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Duc Nguyen H, Ardeshir A, Fonseca VA, Kim WK. Cluster of differentiation molecules in the metabolic syndrome. Clin Chim Acta 2024; 561:119819. [PMID: 38901629 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2024.119819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) represents a significant public health concern due to its association with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and other serious health conditions. Despite extensive research, the underlying molecular mechanisms contributing to MetS pathogenesis remain elusive. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the molecular mechanisms linking MetS and cluster of differentiation (CD) markers, which play critical roles in immune regulation and cellular signaling. Through an extensive literature review with a systematic approach, we examine the involvement of various CD markers in MetS development and progression, including their roles in adipose tissue inflammation, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Additionally, we discuss potential therapeutic strategies targeting CD markers for the management of MetS. By synthesizing current evidence, this review contributes to a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between immune dysregulation and metabolic dysfunction in MetS, paving the way for the development of novel therapeutic interventions.
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- Hai Duc Nguyen
- Division of Microbiology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University, Covington, LA, USA
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- Division of Microbiology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University, Covington, LA, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Department Endocrinology Metabolism & Diabetes, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Division of Microbiology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University, Covington, LA, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
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Król-Kulikowska M, Urbanowicz I, Kepinska M. The Concentrations of Interleukin-6, Insulin, and Glucagon in the Context of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes and Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in IL6 and INS Genes. J Obes 2024; 2024:7529779. [PMID: 38250713 PMCID: PMC10798838 DOI: 10.1155/2024/7529779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Obesity and diabetes are a problem of modern medicine. Although the environmental factors contributing to the development of these diseases are widely known, research into genetic factors is still ongoing. At the same time, the role of inflammation in the pathophysiology of obesity and diabetes is increasingly emphasized. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of two selected polymorphisms (rs1800795 and rs3842729) on the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes. In this study, 118 participants were examined, including a control group (nonobese and nondiabetic group), an obese group, and a diabetic group. Genotype analysis was performed using the PCR-RFLP method. It has been shown that in patients with the G/G genotype within the rs1800795 polymorphism (IL6), the chance of developing type 2 diabetes is several times lower compared to patients with the G/C and C/C genotypes. However, the rs3842729 polymorphism (INS) does not directly affect the risk of obesity or type 2 diabetes (T2D), although elevated insulin concentrations have been observed in obese and diabetic patients. These results confirm the impact of the rs1800795 polymorphism on the development of diabetes; however, this relationship is more complex and requires further research on other factors.
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- Magdalena Król-Kulikowska
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw 50-556, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Hematology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw 50-556, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw 50-556, Poland
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Ren D, He L, Pang X. Association of CLTA-4 Gene Polymorphisms with Diabetes Mellitus: A Study Based on the Han Population of Northern China. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2022; 15:2705-2712. [PMID: 36091483 PMCID: PMC9451031 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s374451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the association of CLTA-4 gene polymorphism with Type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) (T1DM and T2DM) in the Han population of northern China. METHODS A total of 234 Chinese Han DM patients and 187 non-diabetic subjects were included in the study. Two gene polymorphisms of the CLTA-4, including CTLA-4+49A/G (rs231775) and CTLA4-318C/T (rs5742909), were studied using polymerase chain reaction-restriction endonuclease fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis. Chi-square analysis and Student's t-test were performed to determine the distribution of the gene polymorphism and alleles at the locus of CTLA4-318C/T and CTLA4+49A/G among T1DM and T2DM patients with or without diabetic ketosis (DK), diabetic nephropathy (DN) or autoantibodies (Ab). RESULTS Our results indicated that the distribution frequencies of genotypes and alleles at the CTLA-4+49A/G and CTLA4-318C/T loci of T1DM patients were not significantly different from those of the controls. However, the distribution frequencies of genotypes and alleles at the CTLA-4+49A/G loci of T2DM patients were significantly different from the controls (P=0.024 for genotypes and P=0.004 for A and G alleles). Besides, the A and G alleles at the CTLA4-318C/T loci of T2DM DK+ patients showed significantly different distribution frequencies compared to those of the T2DM DK patients (P=0.001). CONCLUSION Our data suggest that the gene polymorphisms of CTLA-4, including CTLA-4+49A/G and CTLA4-318C/T, are important predictors of DM. CTLA-4 may be a susceptibility gene for T2DM. Patients with T2DM carrying the T allele at the CTLA4-318 C/T locus are more predisposed to diabetic ketosis.
