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Antony BS, Nagarajan C, Devaraj DV, Subbaraj GK. A Systemic Review and Meta-analysis on Natural Resistance-associated Macrophage Protein 1 (3'-Untranslated Region) and Nucleotide-binding Oligomerization Domain-2 (rs8057341) Polymorphisms and Leprosy Susceptibility in Asian and Caucasian Populations. Int J Mycobacteriol 2024; 13:115-125. [PMID: 38916380 DOI: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_43_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024] Open
Abstract
The current meta-analysis aims to explore the potential correlation between natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (NRAMP1) (3'-Untranslated region [3'-UTR]) and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-2 (NOD2 [rs8057341]) gene polymorphisms and their association with leprosy susceptibility in both Asian and Caucasian populations. Datas were retrieved from case control studies with NOD 2 and NRAMP 1 gene polymorphism associated with leprosy disease. Leprosy emerges as a particularly distinctive ailment among women on a global scale. The NRAMP1 (3'-UTR) and NOD2 (rs8057341) genetic variations play a crucial role in the progression of leprosy. A systematic review of relevant case-control studies was conducted across several databases, including ScienceDirect, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Embase. Utilizing MetaGenyo and Review Manager 5.4 Version, statistical analyses were carried out. Nine case-control studies totaling 3281 controls and 3062 leprosy patients are included in the research, with the objective of examining the potential association between NRAMP1 (3'-UTR) and NOD2 (rs8057341) gene polymorphisms and leprosy risk. The review methodology was registered in PROSPERO (ID520883). The findings reveal a robust association between NRAMP1 (3'-UTR) and NOD2 (rs8057341) gene polymorphisms and leprosy risk across various genetic models. Although the funnel plot analysis did not identify publication bias, bolstering these findings and elucidating potential gene-gene and gene-environment interactions require further comprehensive epidemiological research. This study identified a strong correlation between polymorphisms in the NOD2 (rs8057341) genes and susceptibility to leprosy across two genetic models. Further comprehensive epidemiological investigations are warranted to validate these findings and explore potential interactions between these genes and environmental factors.
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- Bibin Savio Antony
- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Allied Health Science, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Allied Health Science, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
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Gilchrist JJ, Auckland K, Parks T, Mentzer AJ, Goldblatt L, Naranbhai V, Band G, Rockett KA, Toure OB, Konate S, Sissoko S, Djimdé AA, Thera MA, Doumbo OK, Sow S, Floyd S, Pönnighaus JM, Warndorff DK, Crampin AC, Fine PEM, Fairfax BP, Hill AVS. Genome-wide association study of leprosy in Malawi and Mali. PLoS Pathog 2022; 18:e1010312. [PMID: 36121873 PMCID: PMC9624411 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Leprosy is a chronic infection of the skin and peripheral nerves caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Despite recent improvements in disease control, leprosy remains an important cause of infectious disability globally. Large-scale genetic association studies in Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian populations have identified over 30 susceptibility loci for leprosy. There is a significant burden of leprosy in Africa, however it is uncertain whether the findings of published genetic association studies are generalizable to African populations. To address this, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of leprosy in Malawian (327 cases, 436 controls) and Malian (247 cases, 368 controls) individuals. In that analysis, we replicated four risk loci previously reported in China, Vietnam and India; MHC Class I and II, LACC1 and SLC29A3. We further identified a novel leprosy susceptibility locus at 10q24 (rs2015583; combined p = 8.81 × 10-9; OR = 0.51 [95% CI 0.40 - 0.64]). Using publicly-available data we characterise regulatory activity at this locus, identifying ACTR1A as a candidate mediator of leprosy risk. This locus shows evidence of recent positive selection and demonstrates pleiotropy with established risk loci for inflammatory bowel disease and childhood-onset asthma. A shared genetic architecture for leprosy and inflammatory bowel disease has been previously described. We expand on this, strengthening the hypothesis that selection pressure driven by leprosy has shaped the evolution of autoimmune and atopic disease in modern populations. More broadly, our data highlights the importance of defining the genetic architecture of disease across genetically diverse populations, and that disease insights derived from GWAS in one population may not translate to all affected populations.
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- James J. Gilchrist
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- MRC–Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (JJG); (AVSH)
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Malaria Research and Training Centre, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Centre, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Centre, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Centre, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Centre, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Centre, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Center for Vaccine Development, Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit (formerly Karonga Prevention Study), Chilumba, Malawi
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- Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit (formerly Karonga Prevention Study), Chilumba, Malawi
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- Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit (formerly Karonga Prevention Study), Chilumba, Malawi
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC–Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (JJG); (AVSH)
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Bibert S, Bratschi MW, Aboagye SY, Collinet E, Scherr N, Yeboah-Manu D, Beuret C, Pluschke G, Bochud PY. Susceptibility to Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease (Buruli ulcer) Is Associated with IFNG and iNOS Gene Polymorphisms. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1903. [PMID: 29046669 PMCID: PMC5632961 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a chronic necrotizing disease of the skin and subcutaneous fat tissue. The causative agent, Mycobacterium ulcerans, produces mycolactone, a macrolide toxin, which causes apoptosis of mammalian cells. Only a small proportion of individuals exposed to M. ulcerans develop clinical disease, as surrounding macrophages may control the infection by bacterial killing at an early stage, while mycolactone concentration is still low. Otherwise, bacterial multiplication leads to in higher concentrations of mycolactone, with formation of necrotizing lesions that are no more accessible to immune cells. By typing a cohort of 96 Ghanaian BU patients and 384 endemic controls without BU, we show an association between BU and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in iNOS (rs9282799) and IFNG (rs2069705). Both polymorphisms influence promoter activity in vitro. A previously reported SNP in SLC11A1 (NRAMP, rs17235409) tended to be associated with BU. Altogether, these data reflect the importance of IFNG signaling in early defense against M. ulcerans infection.
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- Stéphanie Bibert
- Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.,University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.,University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Spiez Laboratory, Federal Office for Civil Protection, Spiez, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.,University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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NRAMP1 Polymorphisms like Susceptibility Marker in Mexican Focus of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:7951285. [PMID: 27830154 PMCID: PMC5088330 DOI: 10.1155/2016/7951285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in Campeche state, Mexico. Host and parasite factors are involved in the establishment and development of CL. Host factors include immune response and genetic background. NRAMP1 (Natural Resistance Associated Macrophage Protein 1) is important in innate immunity. Polymorphisms in NRAMP1 have been associated with susceptibility or resistance to infectious and autoimmune diseases. To study the association of NRAMP1 mutations with CL in patients from Calakmul, Campeche, samples from 115 CL patients and 69 samples of healthy people from the same area were evaluated. Five regions in NRAMP1 were amplified and digested, looking for mutations in the promoter region (−524G/C), exon 3 (274C/T), exon 8 (823 C7T), and exon 15 (G/A) and deletion of 4 bp in the 3′UTR region. We found a statistical association between polymorphisms in 3′UTR region and exon 8 and CL [χ2 = 13.26; p < 0.05; OR = 17.00; IC of 95% (2.24–128.99)]. Some patients who needed more than 40 doses of Glucantime® to heal injuries presented mutations in exons 3, 8, and 15. Multiple or ear lesions were not associated with NRAMP1 polymorphism.
