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Varner MW, Thom EA, Cotten CM, Hintz SR, Page GP, Rouse DJ, Mercer BM, Costantine MM, Sorokin Y, Thorp JM, Ramin SM, Carpenter MW, O’Sullivan MJ, Peaceman AM, Saade GR, Dudley DJ, Caritis SN. Genetic Predisposition to Adverse Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants. Am J Perinatol 2024; 41:e2710-e2716. [PMID: 37726016 PMCID: PMC10948377 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1774312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate whether there are genetic variants associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a candidate gene association study in two well-defined cohorts of ELBW infants (<1,000 g). One cohort was for discovery and the other for replication. The discovery case-control analysis utilized anonymized DNA samples and evaluated 1,614 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 145 genes concentrated in inflammation, angiogenesis, brain development, and oxidation pathways. Cases were children who died by age one or who were diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP) or neurodevelopmental delay (Bayley II mental developmental index [MDI] or psychomotor developmental index [PDI] < 70) by 18 to 22 months. Controls were survivors with normal neurodevelopment. We assessed significant epidemiological variables and SNPs associated with the combined outcome of CP or death, CP, mental delay (MDI < 70) and motor delay (PDI < 70). Multivariable analyses adjusted for gestational age at birth, small for gestational age, sex, antenatal corticosteroids, multiple gestation, racial admixture, and multiple comparisons. SNPs associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes with p < 0.01 were selected for validation in the replication cohort. Successful replication was defined as p < 0.05 in the replication cohort. RESULTS Of 1,013 infants analyzed (452 cases, 561 controls) in the discovery cohort, 917 were successfully genotyped for >90% of SNPs and passed quality metrics. After adjusting for covariates, 26 SNPs with p < 0.01 for one or more outcomes were selected for replication cohort validation, which included 362 infants (170 cases and 192 controls). A variant in SERPINE1, which encodes plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI1), was associated with the combined outcome of CP or death in the discovery analysis (p = 4.1 × 10-4) and was significantly associated with CP or death in the replication cohort (adjusted odd ratio: 0.4; 95% confidence interval: 0.2-1.0; p = 0.039). CONCLUSION A genetic variant in SERPINE1, involved in inflammation and coagulation, is associated with CP or death among ELBW infants. KEY POINTS · Early preterm and ELBW infants have dramatically increased risks of CP and developmental delay.. · A genetic variant in SERPINE1 is associated with CP or death among ELBW infants.. · The SERPINE1 gene encodes the serine protease inhibitor plasminogen activator inhibitor..
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- Michael W. Varner
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Biostatistics Coordinating Center, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto, California
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- Social, Statistical and Environmental Sciences Unit, RTI International, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Case Western Reserve University-MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
- University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Varner MW, Costantine MM, Jablonski KA, Rouse DJ, Mercer BM, Leveno KJ, Reddy UM, Buhimschi C, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Thorp JM, Ramin SM, Malone FD, Carpenter M, O’sullivan MJ, Peaceman AM, Dudley DJ, Caritis SN. Sex-Specific Genetic Susceptibility to Adverse Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Offspring of Pregnancies at Risk of Early Preterm Delivery. Am J Perinatol 2020; 37:281-290. [PMID: 30731481 PMCID: PMC6685763 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate sex-specific genetic susceptibility to adverse neurodevelopmental outcome (ANO, defined as cerebral palsy [CP], mental, or psychomotor delay) at risk for early preterm birth (EPTB, < 32 weeks). STUDY DESIGN Secondary case-control analysis of a trial of magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) before anticipated EPTB for CP prevention. Cases are infants who died by the age of 1 year or developed ANO. Controls, matched by maternal race and infant sex, were neurodevelopmentally normal survivors. Neonatal DNA was evaluated for 80 polymorphisms in inflammation, coagulation, vasoregulation, excitotoxicity, and oxidative stress pathways using Taqman assays. The primary outcome for this analysis was sex-specific ANO susceptibility. Conditional logistic regression estimated each polymorphism's odds ratio (OR) by sex stratum, adjusting for gestational age, maternal education, and MgSO4-corticosteroid exposures. Holm-Bonferroni corrections, adjusting for multiple comparisons (p < 7.3 × 10-4), accounted for linkage disequilibrium between markers. RESULTS Analysis included 211 cases (134 males; 77 females) and 213 controls (130 males; 83 females). An interleukin-6 (IL6) polymorphism (rs2069840) was associated with ANO in females (OR: 2.6, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.5-4.7; p = 0.001), but not in males (OR: 0.8, 95% CI: 0.5-1.2; p = 0.33). The sex-specific effect difference was significant (p = 7.0 × 10-4) and was unaffected by MgSO4 exposure. No other gene-sex associations were significant. CONCLUSION An IL6 gene locus may confer susceptibility to ANO in females, but not males, after EPTB.
