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Mahesh PA, Moitra S, Mabalirajan U, Garg M, Malamardi S, Vedanthan PK, Christopher DJ, Agrawal A, Krishna MT. Allergic diseases in India - Prevalence, risk factors and current challenges. Clin Exp Allergy 2023; 53:276-294. [PMID: 36181726 DOI: 10.1111/cea.14239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Epidemiological studies have shown a rise in the prevalence of allergic diseases in India during the last two decades. However, recent evidence from the Global Asthma Network study has observed a decrease in allergic rhinitis, asthma and atopic dermatitis in children. Still, with a population over 1.3 billion, there is a huge burden of allergic rhinitis, asthma and atopic dermatitis, and this is compounded by an unmet demand for trained allergy specialists and poor health service framework. There is wide variation in the prevalence of allergic diseases between different geographical locations in India, and the reasons are unclear at present. This may at least in part be attributable to considerable heterogeneity in aero-biology, weather, air pollution levels, cultural and religious factors, diet, socioeconomic strata and literacy. At present, factors enhancing risks and those protecting from development of atopy and allergic diseases have not been well delineated, although there is some evidence for the influence of genetic factors alongside cultural and environmental variables such as diet, exposure to tobacco smoke and air pollution and residence in urban areas. This narrative review provides an overview of data from India regarding epidemiology, risk factors and genetics and highlights gaps in evidence as well as areas for future research.
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Affiliation(s)
- Padukudru Anand Mahesh
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore, India
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- Department of Allergy and Immunology, Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkota, India
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- Molecular Pathobiology of Respiratory Diseases, Cell Biology and Physiology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India.,Center of Excellence, Translational Research in Asthma & Lung Disease, CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Delhi, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Center of Excellence, Translational Research in Asthma & Lung Disease, CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Delhi, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore, India.,School of Psychology & Public Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, The University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Center of Excellence, Translational Research in Asthma & Lung Disease, CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Delhi, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Department of Allergy and Immunology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, and Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Laha A, Moitra S, Podder S. A review on aero-allergen induced allergy in India. Clin Exp Allergy 2023. [PMID: 36756731 DOI: 10.1111/cea.14266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Allergic diseases such as bronchial asthma, rhinitis and eczema are an important public health issue globally in 21st century. Their prevalence and impact in India is high, in terms of total numbers of people affected. Due to diverse climate and lifestyle, the Indian population is exposed to a rich and varied range of aerobiological particles. In the last two decades in India, 83 pollens, 34 fungi, six dust mite and 19 insect species were reported as allergenic, often contributing to heavy allergenic exposure in indoor and outdoor environments. There are currently few practitioners who offer allergy diagnosis and treatment in India, but there is active basic and molecular research aiming to improve the health of allergic patients. This review explores the field of aero-allergy in India during the last two decades, with special emphasis on prevalence across various centres and relevant scientific advances such as genetic associations and new therapeutics. This review will be helpful for clinicians to select aero-allergens for sensitisation testing in patients suffering from symptoms in different regions of India, and to support patients undertaking prophylaxis of allergic symptoms in India according to local environmental conditions. This study also helps to define patient selection for allergy testing and the role of test results in guiding allergic disease management in the Indian context. Finally, we summarize genetic findings relevant to aero-allergy in India and discuss the development of novel therapeutics for investigation and management of aero-allergy in India.
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- Arghya Laha
- Ecology and Allergology Lab, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India
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- Apollo Multispecialty Hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Ecology and Allergology Lab, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India
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Dhiman NS, Saini V, Kumar V. Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms of interferon-γ with pulmonary tuberculosis in population of Himachal Pradesh, India. Gene 2022; 823:146392. [PMID: 35248660 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) plays an integral role in the host immunity against tuberculosis (TB). The gene encoding IFN-γ is polymorphic and several studies have reported the association of its genetic polymorphisms with TB in different populations of the world. The present study investigated the association of rs2069705 (C/T), rs1861494 (C/T), rs1861493 (A/G) and rs2069718 (C/T) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of IFN-γ with pulmonary TB in a population of Himachal Pradesh, India. For present study, 210 pulmonary TB patients and 205 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited. The selected SNPs of IFN-γ were genotyped by amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction (ARMS-PCR) and plasma IFN-γ levels were measured by ELISA. The 'T' allele of rs1861494 SNP was found to increase susceptibility to TB in the studied population (OR = 2.18, 95%CI = 1.57-3.03; p < 0.001). After stratifying the subjects on basis of sex, males with 'T' allele of rs2069718 SNP were found to be at higher risk to TB (OR = 1.55, 95%CI = 1.07-2.25; p = 0.02). We also found moderate linkage disequilibrium among the studied SNPs. The haplotypes C-T-A-T and T-T-G-T of rs2069705-rs1861494-rs1861493-rs2069718 were overrepresented in TB patients and found to increase susceptibility to TB (p = 0.012). The plasma IFN-γ levels in TB patients were around seven times higher in comparison to HCs (p < 0.0001). The HCs with genotype 'AA' of SNP rs1861493 were found with higher plasma IFN-γ levels than 'AG/GG' genotype (p = 0.023). In conclusion, the results suggest the association of rs1861494 (C/T) and rs2069718 (C/T) SNPs of IFN-γ with TB and genotype 'AA' of rs1861493 is associated with higher plasma IFN-γ levels in the population of Himachal Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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de Lucía Finkel P, Xia W, Jefferies WA. Beyond Unconventional: What Do We Really Know about Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells? THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 206:1409-1417. [PMID: 33753565 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are a set of effectors that mediate the expulsion of helminthic parasites but also drive allergic lung inflammation. As innate agents, they do not recognize Ag, instead, they are sensitive to alarmin engagement, upon which they produce type 2 cytokines that amplify adaptive immunity. Their lymphoid identity appoints them as an intriguing group of unconventional cells; however, increasing evidence is unraveling a series of unprecedented functions that <5 years ago were unthinkable for ILC2s, such as acquiring a proinflammatory identity that enables them to support TH1 immune responses. Their plastic nature has allowed the characterization of ILC2s in more detail than ever; however, the novelty of ILC2 biology requires constant updates and recapitulations. This review provides an overview of ILC2s and describes memory ILC2, regulatory ILC2, inflammatory ILC2, and type 1 ILC2 subsets based on activation status, tissue environments, and function.
