherapy on the transcriptome of immune cells of MS patients was assessed using samples from an earlier study. Phototherapy induced a vitD and type I IFN signature that was most apparent in monocytes but that could also be detected in B and T cells. In summary, our study suggests beneficial effects of sun exposure on established MS, as demonstrated by a correlative network between the three factors: Latitude, vitD, and disease severity. However, sun exposure might be detrimental for photosensitive patients. Furthermore, a direct induction of type I IFNs through sun exposure could be another mechanism of UV-mediated immune-modulation in MS.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sunlight, multiple sclerosis, vitamin D, latitude, melanocortin 1 receptor |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2021 16:09 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jan 2024 09:35 |
| DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.2018457118 |
| Open Access URL: | https://www.pnas.org/content/118/1/e2018457118 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3116323 |
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