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Song Y, Liu P, Qi X, Shi XL, Wang YS, Guo D, Luo H, Du ZJ, Wang MY. Helicobacter pylori infection delays neutrophil apoptosis and exacerbates inflammatory response. Future Microbiol 2024:1-12. [PMID: 39056165 DOI: 10.1080/17460913.2024.2360798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Aim: Understanding molecular mechanisms of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-induced inflammation is important for developing new therapeutic strategies for gastrointestinal diseases. Materials & methods: We designed an H. pylori-neutrophil infection model and explored the effects of H. pylori infection on neutrophils. Results: H. pylori infected neutrophils showed a low level of apoptosis. H. pylori stimulation activated the NACHT/LRR/PYD domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3)-gasdermin-D (GSDMD) pathway for interleukin (IL)-1β secretion. However, IL-1β secretion was not completely dependent on GSDMD, as inhibition of autophagy significantly reduced IL-1β release, and autophagy-related molecules were significantly upregulated in H. pylori-infected neutrophils. Conclusion: Therefore, H. pylori infection inhibits neutrophils apoptosis and induces IL-1β secretion through autophagy. These findings may be utilized to formulate therapeutic strategies against H. pylori mediated chronic gastritis.
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- Yu Song
- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, 264209, PR China
- Department of Central Lab, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, 264200, PR China
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- Department of Central Lab, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, 264200, PR China
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- Department of Central Lab, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, 264200, PR China
- School of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116044, PR China
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- Department of Central Lab, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, 264200, PR China
- School of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116044, PR China
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- Department of Central Lab, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, 264200, PR China
- School of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116044, PR China
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- Department of Central Lab, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, 264200, PR China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116044, PR China
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- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, 264209, PR China
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- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, 264209, PR China
- Department of Central Lab, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, 264200, PR China
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Bingöl G, Polat F, Diler SB. Association of IL-1Ra and IL-4 Gene VNTRs with Susceptibility to Prostate Cancer in Turkish Population. CYTOL GENET+ 2020. [DOI: 10.3103/s0095452720050138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Radhakrishnan A, Kuppusamy G, Ponnusankar S, Shanmukhan NK. Pharmacogenomic phase transition from personalized medicine to patient-centric customized delivery. THE PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL 2019; 20:1-18. [PMID: 31819163 DOI: 10.1038/s41397-019-0135-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Personalized medicine has been a booming area in clinical research for the past decade, in which the detailed information about the patient genotype and clinical conditions were collected and considered to optimize the therapy to prevent adverse reactions. However, the utility of commercially available personalized medicine has not yet been maximized due to the lack of a structured protocol for implementation. In this narrative review, we explain the role of pharmacogenetics in personalized medicine, next-generation personalized medicine, i.e., patient-centric personalized medicine, in which the patient's comfort is considered along with pharmacogenomics to be a primary factor. We extensively discuss the classifications, strategies, tools, and drug delivery systems that can support the implementation of patient-centric personalized medicine from an industrial perspective.
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- Arun Radhakrishnan
- Department of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy (JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research), Ooty, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy (JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research), Ooty, India.
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy (JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research), Ooty, India
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Furuya TK, Jacob CE, Tomitão MTP, Camacho LCC, Ramos MFKP, Eluf-Neto J, Alves VAF, Zilberstein B, Cecconello I, Ribeiro U, Chammas R. Association between Polymorphisms in Inflammatory Response-Related Genes and the Susceptibility, Progression and Prognosis of the Diffuse Histological Subtype of Gastric Cancer. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:genes9120631. [PMID: 30551681 PMCID: PMC6315504 DOI: 10.3390/genes9120631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The chronic inflammatory microenvironment and immune cell dysfunction have been described as critical components for gastric tumor initiation and progression. The diffuse subtype is related to poor clinical outcomes, pronounced inflammation, and the worst prognosis. We investigated the association of polymorphisms in inflammatory response-related genes (COX-2, OGG1, TNFB, TNFA, HSPA1L, HSPA1B, VEGFA, IL17F, LGALS3, PHB, and TP53) with gastric cancer susceptibility, progression and prognosis in a Brazilian sample, focusing on the diffuse subtype. We also performed the analysis regarding the total sample of cases (not stratified for tumor subtypes), allowing the comparison between the findings. We further investigated the polymorphisms in linkage disequilibrium and performed haplotype association analyses. In the case-control study, rs1042522 (TP53) was associated with a stronger risk for developing gastric cancer in the sample stratified for diffuse subtype patients when compared to the risk observed for the total cases; CTC haplotype (rs699947/rs833061/rs2010963 VEGFA) was associated with risk while rs699947 was associated with protection for gastric malignancy in the total sample. Regarding the associations with the clinicopathological features of gastric cancer, for the diffuse subtype we found that rs699947 and rs833061 (VEGFA) were associated with outcomes related to a worse progression while rs5275 (COX-2), rs909253 (TNFB), and rs2227956 (HSPA1L) were associated to a better progression of the disease. In the total sample, rs699947 and rs833061 (VEGFA), rs4644 (LGALS3), and rs1042522 (TP53) were able to predict a worse progression while rs5275 (COX-2), rs2227956 (HSPA1L), and rs3025039 (VEGFA) a better progression. Besides, rs909253 (TNFB) predicted protection for the overall and disease-free survivals for gastric cancer. In conclusion, these results helped us to clarify the potential role of these polymorphisms in genes involved in the modulation of the inflammatory response in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer.
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- Tatiane K. Furuya
- Centro de Investigacao Translacional em Oncologia (LIM24), Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo 01246-000, Brazil; (M.T.P.T.); (L.C.C.C.); (R.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-11-3893-2523
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HC-FMUSP), Sao Paulo 01246-000, Brazil; (C.E.J.); (B.Z.); (I.C.)
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- Centro de Investigacao Translacional em Oncologia (LIM24), Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo 01246-000, Brazil; (M.T.P.T.); (L.C.C.C.); (R.C.)
- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HC-FMUSP); Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Sao Paulo 01246-000, Brazil; (M.F.K.P.R.); (U.R.J.)
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- Centro de Investigacao Translacional em Oncologia (LIM24), Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo 01246-000, Brazil; (M.T.P.T.); (L.C.C.C.); (R.C.)
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HC-FMUSP); Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Sao Paulo 01246-000, Brazil; (M.F.K.P.R.); (U.R.J.)
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- Laboratorio de Epidemiologia e Imunobiologia (LIM38), Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo 01246-000, Brazil;
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- Departamento de Patologia (LIM14), Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HC-FMUSP), Sao Paulo 01246-000, Brazil;
- CICAP, Anatomia Patologica, Hospital Alemao Oswaldo Cruz, Sao Paulo 01327-001, Brazil
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HC-FMUSP), Sao Paulo 01246-000, Brazil; (C.E.J.); (B.Z.); (I.C.)
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HC-FMUSP), Sao Paulo 01246-000, Brazil; (C.E.J.); (B.Z.); (I.C.)
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HC-FMUSP); Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Sao Paulo 01246-000, Brazil; (M.F.K.P.R.); (U.R.J.)
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- Centro de Investigacao Translacional em Oncologia (LIM24), Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo 01246-000, Brazil; (M.T.P.T.); (L.C.C.C.); (R.C.)
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Bertoni G, Trevisi E, Lombardelli R. Some new aspects of nutrition, health conditions and fertility of intensively reared dairy cows. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2009.491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Sobo-Vujanovic A, Vujanovic L, DeLeo AB, Concha-Benavente F, Ferris RL, Lin Y, Vujanovic NL. Inhibition of Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Prevents Chemically Induced Carcinogenesis in Mice. Cancer Immunol Res 2016; 4:441-51. [PMID: 26896171 DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-15-0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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TNF is a potent promoter of carcinogenesis and potentially important target for cancer prevention. TNF is produced as functionally distinct transmembrane and soluble molecules (tmTNF and sTNF, respectively), but their individual roles in carcinogenesis are unexplored. We investigated the participation of tmTNF and sTNF in chemically induced carcinogenesis in mice. We found that injection of XPro1595, a dominant-negative TNF biologic (DN-TNF) and specific antagonist of sTNF, decreased tumor incidence and growth, and prolonged survival of 3-methylcholanthrene (MCA)-injected mice. Similar results were obtained following the exclusion of both TNF forms by either TNF-receptor 2-Fc fusion protein (TNFR2-Fc) treatment or TNF gene deletion. In addition, gene deletion of TNFR1, which is preferentially triggered by sTNF, was temporarily blocked, whereas gene deletion of TNFR2, which is preferentially triggered by tmTNF, enhanced MCA-induced carcinogenesis. Concomitantly with carcinogenesis induction, MCA increased circulating IL1α, accumulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC), STAT3 phosphorylation, and immunosuppression in the spleen. In sharp contrast, DN-TNF treatment dramatically decreased IL1α and increased the essential immunoregulatory cytokines IL1β, IL12p70, and IL17 in the peripheral blood of MCA-injected mice. In addition, MDSC accumulation, STAT3 phosphorylation, and immunosuppression in MCA-injected mice were prevented by DN-TNF treatment, TNFR2-Fc treatment, and/or gene deletion of TNF or TNFR1, but not deletion of TNFR2. These findings reveal that sTNF is both an essential promoter of carcinogenesis and a pivotal regulator of MDSCs, and indicate that sTNF could be a significant target for cancer prevention and therapy. Cancer Immunol Res; 4(5); 441-51. ©2016 AACR.