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Gaschignard J, Grant AV, Thuc NV, Orlova M, Cobat A, Huong NT, Ba NN, Thai VH, Abel L, Schurr E, Alcaïs A. Pauci- and Multibacillary Leprosy: Two Distinct, Genetically Neglected Diseases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016; 10:e0004345. [PMID: 27219008 PMCID: PMC4878860 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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After sustained exposure to Mycobacterium leprae, only a subset of exposed individuals develops clinical leprosy. Moreover, leprosy patients show a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations that extend from the paucibacillary (PB) to the multibacillary (MB) form of the disease. This "polarization" of leprosy has long been a major focus of investigation for immunologists because of the different immune response in these two forms. But while leprosy per se has been shown to be under tight human genetic control, few epidemiological or genetic studies have focused on leprosy subtypes. Using PubMed, we collected available data in English on the epidemiology of leprosy polarization and the possible role of human genetics in its pathophysiology until September 2015. At the genetic level, we assembled a list of 28 genes from the literature that are associated with leprosy subtypes or implicated in the polarization process. Our bibliographical search revealed that improved study designs are needed to identify genes associated with leprosy polarization. Future investigations should not be restricted to a subanalysis of leprosy per se studies but should instead contrast MB to PB individuals. We show the latter approach to be the most powerful design for the identification of genetic polarization determinants. Finally, we bring to light the important resource represented by the nine-banded armadillo model, a unique animal model for leprosy.
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- Jean Gaschignard
- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, INSERM, Paris, France, EU
- Paris Descartes University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France, EU
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, INSERM, Paris, France, EU
- Paris Descartes University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France, EU
- Unité de Génétique fonctionnelle des maladies infectieuses, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France, EU
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- Program in Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, INSERM, Paris, France, EU
- Paris Descartes University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France, EU
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- Hospital for Dermato-Venerology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Hospital for Dermato-Venerology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, INSERM, Paris, France, EU
- Paris Descartes University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France, EU
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- Program in Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- The McGill International TB Centre, Departments of Human Genetics and Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, INSERM, Paris, France, EU
- Paris Descartes University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France, EU
- URC, CIC, Necker and Cochin Hospitals, Paris, France, EU
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Brochado MJF, Gatti MFC, Zago MA, Roselino AM. Association of the solute carrier family 11 member 1 gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to leprosy in a Brazilian sample. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2016; 111:101-5. [PMID: 26814595 PMCID: PMC4750449 DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1/solute carrier family 11 member 1
gene (Nramp1/Slc11a1) is a gene that controls the susceptibility of
inbred mice to intracellular pathogens. Polymorphisms in the human
Slc11a1/Nramp1 gene have been associated with host susceptibility
to leprosy. This study has evaluated nine polymorphisms of the
Slc11a1/Nramp1 gene [(GT)n, 274C/T, 469+14G/C, 577-18G/A, 823C/T,
1029 C/T, 1465-85G/A, 1703G/A, and 1729+55del4] in 86 leprosy patients (67 and 19
patients had the multibacillary and the paucibacillary clinical forms of the disease,
respectively), and 239 healthy controls matched by age, gender, and ethnicity. The
frequency of allele 2 of the (GT)n polymorphism was higher in leprosy patients [p =
0.04, odds ratio (OR) = 1.49], whereas the frequency of allele 3 was higher in the
control group (p = 0.03; OR = 0.66). Patients carrying the 274T allele (p
= 0.04; OR = 1.49) and TT homozygosis (p = 0.02; OR = 2.46), such
as the 469+14C allele (p = 0.03; OR = 1.53) of the 274C/T and 469+14G/C
polymorphisms, respectively, were more frequent in the leprosy group. The leprosy and
control groups had similar frequency of the 577-18G/A, 823C/T, 1029C/T, 1465-85G/A,
1703G/A, and 1729+55del4 polymorphisms. The 274C/T polymorphism in exon 3 and the
469+14G/C polymorphism in intron 4 were associated with susceptibility to leprosy,
while the allele 2 and 3 of the (GT)n polymorphism in the promoter region were
associated with susceptibility and protection to leprosy, respectively.
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- Maria José Franco Brochado
- Hospital Universitário, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Hospital Universitário, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Hospital Universitário, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Hospital Universitário, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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Mazini PS, Alves HV, Reis PG, Lopes AP, Sell AM, Santos-Rosa M, Visentainer JEL, Rodrigues-Santos P. Gene Association with Leprosy: A Review of Published Data. Front Immunol 2016; 6:658. [PMID: 26793196 PMCID: PMC4709443 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by an obligate intracellular bacterium known as Mycobacterium leprae. Exposure to the bacillus is necessary, but this alone does not mean an individual will develop clinical symptoms of the disease. In recent years, several genes have been associated with leprosy and the innate immune response pathways converge on the main hypothesis that genes are involved in the susceptibility for the disease in two distinct steps: for leprosy per se and in the development of the different clinical forms. These genes participate in the sensing, main metabolic pathway of immune response activation and, subsequently, on the evolution of the disease into its clinical forms. The aim of this review is to highlight the role of innate immune response in the context of leprosy, stressing their participation in the signaling and targeting processes in response to bacillus infection and on the evolution to the clinical forms of the disease.
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- Priscila Saamara Mazini
- Faculty of Medicine, Immunology Institute, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Immunogenetics Laboratory, Department of Basic Health Sciences, Maringá State University, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Department of Basic Health Sciences, Maringá State University , Maringá, Paraná , Brazil
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- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Department of Basic Health Sciences, Maringá State University , Maringá, Paraná , Brazil
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- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Department of Basic Health Sciences, Maringá State University , Maringá, Paraná , Brazil
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- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Department of Basic Health Sciences, Maringá State University , Maringá, Paraná , Brazil
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- Faculty of Medicine, Immunology Institute, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Immunology and Oncology Laboratory, Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, Immunology Institute, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Immunology and Oncology Laboratory, Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Lastória JC, Abreu MAMMD. Leprosy: review of the epidemiological, clinical, and etiopathogenic aspects - part 1. An Bras Dermatol 2014; 89:205-18. [PMID: 24770495 PMCID: PMC4008049 DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and has been known since biblical times. It
is still endemic in many regions of the world and a public health problem in Brazil.
