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Krolevets M, Cate VT, Prochaska JH, Schulz A, Rapp S, Tenzer S, Andrade-Navarro MA, Horvath S, Niehrs C, Wild PS. DNA methylation and cardiovascular disease in humans: a systematic review and database of known CpG methylation sites. Clin Epigenetics 2023; 15:56. [PMID: 36991458 PMCID: PMC10061871 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-023-01468-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide and considered one of the most environmentally driven diseases. The role of DNA methylation in response to the individual exposure for the development and progression of CVD is still poorly understood and a synthesis of the evidence is lacking. RESULTS A systematic review of articles examining measurements of DNA cytosine methylation in CVD was conducted in accordance with PRISMA (preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses) guidelines. The search yielded 5,563 articles from PubMed and CENTRAL databases. From 99 studies with a total of 87,827 individuals eligible for analysis, a database was created combining all CpG-, gene- and study-related information. It contains 74,580 unique CpG sites, of which 1452 CpG sites were mentioned in ≥ 2, and 441 CpG sites in ≥ 3 publications. Two sites were referenced in ≥ 6 publications: cg01656216 (near ZNF438) related to vascular disease and epigenetic age, and cg03636183 (near F2RL3) related to coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, smoking and air pollution. Of 19,127 mapped genes, 5,807 were reported in ≥ 2 studies. Most frequently reported were TEAD1 (TEA Domain Transcription Factor 1) and PTPRN2 (Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Receptor Type N2) in association with outcomes ranging from vascular to cardiac disease. Gene set enrichment analysis of 4,532 overlapping genes revealed enrichment for Gene Ontology molecular function "DNA-binding transcription activator activity" (q = 1.65 × 10-11) and biological processes "skeletal system development" (q = 1.89 × 10-23). Gene enrichment demonstrated that general CVD-related terms are shared, while "heart" and "vasculature" specific genes have more disease-specific terms as PR interval for "heart" or platelet distribution width for "vasculature." STRING analysis revealed significant protein-protein interactions between the products of the differentially methylated genes (p = 0.003) suggesting that dysregulation of the protein interaction network could contribute to CVD. Overlaps with curated gene sets from the Molecular Signatures Database showed enrichment of genes in hemostasis (p = 2.9 × 10-6) and atherosclerosis (p = 4.9 × 10-4). CONCLUSION This review highlights the current state of knowledge on significant relationship between DNA methylation and CVD in humans. An open-access database has been compiled of reported CpG methylation sites, genes and pathways that may play an important role in this relationship.
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- Mykhailo Krolevets
- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), 55128, Mainz, Germany
- Division of Molecular Embryology, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Systems Medicine, Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Ackermannweg 4, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
- Clinical Epidemiology and Systems Medicine, Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), Mainz, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine Main, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
- Clinical Epidemiology and Systems Medicine, Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), Mainz, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine Main, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
- Clinical Epidemiology and Systems Medicine, Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), 55128, Mainz, Germany
- Division of Molecular Embryology, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
- Systems Medicine, Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Ackermannweg 4, 55128, Mainz, Germany.
- Clinical Epidemiology and Systems Medicine, Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), Mainz, Germany.
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine Main, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
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Pan X, Kaminga AC, Wen SW, Liu A. Chemokines in Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis. Front Immunol 2021; 12:622438. [PMID: 34054797 PMCID: PMC8161229 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.622438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background A growing number of studies found inconsistent results on the role of chemokines in the progression of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and prediabetes (PDM). The purpose of this meta-analysis was to summarize the results of previous studies on the association between the chemokines system and T2DM/PDM. Methods We searched in the databases, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase and Cochrane Library, for eligible studies published not later than March 1, 2020. Data extraction was performed independently by 2 reviewers, on a standardized, prepiloted form. Group differences in chemokines concentrations were summarized using the standardized mean difference (SMD) with a 95% confidence interval (CI), calculated by performing a meta-analysis using the random-effects model. Results We identified 98 relevant studies that investigated the association between 32 different chemokines and T2DM/PDM. Altogether, these studies involved 14,708 patients and 14,574 controls. Results showed that the concentrations of CCL1, CCL2, CCL4, CCL5, CCL11, CXCL8, CXCL10 and CX3CL1 in the T2DM patients were significantly higher than that in the controls, while no difference in these concentrations was found between the PDM patients and controls. Conclusion Progression of T2DM may be associated with elevated concentrations of chemokines. Meta-Analysis Registration PROSPERO, identifier CRD42019148305.
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- Xiongfeng Pan
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Malawi
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- OMNI Research Group, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Rautenbach A, Williams AA. Metabolomics as an Approach to Characterise the Contrasting Roles of CCR5 in the Presence and Absence of Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E1472. [PMID: 32098198 PMCID: PMC7073144 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21041472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Chemokine receptors such as C-C chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) are activated through interaction with their ligands and are well known for their role in chemotaxis and signal transduction. While serving these roles, cellular responses are effected, hence the immune function of these molecules is established. Given the role of CCR5 in immune function and that the immune and metabolic systems are interlinked, subsequent immune-directed changes should be measurable at a metabolic level. Numerous investigations have reported on metabolic changes associated with CCR5 status in the presence of disease, so as to understand whether specific CCR5 genotypes, frequency and/or levels offer protection to the host or not. However, these metabolic changes were recorded using older conventional techniques. Depending on certain factors such as the disease model, the geography of the samples and/or the ethnic group under study, the role of CCR5 in disease differs. In addition, little is known about CCR5's role in the absence of an enhanced inflammatory state, such as when infection persists. Metabolomics is defined as the study of metabolites and informs on metabolic changes within living organisms as induced by various stimuli, such as the interaction of CCR5 with its ligand. Since metabolomics reflects the underlying biochemical activity and state of cells/tissues, this review proposes it as a tool to clarify the contrasting roles of CCR5.
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- Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Box 269, Potchefstroom 2531, South Africa
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Brzoza Z, Grzeszczak W, Rogala B, Trautsolt W, Moczulski D. Possible contribution of chemokine receptor CCR2 and CCR5 polymorphisms in the pathogenesis of chronic spontaneous autoreactive urticaria. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2014; 42:302-6. [PMID: 23727176 DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Revised: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Autoimmune mechanisms play a role in the pathophysiology of chronic urticaria. As the genetic background of autoimmunity is well proven, the role of genetics in chronic urticaria is hypothesised. METHODS 153 unrelated chronic spontaneous urticaria patients with a positive result of autologous serum skin test were included into the study, as were 115 healthy volunteers as control group. In all subjects we analysed CCR2 G190A and CCR5 d32 polymorphisms. RESULTS We noticed higher prevalence of CCR2 A allele as well as lower frequency of CCR5 d32 in chronic urticaria group in comparison to control group, with borderline statistical significance. Additionally, we assumed haplotype Gd statistically significant negative chronic urticaria association with tendency to higher frequency of Aw haplotype in this group. CONCLUSIONS The results of our study imply the role of autoimmune components in chronic urticaria pathogenesis and present chronic urticaria as possibly genetically related disorder.