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- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Bhayal AC, Krishnaveni D, Rao KPR, Kumar AR, Jyothy A, Nallari P, Venkateshwari A. Significant Association of Interleukin4 Intron 3 VNTR Polymorphism with Susceptibility to Gastric Cancer in a South Indian Population from Telangana. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0138442. [PMID: 26383107 PMCID: PMC4575215 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most common malignancy and remains a considerable public health burden worldwide. Genetic variations in genes encoding cytokines and their receptors influence the intensity of the Helicobacter pylori associated inflammatory response, which may contribute to individual differences in the outcome and severity of the disease. Interleukin4 is a typical pleiotropic T helper 2 (Th2) cytokine and is a critical mediator of Th1/Th2 balance. It is involved in the regulation of inflammation-mediated carcinogenesis in human organs, including gastric cancer. OBJECTIVE The present retrospective case control study was undertaken to evaluate the association of IL4 intron 3 VNTR polymorphism with the susceptibility to GC in a south Indian population from Telangana state. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 182 patients with diagnosed GC and 326 randomly selected healthy controls were enrolled in the present study. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral leukocytes and genotyping was determined by PCR-based assay. Association between genotypes and gastric cancer was examined by unconditional logistic regression analysis. RESULT The variant 3R/2R and 2R/2R genotypes of IL4 exon3 VNTR polymorphism had about 1.9 fold and 3fold increased GC risk, respectively, when compared with 3R/3R genotype [3R/2R vs. 3R/3R: adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.90, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.23-2.95 P = 0.004 and 2R/2R vs. 3R/3R: AOR (95%CI) = 2.96 (1.29-6.82), P = 0.011]. Furthermore, a significant increased risk of GC was found for the 2R allele carriers (3R/2R + 2R/2R) compared with the 3R/3R genotype (AOR (95%CI) = 2.04 (1.35-3.10), P = <0.000). The IL4 2R allele frequency was 0.28 among the GC group and 0.18 among the controls, and the difference was statistically significant (P = <0.000). CONCLUSION The present study revealed an association of 2R allele and 2R carrier genotypes in the etiopathogenesis of GC in south Indian population.
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- Amar Chand Bhayal
- Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases, Osmania University, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India
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- Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases, Osmania University, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, India
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- Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases, Osmania University, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India
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- Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases, Osmania University, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India
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Meijerink M, Mercenier A, Wells J. Challenges in translational research on probiotic lactobacilli: from in vitro assays to clinical trials. Benef Microbes 2013; 4:83-100. [DOI: 10.3920/bm2012.0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Beneficial effects of certain probiotic strains have been established in the treatment and prevention of various immune and intestinal disorders in humans, including allergic diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases and diarrhoea. The proposed mechanisms underlying the immunomodulatory effects of probiotics in humans are not understood in precise detail but include enhancement of intestinal barrier function, altered epithelial signalling, competition with pathogens and effects on immune cells and immunity depending on the probiotic strain. The publication of controversial or inconclusive probiotic studies in humans highlights the need for a better understanding of the mechanisms and improved strain selection criteria. This review focuses on the immunomodulatory properties of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in vitro and in vivo, current knowledge concerning the mechanisms in vivo and challenges in translational research on probiotics. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of probiotics, the effect of probiotic mixtures versus single strains, the effect of formulation of probiotics and the fate of ingested probiotics should help to clarify the value of immune assays as selection criteria for probiotics.
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- M. Meijerink
- Host-Microbe Interactomics, Animal Sciences, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Host-Microbe Interactomics, Animal Sciences, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Host-Microbe Interactomics, Animal Sciences, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Quante M, Abrams JA, Lee Y, Wang TC. Barrett esophagus: what a mouse model can teach us about human disease. Cell Cycle 2012; 11:4328-38. [PMID: 23095673 DOI: 10.4161/cc.22485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is rapidly rising in the western world and accounts for 2% of all cancer-related deaths. The precursor lesion for EAC is Barrett esophagus (BE), which is strongly associated with gastresophageal reflux disease. A major limitation to the study of EAC has been the absence of tractable and genetically modifiable preclinical models of BE. A mouse model of BE and EAC that resembles human disease could provide novel insights into the origins and molecular pathogenesis of BE. In addition, validated animal models could help stratify BE patients given the limited predictive power of current standard endoscopic measures and clinical assessment. Here, we review the findings from recently developed mouse models of BE and EAC and their impact on clinical decision making, surveillance programs and therapeutic options. The data, taken together, suggest potential origins of BE from the gastric cardia, a role of bile acid and hypergatrinemia for carcinogenesis, a growing importance for columnar-like epithelium and a critical role for Notch signaling.
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- Michael Quante
- II. Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, München, Germany.
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Kohga K, Tatsumi T, Tsunematsu H, Aono S, Shimizu S, Kodama T, Hikita H, Yamamoto M, Oze T, Aketa H, Hosui A, Miyagi T, Ishida H, Hiramatsu N, Kanto T, Hayashi N, Takehara T. Interleukin-1β enhances the production of soluble MICA in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2012; 61:1425-32. [PMID: 22302133 PMCID: PMC11028930 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-012-1208-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 01/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The production of soluble major histocompatibility complex class I-related chain A (MICA) is thought to antagonize NKG2D-mediated immunosurveillance. Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is elevated in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CH), and this might contribute to the escape of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells from innate immunity. In this study, we investigated the immunoregulatory role of IL-1β in the production of soluble MICA of HCC cells. First, we investigated the correlation between the serum IL-1β levels and soluble MICA in CH patients. Serum IL-1β levels were associated with soluble MICA levels in CH patients. The serum IL-1β levels of CH patients with the HCC occurrence were significantly higher than those of CH patients without HCC. We next examined the MICA production of IL-1β-treated HCC cells. Addition of IL-1β resulted in significant increase in the production of soluble MICA in HepG2 and PLC/PRF/5 cells, human HCC cells. But soluble MICA was not detected in both non-treated and IL-1β-treated normal hepatocytes. Addition of IL-1β did not increase the expressions of membrane-bound MICA on HCC cells. These were observed similarly in various cancer cells including a gastric cancer (MKN1), two colon cancers (HCT116 and HT29) and a cervical cancer (HeLa). Addition of IL-1β also increased the expression of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase (ADAM)9 in HCC cells, and the knockdown of ADAM9 in IL-1β-treated HCC cells resulted in the decrease in the production of soluble MICA of HCC cells. These findings indicate that IL-1β might enhance the production of soluble MICA by activating ADAM9 in human HCC.