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- Pablo de Lucía Finkel
- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.,The Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3Z6, Canada.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.,Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.,Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.,The Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3Z6, Canada.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.,Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.,Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada; .,The Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3Z6, Canada.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.,Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.,Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.,The Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada; and.,Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1M9, Canada
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She L, Alanazi HH, Yan L, Brooks EG, Dube PH, Xiang Y, Zhang F, Sun Y, Liu Y, Zhang X, Li XD. Sensing and signaling of immunogenic extracellular RNAs restrain group 2 innate lymphoid cell-driven acute lung inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0236744. [PMID: 32730309 PMCID: PMC7392318 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Repeated exposures to environmental allergens in susceptible individuals drive the development of type 2 inflammatory conditions such as asthma, which have been traditionally considered to be mainly mediated by Th2 cells. However, emerging evidence suggest that a new innate cell type, group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2), plays a central role in initiating and amplifying a type 2 response, even in the absence of adaptive immunity. At present, the regulatory mechanisms for controlling ILC2 activation remain poorly understood. Here we report that respiratory delivery of immunogenic extracellular RNA (exRNAs) derived from RNA- and DNA-virus infected cells, was able to activate a protective response against acute type 2 lung immunopathology and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) induced by IL-33 and a fungal allergen, A. flavus, in mice. Mechanistically, we found that the innate immune responses triggered by exRNAs had a potent suppressive effect in vivo on the proliferation and function of ILC2 without the involvement of adaptive immunity. We further provided the loss-of-function genetic evidence that the TLR3- and MAVS-mediated signaling axis is essential for the inhibitory effects of exRNAs in mouse lungs. Thus, our results indicate that the host detection of extracellular immunostimulatory RNAs generated during respiratory viral infections have an important function in the regulation of ILC2-driven acute lung inflammation.
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- Li She
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
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- Division of Immunology and Infectious Disease, Long School of Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
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Wu S, Liu X, Wang Y, Zhang M, Wang M, He JQ. Genetic Polymorphisms of IFNG and IFNGR1 with Latent Tuberculosis Infection. DISEASE MARKERS 2019; 2019:8410290. [PMID: 31687049 PMCID: PMC6811791 DOI: 10.1155/2019/8410290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Previous studies indicated that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of interferon gamma (IFNG) and IFNG receptor 1 (IFNGR1) may be involved in the pathogenesis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in different populations. In order to further explore the results in a Chinese Han population, this study was designed to investigate potential associations between the polymorphisms in IFNG and IFNGR1 and susceptibility to latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and/or PTB in a Chinese Han population. A total of 209 PTB, 173 LTBI, and 183 healthy control subjects (HCS) were enrolled in our study. Genotyping was conducted using an improved multiplex ligase detection reaction (iMLDR). We performed a logistic regression including sex and age as covariates to test the effect of alleles/genotypes on LTBI and/or TB. All six markers studied in IFNG and IFNGR1 conformed to the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE). The IFNG rs1861494 was significantly associated with LTBI in recessive model, and the CC+CT genotype decreased risk of LTBI by 50% (P = 0.046, OR = 0.50, 95%CI: 0.25-0.99). The IFNGR1 rs2234711 was significantly associated with LTBI, and allele A increased the risk of LTBI by 55% (P = 0.047, OR = 1.55, 95%CI: 1.00-2.40). In the present study, we found that IFNG and IFNGR1 polymorphisms were associated with LTBI.
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- Shouquan Wu
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Population genetic evidence for positive and purifying selection acting at the human IFN-γ locus in Africa. Genes Immun 2018; 20:143-157. [PMID: 29599512 DOI: 10.1038/s41435-018-0016-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Revised: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Despite its critical role in the defense against microbial infection and tumor development, little is known about the range of nucleotide and haplotype variation at IFN-γ, or the evolutionary forces that have shaped patterns of diversity at this locus. To address this gap in knowledge, we examined sequence data from the IFN-γ gene in 1461 individuals from 15 worldwide populations. Our analyses uncovered novel patterns of variation in distinct African populations, including an excess of high frequency-derived alleles, unusually long haplotype structure surrounding the IFN-γ gene, and a "star-like" genealogy of African-specific haplotypes carrying variants previously associated with infectious disease. We also inferred a deep time to coalescence of variation at IFN-γ (~ 0.8 million years ago) and ancient ages for common polymorphisms predating the evolution of modern humans. Taken together, these results are congruent with a model of positive selection on standing variation in African populations. Furthermore, we inferred that common variants in intron 3 of IFN-γ are the likely targets of selection. In addition, we observed a paucity of non-synonymous substitutions relative to synonymous changes in the exons of IFN-γ in African and non-African populations, suggestive of strong purifying selection. Therefore, we contend that positive and purifying selection have influenced levels of diversity in different regions of IFN-γ, implying that these distinct genic regions are, or have been, functionally important. Overall, this study provides additional insights into the evolutionary events that have contributed to the frequency and distribution of alleles having a role in human health and disease.
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Rolandelli A, Pellegrini JM, Amiano NO, Santilli MC, Morelli MP, Castello FA, Tateosian NL, Levi A, Casco N, Palmero DJ, García VE. The IFNG rs1861494 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Is Associated with Protection against Tuberculosis Disease in Argentina. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:E46. [PMID: 29361774 PMCID: PMC5793197 DOI: 10.3390/genes9010046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Interferon gamma (IFNG) plays a key role during Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection, and several polymorphisms located in its gene are associated with risk of tuberculosis in diverse populations. Nevertheless, the genetic resistance/susceptibility to tuberculosis in Argentina is unknown. The IFNG rs1861494 polymorphism (G→A) was reported to alter the binding of transcription factors to this region, influencing IFNG production. Using a case-control study, we found an association between the AA and AG genotypes and tuberculosis resistance (AA vs. GG: odds ratio (OR) = 0.235, p-value = 0.012; AG vs. GG: OR = 0.303, p-value = 0.044; AA vs. AG: OR = 0.776, p-value = 0.427; AA + AG vs. GG: OR = 0.270, p-value = 0.022). Moreover, Mtb-antigen stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy donors and AA carriers secreted the highest amounts of IFNG in culture supernatants (p-value = 0.034) and presented the greatest percentage of CD4⁺IFNG⁺ lymphocytes (p-value = 0.035), in comparison with GG carriers. No association between the polymorphism and clinical parameters of tuberculosis severity was detected. However, our findings indicate that the rs1861494 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) could be considered as a biomarker of tuberculosis resistance in the Argentinean population.