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- Z Brzoza
- Chair and Clinical Department of Internal Diseases, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
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- Chair and Clinical Department of Internal Diseases, Diabetology and Nephrology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Chair and Clinical Department of Internal Diseases, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Chair and Clinical Department of Internal Diseases, Diabetology and Nephrology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Chair and Clinical Department of Internal Diseases and Nephrodiabetology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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Thompson MD, Cole DEC, Capra V, Siminovitch KA, Rovati GE, Burnham WM, Rana BK. Pharmacogenetics of the G protein-coupled receptors. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1175:189-242. [PMID: 25150871 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0956-8_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pharmacogenetics investigates the influence of genetic variants on physiological phenotypes related to drug response and disease, while pharmacogenomics takes a genome-wide approach to advancing this knowledge. Both play an important role in identifying responders and nonresponders to medication, avoiding adverse drug reactions, and optimizing drug dose for the individual. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the primary target of therapeutic drugs and have been the focus of these studies. With the advance of genomic technologies, there has been a substantial increase in the inventory of naturally occurring rare and common GPCR variants. These variants include single-nucleotide polymorphisms and insertion or deletions that have potential to alter GPCR expression of function. In vivo and in vitro studies have determined functional roles for many GPCR variants, but genetic association studies that define the physiological impact of the majority of these common variants are still limited. Despite the breadth of pharmacogenetic data available, GPCR variants have not been included in drug labeling and are only occasionally considered in optimizing clinical use of GPCR-targeted agents. In this chapter, pharmacogenetic and genomic studies on GPCR variants are reviewed with respect to a subset of GPCR systems, including the adrenergic, calcium sensing, cysteinyl leukotriene, cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors, and the de-orphanized receptors such as GPR55. The nature of the disruption to receptor function is discussed with respect to regulation of gene expression, expression on the cell surface (affected by receptor trafficking, dimerization, desensitization/downregulation), or perturbation of receptor function (altered ligand binding, G protein coupling, constitutive activity). The large body of experimental data generated on structure and function relationships and receptor-ligand interactions are being harnessed for the in silico functional prediction of naturally occurring GPCR variants. We provide information on online resources dedicated to GPCRs and present applications of publically available computational tools for pharmacogenetic studies of GPCRs. As the breadth of GPCR pharmacogenomic data becomes clearer, the opportunity for routine assessment of GPCR variants to predict disease risk, drug response, and potential adverse drug effects will become possible.
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- Miles D Thompson
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 1A8,
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Song GG, Kim JH, Lee YH. The chemokine receptor 5 delta32 polymorphism and type 1 diabetes, Behcet's disease, and asthma: a meta-analysis. Immunol Invest 2013; 43:123-36. [PMID: 24171669 DOI: 10.3109/08820139.2013.847457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine whether the functional chemokine receptor 5 delta32 (CCR5-Δ32) polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to type 1 diabetes (T1D), Behcet's disease (BD), and asthma. RESULTS Fourteen studies encompassing 9,656 cases and 12,431 controls, including 6 on T1D, 5 on BD, and 3 on asthma, were available for meta-analysis. The meta-analysis showed a significant negative association between T1D and the CCR5-Δ32 allele (odds ratio [OR] = 0.854, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.800-0.912, p = 2.2 × 10⁻⁷). Stratification by ethnicity and analysis of the Δ32Δ32 + Δ32W genotype indicated a significant negative association between the CCR5-Δ32 allele and T1D in Europeans (OR = 0.857, 95% CI = 0.802-0.915, p = 3.5 × 10⁻⁸; OR = 0.896, 95% CI = 0.808-0.932, p = 9.3 × 10⁻⁶, respectively). The meta-analysis showed a positive association between BD and the Δ32Δ32 + Δ32W genotype (OR = 1.403, 95% CI = 1.008-1.954, p = 0.045). Stratification by HLA-B51 status indicated an association between the CCR5-Δ32 allele and HLA-B51-positive BD, but not HLA-B51-negative BD (OR = 1.619, 95% CI = 1.070-2.451, p = 0.023; OR = 1.036, 95% CI = 0.674-1.593, p = 0.872, respectively). No association was found between the CCR5-Δ32 polymorphism and asthma. CONCLUSIONS This meta-analysis demonstrates that the CCR5-Δ32 polymorphism acts as a protective factor in T1D development in Europeans, and a risk factor for BD among HLA-B51 carriers. However, no association was found between the CCR5-Δ32 polymorphism and asthma.
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- Gwan Gyu Song
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine , Seoul , Korea
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Treg cells in pancreatic lymph nodes: the possible role in diabetogenesis and β cell regeneration in a T1D model. Cell Mol Immunol 2012; 9:455-63. [PMID: 23042535 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2012.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Previously, we established a model in which physiologically adequate function of the autologous β cells was recovered in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice after the onset of hyperglycemia by rendering them hemopoietic chimera. These mice were termed antea-diabetic. In the current study, we addressed the role of T regulatory (Treg) cells in the mechanisms mediating the restoration of euglycemia in the antea-diabetic NOD model. The data generated in this study demonstrated that the numbers of Treg cells were decreased in unmanipulated NOD mice, with the most profound deficiency detected in the pancreatic lymph nodes (PLNs). The impaired retention of the Treg cells in the PLNs correlated with the locally compromised profile of the chemokines involved in their trafficking, with the most prominent decrease observed in SDF-1. The amelioration of autoimmunity and restoration of euglycemia observed in the antea-diabetic mice was associated with restoration of the Treg cell population in the PLNs. These data indicate that the function of the SDF-1/CXCR4 axis and the retention of Treg cells in the PLNs have a potential role in diabetogenesis and in the amelioration of autoimmunity and β cell regeneration in the antea-diabetic model. We have demonstrated in the antea-diabetic mouse model that lifelong recovery of the β cells has a strong correlation with normalization of the Treg cell population in the PLNs. This finding offers new opportunities for testing the immunomodulatory regimens that promote accumulation of Treg cells in the PLNs as a therapeutic approach for type 1 diabetes (T1D).
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Sarkar SA, Lee CE, Victorino F, Nguyen TT, Walters JA, Burrack A, Eberlein J, Hildemann SK, Homann D. Expression and regulation of chemokines in murine and human type 1 diabetes. Diabetes 2012; 61:436-46. [PMID: 22210319 PMCID: PMC3266427 DOI: 10.2337/db11-0853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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More than one-half of the ~50 human chemokines have been associated with or implicated in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes, yet their actual expression patterns in the islet environment of type 1 diabetic patients remain, at present, poorly defined. Here, we have integrated a human islet culture system, murine models of virus-induced and spontaneous type 1 diabetes, and the histopathological examination of pancreata from diabetic organ donors with the goal of providing a foundation for the informed selection of potential therapeutic targets within the chemokine/receptor family. Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand (CCL) 5 (CCL5), CCL8, CCL22, chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand (CXCL) 9 (CXCL9), CXCL10, and chemokine (C-X3-C motif) ligand (CX3CL) 1 (CX3CL1) were the major chemokines transcribed (in an inducible nitric oxide synthase-dependent but not nuclear factor-κB-dependent fashion) and translated by human islet cells in response to in vitro inflammatory stimuli. CXCL10 was identified as the dominant chemokine expressed in vivo in the islet environment of prediabetic animals and type 1 diabetic patients, whereas CCL5, CCL8, CXCL9, and CX3CL1 proteins were present at lower levels in the islets of both species. Of importance, additional expression of the same chemokines in human acinar tissues emphasizes an underappreciated involvement of the exocrine pancreas in the natural course of type 1 diabetes that will require consideration for additional type 1 diabetes pathogenesis and immune intervention studies.