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- Keisuke Kohga
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
- Kansai-Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki, Hyogo, 660-8511 Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
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Kim J, Cho YA, Choi IJ, Lee YS, Kim SY, Shin A, Cho SJ, Kook MC, Nam JH, Ryu KW, Lee JH, Kim YW. Effects of interleukin-10 polymorphisms, Helicobacter pylori infection, and smoking on the risk of noncardia gastric cancer. PLoS One 2012; 7:e29643. [PMID: 22235320 PMCID: PMC3250465 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2011] [Accepted: 12/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Objective Both variations in the interleukin-10 (IL10) gene and environmental factors are thought to influence inflammation and gastric carcinogenesis. Therefore, we investigated the associations between IL10 polymorphisms, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, and smoking in noncardia gastric carcinogenesis in Koreans. Methods We genotyped three promoter polymorphisms (-1082A>G, -819T>C, and -592 A>C) of IL10 in a case-control study of 495 noncardia gastric cancer patients and 495 sex- and age-matched healthy controls. Multiple logistic regression models were used to detect the effects of IL10 polymorphisms, H. pylori infection, and smoking on the risk of gastric cancer, which was stratified by the histological type of gastric cancer. Results The IL10-819C and -592C alleles were found to have complete linkage disequilibrium, and all three IL10 polymorphisms were associated with an increased risk of intestinal-type noncardia gastric cancer. These associations were observed only in H. pylori-positive subjects and current smokers. A statistically significant interaction between the IL10-592 genotype and H. pylori infection on the risk of intestinal-type gastric cancer was observed (P for interaction = 0.047). In addition, H. pylori-positive smokers who were carriers of either the IL10-1082G (OR [95% CI] = 17.76 [6.17−51.06]) or the -592C (OR [95% CI] = 8.37 [2.79−25.16]) allele had an increased risk of intestinal-type gastric cancer compared to H. pylori-negative nonsmokers homozygous for IL10-1082A and -592A, respectively. The interaction between the IL10-1082 polymorphism and the combined effects of H. pylori infection and smoking tended towards significance (P for interaction = 0.080). Conclusions Inflammation-related genetic variants may interact with H. pylori infection and smoking to increase the risk of noncardia gastric cancer, particularly the intestinal-type. These findings may be helpful in identifying individuals at an increased risk for developing noncardia gastric cancer.
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- Jeongseon Kim
- Cancer Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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Gaur P, Mittal M, Mohanti BK, Das SN. Functional genetic variants of TGF-β1 and risk of tobacco-related oral carcinoma in high-risk Asian Indians. Oral Oncol 2011; 47:1117-21. [PMID: 21865076 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2011.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2011] [Revised: 07/14/2011] [Accepted: 07/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1, the most abundant isoform of TGF-β have been implicated in various stages of carcinogenesis such as epithelial to mesenchymal transition, enhanced expression of metalloproteases, down-regulation of cellular adhesion molecule, increased tumor motility and angiogenesis as well as local and systemic immunosuppression leading to a more aggressive and metastatic behavior. We assessed the association of TGF-β1 functional genetic polymorphisms at codon 10 (869 T>C) and 25 (915 G>C) of exon 1 in 140 patients with tobacco-related oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and 120 normal subjects by PCR-RFLP. The frequency of 869 CC genotype and C allele were significantly higher in patients as compared to controls (P(c), 0.024 and 0.0004, respectively) while no significant difference was observed in the frequency of 915 CC genotype and C allele. In logistic regression analysis CC genotype (OR, 3.87; 95% CI, 1.78-8.41) and C allele (OR, 2.20; 95% CI 1.51-3.20) appeared as susceptible while TT genotype and T allele as protective. In addition C(869)-C(915) haplotype with OR of 2.48 at 95% CI, 1.51-4.06 significantly (P=0.0003) increased the risk of tobacco-related OSCC in Asian Indians.
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- Poonam Gaur
- Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
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Cytokine gene polymorphism in microscopic colitis association with the IL-6-174 GG genotype. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011; 23:607-13. [PMID: 21527852 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0b013e328346f5be] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Microscopic colitis (MC) is a chronic inflammatory disease with unknown pathogenesis. Very little is known about polymorphisms in the cytokine genes in MC. We have investigated the occurrence of well-characterized polymorphisms of interleukins (IL-6, IL-1β, IL-1 receptor antagonist, IL-10) and CD14 in MC. We also determined the serum IL-6 levels. METHODS We genotyped 81 patients with MC and 178 controls for polymorphisms of IL-6-174, IL-1β-511, IL-1β-3953, IL-1 receptor antagonist, IL-10-1082 and CD14-159. Serum concentration of IL-6 was measured in 72 patients. RESULTS Genotype GG of IL-6-174 was more prevalent in MC compared with the controls (P=0.030; odds ratio: 1.941; confidence interval: 1.078-3.495), and the frequency of allele G of IL-6-174 was higher in MC (0.55 vs. 0.47; P=0.036; odds ratio: 1.514; confidence interval: 1.041-2.203). However, after correction for multiple comparisons, the difference became nonsignificant. IL-6 genotype and the serum IL-6 concentration showed no association. The concentration of IL-6 was higher in patients with collagenous colitis than in those with lymphocytic colitis (median 1.73 vs. 1.34 pg/ml, P=0.011). No association between polymorphisms of other cytokine genes and MC was seen. CONCLUSION The IL-6-174 gene polymorphism has a possible association with MC, as the IL-6 GG genotype was more frequent in patients with the disease. As this genotype may be linked with an enhanced IL-6 production, we speculate that this polymorphism can influence the pathogenesis of MC by evoking a proinflammatory bias in the mucosal cytokines. The enhanced concentration of IL-6 in collagenous colitis compared with lymphocytic colitis supports a difference in the pathogenetic mechanisms between the two subgroups of MC.
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Provinciali M, Re F, Tucci MG, Ricotti F, Lattanzio F. Persistent ex vivo low number and functional in vitro recovery of circulating gammadelta T cells after removal of a cutaneous primary melanoma. Scand J Immunol 2010; 72:142-9. [PMID: 20618773 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2010.02413.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We recently described gammadelta T cells alterations in patients with a cutaneous primary melanoma. To evaluate whether gammadelta T cells alterations persisted after melanoma removal, we performed a follow-up study comparing the number and function of gammadelta T lymphocytes from 19 subjects, 4 years after the removal of a cutaneous primary melanoma, with the data obtained in the same subjects before the surgical intervention and with control donors. The number of circulating gammadelta(+) T cells after melanoma removal was not recovered to the levels found in controls. gammadelta(+) T cells producing TNF-alpha or IFN-gamma were increased after melanoma removal in comparison with the same subjects before surgical intervention or with control donors. After in vitro culture, both the percentage and the expansion of gammadelta T cells were recovered to the values found in controls. In conclusion, the functional capacity of gammadelta T cells was in vitro recovered after melanoma removal, whereas their ex vivo number remained at lower levels than control donors.
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- M Provinciali
- Advanced Technology Center for Aging Research, INRCA-IRCCS, Scientific-Technological Area, Ancona, Italy.
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Rojas J, Fernandez I, Pastor JC, Garcia-Gutierrez MT, Sanabria MR, Brion M, Coco RM, Ruiz-Moreno JM, Garcia-Arumi J, Elizalde J, Ruiz-Miguel M, Gallardo JM, Corrales RM, Carracedo A. A strong genetic association between the tumor necrosis factor locus and proliferative vitreoretinopathy: the retina 4 project. Ophthalmology 2010; 117:2417-2423.e1-2. [PMID: 20663564 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.03.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2009] [Revised: 03/15/2010] [Accepted: 03/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the genetic contribution to proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) and report the strong association observed in the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) locus. DESIGN As a component of The Retina 4 Project, a case-controlled, candidate gene association study in the TNF locus was conducted. PARTICIPANTS AND CONTROLS Blood from 450 patients with (138 cases) and without (312 controls) post-rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) PVR was genotyped to determine polymorphisms located in the TNFα gene. METHODS Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with correlation coefficients of ≥ 0.8 and a minor allelic frequency of ≥ 10% were studied. Functional SNPs or SNPs previously described in association with other inflammatory diseases were also added for analysis. The SNPlex Genotyping System (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA) was used for genotyping. Single nucleotide polymorphism and haplotype analyses were performed. Bioinformatic tools were used to evaluate those SNPs that were significantly associated. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Single and haplotypic significant associations with PVR. RESULTS A total of 11 common tag SNPs in the following genes were analyzed: lymphotoxin alpha (LTA), TNFα, leukocyte-specific transcript 1 (LST1), and the activating natural killer receptor p30 (NCR3). After permutation, there was a significant association in the non-synonymous polymorphism rs2229094(T→C) in the LTA gene (P = 0.0283), which encodes a cysteine to arginine change in the signal peptide. This marker was also present in all significant haplotypic associations and was not observed in any nonsignificant associations. When this SNP was analyzed using bioinformatic tools, the hydropathy profile changed, as well as the transmembrane region and the splicing site predictions. CONCLUSIONS The strong association found in the rs2229094(T→C) of the LTA gene may indicate an important role of this polymorphism in the development of PVR. If supported in extended studies, the rs2229094(T→C) may have significant implications regarding the genetic risk of the retinal repairing process.