The prevalence rate in 2011 reached 1.54 cases per 10,000 inhabitants in Brazil. The
mechanism of transmission of leprosy consists of prolonged close contact between
susceptible and genetically predisposed individuals and untreated multibacillary
patients. Transmission occurs through inhalation of bacilli present in upper airway
secretion. The nasal mucosa is the main entry or exit route of M. leprae. The deeper
understanding of the structural and biological characteristics of M. leprae, the
sequencing of its genome, along with the advances in understanding the mechanisms of
host immune response against the bacilli, dependent on genetic susceptibility, have
contributed to the understanding of the pathogenesis, variations in the clinical
characteristics, and progression of the disease. This article aims to update
dermatologist on epidemiological, clinical, and etiopathogenic leprosy aspects.
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- Joel Carlos Lastória
- Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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Fava V, Orlova M, Cobat A, Alcaïs A, Mira M, Schurr E. Genetics of leprosy reactions: an overview. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2013; 107 Suppl 1:132-42. [PMID: 23283464 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762012000900020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Accepted: 07/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Type-1 (T1R) and Type-2 (T2R) leprosy reactions (LR), which affect up to 50% of leprosy patients, are aggressive inflammatory episodes of sudden onset and highly variable incidence across populations. LR are often diagnosed concurrently with leprosy, but more frequently occur several months after treatment onset. It is not uncommon for leprosy patients to develop recurring reactional episodes; however, they rarely undergo both types of LR. Today, LR are the main cause of permanent disabilities associated with leprosy and represent a major challenge in the clinical management of leprosy patients. Although progress has been made in understanding the immunopathology of LR, the factors that cause a leprosy patient to suffer from LR are largely unknown. Given the impact that ethnic background has on the risk of developing LR, host genetic factors have long been suspected of contributing to LR. Indeed, polymorphisms in seven genes [Toll-like receptors (TLR)1, TLR2, nucleotide-binding oligomerisation domain containing 2, vitamin D receptor, natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1, C4B and interleukin-6] have been found to be associated with one or more LR outcomes. The identification of host genetic markers with predictive value for LR would have a major impact on nerve damage control in leprosy. In this review, we present the recent advances achieved through genetic studies of LR.
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- Vinicius Fava
- McGill Centre for the Study of Host Resistance, Research Institute, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Souza VNBD, Malaspina TSDS, Campanelli AP, Ghidella C, Ura S, Dalpino D, do Nascimento DC, Latini ACP. Increased hepcidin expression in multibacillary leprosy. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2013; 107 Suppl 1:183-9. [PMID: 23283470 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762012000900026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2012] [Accepted: 07/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Iron is essential for all organisms and its availability can control the growth of microorganisms; therefore, we examined the role of iron metabolism in multibacillary (MB) leprosy, focusing on the involvement of hepcidin. Erythrograms, iron metabolism parameters, pro-inflammatory cytokines and urinary hepcidin levels were evaluated in patients with MB and matched control subjects. Hepcidin expression in MB lesions was evaluated by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The expression of ferroportin and hepcidin was evaluated by immunofluorescence in paucibacillary and MB lesions. Analysis of hepcidin protein levels in urine and of hepcidin mRNA and protein levels in leprosy lesions and skin biopsies from healthy control subjects showed elevated hepcidin levels in MB patients. Decreases in haematologic parameters and total iron binding capacity were observed in patients with MB leprosy. Moreover, interleukin-1 beta, ferritin, soluble transferrin receptor and soluble transferrin receptor/log ferritin index values were increased in leprosy patients. Hepcidin was elevated in lepromatous lesions, whereas ferroportin was more abundant in tuberculoid lesions. In addition, hepcidin and ferroportin were not colocalised in the biopsies from leprosy lesions. Anaemia was not commonly observed in patients with MB; however, the observed changes in haematologic parameters indicating altered iron metabolism appeared to result from a mixture of anaemia of inflammation and iron deficiency. Thus, iron sequestration inside host cells might play a role in leprosy by providing an optimal environment for the bacillus.
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Taka S, Gazouli M, Politis PK, Pappa KI, Anagnou NP. Transcription factor ATF-3 regulates allele variation phenotypes of the human SLC11A1 gene. Mol Biol Rep 2012. [PMID: 23187734 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-2289-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Genetic polymorphisms in the human solute carrier family 11 member 1 (SLC11A1) gene predispose to susceptibility to infectious/inflammatory diseases and cancer. Human susceptibility to these diseases exhibits allelic association with a polymorphic regulatory Z-DNA-forming microsatellite of a (GT/AC)n repeat. The carriage of different alleles may influence chromatin remodeling and accessibility by transcription factors. Of particular importance is the binding site for the Activating Protein 1 (AP-1) elements, (ATF-3 and c-Jun), adjacent to the 5' sequence of the Z-DNA-forming polymorphism. The aim of the study was to characterize the transcriptional mechanisms controlling different alleles of SLC11A1 expression by ATF-3 and c-Jun. Allele 2, [T(GT)5AC(GT)5AC(GT)10GGCAGA(G)6], and Allele 3, [T(GT)5AC(GT)5AC(GT)9GGCAGA(G)6], were subcloned into the PGL2Basic vector. Transient transfections of THP-1 cells with the constructs, in the presence or absence of pATF-3 were preformed. Luciferase expression was determined. To document the recruitment of ATF-3 and c-Jun, to the polymorphic promoter alleles in vivo, we performed ChIP assays with transient transfected THP-1 cells treated with or without lipopolyssacharides. Our data documented that ATF-3 suppresses the transcriptional activation of Allele-3, and this suppression is enhanced in the presence of lipopolyssacharides. Our findings suggest that ATF-3 and c-Jun may influence heritable variation in SLC11A1-dependent innate resistance to infection and inflammation both within and between populations.
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- Styliani Taka
- Laboratory of Biology, University of Athens School of Medicine, 176 Michalakopoulou Street, 115 27, Athens, Greece
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Human polymorphisms as clinical predictors in leprosy. J Trop Med 2011; 2011:923943. [PMID: 22220182 PMCID: PMC3246779 DOI: 10.1155/2011/923943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Revised: 10/11/2011] [Accepted: 10/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Genetic and serum markers in human host can predict leprosy susceptibility per se as well as be useful in classification and/or prediction of clinical variants and immunological responses in leprosy. Adequate and timely assessment of potential risks associated with these 38 host leprosy genes could diminish epidemiological burden and improve life quality of patients with this still prevalent mycobacterial disease.