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- Dongyue Ren
- Department of Emergency, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Good Clinical Practice Institution, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Xiaoling Pang, Department of Emergency, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, No. 4 Chongshan East Road, Huanggu District, Shenyang, 110032, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-18900913992, Email
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Ebrahim E, Teklu T, Tajebe F, Wondmagegn T, Akelew Y, Fiseha M. Association of Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen-4 Gene Polymorphism with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: In silico Analysis of Biological Features of CTLA-4 Protein on Ethiopian Population. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2022; 15:2733-2751. [PMID: 36091481 PMCID: PMC9462946 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s375023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND T1DM is a chronic organ-specific T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease characterized by the selective destruction of β-cells in the islets of Langerhans, resulting in insulin deficiency and hyperglycemia. Genes for cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 have been hypothesized as possible contender genes for T1DM vulnerability. However, it has not been studied in the Ethiopian population yet. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate CTLA-4 exon 1 was linked to A49G polymorphism with T1DM and its biological features of CTLA-4 among T1DM patients, in Ethiopia. METHODS A case-control study was done from December 2019 to March 2020 on 210 study participants (105 T1DM patients and 105 healthy controls). Polymerase Chain Reaction amplification with forward and reverse primers was followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism and gel electrophoresis to determine gene polymorphism. Bioinformatics data of SNP was retrieved from National Centers for Biotechnology Information databases. The chi-square test and logistic regression were used. Statistical significance was defined as a P-value of less than 0.05. RESULTS The CTLA-4 (+A49G) gene polymorphism was observed on 56 (26.7%) study participants, 39 (18.57%) of T1DM patients, and 17 (0.08%) were controls. In T1DM and controls, the frequency of the A allele was 73.3% and 89.5%, while the G allele was 26.7% and 10.5%, respectively. The G allele was found to be associated with T1DM (OR=3.1; 95% CI, 1.82 -5.32; P=0.001). Statistical analysis revealed an association between the likelihood of T1DM and GG genotype of the CTLA-4 (+A49G) gene polymorphism (OR=3.11; 95% CI, 1.37-10.90; P=0.01). Further in silico analyzed the SNP to assess its biological features. CONCLUSION The study showed as CTLA-4 (+A49G) gene polymorphism is linked with T1DM in the Ethiopian population.
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- Endris Ebrahim
- Immunology and Molecular Biology, Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
- Correspondence: Endris Ebrahim, Email
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Immunology and Molecular Biology, Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
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- Hematology and Immunohematology, Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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Padma-Malini R, Rathika C, Ramgopal S, Murali V, Dharmarajan P, Pushkala S, Balakrishnan K. Associations of CTLA4 +49 A/G Dimorphism and HLA-DRB1*/DQB1* Alleles With Type 1 Diabetes from South India. Biochem Genet 2018; 56:489-505. [DOI: 10.1007/s10528-018-9856-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhang N, Huang W, Dong F, Liu Y, Zhang B, Jing L, Wang M, Yang G, Jing C. Insulin gene VNTR polymorphisms -2221MspI and -23HphI are associated with type 1 diabetes and latent autoimmune diabetes in adults: a meta-analysis. Acta Diabetol 2015; 52:1143-55. [PMID: 26362169 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-015-0805-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIMS A variable number of tandem repeat (VNTRs) region in the insulin gene (INS) possibly influences the progression of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). However, effects of INS VNTR polymorphisms in these contexts remain inconclusive. METHODS We performed a systematic review of work on the INS VNTR -2221MspI and -23HphI polymorphisms to estimate the overall effects thereof on disease susceptibility; we included 17,498 T1D patients and 24,437 controls, and 1960 LADA patients and 5583 controls. RESULTS For T1D, the C allele at -2221MspI and the A allele at -23HphI were associated with estimated relative risks of 2.13 (95 % CI 1.94, 2.35) and 0.46 (95 % CI 0.44, 0.48), which contributed to absolute increases of 46.76 and 46.98 % in the risk of all T1D, respectively. The estimated lambda values were 0.44 and 0.42, respectively, suggesting that a co-dominant model most likely explained the effects of -2221MspI and -23HphI on T1D. For -23HphI, the A allele carried an estimated relative risk of 0.55 (95 % CI 0.50, 0.61) for LADA and increased the risk of all LADA by 36.94 %. The λ value was 0.43, suggesting that a co-dominant model most likely explained the effect of -23HphI on LADA. CONCLUSIONS Our results support the existence of associations of INS with T1D and LADA.
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- Na Zhang
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China.
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Ruhi Ç, Sallakçi N, Yeğin O, Süleymanlar G, Ersoy FF. The influence of CTLA-4 single nucleotide polymorphisms on acute kidney allograft rejection in Turkish patients. Clin Transplant 2015; 29:612-8. [PMID: 25981560 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) is a cell surface protein, which down-regulates the immune response at CTLA-4/CD28/B7 pathway. We aimed to investigate the influence of the -318 C/T, +49 A/G, -1661 A/G and CT60A/G, and CTLA-4 gene polymorphisms on acute rejection of kidney allograft in Turkish patients. The study design was a case-control study that consists of three groups: Group 1 (n = 34) represented the kidney transplant (Ktx) recipients who experienced acute rejection, Group 2 (n = 47) was randomly assigned Ktx recipients without acute rejection, and Group 3 (n = 50) consisting of healthy volunteers to evaluate the normal genomic distribution. The polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism technique was used to determine the polymorphisms. Genotype and allele frequencies among three groups denoted similar distributions for +49 A/G, -1661 A/G, and CT60A/G. Conversely, -318 C/T genotype was three times more frequent in the acute rejection group than in the non-rejection group (OR = 3.45; 95%CI = 1.18-10.1, p = 0.015) and two times more frequent than the healthy control group (OR = 2.45; 95% CI = 0.98 - 6.11, p = 0.047). Additionally, having a T allele at -318 position was significantly associated with acute rejection (0.147 vs. 0.043, OR = 3.45; 95% CI = 1.13-10.56, p = 0.02). 318C/T gene polymorphism and T allelic variant were found to be associated with increased acute rejection risk in Turkish kidney allograft recipients.
