Functional IL18 polymorphism and susceptibility to Chronic ChagasDisease
Cytokine
; 73: 79-83, 2015. tab
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| SES-SP, SESSP-IDPCPROD, SES-SP
| ID: biblio-1062323
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BR79.1
Ubicación: 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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Colección:
06-national
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BR
Base de datos:
SES-SP
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SESSP-IDPCPROD
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad de Chagas
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Disfunción Ventricular
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Miocarditis
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cytokine
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article