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Massone C, Talhari C, Ribeiro-Rodrigues R, Sindeaux RHM, Mira MT, Talhari S, Naafs B. Leprosy and HIV coinfection: a critical approach. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2011; 9:701-10. [PMID: 21692674 DOI: 10.1586/eri.11.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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An increase in leprosy among HIV patients, similar to that observed in patients with TB, was expected approximately 20 years ago. Studies conducted in the 1990s together with those reported recently seemed to indicate that a coinfection with HIV did not alter the incidence and the clinical spectrum of leprosy and that each disease progressed as a single infection. By contrast, in countries with a high seroprevalence of HIV, TB was noted to increase. Explanations may be provided by the differences in the incubation time, the biology and toxicity of Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. After the introduction of HAART the leprosy-HIV coinfection manifested itself as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS), typically as paucibacillary leprosy with type 1 leprosy reaction. The incidence of leprosy in HIV-infected patients has never been properly investigated. IRIS-leprosy is probably underestimated and recent data showed that the incidence of leprosy in HIV patients under HAART was higher than previously thought.
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- Cesare Massone
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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Relevance and accuracy of experimental mouse models of tuberculosis (TB) are the subject of constant debate. This article briefly reviews genetic aspects of this problem and provides a few examples of mycobacterial diseases with similar or identical genetic control in mice and humans. The two species display more similarities than differences regarding both genetics of susceptibility/severity of mycobacterial diseases and the networks of protective and pathological immune reactions. In the opinion of the author, refined mouse models of mycobacterial diseases are extremely useful for modelling the corresponding human conditions, if genetic diversity is taken into account.
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Despite the availability of effective treatment for several decades, leprosy remains an important medical problem in many regions of the world. Infection with Mycobacterium leprae can produce paucibacillary disease, characterized by well-formed granulomas and a Th1 T-cell response, or multibacillary disease, characterized by poorly organized cellular infiltrates and Th2 cytokines. These diametric immune responses confer states of relative resistance or susceptibility to leprosy, respectively, and have well-defined clinical manifestations. As a result, leprosy provides a unique opportunity to dissect the genetic basis of human in vivo immunity. A series of studies over the past 40 years suggests that host genes influence the risk of leprosy acquisition and the predilection for different clinical forms of the disease. However, a comprehensive, cellular, and molecular view of the genes and variants involved is still being assembled. In this article, we review several decades of human genetic studies of leprosy, including a number of recent investigations. We emphasize genetic analyses that are validated by the replication of the same phenotype in independent studies or supported by functional experiments demonstrating biological mechanisms of action for specific polymorphisms. Identifying and functionally exploring the genetic and immunological factors that underlie human susceptibility to leprosy have yielded important insights into M. leprae pathogenesis and are likely to advance our understanding of the immune response to other pathogenic mycobacteria. This knowledge may inform new treatment or vaccine strategies for leprosy or tuberculosis.
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Pedroza LSRA, Sauma MFLC, Vasconcelos JM, Takeshita LYC, Ribeiro-Rodrigues EM, Sastre D, Barbosa CM, Chies JAB, Veit TD, Lima CPS, Oliveira LF, Henderson BL, Castro APG, Maia MHT, Barbosa FB, Santos SEB, Guerreiro JF, Sena L, Santos EJM. Systemic lupus erythematosus: association with KIR and SLC11A1 polymorphisms, ethnic predisposition and influence in clinical manifestations at onset revealed by ancestry genetic markers in an urban Brazilian population. Lupus 2011; 20:265-73. [PMID: 21233146 DOI: 10.1177/0961203310385266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder of the connective tissue with a wide and heterogeneous spectrum of manifestations, with renal and neurological involvement usually related to worse prognosis. SLE more frequently affects females of reproductive age, and a high prevalence and renal manifestation seem to be associated with non-European ethnicity. The present study aims to investigate candidate loci to SLE predisposition and evaluate the influence of ethnic ancestry in the disease risk and clinical phenotypic heterogeneity of lupus at onset. Samples represented by 111 patients and 345 controls, originated from the city of Belém, located in the Northern Region of Brazil, were investigated for polymorphisms in HLA-G, HLA-C, SLC11A1, MTHFR, CASP8 and 15 KIR genes, in addition to 89 Amerindian samples genotyped for SLC11A1. We also investigated 48 insertion/deletion ancestry markers to characterize individual African, European and Amerindian ancestry proportions in the samples. Predisposition to SLE was associated with GTGT deletion at the SLC11A1 3'UTR, presence of KIR2DS2 +/KIR2DS5 +/KIR3DS1 + profile, increased number of stimulatory KIR genes, and European and Amerindian ancestries. The ancestry analysis ruled out ethnic differences between controls and patients as the source of the observed associations. Moreover, the African ancestry was associated with renal manifestations.
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- L S R A Pedroza
- 1Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil
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Alter A, Grant A, Abel L, Alcaïs A, Schurr E. Leprosy as a genetic disease. Mamm Genome 2010; 22:19-31. [PMID: 20936290 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-010-9287-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2010] [Accepted: 09/01/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Andrea Alter
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, McGill Centre for the Study of Host Resistance, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Teixeira MAG, Silva NL, Ramos ADL, Hatagima A, Magalhães V. Polimorfismos do gene NRAMP1 em indivíduos com reações hansênicas, atendidos em dois Centros de Referência no Recife, nordeste do Brasil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2010. [DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822010000300014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUÇÃO: Para investigar susceptibilidade às reações hansênicas, três polimorfismos do gene natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (NRAMP1), foram determinados em 201 indivíduos, atendidos em dois centros de referência no Recife, entre 2007 e 2008, sendo 100 paucibacilares e 101 multibacilares. MÉTODOS: A determinação dos polimorfismos 274C/T, D543N e 1729+55del4 do gene NRAMP1 foi realizada utilizando a técnica do polimorfismo de fragmento de restrição em DNA extraído de sangue periférico e as estimativas das freqüências alélicas e genotípicas foram feitas por contagem direta. RESULTADOS: Os genótipos predominantes foram: CC (51,8%) para 274C/T, GG (86,6%) para D543N e +-TGTG (59,9%) para 1729+55del4. O genótipo mutante 274 TT predominou na negatividade da reação reversa (p=0,03) e na positividade do eritema nodoso (p=0,04). CONCLUSÕES: Nossos resultados sugerem que o polimorfismo 274 C/T do gene NRAMP1 pode auxiliar na determinação da susceptibilidade à reação tipo II em indivíduos com hanseníase.
