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Benkortbi Elouaer AAE, Ben Mohamed B, Zaafrane F, Gaha L, Bel Hadj Jrad Tensaout B. Case control study: G-allele of rs4244165 in JAK1 gene correlated with high-level brief psychiatric rating scale in bipolar patients. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e34652. [PMID: 37713898 PMCID: PMC10508567 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000034652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023] Open
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Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic and clinically complex disease, characterized by pathological disturbances in mood and energy. Cytokines can access the brain and their signaling pathways affect brain functions, such as neurotransmitter metabolism, neuroendocrine function, neural/synaptic plasticity, and mood neural circuitry. JAK 1 is the most common phosphorylation protein combined with the tyrosine kinase cytokine receptors; therefore, we investigated the association between the Janus family kinase 1 (JAK1) gene polymorphisms (rs2780895, rs4244165, and rs17127024) and susceptibility to BD. The case study population included 93 patients diagnosed with BD and 112 healthy controls, selected from the central coastal region of Tunisia. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism was used to investigate these 3 JAK1 polymorphisms. We compared the sociodemographic and clinical parameters of 3 genotypes of this single nucleotide polymorphisms rs2780895, rs4244165, and rs17127024 of the JAK1 gene. The frequencies of the 3 genotypes were similar in the patient and control groups. One-way analysis of variance revealed a significant variation in rs4244165. After hospitalization, the average of the brief psychiatric rating scale score was significantly higher for the wild-type GG genotype than that for the double-mutation TT genotype (31.23% vs 22.85%, P = .043). The least significant difference post hoc test also showed a significant difference between the GG and TT genotypes at both hospital admission (P = .001) and after hospitalization (P = .012), with the GG genotype being associated with a higher brief psychiatric rating scale score. Haplotypic analysis revealed that the wild-type haplotype with the highest frequency (46.62%) was CTG. Our results showed no association between the 3 studied positions and bipolar disorder. However, the G-allele of rs4244165 in JAK1 is associated with the highest level of the brief psychiatric rating scale in patients with bipolar disorder. The JAK/signal transducer and activator of transcription pathway is an interesting therapeutic route that requires further investigations. Studying their regulatory regions can provide a clearer picture of all the interactions involved in the regulation of genetic expression in response to treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Akila Ahlem Elouaer Benkortbi Elouaer
- Laboratory of Genetics, Biodiversity and Bioresource Valorization LR11ES41, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Psychiatry and Vulnerability to Psychoses Laboratory–Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital of Monastir, Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Psychiatry and Vulnerability to Psychoses Laboratory–Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital of Monastir, Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Psychiatry and Vulnerability to Psychoses Laboratory–Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital of Monastir, Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Biodiversity and Bioresource Valorization LR11ES41, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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Erdman VV, Nasibullin TR, Tuktarova IA, Somova RS, Mustafina OE. Association Analysis of Polymorphic Gene Variants in the JAK/STAT Signaling Pathway with Aging and Longevity. RUSS J GENET+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795419050077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Cheng G, Yuan X, Wang F, Sun Q, Xin Q, Li K, Sun C, Lin Z, Luan Y, Xu Y, Li P, Kong F, Xu D. Association Between the Telomerase rs2736098_TT Genotype and a Lower Risk of Chronic Hepatitis B and Cirrhosis in Chinese Males. Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2017; 8:e79. [PMID: 28300824 PMCID: PMC5387758 DOI: 10.1038/ctg.2017.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is caused by infection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and liver cirrhosis (LC) is its most common complication. The accumulated evidence indicates a genetic context of HBV infection phenotypes. Here we determine a potential association of CHB/LC with the genetic variant of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), a key player in aging including immune-senescence. METHODS The study included 227 Chinese CHB patients and 315 sex/age-matched healthy controls. TERT rs2736098 and rs2736100 genotyping was performed using pre-designed TaqMan SNP genotyping assay kits. Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) was determined using quantitative PCR. RESULTS The rs2736098_CT/CC genotypes were significantly associated with risk of CHB compared to the TT one (OR 2.265, 95% CI 1.202-4.269, P=0.015). A similar association was also found in CHB patients with cirrhosis (CT/CC vs TT: OR 2.398, 95% CI 1.168-4.922, P=0.02). Further analyses showed that the rs2736098_TT genotype difference occurred between male controls and patients (P=0.008) and male CT/CC-carriers exhibited highly increased risk of CHB compared to male controls (CT+CC vs TT, OR 3.182, 95% CI 1.350-7.500, P=0.01). There was no difference in the rs2736100 variants between controls and CHB patients. LTL was not different between cases and controls. CONCLUSIONS The TERT rs2736098_TT genotype is associated with a lower CHB and LC risk in Chinese males, which may have implications in CHB pathogenesis and prevention.