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- Suparna A. Sarkar
- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
- Integrated Department of Immunology, University of Colorado Denver and National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
- Integrated Department of Immunology, University of Colorado Denver and National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
- Integrated Department of Immunology, University of Colorado Denver and National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
- Corresponding author: Dirk Homann,
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Juhász E, Béres J, Kanizsai S, Nagy K. The Consequence of a Founder Effect: CCR5-∆32, CCR2-64I and SDF1-3'A Polymorphism in Vlach Gypsy Population in Hungary. Pathol Oncol Res 2011; 18:177-82. [PMID: 21667221 DOI: 10.1007/s12253-011-9425-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2011] [Accepted: 05/31/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Frequencies of genetic polymorphisms of the three most frequent HIV-1 resistance-conferring alleles playing an important role in HIV-1 pathogenesis were analysed in Vlach Gypsy populations living in Hungary, as the largest minority. Mutations in the encoding genes, such as CCR5-∆32, CCR2-64I and SDF1-3'A are shown to result in protective effects against HIV-1 infection and disease progression. 560 samples collected from Vlach Gypsy individuals living in 6 North-East Hungarian settlements were genotyped by PCR-RFLP method. Overall allele frequencies of CCR5-∆32, CCR2-64I and SDF1-3'A were found as 0.122, 0.186 and 0.115 respectively. All the observed genotype frequencies were in accordance with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium . In regions, however, Vlach Gypsies live in majority and in ethnically homogenous communities, a higher CCR5-∆32 mutations were found, with allele frequencies of 0.148 and 0.140 respectively, which are remarkably higher than those in general Hungarian people, and ten times higher than in regions of North-Western India from where present day Hungarian Gypsies originated in the Middle Ages. In the background of this higher CCR5-∆32 allele frequency in the population analysed in our study a genetic founder effect could be assumed. Allele frequency of CCR2-64I was found to be among the highest in Europe. SDF1-3'A allele frequency in Vlach Gypsies was significantly lower than in ethnic Hungarians. 63% of the total 560 individuals tested carried at least one of the mutations studied. These results could partially explain the low incidence of HIV/AIDS among Vlach Gypsies in Hungary.
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- Emese Juhász
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Nagyvárad tér 4, Budapest, 1089, Hungary.
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Soto-Sánchez J, Santos-Juanes J, Coto-Segura P, Coto E, Díaz M, Rodríguez I, Alvarez V. Genetic variation at the CCR5/CCR2 gene cluster and risk of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Cytokine 2010; 50:114-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2010.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2009] [Revised: 01/07/2010] [Accepted: 01/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Shehadeh N, Pollack S, Wildbaum G, Zohar Y, Shafat I, Makhoul R, Daod E, Hakim F, Perlman R, Karin N. Selective autoantibody production against CCL3 is associated with human type 1 diabetes mellitus and serves as a novel biomarker for its diagnosis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 182:8104-9. [PMID: 19494336 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0803348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We have recently demonstrated that patients suffering from chronic autoimmune diseases develop an autoantibody response against key mediators that participate in the initiation and progression of these diseases. In this paper, we show that patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), but not those suffering from several other inflammatory autoimmune diseases, display a selective autoantibody titer to a single CC chemokine named CCL3. From the diagnostic point we show that this response could be used as a biomarker for diagnosis of T1DM, a disease that is currently diagnosed by autoantibodies to competitive anti-insulin Abs, islet cell Abs, and glutamic acid decarboxylase Abs. We show that our currently suggested biomarker is more reliable than each of the above alone, including diagnosis of T1DM at its preclinical stage, and could therefore be used as a novel way for diagnosis of T1DM. These Abs were found to be neutralizing Abs. It is possible, though hard to prove, that these Abs participate in the natural regulation of the human disease. Hence, it has previously been shown by others that selective neutralization of CCL3 suppresses T1DM in NOD mice. Theses results together with ours suggest CCL3 as a preferential target for therapy of T1DM.
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- Naim Shehadeh
- Department of Immunology, Rambam Medical Center, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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Smyth DJ, Plagnol V, Walker NM, Cooper JD, Downes K, Yang JHM, Howson JMM, Stevens H, McManus R, Wijmenga C, Heap GA, Dubois PC, Clayton DG, Hunt KA, van Heel DA, Todd JA. Shared and distinct genetic variants in type 1 diabetes and celiac disease. N Engl J Med 2008; 359:2767-77. [PMID: 19073967 PMCID: PMC2840835 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0807917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 535] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Two inflammatory disorders, type 1 diabetes and celiac disease, cosegregate in populations, suggesting a common genetic origin. Since both diseases are associated with the HLA class II genes on chromosome 6p21, we tested whether non-HLA loci are shared. METHODS We evaluated the association between type 1 diabetes and eight loci related to the risk of celiac disease by genotyping and statistical analyses of DNA samples from 8064 patients with type 1 diabetes, 9339 control subjects, and 2828 families providing 3064 parent-child trios (consisting of an affected child and both biologic parents). We also investigated 18 loci associated with type 1 diabetes in 2560 patients with celiac disease and 9339 control subjects. RESULTS Three celiac disease loci--RGS1 on chromosome 1q31, IL18RAP on chromosome 2q12, and TAGAP on chromosome 6q25--were associated with type 1 diabetes (P<1.00x10(-4)). The 32-bp insertion-deletion variant on chromosome 3p21 was newly identified as a type 1 diabetes locus (P=1.81x10(-8)) and was also associated with celiac disease, along with PTPN2 on chromosome 18p11 and CTLA4 on chromosome 2q33, bringing the total number of loci with evidence of a shared association to seven, including SH2B3 on chromosome 12q24. The effects of the IL18RAP and TAGAP alleles confer protection in type 1 diabetes and susceptibility in celiac disease. Loci with distinct effects in the two diseases included INS on chromosome 11p15, IL2RA on chromosome 10p15, and PTPN22 on chromosome 1p13 in type 1 diabetes and IL12A on 3q25 and LPP on 3q28 in celiac disease. CONCLUSIONS A genetic susceptibility to both type 1 diabetes and celiac disease shares common alleles. These data suggest that common biologic mechanisms, such as autoimmunity-related tissue damage and intolerance to dietary antigens, may be etiologic features of both diseases.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Autoimmunity/genetics
- CTLA-4 Antigen
- Celiac Disease/genetics
- Celiac Disease/immunology
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cytoskeletal Proteins/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/immunology
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Infant
- Interleukin-12 Subunit p35/genetics
- Interleukin-18 Receptor beta Subunit/genetics
- Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit/genetics
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- LIM Domain Proteins
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 2/genetics
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 22/genetics
- Proteins/genetics
- RGS Proteins/genetics
- Receptors, CCR5/genetics
- Young Adult
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- Deborah J Smyth
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Genetics Department, University Medical Center and Groningen University, Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK
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- Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK
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- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK
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- Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK
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- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
- Correspondence to Prof. John Todd Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK Phone 01223 762101 FAX 01223 762103
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Tesch GH. MCP-1/CCL2: a new diagnostic marker and therapeutic target for progressive renal injury in diabetic nephropathy. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2008; 294:F697-701. [PMID: 18272603 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00016.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 319] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Despite current therapies, many diabetic patients will suffer from declining renal function in association with progressive kidney inflammation. Recently, animal model studies have demonstrated that kidney macrophage accumulation is a critical factor in the development of diabetic nephropathy. However, specific anti-inflammatory strategies are not yet being considered for the treatment of patients with diabetic renal injury. This review highlights the chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1)/CC-chemokine ligand 2 as a major promoter of inflammation, renal injury, and fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy. Researchers have found that diabetes induces kidney MCP-1 production and that urine MCP-1 levels can be used to assess renal inflammation in this disease. In addition, genetic deletion and molecular blocking studies in rodents have identified MCP-1 as an important therapeutic target for treating diabetic nephropathy. Evidence also suggests that a polymorphism in the human MCP-1 gene is associated with progressive kidney failure in type 2 diabetes, which may identify patients at higher risk who need additional therapy. These findings provide a strong rationale for developing specific therapies against MCP-1 and inflammation in diabetic nephropathy.
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- G H Tesch
- Dept. of Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Rd., Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
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Common G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) gene variants that encode receptor proteins with a distinct sequence may alter drug efficacy without always resulting in a disease phenotype. GPCR genetic loci harbor numerous variants, such as DNA insertions or deletions and single-nucleotide polymorphisms that alter GPCR expression and function, thereby contributing to interindividual differences in disease susceptibility/progression and drug responses. In this chapter, these pharmacogenetic phenomena are reviewed with respect to a limited sampling of GPCR systems, including the beta(2)-adrenergic receptors, the cysteinyl leukotriene receptors, and the calcium-sensing receptor. In each example, the nature of the disruption to receptor function that results from each variant is discussed with respect to the regulation of gene expression, expression on cell surface (affected by receptor trafficking, dimerization, desensitization/downregulation), or perturbation of receptor function (by altering ligand binding, G protein coupling, and receptor constitutive activity). Despite the breadth of pharmacogenetic knowledge available, assessment for genetic variants is only occasionally applied to drug development projects involving pharmacogenomics or to optimizing the clinical use of GPCR drugs. The continued effort by the basic science of pharmacogenetics may draw the attention of drug discovery projects and clinicians alike to the utility of personalized pharmacogenomics as a means to optimize novel GPCR drug targets.
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- Miles D Thompson
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Banting Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Overbergh L, Gysemans C, Mathieu C. Quantification of chemokines by real-time reverse transcriptase PCR: applications in type 1 diabetes. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2007; 6:51-64. [PMID: 16359267 DOI: 10.1586/14737159.6.1.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Type 1 diabetes is a T-cell mediated autoimmune disease, characterized by the destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells. This review will discuss the role of chemokines in the recruitment of immune cells leading to the pathology of this disease. There will be a focus on the quantification of chemokines and chemokine receptors by the recently developed real-time reverse transcriptase PCR technique. Today, this technique is in widespread use for analysis of chemokines in cells, tissues and tissue biopsies. The minute amount of tissue needed for analysis, as well as the very high sensitivity of this method, make it the method of choice for analysis of chemokines, which are often expressed at very low levels in target tissues. However, validation and optimization of the technique is of crucial importance for obtaining reliable results.
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- Lut Overbergh
- Laboratory for Experimental Medicine & Endocrinology (LEGENDO), University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Thompson MD, Burnham WM, Cole DEC. The G protein-coupled receptors: pharmacogenetics and disease. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2005; 42:311-92. [PMID: 16281738 DOI: 10.1080/10408360591001895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Genetic variation in G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) is associated with a wide spectrum of disease phenotypes and predispositions that are of special significance because they are the targets of therapeutic agents. Each variant provides an opportunity to understand receptor function that complements a plethora of available in vitro data elucidating the pharmacology of the GPCRs. For example, discrete portions of the proximal tail of the dopamine D1 receptor have been discovered, in vitro, that may be involved in desensitization, recycling and trafficking. Similar in vitro strategies have been used to elucidate naturally occurring GPCR mutations. Inactive, over-active or constitutively active receptors have been identified by changes in ligand binding, G-protein coupling, receptor desensitization and receptor recycling. Selected examples reviewed include those disorders resulting from mutations in rhodopsin, thyrotropin, luteinizing hormone, vasopressin and angiotensin receptors. By comparison, the recurrent pharmacogenetic variants are more likely to result in an altered predisposition to complex disease in the population. These common variants may affect receptor sequence without intrinsic phenotype change or spontaneous induction of disease and yet result in significant alteration in drug efficacy. These pharmacogenetic phenomena will be reviewed with respect to a limited sampling of GPCR systems including the orexin/hypocretin system, the beta2 adrenergic receptors, the cysteinyl leukotriene receptors and the calcium-sensing receptor. These developments will be discussed with respect to strategies for drug discovery that take into account the potential for the development of drugs targeted at mutated and wild-type proteins.
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- Miles D Thompson
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Banting Institute, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Yang B, Houlberg K, Millward A, Demaine A. Polymorphisms of chemokine and chemokine receptor genes in Type 1 diabetes mellitus and its complications. Cytokine 2004; 26:114-21. [PMID: 15135805 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2004.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2003] [Revised: 11/04/2003] [Accepted: 01/27/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Cytokines and chemokines have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and its microvascular complications. Recently, genetic variants of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), CC-chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2), CC-chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) genes have been identified. The aim was to investigate whether genetic variants of the MCP-1 G(-2518)A, CCR2B 64I, CCR5 G(59029)A, and CCR5 Delta32 are associated with T1DM and its microvascular complications. Two hundred and sixty patients with T1DM with and without diabetic microvascular complications, and 104 normal controls were recruited for this study. Genotypes of the MCP-1 G(-2518)A, CCR2B 64I, CCR5 G(59029)A, and CCR5 delta32 were performed by polymerase chain reaction followed by digestion with appropriate restriction endonucleases. Frequencies of the MCP-1 A(-2518) allele (74.6% vs. 63.5%, p < 0.003) and A/A genotype (54.5% vs. 34.6%, p < 0.001, Pc = 0.002) were significantly higher in patients with T1DM compared with normal controls. CCR5 G(59029) was slightly increased in the patients with microvascular complications compared with the uncomplicated (21.4% vs. 10%, p < 0.03, Pc = ns). The frequency of haplotype G/G/W was slightly increased in the patients with diabetic complications compared to the uncomplicated (39.6% vs. 28.8%, p < 0.02, Pc = ns). These results suggest that polymorphisms of the MCP-1, CCR2 and CCR5 genes may be associated with T1DM and its complications.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Chemokine CCL2/genetics
- Chemokine CCL2/metabolism
- Chemokines/genetics
- Chemokines/metabolism
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/metabolism
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptors, CCR2
- Receptors, CCR5/genetics
- Receptors, CCR5/metabolism
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Chemokine/metabolism
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- B Yang
- Molecular Medicine Research Group, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Plymouth PL6 8BX, UK
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de Silva E, Stumpf MPH. HIV and the CCR5-Î32 resistance allele. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2004; 241:1-12. [PMID: 15556703 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.09.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2004] [Revised: 09/14/2004] [Accepted: 09/21/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The combination of molecular biology, epidemiology, virology, evolutionary and population genetics has enabled us to understand the delicate interplay between HIV and the CCR5-Delta32 HIV resistance allele. We here review and collect from the different approaches to show how they can be combined to elucidate the interaction between host and pathogen genetics in this system. We will present an overview of the normal role of CCR5, its involvement in HIV, the molecular biology of the CCR5-Delta32 allele and its probable origins. By focusing on this well-documented and important system we hope to demonstrate the power that such a "holistic" approach might offer in the study of infectious diseases.