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- Agustín Rolandelli
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Biológica, Pabellón II, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (IQUIBICEN), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Biológica, Pabellón II, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (IQUIBICEN), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Biológica, Pabellón II, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (IQUIBICEN), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Biológica, Pabellón II, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Biológica, Pabellón II, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (IQUIBICEN), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Biológica, Pabellón II, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (IQUIBICEN), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Biológica, Pabellón II, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (IQUIBICEN), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- División Tisioneumonología Hospital F.J. Muñiz, Uspallata 2272, (C1282AEN), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- División Tisioneumonología Hospital F.J. Muñiz, Uspallata 2272, (C1282AEN), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- División Tisioneumonología Hospital F.J. Muñiz, Uspallata 2272, (C1282AEN), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Biológica, Pabellón II, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (IQUIBICEN), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, 4°piso, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EGA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Xu H, Li B. Effect of Interferon-γ Polymorphisms on Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Case-Control Study. Med Sci Monit 2017; 23:4126-4131. [PMID: 28843049 PMCID: PMC5584821 DOI: 10.12659/msm.902822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background This research aimed to explore the effects of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) polymorphisms and expression profile on susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in a Chinese population. Material/Methods Blood samples were collected from 89 AS patients and 106 healthy controls. IFN-γ polymorphisms were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing methods. The genotype distribution of polymorphism in the control group was detected by Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE). Odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated using the χ2 test to evaluate the association between AS susceptibility and IFN-γ polymorphisms. Moreover, serum IFN-γ level was measured by ELISA. Results rs1861493 and rs2430561 polymorphisms were conformed to be in HWE in genotypes distribution of the control group (P>0.05 for both). However, only TT genotype and T allele of rs2430561 presented significantly higher frequencies in AS patients than in healthy controls (P=0.04 and 0.03, respectively), indicating that they obviously increased the risk of AS in a Chinese population (OR=2.54, 95%CI=1.01–6.40; OR=1.60, 95%CI=1.04–2.46). In AS patients, serum IFN-γ level was higher than in controls, and its expression patterns showed significant association with genotypes of rs2430561. Conclusions IFN-γ rs2430561 polymorphism may contribute to the risk of AS through influencing IFN-γ expression.
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- Haitao Xu
- Department of Orthopedics, The Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Orthopaedic, The Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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Traks T, Karelson M, Reimann E, Rätsep R, Silm H, Vasar E, Kõks S, Kingo K. Association analysis of class II cytokine and receptor genes in vitiligo patients. Hum Immunol 2016; 77:375-81. [PMID: 26429320 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2015.09.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Revised: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The loss of melanocytes in vitiligo is mainly attributed to defective autoimmune mechanisms and lately autoinflammatory mediators have become more emphasized. Among these, a number of class II cytokines and their receptors have displayed altered expression patterns in vitiligo. Thus, we selected 30 SNPs from the regions of respective genes to be genotyped in Estonian case-control sample (109 and 328 individuals, respectively). For more precise analyses, patients were divided into subgroups based on vitiligo progression activity, age of onset, sex, occurrence of vitiligo among relatives, extent of depigmented areas, appearance of Köbner's phenomenon, existence of halo nevi, occurrence of spontaneous repigmentation, and amount of thyroid peroxidase antibodies. No associations appeared in whole vitiligo group. In subgroups, several allelic and haplotype associations were found. The strongest involved SNPs rs12301088 (near IL26 gene), that was associated with familial vitiligo and existence of halo nevi, and rs2257167 (IFNAR1 gene), that was associated with female vitiligo. Additionally, haplotypes consisting of rs12301088 and rs12321603 alleles (IL26-IL22 genes), that were associated with familial vitiligo and existence of halo nevi. In conclusion, several genetic associations with vitiligo subphenotypes were revealed and functional explanations to these remain to be determined in respective studies.
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- Tanel Traks
- Department of Dermatology, University of Tartu, Raja 31, 50417 Tartu, Estonia; Centre of Excellence for Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tartu, Raja 31, 50417 Tartu, Estonia; Clinic of Dermatology, Tartu University Hospital, Raja 31, 50417 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Pathophysiology, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu, Estonia; Department of Reproductive Biology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 62, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tartu, Raja 31, 50417 Tartu, Estonia; Clinic of Dermatology, Tartu University Hospital, Raja 31, 50417 Tartu, Estonia
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- Centre of Excellence for Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu, Estonia; Department of Physiology, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Centre of Excellence for Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu, Estonia; Department of Pathophysiology, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu, Estonia; Department of Reproductive Biology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 62, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tartu, Raja 31, 50417 Tartu, Estonia; Clinic of Dermatology, Tartu University Hospital, Raja 31, 50417 Tartu, Estonia
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Huang YH, Hsu YW, Lu HF, Wong HSC, Yu HR, Kuo HC, Huang FC, Chang WC, Kuo HC. Interferon-gamma Genetic Polymorphism and Expression in Kawasaki Disease. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e3501. [PMID: 27124053 PMCID: PMC4998716 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000003501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. IFNG gene encoding interferon (IFN)-γ, produced by natural killer cells and T cells, has been suggested to play an important role in the immunopathogenesis of Kawasaki disease. The aim of this study was to examin the correlation of gene polymorphisms of the IFNG gene and plasma levels of IFN-γ in KD patients and their outcomes.A total of 950 subjects (381 KD and 569 controls) were recruited. Three tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (rs2069718, rs1861493, rs2069705) were selected for TaqMan allelic discrimination assay. Clinical phenotypes, coronary artery lesions (CAL), coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment outcomes were collected for analysis. Plasma IFN-γ levels were also measured with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Polymorphisms of the IFNG gene were significantly different between the normal controls and KD patients. The G allele of rs1861493 conferred a better response to IVIG treatment in KD patients. AA allele frequencies of rs1861493 were also associated with a significantly higher risk of CAA in KD patients. Furthermore, the plasma IFN-γ level was lower in the AA allele than in the GG allele of rs1861493 both before and after IVIG treatment in KD patients.This study provides the first evidence supporting an association between IFNG gene polymorphisms, susceptibility of KD, IVIG responsiveness, and plasma IFN-γ levels in KD patients.
