Functional IL18 polymorphism and susceptibility to Chronic ChagasDisease
Cytokine
; 73: 79-83, 2015. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| Sec. Est. Saúde SP, SESSP-IDPCPROD, Sec. Est. Saúde SP
| ID: biblio-1062323
Biblioteca responsável:
BR79.1
Localização: BR79.1
ABSTRACT
Background:
Chronic Chagas Disease cardiomyopathy (CCC), a life-threatening inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy,affects 30% of the approximately 8 million patients infected by Trypanosoma cruzi, the restof the infected subjects remaining asymptomatic (ASY). The Th1 T cell-rich myocarditis plays a pivotalrole in CCC pathogenesis. Local expression of IL-18 in CCC myocardial tissue has recently been described.IL-18 could potentially amplify the process by inducing increased expression of IFN-c which in turn canincrease the production of IL-18, thereby creating a positive feedback mechanism. In order to assess thecontribution of the IL-18 to susceptibility to Chronic Chagas Disease, we investigated the associationbetween a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) located in the IL-18 gene with the risk of developingChagas cardiomyopathy.Methods andresults:
We analyzed the rs2043055 marker in the IL18 gene in a cohort of Chagas diseasecardiomyopathy patients (n = 849) and asymptomatic subjects (n = 202). We found a significant differencein genotype frequencies among moderate and severe CCC patients with ventricular dysfunction.Conclusions:
Our analysis suggests that the IL18 rs2043055 polymorphism- or a SNP in tight linkagedisequilibrium with it- may contribute to modulating the Chagas cardiomyopathy outcome.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados nacionais
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Brasil
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Doença de Chagas
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Doenças Negligenciadas
Base de dados:
Sec. Est. Saúde SP
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SESSP-IDPCPROD
Assunto principal:
Doença de Chagas
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Disfunção Ventricular
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Miocardite
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Cytokine
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Aix Marseille Université/FR
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Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia/BR
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Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR