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IMMUNOGENETICS
卷 66, 期 12, 页码 675-681出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-014-0806-1
关键词
Single-nucleotide polymorphism(SNP); Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB); IP-10; IFN gamma; TNF alpha; Tribes
资金
- Department of Science and technology (DST) [SR/S2/RJN-55/2009, BT/PR6009/GBD/27/382/2012]
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India [MPCST3657/CST/BTA]
- IISER, Bhopal, India
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is the causative agent of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), a major health problem that leads to 1.5 million deaths annually. Host genetic factors play a significant role in disease resistance/susceptibility by altering immunity against MTB. Toll-like receptor (TLR) sensors such as TLR2, TLR4, TLR8, and TLR9 are known to play a pivotal role in PTB via modulating sensor expression and/or effector responses. Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs187084 (T-1486C) of the TLR9 promoter is associated with various autoimmune disorders and cancers. A recent bioinformatic analysis predicted that the T-1486C SNP is involved in PTB, although its potential role is unclear. To investigate the role of T-1486C in PTB, we stimulated PBMCs with the H37Rv whole cell lysate. We found that the presence of the C allele increases the transcriptional activity of the TLR9, which in turn induces high levels of Interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10), a biomarker for PTB. However, the expression of protective cytokines such as IFN gamma and TNF alpha was observed significantly less with C allele in comparison to T allele. We further selected three different tribe populations showing differential susceptibility to PTB and performed genotypic analyses for the TLR9 promoter. We found a significantly lower minor allele frequency (MAF) of T-1486C in the Baiga tribe, wherein fewer PTB cases were reported, than that in the Gond and Korku tribes. Collectively, these data suggest that the minor C allele at rs187084 locus may be associated with susceptibility to PTB, which may explain the relatively lower PTB rates observed in Baiga tribe members.
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