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- Ying-Hsien Huang
- From the Department of Pediatrics and Kawasaki Disease Center, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, (Y-HH, H-RY, F-CH, H-CK); Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University (Y-WH, H-FL, W-CC); The Ph.D. Program for Translational Medicine, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University and Academia Sinica (Y-WH); Department of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital (H-FL, W-CC); Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University (HS-CW, W-CC); Master Program for Clinical Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacoproteomics, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei (W-CC, H-CK); and Institute of Nursing and Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (H-CK)
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Redlich R, Stacey D, Opel N, Grotegerd D, Dohm K, Kugel H, Heindel W, Arolt V, Baune BT, Dannlowski U. Evidence of an IFN-γ by early life stress interaction in the regulation of amygdala reactivity to emotional stimuli. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2015; 62:166-73. [PMID: 26313134 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Since numerous studies have found that exposure to early life stress leads to increased peripheral inflammation and psychiatric disease, it is thought that peripheral immune activation precedes and possibly mediates the onset of stress-associated psychiatric disease. Despite early studies, IFNγ has received little attention relative to other inflammatory cytokines in the context of the pathophysiology of affective disorders. Neuroimaging endophenotypes have emerged recently as a promising means of elucidating these types of complex relationships including the modeling of the interaction between environmental factors and genetic predisposition. Here we investigate the GxE relationship between early-life stress and genetic variants of IFNγ on emotion processing. METHODS To investigate the impact of the relationship between genetic variants of IFNγ (rs1861494, rs2069718, rs2430561) and early life stress on emotion processing, a sample of healthy adults (n=409) undergoing an emotional faces paradigm in an fMRI study were genotyped and analysed. Information on early life stress was obtained via Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). RESULTS A positive association between early life stress and amygdala reactivity was found. Specifically, the main effect of genotype of rs1861494 on amygdala reactivity indicates a higher neural response in C allele carriers compared to T homozygotes, while we did not find main effects of rs2069718 and rs2430561. Importantly, interaction analyses revealed a specific interaction between IFNγ genotype (rs1861494) and early life stress affecting amygdala reactivity to emotional faces, resulting from a positive association between CTQ scores and amygdala reactivity in C allele carriers while this association was absent in T homozygotes. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that firstly the genetic variant of IFNγ (rs1861494) is involved with the regulation of amygdala reactivity to emotional stimuli and secondly, that this genetic variant moderates effects of early life stress on emotion processing. These findings reiterate the importance that inflammatory genes play in the interaction with early life stress and the regulation of emotion processing.
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- Ronny Redlich
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Münster, Germany.
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- Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Münster, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Münster, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Münster, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Münster, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Münster, Germany
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- Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Münster, Germany; Department of Psychiatry, University of Marburg, Germany
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Duerr CU, McCarthy CDA, Mindt BC, Rubio M, Meli AP, Pothlichet J, Eva MM, Gauchat JF, Qureshi ST, Mazer BD, Mossman KL, Malo D, Gamero AM, Vidal SM, King IL, Sarfati M, Fritz JH. Type I interferon restricts type 2 immunopathology through the regulation of group 2 innate lymphoid cells. Nat Immunol 2015; 17:65-75. [DOI: 10.1038/ni.3308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 246] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Singh S, Sharma A, Arora SK. Combination of low producer AA-genotypes in IFN-γ and IL-10 genes makes a high risk genetic variant for HIV disease progression. Cytokine 2015; 77:135-44. [PMID: 26579633 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Rate of HIV disease progression varies considerably among individuals, host genetic makeup be one of the possible reasons. We aimed to determine association of functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs), (-179G/T and +874T/A) in IFN-γ and (-1082A/G, -819C/T and -592C/A) in IL-10 genes, with the rate of disease progression or susceptibility to HIV infection. Therapy naïve HIV infected individuals from North India, categorized as slow progressors or fast progressors and HIV exposed seronegative individuals were recruited for this study. Genotyping results revealed significantly higher frequencies of low producer AA genotype at +874T/A in IFN-γ gene and -592C/A position in IL-10 gene in FPs (p<0.002). Multifactor dimensional reduction (MDR) analysis revealed this to be a high risk combination for faster disease progression in HIV-1 infected individuals. Low producer AA genotype carriers at +874T/A in IFN-γ gene produced significantly low amounts of cellular IFN-γ. Low producing haplotype 'ATA' at -1082, -819 and -592 loci in IL-10 gene was significantly over-represented in FPs as compared to SPs (p<0.01) and these individuals showed poor response to therapy in terms of CD4 count gains after one year of ART, compared to high producing haplotype (GCC) carriers. Thus, a combination of genetic variations in IFN-γ and IL-10 cytokine genes in a single host associate with HIV disease progression and may help clinicians to better manage the HIV disease if known earlier.
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- Sukhvinder Singh
- Departments of Immunopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Departments of Immunopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.
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Lee SW, Chuang TY, Huang HH, Lee KF, Chen TTW, Kao YH, Wu LSH. Interferon gamma polymorphisms associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis in a Han Taiwanese population. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2015; 48:376-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2012] [Revised: 05/03/2012] [Accepted: 11/21/2012] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Genetic association of key Th1/Th2 pathway candidate genes, IRF2, IL6, IFNGR2, STAT4 and IL4RA, with atopic asthma in the Indian population. J Hum Genet 2015; 60:443-8. [PMID: 25994869 DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2015.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Revised: 04/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Asthma is a complex, multifactorial disease resulting due to dysregulated immune responses. Genetic factors contribute significantly to asthma pathogenesis, and identification of these factors is one of the major goals in understanding the disease. Th1/Th2 helper differentiation has a critical role in modulating the phenotypes associated with atopic asthma. This study was aimed at identifying genetic modifiers of asthma in selected genes involved in T helper differentiation. A total of 354 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 33 candidate genes were genotyped in a case-control cohort (cases=147, controls=199) and families (n=247) using Illumina's Golden Gate Assay. Five SNPs, rs3733475A/C (IRF2), rs2069832A/G (IL6), rs2012075G/A (IFNGR2) and rs1400656G/A (STAT4) and rs1805011C/A (IL4RA) were found to be associated with asthma in family based as well as in case-control analyses (P=0.002, P=0.001, P=0.004, P=0.003 and P=0.001, respectively). Interestingly, the minor alleles at these loci showed a protective effect. A five loci haplotype, TAACG, in IRF2 gene, was significantly associated with asthma in families (P=1.1 × 10(-6)) and in case-control cohort (P=0.01). In conclusion, our studies led to identification of some key candidate genes, namely IRF2, IL6, IFNGR2, STAT4 and IL4RA that modulate genetic susceptibility to asthma in the Indian population. Also, this is the first report of independent association of IL6 gene polymorphism with atopic asthma.