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- Jimena Rojas
- Institute of Applied Ophthalmobiology, University of Valladolid, Spain
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O'Flaherty S, Saulnier DM, Pot B, Versalovic J. How can probiotics and prebiotics impact mucosal immunity? Gut Microbes 2010; 1:293-300. [PMID: 21327037 PMCID: PMC3023613 DOI: 10.4161/gmic.1.5.12924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2010] [Accepted: 07/07/2010] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The study of probiotics and prebiotics is an expanding field of interest and scientific research that has resulted in insights related to the host immune response. Recent advances have naturally led to key questions. What are the specific probiotic components that mediate immunomodulation? Can we extrapolate the results of in vitro studies in animal and human trials? Which biomarkers and immune parameters should be measured in probiotic and prebiotic intervention studies? These questions were part of a discussion entitled "How Can Probiotics and Prebiotics Impact Mucosal Immunity" at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP). This review highlights recent knowledge about the modulation of mucosal immunity by probiotics and prebiotics, as well as considerations for measuring their effects on mucosal immunity. A list of biomarkers and immune parameters to be measured in human clinical trials is included.
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- Sarah O'Flaherty
- Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences; North Carolina State University; Raleigh, NC USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology; Baylor College of Medicine; Texas Children's Hospital; Houston, TX USA,Department of Pathology and Texas Children's Microbiome Center; Texas Children's Hospital; Houston, TX USA
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- Bactéries Lactiques et Immunité des Muqueuses; Institut Pasteur de Lille; Lille, France
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology; Baylor College of Medicine; Texas Children's Hospital; Houston, TX USA,Department of Pathology and Texas Children's Microbiome Center; Texas Children's Hospital; Houston, TX USA
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Vandiedonck C, Knight JC. The human Major Histocompatibility Complex as a paradigm in genomics research. BRIEFINGS IN FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2009; 8:379-94. [PMID: 19468039 PMCID: PMC2987720 DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elp010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Since its discovery more than 50 years ago, the human Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) on chromosome 6p21.3 has been at the forefront of human genetic research. Here, we review from a historical perspective the major advances in our understanding of the nature and consequences of genetic variation which have involved the MHC, as well as highlighting likely future directions. As a consequence of its particular genomic structure, its remarkable polymorphism and its early implication in numerous diseases, the MHC has been considered as a model region for genomics, being the first substantial region to be sequenced and establishing fundamental concepts of linkage disequilibrium, haplotypic structure and meiotic recombination. Recently, the MHC became the first genomic region to be entirely re-sequenced for common haplotypes, while studies mapping gene expression phenotypes across the genome have strongly implicated variation in the MHC. This review shows how the MHC continues to provide new insights and remains in the vanguard of contemporary research in human genomics.
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- Claire Vandiedonck
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics (WTCHG), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Tu S, Bhagat G, Cui G, Takaishi S, Kurt-Jones EA, Rickman B, Betz KS, Penz-Oesterreicher M, Bjorkdahl O, Fox JG, Wang TC. Overexpression of interleukin-1beta induces gastric inflammation and cancer and mobilizes myeloid-derived suppressor cells in mice. Cancer Cell 2008. [PMID: 18977329 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Polymorphisms of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) are associated with an increased risk of solid malignancies. Here, we show that stomach-specific expression of human IL-1beta in transgenic mice leads to spontaneous gastric inflammation and cancer that correlate with early recruitment of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) to the stomach. IL-1beta activates MDSCs in vitro and in vivo through an IL-1RI/NF-kappaB pathway. IL-1beta transgenic mice deficient in T and B lymphocytes develop gastric dysplasia accompanied by a marked increase in MDSCs in the stomach. Antagonism of IL-1 receptor signaling inhibits the development of gastric preneoplasia and suppresses MDSC mobilization. These results demonstrate that pathologic elevation of a single proinflammatory cytokine may be sufficient to induce neoplasia and provide a direct link between IL-1beta, MDSCs, and carcinogenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Bone Marrow/immunology
- Bone Marrow/metabolism
- Bone Marrow/pathology
- Cells, Cultured
- DNA-Binding Proteins/physiology
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Gastritis/etiology
- Gastritis/metabolism
- Gastritis/pathology
- H(+)-K(+)-Exchanging ATPase/physiology
- Helicobacter Infections/immunology
- Helicobacter Infections/metabolism
- Helicobacter Infections/virology
- Helicobacter felis/pathogenicity
- Inflammation/etiology
- Inflammation/metabolism
- Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein/genetics
- Interleukin-1beta/immunology
- Interleukin-1beta/metabolism
- Lymphocytes/immunology
- Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic/immunology
- Mice, Transgenic/metabolism
- Mice, Transgenic/virology
- Myeloid Cells/immunology
- NF-kappa B/antagonists & inhibitors
- NF-kappa B/genetics
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Precancerous Conditions/immunology
- Precancerous Conditions/metabolism
- Precancerous Conditions/pathology
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Interleukin-1/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Interleukin-1/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin-1/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Stomach Neoplasms/etiology
- Stomach Neoplasms/metabolism
- Stomach Neoplasms/pathology
- Transfection
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- Shuiping Tu
- Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Tu S, Bhagat G, Cui G, Takaishi S, Kurt-Jones EA, Rickman B, Betz KS, Penz M, Bjorkdhl O, Fox JG, Wang TC. Overexpression of interleukin-1beta induces gastric inflammation and cancer and mobilizes myeloid-derived suppressor cells in mice. Cancer Cell 2008; 14:408-19. [PMID: 18977329 PMCID: PMC2586894 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2008.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 642] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2008] [Revised: 10/09/2008] [Accepted: 10/15/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Polymorphisms of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) are associated with an increased risk of solid malignancies. Here, we show that stomach-specific expression of human IL-1beta in transgenic mice leads to spontaneous gastric inflammation and cancer that correlate with early recruitment of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) to the stomach. IL-1beta activates MDSCs in vitro and in vivo through an IL-1RI/NF-kappaB pathway. IL-1beta transgenic mice deficient in T and B lymphocytes develop gastric dysplasia accompanied by a marked increase in MDSCs in the stomach. Antagonism of IL-1 receptor signaling inhibits the development of gastric preneoplasia and suppresses MDSC mobilization. These results demonstrate that pathologic elevation of a single proinflammatory cytokine may be sufficient to induce neoplasia and provide a direct link between IL-1beta, MDSCs, and carcinogenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Bone Marrow/immunology
- Bone Marrow/metabolism
- Bone Marrow/pathology
- Cells, Cultured
- DNA-Binding Proteins/physiology
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Gastritis/etiology
- Gastritis/metabolism
- Gastritis/pathology
- H(+)-K(+)-Exchanging ATPase/physiology
- Helicobacter Infections/immunology
- Helicobacter Infections/metabolism
- Helicobacter Infections/virology
- Helicobacter felis/pathogenicity
- Inflammation/etiology
- Inflammation/metabolism
- Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein/genetics
- Interleukin-1beta/immunology
- Interleukin-1beta/metabolism
- Lymphocytes/immunology
- Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic/immunology
- Mice, Transgenic/metabolism
- Mice, Transgenic/virology
- Myeloid Cells/immunology
- NF-kappa B/antagonists & inhibitors
- NF-kappa B/genetics
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Precancerous Conditions/immunology
- Precancerous Conditions/metabolism
- Precancerous Conditions/pathology
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Interleukin-1/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Interleukin-1/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin-1/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Stomach Neoplasms/etiology
- Stomach Neoplasms/metabolism
- Stomach Neoplasms/pathology
- Transfection
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- Shuiping Tu
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pathology, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromso, Norway
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Pharmexa A/S, Kogle Alle 6, DK-2970 Hørsholm, Denmark
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- Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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UNLABELLED The circumstances that determine how acute pancreatitis (AP) becomes severe are unknown. Differences in cytokine genetic encoding may determine the severity or influence the etiology of AP. This article investigates the relationship between different polymorphisms of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin 1 (IL-1), IL-1 receptor antagonist, IL-6, and IL-10 with the severity and etiology of AP and the serum levels of the cytokine encoded. METHODS Patients with AP were included prospectively. Severity of the disease was determined according to Atlanta classification. Serum levels of these cytokines were determined within the first 72 hours after the onset of symptoms. The following polymorphisms were determined by polymerase chain reaction: IL-1a -889, IL-1b +3954, IL-1b -511, variable number tandem repeats, IL-6 -174, IL-6 -597, IL-10 -592, TNF-alpha 308, TNF-alpha 238, and TNF-B250. RESULTS Eighty-four patients were included. The GA genotype of the TNF-alpha 238 polymorphism was associated with more frequent respiratory failure and shock than the GG genotype. Gallstone pancreatitis was associated with the CC genotype of the IL-6 -174 CC polymorphism. CONCLUSIONS AG genotype of the TNF-alpha 238 polymorphism is associated with organic failure in patients with AP. The CC genotype of the IL-6 174 polymorphism is associated with biliary etiology of acute pancreatitis.