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- Michael W. Varner
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of
Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of
Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, George
Washington University Biostatistics Center, Washington, Disctrict of Columbia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of
Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MetroHealth
Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of
Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State
University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson
University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel
University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State
University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of
Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia
University, New York, New York
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown
University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of
Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern
University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of
Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Colostral Proline-Rich Polypeptide Complexes. Comparative Study of the Antioxidant Properties, Cytokine-Inducing Activity, and Nitric Oxide Release of Preparations Produced by a Laboratory and a Large-Scale Method. Int J Pept Res Ther 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-019-09876-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Association of interleukin-6 rs1800796 polymorphism with reduced cognitive performance in healthy older adults. Meta Gene 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mgene.2018.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Clark EAS, Weiner SJ, Rouse DJ, Mercer BM, Reddy UM, Iams JD, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Malone FD, O'Sullivan MJ, Peaceman AM, Hankins GDV, Dudley DJ, Caritis SN. Genetic Variation, Magnesium Sulfate Exposure, and Adverse Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Following Preterm Birth. Am J Perinatol 2018; 35:1012-1022. [PMID: 29510423 PMCID: PMC6129012 DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1635109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) exposure and candidate gene polymorphisms with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes following preterm birth. STUDY DESIGN We performed a nested case-control analysis of a randomized trial of maternal MgSO4 before anticipated preterm birth for the prevention of cerebral palsy (CP). Cases were children who died within 1 year of life or were survivors with abnormal neurodevelopment at age 2 years. Controls were race- and sex-matched survivors with normal neurodevelopment. We analyzed 45 candidate gene polymorphisms in inflammation, coagulation, and vascular regulation pathways and their association with (1) psychomotor delay, (2) mental delay, (3) CP, and (4) combined outcome of death/CP. Logistic regression analyses, conditional on maternal race and child sex, and adjusted for treatment group, gestational age at birth and maternal education, were performed. RESULTS Four hundred and six subjects, 211 cases and 195 controls, were analyzed. The strongest association was for IL6R (rs 4601580) in which each additional copy of the minor allele was associated with an increased risk of psychomotor delay (adjusted odds ratio 3.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.7-6.5; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Candidate gene polymorphisms are associated with death and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes following preterm birth. MgSO4 may abrogate this genotype association for some loci.
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- Erin A S Clark
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- The George Washington University Biostatistics Center, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MetroHealth Medical Center-Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University and Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Jiang NM, Tofail F, Moonah SN, Scharf RJ, Taniuchi M, Ma JZ, Hamadani JD, Gurley ES, Houpt ER, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Haque R, Petri WA. Febrile illness and pro-inflammatory cytokines are associated with lower neurodevelopmental scores in Bangladeshi infants living in poverty. BMC Pediatr 2014; 14:50. [PMID: 24548288 PMCID: PMC3936797 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND An estimated one-third of children younger than 5 years in low- and middle-income countries fail to meet their full developmental potential. The first year of life is a period of critical brain development and is also when most of the morbidity from infection is suffered. We aimed to determine if clinical and biological markers of inflammation in the first year of life predict cognitive, language, and motor outcomes in children living in an urban slum in Bangladesh. METHODS Children living in Dhaka, Bangladesh were observed from birth until 24 months of age. Febrile illness was used as a clinical marker of inflammation and elevated concentrations of inflammation-related cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, IL-4, IL-10) in sera collected from a subset of the cohort (N = 127) at 6 months of age were used as biomarkers of inflammation. Psychologists assessed cognitive, language, and motor development using a culturally adapted version of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (Bayley-III) at 12 (N = 398) and 24 months of age (N = 210). We tested for the ability of febrile illness and elevated cytokine levels to predict developmental outcomes, independent of known predictors of stunting, family income, and maternal education. RESULTS Every additional 10 days of fever was associated with a 1.9 decrease in language composite score and a 2.1 decrease in motor composite score (p = 0.005 and 0.0002, respectively). Elevated levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β (> 7.06 pg/mL) and IL-6 (> 10.52 pg/mL) were significantly associated with a 4.9 and 4.3 decrease in motor score, respectively. Conversely, an elevated level of the Th-2 cytokine IL-4 (> 0.70 pg/mL) was associated with a 3.6 increase in cognitive score (all p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Clinical and biological markers of inflammation in the first year of life were significantly associated with poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. Conversely, a Th2-like response was associated with a better outcome. These findings suggest that markers of inflammation could serve as prognostic indicators and potentially lead to immune-based therapies to prevent developmental delays in at-risk children.
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- Nona M Jiang
- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, PO Box 801340, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, PO Box 801340, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, PO Box 801340, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
- Division of Developmental Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, PO Box 801340, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, PO Box 801340, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, PO Box 801340, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Gene-environment interactions in severe intraventricular hemorrhage of preterm neonates. Pediatr Res 2014; 75:241-50. [PMID: 24192699 PMCID: PMC3946468 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2013.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) of the preterm neonate is a complex developmental disorder, with contributions from both the environment and the genome. IVH, or hemorrhage into the germinal matrix of the developing brain with secondary periventricular infarction, occurs in that critical period of time before the 32nd to 33rd wk postconception and has been attributed to changes in cerebral blood flow to the immature germinal matrix microvasculature. Emerging data suggest that genes subserving coagulation, inflammatory, and vascular pathways and their interactions with environmental triggers may influence both the incidence and severity of cerebral injury and are the subject of this review. Polymorphisms in the Factor V Leiden gene are associated with the atypical timing of IVH, suggesting an as yet unknown environmental trigger. The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) variants render neonates more vulnerable to cerebral injury in the presence of perinatal hypoxia. The present study demonstrates that the MTHFR 677C>T polymorphism and low 5-min Apgar score additively increase the risk of IVH. Finally, review of published preclinical data suggests the stressors of delivery result in hemorrhage in the presence of mutations in collagen 4A1, a major structural protein of the developing cerebral vasculature. Maternal genetics and fetal environment may also play a role.