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Interferon gamma polymorphisms and hepatitis B virus-related liver cirrhosis risk in a Chinese population. Cancer Cell Int 2015; 15:35. [PMID: 25861244 PMCID: PMC4389711 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-015-0184-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Previous studies proved that interferon gamma (IFN-γ) gene polymorphisms were associated with the risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the association between IFN-γ polymorphisms and HBV-related liver cirrhosis (HBV-LC) risk is still unclear. Methods IFN-γ +874 T/A and +2109G/A genotypes were determined in 126 HBV-LC patients, 129 chronic hepatitis B(CHB) patients, and 173 early HBV infection controls using a sequence-specific primer-polymerase chain reaction and a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism, respectively. Results Significant associations were observed between +2109A/G polymorphisms and HBV-LC risk in the co-dominant model (GG vs. AA: OR = 0.321, 95% CI = 0.130-0.793, P = 0.014), the allelic model (OR = 0.565, 95% CI = 0.388-0.825, P = 0.003), the dominant model (OR = 0.551, 95% CI = 0.344-0.883, P = 0.013), and the recessive model (OR = 0.385, 95% CI = 0.159-0.930, P = 0.034). In addition, haplotype analysis indicated that the T+874G+2109 haplotype significantly decreased the HBV-LC risk (OR = 0.106, 95% CI = 0.022-0.502, P = 0.000), and A+874A+2109 haplotype significantly increased the LC risk (OR = 1.485, 95% CI = 1.065-2.070, P = 0.019). No significant associations were observed between IFN-γ +874 T/A polymorphisms and HBV-LC risk, as well as the two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and CHB risk (P > 0.05). Conclusions Our observations suggested a significant association of IFN-γ polymorphisms with HBV-LC risk in the Chinese population.
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Gonsky R, Deem RL, Landers CJ, Haritunians T, Yang S, Targan SR. IFNG rs1861494 polymorphism is associated with IBD disease severity and functional changes in both IFNG methylation and protein secretion. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2014; 20:1794-801. [PMID: 25171510 PMCID: PMC4327845 DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000000172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mucosal expression of interferon (IFN)-γ plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and IBD risk regions flank IFNG. The conserved IFNG rs1861494 T/C introduces a new CpG methylation site, is associated with disease severity and lack of therapeutic response in other infectious and immune-mediated disorders, and is in linkage disequilibrium with a ulcerative colitis (UC) disease severity region. It seems likely that CpG-altering single nucleotide polymorphisms modify methylation and gene expression. This study evaluated the association between rs1861494 and clinical, serologic, and methylation patterns in patients with IBD. METHODS Peripheral T cells of UC and Crohn's disease (CD) patients were genotyped for rs1861494 and analyzed for allele-specific and IFNG promoter methylation. Serum antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies and IFN-γ secretion were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and nucleoprotein complex formation by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. RESULTS IFNG rs1861494 T allele carriage in patients with IBD was associated with enhanced secretion of IFN-γ. T allele carriage was associated in UC with high levels of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies and faster progression to colectomy. In CD, it was associated with complicated disease involving a stricturing/penetrating phenotype. Likewise, IFNG rs1861494 displayed genotype-specific modulation of DNA methylation and transcription factor complex formation. CONCLUSIONS This study reports the first association of IFNG rs1861494 T allele with enhanced IFN-γ secretion and known IBD clinical parameters indicative of more aggressive disease and serological markers associated with treatment resistance to anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy in patients with IBD. These data may be useful prognostically as predictors of early response to anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy to identify patients with IBD for improved personalized therapeutics.
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- Rivkah Gonsky
- F. Widjaja Foundation Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048 USA
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- F. Widjaja Foundation Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048 USA
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- F. Widjaja Foundation Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048 USA
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- F. Widjaja Foundation Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048 USA
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- F. Widjaja Foundation Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048 USA
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- F. Widjaja Foundation Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048 USA
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Koponen P, Nuolivirta K, Virta M, Helminen M, Hurme M, Korppi M. Polymorphism of the rs1800896 IL10 promoter gene protects children from post-bronchiolitis asthma. Pediatr Pulmonol 2014; 49:800-6. [PMID: 24167151 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.22909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Viral bronchiolitis is a major cause of hospitalization in infancy, with increased asthma risk in later childhood. However, the principal mechanisms behind post-bronchiolitic asthma have remained unclear. Previously, different cytokine polymorphisms have been associated with asthma occurrence, but no previous follow-up study has investigated cytokine polymorphisms in relation to post-bronchiolitic asthma. We hypothesized that former bronchiolitis patients with cytokine gene variants associating with Th2 cell up-regulation are at asthma risk at preschool age. Our emphasis was in IL10 rs1800896, since IL-10 has an important role in immune tolerance, and lower production of IL-10 has been associated with Th2-type immunology, and accordingly, with increased asthma risk. IL10 rs1800896, IFNG rs2430561, and IL18 rs1872387 polymorphims and their associations with asthma and allergy were studied in 135 preschool-aged children hospitalized for bronchiolitis at age 0-6 months. Parents were interviewed to record asthma and allergy from infancy to present. At age 6.4 years (mean), asthma was present in 17(12.6%), atopic eczema in 47(34.8%) and allergic rhinitis in 36(26.7%) children. IL10 rs1800896 SNP associated significantly with asthma; only 1/32 (3.1%) of those with G/G genotype had asthma (P = 0.04). In logistic regression adjusted for gender, age and atopy, the carriage of allele A (rs1800896) was a significant risk factor for preschool asthma. IFNG rs2430561 or IL18 rs1872387 SNP's had no associations with asthma or allergy. In conclusion, IL10 rs1800896 SNP was significantly associated with preschool asthma after severe lower respiratory tract infection in early infancy.
