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| Title |
Cytokine Gene Considerations in Giant Cell Arteritis: IL10 Promoter Polymorphisms and a Review of the Literature
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| Published in |
Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12016-013-8405-8 |
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| Authors |
Lorena Alvarez-Rodriguez, Marcos Lopez-Hoyos, Eugenio Carrasco-Marín, Gaurav Tripathi, Pedro Muñoz Cacho, Cristina Mata, Jaime Calvo-Alen, Maite Garcia-Unzueta, Elena Aurrecoechea, Victor Manuel Martinez-Taboada |
| Abstract |
Polymorphisms of cytokine genes have been investigated as susceptibility markers of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Here, we have reviewed the evidence to date and especially addressed the functional consequences of IL10 (-592C/A and -1082A/G) gene polymorphisms and their association with susceptibility to and disease phenotype in GCA. A total number of 71 patients with GCA and 124 age-matched controls were genotyped using allele-specific primers and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. As previous studies in GCA showed inconsistent results, a meta-analysis of the existing studies was also conducted by using both fixed and random-effects models. The levels of circulating IL10 and the production of IL10 by peripheral blood mononuclear cells after in vitro stimulation were studied by Cytometric Bead Array. Data showed no significant differences in genotype or allele frequency distribution between patients and controls. The clinical characteristics and prognosis of these patients were also unrelated to the presence of these polymorphisms. However, the meta-analysis found a significant association of IL10 -592C/A polymorphism with susceptibility to GCA (odds ratio 2.205 (95 % confidence interval 1.074-4.524); p = 0.031). In both patients and age-matched controls, no differences in circulating IL10 levels or IL10 production were observed depending on the genotypes of the IL10 gene. In conclusion, although our cohort results do not support the impact of IL10 variants in susceptibility or clinical phenotype of GCA patients, the meta-analysis revealed a significant association of -592C/A polymorphism with susceptibility to GCA. In this population, no functional association was found between IL10 gene variants and IL10 production. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 25% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 12 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 25% |
| Other | 2 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 17% |
| Researcher | 2 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 1 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 33% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 17% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 3 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
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