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Smeed JA, Watkins CA, Gossner AG, Hopkins J. Expression profiling reveals differences in immuno-inflammatory gene expression between the two disease forms of sheep paratuberculosis. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2009; 135:218-25. [PMID: 20053460 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2009.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2009] [Revised: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 11/30/2009] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Paratuberculosis is a chronic enteropathy of ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP); infection of sheep results in two disease forms - paucibacillary (tuberculoid) and multibacillary (lepromatous) associated with the differential polarization of the immune response. In addition the majority of MAP-infected animals show no pathology and remain asymptomatic. Microarray and real-time RT-qPCR analyses were used to compare gene expression in ileum from sheep with the two disease forms and asymptomatic sheep, to further understand the molecular basis of the pathologies. Microarrays identified 36 genes with fold-change of >1.5 and P< or = 0.05 in at least one comparison; eight candidates were chosen for RT-qPCR validation. Sequence analysis of two candidates, CXCR4 and IGFBP6, identified three SNPs in each; five were found in all three forms of disease and showed no significant relationship to pathological type. The IGFBP6 G(3743) A SNP was not detected in asymptomatic sheep. The data show that the two forms of disease are associated with distinct molecular profiles highlighted by the differential expression of chemokine and chemokine receptor transcripts, the protein products of which might be implicated in the different cell infiltrates of the pathologies. The cells within the lesions also show evidence of abnormal activation; they express high levels of cytokine transcripts but have reduced expression levels of transcripts for T cell receptor associated molecules.
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- J A Smeed
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Summerhall, Edinburgh EH9 1QH, UK
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Ohyama H, Kato-Kogoe N, Nishimura F, Takeuchi-Hatanaka K, Matsushita S, Yamanegi K, Yamada N, Hata M, Nakasho K, Terada N. Differential Effects of Polymorphisms in the 5′ Flanking Region ofIL12RB2on NK- and T-Cell Activity. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2008; 28:563-9. [DOI: 10.1089/jir.2008.0133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Hideki Ohyama
- Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Dental Science for Health Promotion, Division of Cervico-Gnathostomatology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiology/Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Immunology, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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A hanseníase é doença crônica infecciosa que se caracteriza por apresentar formas clínicas contrastantes, que são dependentes da interação do bacilo com a resposta imune do hospedeiro. O estudo dos processos imunológicos torna-se fundamental para o entendimento dos mecanismos envolvidos na apresentação e no desenvolvimento da doença. Neste artigo, é revisada a imunopatogênese da hanseníase.
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- Vanessa Amaral Mendonça
- Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Brasil; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil
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Sirugo G, Hennig BJ, Adeyemo AA, Matimba A, Newport MJ, Ibrahim ME, Ryckman KK, Tacconelli A, Mariani-Costantini R, Novelli G, Soodyall H, Rotimi CN, Ramesar RS, Tishkoff SA, Williams SM. Genetic studies of African populations: an overview on disease susceptibility and response to vaccines and therapeutics. Hum Genet 2008; 123:557-98. [PMID: 18512079 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-008-0511-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2008] [Accepted: 05/07/2008] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Africa is the ultimate source of modern humans and as such harbors more genetic variation than any other continent. For this reason, studies of the patterns of genetic variation in African populations are crucial to understanding how genes affect phenotypic variation, including disease predisposition. In addition, the patterns of extant genetic variation in Africa are important for understanding how genetic variation affects infectious diseases that are a major problem in Africa, such as malaria, tuberculosis, schistosomiasis, and HIV/AIDS. Therefore, elucidating the role that genetic susceptibility to infectious diseases plays is critical to improving the health of people in Africa. It is also of note that recent and ongoing social and cultural changes in sub-Saharan Africa have increased the prevalence of non-communicable diseases that will also require genetic analyses to improve disease prevention and treatment. In this review we give special attention to many of the past and ongoing studies, emphasizing those in Sub-Saharan Africans that address the role of genetic variation in human disease.
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- Giorgio Sirugo
- Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, The Gambia, West Africa.
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Reduced in vitro functional activity of human NRAMP1 (SLC11A1) allele that predisposes to increased risk of pediatric tuberculosis disease. Genes Immun 2007; 8:691-8. [DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A hanseníase é doença infecciosa milenar que, apesar da existência de terapêutica eficaz, ainda persiste como problema de saúde pública em seis países, entre eles o Brasil, líder mundial em prevalência da doença. Ao longo das últimas décadas, a hanseníase vem sendo estudada por perspectiva talvez inesperada para uma doença infecciosa: modernos métodos de análise experimental têm sido empregados para evidenciar a importância do componente genético no controle da susceptibilidade do hospedeiro à hanseníase e seus fenótipos. Esses estudos indicam que constituição genética favorável do hospedeiro, somada a fatores propícios, ambientais e relativos ao agente patogênico, tem alto impacto na definição da susceptibilidade tanto à infecção propriamente dita quanto à evolução clínica da doença. Hoje, diversos genes e regiões genômicas já foram relacionados ao controle da susceptibilidade à hanseníase. Outros estudos estão em andamento, visando ao avanço no entendimento das bases moleculares de controle da susceptibilidade do hospedeiro à doença. O conjunto de resultados desses estudos pode levar a formas mais eficazes de diagnóstico, tratamento e prevenção da hanseníase e outras doenças infecciosas.
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brasil; Fundação Pró-Hansen, Brasil
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Awomoyi AA. The human solute carrier family 11 member 1 protein (SLC11A1): linking infections, autoimmunity and cancer? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 49:324-9. [PMID: 17378896 PMCID: PMC1890654 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2007.00231.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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SLC11A1 is known to link infections, autoimmunity and cancers. A review is presented of the mechanisms by which a balance is maintained between infections caused by pathogens (viral, bacterial and protozoan; intracellular and extracellular) and disorders resulting from (acute or chronic) inflammation, and of the interactions that determine how the initial innate immune system directs subsequent acquired immune responses in human populations
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- Agnes A Awomoyi
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Stienstra Y, van der Werf TS, Oosterom E, Nolte IM, van der Graaf WTA, Etuaful S, Raghunathan PL, Whitney EAS, Ampadu EO, Asamoa K, Klutse EY, te Meerman GJ, Tappero JW, Ashford DA, van der Steege G. Susceptibility to Buruli ulcer is associated with the SLC11A1 (NRAMP1) D543N polymorphism. Genes Immun 2007; 7:185-9. [PMID: 16395392 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Similar to other mycobacterial diseases, susceptibility to Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) may be determined by host genetic factors. We investigated the role of SLC11A1 (NRAMP1) in Buruli ulcer because of its associations with both tuberculosis and leprosy. We enrolled 182 Buruli ulcer patients (102 with positive laboratory confirmation) and 191 healthy neighbourhood-matched controls in Ghana, and studied three polymorphisms in the SLC11A1 gene: 3' UTR TGTG ins/del, D543N G/A, and INT4 G/C. Finger prick blood samples from study subjects were dried on filter papers (FTA) and processed. D543N was significantly associated with Buruli ulcer: the odds ratio (adjusted for gender, age, and region of the participant) of the GA genotype versus the GG genotype was 2.89 (95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.41-5.91). We conclude that a genetic polymorphism in the SLC11A1 gene plays a role in susceptibility to develop Buruli ulcer, with an estimated 13% population attributable risk.