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Meldrum SJ, Strunk T, Currie A, Prescott SL, Simmer K, Whitehouse AJO. Autism spectrum disorder in children born preterm-role of exposure to perinatal inflammation. Front Neurosci 2013; 7:123. [PMID: 23885233 PMCID: PMC3717511 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2013] [Accepted: 06/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the collective term for neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by qualitative impairments in social interaction, communication, and a restricted range of activities and interests. Many countries, including Australia, have reported a dramatic increase in the number of diagnoses over the past three decades, with current prevalence of ASD at 1 in every 110 individuals (~1%). The potential role for an immune-mediated mechanism in ASD has been implicated by several studies, and some evidence suggests a potential link between prenatal infection-driven inflammation and subsequent development of ASD. Furthermore, a modest number of contemporary studies have reported a markedly increased prevalence of ASD in children born preterm, who are at highest risk of exposure to perinatal inflammation. However, the mechanisms that underpin the susceptibility to infection-driven inflammation during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, and how these intersect with the subsequent development of ASD in the offspring, is not understood. This review aims to summarize and discuss the potential mechanisms and evidence for the role of prenatal infection on the central nervous system, and how it may increase the susceptibility for ASD pathogenesis in children born preterm.
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- Suzanne J Meldrum
- School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia Crawley, Perth, WA, Australia ; Centre for Neonatal Research and Education, University of Western Australia Perth, WA, Australia
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Jain L, Sharma BC, Srivastava S, Puri SK, Sharma P, Sarin S. Serum endotoxin, inflammatory mediators, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy before and after treatment in patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013; 28:1187-93. [PMID: 23425082 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) represents the mildest form of hepatic encephalopathy (HE), with abnormal neuropsychologic findings. Inflammatory response may be important in the pathogenesis of MHE. On magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), improvement of metabolic ratios after liver transplantation suggests an important role of myoinositol (mI) and choline (cho) in the development of MHE. AIMS To investigate arterial ammonia, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-6, IL-18, serum endotoxin, and MRS before and after treatment in MHE. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty patients of cirrhosis with MHE were randomized to two groups, Gr. MHE-L (n = 30), treated with lactulose for 3 months, and Gr. MHE-NL (n = 30), who did not received lactulose. Arterial ammonia, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-18, serum endotoxin, and MRS were performed in all patients at baseline and at 3 months and 20 patients of cirrhosis without MHE and 20 healthy controls. RESULTS After 3 months, median arterial ammonia (69.4 vs 52.7 mcg/dL), TNF-α (26.6 vs 22 pg/mL), IL-6 (17.6 vs 12.4 pg/mL), IL-18 (42.5 vs 29 pg/mL), and serum endotoxin (0.68 vs 0.43 EU/mL) significantly decreased in Gr. MHE-L compared with baseline (P < 0.0001), while no change was seen in Gr. MHE-NL patients. On MRS, compared with patients of cirrhosis without MHE, mI and cho were significantly lower (P < 0.001) and glutamine (Glx) was significantly higher in both MHE groups (P < 0.001). After 3 months, mI and cho increased and Glx decreased significantly in Gr. MHE-L (P < 0.001), without changes in Gr. MHE-NL patients. Psychometric hepatic encephalopathic score (PHES) correlated well with arterial ammonia, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-18, serum endotoxin, and metabolic parameters on MRS. CONCLUSIONS Arterial ammonia, inflammatory mediators (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-18), and serum endotoxin reduce and MRS abnormalities improve after treatment with lactulose in patients with MHE.
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- Lokesh Jain
- Department of Gastroenterology, G. B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Tsitouras V, Sgouros S. Infantile posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus. Childs Nerv Syst 2011; 27:1595-608. [PMID: 21928026 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-011-1521-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Accepted: 06/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Intraventricular/germinal matrix hemorrhage affects 7-30% of premature neonates, 25-80% of whom (depending on the grade of the hemorrhage) will develop hydrocephalus requiring shunting. Predisposing factors are low birth weight and gestational age. MATERIAL There is increasing evidence for the role of TGF-β1 in the pathogenesis of hydrocephalus, but attempts to develop treatment modalities to clear the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from blood degradation products have not succeeded so far. Ultrasound is a valuable screening tool for high-risk infants and magnetic resonance imaging is increasingly utilized to differentiate progressive hydrocephalus from ex vacuo ventriculomegaly, evaluate periventricular parenchymal damage, decide on the surgical treatment of hydrocephalus, and follow up these patients in the long term. Treatment of increasing ventriculomegaly and intracranial hypertension in the presence of hemorrhagic CSF can involve a variety of strategies, all with relative drawbacks, aiming to drain the CSF while gaining time for it to clear and the neonate to reach term and become a suitable candidate for shunting. Eventually, patients with progressive ventriculomegaly causing intracranial hypertension, who have reached term and their CSF has cleared from blood products, will need shunting. CONCLUSION Cognitive long-term outcome is influenced more by the effect of the initial hemorrhage and other perinatal events and less by hydrocephalus, provided that this has been addressed timely in the early postnatal period. Shunting can have many long-term side effects due to mechanical complications and overdrainage. In particular, patients with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus are more susceptible to multiloculated hydrocephalus and encysted fourth ventricle, both of which are challenging to treat.