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- Petri Koponen
- Pediatric Research Centre, Tampere University and University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Association of interferon gamma gene polymorphisms with BK virus infection among Hispanic renal allograft recipients. Transplantation 2014; 97:660-7. [PMID: 24642663 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000438115.20198.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND BK virus nephropathy is one of the most common viral infections that affect up to 10% of renal transplant recipients (RTRs), causing allograft dysfunction and graft loss. Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) gene polymorphisms have been associated with parvovirus B19, hepatitis C virus, HIV-1/AIDS infection, cytomegalovirus viremia, and disease. IFN-γ is known to have potent inhibitory effects on BK virus gene expression, both at the level of transcription and translation. METHODS It was investigated whether IFN-γ polymorphisms are associated with BKV infection. Genotyping of four single-nucleotide polymorphisms located in the IFN-γ gene were performed on DNA collected from a total of 251 RTRs (71 RTRs with BKV infection and 180 without BKV infection). RESULTS Analysis of the results showed that IFN-γ (rs12369470) CC genotype was significantly associated with susceptibility to BKV infection (OR: 2.9, 95% CI: 1.29-6.44, P=0.007) while the IFN-γ +874 (rs2435061) TT and (rs2406918) CC genotypes appear to be markers for protection against BKV infection (OR: 0.29, 95% CI: 0.1-0.83, P=0.01 for rs245061; OR: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.4-0.94, P=0.02 for rs24069718). A haplotype analysis using the combination of rs2435061-rs2406918-rs2870953 showed that the A-G-T haplotype was associated with a significantly reduced risk for BKV infection (OR: 0.43, 95% CI: 0.25-0.73, P=0.001). CONCLUSION Polymorphisms in the IFN-γ gene may confer certain protection or predisposition for BKV infection.
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Schüler S, Lattrich C, Skrzypczak M, Fehm T, Ortmann O, Treeck O. Icb-1 gene polymorphism rs1467465 is associated with susceptibility to ovarian cancer. J Ovarian Res 2014; 7:42. [PMID: 24826199 PMCID: PMC4018944 DOI: 10.1186/1757-2215-7-42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In this study, we tested the hypothesis that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of differentiation-associated human gene icb-1 (C1orf38) may be associated with ovarian cancer susceptibility. For this purpose, we compared the genotype and allele frequencies of the SNPs rs1467465 and rs12048235 in a group of 184 ovarian cancer patients with a control group of 184 age- and gender-matched women without any malignancy. Genotype-phenotype association revealed that A allele of SNP rs1467465 was more frequent in ovarian cancer patients than in the control group (0.40 vs. 0.33, OR 1.37, 95% CI 1.013-1.853, p = 0.04). After analysis of allele positivity we observed that A-positive genotypes were more frequent in the ovarian cancer group (0.65 vs. 0.53, OR 1.63, 95% CI 1.072-2.483, p = 0.02). Furthermore, the heterozygous genotype of rs1467465 was found to be more frequent in the patients group (0.50 vs. 0.41, OR 1.63, 95% CI 1.045-2.045, p = 0.03). No significant results were obtained with regard to SNP rs1204823. Our data suggest, that SNP rs1467465 of human gene icb-1 might affect susceptibility to ovarian cancer.
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- Susanne Schüler
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Second Department of Gynecology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Wang D, Zhong X, Huang D, Chen R, Bai G, Li Q, Yu B, Fan Y, Sun X. Functional polymorphisms of interferon-gamma affect pneumonia-induced sepsis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e87049. [PMID: 24475220 PMCID: PMC3901723 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Sepsis is an inflammatory syndrome caused by infection, and both its incidence and mortality are high. Because interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) plays an important role in inflammation, this work assessed IFN-γ single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) that may be associated with sepsis. METHODS A total of 196 patients with pneumonia-induced sepsis and 213 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers participated in our study from July 2012 to July 2013 in Guangzhou, China. Patient clinical information was collected. Clinical pathology was assessed in subgroups defined based on clinical criteria, APACHE II (acute physiology and chronic health evaluation) and SOFA (sepsis-related organ failure assessment) scores and discharge rate. Four functional SNPs, -1616T/C (rs2069705), -764G/C (rs2069707), +874A/T (rs2430561) and +3234C/T (rs2069718), were genotyped by Snapshot in both sepsis patients and healthy controls. Pearson's chi-square test or Fisher's exact test were used to analyze the distribution of the SNPs, and the probability values (P values), odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. RESULTS No mutations in the IFN-γ -764G/C SNP were detected among the participants in our study. The +874A/T and +3234C/T SNPs were in strong linkage disequilibrium (LD) (r(2) = 0.894). The -1616 TC+TT, +874 AT+AA genotype and the TAC haplotype were significantly associated with sepsis susceptibility, while the CTT haplotype was associated with protection against sepsis incidence. Genotype of -1616 TT wasn't only protective against severity of sepsis, but also against higher APACHE II and SOFA scores as +874 AA and +3234 CC. The TAC haplotype was was protective against progression to severe sepsis either. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that functional IFN-γ SNPs and their haplotypes are associated with pneumonia-induced sepsis.
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- Ding Wang
- Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Experimental Department of Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The department of intensive care unit, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The department of intensive care unit, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Reproductive Department, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The department of intensive care unit, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Experimental Department of Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Experimental Department of Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Experimental Department of Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Experimental Department of Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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12/15-lipoxygenase expressed in non-epithelial cells causes airway epithelial injury in asthma. Sci Rep 2013; 3:1540. [PMID: 23528921 PMCID: PMC3607899 DOI: 10.1038/srep01540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The mechanisms underlying asthmatic airway epithelial injury are not clear. 12/15-lipoxygenase (an ortholog of human 15-LOX-1), which is induced by IL-13, is associated with mitochondrial degradation in reticulocytes at physiological conditions. In this study, we showed that 12/15-LOX expressed in nonepithelial cells caused epithelial injury in asthma pathogenesis. While 12/15-LOX overexpression or IL-13 administration to naïve mice showed airway epithelial injury, 12/15-LOX knockout/knockdown in allergic mice reduced airway epithelial injury. The constitutive expression of 15-LOX-1 in bronchial epithelia of normal human lungs further indicated that epithelial 15-LOX-1 may not cause epithelial injury. 12/15-LOX expression is increased in various inflammatory cells in allergic mice. Though non-epithelial cells such as macrophages or fibroblasts released 12/15-LOX metabolites upon IL-13 induction, bronchial epithelia didn't release. Further 12-S-HETE, arachidonic acid metabolite of 12/15-LOX leads to epithelial injury. These findings suggested 12/15-LOX expressed in non-epithelial cells such as macrophages and fibroblasts leads to bronchial epithelial injury.
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Linoleic acid metabolite drives severe asthma by causing airway epithelial injury. Sci Rep 2013; 3:1349. [PMID: 23443229 PMCID: PMC3583002 DOI: 10.1038/srep01349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Airway epithelial injury is the hallmark of various respiratory diseases, but its mechanisms remain poorly understood. While 13-S-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid (13-S-HODE) is produced in high concentration during mitochondrial degradation in reticulocytes little is known about its role in asthma pathogenesis. Here, we show that extracellular 13-S-HODE induces mitochondrial dysfunction and airway epithelial apoptosis. This is associated with features of severe airway obstruction, lung remodeling, increase in epithelial stress related proinflammatory cytokines and drastic airway neutrophilia in mouse. Further, 13-S-HODE induced features are attenuated by inhibiting Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel, Vanilloid-type 1 (TRPV1) both in mouse model and human bronchial epithelial cells. These findings are relevant to human asthma, as 13-S-HODE levels are increased in human asthmatic airways. Blocking of 13-S-HODE activity or disruption of TRPV1 activity attenuated airway injury and asthma mimicking features in murine allergic airway inflammation. These findings indicate that 13-S-HODE induces mitochondrial dysfunction and airway epithelial injury.
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Kumar A, Sharma S, Agrawal A, Ghosh B. Association of the -1072G/A polymorphism in the LTC4S gene with asthma in an Indian population. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2012; 159:271-7. [PMID: 22722751 DOI: 10.1159/000336675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Atopic asthma, the most common chronic disease affecting children and young adults, is a complex disorder with variable phenotypes. Cysteine leukotrienes (Cys-LTs) are powerful bronchoconstrictors and play a critical role in airway inflammation and remodeling that are characteristic of asthma. OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of ALOX5, LTC4S and CysLTR2 gene polymorphisms with atopic asthma in an Indian population. METHODS A total of 19 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within these genes were genotyped in a family-based cohort (n = 239) and a case-control cohort (139 cases and 194 controls) followed by association analyses. RESULTS We found a significant association of the -1072G/A (rs3776944) SNP with atopic asthma in the family-based association analysis (p = 0.0004). These results were also replicated in the case-control cohort (p = 0.009). The allele A was negatively associated with atopic asthma. We also noted a significant association in the two-locus (rs3776944G/A and rs730012A/C) haplotypic analysis of this gene both in the family-based (p = 0.03) and the case-control (p = 0.02) analyses. CONCLUSION This study supports the role of the LTC4S gene polymorphism in genetic susceptibility to atopic asthma in an Indian population.
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- Amrendra Kumar
- Molecular Immunogenetics Laboratory and Center of Excellence for Translational Research in Asthma and Lung Disease, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India
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Huang HR, Zhong YQ, Wu JF. The association between IFN-γ and IL-4 genetic polymorphisms and childhood susceptibility to bronchial asthma. Gene 2011; 494:96-101. [PMID: 22143036 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2011.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2011] [Revised: 09/17/2011] [Accepted: 09/24/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The present study aims to investigate the association between the genetic polymorphisms of interferon (IFN)-γ and interleukin (IL)-4 with childhood susceptibility to asthma and the levels of IFN-γ, IL-4, and immunoglobulin (Ig) E among asthmatic children. A total of 100 asthmatic children and 122 control children were enrolled in the present study. The genotypes of the IFN-γ gene at the -179G/T locus and the IL-4 gene at the -33C/T and -589C/T loci were detected using polymerase chain reaction with restriction fragment length polymorphism. The IFN-γ gene at the +874A/T locus and the IFN-γ CA repeats were tested using allele-specific and capillary electrophoresis, respectively, whereas the IFN-γ, IL-4, and total IgE levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. The 100 asthmatic children and the 122 control children were all GG homozygous in the -179 locus of the IFN-γ gene, which shows that the IFN-γ gene is not mutated at the -179 locus. No significant differences were found in terms of genotypic and allelic frequency distribution in the IFN-γ gene or the CA repeat at the +874A/T locus between the asthmatic children and the control (P>0.05). An association was found between the polymorphism of the IFN-γ gene at +874A/T and IFN-γ levels. IFN-γ expression was lower among patients with the AA genotype than those with the AT genotype (P<0.05); the genotypic and allelic frequency distributions of the IL-4 gene at -33C/T and -589C/T were significantly different between the asthmatic children and the control (P<0.05). The levels of IL-4 and IgE among children with TT genotype at the -33 and -589 loci were higher than those with the CT genotype, but only the polymorphism at -33C/T was associated with IL-4 levels (P<0.05). The polymorphisms of the IFN-γ gene at +874A/T or the CA repeats are not correlated with susceptibility to asthma. Thus, the polymorphism at +874A/T is correlated with IFN-γ level. The TT genotypes of the IL-4 gene at the -33 and -589 loci are associated with asthma susceptibility in children, and polymorphism at the -33 locus may be associated with IL-4 level.
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- Hua-Rong Huang
- Department of Pediatrics, the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Loisel DA, Tan Z, Tisler CJ, Evans MD, Gangnon RE, Jackson DJ, Gern JE, Lemanske RF, Ober C. IFNG genotype and sex interact to influence the risk of childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011; 128:524-31. [PMID: 21798578 PMCID: PMC3548570 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Revised: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 06/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Asthma is a complex disease characterized by sex-specific differences in incidence, prevalence, and severity, but little is known about the molecular basis of these sex-based differences. OBJECTIVE To investigate the genetic architecture of sex differences in asthma risk, we evaluated (1) associations between polymorphisms in the IFNG gene and childhood-onset asthma in combined and sex-specific samples and (2) interactions between polymorphisms and sex on asthma risk. METHODS Main and sex-interaction effects of IFNG genetic diversity on asthma risk and IFN-γ levels were examined in a birth cohort of children at high risk for asthma and allergic diseases. Replication of the genetic association was assessed in an independent sample of asthma cases. RESULTS Significant genotype-sex interactions on asthma were observed for 2 IFNG single nucleotide polymorphisms, rs2069727 and rs2430561, which were in strong linkage disequilibrium with each other. In contrast, none of the 10 IFNG single nucleotide polymorphisms showed significant main effects on asthma. The observed genotype-sex interaction on asthma was characterized by nonadditivity; that is, heterozygous boys had the highest risk for asthma, and heterozygous girls had the lowest risk. The interaction effect was robust to other asthma risk factors but was limited to children who experienced wheezing illnesses with viral infections during the first 3 years of life. Genotype-sex interactions were also observed in the IFN-γ response to LPS in the first year of life. Finally, the sex-interaction effect was replicated in an independent population of childhood asthma cases. CONCLUSIONS These results provide insight into the genetic basis of sex differences in asthma and highlight the potential importance of interactions among sex, genotype, and environmental factors in asthma pathogenesis.