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- Eric de Silva
- Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Wolfson Building, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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Pulkkinen K, Luomala M, Kuusisto H, Lehtimäki T, Saarela M, Jalonen TO, Elovaara I. Increase in CCR5 Delta32/Delta32 genotype in multiple sclerosis. Acta Neurol Scand 2004; 109:342-7. [PMID: 15080861 DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-0404.2003.00233.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chemokines and their receptors participate in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) by guiding immune cells into the brain tissue. A CCR5 Delta32 deletion mutation abolishes functional CCR5 on the cell surface and may reduce cell entry into the lesion sites. To analyse the significance of this mutation in MS, we compared the frequencies of CCR5 genotype in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 89 MS patients and 119 healthy controls. The CCR5 genotype was further compared with the CCR5 RNA and surface protein expression in 48 MS patients and their controls. In all MS patients, the Delta32/32 genotype was found with 6.7% frequency, whereas it was present only in 0.8% of the controls (6/89 vs 1/119, P = 0.01). Specifically, the Delta32/Delta32 genotype was increased (11.5%, P = 0.05) among primary progressive MS patients, whereas it was present only in 4.8% in other MS subtypes and only in 0.8% of the controls. The amount of CCR5 protein on CD4(+) cells analysed in 48 MS patients (nine primary progressive MS, 18 secondary progressive MS, 21 relapsing-remitting MS) and 13 controls decreased with genotype, being 8.9% in wt/wt, 7.7% in wt/Delta32 and 4.3% in Delta32/Delta32. CCR5 surface expression analysed on these 48 MS patients and 13 controls was significantly decreased in Delta32/Delta32 MS patients as compared with that in wt/wt genotype individuals (P = 0.004). The significantly increased number of Delta32/Delta32 individuals among our MS patients suggests that this genotype could contribute as a general risk factor for MS. However, neither the levels of RNA or surface protein correlated with MS subtype, neurological disability as expressed by expanded disability status scale, or disease progression index. Our results suggest that the lack of CCR5 does not protect from MS, but rather it may predispose to the chronic course of the disease. This would further imply that in view of the redundancy in the chemokine system, CCR5 ligands must be assumed to function through other closely related chemokine receptors.
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- K Pulkkinen
- Research Unit of Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Kalev I, Oselin K, Pärlist P, Zilmer M, Rajasalu T, Podar T, Mikelsaar AV. CC-chemokine receptor CCR5-del32 mutation as a modifying pathogenetic factor in type I diabetes. J Diabetes Complications 2003; 17:387-91. [PMID: 14583186 DOI: 10.1016/s1056-8727(02)00242-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to determine the CCR5-del32 allele frequency in type I (insulin-dependent) and type II (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes patients, and to test whether and how this mutation is associated with both types of diabetes. Thirty-eight type I diabetes and 111 type II diabetes patients' genotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction assaying, and amplified products were digested with restriction enzyme EcoRI. The results were analyzed using statistical methods. No statistical differences were found in CCR5-del32 allele frequencies in types I and II diabetes patients compared with the control group of native Estonians. However, an association exists between CCR5 gene polymorphism and the clinical course of type I diabetes. In the case of wild-type CCR5, the disease starts at an earlier age. In type II diabetes, there was a difference between genotypes in morbidity to concomitant diseases, being higher in the CCR5 wild-type genotype.
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- Ingrid Kalev
- Department of Human Biology and Genetics, Institute of General and Molecular Pathology, Tartu University, Ravila Street 19, 51014, Tartu, Estonia.
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Bayley JP, Baggen JM, van der Pouw-Kraan T, Crusius JBA, Huizinga TWJ, Verweij CL. Association between polymorphisms in the human chemokine receptor genes CCR2 and CX3CR1 and rheumatoid arthritis. TISSUE ANTIGENS 2003; 62:170-4. [PMID: 12889997 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.2003.00073.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cell trafficking into the rheumatoid synovium is thought to play an important role in the inflammation seen in rheumatoid arthritis. Chemokine receptors play a central role in this process, and several common variants are known, including the CCR2 variant, CCR2-64I, and two variants of the CX3CR1 gene, V249I and T280M. All three variants result in functional amino acid substitutions. We studied the association of these chemokine receptor variants with susceptibility to and severity of rheumatoid arthritis in two Dutch patient populations; 282 consecutive rheumatoid arthritis patients from a rheumatology outpatient clinic, and a cohort of 101 female rheumatoid arthritis patients, followed closely for a 12-year period, from whom hand and feet X-rays taken at three year intervals were scored and analyzed in this study. Although there was a trend towards increased severity of disease in patients carrying CX3CR1 variants, this was not independent of known risk factors. We found no evidence for a significant independent role for the CCR2 and CX3CR1 variants in the susceptibility to or severity of rheumatoid arthritis.
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- J-P Bayley
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Nishimura M, Kuno S, Mizuta I, Ohta M, Maruyama H, Kaji R, Kawakami H. Influence of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 gene polymorphism on age at onset of sporadic Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 2003; 18:953-5. [PMID: 12889089 DOI: 10.1002/mds.10462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We studied polymorphisms in the genes for monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) and CC chemokine receptor (CCR)-2 in 171 Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and 340 controls. Although no associations were found in alleles or genotypes, MCP-1 -2518A/G genotype affected the age-at-onset of PD patients. This effect was also detected in a second PD group, suggesting a possible involvement of MCP-1 in PD.