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- Çağlar Ruhi
- Transplantation Center and Health Sciences Research Center, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey
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- Transplantation Center and Health Sciences Research Center, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey
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- Transplantation Center and Health Sciences Research Center, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey
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- Transplantation Center and Health Sciences Research Center, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey
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- Transplantation Center and Health Sciences Research Center, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya, Turkey
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Wang J, Liu L, Ma J, Sun F, Zhao Z, Gu M. Common variants on cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 polymorphisms contributes to type 1 diabetes susceptibility: evidence based on 58 studies. PLoS One 2014; 9:e85982. [PMID: 24465825 PMCID: PMC3900458 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In the past decade, a number of case–control studies have been carried out to investigate the relationship between the CTLA4 gene polymorphisms and type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, these studies have yielded contradictory results. To investigate this inconsistency, we performed a meta-analysis of all available studies dealing with the relationship between the CTLA4 polymorphism and T1D. In total, 58 association studies on two CTLA4 polymorphisms (G49A and C60T) and risk of T1D, including a total of 30,723 T1D cases and 45,254 controls were included. In a combined analysis, the summary per-allele odds ratio (OR) for T1D of the G49A and C60T polymorphism was 1.42 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.31–1.53, P<10−5] and 1.23 (95% CI: 1.18–1.29, P<10−5), respectively. Significant results were also observed using dominant or recessive genetic model. In the subgroup analysis by ethnicity and sample size, significantly increased risks were also found for these polymorphisms. This meta-analysis demonstrated that the G49A and C60T polymorphism of CTLA4 is a risk factor associated with increased T1D susceptibility, but these associations vary in different ethnic populations.
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- Jingnan Wang
- Department of Endocrine, Shanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrine, Shanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrine, Shanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrine, Shanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrine, Shanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrine, Shanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Chen Z, Fei M, Fu D, Zhang L, Ma Y, Wang Y, Zhang F, Xia Q, Wang X. Association between cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 polymorphism and type 1 diabetes: A meta-analysis. Gene 2013; 516:263-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2012] [Revised: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Chang WW, Zhang L, Su H, Jin YL, Chen Y, Yao YS. Need for clarification of data in the recent meta-analysis about cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen 4 gene polymorphism and type 1 diabetes mellitus. Gene 2012; 534:454-5. [PMID: 23262335 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Wei-Wei Chang
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Wannan Medical College, 241001 Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Department of Hospital Infection Management Office, Wuhu Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, 241000 Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 230032 Hefei, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Wannan Medical College, 241001 Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Wannan Medical College, 241001 Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Wannan Medical College, 241001 Wuhu, Anhui, China.
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Si X, Zhang X, Luo Y, Tang W. Association between the CTLA-4 +49A/G polymorphism and type 1 diabetes: a meta-analysis. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2012; 16:1336-42. [PMID: 23009570 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2012.0169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND +49A/G polymorphism of the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 gene (CTLA-4) has been associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, results were inconsistent. The aim of this study was to quantitatively summarize the evidence for CTLA-4 +49A/G polymorphism and T1D. METHODS Electronic search of PubMed was conducted to select studies. Case-control studies containing available genotype frequencies of CTLA-4 +49 were chosen, and the odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to assess the strength of this association. RESULTS 49 case-control studies, including 8976 cases and 11012 controls, were identified. 8 studies were eliminated from the total 49 studies because of p<0.05 (p value for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in the control group) in these studies, which induce significant publication bias. The overall results suggested that the variant genotypes were highly associated (p<0.01) with T1D risk in all genetic models (additive model: OR 1.345, 95% CI 1.249-1.448, p<0.001; recessive model: OR 1.530, 95% CI 1.370-1.708, p<0.001; dominant model: OR 1.409, 95% CI 1.263-1.572 p<0.001). Similarly, in subgroup analyses for ethnicity (Caucasian, Asian), the results were positive. CONCLUSION This meta-analysis suggests that the CTLA-4 +49A/G polymorphism is highly associated (p<0.01) with increased risk of T1D, especially in Caucasians and Asians. To validate this association, further studies with more participants worldwide are needed to examine associations between this polymorphism and T1D. Otherwise, we found that the studies of Africans are rare. More studies in Africans are needed especially.
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- Xiaoyu Si
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging and Tumor, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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Tang ST, Tang HQ, Zhang Q, Wang CJ, Wang YM, Peng WJ. Association of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen 4 gene polymorphism with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis. Gene 2012; 508:165-87. [PMID: 22964358 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2012] [Revised: 06/19/2012] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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To evaluate the association between costimulatory molecule cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene polymorphism and type 1 diabetes mellitus(T1DM), sixty-three published studies before December, 2011 were included. Meta-analysis was performed for each genotype in a random/fixed effect model. The combined odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (95%CI) was calculated to estimate the strength of the association. Overall, significant correlation was noted between CTLA-4 gene polymorphism (i.e. +49A/G, CT60A/G in a per-allele model) and the risk of T1DM (for +49A/G: OR=1.47, 95%CI=1.36-1.60, P<0.001; for CT60A/G: OR=1.31, 95%CI=1.18-1.45, P<0.001). However, no significant association was noted between C(-318)T polymorphism and T1DM. In the subgroup analysis, for +49A/G and CT60A/G, the statistically significant associations were also demonstrated in diverse racial descents (Caucasian and Asian) and age of onset (<20 years and >20 years). In conclusion, our results suggest that CTLA-4 polymorphism contributes to the susceptibility of T1DM.