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- Vasilios Tsitouras
- Department of Neurosurgery, Mitera Childrens Hospital, Erythrou Stavrou 6, Marousi, 151 23 Athens, Greece
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An exploration of the associations of pregnancy and perinatal features with cytokines and tryptophan/kynurenine metabolism in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 3:301-18. [PMID: 21785943 DOI: 10.1007/s12402-011-0062-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2011] [Accepted: 07/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Intra-individual variability of the characteristics of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) may reflect compromised glial energy supply in the synapse. We reported recently that while serum levels of a glial marker, the cytokine S100B, were not seriously altered, levels of other cytokines and tryptophan metabolites were related to symptoms, attention and variability. Here, we explore with a regression analysis whether levels of these substances were associated with features of the index pregnancy of potential aetiological significance. Serum was taken from 35 children with DSM-IV ADHD (14 on medication) and 21 typically developing controls to measure 8 cytokines (S100B, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, IL-13, IL-16, TNF-α and IFN-γ) and 5 metabolites (Tryptophan, Kynurenine, Kynurenate [KA], 3-hydroxy-kynurenine [3HK] and 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid [5-HIAA]). The mothers received a 124-item questionnaire on features surrounding the pregnancy. (1) For children with ADHD, a shorter pregnancy and smaller birth weight were associated statistically with increased 3HK and IFN-γ and for obstetric problems with decreased TNF-α levels. (2) Maternal smoking related to decreasing kynurenine and increasing 3HK and S100B levels in ADHD children. Paternal smoking was associated with increased tryptophan in the controls and increased IL-6 levels in ADHD children. (3) The taking of supplements often related to decreasing TNF-α, increasing IL-10 and lower 5-HIAA levels in the ADHD children. Less 5-HIAA but more tryptophan was associated with earlier and later life events, respectively. (4) Increased IL-16 and 5-HIAA levels in the ADHD group related to reports of poorer infant health. Unexpectedly, more child care (seafood and time together) in ADHD than healthy families was implicated by lower tryptophan levels and an altered balance of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Across measures control families generally showed either non-significant associations or the opposite to those of the ADHD group. In ADHD children more than controls, the balance of potentially toxic or protective kynurenine metabolites and of pro- over anti-inflammatory cytokines may reflect the perinatal experience associated with stress, but not with maternal illness.
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Clark EAS, Mele L, Wapner RJ, Spong CY, Sorokin Y, Peaceman A, Iams JD, Leveno KJ, Harper M, Caritis SN, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Ramin SM, Carpenter M, Rouse DJ. Repeated course antenatal steroids, inflammation gene polymorphisms, and neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 2. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2011; 205:79.e1-5. [PMID: 21529753 PMCID: PMC3743532 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.02.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2010] [Revised: 01/04/2011] [Accepted: 02/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate the interaction between repeated-course antenatal corticosteroids and inflammation gene polymorphisms with neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 2 years. STUDY DESIGN We conducted nested case-control analysis of a randomized controlled trial of single- vs repeated-course antenatal corticosteroids. Cases had mental and/or psychomotor delay at age 2 years. Controls had normal neurodevelopment. Previous analyses of 125 cases and 147 controls identified 4 inflammation gene polymorphisms associated with neurodevelopmental delay at age 2 years. RESULTS The interaction between repeated-course corticosteroids and the interleukin (IL)-6 -174 genotype with neurodevelopmental delay was significant (P = .046). The IL-6 -174 GG genotype was associated with neurodevelopmental delay at age 2 years in the single-course corticosteroid group (odds ratio, 6.47; 95% confidence interval, 1.86-22.50). Exposure to repeated-course antenatal corticosteroids abrogated this genotype effect (odds ratio, 1.30; 95% confidence interval, 0.48-3.54). Results were unchanged after controlling for potential confounders. CONCLUSION Repeated-course antenatal steroids may reduce the increased risk of neurodevelopmental delay at age 2 years associated with IL-6 -174 GG genotype.
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- Erin A S Clark
- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
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Clark EAS, Mele L, Wapner RJ, Spong CY, Sorokin Y, Peaceman A, Iams JD, Leveno KJ, Harper M, Caritis SN, Miodovnik M, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Ramin SM, Carpenter M, Rouse DJ. Association of fetal inflammation and coagulation pathway gene polymorphisms with neurodevelopmental delay at age 2 years. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010; 203:83.e1-83.e10. [PMID: 20417488 PMCID: PMC2900538 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2009] [Revised: 10/18/2009] [Accepted: 01/19/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between fetal inflammation and coagulation gene single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and neurodevelopmental delay at age 2 years. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a case-controlled secondary analysis of a randomized trial of single- vs multiple-course corticosteroids. Multiplex assay assessed 46 SNPs. Cases had mental developmental and/or psychomotor delay at age 2 years. Control subjects had normal neurodevelopment. RESULTS One hundred twenty-five cases and 147 control subjects were analyzed. Allele frequencies were different between cases and control subjects for interleukin (IL)1beta-511 (P = .009), IL4R-148 (P = .03), IL6-174 (P = .02), and IL6-176 (P = .007). Genotype frequencies were different for IL1beta-511 (P = .03) and IL6-174 (P = .04). Results for IL1beta-511, IL4R-148, and IL6-176 remained significant after logistic regression analysis. IL1beta-511 and IL6-176 minor alleles were associated with increased risk of neurodevelopmental delay (odds ratio, 3.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2-8.2 and 2.2; 95% CI, 1.2-3.9, respectively). IL4R-148 minor allele was protective (odds ratio, 0.6; 95% CI, 0.4-0.9). CONCLUSION Fetal SNPs in IL1beta, IL-4R, and IL-6 may be associated with neurodevelopmental delay at age 2 years.
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- Erin A S Clark
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
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Oades RD, Myint AM, Dauvermann MR, Schimmelmann BG, Schwarz MJ. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and glial integrity: an exploration of associations of cytokines and kynurenine metabolites with symptoms and attention. Behav Brain Funct 2010; 6:32. [PMID: 20534153 PMCID: PMC2900218 DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-6-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2009] [Accepted: 06/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background In contrast to studies of depression and psychosis, the first part of this study showed no major differences in serum levels of cytokines and tryptophan metabolites between healthy children and those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder of the combined type (ADHD). Yet, small decreases of potentially toxic kynurenine metabolites and increases of cytokines were evident in subgroups. Therefore we examined predictions of biochemical associations with the major symptom clusters, measures of attention and response variability. Methods We explored systematically associations of 8 cytokines (indicators of pro/anti-inflammatory function) and 5 tryptophan metabolites with symptom ratings (e.g. anxiety, opposition, inattention) and continuous performance test (CPT) measures (e.g. movement, response time (RT), variability) in 35 ADHD (14 on medication) and 21 control children. Predictions from linear regressions (controlled by the false discovery rate) confirmed or disconfirmed partial correlations accounting for age, body mass and socio-economic status. Results (1) Total symptom ratings were associated with increases of the interleukins IL-16 and IL-13, where relations of IL-16 (along with decreased S100B) with hyperactivity, and IL-13 with inattention were notable. Opposition ratings were predicted by increased IL-2 in ADHD and IL-6 in control children. (2) In the CPT, IL-16 related to motor measures and errors of commission, while IL-13 was associated with errors of omission. Increased RT variability related to lower TNF-α, but to higher IFN-γ levels. (3) Tryptophan metabolites were not significantly related to symptoms. But increased tryptophan predicted errors of omission, its breakdown predicted errors of commission and kynurenine levels related to faster RTs. Conclusions Many associations were found across diagnostic groups even though they were more marked in one group. This confirms the quantitative trait nature of these features. Conceptually the relationships of the pro- and antiinflammatory cytokines distinguished between behaviours associated more with cognitive or more with motor control respectively. Further study should extend the number of immunological and metabolic markers to confirm or refute the trends reported here and examine their stability from childhood to adolescence in a longitudinal design.
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- Robert D Oades
- Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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Pleickhardt EP, Celandine A, Davis JM, Chen M, Schürmann P, Dörk T, Dammann CEL, Dammann O. Neuregulin-1 high-producer genotype is associated with a decreased risk of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit. Early Hum Dev 2010; 86:299-304. [PMID: 20472376 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2009] [Revised: 03/12/2010] [Accepted: 03/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neuregulin (NRG1) is a developmental growth factor and homozygous C allele carriers at the NRG221533 locus are at reduced risk for developmental disability. AIMS To explore whether 1) the NRG221533 CC genotype is associated with a decreased likelihood of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission; 2) NRG1 is present in the infant's systemic circulation; and 3) to comparatively investigate two additional proposed high-producer single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for the cytokines interleukin 6 (-572) and interleukin 10 (-1082), examining both gene product and the association for admission to the NICU. STUDY DESIGN IL6 and IL10 protein was measured in umbilical cord blood by a multiplex sandwich immunoassay and NRG1 by ELISA. Infants were screened for SNPs IL6 (-572), IL10 (-1082), and NRG221533. We defined IL6 (C), IL10 (G) and NRG1 (C) as high-producer alleles based on published data. SUBJECTS Unselected single-center convenience sample of 97 newborns with a gestational age of 25-33 weeks (N=18), 34-36 weeks (N=17), 37-38 weeks (N=28), and 39-41 weeks (N=34). OUTCOME MEASURES Prematurity (<37 completed weeks) and admission to NICU. RESULTS The SNP NRG221533 CC genotype was associated with reduced admission to the NICU, even after adjustment for confounders. Adjustment for high IL6 levels reduced the protective effect. NRG1 levels tended to increase with advancing gestational age. Unexpectedly, we found lower IL6 and IL10 levels in infants homozygous for the IL6 (C) and IL10 (G) alleles, and no associations between IL10 (-1082) and IL6 (-572) genotype and prematurity or admission to NICU. CONCLUSIONS The NRG221533 CC genotype might be protective in newborns. The protective effect might not be directly related to increased systemic NRG levels.
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- Elizabeth P Pleickhardt
- Division of Newborn Medicine, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Associations between polymorphisms in five inflammation-related genes and cognitive ability in older persons. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 2010; 9:348-52. [PMID: 20113359 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2010.00565.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Several studies have found associations between inflammatory biomarker levels and cognitive ability. This study tested the relationship between polymorphisms in genes that are associated with or encode the biomarkers and cognitive ability and estimated lifetime cognitive change. Data came from the aspirin for asymptomatic atherosclerosis trial (n = 2091, mean age = 67.2 years ). Twelve single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped from five genes (IL-1alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, HNF-1A and F13A1). Cognition was assessed via administration of a five-test battery of psychometric tests, which were used to derive a general intelligence factor, g. A vocabulary-based cognitive test was also administered and adjusted for in the analysis to enable an estimation of lifetime cognitive change. Age- and sex-adjusted analyses yielded one weakly significant association between the IL-1alpha rs2856838 SNP and a measure of mental flexibility/processing speed (P = 0.044). Adjustment for the vocabulary-based scores resulted in a single, significant association between the IL-1alpha rs3783546 SNP and a measure of processing speed (P = 0.048). There is little evidence to suggest an association between SNPs in the inflammation-related genes IL-1alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, TCF-1 and F13A1 and cognition in an elderly population of community-dwelling Scottish citizens.
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Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is a major complication of prematurity. IVH typically initiates in the germinal matrix, which is a richly vascularized collection of neuronal-glial precursor cells in the developing brain. The etiology of IVH is multifactorial and is primarily attributed to the intrinsic fragility of the germinal matrix vasculature and the disturbance in the cerebral blood flow (CBF). Although this review broadly describes the pathogenesis of IVH, the main focus is on the recent development in molecular mechanisms that elucidates the fragility of the germinal matrix vasculature. The microvasculature of the germinal matrix is frail because of an abundance of angiogenic blood vessels that exhibit paucity of pericytes, immaturity of basal lamina, and deficiency of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in the ensheathing astrocytes endfeet. High VEGF and angiopoietin-2 levels activate a rapid angiogenesis in the germinal matrix. The elevation of these growth factors may be ascribed to a relative hypoxia of the germinal matrix perhaps resulting from high metabolic activity and oxygen consumption of the neural progenitor cells. Hence, the rapid stabilization of the angiogenic vessels and the restoration of normal CBF on the first day of life are potential strategies to prevent IVH in premature infants.