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- Masataka Nishimura
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
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Coppin H, Roth MP, Liblau RS. Cytokine and cytokine receptor genes in the susceptibility and resistance to organ-specific autoimmune diseases. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2003; 520:33-65. [PMID: 12613571 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0171-8_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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- Hélène Coppin
- Laboratoire d'immunologie Cellulaire INSERM CJF 97-11, Hospital Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France
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Atkinson MA, Wilson SB. Fatal attraction: chemokines and type 1 diabetes. J Clin Invest 2003. [PMID: 12464665 DOI: 10.1172/jci0217311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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- Mark A Atkinson
- Department of Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
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Dean M, Carrington M, O'Brien SJ. Balanced polymorphism selected by genetic versus infectious human disease. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet 2002; 3:263-92. [PMID: 12142357 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.genom.3.022502.103149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The polymorphisms within the human genome include several functional variants that cause debilitating inherited diseases. An elevated frequency of some of these deleterious mutations can be explained by a beneficial effect that confers a selective advantage owing to disease resistance in carriers of such mutations during an infectious disease outbreak. We here review plausible examples of balanced functional polymorphisms and their roles in the defense against pathogens. The genome organization of the chemokine receptor and HLA gene clusters and their influence on the HIV/AIDS epidemic provides compelling evidence for the interaction of infectious and genetic diseases in recent human history.
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- Michael Dean
- Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, Science Applications International Corporation, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, USA.
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Atkinson MA, Wilson SB. Fatal attraction: chemokines and type 1 diabetes. J Clin Invest 2002; 110:1611-3. [PMID: 12464665 PMCID: PMC151644 DOI: 10.1172/jci17311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Mark A Atkinson
- Department of Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
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Petersen DC, Laten A, Zeier MD, Grimwood A, Rensburg EJV, Hayes VM. Novel mutations and SNPs identified in CCR2 using a new comprehensive denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis assay. Hum Mutat 2002; 20:253-9. [PMID: 12325020 DOI: 10.1002/humu.10111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at codon 64 in the CC chemokine receptor 2 gene (CCR2 V64I) has been associated with a dominant effect of delaying disease progression from human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The objective of our study was to design a comprehensive mutation detection assay for the entire coding region of the CCR2A and CCR2B gene transcripts, including all relevant splice site junctions and to identify novel mutations and SNPs within our predominantly African-based population, which could influence an individual's susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and/or progression to AIDS. The mutation detection assay, based on denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), allowed for the complete analysis of five individuals per denaturing gel. Our study cohort consisted of 102 HIV seropositive patients and 144 HIV seronegative controls from the diverse South African population. Application of the CCR2-DGGE assay resulted in the detection of two previously reported CCR2 polymorphisms, namely CCR2 V64I and CCR2 N260N, and 11 novel mutations, including seven SNPs occurring at high allelic frequencies within specific population groups of South Africa. The large number of novel mutations/SNPs identified, using the CCR2-DGGE assay, indicates the importance for comprehensive analysis of all candidate genes in host susceptibility to HIV-1 infection, specifically in the under-studied African-based populations.
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- Desiree C Petersen
- Department of Medical Virology, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerburg, South Africa
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Voevoda MI, Ustinov SN, Yudin NS, Dolgikh MM, Kuznetsova TN, Maksimov VN, Kulikov IV, Gromov AA, Shabalin AV, Semaeva EV, Kobzev VF, Baum SR, Gafarov VV, Malyutina SK, Romaschenko AG, Nikitin Y. Association of the CCR2 chemokine receptor gene polymorphism with myocardial infarction. DOKLADY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES : PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USSR, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SECTIONS 2002; 385:367-70. [PMID: 12469616 DOI: 10.1023/a:1019973120289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- M I Voevoda
- Research Institute of Therapy, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Vladimirovskii spusk 2a, Novosibirsk, 630005 Russia
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Yamada Y, Ando F, Niino N, Shimokata H. Association of a polymorphism of the CC chemokine receptor-2 gene with bone mineral density. Genomics 2002; 80:8-12. [PMID: 12079277 DOI: 10.1006/geno.2002.6793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The possible association of the 190G-->A (Val64Ile) polymorphism of the CC chemokine receptor-2 gene (CCR2) with bone mineral density (BMD) was examined in 2215 subjects (1125 men, 1090 women), all of whom were community-dwelling individuals aged 40 to 79 years. Among men aged < 60 years, BMD for the distal radius, lumbar spine, or Ward's triangle was significantly greater in those with the AA genotype than in those with the GG or GA genotypes. For postmenopausal women, BMD for the distal radius or femoral neck was significantly greater in those with the AA genotype than in those with the GG or GA genotypes. In contrast, for men aged > or =60 years and for premenopausal women, BMD was not associated with the CCR2 genotype. These results suggest that CCR2 may be a new candidate for a susceptibility locus for bone mass in middle-aged men and postmenopausal women.
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- Yoshiji Yamada
- Department of Gene Therapy, Gifu International Institute of Biotechnology and Institute of Applied Biochemistry, Mitake, Gifu, 505-0116, Japan.
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Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease characterized by the selective destruction of pancreatic beta cells. Susceptibility to the disease is determined by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The genetic factors are termed 'susceptibility genes' as they modify the risk of diabetes but are neither necessary nor sufficient for disease to develop. A large number of chromosomal regions have been identified as containing potential diabetes susceptibility genes. The IDDM1 locus, which encompasses the major histocompatibility complex on chromosome 6, is the major genetic risk factor. The HLA-DQ genes are the primary susceptibility genes within this region, although other genes may also contribute. The IDDM2 locus maps to a variable number of tandem repeats in the insulin gene region on chromosome 11. Further research is necessary to determine the precise location and identity of other diabetes susceptibility genes.
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- M A Kelly
- Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TH, UK
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Szalai C, Duba J, Prohászka Z, Szabó T, Nagy B, Horváth L, Császár A. Involvement of polymorphisms in the chemokine system in the susceptibility for coronary artery disease (CAD). Coincidence of elevated Lp(a) and MCP-1 -2518 G/G genotype in CAD patients. Atherosclerosis 2001; 158:233-9. [PMID: 11500196 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(01)00423-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The central role of chemokines in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis has been made clear. Recently polymorphisms in the gene regulatory region of MCP-1 and in the promoter region of RANTES have been found, which increase the expression of these chemokines. We investigated the role of these polymorphisms together with the chemokine SDF-1-801A and the chemokine receptors CCR2-64I and CCR5Delta32 mutations in 318 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) referred to coronary bypass surgery, comparing them with 320 healthy controls. The prevalence of the MCP-1 -2518 G/G homozygotes was significantly higher among CAD patients than among controls (P<0.005; OR=2.2 (95% CI 1.25-3.92). The Lp(a) levels of CAD patients with G/G genotype were significantly higher than those in patients with G/A or A/A genotypes. No CAD patients homozygous for the CCR5Delta32 and CCR2-64I mutations have been found. The genotype distributions of the two alleles deviated from the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium in patients, indicating that the numbers of homozygotes were significantly lower than expected. The MCP-1 -2518G variant in homozygous form appears as a genetic risk factor for severe CAD. This genotype is associated with elevated Lp(a) levels in patients. Individuals homozygous for CCR2-64I or CCR5Delta32 mutations are at reduced risk for severe CAD.
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- C Szalai
- Section of Molecular Immunology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
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Asthma is a triad of intermittent airway obstruction, bronchial smooth muscle cell hyperreactivity to bronchoconstrictors, and chronic bronchial inflammation. From an aetiological standpoint, asthma is a heterogeneous disease, but often appears as a form of immediate hypersensitivity. Many patients with asthma have other manifestations of atopy, such as rhinitis or eczema. Even among non-atopic patients with asthma, the pathophysiology of airway constriction is similar, raising the hypothesis that alternative mechanisms of mast cell degranulation may underlie the disease. The primary inflammatory lesion of asthma consists of accumulation of CD4(+) T helper type 2 (TH2) lymphocytes and eosinophils in the airway mucosa. TH2 cells orchestrate the asthmatic inflammation through the secretion of a series of cytokines, particularly interleukin 4 (IL-4), IL-13, IL-5, and IL-9. IL-4 is the major factor regulating IgE production by B cells, and is required for optimal TH2 differentiation. However, blocking IL-4 is not sufficient to inhibit the development of asthma in experimental models. In contrast, inhibition of IL-13, another TH2 cytokine whose signal transduction pathway overlaps with that of IL-4, completely blocks airway hyperreactivity in mouse asthma models. IL-5 is a key factor for eosinophilia and could therefore be responsible for some of the tissue damage seen in chronic asthma. IL-9 has pleiotropic activities on allergic mediators such as mast cells, eosinophils, B cells and epithelial cells, and might be a good target for therapeutic interventions. Finally, chemokines, which can be produced by many cell types from inflamed lungs, play a major role in recruiting the mediators of asthmatic inflammation. Genetic studies have demonstrated that multiple genes are involved in asthma. Several genome wide screens point to chromosome 5q31--33 as a major susceptibility locus for asthma and high IgE values. This region includes a cluster of cytokine genes, and genes encoding IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-9, IL-13, granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor, and the beta chain of IL-12. Interestingly, for some of these cytokines, a linkage was also established between asthma and their receptor. Another susceptibility locus has been mapped on chromosome 12 in a region that contains other potential candidate cytokine genes, including the gene encoding interferon gamma, the prototypical TH1 cytokine with inhibitory activities for TH2 lymphocytes. Taken together, both experimental and genetic studies point to TH2 cytokines, such as IL-4, IL-13, IL-5, and IL-9, as important targets for therapeutic applications in patients with asthma.
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- J C Renauld
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and Experimental Medicine Unit, Université Catholique de Louvain, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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Sadee W, Hoeg E, Lucas J, Wang D. Genetic variations in human G protein-coupled receptors: implications for drug therapy. AAPS PHARMSCI 2001; 3:E22. [PMID: 11741273 PMCID: PMC2751017 DOI: 10.1208/ps030322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Numerous genes encode G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)-a main molecular target for drug therapy. Estimates indicate that the human genome contains approximately 600 GPCR genes. This article addresses therapeutic implications of sequence variations in GPCR genes. A number of inactivating and activating receptor mutations have been shown to cause a variety of (mostly rare) genetic disorders. However, pharmacogenetic and pharmacogenomic studies on GPCRs are scarce, and therapeutic relevance of variant receptor alleles often remains unclear. Confounding factors in assessing the therapeutic relevance of variant GPCR alleles include 1) interaction of a single drug with multiple closely related receptors, 2) poorly defined binding pockets that can accommodate drug ligands in different orientations or at alternative receptor domains, 3) possibility of multiple receptor conformations with distinct functions, and 4) multiple signaling pathways engaged by a single receptor. For example, antischizophrenic drugs bind to numerous receptors, several of which might be relevant to therapeutic outcome. Without knowing accurately what role a given receptor subtype plays in clinical outcome and how a sequence variation affects drug-induced signal transduction, we cannot predict the therapeutic relevance of a receptor variant. Genome-wide association studies with single nucleotide polymorphisms could identify critical target receptors for disease susceptibility and drug efficacy or toxicity.
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- W Sadee
- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco CA 94143-0446, USA.
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Herfarth H, Pollok-Kopp B, Göke M, Press A, Oppermann M. Polymorphism of CC chemokine receptors CCR2 and CCR5 in Crohn's disease. Immunol Lett 2001; 77:113-7. [PMID: 11377705 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2478(01)00199-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine that is characterized by mononuclear cell infiltration and a predominant Th1 lymphocyte response. We tested the hypothesis that CC chemokine receptors CCR2 and CCR5 might be important in the regulation of the intestinal immune response in this disease, and we speculated that carriers of a defective 32 base pair deletion mutant of CCR5, CCR5Delta32, which results in a non-functional receptor, might be protected from CD. Using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) gene frequencies of CCR5Delta32 and of CCR2-641 (replacement of valine-64 by isoleucine in the CCR2 gene) in healthy controls (n=346) and in CD patients (n=235) were determined. In CD patients, subgroup phenotypic analyses were performed according to the Vienna classification. The overall gene frequency of CCR5Delta32 (9.8%) and CCR2-641 (7.6%) in CD patients did not deviate significantly from healthy controls (9.2 and 8.2%, respectively), nor did we observe a significant deviation from the predicted Hardy-Weinberg distribution. No significant differences in the CD phenotype classification for the different CCR5 and CCR2 alleles were observed, except for a trend to disease sparing of the upper gastrointestinal tract (carrier frequency 0 versus 19.6%, Delta=1 9.6%, P=0.079) as well as a more stricturing disease behaviour (23.5 versus 16.2%, Delta=7.3%, P=0.136) in carriers of the mutant CCR5Delta32 allele. These results indicate that the different CCR5 but not CCR2 alleles may influence disease behaviour and thereby contribute to the observed heterogeneity of CD. However, the associations observed are limited and await replication in other datasets. CCR2 and CCR5 polymorphisms are unlikely to be important determinants of overall disease susceptibility.