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- Y Stienstra
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Caron J, Larivière L, Nacache M, Tam M, Stevenson MM, McKerly C, Gros P, Malo D. Influence of Slc11a1 on the outcome of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis infection in mice is associated with Th polarization. Infect Immun 2006; 74:2787-802. [PMID: 16622216 PMCID: PMC1459719 DOI: 10.1128/iai.74.5.2787-2802.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Genetic analyses identified Ses1 as a significant quantitative trait locus influencing the carrier state of 129S6 mice following a sublethal challenge with Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis. Previous studies have determined that Slc11a1 was an excellent candidate gene for Ses1. Kinetics of infection in 129S6 mice and Slc11a1-deficient (129S6-Slc11a1(tm1Mcg)) mice demonstrated that the wild-type allele of Slc11a1 contributed to the S. enterica serovar Enteritidis carrier state as early as 7 days postinfection. Gene expression profiling demonstrated that 129S6 mice had a significant up-regulation of proinflammatory genes associated with macrophage activation at day 10 postinfection, followed by a gradual increase in immunoglobulin transcripts, whereas 129S6-Slc11a1(tm1Mcg) mice had higher levels of immunoglobulins earlier in the infection. Quantitative reverse transcription-PCR revealed an increase in Th1 cytokine (Ifng and Il12) and Th1-specific transcription factor Tbx21 expression during infection in both the 129S6 and 129S6-Slc11a1(tm1Mcg) strains. However, the expression of Gata3, a transcription factor involved in Th2 polarization, Cd28, and Il4 was markedly increased in Slc11a1-deficient mice during infection, suggesting a predominant Th2 phenotype in 129S6-Slc11a1(tm1Mcg) animals following S. enterica serovar Enteritidis infection. A strong immunoglobulin G2a response, reflecting Th1 activity, was observed only in 129S6 mice. All together, these results are consistent with an impact of Slc11a1 on Th cell differentiation during chronic S. enterica serovar Enteritidis infection. The presence of a Th2 bias in Slc11a1-deficient mice is associated with improved bacterial clearance.
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- Judith Caron
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3G 1A4
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Awomoyi A, Sirugo G, Newport MJ, Tishkoff S. Global distribution of a novel trinucleotide microsatellite polymorphism (ATA)n in intron 8 of the SLC11A1 gene and susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis. Int J Immunogenet 2006; 33:11-5. [PMID: 16426236 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313x.2006.00547.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We identified a novel trinucleotide (ATA)n repeat polymorphism in intron 8 of SLC11AI, a candidate gene for susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) infection. We characterized the frequency of this polymorphism in 485 individuals originating from eight globally diverse human populations and compared the distribution of (ATA)n alleles in 146 adults and in 80 cord blood samples from newborns in the Gambian population. Lastly, we tested for association of this microsatellite with pulmonary TB in 318 TB cases and 146 controls in the Gambian population. We found no significant difference in frequency or distribution of alleles in adult and cord blood samples, and we found no significant association between this marker and pulmonary TB.
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- A Awomoyi
- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Mira MT. Genetic host resistance and susceptibility to leprosy. Microbes Infect 2006; 8:1124-31. [PMID: 16513393 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2005] [Accepted: 10/19/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that affects 600,000 new individuals worldwide every year. This article summarizes some of the advances achieved over the past decades towards the description of the exact number, location and nature of the genetic variants responsible for the well established genetic component controlling leprosy susceptibility in humans.
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- Marcelo Távora Mira
- Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Rua Imaculada Conceição, 1155, CCBS, PPGCS, CEP 80215-901, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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Poon AH, Laprise C, Lemire M, Hudson TJ, Schurr E. NRAMP1 is not associated with asthma, atopy, and serum immunoglobulin E levels in the French Canadian population. Genes Immun 2005; 6:519-27. [PMID: 15988535 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Reduced infection by mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, may be partly responsible for increased prevalence of allergic and autoimmune diseases in developed countries. In a murine model of innate resistance to mycobacteria, the Nramp1 gene has been shown to affect asthma susceptibility. From this observation, it was proposed that human NRAMP1 may be a modulator of asthma risk in human populations. To experimentally test the candidacy of NRAMP1 in asthma susceptibility, we characterized five genetic variants of NRAMP1 (5'CAn, 274C>T, 469+14G>C, D543N, and 1729+del4) in an asthma family-based cohort from northeastern Quebec. We did not observe any significant association between NRAMP1 variants (either allele or haplotype specific) with asthma, atopy, or serum immunoglobulin E levels. These results demonstrate that, in spite of direct involvement of Nramp1 in a murine asthma model, in human populations NRAMP1 is not likely to be a major contributor to the genetic etiology of asthma and asthma-related phenotypes.
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- A H Poon
- McGill Centre for the Study of Host Resistance, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Fabozzi G, Modiano G, Poccia F, Visca P, Ascenzi P. Is there an answer? Is there a genetic basis for human susceptibility to leprosy? IUBMB Life 2005; 57:119-21. [PMID: 16036571 DOI: 10.1080/15216540500090538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ottenhoff THM, Verreck FAW, Hoeve MA, van de Vosse E. Control of human host immunity to mycobacteria. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2004; 85:53-64. [PMID: 15687028 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2004.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2004] [Accepted: 09/27/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis results in disease in 5-10% of exposed individuals, whereas the remainder controls infection effectively. Similar inter-individual differences in disease susceptibility are characteristic features of leprosy, typhoid fever, leishmaniasis and other chronic infectious diseases, including viral infections. Although the outcome of infection is influenced by many factors, it is clear that genetic host factors play an important role in controlling disease susceptibility to intracellular pathogens. Knowledge of the genes involved and their downstream cellular pathways will provide new insights for the design of improved and rationalized strategies to enhance host-resistance, e.g. by vaccination. In addition, this knowledge will aid in identifying better biomarkers of protection and disease, which are essential tools for the monitoring of vaccination and other intervention trials. The recent identification of patients with deleterious mutations in genes that encode major proteins in the type-1 cytokine (IL-12/IL23-IFN-gamma) axis, that suffered from severe infections due to otherwise poorly pathogenic mycobacteria (non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) or M. bovis Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)) or Salmonella species has revealed the major role of this system in innate and adaptive immunity to mycobacteria and salmonellae. Clinical tuberculosis has now been described in a number of patients with IL-12/IL23-IFN-gamma system defects. Moreover, unusual mycobacterial infections were reported in several patients with genetic defects in NEMO, a key regulatory molecule in the NFkappaB pathway. These new findings will be discussed since they provide further insights into the role of type-1 cytokines in immunity to mycobacteria, including M. tuberculosis.
