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Alamri MM, Williams B, Le Guennec A, Mainas G, Santamaria P, Moyes DL, Nibali L. Metabolomics analysis in saliva from periodontally healthy, gingivitis and periodontitis patients. J Periodontal Res 2023; 58:1272-1280. [PMID: 37787434 DOI: 10.1111/jre.13183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate metabolomics markers in the saliva of patients with periodontal health, gingivitis and periodontitis. BACKGROUND The use of metabolomics for diagnosing and monitoring periodontitis is promising. Although several metabolites have been reported to be altered by inflammation, few studies have examined metabolomics in saliva collected from patients with different periodontal phenotypes. METHODS Saliva samples collected from a total of 63 patients were analysed by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) followed by ELISA for interleukin (IL)-1β. The patient sample, well-characterised clinically, included periodontal health (n = 8), gingivitis (n = 19) and periodontitis (n = 36) cases, all non-smokers and not diabetic. RESULTS Periodontal diagnosis (healthy/gingivitis/periodontitis) was not associated with any salivary metabolites in this exploratory study. Periodontal staging showed nominal associations with acetoin (p = .030) and citrulline (p = .047). Among other investigated variables, the use of systemic antibiotics in the previous 3 months was associated with higher values of the amino acids taurine, glycine and ornithine (p = .002, p = .05 and p = .005, respectively, at linear regression adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, body mass index and staging). CONCLUSION While periodontal staging was marginally associated with some salivary metabolites, other factors such as systemic antibiotic use may have a much more profound effect on the microbial metabolites in saliva. Metabolomics in periodontal disease is still an underresearched area that requires further observational studies on large cohorts of patients, aiming to obtain data to be used for clinical translation.
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- Meaad M Alamri
- Periodontology Unit, Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
- Dental Health Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Periodontology Unit, Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Biomolecular Spectroscopy, King's College London, London, UK
- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, UK
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- Periodontology Unit, Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Periodontology Unit, Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Periodontology Unit, Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Periodontology Unit, Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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Polymorphisms within the Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Gene Is Associated with Preeclampsia in Taiwanese Han Populations. Biomedicines 2023; 11:biomedicines11030862. [PMID: 36979841 PMCID: PMC10045416 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11030862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Preeclampsia (PE) occurs in women pregnant for more than 20 weeks with de novo hypertension and proteinuria, and is a devastating disease in maternal–fetal medicine. Cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α may play a key role in the pathogenesis of PE. We conducted this study to investigate the regulatory regions of the TNF genes, by investigating two promoter polymorphisms, TNFA-308G/A (rs1800629) and -238G/A (rs361525), known to influence TNF expression, and their relationship to PE. An observational, monocentric, case–control study was conducted. We retrospectively collected 74 cases of severe PE and 119 pregnant women without PE as control. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was carried out for allele analysis. Higher A allele in women with PE was found in rs1800629 but not rs361525. In this study, we first found that polymorphism at the position -308, but not -238, in the promoter region of the TNF-α gene can contribute to severe PE in Taiwanese Han populations. The results of our study are totally different to previous Iranian studies, but have some similarity to a previous UK study. Further studies are required to confirm the roles of rs1800629 and rs361525 in PE with circulating TNF-α in PE.
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Paik B, Tong L. Polymorphisms in Lymphotoxin-Alpha as the "Missing Link" in Prognosticating Favourable Response to Omega-3 Supplementation for Dry Eye Disease: A Narrative Review. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24044236. [PMID: 36835647 PMCID: PMC9965360 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24044236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Elements of inflammation are found in almost all chronic ocular surface disease, such as dry eye disease. The chronicity of such inflammatory disease speaks to the dysregulation of innate and adaptive immunity. There has been a rising interest in omega-3 fatty acids to attenuate inflammation. While many cell-based (in vitro) studies verify the anti-inflammatory effects of omega-3, different human trials report discordant outcomes after supplementation. This may be due to underlying inter-individual differences in inflammatory cytokine metabolism (such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)), in which genetic differences might play a role, such as polymorphisms in the lymphotoxin alpha (LT-α) gene. Inherent TNF-α production affects omega-3 response and is also associated with LT-α genotype. Therefore, LT-α genotype might predict omega-3 response. Using the NIH dbSNP, we analyzed the relative frequency of LT-α polymorphisms among various ethnicities, each weighted by the genotype's probability of positive response. While the probability of response for unknown LT-α genotypes are 50%, there is greater distinction in response rates between various genotypes. Hence, there is value in genetic testing to prognosticate an individual's response to omega-3.
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- Benjamin Paik
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore
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- Department of Cornea and External Eye Disease, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore 168751, Singapore
- Ocular Surface Research Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore 169856, Singapore
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +65-6227-7255
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Mier-Cabrera J, Cruz-Orozco O, de la Jara-Díaz J, Galicia-Castillo O, Buenrostro-Jáuregui M, Parra-Carriedo A, Hernández-Guerrero C. Polymorphisms of TNF-alpha (− 308), IL-1beta (+ 3954) and IL1-Ra (VNTR) are associated to severe stage of endometriosis in Mexican women: a case control study. BMC Womens Health 2022; 22:356. [PMID: 36028805 PMCID: PMC9413921 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-022-01941-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent and chronic inflammatory disease affecting up to 10% of women. It is the result of a combined interaction of genetic, epigenetic, environmental, lifestyle, reproductive and local inflammatory factors. In this study, we investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) mapping to TNF-alpha (TNF, rs1800629) and IL-1beta (IL1B, rs1143634) and variable number tandem repeat polymorphism mapping to IL1-Ra (IL1RN intron 2, rs2234663) genetic loci are associated with risk for endometriosis in a Mexican mestizo population.
Methods
This study included 183 women with confirmed endometriosis (ENDO) diagnosed after surgical laparoscopy and 186 women with satisfied parity and without endometriosis as controls (CTR). PCR/RFLP technique was used for genotyping SNPs (rs1800629 and rs1143634); PCR for genotyping rs2234663.
Results
We found no statistical differences in age between groups nor among stages of endometriosis and the CTR group. We observed no difference in genotype and allele frequencies, nor carriage rate between groups in none of the three studied polymorphisms. The prevalence of TNF*2-allele heterozygotes (p = 0.025; OR 3.8), TNF*2-allele (p = 0.029; OR 3.4), IL1B*2-allele heterozygotes (p = 0.044; OR 2.69) and its carriage rate (p = 0.041; OR 2.64) in endometriosis stage IV was higher than the CTR group. Surprisingly, the carriage rate of IL1RN*2-allele (ENDO: p = 0.0004; OR 0.4; stage I: p = 0.002, OR 0.38; stage II: p = 0.002, OR 0.35; stage III: p = 0.003, OR 0.33), as well as the IL1RN*2-allele frequencies (ENDO: p = 0.0008, OR 0.55; I: p = 0.037, OR 0.60; II: p = 0.002, OR 0.41; III: p = 0.003, OR 0.38) were lower than the CTR group. Women with endometriosis stage IV (severe) had frequencies more alike to the CTR group in the IL1RN*2 allele frequency (31.2% vs. 27.2%) and carriage rate (37.5% vs. 41.9%).
Conclusion
Although these polymorphisms are not associated with the risk of endometriosis, Mexican mestizo women with severe stage of endometriosis have higher frequencies of TNF*2-, IL1B*2- and IL1RN*2-alleles, which may explain a possible correlation with disease severity rather than predisposition or risk.
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Al-Amodi HS, Abdelsattar S, Kasemy ZA, Bedair HM, Elbarbary HS, Kamel HFM. Potential Value of TNF-α (-376 G/A) Polymorphism and Cystatin C (CysC) in the Diagnosis of Sepsis Associated Acute Kidney Injury (S-AK I) and Prediction of Mortality in Critically Ill patients. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:751299. [PMID: 34692772 PMCID: PMC8526786 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.751299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Sepsis Associated Kidney Injury represents a major health concern as it is frequently associated with increased risk of mortality and morbidity. We aimed to evaluate the potential value of TNF-α (-376 G/A) and cystatin C in the diagnosis of S-AKI and prediction of mortality in critically ill patients. This study included 200 critically ill patients and 200 healthy controls. Patients were categorized into 116 with acute septic shock and 84 with sepsis, from which 142 (71%) developed S-AKI. Genotyping of TNF-α (-376 G/A) was performed by RT-PCR and serum CysC was assessed by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay. Our results showed a highly significant difference in the genotype frequencies of TNF-α (-376 G/A) SNP between S-AKI and non-AKI patients (p < 0.001). Additionally, sCysC levels were significantly higher in the S-AKI group (p = 0.011). The combination of both sCysC and TNF-α (-376 G/A) together had a better diagnostic ability for S-AKI than sCysC alone (AUC = 0.610, 0.838, respectively). Both GA and AA genotypes were independent predictors of S-AKI (p= < 0.001, p = 0.002 respectively). Additionally, sCysC was significantly associated with the risk of S-AKI development (Odds Ratio = 1.111). Both genotypes and sCysC were significant predictors of non-survival (p < 0.001), suggesting their potential role in the diagnosis of S-AKI and prediction of mortality.