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- Song-tao Tang
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei230022, China
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LADA and T1D in Estonian population — Two different genetic risk profiles. Gene 2012; 497:285-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.01.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2011] [Revised: 01/24/2012] [Accepted: 01/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ferreira ACS, Gomes KB, Sampaio IBM, Oliveira VCD, Pardini VC, Godard ALB. Type 1 diabetes susceptibility determined by HLA alleles and CTLA-4 and insulin genes polymorphisms in Brazilians. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 53:368-73. [PMID: 19578600 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302009000300012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2008] [Accepted: 02/04/2009] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Type 1A diabetes mellitus (T1ADM) is a multifactorial disease in which genetic and environmental aspects are important to its development. The association of genetic variations with disease has been demonstrated in several studies; however, the role of some gene loci has not yet been fully elucidated. OBJECTIVE To compare the frequency of HLA alleles and polymorphism in CTLA-4 and insulin genes in Brazilians with T1ADM and individuals without the disease, as well as to identify genetic markers that are able to discriminate between diabetic and non-diabetic individuals. METHODS The presence of HLA DQB1, DQA1 and DRB1 alleles, as well as the -2221 MspI polymorphism in the insulin gene and 49 A/G in the CTLA-4 gene were identified by the 'Time-resolved fluorometer' technique after hybridization with probes labeled with Eu (III) / Sm (III) and Tb (III). RESULTS The DQB1 *0302 and DQA1 *03 alleles were identified as predisposed to T1ADM, and the DQB1 *0301 allele presented a protective effect against the disease.The DQA1 label proved to be able to differentiate between 71.13% of the diabetic and non-diabetic individuals.This value increased to 82.47% when the DQB1 label was added. No significant difference in the frequency of polymorphisms in the insulin and CTLA-4 genes was observed between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS The genetic markers that best characterized and discriminated diabetic and non-diabetic individuals were the HLA DQA1 and DQB1.alleles.
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- Alessandro Clayton Souza Ferreira
- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Siljander H, Härkönen T, Hermann R, Simell S, Hekkala A, Salonsaari RT, Simell T, Simell O, Ilonen J, Veijola R, Knip M. Role of insulin autoantibody affinity as a predictive marker for type 1 diabetes in young children with HLA-conferred disease susceptibility. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2009; 25:615-22. [PMID: 19637309 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Insulin autoantibodies (IAA) are early markers of prediabetic autoimmunity. As transient and fluctuating IAA positivity are common among young children, distinguishing non-progressive IAA from destruction-related IAA is essential when preventive measures are considered. We tested whether children progressing rapidly to type 1 diabetes (progressors) are characterized by a higher prediabetic IAA affinity than IAA-positive children remaining unaffected or progressing more slowly to diabetes (non-progressors), and whether IAA affinity increases towards diagnosis. METHODS Finnish children with HLA-conferred diabetes susceptibility were observed from birth for diabetes-associated autoantibodies and progression to overt type 1 diabetes. IAA levels and affinities of the first IAA-positive prediabetic samples and samples obtained closest to the diagnosis in 64 progressors were compared with corresponding values in 64 matched IAA-positive non-progressors. RESULTS The median age at diagnosis was 3.9 years in progressors and the median follow-up time 7.6 years among unaffected subjects. In the first samples the median IAA affinity was 1.4 x 10(10) L/mol in both groups (p = 0.33), while at the second sampling it was 1.1 x 10(10) L/mol in progressors and 1.2 x 10(10) L/mol in unaffected subjects (p = 0.46). No changes in affinity levels were observed (p = 0.33 and p = 0.84, respectively). IAA titers increased towards diagnosis among progressors (from a median of 13.6 to 20.1 relative units; p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Among young IAA-positive children with HLA-conferred disease susceptibility IAA affinity failed to distinguish rapid progressors from slowly or non-progressing subjects. In relation to IAA affinity, no maturation of the humoral immune response was observed over time from seroconversion to diagnosis.
