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Wang X, Zhang AM. Functional features of a novel interferon-stimulated gene SHFL: a comprehensive review. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1323231. [PMID: 38149274 PMCID: PMC10750386 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1323231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Various interferon (IFN)-stimulated genes (ISGs), expressed via Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) signaling pathway-stimulated IFNs to increase antiviral effects or regulate immune response, perform different roles in virus-infected cells. In recent years, a novel ISG, SHFL, which is located in the genomic region 19p13.2 and comprises two isoforms, has been studied as a virus-inhibiting agent. Studies have shown that SHFL suppressive effects on human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV), Zika virus (ZIKV), dengue virus (DENV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), Human enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) and Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV). SHFL interacts with various viral and host molecules to inhibit viral life circle and activities, such as replication, translation, and ribosomal frameshifting, or regulates host pathways to degrade viral proteins. In this review, we summarized the functional features of SHFL to provide insights to underlying mechanisms of the antiviral effects of SHFL and explored its potential function.
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Liu N, Liu M, Yang J, Dong S, Yue M, Huang P, Xia X, Zhang AM. Association of genetic polymorphisms in the C19orf66 gene and biochemical indices of HBV infected individuals in Yunnan. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1180366. [PMID: 37293200 PMCID: PMC10245551 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1180366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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Introduction Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection causes serious liver diseases and is a healthy problem worldwide. Although vaccines are administered to infants after birth, there is no effective medicine for HBV infection. The interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) are important factors in the host that can aid in restraining the virus, and the C19orf66 gene has a wide-antiviral spectrum. Methods In this study, three SNPs in the C19orf66 gene were sequenced and genotyped, and their potential function were predicted and further verified by dual-luciferase reporter assay. Results Although no significant difference of genotype and allele frequency was observed between HBV patients and the controls, the genotype and allele frequency showed significant difference between HBV patients with HBsAg-positive and HBV patients with HBsAg-negative or controls. Genotype AA (P= 0.009) and AT (P= 0.019) of rs77076061 showed higher and lower frequency in HBV patients with HBsAg-positive than in patients with HBsAg-negative, respectively. Genotype AG of rs1979262 played a risk role in HBV patients with HBsAg-positive (13.22%) than in patients with HBsAg-negative (7.53%, P= 0.036) or controls (8.48%, P= 0.033). The frequency of allele A of rs1979262 was higher in patients with HBsAg-positive (6.61%) than in patients with HBsAg-negative (3.77%, P= 0.042), while it was the opposite for the allele G. Moreover, the associations between genotypes of SNPs in the C19orf66 gene and the ALT, AST, and DBIL level were also identified. The functional assay suggested that the SNPs might influence the C19orf66 expression by changing the connection of transcriptional factors. Conclusion In summary, the association between genetic polymorphisms in the C19orf66 gene and HBV infection/biochemical indices of patients was firstly identified in Yunnan Province.
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- Ni Liu
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Department of Infectious Disease and Hepatic Disease, First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Clinical Laboratory, The People’s Hospital of Maguan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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He M, Liu M, Geng J, Liu L, Huang P, Yue M, Xia X, Zhang AM. Polymorphisms of the MxA and MxB genes are associated with biochemical indices and viral subtypes in Yunnan HCV patients. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1119805. [PMID: 36743306 PMCID: PMC9892934 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1119805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Introduction Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was the primary reason causing critical hepatic Q7 diseases. Although direct-acting antiviral agents (DAA) were widely used in clinics, anti-drug mutation, the outcome of patients with different viral subtypes, and recurrence suggested that HCV pathogenic mechanism should be studied further. HCV infection, replication, and outcome were influenced by the IFNL4 and itsdownstream genes (MxA and MxB). However, whether genetic polymorphisms of these genes played necessary roles required verification in the Yunnan population. Methods and Results After analyzing the genotypes and allele frequencies of seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), we found the association between the genotype and allele frequencies of rs11322783 in the IFNL4 gene and HCV infection in Yunnan population. Furthermore, the genetic polymorphisms of the MxA and MxB genescould influence liver function of HCV patients. The indirect bilirubin (IBIL) and albumin (ALB) levels showed significant differences among HCV patients, who carried various genotypes. The IBIL levels were associated with genotypes of rs17000900 (P= 0.025) and rs2071430 (P= 0.037) in the MxA gene, and ALB levels were associated with genotypes of rs2838029 (P= 0.010) in the MxB gene. Similarly, the genotypes of SNPs also showed significant difference in patients infected with subtype 3a (P=0.035) and 2a (P=0.034). However, no association was identified between expression level and SNPs of the MxA and MxB genes. Furthermore, HCV subtype 3b was found to be the predominantly epidemic strain in Yunnan Province. Conclusion In conclusion, the association between biochemical indices/HCV subtypes and SNPs in the MxA and MxB genes was identified in Yunnan HCV population.