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- Hiba S Al-Amodi
- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Diagnostics Department, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebine Elkoum, Egypt
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- Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebine Elkoum, Egypt
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- Clinical Pathology Department, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebine Elkoum, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Renal Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebine Elkoum, Egypt
- Department of Internal Medicine, Renal Unit, Faculty of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Gaiolla RD, Moraes MPDT, de Oliveira DE. SNPs in genes encoding for IL-10, TNF-α, and NFκB p105/p50 are associated with clinical prognostic factors for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248259. [PMID: 33684151 PMCID: PMC7939322 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is a B-cell-derived malignant neoplasia that has a unique histological distribution, in which the scarce malignant Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells are surrounded by nonmalignant inflammatory cells. The interactions between the malignant and inflammatory cells are mediated by aberrantly produced cytokines, which play an important role in tumor immunopathogenesis. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes encoding cytokines and their regulatory proteins may influence the peripheral levels of these molecules and affect disease’s pathobiology. In this study, we evaluate SNPs in the promoter regions of the genes encoding for two key cytokines in Hodgkin lymphoma: IL-10 (SNP/pIL10–592, rs1800872; and SNP/pIL10–1082, rs1800896) and TNF-α (SNP/pTNF -238, rs361525; and SNP/pTNF -862, rs1800630), as well as an SNP in the intronic region of the NFκB1 gene (SNP/iNFKB1, rs1585215), an important regulator of cytokine gene expression. We then look to their possible association with clinical and laboratory features in cHL patients. Seventy-three patients with cHL are genotyped by qPCR-high resolution melting. The SNPs’ genotypes are analyzed individually for each SNP, and when more than two allelic combinations are identified, the genotypes are also divided into two groups according to proposed biological relevance. By univariate analysis, patients harboring SNP/pTNF -238 AG genotype more frequently have EBV-associated cHL compared to homozygous GG, whereas the presence of mediastinal disease (bulky and nonbulky) is more common in the pIL10–592 AC/CC group compared to the AA homozygous group. Patients with SNP/iNFKB1 AA genotype more frequently have stage IV and extranodal disease at diagnosis. These results indicate that some SNPs’ genotypes for IL-10 and TNF-α genes are associated with prognostic parameters in cHL. For the first time, the SNP/iNFKB1 is described in association with clinical features of the disease.
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- Rafael Dezen Gaiolla
- Viral Carcinogenesis and Cancer Biology Research Group (ViriCan), Institute of Biotechnology (IBTEC), São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.,Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Viral Carcinogenesis and Cancer Biology Research Group (ViriCan), Institute of Biotechnology (IBTEC), São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Pathology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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Genetics and Individual Predispositions in Contact Dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36335-2_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Wang Y, Zhang H, Chen Q, Jiao F, Shi C, Pei M, Lv J, Zhang H, Wang L, Gong Z. TNF-α/HMGB1 inflammation signalling pathway regulates pyroptosis during liver failure and acute kidney injury. Cell Prolif 2020; 53:e12829. [PMID: 32419317 PMCID: PMC7309595 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of acute liver failure (ALF). Pyroptosis is a necrosis type related to inflammation. This study aimed to investigate the role of TNF-α/HMGB1 pathway in pyroptosis during ALF and AKI. METHODS An ALF and AKI mouse model was generated using LPS/D-Gal, and a TNF-α inhibitor, CC-5013, was used to treat the mice. THP-1 cells were induced to differentiate into M1 macrophages, then challenged with either CC-5013 or an HMGB1 inhibitor, glycyrrhizin. pLVX-mCMVZsGreen-PGK-Puros plasmids containing TNF-α wild-type (WT), mutation A94T of TNF-α and mutation P84L of TNF-α were transfected into M1 macrophages. RESULTS Treatment with CC-5013 decreased the activation of TNF-α/HMGB1 pathway and pyroptosis in the treated mice and cells compared with the control mice and cells. CC-5013 also ameliorated liver and kidney pathological changes and improved liver and renal functions in treated mice, and the number of M1 macrophages in the liver and kidney tissues also decreased. The activation of TNF-α/HMGB1 pathway and pyroptosis increased in the M1 macrophage group compared with the normal group. Similarly, the activation of TNF-α/HMGB1 pathway and pyroptosis in the LPS + WT group also increased. By contrast, the activation of the TNF-α/HMGB1 pathway and pyroptosis decreased in the LPS + A94T and LPS + P84L groups. Moreover, glycyrrhizin inhibited pyroptosis. CONCLUSION The TNF-α/HMGB1 inflammation signalling pathway plays an important role in pyroptosis during ALF and AKI.
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- Yao Wang
- Department of Infectious DiseasesRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Department of Infectious DiseasesRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Department of Infectious DiseasesRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Department of Infectious DiseasesRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Department of Infectious DiseasesRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Department of Infectious DiseasesRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Department of PharmacyRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Department of PharmacyRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Department of Infectious DiseasesRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Department of Infectious DiseasesRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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Genetics and Individual Predispositions in Contact Dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72451-5_2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Jayaraman A, Jayaraman S. DNA hypermethylation does not negatively impact the transcription of the TNF-α gene in an acute T-cell leukemia. Epigenomics 2019; 11:1753-1763. [PMID: 31755306 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2019-0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aims: To better understand the roles of DNA methylation and histone acetylation in the transcription of the TNF-α gene (TNFA) in leukemic T cells. Materials & methods: Methylation levels of cytosine-guanosine dinucleotides (CPGs) were assessed by mass spectrometry. The influence of epigenetic modifiers on DNA methylation and TNFA transcription was also determined. Results: CPG at the 5' promoter region, first exon and first intron of TNFA were hypermethylated in leukemic T cells and not impacted by epigenetic drugs. Activation of the class III histone deacetylases but not inhibitors of DNA methylation or histone deacetylases repressed TNFA transcription. Conclusion: These results lend insights into the impact of epigenetic mechanisms on the TNFA transcription in leukemic T cells.
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- Arathi Jayaraman
- Department of Medicine, the University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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de Almeida E, Frantz SR, Cesar P, Tarragô AM, de Amorim Xabregas L, Garcia NP, Costa AG, de Paula EV, Malheiro A. Frequency of Interleukins IL1ß/IL18 and Inflammasome NLRP1/NLRP3 Polymorphisms in Sickle Cell Anemia Patients and their Association with Severity Score. Curr Mol Med 2019; 19:776-783. [PMID: 31448710 DOI: 10.2174/1566524019666190826143749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interleukins IL1ß/IL18 and Inflammasome NLRP1/NLRP3 polymorphisms can change the course of multiple human diseases, both inflammatory as infectious. SNPs these proteins were associated with the constructive activation of the Inflammasome and excessive production of IL-1β induce a serious autoinflammatory disease, as sickle cell anemia (SCA). The present study aims to association of interleukins IL1ß/IL18 and inflammasome NLRP1/NLRP3 polymorphisms in SCA patients in Amazon region and their association with severity score. METHODS The study was developed at Fundação Hospitalar de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Amazonas (HEMOAM) with 21 patients diagnosed SCA (HbSS) and 50 Healthy Donor´s. Genetic polymorphisms (SNPs) in interleukins IL1ß/IL18 and inflammasome NLRP1/NLRP3 were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and real time PCR. Simple and multiple logistic regression were performed to investigate association between the polymorphisms and the SCA and severe score. RESULTS The genotypes C/C (IL18 -137G/C) and C/A (NLRP3, rs35829419) appear to be risk factors for SCA disease (IL18: G/G vs C/C OR=103.500 [95% CI: 8.32-1287.79, p<0.00001]; IL18: G/G vs G/C OR=7.360 [95% CI: 0.85-63.48, p=0.040]; IL18: G/G vs CC+CG OR=14.481 [95% CI: 1.79-117.32, p=0.002; NLRP3: C/C vs C/A: OR=10.967 [95% CI: 2.41-49.89, p=0.0004]). In addition, only allelic C (IL18 -137G/C) and A (NLRP3) appear to be risk factors for SCA disease (IL18: G vs C OR=6.366 [95% CI: 2.73-14.86, p<0.00001]; NLRP3: C vs A OR=8.383 [95% CI: 2.03-34.62, p=0.005]. No associations were observed between genotypes and alleles with the severity score. CONCLUSION Evidence of association between the IL18 (rs16944) and NLRP3 (rs35829419) polymorphisms with sickle cell anemia were described. Our results suggest that individuals with genotypes evaluated are associated SCA disease even though it does not influence the severe score.
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- Emerson de Almeida
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Hematologia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Diretoria de Ensino e Pesquisa, Fundação Hospitalar de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Amazonas (HEMOAM), Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Hematologia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, AM, Brazil.,Diretoria de Ensino e Pesquisa, Fundação Hospitalar de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Amazonas (HEMOAM), Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Hematologia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, AM, Brazil.,Diretoria de Ensino e Pesquisa, Fundação Hospitalar de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Amazonas (HEMOAM), Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Hematologia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, AM, Brazil.,Diretoria de Ensino e Pesquisa, Fundação Hospitalar de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Amazonas (HEMOAM), Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Hematologia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, AM, Brazil.,Diretoria de Ensino e Pesquisa, Fundação Hospitalar de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Amazonas (HEMOAM), Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Hematologia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, AM, Brazil.,Diretoria de Ensino e Pesquisa, Fundação Hospitalar de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Amazonas (HEMOAM), Manaus, AM, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, AM, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Imunologia Básica e Aplicada, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Hematologia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, AM, Brazil.,Escola de Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Hematologia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, AM, Brazil.,Diretoria de Ensino e Pesquisa, Fundação Hospitalar de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Amazonas (HEMOAM), Manaus, AM, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Imunologia Básica e Aplicada, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, AM, Brazil
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TNF-α promoter polymorphisms (G-238A and G-308A) are associated with susceptibility to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and P. falciparum malaria: a study in malaria endemic area. Sci Rep 2019; 9:11752. [PMID: 31409832 PMCID: PMC6692415 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48182-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is a proinflammatory cytokine associated with autoimmune and infectious diseases. Importance of TNF-α in P. falciparum malaria and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have been demonstrated. However, association of functional promoter variants with SLE and malaria is lacking in malaria endemic population. A total of 204 female SLE patients and 224 age and sex matched healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Three hundred fourteen P. falciparum infected patients with different clinical phenotypes were included. TNF-α polymorphisms (G-238A & G-308A) were genotyped by PCR-RFLP. Plasma levels of TNF-α was quantified by ELISA. Heterozygous mutants and minor alleles of TNF-α (G-238A and G-308A) polymorphisms were significantly higher in SLE patients compared to healthy controls and associated with development of lupus nephritis. In addition, both promoter variants were associated with severe P. falciparum malaria. SLE patients demonstrated higher levels of plasma TNF-α compared to healthy controls. TNF-α (G-238A and G-308A) variants were associated with higher plasma TNF-α. In conclusion, TNF-α (G-238A & G-308A) variants are associated with higher plasma TNF-α levels in SLE patients residing in malaria endemic areas and could be a contributing factor in the development of SLE and susceptibility to severe P. falciparum malaria.