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- Praveen Ballabh
- Department of Pediatrics, Anatomy and Cell Biology, New York Medical College-Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA.
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Bassan H. Intracranial hemorrhage in the preterm infant: understanding it, preventing it. Clin Perinatol 2009; 36:737-62, v. [PMID: 19944833 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2009.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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New discoveries in neonatal imaging, cerebral monitoring, and hemodynamics, and greater understanding of inflammatory and genetic mechanisms involved in intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in the preterm infant are creating opportunities for innovative early detection and prevention approaches. This article covers the spectrum of ICH in the preterm infant, including germinal matrix intraventricular hemorrhage, its complications, and associated phenomena, such as the emerging role of cerebellar hemorrhage. The overall aim of this article is to review the current knowledge of the mechanisms, diagnosis, outcome, and management of preterm ICH; to revisit the origins from which they develop; and to discuss future expectations.
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- Haim Bassan
- Pediatric Neurology Unit, Neonatal Neurology Service, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizman Street, Tel Aviv 64239, Israel.
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Gessler P, Schmitt B, Prètre R, Latal B. Inflammatory response and neurodevelopmental outcome after open-heart surgery in children. Pediatr Cardiol 2009; 30:301-5. [PMID: 19083140 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-008-9354-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2008] [Revised: 11/05/2008] [Accepted: 11/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Long-term neurodevelopmental sequelae are commonly detectable in children after open-heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The objective of the study was to determine the neurodevelopmental outcome in these children in relation to postoperative inflammatory reaction. This is a prospective, observational study on children with congenital heart defects (n = 32) undergoing elective open-heart surgery in a tertiary pediatric cardiac center. Neurodevelopmental outcome was assessed in the median 6 months after CPB. Neurological examination was done in all children before the operation and, additionally, complete neurodevelopmental status was assessed preoperatively in 14 children. Three hours after the end of CPB, plasma concentrations of interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 were strongly elevated (p < 0.001). Moreover, there was a rise of neutrophils and C-reactive protein at 24 h postoperatively (p < 0.001). Intellectual performance after surgery was correlated with preoperative performance, r ( S ) = 0.83, p < 0.001 (mean IQ scores after CPB = 90.4 +/- 18.4 and before CPB = 87.5 +/- 14.5, p = 0.20). Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that preoperative IQ scores accounted for 83.8% of the variance of postoperative IQ scores (p < 0.0001). Inflammatory variables were not significant predictors of postoperative IQ scores. The frequency of neuromotor abnormalities at 6 months after CPB was influenced by the presence of a cyanotic heart defect, duration of CPB and aortic clamp time, and plasma levels of IL-6 shortly after CPB (R (2) = 67.8%, p = 0.002). In conclusion, in the examined population, preexisting neurodevelopmental impairment is frequent and predicts postoperative outcome. The high frequency of postoperative neuromotor disabilities seems to be associated with the type of congenital heart defect but also with the procedure and possible complications of CPB.
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- Peter Gessler
- Division of Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, University Children's Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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IL-6 and IL-18 in blood may discriminate cirrhotic patients with and without minimal hepatic encephalopathy. J Clin Gastroenterol 2009; 43:272-9. [PMID: 18562979 DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e31815e7f58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Patients with liver cirrhosis may present minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) that can be unveiled using specific neuropsychologic examination. Evaluation of MHE in cirrhotic patients might have prognostic value. The psychometric HE score (PHES) has been recommended as the "gold standard" in the diagnosis of MHE. It has been proposed that critical flicker frequency (CFF) analysis would be useful for easier detection of MHE. It would also be useful to have some peripheral parameter that could reflect the presence of MHE. It has been recently proposed that inflammation-associated alterations and hyperammonemia may cooperate in the induction of hepatic encephalopathy. The aim of the present work was to assess whether there is a correlation between the alterations in parameters reflecting inflammation, hyperammonemia, and the presence of MHE. METHODS We have studied in 55 patients with liver cirrhosis and 26 controls the performance in the PHES battery and the CFF, ammonia, and some interleukins (ILs) as inflammatory markers. RESULTS IL-6 and IL-18 were significantly higher (2.5-fold and 2.2-fold, respectively) in patients with MHE than in those without MHE. There were significant correlations between IL-6 or IL-18 levels and PHES score and CFF. Moreover, all patients with MHE had IL-6 levels higher than 11 ng/mL, whereas all patients without MHE had IL-6 levels lower than 11 ng/mL. CONCLUSIONS Inflammatory alterations related with IL-6 and IL-18 may contribute to MHE. Serum concentration of IL-6 and IL-18 may be useful to discriminate cirrhotic patients with and without MHE.
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Reiman M, Parkkola R, Lapinleimu H, Lehtonen L, Haataja L. Interleukin-6 -174 and -572 genotypes and the volume of deep gray matter in preterm infants. Pediatr Res 2009; 65:90-6. [PMID: 18784616 DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e31818bbfac] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Preterm infants have smaller cerebral and cerebellar volumes at term compared with term born infants. Perinatal factors leading to the reduction in volumes are not well known. IL-6 -174 and -572 genotypes partly regulate individual immunologic responses and have also been connected with deviant neurologic development in preterm infants. Our hypothesis was that IL-6 -174 and -572 genetic polymorphisms are associated with brain lesions and regional brain volumes in very low birth weight or in very preterm infants. DNA was genotyped for IL-6 -174 and -572 polymorphisms (GG/GC/CC). Study infants (n = 175) were categorized into three groups according to the most pathologic brain finding in ultrasound examinations until term. The brain MRI performed at term was analyzed for regional brain volumes. Analyzed IL-6 genotypes did not show statistically significant association with structural brain lesions. However, IL-6 -174 CC and -572 GG genotypes associated with reduced volume of one brain region, the combined volume of basal ganglia and thalami, both in univariate and in multivariate analyses (p = 0.009, 0.009, respectively). The association of IL-6 -174 and -572 genetic polymorphisms with smaller volumes in deep gray matter provides us new ways to understand the processes leading to neurologic impairments in preterm infants.