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- Tom H M Ottenhoff
- Department Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Wallace C, Fitness J, Hennig B, Sichali L, Mwaungulu L, Pönnighaus JM, Warndorff DK, Clayton D, Fine PEM, Hill AVS. Linkage analysis of susceptibility to leprosy type using an IBD regression method. Genes Immun 2004; 5:221-5. [PMID: 15014432 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364062] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae, which is manifested across a wide clinical spectrum. There is evidence that susceptibility both to leprosy per se and to the clinical type of leprosy is influenced by host genetic factors. This paper describes the application of an identity by descent regression search for genetic determinants of leprosy type among families from Karonga District, Northern Malawi. Suggestive evidence was found for linkage to leprosy type on chr 21q22 (P<0.001). The methodological implications of the approach and the findings are discussed.
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- C Wallace
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
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Ooi WW, Srinivasan J. Leprosy and the peripheral nervous system: basic and clinical aspects. Muscle Nerve 2004; 30:393-409. [PMID: 15372437 DOI: 10.1002/mus.20113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Leprosy is one of the most common causes of nontraumatic peripheral neuropathy in the developing world. The causative agent, Mycobacterium leprae, has a predilection for Schwann cells, where the organism multiplies unimpeded by organism-specific host immunity, resulting in destruction of myelin, secondary inflammatory changes, and destruction of the nerve architecture. The cardinal diagnostic features of leprosy are anesthetic skin lesions, neuropathy, and positive skin smears for the bacilli. However, patients may rarely present without skin lesions in pure neuritic leprosy. Electrodiagnostic findings early in the disease reveal demyelinating features, such as slowing of conduction velocity and prolongation of latencies, but as the disease progresses secondary axonal damage commonly ensues. Electrodiagnostic studies are also useful to monitor for toxicity secondary to therapy, particularly thalidomide-associated neuropathy. Nerve biopsy of a sensory cutaneous nerve is sometimes essential to confirm a diagnosis of leprosy. Significant advances in understanding of the pathogenesis, mapping of the genome, and other advances in molecular biology may result in better preventive and therapeutic modalities, and the goal of eradicating leprosy as a global problem may yet be realized.
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- Winnie W Ooi
- Department of Infectious Disease, Lahey Clinic, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, Massachusetts 01805, USA.
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Leprosy remains an important health problem worldwide. The disease is caused by a chronic granulomatous infection of the skin and peripheral nerves with Mycobacterium leprae. The clinical range from tuberculoid to lepromatous leprosy is a result of variation in the cellular immune response to the mycobacterium. The resulting impairment of nerve function causes the disabilities associated with leprosy. This review summarises recent advances in understanding of the biology of leprosy, clinical features of the disease, the current diagnostic criteria, and the new approaches to treatment of the infection and the immune-mediated complications. Supervised multi-drug therapy (MDT) for fixed durations is highly effective for all forms of the disease. The widespread implementation of MDT has been associated with a fall in the prevalence of the leprosy but as yet no reduction in the case-detection rate globally. Thus, leprosy control activities must be maintained for decades to interrupt transmission of infection.
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- Warwick J Britton
- Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology and Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Rook GAW, Martinelli R, Brunet LR. Innate immune responses to mycobacteria and the downregulation of atopic responses. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2004; 3:337-42. [PMID: 14501431 DOI: 10.1097/00130832-200310000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Exposure to certain environmental microorganisms can promote the induction of T regulatory cells via the innate immune system. This review explores the possibility that reduced exposure to such organisms is leading to increased immunoregulatory disorders in a subset of individuals in whom this regulatory T-cell-inducing pathway is less efficient. We concentrate on mycobacteria and on asthma, because these are well documented. RECENT FINDINGS The blood cells of the children of farmers, who are partly protected from allergies, express increased levels of messenger RNA encoding CD14 and TLR2, and polymorphisms of CD14 are linked to allergic manifestations in some studies. Polymorphisms of TLR2 (which recognizes mycobacterial components in concert with CD14) are involved in the pattern of response to mycobacteria, and in the type of leprosy that develops. Similarly, polymorphisms of Nramp1, which affect the response to mycobacteria, are linked with the diseases of immunodysregulation that are increasing in parallel with allergic disorders. Moreover, congenic mice bearing different variants of Nramp1 differ in their allergic responses. These parallels are suggestive, in view of the observation that a saprophytic environmental mycobacterium is a potent inducer of regulatory T cells, and has shown significant effects in several phase I/II studies in man. SUMMARY The components of the innate immune system that are involved in responses to mycobacteria overlap with those implicated in allergic disorders. Polymorphisms might define the subset of individuals who develop immunoregulatory disorders. Understanding the role of the innate immune system will facilitate the design of clinical trials using microbial products.
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- Graham A W Rook
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Free and University College, London, UK.
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Mitsos LM, Cardon LR, Ryan L, LaCourse R, North RJ, Gros P. Susceptibility to tuberculosis: a locus on mouse chromosome 19 (Trl-4) regulates Mycobacterium tuberculosis replication in the lungs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100:6610-5. [PMID: 12740444 PMCID: PMC164495 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1031727100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2003] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The mouse DBA/2 (D2) strain is very susceptible to infection with virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis, whereas C57BL/6 (B6) is much more resistant. Infection of D2 and B6 mice with M. tuberculosis H37Rv by the respiratory route is biphasic: during the first 3 weeks, there is rapid bacterial growth in the lung of both strains, whereas beyond this point replication stops in B6 but continues in D2, causing rapidly fatal pulmonary disease. To identify the genes regulating growth of M. tuberculosis in the lungs of these two strains, 98 informative (B6 x D2) F2 mice were infected by the respiratory route with M. tuberculosis H37Rv (2 x 102 colony-forming units), and the extent of bacterial replication in the lungs at 90 days was used as a quantitative measure of susceptibility in a whole-genome scan. Quantitative trait locus mapping identified a major locus on chromosome 19 (Tuberculosis resistance locus-4, Trl-4; logarithm of odds 5.6), which regulated pulmonary replication of M. tuberculosis and accounted for 25% of the phenotypic variance. B6 alleles at Trl-4 were inherited in an incompletely dominant fashion and associated with reduced bacterial replication. An additional effect of a locus (Trl-3), previously shown to affect survival to i.v. infection with M. tuberculosis, was also noted. F2 mice homozygous for B6 alleles at both Trl-3 and Trl-4 were as resistant as B6 parents, whereas mice homozygous for D2 alleles were as susceptible as D2 parents. These results suggest a strong genetic interaction between Trl-3 and Trl-4 in regulating pulmonary replication of M. tuberculosis.