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Alessenko AV, Zateyshchikov DA, Lebedev AТ, Kurochkin IN. Participation of Sphingolipids in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 59:77-87. [DOI: 10.18087/cardio.2019.8.10270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- City Clinical Hospital № 51; Central State Medical Academy of Department of Presidential Affairs
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Chen L, Huang Z, Liao Y, Yang B, Zhang J. Association between tumor necrosis factor polymorphisms and rheumatoid arthritis as well as systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 52:e7927. [PMID: 30916218 PMCID: PMC6437938 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20187927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) plays an important role in
autoimmune diseases. Previous studies have investigated the association of
TNF-α-238G/A (rs361525) and -308G/A
(rs1800629) polymorphisms with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE). However, no agreed conclusion had been made. Therefore,
this meta-analysis was conducted to assess the associations of
TNF-α-238G/A and -308G/A polymorphisms
with RA and SLE risk. A systematic search was conducted in commonly used
databases. Meta-analysis was performed by STATA12.0. A total of 43 studies were
included. In the overall population, the TNF-α-238A allele was
observed to be a protective factor for RA (A vs G: OR=0.75,
95%CI=0.57–0.99, P=0.040) and the TNF-α-308A allele was found
to be a risk factor for SLE (A vs G: OR=1.78, 95%CI=1.45–2.19,
P<0.001). However, no evidence of association was found between
TNF-α-238 G/A polymorphism and SLE nor between -308G/A and
RA. In the subgroup analysis, TNF-α-308A allele played a
pathogenic role for RA in Latin Americans (A vs G: OR=1.46,
95%CI=1.15–1.84, P=0.002) and for SLE in Latin Americans (A vs
G: OR=2.12, 95%CI=1.32–3.41, P=0.002) and Europeans (A vs G:
OR=2.03, 95%CI=1.56–2.63, P<0.001), while it played a protective role for RA
in Asians (A vs G: OR=0.54, 95%CI=0.32–0.90, P=0.017). No
significant association was found between TNF-α-308G/A and SLE
susceptibility in Africans and Asians. This meta-analysis demonstrated that
TNF-α-238A was associated with decreased risk of RA rather
than SLE, while -308G/A polymorphism was associated with SLE
rather than RA. Stratification analysis indicated that different ethnicities
would have different risk alleles.
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- Lin Chen
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Sadaf T, John P, Bhatti A, Malik JM. Lack of association of -863C/A (rs1800630) polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor-a gene with rheumatoid arthritis. Arch Med Sci 2019; 15:531-536. [PMID: 30899307 PMCID: PMC6425217 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2018.76946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Multifunctional pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) has been implicated in a variety of inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). TNF-α polymorphisms are mostly located in its promoter region and play a significant role in disease susceptibility and severity. We therefore sought to investigate TNFA -863C/A (rs1800630) polymorphism association with RA activity in our Pakistani study group. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 268 human subjects were enrolled. Among them, 134 were RA patients and 134 were controls. In this study the physical parameters of RA patients were collected, and the disease activity was measured by DAS28. The genotypes were determined following the allele-specific PCR along with the pre-requisite internal amplification controls. Subsequently, data were analyzed statistically for any significant association including χ2/Fisher's exact test using GraphPad prism 6 software. RESULTS We found that the TNF-α -863 C/A (rs1800630) variant was not differentially segregated between cases and controls in either genotype frequency, with χ2 of 2.771 and a p-value of 0.2502, or allele frequency, with χ2 of 2.741 and a p-value of 0.0978, with an odds ratio (95% CI) of 0.7490 (0.5317-1.055). CONCLUSIONS The lack of positive association of TNF-α -863(rs1800630) polymorphism in our study group implies that TNF-α -863 polymorphism is not a susceptible marker to RA and cannot serve as a genetic factor for screening RA patients in Pakistan. There might be other factors that may influence disease susceptibility. However, further investigations on additional larger and multi-regional population samples are required to determine the consequences of genetic variations for disease prognosis.
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- Tayyaba Sadaf
- Department of Health Care Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Health Care Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Health Care Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Arthritis Research Center, Rahmat Noor Clinic, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Lv J, Zhang H, Wang L, Gao J, Fan Y. Effects of A94T and P84L Polymorphisms Within theTNF-αGene on Proliferation and Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells. DNA Cell Biol 2019; 38:162-169. [PMID: 30526018 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2018.4452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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- Jian Lv
- Department of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China
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Nejati P, Naeimipour S, Salehi A, Shahbazi M. Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene promoter polymorphism and its mRNA expression level in coronary artery disease. Meta Gene 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mgene.2018.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Association between tumor necrosis factor-α-308G/A gene polymorphism and susceptibility to pre-eclampsia: An updated meta-analysis. Cytokine 2018; 111:278-286. [PMID: 30245306 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2018.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Revised: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIMS Although two meta-analysis have reported no association between the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)-308G/A polymorphism and susceptibility to pre-eclampsia (PE), recent studies showed the association was still controversial. Thus, we conduct an updated meta-analysis to elucidate this association. METHODS Studies related to TNF-α-308G/A and PE risk were retrieved from PubMed, the Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wanfang, CBM, VIP Database. The odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to estimate the association between the TNF-α-308G/A polymorphism and susceptibility to PE under the models of allelic contrast (A vs. G), recessive (AA vs. AG+GG), dominant (AA+AG vs. GG), and co-dominant (AA vs. GG). RESULTS 22 studies (including 2459 cases and 4246 controls) were included in the meta-analysis. The overall analysis indicated that the significant association between TNF-α-308G/A polymorphism and susceptibility to pre-eclampsia existed in allele model (A vs. G: OR = 1.37, 95%CI: 1.06-1.77), but not in dominant model, recessive model, and co-dominant model. In subgroup analysis by ethnicity, pre-pregnancy BMI and pregnancy parity, the results showed the significant association between TNF-α-308G/A polymorphism and the risk of PE was obvious in Caucasian (A vs. G: OR = 1.36, 95%CI: 1.13-1.64; AA vs. GG: OR = 1.71, 95%CI: 1.03-2.86; AA+AG vs. GG: OR = 1.32, 95%CI: 1.03-1.71), Iranian (A vs. G: OR = 4.28, 95%CI: 2.01-9.11), and primipara (A vs. G: OR = 1.49, 95%CI: 1.15-1.92; AA vs. GG: OR = 2.15, 95%CI: 1.10-4.21). CONCLUSION Current evidence demonstrates that carriers of TNF-α (308A) allele would increase the susceptibility to PE, especially among Caucasian, Iranian and primipara.
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Tizaoui K. Multiple sclerosis genetics: Results from meta-analyses of candidate-gene association studies. Cytokine 2018; 106:154-164. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2017.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Wang Q, Roy B, Turecki G, Shelton RC, Dwivedi Y. Role of Complex Epigenetic Switching in Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Upregulation in the Prefrontal Cortex of Suicide Subjects. Am J Psychiatry 2018; 175:262-274. [PMID: 29361849 PMCID: PMC5832541 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16070759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Proinflammatory cytokines have recently received considerable attention for their role in suicidal behavior; however, how the expression of cytokine genes is regulated is not clearly known. The authors examined underlying mechanisms of critical cytokine gene tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) dysregulation in the brains of individuals who died by suicide. METHOD TNF-α expression was examined in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of the postmortem brains of persons with and without major depressive disorder who died by suicide and of persons with major depressive disorder who died of causes other than suicide. The role of putative microRNAs targeting TNF-α and RNA-binding protein Hu antigen R (HuR) was tested with in vitro and in vivo approaches and by examining expression of transactivation response RNA binding protein (TRBP). Genetic influence on TNF-α expression was determined by expression quantitative trait loci analysis and by genotyping three single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter region of the TNF-α gene. Promoter methylation of TNF-α was determined by using methylated DNA immunoprecipitation assay. Expression of miR-19a-3p and TNF-α was also determined in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of 12 healthy control subjects and 12 currently depressed patients with severe suicidal ideation. RESULTS TNF-α expression was significantly higher in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of individuals who died by suicide, regardless of psychiatric diagnosis. Its expression level was also increased in individuals with major depressive disorder who died by causes other than suicide. On the other hand, expression of miR-19a-3p was upregulated specifically in individuals who died by suicide. In a preliminary observation, similar upregulation of TNF-α and miR-19a-3p was observed in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of depressed patients with suicidal ideation. Despite its ability to directly target TNF-α in vitro, miR-19a-3p showed no interaction with TNF-α in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. HuR potentially stabilized TNF-α transcript, presumably by sequestering its 3' untranslated region from miR-19a-3p-mediated inhibition. Furthermore, decreased TRBP expression supported abnormality in the interaction between miR-19a-3p and TNF-α. Additionally, TNF-α transcriptional upregulation was associated with promoter hypomethylation, whereas no genetic influence on altered TNF-α or miR-19a-3p expression was observed in individuals who died by suicide. CONCLUSIONS The data in this study provide mechanistic insights into the dysregulation of the TNF-α gene in the brains of individuals who died by suicide, which could potentially be involved in suicidal behavior.
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- Qingzhong Wang
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, H4H 1R3 Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, USA,Corresponding Author: Yogesh Dwivedi, Ph.D., Elesabeth Ridgely Shook Professor, Director of Translational Research, UAB Mood Disorder Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, SC711 Sparks Center, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, Phone: 01-205-975-8459, Fax: 01-205-975-8463,
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Xavier-Carvalho C, Cardoso CC, de Souza Kehdy F, Pacheco AG, Moraes MO. Host genetics and dengue fever. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2017; 56:99-110. [PMID: 29133029 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2017.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dengue is a major worldwide problem in tropical and subtropical areas; it is caused by four different viral serotypes, and it can manifest as asymptomatic, mild, or severe. Many factors interact to determine the severity of the disease, including the genetic profile of the infected patient. However, the mechanisms that lead to severe disease and eventually death have not been determined, and a great challenge is the early identification of patients who are more likely to progress to a worse health condition. Studies performed in regions with cyclic outbreaks such as Cuba, Brazil, and Colombia have demonstrated that African ancestry confers protection against severe dengue. Highlighting the host genetics as an important factor in infectious diseases, a large number of association studies between genetic polymorphisms and dengue outcomes have been published in the last two decades. The most widely used approach involves case-control studies with candidate genes, such as the HLA locus and genes for receptors, cytokines, and other immune mediators. Additionally, a Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) identified SNPs associated with African ethnicity that had not previously been identified in case-control studies. Despite the increasing number of publications in America, Africa, and Asia, the results are quite controversial, and a meta-analysis is needed to assess the consensus among the studies. SNPs in the MICB, TNF, CD209, FcγRIIA, TPSAB1, CLEC5A, IL10 and PLCE1 genes are associated with the risk or protection of severe dengue, and the findings have been replicated in different populations. A thorough understanding of the viral, human genetic, and immunological mechanisms of dengue and how they interact is essential for effectively preventing dengue, but also managing and treating patients.
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- Laboratório de Virologia Molecular, Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Hanseníase, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Silva PCV, Gomes AV, de Britto LRPB, de Lima ELS, da Silva JL, Montenegro SML, Muniz MTC, Domingues ALC. Influence of a TNF-α Polymorphism on the Severity of Schistosomiasis Periportal Fibrosis in the Northeast of Brazil. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2017; 21:658-662. [PMID: 29087736 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2017.0133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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AIMS The proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) is an essential component in the host immune response to infection, and it has been reported to be an important mediator in severe periportal fibrosis (PPF). We hypothesized that the (-G308A) polymorphism of the TNF-α gene is associated with the severity of PPF and that these polymorphisms influence TNF-α expression. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we genotyped these polymorphisms within the TNF-α gene in 256 Brazilian subjects infected with Schistosoma mansoni, with different patterns of PPF. RESULTS The genotype (-308) AA was associated with a significant increase in the risk to advanced PPF (OR = 4.60; p = 0.009). In addition, median levels of TNF-α were higher in patients with moderate to advanced PPF, compared with mild fibrosis (20 and 17.3 pg/mL, respectively; p = 0.040). There was no association between average serum levels of TNF-α and (-G308A) TNF-α polymorphism. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest the (-308) AA genotype may be a risk factor for severity in advanced PPF, in this Brazilian population, and could potentially be used to predict the severity of advanced PPF in schistosomiasis.
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- Paula Carolina Valença Silva
- 1 Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) , Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco, Brazil .,2 Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Centro de Oncohematologia Pediátrica, Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz , Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- 2 Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Centro de Oncohematologia Pediátrica, Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz , Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil .,3 Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE) , Recife, Brazil
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- 2 Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Centro de Oncohematologia Pediátrica, Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz , Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil .,4 Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE) , Petrolina, Brazil
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- 2 Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Centro de Oncohematologia Pediátrica, Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz , Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- 1 Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) , Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- 2 Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Centro de Oncohematologia Pediátrica, Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz , Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil .,3 Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE) , Recife, Brazil
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Lindenau JD, Altmann V, Schumacher-Schuh AF, Rieder CR, Hutz MH. Tumor necrosis factor alpha polymorphisms are associated with Parkinson's disease age at onset. Neurosci Lett 2017; 658:133-136. [PMID: 28844731 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.08.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The role of neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease (PD) has been demonstrated through several different approaches. It was suggested an inflammation-derived oxidative stress and cytokine-dependent toxicity role in the nigrostriatal pathway degeneration and hasten progression of disease. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFA) gene promoter polymorphisms might alter the expression of this cytokine contributing to the pro- and anti-inflammatory polarization. An increased TNFA expression might lead to inflammatory profile predominance. The aim of study was to determine if TNFA haplotypes are associated with PD age at onset. Five polymorphisms in TNFA gene were investigated in 226 patients with idiopathic PD in relation to age at onset. Haplotype grouping was based on allele expression. Logistic binary regression analysis showed that the genetic background leading to higher TNF-α expression confers a higher risk to develop PD earlier. Gender and ancestry did not differ between groups. High TNFA expression may contribute for faster dopaminergic neuron degeneration. In this context, a higher genetic pro-inflammatory profile confers a higher risk to develop PD earlier.
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- Juliana D Lindenau
- Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Serviço de Neurologia, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Jahan I, Ahammad RU, Farzana KS, Khalid MM, Islam MB, Rahman MI, Nahar S, Kabir Y, Mohmmad QD, Islam Z. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha -863C/A polymorphism is associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome in Bangladesh. J Neuroimmunol 2017; 310:46-50. [PMID: 28778444 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2017.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a post-infectious autoimmune polyneuropathy regulated by pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines; TNFA polymorphisms may exert immune pathogenic roles in GBS. We assessed TNFA promoter region polymorphisms (-238G/A, -308G/A, -857C/T, -863C/A) in Bangladeshi patients with GBS (n=300) and healthy controls (n=300) by PCR-RFLP and ASO-PCR. TNFA -863CA was significantly associated with GBS disease susceptibility (P=0.0154) and disease severity (P=0.0492). TNFA -238A allele was more frequent among anti-ganglioside (GM1) antibody-positive patients (P=0.0092) and -863AA associated with AMAN subtype of GBS (P=0.0398). TNFA -863C/A may contribute to GBS severity and pathogenesis in Bangladeshi patients.
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- Israt Jahan
- Laboratory Sciences and Services Division, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory Sciences and Services Division, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory Sciences and Services Division, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory Sciences and Services Division, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory Sciences and Services Division, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh; Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory Sciences and Services Division, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory Sciences and Services Division, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory Sciences and Services Division, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Dittmar D, Schuttelaar ML. Immunology and genetics of tumour necrosis factor in allergic contact dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 2017; 76:257-271. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.12769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Daan Dittmar
- Department of Dermatology; University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen; 9700 RB Groningen The Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology; University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen; 9700 RB Groningen The Netherlands
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Dong J, Li J, Zhou G, Peng Z, Li J, Lin S, Liu H, Wu C, Huang Y, Lv X, Dai S. No Association between TNF-α -308G/A Polymorphism and Idiopathic Recurrent Miscarriage: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166892. [PMID: 27893839 PMCID: PMC5125640 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Conflicting results were reported on the association between the TNF-α -308G/A polymorphism and idiopathic recurrent miscarriage (IRM). Though three meta-analyses have been conducted on this topic, the conclusions were contradictory, and the results may be unreliable as certain crucial conditions were neglected. Method A complete search was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase, other sources like Google Scholar, ClinicalTrial.gov and reference lists of relevant articles were also retrieved. All candidate articles were accessed and screened using specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Statistical analyses were performed on data extracted from eligible studies using the STATA 12.0 software and the TSA 0.9 beta software. Results Eventually, 12 case-control studies from 11 publications (with 1,807 cases and 2,012 controls) were included in this meta-analysis, and no evidence of any significant association was found in the overall analyses between the TNF-α -308G/A polymorphism and IRM risk. However, significant association was shown in Asian population (four studies from three publications) in the dominant model (AA + GA vs. GG), the allelic model (A vs. G), and the heterozygote model (GA vs. GG). Conclusions TNF-α -308G/A polymorphism is not associated with IRM risk. Though significant association was found in Asian population, the result needs further confirmation from more studies.
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- Jiashu Dong
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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Sadaf T, John P, Bhatti A, Jahangir S, Kiani AK, Gill FA, Malik JM. Lack of tumor necrosis factor alpha gene polymorphism -857c/t (rs1799724) association in Pakistani rheumatoid arthritis patients. Int J Rheum Dis 2016; 19:1119-1125. [PMID: 27126784 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common systemic autoimmune disease, influenced greatly by the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor- alpha (TNF-α). Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in regulatory regions of the TNF-α gene play a significant role in disease development and pathogenesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of TNF-α -857C/T (rs1799724) SNP with RA activity or severity in our Pakistani study group. METHODS The study included 134 (116 women, 18 men) patients with RA and 134 ethnically matched healthy controls (108 women, 26 men). Each patient's disease activity was measured by Disease Activity Score of 28 joints. The genotypes were determined in all included individuals following allele-specific polymerase chain reaction along with the prerequisite internal amplification controls. Statistical analysis including chi-square/Fischer exact test and one-way analysis of variance; nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test was employed using Graphpad Prism 6 software for association study. RESULTS The prevalence of TNF-α -857C/T (rs1799724) polymorphism was not differentially distributed between RA patients and controls in either allele frequency, with odds ratio (95% CI) of 0.9661 (0.6714-1.390) and P-value of 0.8527, or genotype frequency with χ2 of 0.5015 and P-value of 0.7782. Moreover, no correlation was found when genotype frequency distribution was analyzed with disease severity (P = 0.6321 and Kruskal-Wallis statistics of 1.098). CONCLUSION The study demonstrated -857C/T (rs1799724) polymorphism may not have influenced RA susceptibility in our study group. However, investigations of genetic variability influence on disease outcome in large prospective cohorts are required, so the complicated interconnection of genetic and environmental elements can be emulated for better understanding.
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- Tayyaba Sadaf
- Department of Health Care Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Health Care Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Health Care Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Health Care Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Health Care Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Health Care Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Arthritis Research Center, Rahmat Noor Clinic, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Kaidonis G, Craig JE, Gillies MC, Abhary S, Essex RW, Chang JH, Pal B, Pefkianaki M, Daniell M, Lake S, Petrovsky N, Burdon KP. Promoter polymorphism at the tumour necrosis factor/lymphotoxin-alpha locus is associated with type of diabetes but not with susceptibility to sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy. Diab Vasc Dis Res 2016; 13:164-7. [PMID: 26821796 DOI: 10.1177/1479164115616902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate, in a large cohort of 2494 individuals with diabetes mellitus, whether functional single nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter region of tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and lymphotoxin-alpha (LTA) genes are associated with type of diabetes or presence of diabetic retinopathy. METHODS A total of 334 type 1 diabetes and 999 type 2 diabetes participants with sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy, and 260 type 1 diabetes and 901 type 2 diabetes participants with no diabetic retinopathy or minimal non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, were genotyped for two single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs1800629 and rs361525). RESULTS The A allele of rs1800629 was associated with type 1 diabetes (p < 0.001; odds ratio = 0.62). After adjustment for age, sex, diabetes duration, HbA1c, hypertension and nephropathy, no significant association was found between rs1800629 or rs361525 and sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy. CONCLUSION An association between the A allele of rs1800629 and type of diabetes was found. No association was found between two promoter variants of TNF and LTA, and diabetic retinopathy in a large cohort of Caucasian patients with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
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- Georgia Kaidonis
- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Save Sight Institute, Discipline of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia Medical Retina Service, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
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- Medical Retina Service, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA, Australia Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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Oliveira JM, Rêgo JL, de Lima Santana N, Braz M, Jamieson SE, Vieira TS, Magalhães TL, Machado PRL, Blackwell JM, Castellucci LC. The -308 bp TNF gene polymorphism influences tumor necrosis factor expression in leprosy patients in Bahia State, Brazil. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2016; 39:147-154. [PMID: 26829382 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a debilitating chronic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, with high incidence and prevalence in Brazil. The -308 bp G/A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP rs1800629) in the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) gene promoter is a proposed risk factor for leprosy. In Brazil, Northern India, Egypt and Nepal, the common G allele was associated with leprosy. In Eastern India, Thailand and Malawi the minor A allele was the risk factor. Allele A was previously associated with high TNF. We genotyped rs1800629 in 326 leprosy cases from Bahia State, Brazil, including 72 paucibacillary (PB) and 47 multibacillary (MB) without reactions, and 69 reversal reaction (RR) and 78 erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) with reactions. Logistic regression was used to compare patient groups with 331 healthy controls. Relative TNF mRNA was determined in peripheral blood leukocytes by QRTPCR, and serum TNF levels measured by ELISA. We found that TNF mRNA expression was higher (P=0.03) in leprosy patients compared to endemic controls, but did not differ significantly between clinical subgroups. Carriage of the minor A allele was associated (P=0.003) with low TNF mRNA across leprosy patients. Nevertheless, we found no evidence for either allele at this SNP as a risk factor for leprosy per se (OR=1.12, 95% CI 0.79-1.60, P=0.52), PB (OR=0.99, 95% CI 0.54-1.81, P=0.97), MB (OR=0.86, 95% CI 0.40-1.83, P=0.70), RR (OR=1.37, 95% CI 0.79-2.38, P=0.27) or ENL (OR=0.76, 95% CI 0.40-1.45, P=0.42) when compared to endemic controls. Further studies are required to determine whether the influence of the minor A allele on TNF mRNA levels determines response to treatment, particularly in the context of ENL reaction treatment with anti-TNF therapies and RR reactions where treatment with prednisolone is known to reduce TNF levels. Our findings contribute to understanding TNF as an important determinant of leprosy immunopathology in Brazil.
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- Joyce Moura Oliveira
- National Institute of Science and Technology in Tropical Diseases, Brazil and Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil; Program of Post-graduation in Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Tropical Diseases, Brazil and Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil; Program of Post-graduation in Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Tropical Diseases, Brazil and Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil; Program of Post-graduation in Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Tropical Diseases, Brazil and Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil; Program of Post-graduation in Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia.
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Tropical Diseases, Brazil and Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Tropical Diseases, Brazil and Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Tropical Diseases, Brazil and Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil; Program of Post-graduation in Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia.
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Tropical Diseases, Brazil and Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil; Program of Post-graduation in Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
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Duncan C, Jamieson F, Mehaffy C. Preliminary evaluation of exome sequencing to identify genetic markers of susceptibility to tuberculosis disease. BMC Res Notes 2015; 8:750. [PMID: 26643661 PMCID: PMC4672511 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1740-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Recent studies have shown that certain human genetic polymorphisms could be associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) infection and disease. Advances in next generation sequencing include the ability to rapidly sequence the entire human exome. These new technologies can be exploited to identify new associations of human genetic polymorphisms and TB infection and disease. In this preliminary study we compared two different strategies for sequencing of the human exome in a small sample set consisting of three individuals with a history of TB disease and two individuals with latent TB infection. Findings Sequencing of the entire exome of the five participants using Agilent SureSelect kit resulted in the identification of 1611 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that were only present in the individuals with a history of active TB but not in the latent TB cases. Alternatively, sequencing of 4000 target genes available in the TruSight kit resulted in identification of 182 SNPs only present in the active TB cases and not in the latent TB participants. The overlap of the two kits was 112 SNPs. Conclusions Even though this pilot study was restricted to a small number of participants, we demonstrated the feasibility of using exome sequencing technologies to mine potential genetic associations of susceptibility to TB disease and presented a number of potential targets that can be further explore in larger research trials. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13104-015-1740-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada. .,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, 1619 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO, 80523-1601, USA.
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TNF-α -308 G/A as a risk marker of cervical cancer progression in the Polish population. Mol Diagn Ther 2015; 19:53-7. [PMID: 25614219 DOI: 10.1007/s40291-015-0130-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE There are inconclusive data on the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) -308 G/A (rs1800629) polymorphism as a risk factor for cervical carcinogenesis. METHODS Using high-resolution melting curve analysis, we investigated the prevalence of the TNF-α -308 G/A transition (rs1800629) in patients with cervical cancer (n = 362) and control subjects (n = 399). RESULTS The p trend value calculated for the TNF-α -308 G/A transition was statistically significant (p trend = 0.026) for all patients. Logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age demonstrated that the A/A versus G/G genotype was significantly associated with cervical tumors. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) was 1.599 (95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.017-2.513; p = 0.042). Stratification of patients on the basis of the tumor stage revealed no contribution of the TNF-α -308 G/A transition to cervical cancer in stages I and II. However, we found a significant trend for the p value, as well as the contribution of TNF-α -308 G/A to cervical cancer, in stages III and IV. The p trend value was 0.003 in this group of patients. Moreover, logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age demonstrated that the adjusted OR for A/A versus G/G was 2.014 (95 % CI 1.122-3.613; p = 0.019) and the adjusted OR for A/A or A/G versus G/G was 1.583 (95 % CI 1.025-2.444; p = 0.038) for cervical cancer in stages III and IV. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that the TNF-α -308 G/A transition is a risk factor for cervical cancer, particularly in stages III and IV.
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Oliveira JB, Silva PCV, Vasconcelos LM, Gomes AV, Coêlho MRCD, Cahu GGOM, Muniz MTC, Domingues ALC. Influence of Polymorphism (-G308A) TNF-α on the Periportal Fibrosis Regression of Schistosomiasis After Specific Treatment. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2015; 19:598-603. [PMID: 26406299 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2015.0091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is a proinflammatory cytokine and important mediator of severity for periportal fibrosis (PPF). We hypothesized that the (-G380A) polymorphism in the TNF-α gene is associated with regression of PPF after treatment for schistosomiasis mansoni. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study, involving 124 Brazilian patients infected with Schistosoma mansoni, who were followed for 2 years after treatment to estimate the likelihood of PPF regression. Sociodemographic and clinical factors were also identified, with emphasis on specific treatment. RESULTS No statistical difference was observed between sociodemographic and clinical factors among the exposed groups. Genotypes (-308) GA/AA were positively associated with the degree of PFF regression (relative risk [RR] = 0.52; ρ = 0.025), as well as in the image pattern of PPF (RR = 0.56; ρ = 0.048), when compared with the genotype (-308) GG. There was no statistical difference in TNF-α serum levels between the exposed groups. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the (-G308A) polymorphism of the TNF-α gene may be one of the factors that prevents the regression of the degree and pattern of PPF in the Brazilian population, and thus it may potentially be a predictive factor of PPF intensity in schistosomiasis.
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- Juliana B Oliveira
- 1 Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- 2 Centro Acadêmico de Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco, Brazil .,3 Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Centro de Oncohematologia Pediátrica, Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz , Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- 2 Centro Acadêmico de Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- 3 Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Centro de Oncohematologia Pediátrica, Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz , Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil .,4 Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Pernambuco , Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- 5 Setor de Virologia do Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo-Asami (LIKA), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil .,6 Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- 5 Setor de Virologia do Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo-Asami (LIKA), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- 3 Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Centro de Oncohematologia Pediátrica, Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz , Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil .,4 Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Pernambuco , Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil .,7 Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Pernambuco , Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- 8 Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Systematic Review by Multivariate Meta-analyses on the Possible Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Gene Polymorphisms in Association with Ischemic Stroke. Neuromolecular Med 2015; 17:373-84. [PMID: 26231680 DOI: 10.1007/s12017-015-8365-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A number of studies have investigated the association between tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α gene polymorphisms and ischemic stroke susceptibility. However, results of different individual studies are often inconsistent. To provide a more robust evaluation of the association between polymorphisms of the TNF-α gene and ischemic stroke risk, we performed a systematic review with multivariate meta-analyses. PubMed, Embase, CNKI, and WanFang databases were searched up to December 20, 2014. Two reviewers independently extracted information and assessed quality of included studies after all the eligible studies were identified. Afterward, multivariate meta-analyses were performed using Stata 13. The estimation of polymorphisms and disease risk was presented by odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95 % confidence intervals (CIs). Forty-nine eligible case-control studies from 25 articles that explored the association between 10 TNF-α polymorphisms and ischemic stroke were indentified from aforementioned databases. The results of multivariate meta-analysis showed a significant association between -238G/A polymorphism (4760 patients and 4389 controls) and ischemic stroke risk in heterozygotes compared with wild genotype (AG vs. GG: OR 1.44, 95 % CI 1.11-1.87; AA vs. GG: OR 1.98, 95 % CI 0.73-5.40). No significant association of -308G/A, -857C/T, and -1031T/C polymorphisms was observed. The results of stratification analyses of -238G/A polymorphism showed that the AG genotype only increased the risk of ischemic stroke in Asians compared to GG genotype. No additional significant association was observed in this study. In conclusion, the present systematic review and meta-analysis support a prominent role of the TNF-α -238G/A polymorphism in the risk of ischemic stroke in Asian adults only, but do not support the role of -308G/A, -857C/T, -1031T/C, -244G/A, -367G/A, -646G/A, -806C/T, -863C/A, and +448G/A in the risk of ischemic stroke. The current evidence warrants further studies with high quality and large sample size to confirm.
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Gichohi-Wainaina WN, Melse-Boonstra A, Feskens EJ, Demir AY, Veenemans J, Verhoef H. Tumour necrosis factor allele variants and their association with the occurrence and severity of malaria in African children: a longitudinal study. Malar J 2015; 14:249. [PMID: 26088606 PMCID: PMC4474355 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0767-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 06/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) is central to the immune response to Plasmodium infection. Its plasma concentration is influenced by allele variants in the promoter region of TNF. The study’s objectives were to assess TNF allele variants (TNF−1031, TNF−308): (1) modulation of malaria rates in young Tanzanian children; (2) modulation of the severity of malaria as indicated by haemoglobin concentrations at the time of presentation with febrile episodes; and (3) the association between Plasmodium infection and haemoglobin concentration in symptomless parasite carriers. Methods Data from a placebo-controlled trial in which 612 Tanzanian children aged 6–60 months with height-for-age z-score in the range −3 SD to 1.5 SD was utilised. Those with Plasmodium infection at baseline were treated with artemether-lumefantrine. An episode of malaria was predefined as current Plasmodium infection with an inflammatory response (axillary temperature ≥37.5°C or whole blood C-reactive protein concentration ≥8 mg/L) in children reported sick. Linkage disequilibrium (LD) pattern assessment as well as haplotype analysis was conducted using HAPLOVIEW. Cox regression models used in the primary analysis accounted for multiple episodes per child. Results Genotyping of 94.9% (581/612) children for TNF−1031 (TNF−1031T>C); allele frequency was 0.39. Corresponding values for rs1800629 (TNF−308G>A) were 95.4% (584/612) and 0.17. Compared to the wild type genotype (TT), malaria rates were increased in the TNF−1031CC genotype (hazard ratio, HR [95% CI]: 1.41 [1.01‒1.97] and 1.31 [0.97‒1.76] for crude analysis and adjusting for pre-specified baseline factors, respectively) but decreased in those with the TNF−308AA genotype (corresponding HR: 0.13 [0.02‒0.63] and 0.16 [0.04‒0.67]). These associations were weaker when analysing first episodes of malaria (P value −0.59 and 0.38, respectively). No evidence that allele variants of TNF−1031 and TNF−308 affected haemoglobin concentration at first episode of malaria, or that they modified the association between Plasmodium infection and haemoglobin concentrations at baseline was observed. Conclusion In this cohort of Tanzanian children, the TNF−1031CC genotype was associated with increased rates of malarial episodes, whereas the TNF−308AA genotype was associated with decreased rates.
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- Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory for Clinical Chemistry, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands.
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- Cell Biology and Immunology Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands. .,Medical Research Council (MRC) International Nutrition Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. .,Medical Research Council (MRC), Keneba, The Gambia.
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Ferreira SDC, Chachá SGF, Souza FF, Teixeira AC, Santana RDC, Deghaide NHS, Rodrigues S, Marano LA, Mendes-Junior CT, Zucoloto S, Donadi EA, Martinelli ADLC. IL-18, TNF, and IFN-γ alleles and genotypes are associated with susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B infection and severity of liver injury. J Med Virol 2015; 87:1689-96. [PMID: 25952099 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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This study evaluated the association of polymorphisms in the IL-18 (-607C/A and -137C/G), IFNγ (+874 A/T), and TNF (-238 A/G and -308 A/G) genes with susceptibility to HBV infection and severity of liver injury. A total of 259 chronic HBV-infected patients followed at the University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, and 202 healthy individuals were studied. Four Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) were amplified by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Liver biopsy was performed in 212 HBV-infected patients and classified according to severity of liver fibrosis (scores 0-4) and necroinflammatory activity (HAI scores 0-18). TNF-308*A allele (P < 0.001; OR = 2.16) and TNF -308 AA genotype (P = 0.026; OR = 5.43) were associated with susceptibility to HBV infection. An association was found between severe liver fibrosis when compared to mild fibrosis and the following polymorphisms: Alleles IL-18 -137*G (P = 0.004; OR = 3.45), TNF -308*A (P < 0.001; OR = 3.39), and IFNγ +874*T (P = 0.029; OR = 1.85) and IL-18 -137 GG genotype (P = 0.009; OR = 3.70). No significant association was found between IL-18 (-607 A/C) polymorphism and severity of liver fibrosis. Alleles IL-18 -137*G (P = 0.028; OR = 2.64) and TNF-308*A (P = 0.002; OR = 3.06) and IL-18 -137 GG genotype (P = 0.011; OR = 4.20) were associated with severe necroinflammatory activity (HAI>12) when compared to mild necroinflammatory activity (HAI 1-8). The results suggest that IL-18 -137C/G, TNF-308 G/A and IFNγ +874 A/T SNPs were associated to more severe liver injury in chronic HBV infection. TNF -308*A allele and TNF -308 AA genotype could play a role in the susceptibility to HBV infection.
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- Sandro da Costa Ferreira
- Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Clinical Immunology Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Genetics Department, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química - Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP - USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Clinical Immunology Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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Tartter M, Hammen C, Bower JE, Brennan PA, Cole S. Effects of chronic interpersonal stress exposure on depressive symptoms are moderated by genetic variation at IL6 and IL1β in youth. Brain Behav Immun 2015; 46:104-11. [PMID: 25596176 PMCID: PMC4515110 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2015.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 01/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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AIMS Close to one third of patients with major depression show increases in pro-inflammatory cytokines, which are in turn associated with risk for inflammatory disease. Genetic variants that enhance immune reactivity may thus enhance inflammatory and depressive reactions to stress. The aim of the present study was to investigate a trio of functional SNPs in the promoter regions of IL6 (-174G>C, rs1800795), IL1β (-511C>T, rs16944), and TNF (-308G>A, rs1800629) as moderators of the relationship between chronic stress exposure and elevations in depressive symptoms. METHODS Participants were 444 Australian youth (mean age=20.12) whose exposure to chronic stress in the past 6months was assessed using the semi-structured UCLA Life Stress Interview, and who completed the Beck Depression Inventory II at ages 15 and 20. Between ages 22 and 25, all participants in the selected sample provided blood samples for genotyping. RESULTS In line with a hypothesized moderation effect, -174G allele carriers at IL6 had fewer depressive symptoms following interpersonal stress, relative to C/C homozygotes with equal interpersonal stress exposure. However, IL6 genotype did not moderate the effects of non-interpersonal stress exposure (i.e., financial, work and health-related difficulties) on depression. Also in line with hypotheses, the -511C allele in IL1β, previously associated with higher IL-1β expression, was associated with more severe depression following chronic interpersonal stress exposure, relative to T/T homozygotes. Again, the moderating effect was specific to interpersonal stressors and did not generalize to non-interpersonal stress. TNF was not a moderator of the effects of either interpersonal or non-interpersonal stress on later depression outcomes. CONCLUSION Findings were consistent with the hypothesis that pro-inflammatory genetic variation increases the risk of stress-induced depression. The present results provide evidence of a genetic mechanism contributing to individual differences in depressive symptomatology following interpersonal stress exposure.
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- Margaret Tartter
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, USA; Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, USA; Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA; School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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Gupta S, Mehndiratta M, Kalra S, Kalra OP, Shukla R, Gambhir JK. Association of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) promoter polymorphisms with plasma TNF-α levels and susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy in North Indian population. J Diabetes Complications 2015; 29:338-42. [PMID: 25704106 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIM The concept of diabetic nephropathy (DN) as a metabolic disease is now being replaced by chronic low-grade inflammatory disease. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) is a proinflammatory cytokine which plays an important role in the pathogenesis and clinical outcome of DN. Therefore, this work was planned to evaluate the association of -863C/A (rs1800630) and -1031T/C (rs1799964) polymorphisms in TNF gene with plasma TNF-α levels and DN among subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in a population from North India. METHODS Age and sex matched 100 healthy controls (HC), 100 T2DM subjects without nephropathy (DM) and 100 subjects with DN were screened for above polymorphisms using the PCR-RFLP methods. Plasma TNF-α levels were measured by ELISA. Analysis of variance and logistic regression were used to associate individual polymorphisms with plasma TNF-α levels and DN. RESULTS The allelic frequencies of -863C/A were 0.86/0.14 in HC, 0.72/0.23 in DM and 0.84/0.16 in DN, and that of -1031T/C were 0.89/0.11 in HC, 0.95/0.05 in DM and 0.80/0.20 in DN. The carriers of -863A allele had significantly lower plasma TNF-α levels (p<0.05). The -863C/A (OR=0.439, 95% CI=0.244-0.789, p=0.006) and -1031T/C (OR=3.0, 95% CI=1.355-6.642, p=0.007) were strongly associated with risk of development of DN. CONCLUSIONS -863C/A was associated with low whereas -1031T/C with high TNF-α levels. The, results suggest that -863C/A polymorphism might be protective whereas -1031T/C may be associated with increased risk for DN in subjects with T2DM from North India.
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- Stuti Gupta
- Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and G.T.B. Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110095, India
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- Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and G.T.B. Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110095, India
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- Department of Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and G.T.B. Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110095, India
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- Department of Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and G.T.B. Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110095, India
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- Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and G.T.B. Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110095, India
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- Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and G.T.B. Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110095, India.
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Cheng Y, An B, Jiang M, Xin Y, Xuan S. Association of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Polymorphisms and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. HEPATITIS MONTHLY 2015; 15:e26818. [PMID: 25825591 PMCID: PMC4359363 DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.26818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2015] [Revised: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular events account for the main cause of death in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and are largely influenced by genetic factors. Although multiple studies showed that tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) polymorphisms are risk factors in the progression of NAFLD, few papers on the association of the polymorphisms and the developing coronary artery disease (CAD) in NAFLD patients have been reported. OBJECTIVES The present study was designed to evaluate the association of TNF-α polymorphisms at residues -238 and -308, with the risk of developing CAD in Chinese patients with NAFLD. PATIENTS AND METHODS The TNF-α polymorphisms at residues 238 and 308 were genotyped in B-type ultrasonography proven NAFLD patients with (n = 246), without (n = 247) CAD and healthy controls (n = 304), using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Serum lipid profiles were determined using biochemical methods. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS statistical software, version 20.0 for Mac. RESULTS We found a significant association between TNF-α-238 guanine to alanine (GA) polymorphism and carriers of variant allele A between NAFLD patients with and without CAD (P < 0.05). Carriers of the A allele of TNF-α-238 had higher serum triglycerides (TG) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) levels in NAFLD patients with CAD (P = 0.025 and 0.001, respectively) and a higher TG level in NAFLD patients without CAD (P = 0.017), than their non-carrier counterparts. CONCLUSIONS In the Chinese Han population that we studied, NAFLD patients who carry the TNF-α-238 GA polymorphism have an increased risk of developing CAD. Mechanisms underlying this potentially important association require further investigation.