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- H Herfarth
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Katschke KJ, Rottman JB, Ruth JH, Qin S, Wu L, LaRosa G, Ponath P, Park CC, Pope RM, Koch AE. Differential expression of chemokine receptors on peripheral blood, synovial fluid, and synovial tissue monocytes/macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001; 44:1022-32. [PMID: 11352233 DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200105)44:5<1022::aid-anr181>3.0.co;2-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Since it is likely that monocytes utilize chemokines to migrate to the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) joint, we investigated the expression of C-C chemokine receptors (CCR) 1-6 and C-X-C receptor 3 (CXCR3) in the peripheral blood (PB), synovial fluid (SF), and synovial tissue of patients with RA as well as in the PB of normal subjects. METHODS We compared chemokine receptor expression on CD14+ monocytes from normal PB, RA PB, and RA SF using 2-color flow cytometry. Correlations with patient clinical data were determined. Chemokine and receptor expression were investigated in RA synovial tissue by immunohistochemistry and 2-color immunofluorescence to identify CD68+ macrophages. RESULTS Most normal PB monocytes expressed CCR1 (87%) and CCR2 (84%), but not CCRs 3, 4, 5, or 6 or CXCR3. RA PB monocytes expressed CCR1 (56%) and CCR2 (76%), with significantly more expressing CCR3 (18%), CCR4 (38%), and CCR5 (17%) compared with normal PB monocytes. Significantly fewer SF monocytes from RA patients expressed CCR1 (17%), CCR2 (24%), and CCR4 (6%) while significantly more expressed CCR3 (35%) and CCR5 (47%) compared with RA and normal PB monocytes; CCR6 and CXCR3 were rarely detected. Clinically, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate was inversely correlated with the expression of CCR1 and CCR4 by RA PB, and CCR5 expression by RA SF was correlated with the SF white blood cell count. CCR1-, CCR2-, and CCR5-immunoreactive cells were found in RA synovial tissue and colocalized with CD68+ macrophages. RA synovial tissue RANTES (regulated upon activation, normally T cell expressed and secreted chemokine)- and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1-immunoreactive cells colocalized with CCR1 and CCR2, respectively, on serial sections. Macrophage inflammatory protein 1alpha (MIP-1alpha) was principally restricted to vascular endothelium, and MIP-1beta+ macrophages were found throughout the sections. CONCLUSION Monocytes mainly express CCR1 and CCR2 in normal and RA PB, CCR3 and CCR5 in RA PB and RA SF, and CCR4 in RA PB. The differential expression of chemokine receptors suggests that certain receptors aid in monocyte recruitment from the circulation while others are important in monocyte retention in the joint.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/immunology
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/metabolism
- Chemokine CCL2/immunology
- Chemokine CCL2/metabolism
- Chemokine CCL5/immunology
- Chemokine CCL5/metabolism
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Humans
- Macrophages/immunology
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Male
- Monocytes/immunology
- Monocytes/metabolism
- Receptors, CCR6
- Receptors, CXCR3
- Receptors, CXCR4/biosynthesis
- Receptors, CXCR4/immunology
- Receptors, CXCR5
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/immunology
- Receptors, Cytokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Cytokine/immunology
- Receptors, Interleukin-8A/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Interleukin-8A/immunology
- Receptors, Interleukin-8B/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Interleukin-8B/immunology
- Synovial Fluid/cytology
- Synovial Fluid/immunology
- Synovial Fluid/metabolism
- Synovial Membrane/cytology
- Synovial Membrane/immunology
- Synovial Membrane/metabolism
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- K J Katschke
- Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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Kristiansen TB, Knudsen TB, Ohlendorff S, Eugen-Olsen J. A new multiplex PCR strategy for the simultaneous determination of four genetic polymorphisms affecting HIV-1 disease progression. J Immunol Methods 2001; 252:147-51. [PMID: 11334974 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(01)00349-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The CCR5 Delta32, CCR2 64I, SDF1 3'A, and CCR5 promoter 59029 polymorphisms have been suggested to influence HIV-1 disease progression. Furthermore, the CCR5 Delta32 and the CCR2 64I polymorphisms have been associated with various other diseases. The purpose of the present study was to develop a multiplex assay for the simultaneous determination of these four polymorphisms. Results obtained with the multiplex assay were compared to results obtained by conventional RFLP-PCR and no differences were observed. The multiplex assay offers a quick tool for the determination of the CCR5 Delta32, CCR2 64I, SDF1 3'A, and CCR5 promoter 59029 A/G polymorphisms.
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- T B Kristiansen
- Clinical Research Unit 136, Copenhagen University Hospitals Hvidovre, Kettegaard Alle 30, 2650 Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ianni A, Majore S, Arzani D, Carboni I, Corbo GM, Romano-Spica V. CCR2 and CCR5 gene polymorphisms in children with recurrent respiratory infections. Respir Med 2001; 95:430-2. [PMID: 11392587 DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2001.1063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- A Ianni
- Institute of Hygiene and Department of Respiratory Physiology, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
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Gerhardt CC, Romero IA, Cancello R, Camoin L, Strosberg AD. Chemokines control fat accumulation and leptin secretion by cultured human adipocytes. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2001; 175:81-92. [PMID: 11325518 DOI: 10.1016/s0303-7207(01)00394-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In addition to their role in inflammation, cytokines like TNFalpha have been reported to regulate the adipose tissue function suggesting a role for these soluble mediators in metabolism. However, it is not known whether adipocytes have the capacity to secrete chemokines, a group of low molecular weight inflammatory mediators that control leukocyte migration into tissues. Here we show that primary cultures of human preadipocytes constitutively produce three chemokines, interleukin-8 (IL-8), macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-1alpha) and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), while their level of expression is low in mature adipocytes. Upon TNFalpha treatment, the expression of all the three chemokines is upregulated in adipocytes differentiated in vitro. In addition, we describe the presence of seven different chemokine receptors, mainly in mature adipocytes, both in vitro and in human fat tissue sections. Prolonged stimulation of cultured human adipocytes with exogenous chemokines leads to a decrease in lipid content in association with the downregulation of PPARgamma mRNA expression. Moreover, chemokines positively control the secretion of leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite, by a post-transcriptional mechanism. These findings reveal a new role for chemokines in the regulation of adipose tissue and suggest a novel therapeutic basis for the treatment of obesity, diabetes and cachexia.
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- C C Gerhardt
- CNRS UPR 0415, Institut Cochin de Génétique Moléculaire, 22 rue Méchain, 75014, Paris, France
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The aim of our review is to summarize common genetic variations of some receptors associated with clinical consequences, which were not outlined in the previous special issue of this journal. Because of the multiple pathomechanisms of diseases, a set of genetic variation can play a role in the development of pathological conditions. From the data available three articles would merit a greater interest. In systemic lupus erythematosus the associations related to some polymorphisms of Fc-, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha- and interferon receptor may explore new autoimmunological and inflammatorical pathomechanisms. In the endocrinology, the androgen receptor repeat polymorphism will exert significant aspects in the development of prostate cancer. The pleoitropic responsibility of vitamin D3 receptor polymorphism in the pathogenesis of immunological disorders (primary biliary cirrhosis, inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus) and of malignancies (malignant melanoma, breast cancer) shed light on the importance of common nuclear receptors. Nevertheless, in the future studies a more consistent approach minimizing requirement bias in the selection of patients will approve our understanding the role of genetic influence on the pathogenesis of diseases.
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MESH Headings
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Arteriosclerosis/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/genetics
- Humans
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/genetics
- Interferon-gamma/genetics
- Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary/genetics
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/genetics
- Male
- Metabolic Diseases/genetics
- Patient Selection
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic/genetics
- Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics
- Receptors, Androgen/genetics
- Receptors, Calcitriol/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Estrogen/genetics
- Receptors, Fc/genetics
- Receptors, Interferon/genetics
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/genetics
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II
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- A Császár
- Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Semmelweis University, Szabolcs u. 33-35, H-1135, Budapest, Hungary.
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Lukacs NW, Oliveira SH, Hogaboam CM. Chemokines and asthma: redundancy of function or a coordinated effort? J Clin Invest 1999; 104:995-9. [PMID: 10525033 PMCID: PMC408861 DOI: 10.1172/jci8125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- N W Lukacs
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
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