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- Mengzhu He
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China
- *Correspondence: A-Mei Zhang, ; Xueshan Xia,
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- *Correspondence: A-Mei Zhang, ; Xueshan Xia,
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Zheng K, Xia T, Liu N, Xia X, Song Y, Zhang AM. MicroRNA-206 inhibits HCV proliferation through depressing ACC1 lipid synthesis signalling pathway. J Viral Hepat 2022; 29:654-660. [PMID: 35582879 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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MicroRNAs are considered to play important roles in cell biological and pathological progress. microRNA-206 (miR-206) was reported to participate in lipogenesis, and lipid droplets were necessary for the life cycle of HCV proliferation. Whether miR-206 was associated with HCV proliferation and the potential mechanism are not clear. In this study, we firstly identified that miR-206 could inhibit HCV proliferation at the RNA and protein level. Bioinformatical prediction of target genes binding to miR-206 was performed to investigate whether inhibiting function was due to a lipogenesis pathway. Then, the acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 (ACC1) gene was selected as target gene of miR-206. The dual-luciferase reporter assay results showed that luciferase significantly decreased in cells transfected with 3'-UTR of the ACC1 gene and miR-206. The RNA and protein levels of the ACC1 gene and its pathway genes were significantly lower in cells transfected with miR-206 than in controls. Furthermore, the lipid droplet numbers also significantly decreased in cells transfected with miR-206. In conclusion, miR-206 could inhibit HCV proliferation through depressing ACC1 lipogenesis pathway and decreasing the lipid droplet numbers. miR-206 might be used as anti-HCV biochemical drug in the future.
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- Kexi Zheng
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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Wang X, Zhang H, Cao X, Shi W, Zhou X, Chen Q, Ma K. Gene-disease association study of tumor necrosis factor-α G-308A gene polymorphism with risk of major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Brain Behav 2020; 10:e01628. [PMID: 32307924 PMCID: PMC7303370 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) G-308A gene is the most studied regarding susceptibility to major depressive disorder (MDD). However, results have been controversial perhaps due to the heterogeneous genetic backgrounds influenced by race as well as subtypes of depression. METHODS AND MATERIALS A systematic MEDLINE search was performed to retrieve all published studies that identified the connection between the TNF-α G-308A gene polymorphism and the risk of MDD. RESULTS There was no statistical difference between the allele frequencies or genotypes of TNF-α G-308A gene and the depressive patients or healthy subjects in the five models tested. Further, subgroup analyses showed that the TNF-α G-308A gene polymorphism also did not confer susceptibility to poststroke, late-life, maternal, or major depression. Publication bias analysis showed p values were more than .05, suggesting that the 9 articles included in the current analysis had no publication bias. CONCLUSION Neither the allele frequencies nor genotypes of TNF-α G-308A gene could be served as an independent risk factor of depression.
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- Xin Wang
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, PR China
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- Institute of Virology, Jinan Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, PR China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, PR China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, PR China.,Department of Oncology, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Jinan, PR China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, PR China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, PR China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, PR China
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Adnan F, Khan NU, Iqbal A, Ali I, Petruzziello A, Sabatino R, Guzzo A, Loquercio G, Botti G, Khan S, Naeem M, Khan MI. Interleukin-6 polymorphisms in HCC patients chronically infected with HCV. Infect Agent Cancer 2020; 15:21. [PMID: 32266003 PMCID: PMC7114800 DOI: 10.1186/s13027-020-00285-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma is a primary liver malignancy in which the risk of development is always multifunctional. Interleukin-6 is a proinflammatory and multifunctional cytokine, which plays an important role in the immune response, haematopoiesis and defence against viral infection. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of Interleukin-6 mutations (rs2069837 and rs17147230) associated with genetic risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in Khyber Pakthunkhwa population. A total of 72 hepatocellular carcinoma cases and 38 controls were included in this study. The genomic DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood cells and Interleukin-6 genotyping was performed using T-ARMS-PCR technique. Our results show a significant increase risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma with the mutation within Interleukin-6 gene with heterozygous G allele (rs2069837) (OR = 10.667, 95%CI = 3.923–29.001, p = < 0.0001) and heterozygous T allele (rs17147230) (OR = 75.385, 95%CI = 9.797–580.065, p = < 0.0001). However, under recessive gene model the results were insignificant in case of Interleukin-6 rs2069837 (OR = 0.605, 95%CI = 0.217–1.689, p = 0.337), while significant in case of Interleukin-6 rs17147230 (OR = 0.298, 95%CI = 0.121–0.734, p = 0.0085). In conclusion, Interleukin-6 mutation is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma susceptibility. More related studies with other associated interleukins and their whole gene sequencing will be required.