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- Yuting Cheng
- Department of Gastroenterology, Qingdao Medical College; Nanjing Medical University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qingdao Medical College; Nanjing Medical University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao Medical College, Nanjing Medical University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao Medical College, Nanjing Medical University, Qingdao, China
- Corresponding Author: Yongning Xin, Department of Gastroenterology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266021, China. Tel:+86-53288905289, Fax: +8653288905293, E-mail:
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qingdao Medical College; Nanjing Medical University, Qingdao, China
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Friedmann PS, Sanchez-Elsner T, Schnuch A. Genetic factors in susceptibility to contact sensitivity. Contact Dermatitis 2015; 72:263-74. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.12362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Revised: 01/03/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Peter S. Friedmann
- Division of Infection, Inflammation & Immunity, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories; Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust; Southampton SO16 6YD UK
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- Division of Infection, Inflammation & Immunity, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories; Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust; Southampton SO16 6YD UK
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- IVDK a.d. University of Göttingen; 37075 Göttingen Germany
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Hussain S, Iqbal T, Javed Q. TNF-alpha-308G>A polymorphism and the risk of familial CAD in a Pakistani population. Hum Immunol 2014; 76:13-8. [PMID: 25500256 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2014.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Revised: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A case-control and trio-families study was performed to establish a potential association between TNF-alpha gene promoter SNPs at -308 and -238, and occurrence of CAD in a Pakistani population. In the first phase, 150 patients and 150 controls were enrolled in the case-control association study. In the second phase, heritability of susceptible alleles was investigated from 88 trio-families with CAD affected offspring. Biochemical analysis of lipids and hs-CRP was carried out spectrophotometrically, while serum TNF-alpha concentrations were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Genotyping of the TNF-alpha SNPs were determined by PCR-RFLP method. Elevated serum TNF-alpha and hs-CRP were observed from CAD vs. controls (P<0.0001; for both). The evaluation of TNF-alpha-308G>A polymorphism in case-control study revealed that the said SNP was significantly associated with the increased risk of CAD. The findings demonstrated a significant link between the TNF-alpha variant allele A at -308 and CAD (P=0.0035), whereas the -238 SNP was not associated with the disease. Haplotype A-G of the TNF-alpha gene at -308G>A and -238G>A showed higher frequency in the patient group compared with controls (P<0.05). Moreover, data showed preferential transmission of the disease susceptible allele A at TNF-alpha-308 from parent to affected offspring in a trio-family study (P<0.0001). The current research leads to conclusion that the TNF-alpha-308G>A polymorphism is associated with CAD in the study population. Furthermore, for the first time, we showed that the TNF-alpha-308A allele was significantly associated with the familial CAD in our high risk population.
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- Sabir Hussain
- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Park Road, Chak Shazad, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Shifa College of Medicine, Shifa International Hospital, H-8/4, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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Manolova I, Ivanova M, Stoilov R, Rashkov R, Stanilova S. Association of single nucleotide polymorphism at position -308 of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene with ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2014; 28:1108-1114. [PMID: 26019597 PMCID: PMC4434115 DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2014.972147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 09/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In this study, we analyzed the putative association between the −308 G/A polymorphism in the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α gene (rs1800629) and chronic inflammatory arthritis in the Bulgarian population. A case-control study was carried out on 58 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), 108 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and 177 healthy subjects. −308 G/A TNF-α genotypes of patients and controls were determined by restriction fragment length polymorphism polymerase chain reaction (RFLP-PCR). No significant association between the rs1800629 polymorphism and RA risk in the study cohort was observed. However, there were significant differences in the genotype and allele frequencies of the −308 G/A TNF-α polymorphism between AS patients and the healthy subjects. In logistic regression analysis, the presence of the TNF-α −308A allele in the genotype (AA + AG vs. GG) was associated with a 3.298 times lower risk of developing AS. In addition, in AS, there were associations for age at disease onset (<29 years; odds ratio (OR) = 0.222), disease severity (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) score > 4; OR = 0.152) and response to anti-TNF treatment (OR = 2.25) under a dominant model (AA + AG vs. GG). In conclusion, our results suggested that the promoter polymorphism −308 G/A in the TNF-α gene had no significant effect on RA development, but could play a role in AS development and in determining the age of disease onset, disease severity and therapeutic outcome of AS in the Bulgarian patients who participated in our study.
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- Irena Manolova
- Department of Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Trakia University , Stara Zagora , Bulgaria
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- Clinic of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Medical University of Sofia , Sofia , Bulgaria
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- Clinic of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Medical University of Sofia , Sofia , Bulgaria
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- Clinic of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Medical University of Sofia , Sofia , Bulgaria
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Trakia University , Stara Zagora , Bulgaria
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Nossent JC, Sagen-Johnsen S, Bakland G. Tumor necrosis factor-α promoter -308/238 polymorphism association with less severe disease in ankylosing spondylitis is unrelated to serum TNF-α and does not predict TNF inhibitor response. J Rheumatol 2014; 41:1675-82. [PMID: 25028373 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Despite the clinical efficacy of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), the manner in which TNF-α contributes to disease in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) remains unresolved. We investigated the relationship between TNF-α gene promoter region polymorphism, serum TNF-α levels, and clinical phenotype. METHODS We did a cross-sectional and longitudinal cohort study in TNFi-naive patients with AS (n = 335). Clinical data and biological samples were collected during a research visit with genotyping for TNF-α -238 A/G and -308 A/G performed by Taqman RT-PCR and TNF levels determined by sandwich ELISA. Longitudinal TNF levels were monitored in unselected patients (n = 61). RESULTS TNF-α -308 GA/AA genotype was present in 14% and TNF-α -238 GA/AA genotype in 1% of patients. TNF-α -308 GA/AA genotype was associated with a reduced risk of uveitis and better spinal function, while TNF-α -238 GA/AA genotype was associated with later age of onset and lower erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Serum TNF-α level was lower in patients with AS (151 pg/ml) than in controls (263 pg/ml), because more patients with AS had undetectable serum TNF-α (66 vs 25%, p < 0.001). TNFi treatment did not influence serum TNF-α. There was no effect of TNF-α -308/-238 or HLA-B27 genotype on serum TNF-α or subsequent initiation of TNFi. CONCLUSION TNF-α -238 or -308 GA/AA genotypes in patients with AS are associated with signs of less severe disease. Serum TNF-α is, however, undetectable in two-thirds of patients with AS and is not influenced by TNF-α promoter genotype or TNFi therapy. These data suggest a more significant role for TNF-α at local sites of inflammation in AS than through systemic effects.
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- Johannes C Nossent
- From the Bone and Joint Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway.J.C. Nossent, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine; S. Sagen-Johnsen, PhD, bioengineer; G. Bakland, MD, PhD, Bone and Joint Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø.Dr. J.C. Nossent is currently at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia. Dr. S. Sagen-Johnsen is currently at University in Aas, Norway. Dr. G. Bakland is at University Hospital North Norway, Tromsø.
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- From the Bone and Joint Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway.J.C. Nossent, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine; S. Sagen-Johnsen, PhD, bioengineer; G. Bakland, MD, PhD, Bone and Joint Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø.Dr. J.C. Nossent is currently at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia. Dr. S. Sagen-Johnsen is currently at University in Aas, Norway. Dr. G. Bakland is at University Hospital North Norway, Tromsø
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- From the Bone and Joint Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway.J.C. Nossent, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine; S. Sagen-Johnsen, PhD, bioengineer; G. Bakland, MD, PhD, Bone and Joint Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø.Dr. J.C. Nossent is currently at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia. Dr. S. Sagen-Johnsen is currently at University in Aas, Norway. Dr. G. Bakland is at University Hospital North Norway, Tromsø
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Cañas CA, Tobón GJ, Bonilla-Abadía F. The importance of evolution in the development and course of rheumatoid arthritis. Med Hypotheses 2014; 82:784-91. [PMID: 24746382 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2014.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex autoimmune disease of recent evolutionary origin. Genetic drift determines diverse polymorphisms implicated in the susceptibility to RA including the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II genes in the so-called shared epitope. These genes originated after the divergence between Homo and Pan from their common ancestry Ardipithecus ramidus about 5 million years ago. Natural selection determined the particular changes in the legs (bipedal position), hands, neck, brain and eusociality in humans which influence the clinical presentation of RA. In this article, we hypothesized that the origin and course of RA may be explainable in the light of evolution.
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- C A Cañas
- Rheumatology Unit, Fundación Valle del Lili, Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia
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- Rheumatology Unit, Fundación Valle del Lili, Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia.
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- Rheumatology Unit, Fundación Valle del Lili, Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia; Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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Aranda F, Perés Wingeyer SD, Schneeberger E, Valerio M, Saint Martin E, Dal Pra F, Correa MDLÁ, Citera G, Martínez L, Mannucci P, Remondino G, de Larrañaga GF. The -308 G/A polymorphism in the tumor necrosis factor-α gene is not associated with development and progression of rheumatoid arthritis in Argentinean patients. Int J Rheum Dis 2014; 19:476-81. [PMID: 24673827 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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AIM A polymorphism in the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) promoter region has been associated with disease susceptibility and progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The presence of an adenosine (TNF2 allele) instead of a guanine (TNF1 allele) at position -308 may be responsible for a general increase in the transcriptional activity of the TNF-α gene. Our aim was to evaluate the association of the TNF2 allele with the risk of disease development and/or progression of RA in an Argentine population cohort. METHODS Two hundred and twenty-three consecutive patients with RA according to the 1987 criteria of the American College of Rheumatology were included in the study. Clinical variables, Disease Activity Score 28, Health Assessment Questionnaire and Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life were recorded. The radiographic erosions were determined by the method of Sharp/van der Heijde. A group of 111 healthy subjects matched by sex and age was used as a control. All samples were genotyped for the -308 G/A TNF-α polymorphism. RESULTS No significant differences were observed either in the frequency of the TNF2 allele or in the genotypic distributions of the -308 G/A TNF-α polymorphism (P > 0.05) between the control group and the RA patients. No association was found between the TNF2 allele and the variables related to the course and outcome of the disease (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION In this cohort of Argentinean patients with RA, the TNF2 allele was neither associated with susceptibility to the disease nor was it associated with the variables related to the course and outcome of the disease.