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McDaniel JC, Belury M, Ahijevych K, Blakely W. Omega-3 fatty acids effect on wound healing. Wound Repair Regen 2008; 16:337-45. [PMID: 18471252 DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-475x.2008.00388.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Physiological events in the initial inflammatory stage of cutaneous wound healing influence subsequent stages. Proinflammatory cytokines coordinate molecular and cellular processes during the inflammatory stage. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) alter proinflammatory cytokine production, but how this phenomenon specifically influences wound healing is not clearly understood. In the present study, effects of marine-derived omega-3 eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic PUFA on proinflammatory cytokines in wound serum and time to complete healing in healthy, human skin were evaluated. We compared plasma fatty acid levels in two groups (N=30) at baseline and after 4 weeks of eicosapentaenoic/docosahexaenoic PUFA supplements (active) or placebo (control). Eight small blisters on participants' forearms were created. Proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha were quantified in blister fluid at 5 and 24 hours after creation. Wound area was calculated daily. Eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic plasma fatty acid levels were significantly higher in the active group. Additionally, we found significantly higher IL-1beta levels in blister fluid in the active group and time to complete wound closure was somewhat longer. These results suggest that eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic PUFA may increase proinflammatory cytokine production at wound sites and thus, depending on the clinical context, have noninvasive, therapeutic potential to affect cutaneous wound healing.
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- Jodi C McDaniel
- The Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1289, USA.
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Arikan C, Berdeli A, Kilic M, Tumgor G, Yagci RV, Aydogdu S. Polymorphisms of the ICAM-1 gene are associated with biliary atresia. Dig Dis Sci 2008; 53:2000-4. [PMID: 18401716 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-9914-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2007] [Accepted: 07/04/2007] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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UNLABELLED Inflammation is an important feature of biliary atresia, and recent studies suggest that its occurs in a genetically susceptible host. The intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is of paramount importance for the initiation and propagation of various inflammatory conditions. AIM To determine whether the Glu241Arg polymorphism in the ICAM-1 gene, which impairs inflammatory responses, is associated with biliary atresia. METHODS Between February 2002 and November 2004, 19 patients (mean age 1 +/- 0.4 years) diagnosed as biliary atresia were included in the study. Thirty-eight children with chronic liver disease and a group of unrelated healthy controls (n = 123) included in this study. After informed consent, blood was collected and genomic DNA was obtained. Genotyping was performed by amplification-refractory mutation system polymerase chain reaction (ARMSPCR). Associations were assessed by using Fischer's exact test. RESULTS ICAM G242R A allele frequency was significantly higher in the BA group than in both the CLD and healthy control groups (OR = 4.4, 95 CI% 1.3-15.1, P = 0.03 and OR = 4.8 CI% 1.5-15.6, P = 0.01, respectively). Univariate analysis showed that polymorphism of ICAM G241R polymorphism was significantly related to biliary atresia. There was not significant correlation between PELD score and ICAM-1 genotypes both in BA and CLD groups. CONCLUSION These findings provide evidence for the possible role of ICAM-1 241R polymorphism in BA pathogenesis.
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- Cigdem Arikan
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Ege University School of Medicine, 250. sok. No: 6 D: 1, Bornova, Izmir 35040, Turkey.
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de Roos AJ, Cooper GS, Alavanja MC, Sandler DP. Personal and family medical history correlates of rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Epidemiol 2008; 18:433-9. [PMID: 18346911 PMCID: PMC3179430 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2007] [Revised: 12/21/2007] [Accepted: 12/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often have comorbidities related to immune dysfunction, however, the timing of comorbidities relative to RA diagnosis and treatment is not clear. We studied personal and family medical history correlates of incident and prevalent RA in women. METHODS We used a nested case-control design including women in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS). Physician-confirmed cases of RA (n = 135) were matched to five controls each (n = 675) by birth date. We used logistic regression to examine associations between conditions listed in personal and family medical histories and both incident and prevalent RA, as estimated by odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS The risk of incident RA was associated with personal medical history of nonmelanoma skin cancer (OR = 4.4, 95% CI: 1.4-14.1), asthma or reactive lung disease (OR = 3.7, 95% CI: 1.3-10.5), and cataract (OR = 3.3, 95% CI: 1.0-10.8). Personal history of herpes zoster was associated with prevalent RA (OR = 2.4, 95% CI: 1.2-4.8), but not with incident RA. There were no consistent associations between family medical history and RA. CONCLUSIONS Patients with medical conditions indicating compromised immunity are at increased risk of developing RA. These results may indicate common pathogenesis of an environmental or genetic nature between such diseases.
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- Anneclaire J de Roos
- Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
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Goverdhan SV, Khakoo SI, Gaston H, Chen X, Lotery AJ. Age-related macular degeneration is associated with the HLA-Cw*0701 Genotype and the natural killer cell receptor AA haplotype. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008; 49:5077-82. [PMID: 18515573 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-1837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine the association of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) C and its cognate killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) ligands with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS HLA class I allele groups including the HLA-C principal alleles were genotyped in a cohort of 104 AMD cases and 93 controls by using the PCR-SSP (sequence-specific primers) METHOD This cohort was then genotyped for 16 KIR genes by PCR-SSP. Frequencies of the tested HLA/KIR alleles were then compared between patients with AMD and normal control subjects. HLA-C1, -Cw*07, and -Cw*0701 genotypes and their combinations with KIR genotypes/haplotypes were tested for association with AMD. Probabilities were obtained with a two-tailed chi(2) test and Bonferroni correction applied for multiple testing (P(c)). RESULTS The HLA-Cw*0701 allele, in combination with the inhibitory KIR AA haplotype was associated with AMD after logistic regression analysis (P = 0.006, P(c) = 0.036, OR = 4.35, 95% CI = 1.41-13.44). CONCLUSIONS The HLA-Cw*0701 allele and KIR haplotype AA are associated with AMD. This genotype combination suggests that natural killer cells have a role in the pathogenesis of AMD. Replication studies are needed to confirm these novel HLA-KIR associations with AMD.
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- Srinivas V Goverdhan
- Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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De Smedt-Peyrusse V, Sargueil F, Moranis A, Harizi H, Mongrand S, Layé S. Docosahexaenoic acid prevents lipopolysaccharide-induced cytokine production in microglial cells by inhibiting lipopolysaccharide receptor presentation but not its membrane subdomain localization. J Neurochem 2008; 105:296-307. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.05129.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhou M, Martindale RG. Immune-modulating enteral formulations: optimum components, appropriate patients, and controversial use of arginine in sepsis. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2007; 9:329-37. [PMID: 17883983 DOI: 10.1007/s11894-007-0038-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Nutrients have traditionally been viewed as a means to provide basic calories to sustain homeostasis. However, critically ill, surgical, and trauma patients are in a constant dynamic state between systemic inflammatory response (SIRS) and compensatory anti-inflammatory response (CARS). Results from ongoing research strongly support the use of specific nutrients to modulate the immune and/or metabolic response. These agents can now be considered therapeutic tools in the management of complex hypermetabolic diseases. The principle of using nutrients as a therapeutic strategy rather than just as "nutritional support" requires a shift in the current dogma. The most common nutrients found in currently available enteral immune-modulating formulas are omega-3 fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid), antioxidants, nucleotides, glutamine, and arginine. Multiple individual reports and at least five meta-analyses using combinations of immune-modulating nutrients have reported almost uniform beneficial results. However, certain conflicting hypotheses continue to revolve around the use of arginine in septic patients.