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- Loukia-Maria Mitsos
- Department of Biochemistry, Center for Host Resistance, and Cancer Center, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada H3G 1Y6
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Yip SP, Leung KH, Lin CK. Extent and distribution of linkage disequilibrium around the SLC11A1 locus. Genes Immun 2003; 4:212-21. [PMID: 12700596 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6363944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The SLC11A1 (or NRAMP1) locus on human chromosome 2q35 encodes for the protein solute carrier family 11, member 1. It is expressed in macrophages and involved in the early stages of macrophage priming and activation. Different association studies have shown that the SLC11A1 gene affects susceptibility to infectious diseases and autoimmune inflammatory diseases. Although functional SLC11A1 polymorphisms may account for its role in affecting the susceptibility to these diseases, the positive association can also be because of flanking polymorphisms showing linkage disequilibrium (LD) with this locus. This is the first systematic study to investigate the LD pattern within and around the gene. LD was investigated by genotyping 17 genetic markers in a Chinese population (n=360). The results indicate that LD is maintained at least 110 kb both upstream and downstream of the locus. The complex LD pattern demands that association studies with SLC11A1 should be carried out with both 5' and 3' markers. The strong LD between IL8RB and the 5' SLC11A1 markers also dictates that IL8RB be tested for association with these diseases. Thus, positive association with SLC11A1 should be interpreted cautiously, and IL8RB should also be considered as a potential candidate susceptibility gene unless proven otherwise.
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- S P Yip
- School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
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Mira MT, Alcaïs A, Van Thuc N, Thai VH, Huong NT, Ba NN, Verner A, Hudson TJ, Abel L, Schurr E. Chromosome 6q25 is linked to susceptibility to leprosy in a Vietnamese population. Nat Genet 2003; 33:412-5. [PMID: 12577057 DOI: 10.1038/ng1096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2002] [Accepted: 01/06/2003] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Leprosy, a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affects an estimated 700,000 persons each year. Clinically, leprosy can be categorized as paucibacillary or multibacillary disease. These clinical forms develop in persons that are intrinsically susceptible to leprosy per se, that is, leprosy independent of its specific clinical manifestation. We report here on a genome-wide search for loci controlling susceptibility to leprosy per se in a panel of 86 families including 205 siblings affected with leprosy from Southern Vietnam. Using model-free linkage analysis, we found significant evidence for a susceptibility gene on chromosome region 6q25 (maximum likelihood binomial (MLB) lod score 4.31; P = 5 x 10(-6)). We confirmed this by family-based association analysis in an independent panel of 208 Vietnamese leprosy simplex families. Of seven microsatellite markers underlying the linkage peak, alleles of two markers (D6S1035 and D6S305) showed strong evidence for association with leprosy (P = 6.7 x 10(-4) and P = 5.9 x 10(-5), respectively).
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- Marcelo T Mira
- McGill Centre for the Study of Host Resistance and Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, H3G 1A4 PQ, Canada
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Blackwell JM, Searle S, Mohamed H, White JK. Divalent cation transport and susceptibility to infectious and autoimmune disease: continuation of the Ity/Lsh/Bcg/Nramp1/Slc11a1 gene story. Immunol Lett 2003; 85:197-203. [PMID: 12527228 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2478(02)00231-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Solute carrier family 11 member a1 (Slc11a1), formerly known as Nramp1/Ity/Lsh/Bcg, is a proton/divalent cation antiporter that regulates susceptibility to infectious and autoimmune disease. Here we review recent studies on (1) the role of Slc11a1 in iron metabolism and iron recycling in macrophages; (2) the use of mouse breeding and introgression of knockouts onto Slc11a1 congenic backgrounds for genes encoding the multiple pleiotropic functions associated with Slc11a1; and (3) associations/linkages of SLC11A1 with human disease and how these relate to functional promoter region polymorphisms.
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- Jenefer M Blackwell
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2XY, UK.
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There is substantial evidence that host genetic factors are important in determining susceptibility to mycobacteria. Several different techniques have been used to identify the genes involved. Studies of an inbred strain of mice with increased susceptibility to mycobacteria, salmonella and leishmania infections led to the identification of the natural resistance-associated macrophage protein gene (Nramp1). Case-control studies have confirmed the importance of the human equivalent of this gene, NRAMP1, and have also suggested that the major histocompatibility complex and vitamin-D receptor genes may be involved in determining human susceptibility to mycobacteria. Studies of individuals with the rare condition of increased susceptibility to disseminated bacille Calmette-Guerin and other atypical mycobacterial infections have identified several abnormalities in the genes encoding the interferon gamma receptor (IFNgammaR) ligand binding chain, IFNgammaR signal transduction chain, IFNgamma signal transduction and activation of transcription-1, interleukin 12 receptor beta1 subunit and interleukin 12 p40 subunit. A genome-wide linkage study has been performed to identify genes exerting a major effect on tuberculosis susceptibility in the general population. Linkages were found to markers on chromosomes 15 and X. Studies to identify the genes responsible are in progress.
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- R Bellamy
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, South Wales, UK.
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The ancient disease of leprosy can cause severe disability and disfigurement and is still a major health concern in many parts of the world. Only a subset of those individuals exposed to the pathogen will go on to develop clinical disease and there is a broad clinical spectrum amongst leprosy sufferers. The outcome of infection is in part due to host genes that influence control of the initial infection and the host's immune response to that infection. Identification of the host genes that influence host susceptibility/resistance will enable a greater understanding of disease pathogenesis. In turn, this should facilitate development of more effective therapeutics and vaccines. So far at least a dozen genes have been implicated in leprosy susceptibility and a genome-wide linkage study has lead to the identification of at least one positional candidate. These findings are reviewed here.
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- J Fitness
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, UK.
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A genetic basis for interindividual variation in susceptibility to human infectious diseases has been indicated by twin, adoptee, pedigree, and candidate gene studies. This has led to the identification of a small number of strong genetic associations with common variants for malaria, HIV infection, and infectious prion diseases. Numerous other genes have shown less strong associations with these and some other infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, leprosy, and persistent hepatitis viral infections. Many immunogenetic loci influence susceptibility to several infectious pathogens. Recent genetic linkage analyses of measures of infection as well as of infectious disease, including some genome-wide scans, have found convincing evidence of genetic linkage to chromosomal regions wherein susceptibility genes have yet to be identified. These studies indicate a highly polygenic basis for susceptibility to many common infectious diseases, with some emerging examples of interaction between variants of specific polymorphic host and pathogen genes.
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- A V Hill
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom.
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Before Robert Koch's work in the late nineteenth century, diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy were widely believed to be inherited disorders. Heritability of susceptibility to several infectious diseases has been confirmed by studies in the twentieth century. Infectious diseases, old and new, continue to be an important cause of mortality worldwide. A greater understanding of disease processes is needed if more effective therapies and more useful vaccines are to be produced. As part of this effort, developments in genetics have allowed a more systematic study of the impact that the human genome and infectious disease have on each other.
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- G S Cooke
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.
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