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- Heli Siljander
- Hospital for Children and Adolescents and Folkhälsan Research Center, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Douroudis K, Laine AP, Heinonen M, Hermann R, Lipponen K, Veijola R, Simell O, Knip M, Uibo R, Ilonen J, Kisand K. Association of CTLA4 but not ICOS polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes in two populations with different disease rates. Hum Immunol 2009; 70:536-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2009.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2008] [Revised: 04/02/2009] [Accepted: 04/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lempainen J, Vaarala O, Mäkelä M, Veijola R, Simell O, Knip M, Hermann R, Ilonen J. Interplay between PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism and cow's milk formula exposure in type 1 diabetes. J Autoimmun 2009; 33:155-64. [PMID: 19473815 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2009.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2009] [Revised: 04/28/2009] [Accepted: 04/30/2009] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Genetic heterogeneity may affect the analysis of risk factors associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D). We studied the effect of the INS -23A/T, PTPN22 1858C/T, and CTLA-4 +49A/G polymorphisms on the emergence of T1D-associated autoimmunity in children exposed to cow's milk (CM) based formula during early or late infancy. The study comprised of 156 children from the Finnish DIPP cohort who had developed >or= 2 types of autoantibodies (ICA, IAA, GADA or IA-2A) or clinical T1D and 563 control children. The PTPN22 1858T allele was associated with the appearance of the autoantibodies and clinical T1D among children exposed to CM formula before the age of 6 months (PTPN22: for all P <or= 0.001, Log Rank test), but not among children exposed later on. Cox regression analysis showed an interaction between early CM exposure and 1858T allele and enhanced appearance of ICA, IAA and IA-2A (for all P <or= 0.04). Our results imply that the PTPN22 polymorphism affects the development of T1D-associated autoimmunity only if children are exposed to CM formula during early infancy suggesting an interplay between genetic and environmental factors. This may provide an explanation for the contradictory findings on the significance of CM formula exposure in T1D.
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- Johanna Lempainen
- Immunogenetics Laboratory, University of Turku, MediCity, BioCity 4th Floor, Turku, Finland.
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Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 gene polymorphisms are associated with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults. Clin Chim Acta 2009; 403:226-8. [PMID: 19332045 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2009.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2008] [Revised: 02/26/2009] [Accepted: 03/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) molecule is an important regulator of T cell activation involved in the down-regulation of immune response. Polymorphisms within the CTLA-4 gene have been suggested to confer susceptibility to autoimmune endocrine disorders. METHODS In order to evaluate the impact of allelic variants of the CTLA-4 gene in latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA), the CT60 A/G SNP and the CTBC217_1 C/T SNP were studied in a population of Estonian origin, including 61 LADA patients and 230 controls. RESULTS It was found that the CT60 GG genotype (p=0.004) and the CTBC217_1 TT genotype (p=0.007) were significant associated with LADA. CONCLUSIONS Our investigation revealed that not only type 1 diabetes but also LADA is associated with CTLA-4 gene polymorphisms. The role of CTLA-4 gene in the pathogenesis of LADA is open and needs further investigations.
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Walldén J, Ilonen J, Roivainen M, Ludvigsson J, Vaarala O. Effect of HLA genotype or CTLA-4 polymorphism on cytokine response in healthy children. Scand J Immunol 2008; 68:345-50. [PMID: 18782261 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2008.02144.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is considered to be a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease in which genetic predisposition is affected by HLA class II alleles and polymorphisms in cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene. We tested the hypothesis whether these T1D-related gene polymorphisms modulate cytokine response and thus contribute to the development of autoimmunity. The study includes 67 non-diabetic children, typed for HLA class II alleles and CTLA-4 polymorphisms (+49A/G, CT60A/G, CTBC217_1C/T). We measured cytokine secretion of peripheral blood mononuclear cells after stimulation with tetanus toxoid (TT), polio virus, coxsackie virus B4, pertussis toxin (PT) and phytohemagglutinin (PHA). We saw higher IL-13 response to TT in individuals with DR3-DQ2 haplotype (P = 0.002). HLA class II protective haplotype, DR2-DQ6, showed association with increased production of IFN-gamma (P < 0.001) and IL-2 (P = 0.005) in response to polio virus. In children with the autoimmunity-related homozygous genotypes CTLA-4 +49G/G, CT60G/G and CTBC217_1T/T, we found enhanced PT- and PHA-induced IFN-gamma production (P < 0.05). The cytokine responses to studied antigens were weakly modified by HLA class II risk haplotypes, and children with T1D-associated HLA risk haplotypes are not specifically inclined to develop an immune response in general. Higher IFN-gamma and IL-2 response to enterovirus in children with HLA class II protective haplotype DR2-DQ6 could be of importance in the protection from T1D-associated enterovirus infections. All autoimmunity related CTLA-4 polymorphisms were associated with enhanced IFN-gamma. This suggests impaired downregulation of cellular immunity by these CTLA-4 polymorphisms.
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- J Walldén
- Division of Pediatrics and Diabetes Research Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
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Douroudis K, Prans E, Haller K, Nemvalts V, Rajasalu T, Tillmann V, Kisand K, Uibo R. Protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22 gene variants at position 1858 are associated with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Estonian population. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 72:425-30. [PMID: 18764813 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2008.01115.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22 (PTPN22) is considered an important regulator of T-cell activation. Polymorphisms within the PTPN22 gene have been suggested to confer susceptibility to autoimmune endocrine disorders. To evaluate the impact of a functional variation in the PTPN22 gene in type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), the PTPN22 C1858T single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was studied in the population of Estonian origin, including 170 T1D patients, 244 T2D patients and 230 controls. Using two methods for PTPN22 C1858T detection in parallel, we found that not only T1D but also T2D is associated with the PTPN22 1858T allele. The role of PTPN22 gene in the pathogenesis of T2D is yet unclear and needs further investigation.