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- Minhao Zhou
- Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Mail code L223, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Reyes-Gibby CC, Spitz M, Wu X, Merriman K, Etzel C, Bruera E, Kurzrock R, Shete S. Cytokine Genes and Pain Severity in Lung Cancer: Exploring the Influence of TNF- -308 G/A IL6-174G/C and IL8-251T/A. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007; 16:2745-51. [DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-07-0651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Correia M, Cravo M, Marques-Vidal P, Grimble R, Dias-Pereira A, Faias S, Nobre-Leitão C. Serum concentrations of TNF-alpha as a surrogate marker for malnutrition and worse quality of life in patients with gastric cancer. Clin Nutr 2007; 26:728-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2007.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2006] [Revised: 08/08/2007] [Accepted: 08/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Panelli MC, Wang E, Monsurrò V, Jin P, Zavaglia K, Smith K, Ngalame Y, Marincola FM. Overview of melanoma vaccines and promising approaches. Curr Oncol Rep 2007; 6:414-20. [PMID: 15291987 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-004-0069-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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It is difficult to envision anything better than melanoma vaccines to exemplify the effectiveness of modern biotechnology in developing biologically rational therapeutics. Melanoma vaccines can reproducibly induce cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses better than any other anticancer therapy. Anticancer vaccines have been labeled by some as ineffective for the simple reason that they only rarely lead to cancer regression. This oxymoron stems from the naïve expectation that CTLs are all that is needed to reject cancer. Little is known about requirements for CTL localization and effector function within the tumor microenvironment. In the future, more attention should be given to events downstream of immunization (afferent arm of immune response) to identify combination therapies likely to facilitate localization and activation of CTL at the receiving end (efferent arm).
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- Monica C Panelli
- Immunogenetics Section, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bldg 10, R-1C711, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Amre DK, D'Souza S, Morgan K, Seidman G, Lambrette P, Grimard G, Israel D, Mack D, Ghadirian P, Deslandres C, Chotard V, Budai B, Law L, Levy E, Seidman EG. Imbalances in dietary consumption of fatty acids, vegetables, and fruits are associated with risk for Crohn's disease in children. Am J Gastroenterol 2007; 102:2016-25. [PMID: 17617201 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01411.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The role of dietary factors in the etiology of Crohn's disease (CD) is inconsistent largely due to difficulties in acquiring valid information on consumption habits. We examined the impact of diet on new onset CD in children using a validated food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ). METHODOLOGY A case-control study was carried out. Children < or =20 yr, newly diagnosed with CD, were recruited from 3 pediatric gastroenterology clinics across Canada. Population or hospital controls were selected matched to cases for time of diagnosis (+/-6 months) and area of residence. Dietary consumption 1 yr prior to disease diagnosis was evaluated using a validated FFQ, administered within 1 month of diagnosis. Conditional logistic regression analysis adjusting for potential confounding variables (energy intake, age, gender, body mass index) was carried out. RESULTS A total of 130 CD patients and 202 controls were studied. Mean age at diagnosis (+/-SD) was 14.2 (2.7). There were more male patients (59%). Comparing the highest to the lowest levels of consumption, higher amounts of vegetables (OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.33-1.44, P= 0.03), fruits (OR 0.49, 95% CI 0.25-0.96, P= 0.02), fish (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.20-1.06, P= 0.02), and dietary fiber (OR 0.12, 95% CI 0.04-0.37, P < 0.001) protected from CD. Consumption of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (LCN-omega-3) was negatively associated with CD (OR 0.44, 95% CI 0.19-1.00, P < 0.001). A higher ratio of LCN-omega-3/omega-6 fatty acids was significantly associated with lower risks for CD (OR 0.32, 95% CI 0.14-0.71, P= 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that an imbalance in consumption of fatty acids, vegetables, and fruits is associated with increased risks for CD among Canadian children.
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- Devendra K Amre
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In clinical research, increased permeability has been scrutinized as a potential indicator of the severity of gastrointestinal disease and as a potential cause of the perpetuation of severe inflammatory activity in infectious states. This review discusses old and recent epidemiological and clinical evidence to establish whether increased permeability in sepsis is a sequel or a cause of multiple organ failure. In addition, old and new evidence linking inflammation and permeability in abnormal gastrointestinal anatomy and function to liver abnormalities in susceptible patients will be reviewed. RECENT FINDINGS Intestinal permeability has been found to be increased in several gastrointestinal diseases but not to be a very good marker of the severity of disease. Evidence is put forward supporting the claim that increased intestinal permeability is part of generalized leakiness of tight junctions in multiple organ failure and to play a less strong role as a primary event in its pathogenesis. Endemic malnutrition has been shown to be caused by interplay between malnutrition and intestinal inflammation. Recently experimental evidence has been put forward suggesting that enteral fat has anti-inflammatory effects on the intestine via the autonomic nervous system. Old clinical and new epidemiological evidence links intestinal inflammation, disruption of the enterohepatic cycle of bile acids, and liver disease. SUMMARY The implications of the described findings are that inflammatory activity, locally induced by abnormal intestinal anatomy and disruption of the bile acid pool, or systemically by severe and uncontrolled inflammation/infection, should be the focus of treatment or research. In addition, the connection between intestinal inflammation and liver disease should be investigated.
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- Peter B Soeters
- Department of Surgery, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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The immune system acts to protect the host from infectious agents that exist in the environment and from other noxious insults. It is constantly active, acting to discriminate "nonself" from "self." The immune system has 2 functional divisions: the innate and the acquired. Both involve various blood-borne factors and cells. A number of methodologies exist to assess aspects of immune function; many of these rely on studying cells in culture ex vivo. There are large interindividual variations in many immune functions even among the healthy. Many factors, including genetics, gender, age, nutrient status, and gut flora, contribute to the observed variation. Individuals with immune responses significantly below "normal" are more susceptible to infectious agents and exhibit increased infectious morbidity and mortality. However, it is not clear how the variation in immune function among healthy individuals relates to variation in susceptibility to infection.
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- Philip C Calder
- Institute of Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 7PX, United Kingdom.
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Nikolova PN, Pawelec GP, Mihailova SM, Ivanova MI, Myhailova AP, Baltadjieva DN, Marinova DI, Ivanova SS, Naumova EJ. Association of cytokine gene polymorphisms with malignant melanoma in Caucasian population. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2007; 56:371-9. [PMID: 16835788 PMCID: PMC11029850 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-006-0193-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2006] [Accepted: 06/07/2006] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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It has been hypothesized that polymorphisms expected to result in functional changes in cytokine genes may influence susceptibility to cancer, including malignant melanoma (MM). Here, we have screened 24 potentially functional polymorphisms in five cytokine genes by PCR-SBT and PCR-SSP methods in 122 MM cell lines derived from Caucasian patients. The polymorphic positions studied were: TNFA -1031, -863, -857, -851, -574, -376, -308, -238, +488; TGFB1 -988, -800, -509, +869, +915, +652, +673, +713, +788; IL10 -1082, -819, -592; IL6 -174; IFNG -333, +874. The frequencies of cytokine genotypes of melanoma tumours were compared with those published for healthy Caucasians. It was found that TNFA -238 GA, TGFB1 -509 CT, -800 GG, IFNG +874 AT, IL6 -174 GG, IL10 -1082 GA genotypes were significantly decreased, while TNFA -238 AA, -857 CC, TGFB1 -509 TT, IFNG +874 AA, IL6 -174 CC, IL10 -1082 AA, -819 TT, -592 AA genotypes were significantly increased, in MM. This suggests that genotypes provisionally associated with low expression of pro-inflammatory and immunomodulatory TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma and IL-6 and anti-inflammatory IL-10 and TGF-beta1 could be involved in the mechanisms of cancer progression and escape from immunosurveillance.