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- Milla Reiman
- Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Central Hospital, 20521 Turku, Finland.
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Perinatal brain damage has been implicated in the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental impairments and psychiatric illnesses. This article reviews evidence that infection outside of the brain can damage the brain, and discusses specific cytokines and pathomechanisms that probably mediate the putative effect of remote infection on the developing brain. Events associated with increased circulating inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and immune cells are described. Finally, studies of genetic variation in susceptibility to cytokine-related brain damage are reviewed.
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- Olaf Dammann
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Director of Clinical Research, Div. of Newborn Medicine, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Box 854, Boston, MA 02111 USA, Phone 617-636-0240, Fax 617-636-8943,
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- Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, , Phone: (336)-716-2529, FAX: (336)-716-2525
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McCrea HJ, Ment LR. The diagnosis, management, and postnatal prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage in the preterm neonate. Clin Perinatol 2008; 35:777-92, vii. [PMID: 19026340 PMCID: PMC2901530 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2008.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) occurs in 20% to 25% of very low birthweight preterm neonates and may be associated with significant sequelae. Infants who have IVH are at risk for posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus and periventricular leukomalacia; as many as 75% of those who have parenchymal involvement of hemorrhage suffer significant neurodevelopmental disability. Because of the prevalence of IVH and the medical and societal impact of this disease, many postnatal pharmacologic prevention strategies have been explored. Randomized clinical prevention trials should provide long-term neurodevelopmental follow-up to assess the impact of preterm birth, injury, and pharmacologic intervention on the developing brain.
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, and Associate Dean for Admissions, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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Baune BT, Ponath G, Rothermundt M, Riess O, Funke H, Berger K. Association between genetic variants of IL-1beta, IL-6 and TNF-alpha cytokines and cognitive performance in the elderly general population of the MEMO-study. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2008; 33:68-76. [PMID: 17988804 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2007] [Revised: 10/02/2007] [Accepted: 10/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study is to investigate the associations between specific polymorphisms in three cytokine genes and domains of cognitive functioning in a population based study in the elderly. In a cross-sectional study of 369 community dwelling elderly subjects we examined the relationships between the polymorphisms IL-1beta-1418C-->T, IL-6-572G-->C and TNF-alpha-308G-->A and the cognitive function domains memory, processing speed and motor function using an extensive neuropsychological test battery. Linear regression models were used in the analysis and results adjusted for multiple comparisons. A significant association between the IL-1beta-1418C-->T polymorphism and memory performance was found with carriers of the T allele (dominant model) having worse memory performance than those with the C allele. In addition, a significant association between the TNF-alpha-308G-->A polymorphism and processing speed was observed, indicating better performance for heterozygous or homozygous carriers of the A allele. These results remained significant after adjustment for known confounders of cognitive function and additional Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons. Our study provides first results on detrimental effects of the IL-1beta-1418C-->T polymorphism on memory performance and neuroprotective effects of the TNF-alpha-308G-->A polymorphism on processing speed in elderly individuals. Further research is needed to prospectively examine changes in cognitive performance in relation to cytokine genotypes.
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- Bernhard T Baune
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, James Cook University, QLD 4814, Australia.
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Rojo LE, Fernández JA, Maccioni AA, Jimenez JM, Maccioni RB. Neuroinflammation: implications for the pathogenesis and molecular diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Arch Med Res 2007; 39:1-16. [PMID: 18067990 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2007.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 245] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2007] [Accepted: 05/31/2007] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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During the past few years, an increasing set of evidence has supported the major role of deregulation of the interaction patterns between glial cells and neurons in the pathway toward neuronal degeneration. Neurons and glial cells, together with brain vessels, constitute an integrated system for brain function. Inflammation is a process related with the onset of several neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Several hypotheses have been postulated to explain the pathogenesis of AD, but none provides insight into the early events that trigger metabolic and cellular alterations in neuronal degeneration. The amyloid hypothesis was sustained on the basis that Abeta-peptide deposition into senile plaques is responsible for neurodegeneration. However, recent findings point to Abeta oligomers as responsible for synaptic impairment in neuronal degeneration. Amyloid is only one among many other major factors affecting the quality of neuronal cells. Another explanation derives from the tau hypothesis, supported by the observations that tau hyperphosphorylations constitute a common feature of most of the altered signaling pathways in degenerating neurons. Altered tau patterns have been detected in the cerebrospinal fluids of AD patients, and a close correlation was observed between the levels of hyperphosphorylated tau isoforms and the degree of cognitive impairment. On the other hand, the anomalous effects of cytokines and trophic factors share in common the activation of tau hyperphosphorylation patterns. In this context, a neuroimmunological approach to AD becomes relevant. When glial cells that normally provide neurotrophic factors essential for neurogenesis are activated by a set of stressing events, they overproduce cytokines and NGF, thus triggering altered signaling patterns in the etiopathogenesis of AD. A solid set of discoveries has strengthened the idea that altered patterns in the glia-neuron interactions constitute early molecular events within the cascade of cellular signals that lead to neurodegeneration in AD. A direct correlation has been established between the Abeta-induced neurodegeneration and cytokine production and its subsequent release. In effect, neuroinflammation is responsible for an abnormal secretion of proinflammatory cytokines that trigger signaling pathways that activate brain tau hyperphosphorylation in residues that are not modified under normal physiological conditions. Other cytokines such as IL-3 and TNF-alpha seem to display neuroprotective activities. Elucidation of the events that control the transitions from neuroprotection to neurodegeneration should be a critical point toward elucidation of AD pathogenesis.