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- Federico Aranda
- Hemostasis and Thrombosis Laboratory, Hospital of Infectious Diseases "F. J. Muñiz", Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hemostasis and Thrombosis Laboratory, Hospital of Infectious Diseases "F. J. Muñiz", Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Rheumatology Section, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica (IREP), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Rheumatology Section, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica (IREP), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Rheumatology Section, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica (IREP), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Rheumatology Section, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica (IREP), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Rheumatology Section, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica (IREP), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. J. A. Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. J. A. Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. J. A. Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hemostasis and Thrombosis Laboratory, Hospital of Infectious Diseases "F. J. Muñiz", Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Zhang C, Sturgis EM, Zheng H, Zafereo ME, Wei Q, Li G. TNF-α promoter polymorphisms and risk of recurrence in patients with squamous cell carcinomas of the nonoropharynx. Int J Cancer 2014; 135:1615-24. [PMID: 24550071 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Functional polymorphisms of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) may play a critical role in the regulation of immune and inflammatory responses and could affect transcriptional levels of the TNF-α gene and thus contribute to carcinogenesis and outcomes of cancer patients. In a cohort study, we explored the associations between TNF-α polymorphisms and risk of recurrence of squamous cell carcinoma of the nonoropharynx (SCCNOP). We used log-rank test and multivariable Cox models to evaluate the associations between TNF-α polymorphisms and risk of recurrence. In overall comparisons, patients with the TNF-α -857 CC, TNF-α -863 CC and TNF-α -1031 TT genotypes had significantly worse disease-free survival (log-rank, p = 0.014, log-rank, p = .020, and log-rank, p = .002, respectively) and higher risk of disease recurrence than patients with the corresponding variant genotypes, respectively (hazard ratio [HR], 1.4, 95% CI, 1.1-1.9, HR, 1.4, 95% CI, 1.0-1.8 and HR, 1.6, 95% CI, 1.2-2.2, respectively). However, no significant association was detected for the TNF-α -308 polymorphism. Moreover, in further stratified analyses based on smoking status and treatment, we found that the associations of the TNF-α -857, TNF-α -863 and TNF-α -1031 polymorphisms with risk of recurrence were more pronounced in smokers and patients treated with chemoradiation. Our findings support a significant role of the TNF-α -857, TNF-α -863 and TNF-α -1031 polymorphisms in recurrence of SCCNOP, especially in smokers and patients treated with chemoradiation. Future prospective studies with larger sample size are needed to confirm these findings.
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- Caiyun Zhang
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Khatri R, Akhtar N, Mukhopadhyay K, Verma KK, Sethuraman G, Sharma A. Genetic endowment of proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (-) 308 G > A polymorphism toParthenium hysterophorus-induced airborne contact dermatitis in an Indian cohort. Int J Dermatol 2014; 54:179-84. [DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Rakesh Khatri
- School of Environmental Sciences; Jawaharlal Nehru University; New Delhi India
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- Department ofBiochemistry; All India Institute of Medical Sciences; New Delhi India
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- Department ofDermatology and Venereology; All India Institute of Medical Sciences; New Delhi India
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- Department ofDermatology and Venereology; All India Institute of Medical Sciences; New Delhi India
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- Department ofBiochemistry; All India Institute of Medical Sciences; New Delhi India
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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene promoter region polymorphism and the risk of coronary heart disease. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2013:203492. [PMID: 24381514 PMCID: PMC3872015 DOI: 10.1155/2013/203492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2013] [Accepted: 09/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF- α ) gene polymorphisms have been implicated in the manifestation of atherosclerosis. Controversy exists regarding the link between the cytokine's variant genotype and CHD among different ethnic groups. There have been fewer studies on the TNF- α gene -1031T>C and -863C>A polymorphisms in relation to CHD. Therefore, the current study was designed to investigate the association of the TNF- α gene -1031T>C and -863C>A polymorphisms with CHD in a Pakistani population. METHODS Patients with CHD (n = 310) and healthy individuals (n = 310) were enrolled in this study. Genotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). RESULTS A significant difference was observed in the -863C>A polymorphism between patients with CHD and control subjects (P < 0.0001). CHD risk was positively associated with the variant allele -863A (P < 0.0001) in the study subjects. There was no significant link between the -1031T>C polymorphism and CHD risk in the study population. Haplotypes A-T and A-C of the TNF-alpha gene loci at -863 and -1031 showed higher frequency in the patient group compared with controls (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The TNF- α -863C>A gene polymorphism was associated with the pathogenesis of CHD while the -1031T>C polymorphism did not show any link with the disease in a Pakistani population.
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Apinjoh TO, Anchang-Kimbi JK, Njua-Yafi C, Mugri RN, Ngwai AN, Rockett KA, Mbunwe E, Besingi RN, Clark TG, Kwiatkowski DP, Achidi EA. Association of cytokine and Toll-like receptor gene polymorphisms with severe malaria in three regions of Cameroon. PLoS One 2013; 8:e81071. [PMID: 24312262 PMCID: PMC3842328 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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P. falciparum malaria is one of the most widespread and deadliest infectious diseases in children under five years in endemic areas. The disease has been a strong force for evolutionary selection in the human genome, and uncovering the critical human genetic factors that confer resistance to the disease would provide clues to the molecular basis of protective immunity that would be invaluable for vaccine development. We investigated the effect of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on malaria pathology in a case- control study of 1862 individuals from two major ethnic groups in three regions with intense perennial P. falciparum transmission in Cameroon. Twenty nine polymorphisms in cytokine and toll-like receptor (TLR) genes as well as the sickle cell trait (HbS) were assayed on the Sequenom iPLEX platform. Our results confirm the known protective effect of HbS against severe malaria and also reveal a protective effect of SNPs in interleukin-10 (IL10) cerebral malaria and hyperpyrexia. Furthermore, IL17RE rs708567 GA and hHbS rs334 AT individuals were associated with protection from uncomplicated malaria and anaemia respectively in this study. Meanwhile, individuals with the hHbS rs334 TT, IL10 rs3024500 AA, and IL17RD rs6780995 GA genotypes were more susceptible to severe malarial anaemia, cerebral malaria, and hyperpyrexia respectively. Taken together, our results suggest that polymorphisms in some immune response genes may have important implications for the susceptibility to severe malaria in Cameroonians. Moreover using uncomplicated malaria may allow us to identify novel pathways in the early development of the disease.
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- Tobias O. Apinjoh
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
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- Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
- Diabetes Research Center, Brussels Free University, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
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Lotrich FE, Sears B, McNamara RK. Anger induced by interferon-alpha is moderated by ratio of arachidonic acid to omega-3 fatty acids. J Psychosom Res 2013; 75:475-83. [PMID: 24182638 PMCID: PMC3817416 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Revised: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Anger worsens in some patients during interferon-alpha (IFN-α) therapy. Elevated anger has also been associated with lower long-chain omega-3 (LCn-3) fatty acid levels. We examined whether fatty acids could influence vulnerability to anger during IFN-α exposure. METHODS Plasma arachidonic acid (AA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels were determined prior to IFN-α therapy by mass spectroscopy. Repeated-measure analyses examined the relationship between AA/EPA+DHA and the subsequent development of labile anger and irritability in 82 subjects who prospectively completed the Anger, Irritability, and Assault Questionnaire (AIAQ) during the first eight weeks of IFN-α therapy. RESULTS Prior to IFN-α therapy, AA/EPA+DHA did not correlate with either labile anger or irritability. Pre-treatment AA/EPA+DHA did correlate with the subsequent maximal increase in labile anger during IFN-α therapy (r=0.33; p=0.005). Over time, labile anger increased more in subjects with above median AA/EPA+DHA ratios (p<0.05). Of the 17 subjects ultimately requiring psychiatric intervention for anger, 14/17 had above-median AA/EPA+DHA ratios (p=0.009). There was also an interaction with the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) promoter polymorphism (A-308G), such that only those with both elevated AA/EPA+DHA and the A allele had increased labile anger (p=0.001). In an additional 18 subjects, we conversely observed that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment was associated with increased irritability during IFN-α therapy. CONCLUSION LCn-3 fatty acid status may influence anger development during exposure to elevated inflammatory cytokines, and may interact with genetic risk for increased brain TNF-α. LCn-3 supplements may be one strategy for minimizing this adverse side effect of IFN-α.
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- Francis E. Lotrich
- Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA,All correspondence concerning this manuscript should be addressed to Francis E. Lotrich, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Tel: (412) 246-6267;
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- Inflammation Research Foundation, Marblehead, Massachusetts
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
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Zhang C, Sturgis EM, Zheng H, Song X, Wei P, Jin L, Chao L, Wei Q, Li G. Genetic variants in TNF-α promoter are predictors of recurrence in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of oropharynx after definitive radiotherapy. Int J Cancer 2013; 134:1907-15. [PMID: 24122460 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The promoter variants of TNF-α, a major regulator of immune and inflammation responses, have been implicated in cancer development and prognosis. Thus, we investigated associations between four TNF-α promoter variants and risk of recurrence of squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx (SCCOP). We evaluated associations of four TNF-α polymorphisms with risk of recurrence in a cohort of 846 patients with SCCOP. Log-rank test and multivariable Cox models were used to evaluate associations. Compared with patients with variant genotypes of the TNF-α -308 and TNF-α -863 polymorphisms, patients with common homozygous genotypes had worse disease-free survival (log-rank p = 0.0002 and p < 0.0001, respectively) and increased risk of SCCOP recurrence (HR, 1.9, 95% CI, 1.3-2.8 and HR, 1.9, 95% CI, 1.3-2.7, respectively) after multivariable adjustment. Furthermore, among patients with HPV16-positive tumors, those with common homozygous genotypes of the TNF-α -308 and -863 polymorphisms had worse disease-free survival (log-rank p = 0.005 and p = 0.007, respectively) and higher recurrence risk than patients with variant genotypes of these polymorphisms (HR, 5.1, 95% CI, 1.4-18.4 and HR, 3.7, 95% CI, 1.5-9.1, respectively), while no such significant associations were found for TNF-α -857 or -1031 polymorphisms. Our findings suggest that TNF-α -308 and -863 polymorphisms may modulate the risk of SCCOP recurrence in patients with HPV16-positive tumors. However, larger studies are needed to validate these results.
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- Caiyun Zhang
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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