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- K Douroudis
- Department of Immunology, IGMP, Centre of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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Ramos-Lopez E, Lange B, Kahles H, Willenberg HS, Meyer G, Penna-Martinez M, Reisch N, Hahner S, Seissler J, Badenhoop K. Insulin gene polymorphisms in type 1 diabetes, Addison's disease and the polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2008; 9:65. [PMID: 18620562 PMCID: PMC2474835 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-9-65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2008] [Accepted: 07/11/2008] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Background Polymorphisms within the insulin gene can influence insulin expression in the pancreas and especially in the thymus, where self-antigens are processed, shaping the T cell repertoire into selftolerance, a process that protects from β-cell autoimmunity. Methods We investigated the role of the -2221Msp(C/T) and -23HphI(A/T) polymorphisms within the insulin gene in patients with a monoglandular autoimmune endocrine disease [patients with isolated type 1 diabetes (T1D, n = 317), Addison's disease (AD, n = 107) or Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT, n = 61)], those with a polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II (combination of T1D and/or AD with HT or GD, n = 62) as well as in healthy controls (HC, n = 275). Results T1D patients carried significantly more often the homozygous genotype "CC" -2221Msp(C/T) and "AA" -23HphI(A/T) polymorphisms than the HC (78.5% vs. 66.2%, p = 0.0027 and 75.4% vs. 52.4%, p = 3.7 × 10-8, respectively). The distribution of insulin gene polymorphisms did not show significant differences between patients with AD, HT, or APS-II and HC. Conclusion We demonstrate that the allele "C" of the -2221Msp(C/T) and "A" -23HphI(A/T) insulin gene polymorphisms confer susceptibility to T1D but not to isolated AD, HT or as a part of the APS-II.
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- Elizabeth Ramos-Lopez
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Galanakis E, Kofteridis D, Stratigi K, Petraki E, Vazgiourakis V, Fragouli E, Mamoulakis D, Boumpas DT, Goulielmos GN. Intron 4 a/b polymorphism of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene is associated with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in a genetically homogeneous population. Hum Immunol 2008; 69:279-83. [PMID: 18486763 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2008.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2008] [Revised: 02/27/2008] [Accepted: 03/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Current classifications of diabetes distinguish between type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), however recent evidence highlights overlap between T1D and T2D. Earlier studies have suggested altered nitric oxide (NO) metabolism in both T1D and T2D. In the present case-control study, we investigated whether the endothelial NO synthase gene intron 4 a/b polymorphism is associated with T1D and T2D in the island of Crete, a well-defined area with genetically homogeneous population. Mutated allele "a" was more common in individuals with both T1D and T2D than in controls (odds ratio [OR] = 1.71, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.06-2.77, p = 0.013; and OR = 1.50, 95% CI = 0.930-2.42, p = 0.047, respectively). Mutated genotype (a/a or a/b) was more common in individuals with T1D than in nondiabetic individuals (OR = 1.93, 95% CI = 1.12-3.32, p = 0.008); this increased frequency was also observed for T2D, although not at a significant level (OR = 1.38, 95% CI = 0.802-2.37). No difference was found in the frequency of mutated allele a or mutated genotype (a/a or a/b) between T1D and T2D populations. In conclusion, our results indicate that allele a of the intron 4 endothelial NO synthase gene is associated with susceptibility to both T1D and T2D and may represent a common genetic factor for diabetes.
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Haller K, Kisand K, Pisarev H, Salur L, Laisk T, Nemvalts V, Uibo R. Insulin gene VNTR, CTLA-4 +49A/G and HLA-DQB1 alleles distinguish latent autoimmune diabetes in adults from type 1 diabetes and from type 2 diabetes group. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 69:121-7. [PMID: 17257313 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2006.00745.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Recent research has underlined the need to explore pathogenic, genetic and clinical spectrum of adult onset autoimmune diabetes, also known as latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). We aimed to investigate whether genetic factors that are associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) susceptibility, namely HLA-DQB1 alleles, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 gene (CTLA-4) and insulin gene (INS) polymorphisms, are also associated with an atypical subset of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The case-control study included 70 T1D, 305 T2D and 252 nondiabetic controls. The T2D group was divided into atypical T2D (LADA, n = 61) or typical T2D (n = 244) subgroups based on the presence of at least one pancreas-specific antibody. Our data suggested that HLA-DQB1 alleles of all three risk classes, INS variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) I/I and CTLA-4 +49 GG or AG genotypes, were independent risk factors for developing LADA and could be used as a diagnostic tool to discriminate between LADA and T2D. Additionally, there was an increased association between LADA and CTLA-4 diabetes-susceptibility genotypes and decreased association with INS VNTR and high-risk HLA-DQB1 alleles, compared with T1D. Our study suggested the need for further investigation into the genetic background and functional genomics of LADA in comparison with T1D and T2D.