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- Leonel E Rojo
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurosciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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The main aim of identifying gene-environment interactions is to provide insight into mechanisms of disease development and to identify patients with an inherent vulnerability to certain conditions. This in turn may allow patients to be targeted with individualised treatment based on the knowledge of their inborn susceptibility to specific conditions. This review describes the possible effects of common genetic variation on outcome in various conditions affecting the neonate. It focuses predominantly on studies of positive association rather than non-association to illustrate this potential influence and to highlight the potential for further study and intervention. The shortcomings of published association studies and the place of such studies in future research are also discussed.
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MESH Headings
- Chronic Disease
- DNA/genetics
- Developmental Disabilities/genetics
- Enterocolitis, Necrotizing/genetics
- Gene Expression/genetics
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease/genetics
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/genetics
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/immunology
- Infant, Premature/physiology
- Infant, Small for Gestational Age/physiology
- Lung Diseases/genetics
- Polymorphism, Genetic/genetics
- Renal Insufficiency/genetics
- Research Design
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn/genetics
- Sepsis/genetics
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- David Harding
- University of Bristol, D Level, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol BS2 8EG, UK.
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Most human phenotypic characteristics are determined by the interplay of environmental factors (whether external, or related to the internal milieu) with the unique genetic attributes of the individual. The same is true for predisposition to and outcome from most disease states, with acute brain injury being no exception. A greater understanding of this interplay is likely to allow improved risk stratification of patients, the development of new preventative and therapeutic modalities, and the possibility of 'individualizing' patient management based upon their genetic inheritance.
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- M Wilson
- Neurosurgery and Prehospital Care, Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK.
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Harding DR, Humphries SE, Whitelaw A, Marlow N, Montgomery HE. Cognitive outcome and cyclo-oxygenase-2 gene (-765 G/C) variation in the preterm infant. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2007; 92:F108-12. [PMID: 16905570 PMCID: PMC2675468 DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.099499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cyclo-oxygenase (COX) inhibition by indomethacin does not result in an improvement in long-term neurocognitive outcome, despite reducing the incidence of both severe intraventricular haemorrhage and white matter injury visible on ultrasound. Diffuse brain injury after preterm birth may have inflammatory origins. These two points suggest that, in the preterm brain, COX inhibition may have a dominant proinflammatory or neuropathological role. The inducible form of the COX2 gene is polymorphic: the -765 C (rather than G) variant of the gene is associated with reduced COX2 activity. OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that the C allele of COX2 is associated with worse neurodevelopmental outcomes after premature birth. OUTCOMES Cerebral palsy, disability, Griffith's developmental quotient at 2 years and British Ability Scales-11 general cognitive ability and motor performance (movement assessment battery for children) at 5(1/2) years were compared with COX2 genotype. RESULTS The C allele (GC 65 (31%), CC 3 (1%)) was independently associated with worse cognitive performance at 2 and 5(1/2) years: C allele mean (SEM) developmental quotient 92.7 (1.7), v GG 97.6 (1.5), p = 0.039; C allele mean (SEM) general cognitive ability, 94.3 (2.2) v GG 100.9 (1.7), p = 0.028. CONCLUSION An antineuropathological role for COX2 in the preterm brain may help account for the lack of effect of indomethacin treatment in improving neurocognitive outcomes in children born preterm, despite reported reduction in apparent brain injury.
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- D R Harding
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Bristol, D level, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol BS2 8EG, UK.
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Cozen W, Gebregziabher M, Conti DV, Van Den Berg DJ, Coetzee GA, Wang SS, Rothman N, Bernstein L, Hartge P, Morhbacher A, Coetzee SG, Salam MT, Wang W, Zadnick J, Ingles SA. Interleukin-6-Related Genotypes, Body Mass Index, and Risk of Multiple Myeloma and Plasmacytoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2006; 15:2285-91. [PMID: 17119059 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-06-0446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) promotes normal plasma cell development and proliferation of myeloma cells in culture. We evaluated IL-6 genotypes and body mass index (BMI) in a case-control study of multiple myeloma and plasmacytoma. DNA samples and questionnaires were obtained from incident cases of multiple myeloma (n = 134) and plasmacytoma (n = 16; plasma cell neoplasms) ascertained from the Los Angeles County population-based cancer registry and from siblings or cousins of cases (family controls, n = 112) and population controls (n = 126). Genotypes evaluated included IL-6 promoter gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) at positions -174, -572, and -597; one variable number of tandem repeats (-373 A(n)T(n)); and one SNP in the IL-6 receptor (IL-6ralpha) gene at position -358. The variant allele of the IL-6 promoter SNP -572 was associated with a roughly 2-fold increased risk of plasma cell neoplasms when cases were compared with family [odds ratio (OR), 1.8; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.7-4.7] or population controls (OR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.2-4.7). The -373 9A/9A genotype was associated with a decreased risk compared with the most common genotype (OR for cases versus family controls, 0.4; 95% CI, 0.1-1.7; OR for cases versus population controls, 0.3; 95% CI, 0.1-0.9). No other SNPs were associated with risk. Obesity (BMI >or= 30 kg/m(2)) increased risk nonsignificantly by 40% and 80% when cases were compared with family controls or population controls, respectively, relative to persons with a BMI of <25 kg/m(2). These results suggest that IL-6 promoter genotypes may be associated with increased risk of plasma cell neoplasms.
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- Wendy Cozen
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, MC 9175, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9175, USA.
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