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- Guanghui Cheng
- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska University Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- School of Nursing, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Central Research Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska University Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Hirahara K, Schwartz D, Gadina M, Kanno Y, O'Shea JJ. Targeting cytokine signaling in autoimmunity: back to the future and beyond. Curr Opin Immunol 2016; 43:89-97. [PMID: 27821272 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cytokines represent structurally diverse soluble factors with critical roles in normal immune function and the pathogenesis of autoimmunity. The emergence of many successful biological therapies targeting cytokines and cytokine receptors exemplifies the importance of cytokines in driving human autoimmune disease; unsurprisingly, there is no paucity of reviews on this subject. Nonetheless, many patients with autoimmune disease do not respond to biologicals, and cure remains an unmet goal. Thus, targeting the intracellular pathways employed by cytokines provides new therapeutic opportunities. A subset of cytokines utilizes the Janus kinase-signal transducer of activators of transcription (JAK-STAT) pathway as a mode of signal transduction. First generation JAK inhibitors (jakinibs) are used to treat rheumatologic disease, and second-generation jakinibs are being developed. Simultaneously, rapid advances are being made in our understanding of the genomic and epigenomic impact of cytokines. In this review, we will briefly review the role of JAK-STAT-dependent cytokines in immune-mediated disease, the current status of Jakinibs, and future possibilities for therapeutic intervention using genomic insights.
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- Kiyoshi Hirahara
- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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- Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Translational Immunology Section, Office of Science Technology, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Hou S, Qi J, Zhang Q, Liao D, Li Q, Hu K, Zhou Y, Kijlstra A, Yang P. Genetic variants in the JAK1 gene confer higher risk of Behcet's disease with ocular involvement in Han Chinese. Hum Genet 2013; 132:1049-58. [PMID: 23674219 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-013-1312-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2013] [Accepted: 05/01/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Recent surveys have identified SLC22A4, SLC22A5, RUNX1, JAK1 as susceptibility genes for various immune-related diseases. An association study was performed in 738 Behcet's patients with ocular involvement and 1,873 controls using the iPLEX system method. The first-stage study for 30 SNPs showed that SNPs rs2780815, rs310241, rs3790532 in JAK1 were associated with Behcet's disease in Han Chinese (Pc(Bonferroni correction) = 0.022-7.7 × 10(-3)). The G allele and AA genotype of SNP rs2834643 in RUNX1 (Pc = 0.041-1.75 × 10(-3)), but none of the other SNPs, were associated with Behcet's disease. Haplotype analysis for the SLC22A4, SLC22A5 genes showed an increased tendency for AGTCTGCCGC frequency in patients compared with controls; however, the significance was lost after Bonferroni correction (P = 0.004, Pc > 0.05). Subsequently, we further replicated the significantly associated SNPs using another independent cohort. Replication and combining studies showed that three SNPs rs2780815, rs310241, rs3790532 in JAK1, but not SNP rs2834643 in RUNX1, were consistently associated with Behcet's disease (replication: Pc = 0.012-9.60 × 10(-4); combining: Pc = 0.030-1.90 × 10(-4)). SNPs rs2780815, rs310241, rs3790532 were estimated to confer a population attributable risk of 35.0, 28.0, 27.0 %, respectively. We found a strong association between HLA-B51 with Behcet's disease in Chinese Han population (P = 1.35 × 10(-73); OR = 5.15; 95 % CI 4.28-6.19). GMDR analysis showed that no gene-gene interaction was detectable between JAK1 and HLA-B51. Logistic analysis indicated that the JAK1 gene was an independent risk factor for Behcet's disease (P > 0.05). Real-time PCR analysis showed that no difference on the expression of JAK1 in PBMCs or LPS-stimulated PBMCs between individuals with the different rs1762780815 genotypes studied (P > 0.05). In conclusion, this study suggests that JAK1, but not SLC22A4, SLC22A5 and RUNX1, contributes to the genetic susceptibility to Behcet's disease with ocular involvement.
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- Shengping Hou
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Youyi Road 1, Chongqing, 400016, People's Republic of China
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