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- K Haller
- Department of Immunology, Institute of General and Molecular Pathology, Centre of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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Knight AK, Serrano D, Tomer Y, Cunningham-Rundles C. CTLA-4 gene exon-1 +49 A/G polymorphism: lack of association with autoimmune disease in patients with common variable immune deficiency. J Clin Immunol 2006; 27:95-100. [PMID: 17192819 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-006-9049-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2006] [Accepted: 09/25/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The presence of the G allele of exon-1 +49 A/G polymorphisms of the cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) gene has been described as a risk factor associated with the development of autoimmune diseases. Since Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID) is associated with autoimmune manifestations in approximately 25% of patients, we sought to examine the association of the CTLA-4 single nucleotide polymorphism with autoimmunity and other inflammatory complications. Sixteen of 47 CVID (34%) patients had a history of autoimmunity, and 15 (32%) had known granulomatous disease with or without lymphoid hyperplasia. CTLA-4 genotype frequencies were AA 40% (19), AG 45% (21), and GG 15% (7). Allele frequencies were A 63% and G 37%, similar to control populations. There were no significant associations between CTLA-4 exon-1 +49 A/G polymorphism and autoimmune or lymphoid hyperplasia and granulomatous disease in this mostly Caucasian CVID patient population.
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- Adina Kay Knight
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Immunology, 1425 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA
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Jonson CO, Hedman M, Karlsson Faresjö M, Casas R, Ilonen J, Ludvigsson J, Vaarala O. The association of CTLA-4 and HLA class II autoimmune risk genotype with regulatory T cell marker expression in 5-year-old children. Clin Exp Immunol 2006; 145:48-55. [PMID: 16792673 PMCID: PMC1942013 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2006.03106.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Regulatory T cells (Treg) are involved in the maintenance of peripheral tolerance by suppression of autoreactive lymphocytes that have avoided thymic depletion. The defective function of Treg cells has recently attracted attention in autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes (T1D), rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Susceptibility to these diseases is associated with specific human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class II and cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) gene polymorphisms. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between HLA class II and CTLA +49 A/G polymorphisms associated with susceptibility to T1D and the number and characteristics of Treg cells in children. Samples from 47 5-year-old children who participated in the All Babies in South-east Sweden (ABIS) follow-up study were grouped according to the presence of the T1D risk-associated HLA genotype (DQA1*0501-DQB1*0201, DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302) or neutral HLA genotypes. Lower percentages of CD4+ T cells (P = 0.03) and CD4+ CD25high cells (P = 0.06) expressing intracellular CTLA-4 were detected in samples from children with CTLA-4 +49GG compared to children with the +49AA genotype. Similarly, lower percentages of CD4+ (P = 0.002) and CD4+ CD25high (P = 0.002) cells expressing CTLA-4 were observed in children positive for HLA DQA1*0501-DQB1*0201 and DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 (P = 0.04 for CD4+ and P = 0.02 for CD4+ CD25high) risk haplotypes when compared to children without these alleles. The percentage of CD25high cells among CD4+ cells was correlated inversely with CTLA-4 mRNA expression in PBMC (r = -0.56, P = 0.03). Decreased levels of CTLA-4 in CD4+ and CD4+ CD25high cells in individuals with CTLA-4 and HLA class II alleles associated with T1D may contribute to the initiation and/or progression of autoimmune response.
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- C-O Jonson
- Division of Pediatrics and Diabetes Research Centre, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
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Hermann R, Lipponen K, Kiviniemi M, Kakko T, Veijola R, Simell O, Knip M, Ilonen J. Lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase (LYP/PTPN22) Arg620Trp variant regulates insulin autoimmunity and progression to type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia 2006; 49:1198-208. [PMID: 16614815 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-006-0225-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2005] [Accepted: 02/13/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS We analysed the contribution of the lymphoid protein tyrosine phosphatase (LYP) Arg620Trp variant (which corresponds to the PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism) to the emergence of beta-cell-specific humoral autoimmunity and progression to type 1 diabetes in man. We also explored the heterogeneity in the disease-predisposing effect of this polymorphism in relation to known disease loci, sex and age at disease onset. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A population-derived Finnish birth cohort with increased disease susceptibility conferred by HLA-DQB1 was monitored for the appearance of islet cell autoantibodies, and individuals found to be positive were tested for autoantibodies against insulin (IAA), glutamic acid decarboxylase and islet antigen-2 (n = 574; mean follow-up time 4.9 years). Gene interaction effects on disease susceptibility were analysed in case-control and family series (546 patients, 538 controls, 245 nuclear families). All subjects were typed for HLA DR-DQ, insulin gene (INS), CTLA4 and PTPN22 C1858T polymorphisms. RESULTS The PTPN22 1858TT genotype was associated with the appearance of IAA (adjusted hazard ratio = 4.6, 95% CI 2.4-9.0; p = 0.000013). PTPN22, INS and HLA-DRB1 had an additive effect on the emergence of IAA. The 1858TT and CT genotypes conferred an increased risk of developing additional autoantibodies or clinical disease (hazard ratio=4.1, 95% CI 1.5-11.6; and 1.6, 95% CI 1.1-2.4, respectively; p = 0.003). The strong effect of PTPN22 on disease susceptibility (p = 2.1 x 10(-8)) was more pronounced in males (p = 0.021) and in subjects with non-DR4-DQ8/low-risk HLA genotypes (p = 0.0004). CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION In the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes the underlying mechanism of the PTPN22 C1858T polymorphism appears to involve regulation of insulin-specific autoimmunity. Importantly, it strongly affects progression from prediabetes to clinical disease.
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- R Hermann
- JDRF Centre for Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes in Finland, Turku, Finland.