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- Penka N Nikolova
- Central Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, 1 Georgy Sofiisky Str., 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Nava VE, Cohen P, Bishop M, Fowler D, Jaffe ES, Ozdemirli M. Enteropathy-type T-cell Lymphoma After Intestinal Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma. Am J Surg Pathol 2007; 31:476-80. [PMID: 17325491 DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000213391.49698.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A rare case of enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma (ETL) developed in a 47-year-old Chinese male 6 years after the diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in the small intestine. The patient initially presented with vague gastrointestinal complaints. Work-up demonstrated an ulcerated mass in the small intestine. Partial resection and histologic examination of the intestine showed a DLBCL, positive for CD20 and Bcl-2, involving the jejunum transmurally. Further staging work-up demonstrated mesenteric and retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, and ascites. The patient was treated aggressively with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and autologous bone marrow transplant, and complete remission was obtained. Six years later, the patient presented with diarrhea and dehydration. Clinical work-up revealed thickening of the small intestinal wall, and biopsies demonstrated ETL based on morphology, immunohistochemistry, and polymerase chain reaction analysis. Celiac disease was diagnosed concurrently. The patient responded to chemotherapy, received allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from an HLA-matched sibling donor, and remains in remission. To our best knowledge, this is the first reported case of metachronous ETL and DLBCL. Possible associations between the 2 types of lymphoma are discussed.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis
- Celiac Disease/complications
- Celiac Disease/diagnosis
- Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Intestinal Neoplasms/chemistry
- Intestinal Neoplasms/pathology
- Intestinal Neoplasms/surgery
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/chemistry
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/surgery
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/chemistry
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/surgery
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/chemistry
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/therapy
- Male
- Neoplasm Staging
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/pathology
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Treatment Outcome
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- Victor E Nava
- Department of Pathology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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Monsurrò V, Marincola FM. Gene profiling for the prediction of tumor response to treatment: the case of immunotherapy. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2007; 593:86-94. [PMID: 17265719 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-39978-2_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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- Vladia Monsurrò
- Department of Tranfusion Medicine, Immunogenetics Section, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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There is overwhelming evidence that the human immune system can keep in check the growth of autologous tumors. Yet, this phenomenon is rare and most often tumors survive striking a balance with the host's immune system. The well-documented coexistence of immune cells that can recognize cancer and their targets within the same host is reminiscent of chronic allograft rejection well-controlled by immune suppression or of a lingering tissue-specific autoimmune reaction. In this review, we argue that autologous tumor rejection represents a distinct form of tissue-specific rejection similar to acute allograft rejection or to flares of autoimmunity. Here we discuss similarities within the biology of these phenomena that may converge into a common immunological constant of rejection. The purpose is to simplify the basis of immune rejection to its bare bones critically dissecting the significance of those components proposed by experimental models as harbingers of this final outcome.
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- Ena Wang
- Immunogenetics Section, The Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Schweitzer SC, Reding AM, Patton HM, Sullivan TP, Stubbs CE, Villalobos-Menuey E, Huber SA, Newell MK. Endogenous versus exogenous fatty acid availability affects lysosomal acidity and MHC class II expression. J Lipid Res 2006; 47:2525-37. [PMID: 16914769 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m600329-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Although the immune system, inflammation, and cellular metabolism are linked to diseases associated with dyslipidemias, the mechanism(s) remain unclear. To determine whether there is a mechanistic link between lipid availability and inflammation/immune activation, we evaluated macrophage cell lines incubated under conditions of altered exogenous and endogenous lipid availability. Limiting exogenous lipids results in decreased lysosomal acidity and decreased lysosomal enzymatic activity. Both lysosomal parameters are restored with the addition of oleoyl-CoA, suggesting that fatty acids play a role in the regulation of lysosomal function. Cell surface expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-encoded molecules is also decreased in the absence of exogenous lipids. Additionally, we observe decreased gamma-interferon stimulation of cell surface MHC class II. Using cerulenin to limit the endogenous synthesis of fatty acids results in decreased cell surface expression of MHC class II but does not appear to alter lysosomal acidity, suggesting that lysosomal acidity is dependent on exogenous, but not endogenous, fatty acid availability. Testing these conclusions in an in vivo mouse model, we observed statistically significant, diet-dependent differences in lysosomal acidity and MHC class II cell surface expression. Collectively, these data demonstrate a mechanistic link between lipid availability and early events in the immune response.
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- S C Schweitzer
- Colorado University Institute of Bioenergetics, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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Tsuda N, Tohmi M, Mizuno M, Nawa H. Strain-dependent behavioral alterations induced by peripheral interleukin-1 challenge in neonatal mice. Behav Brain Res 2006; 166:19-31. [PMID: 16137777 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2005.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2005] [Revised: 07/12/2005] [Accepted: 07/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is implicated in the pathogenesis of various psychiatric diseases. Peripheral administration of IL-1alpha to neonatal rats induces cognitive and behavioral abnormalities and, therefore, the IL-1alpha-treated animals might serve as a schizophrenia model. The present study assessed genetic influences on IL-1alpha-triggered behavioral impairments, using four different strains of neonatal mice, C3H/He, DBA/2, C57BL/6, and ddY. Neonatal treatments with IL-1alpha differentially altered adult behavioral/cognitive traits in a strain-dependent manner. IL-1alpha treatment decreased prepulse inhibition in DBA/2 and C57BL/6 mice but not in C3H/He and ddY. The treatment increased locomotor activity and startle responses in DBA/2 mice and, conversely, decreased startle responses in C3H/He mice. Behavioral alterations were most remarkable in DBA/2 mice but undetectable in ddY mice. The magnitudes of IL-1alpha actions differed between the brain and periphery and were influenced by mouse genetic background. The IL-1-triggered acute signaling, Ikappa-B degradation, was significant in the frontal cortex of DBA/2 mice and in the hypothalamus of C3H/He mice. An increase in brain p38 MAP kinase phosphorylation was also most marked in the DBA/2 strain. In contrast, subchronic influences of IL-1alpha injections failed to illustrate the strain-dependent behavioral alterations. The peripheral effects of IL-1alpha did not match the strain-dependency of the behavioral alterations, either. Acceleration of tooth eruption and eyelid opening as well as attenuation of weight gain was most marked in C3H/He mice and the induction of serum amyloid protein was the largest in ddY mice. Thus, the peripheral effects of IL-1alpha in DBA/2 mice were relatively inferior to those in the other strains. The present animal study suggests that, in early postnatal development, circulating IL-1alpha trigger brain cytokine signaling and produce distinct influences on later neurobehavioral traits, both depending on genetic background.
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MESH Headings
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Behavior, Animal/drug effects
- Behavior, Animal/physiology
- Blotting, Western/methods
- Body Weight/drug effects
- Brain/drug effects
- Brain/metabolism
- Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Drug Administration Schedule
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/drug effects
- I-kappa B Proteins/metabolism
- Immunoenzyme Techniques/methods
- Inhibition, Psychological
- Interleukin-1/administration & dosage
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Microfilament Proteins
- Motor Activity/drug effects
- Phosphorylation/drug effects
- Recombinant Proteins/administration & dosage
- Reflex, Acoustic/drug effects
- Species Specificity
- Time Factors
- p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism
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- Noriko Tsuda
- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) gene products have been implicated in the pathogenesis of an increasing number of eye diseases, mainly inflammatory in nature. This perspective reviews the current hypotheses for why HLA polymorphisms are associated with specific eye diseases. Statistical problems in studies involving HLA associations are discussed, and possible solutions outlined. The relevance of HLA testing in routine ophthalmic practice, its practical and cost implications is also assessed.
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- S V Goverdhan
- Human Genetics Division, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Wu MS, Chen CJ, Lin JT. Host-Environment Interactions: Their Impact on Progression from Gastric Inflammation to Carcinogenesis and on Development of New Approaches to Prevent and Treat Gastric Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005; 14:1878-82. [PMID: 16103430 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-04-0792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Revelation of the connection between Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric adenocarcinoma has prompted new investigations pertaining to its basic and clinical aspects. H. pylori-induced persistent and uncontrolled gastric inflammation nearly always precedes the development of cancer and is instrumental in initiating a multistep process leading to carcinogenesis. Despite initial optimism about the potential of combination anti-H. pylori therapy to ultimately eradicate gastric adenocarcinoma, recent investigations suggest its use should be targeted and tailored to a selected patient group considering the multifaceted role of H. pylori in disease and the disease heterogeneity of gastric adenocarcinoma. The clinical spectrum of H. pylori infection ranges from asymptomatic gastritis and peptic ulcer to gastric malignancies. The occurrence of one versus another is the result of differences in the magnitude of gastritis, and the current disease paradigm suggests gastric inflammation is common to all H. pylori-associated gastroduodenal diseases. Therefore, the host inflammatory responses to environmental triggers, rather than to bacteria or environmental factors per se, would dictate the variable outcomes of H. pylori infection. Putative factors that are expected to play an important role in stimulating inflammatory pathways and modulating the cross-talk between host and environment are age at the time of infection, environmental cofactors, H. pylori virulence, and host genetics. Elucidation of the intimate relationship between host-environment interaction and gastric inflammation, although currently a formidable task, is essential in the development of new prevention and treatment strategies. Such knowledge might provide clues that allow more accurate prediction of variable outcomes of gastric inflammation and appropriate adjustment of treatment strategies, and might open up novel areas for studying gastric carcinogenesis. The evolving new technologies, such as microarray, proteomic, and functional genomic analyses, promise to shed new light on the immense complexity of the presumed host-environment interactions and will reveal more useful markers for the diagnosis and prognosis of gastric adenocarcinoma.