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- Dagan A Loisel
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Finkelman FD, Hogan SP, Hershey GKK, Rothenberg ME, Wills-Karp M. Importance of cytokines in murine allergic airway disease and human asthma. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 184:1663-74. [PMID: 20130218 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0902185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Asthma is a common, disabling inflammatory respiratory disease that has increased in frequency and severity in developed nations. We review studies of murine allergic airway disease (MAAD) and human asthma that evaluate the importance of Th2 cytokines, Th2 response-promoting cytokines, IL-17, and proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in MAAD and human asthma. We discuss murine studies that directly stimulate airways with specific cytokines or delete, inactivate, neutralize, or block specific cytokines or their receptors, as well as controversial issues including the roles of IL-5, IL-17, and IL-13Ralpha2 in MAAD and IL-4Ralpha expression by specific cell types. Studies of human asthmatic cytokine gene and protein expression, linkage of cytokine polymorphisms to asthma, cytokine responses to allergen stimulation, and clinical responses to cytokine antagonists are discussed as well. Results of these analyses establish the importance of specific cytokines in MAAD and human asthma and have therapeutic implications.
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- Fred D Finkelman
- Department of Medicine, Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review will consider how recent epidemiological studies have helped reveal the role of respiratory infection in asthma inception early in life. We will also review the importance of respiratory infections and exacerbations of asthma and will discuss genetic factors controlling host immune responses to respiratory infection and the influence these may exert on asthma pathogenesis. RECENT FINDINGS Birth cohort studies have demonstrated bidirectional relationships between early life severe respiratory infections and asthma development; however, whether there is a clear causal role for severe respiratory infection early in life leading directly to asthma development remains unknown. The role of rhinovirus infection in asthma exacerbations has been investigated experimentally, with asthmatic patients exhibiting greater clinical illness severity, which was related to increased virus load and lower airways inflammation. Polymorphisms in genes involved in innate, antiviral and Th1 and Th2 immune responses have been linked to asthma as well as to early life severe respiratory infections, suggesting that host factors are likely to play an important role in their association. SUMMARY Early in life, such genetic factors contribute to the risk of severe lower respiratory tract viral infection as well as later development of wheezing illness and asthma. Respiratory viruses are also the most frequent cause of asthma exacerbations at all ages.
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Association of Interferon-Gamma Gene Polymorphisms in Taiwanese Children with Biliary Atresia. J Clin Immunol 2009; 30:68-73. [PMID: 19756986 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-009-9330-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2009] [Accepted: 08/25/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Springwald A, Lattrich C, Seitz S, Ortmann O, Treeck O. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in human gene icb-1 and breast cancer susceptibility. Cancer Invest 2009; 27:669-72. [PMID: 19308812 DOI: 10.1080/07357900802620877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In this study, we tested the hypothesis that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of differentiation-associated human gene icb-1 (C1orf38) may be associated with breast cancer susceptibility. A total of 646 women--323 breast cancer cases and just as many controls--were included. Breast cancer patients more frequently carried the homozygous genotype AA of SNP rs1467465 than did healthy women. Analysis of allele positivity revealed that AG or GG genotypes were significantly less frequent in breast cancer patients, suggesting that presence of G allele might have protective effects. Our data suggest that SNP rs1467465 of human gene icb-1 might affect breast cancer susceptibility.
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- Anette Springwald
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Gene-environmental interaction in the development of atopic asthma: new developments. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2009; 9:123-7. [PMID: 19295429 DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e3283292283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Over recent years, major advances have occurred in understanding of the role of atopy in asthma. To accommodate these advances requires a revision in the paradigm that asthma is an atopic disease. In turn, a revision in the focus of gene-environment studies is now needed. The aim of this review, therefore, is to provide a new perspective to the topic of the role of genes and environment in the development of symptoms in atopic asthma. RECENT FINDINGS Recent data from prospective birth-cohort studies has shown that atopic events appear to play a limited role in the development of asthma and even less of a role in significant acute wheeze in children. Overwhelmingly, acute respiratory viral infection, not acute allergen exposure, is the major environmental cause of acute wheezing episodes in asthmatic children. This knowledge has led to the examination of the genetics of the immune system, particularly genes controlling innate immune responses, with respect to viral defences - an important area of gene-environment interaction in asthma. SUMMARY Advances in knowledge of the genetics of viral defence have contributed to improved insight into asthma in children and could lead to effective new antiviral asthma therapies.
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Kumar A, Ghosh B. Genetics of asthma: a molecular biologist perspective. Clin Mol Allergy 2009; 7:7. [PMID: 19419542 PMCID: PMC2684737 DOI: 10.1186/1476-7961-7-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2008] [Accepted: 05/06/2009] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Asthma belongs to the category of classical allergic diseases which generally arise due to IgE mediated hypersensitivity to environmental triggers. Since its prevalence is very high in developed or urbanized societies it is also referred to as "disease of civilizations". Due to its increased prevalence among related individuals, it was understood quite long back that it is a genetic disorder. Well designed epidemiological studies reinforced these views. The advent of modern biological technology saw further refinements in our understanding of genetics of asthma and led to the realization that asthma is not a disorder with simple Mendelian mode of inheritance but a multifactorial disorder of the airways brought about by complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Current asthma research has witnessed evidences that are compelling researchers to redefine asthma altogether. Although no consensus exists among workers regarding its definition, it seems obvious that several pathologies, all affecting the airways, have been clubbed into one common category called asthma. Needless to say, genetic studies have led from the front in bringing about these transformations. Genomics, molecular biology, immunology and other interrelated disciplines have unearthed data that has changed the way we think about asthma now. In this review, we center our discussions on genetic basis of asthma; the molecular mechanisms involved in its pathogenesis. Taking cue from the existing data we would briefly ponder over the future directions that should improve our understanding of asthma pathogenesis.
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- Amrendra Kumar
- Molecular Immunogenetics Laboratory, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology Mall Road, Delhi-110007, India.
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