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Holmberg H, Vaarala O, Sadauskaite-Kuehne V, Ilonen J, Padaiga Z, Ludvigsson J. Higher prevalence of autoantibodies to insulin and GAD65 in Swedish compared to Lithuanian children with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2006; 72:308-14. [PMID: 16442659 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2005.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2005] [Accepted: 10/31/2005] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We compared the prevalence of beta-cell autoantibodies and genetic risk factors in Sweden and Lithuania. Ninety-six patients from Sweden and 96 from Lithuania matched for age and gender (1-15 years old, median age 9.0 years) were included. We analyzed autoantibodies to insulin (IAA), glutamic acid decarboxylase (GADA) and the protein tyrosine phosphatase like IA-2 (IA-2A) as well as risk-associated polymorphisms of HLA, insulin and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) genes. The frequency of patients positive for IAA and GADA was higher in Sweden than in Lithuania (p = 0.043 and 0.032). The differences remained even when the patients were matched for HLA, insulin and CTLA-4 risk genotypes. Patients with low levels of IAA had higher levels of HbA1c and ketones at diagnosis. The frequency of the risk haplotype DR4-DQ8 was higher in Swedish than in Lithuanian patients (p = 0.004), as well as the high-risk combination of DR4-DQ8 and DR3-DQ2 haplotypes (p = 0.009). Our results suggest that autoimmune process against insulin and GAD(65) is more common at diagnosis in children in areas with high incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D), independent of genetic risk markers. Furthermore, the disease in patients with insulin autoantibodies seems to be clinically milder.
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- Hanna Holmberg
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Clinical Research Center, Division of Pediatrics and Diabetes Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköpings Universitet, Sweden.
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Hermann R, Laine AP, Veijola R, Vahlberg T, Simell S, Lähde J, Simell O, Knip M, Ilonen J. The effect of HLA class II, insulin and CTLA4 gene regions on the development of humoral beta cell autoimmunity. Diabetologia 2005; 48:1766-75. [PMID: 16025255 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-005-1844-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2005] [Accepted: 04/25/2005] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS The aim of this study was to explore the contribution of genetic factors to the emergence of beta-cell-specific humoral autoimmunity. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We analysed the effect of HLA class II, insulin (INS; -23 HphI variant) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4 [+49 and CT60]) genes on the appearance of beta-cell-specific autoantibodies in a large population-based birth cohort recruited in Finland. Infants carrying increased risk HLA DQB1 genotypes were monitored for the appearance of autoantibodies (islet cell autoantibodies [ICA], insulin autoantibodies [IAA], glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies [GADA] and islet antigen 2 antibodies [IA-2A]). Those who developed beta-cell-specific autoantibodies were studied (n=574, mean follow-up time: 4.9 years; range 0.5-9.3). RESULTS IAA emerged at a higher rate in children with the -23 HphI AA INS genotype than in those carrying AT or TT variants (hazard ratio 2.1, 95% CI 1.4-2.9, p<0.001). This effect of the INS locus was present in both HLA DQB1 risk groups. The appearance of IAA showed a strong association also with the HLA DRB1*0401 allele (hazard ratio 13.1, 95% CI 1.8-93.4, p<0.001). The development of IA-2A was also somewhat accelerated by the DRB1*0401 variant (p=0.03). Isolated ICA positivity was independent of the HLA and INS genotypes. None of the humoral immune markers showed association with the CTLA4 gene. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION The INS and the DRB1 loci appear to contribute to the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes by initiating/modifying insulin-specific autoimmunity. The emergence of IAA represents a crucial step in the development of beta cell autoimmunity in young children, in whom the appearance of GADA and IA-2A is linked to IAA.
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- Robert Hermann
- JDRF Centre for Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes in Finland, Turku, Finland.
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Kavvoura FK, Ioannidis JPA. CTLA-4 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to type 1 diabetes mellitus: a HuGE Review and meta-analysis. Am J Epidemiol 2005; 162:3-16. [PMID: 15961581 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The authors performed a meta-analysis of 33 studies examining the association of type 1 diabetes mellitus with polymorphisms in the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene, including the A49G (29 comparisons), C(-318)T (three comparisons), and (AT)n microsatellite (six comparisons) polymorphisms. The studies included 5,637 cases of type 1 diabetes and 6,759 controls (4,775 and 5,829, respectively, for analysis of the A49G polymorphism). The random-effects odds ratio for the *G (Ala) allele versus the *A (Thr) allele was 1.45 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.28, 1.65), with significant between-study heterogeneity (p < 0.001). The effect size tended to be higher in type 1 diabetes cases with age of onset <20 years (odds ratio (OR) = 1.61), and there was a significant association between the presence of glutamic acid decarboxylase-65 autoantibodies and the *G allele among type 1 diabetes cases (OR = 1.49). Larger studies showed more conservative results (p = 0.011). After exclusion of studies with fewer than 150 subjects and studies with significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in the controls, the summary odds ratio was 1.40 (95% CI: 1.28, 1.54). Available data showed no strong association for the 106-base-pair allele of the microsatellite polymorphism (OR = 0.99, 95% CI: 0.64, 1.55) or the *T allele of the C(-318)T polymorphism (OR = 0.92, 95% CI: 0.45, 1.89). This meta-analysis demonstrates that the CTLA-4*G genotype is associated with type 1 diabetes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fotini K Kavvoura
- Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
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