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- Ming-Shiang Wu
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan S. Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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Howell WM, Pead PJ, Shek FW, Rose-Zerilli MJ, Armstrong T, Johnson CD, Fine DR, Iredale JP, Bateman AC. Influence of cytokine and ICAM-1 gene polymorphisms on susceptibility to chronic pancreatitis. J Clin Pathol 2005; 58:595-9. [PMID: 15917409 PMCID: PMC1770688 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.020842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AIMS To test the hypothesis that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within genes (or their promoter regions) encoding cytokines, growth factors, and intercellular adhesion molecules modulate the risk of development of chronic pancreatitis (CP). METHODS DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leucocytes or formalin fixed, paraffin wax embedded tissue from 53 patients with CP and 266 healthy controls. SNPs within the interleukin 1beta (IL-1beta), IL-6, IL-8, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene promoter regions and the transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFbeta1) and intercellular cell adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) genes were genotyped by the amplification refractory mutation system polymerase chain reaction or 5' nuclease (Taqman) techniques. Patient-control comparisons were made using 2 x 2 contingency tables and chi2 analyses. RESULTS A non-significant decrease in the frequency of the IL-8 -251 AA genotype and a non-significant increase in the frequency of the ICAM-1 +469 GA genotype was seen in patients compared with controls. No associations were identified between SNPs in the promoter regions of the IL-1beta, IL-6, or TNFalpha proinflammatory cytokines genes or the TGFbeta1 and VEGF genes and susceptibility to CP. CONCLUSIONS This preliminary study suggests that genetic polymorphism within several cytokine genes is unlikely to influence susceptibility to CP, but the possible role of IL-8 and ICAM-1 polymorphisms in the development of this disease requires further investigation.
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- W M Howell
- The Pancreatic and Liver Fibrosis Research Groups, Divisions of Human Genetics, Allergy and Repair, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
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Panelli MC, Wang E, Monsurrò V, Jin P, Zavaglia K, Smith K, Ngalame Y, Marincola FM. Vaccination with T cell-defined antigens. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2005; 4:697-707. [PMID: 15155161 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.4.5.697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Tumour immunology encompasses a broad array of biological phenomena including interactions between neoplastic cells and the innate and adaptive immune response. Among immune cells, T cells have taken the centre stage because they can be easily demonstrated to specifically recognise autologous cancer cells. As most tumour-associated antigens are intracellular proteins, T cells appear to be the most suitable tool for cancer-specific attack, as antibodies do not cross the cell membrane and the innate immune response lacks the same level of specificity. Finally, the relative ease in which T cells can be educated through antigen-specific immunisation to recognise cancer cells has elevated them to an even higher stature. In this review, it will be argued that T cells represent a unique anticancer agent, characterised by absolute specificity. Although other therapeutic modalities (antibody-based) have been effectively implemented, a comparison of T cell-based approaches with other modalities goes beyond the purposes of this review and will not be included in the discussion. However, it is obvious that the role of the T cell is limited and other components of the immune response (effector mononuclear phagocytes, natural killer cells, cytokines, chemokines, soluble factors), genetic background and tumour heterogeneity are likely to be necessary for the completion of cancer rejection.
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- Monica C Panelli
- Immunogenetics Section, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Wang E, Panelli MC, Marincola FM. Understanding the response to immunotherapy in humans. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 27:105-17. [PMID: 15666150 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-004-0198-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2004] [Accepted: 12/15/2004] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Whether the efforts of the last decade aimed at the development of vaccines against tumor-specific antigens encountered success or failure is a matter of expectations. On the bright side, we could optimistically observe that anti-cancer-vaccines stand as an outstanding example of the successful implementation of modern biotechnology tools for the development of biologically sound therapeutics. In particular, vaccines against melanoma (the prototype model of tumor immunology in humans) can reproducibly induce cytotoxic T cell (CTL) responses exquisitely specific for cancer cells. This achievement trespasses the specificity of any other anti-cancer therapy. The skeptics, on the other end, might point out that immunization only rarely leads to cancer regression, labeling, therefore, this approach is ineffective. In our opinion this judgment stems from the naïve expectation that CTL induction is sufficient for an effective immune response. Here we propose that more needs to be understood about the mechanisms required for the induction of a therapeutically relevant immune response in humans. In particular, we will discuss the variables related to cancer heterogeneity, the weight of individual patients' polymorphism(s), the role of the T cell activation and differentiation and, finally, the complex relationship between immune and cancer cells within the tumor microenvironment.
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- Ena Wang
- Immunogenetics Section, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1184, USA
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Calder PC. n-3 fatty acids, inflammation, and immunity--relevance to postsurgical and critically ill patients. Lipids 2004; 39:1147-61. [PMID: 15736910 PMCID: PMC7101959 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-004-1342-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2004] [Accepted: 11/26/2004] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Excessive or inappropriate inflammation and immunosuppression are components of the response to surgery, trauma, injury, and infection in some individuals and these can lead, progressively, to sepsis and septic shock. The hyperinflammation is characterized by the production of inflammatory cytokines, arachidonic acid-derived eicosanoids, and other inflammatory mediators, while the immunosuppression is characterized by impairment of antigen presentation and of T helper cell type-1 responses. Long-chain n-3 FA from fish oil decrease the production of inflammatory cytokines and eicosanoids. They act both directly (by replacing arachidonic acid as an eicosanoid substrate and by inhibiting arachidonic acid metabolism) and indirectly (by altering the expression of inflammatory genes through effects on transcription factor activation). Thus, long-chain n-3 FA are potentially useful anti-inflammatory agents and may be of benefit in patients at risk of developing sepsis. As such, an emerging application of n-3 FA is in surgical or critically ill patients where they may be added to parenteral or enteral formulas. Parenteral or enteral nutrition including n-3 FA appears to preserve immune function better than standard formulas and appears to partly prevent some aspects of the inflammatory response. Studies to date are suggestive of clinical benefits from these approaches, especially in postsurgical patients.
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- Philip C Calder
- Institute of Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton SO16 7PX, United Kingdom.
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Marincola FM, Ferrone S. Immunotherapy of melanoma: the good news, the bad ones and what to do next. Semin Cancer Biol 2004; 13:387-9. [PMID: 15001156 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2003.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Jin P, Wang E. Polymorphism in clinical immunology - From HLA typing to immunogenetic profiling. J Transl Med 2003; 1:8. [PMID: 14624696 PMCID: PMC280736 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-1-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2003] [Accepted: 11/18/2003] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The pathology of humans, in contrast to that of inbred laboratory animals faces the challenge of diversity addressed in genetic terms as polymorphism. Thus, unsurprisingly, treatment modalities that successfully can be applied to carefully-selected pre-clinical models only sporadically succeed in the clinical arena. Indeed, pre-fabricated experimental models purposefully avoid the basic essence of human pathology: the uncontrollable complexity of disease heterogeneity and the intrinsic diversity of human beings. Far from pontificating on this obvious point, this review presents emerging evidence that the study of complex system such as the cytokine network is further complicated by inter-individual differences dictated by increasingly recognized polymorphisms. Polymorphism appears widespread among genes of the immune system possibly resulting from an evolutionary adaptation of the organism facing an ever evolving environment. We will refer to this high variability of immune-related genes as immune polymorphism. In this review we will briefly highlight the possible clinical relevance of immune polymorphism and suggest a change in the approach to the study of human pathology, from the targeted study of individual systems to a broader view of the organism as a whole through immunogenetic profiling.
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- Ping Jin
- Immunogenetics Section – Department of Transfusion Medicine – Clinical Center – National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland USA
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- Immunogenetics Section – Department of Transfusion Medicine – Clinical Center – National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland USA
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