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- Faisal Adnan
- 1Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (Health Division), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- 1Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (Health Division), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- 1Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (Health Division), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- 2Department of Biosciences, COMSATs University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- 4Unit of Molecular Biology and Viral Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- SSD Transfusion medicine, Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS Fondazione "G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Hematology-Oncology and stem cell transplantation Unit, IRCCS Fondazione "G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- 7Scientific Directorate, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS Fondazione "G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- 8Department of Zoology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KP Pakistan
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- Department of community medicine, Khyber Medical Collage, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Song Y, Xia T, Xia X, Zhang AM. Genetic polymorphisms of the HLA-DP and HLA-DQ genes could influence Hepatitis B virus infection in Yunnan population. Immunol Invest 2020; 50:47-57. [PMID: 32183599 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2020.1733010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hepatitis B, caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, is one of the epidemic and infectious hepatitis diseases. The sigle-nucleotide polymorphisms were identified to associate with HBV infection in East Asian population by genome-wide association study (GWAS), but no study in Yunnan HBV population was reported. We recruited 493 HBV patients and 460 general controls to genotype 7 GWAS SNPs, and then, the association study was performed between these SNPs and biochemical features of HBV patients. The results showed that genotype and allele frequencies of SNPs in the HLA-DP (rs3077, 9277535, and 3128917) and HLA-DQ (rs2856718 and 7453920) genes were associated with HBV infection. Significantly different genotyping frequencies were investigated among three HBV subgroups. Genotype AA of rs3130542 (HLA-C) showed significantly higher frequency in subgroup #1 patients than the other two subgroups (#1 vs. #2, p = .02; #1 vs. #3, p = .03). Meanwhile, genotype frequencies of rs3077, rs9277535, and 3128917 (HLA-DP) were significantly different between patients in subgroup #2 and #3. The indirect bilirubin level was significantly lower in patients with genotype CT of rs3077 than patients with genotype CC (p = .009) or TT (p = .016), and it also showed lower level in patients with genotype GT of rs3128917 than patients with genotype GG (p = .015). The direct bilirubin level was higher in patients with genotype TT of rs4821116 (UBE2L3) than patients with genotype CT (p = .010). In summary, we identified the association between GWAS SNPs and HBV infection or biochemical features in Yunnan HBV population.
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- Yuzhu Song
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology , Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology , Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology , Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology , Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Zhang AM, Wang Y, Xia X, Song Y. Genetic Polymorphisms of the IFNLR1 Gene Correlate with HCV Infection and Biochemical Features of Chronic HCV Patients in Yunnan, China. Immunol Invest 2019; 49:453-461. [PMID: 31366248 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2019.1642914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection could lead to serious liver diseases, but the pathogenic mechanisms were not completely clear. Cytokines play critical roles in infection, and the genetic polymorphisms in the cytokine genes are widely studied in infectious diseases. The variations in the IL28B gene were associated with HCV infection, viral clearance, and biochemical features of patients, but the studies of its receptor (IFNLR1/IL10RB) were rare. In this study, we collected 395 chronic HCV patients and 397 normal controls to investigate the genetic role of the IFNLR1 gene. Eight tagSNPs were genotyped, and the haplotypes were constructed. Genotypes CT (23.80% vs. 17.13%) and TT (75.19% vs. 81.36%) of rs7532146 showed higher and lower frequencies in HCV patients than that in controls (P = .022; P = .039). Haplotypes GGAATCTC (P = .028) and AAAGCCCT (P = .002) were risk factors for HCV infection, but haplotype GAAATCTT (P = .027) played protective role in HCV infection. Moreover, we identified that the ALT level was significantly lower in HCV patients with genotype TT of rs4489498 than those with other genotypes (CC vs. TT: P = .037; CT vs. TT: P = .013). HCV viral load was highest in HCV patients with genotype CC of rs4489498 than in patients with other two genotypes (CC vs. CT: P = .006; CC vs. TT: P = .039). In conclusion, the genotypes and haplotypes in the IFNLR1 gene were associated with HCV infection and biochemical features of Chinese HCV patients.
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- A-Mei Zhang
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Song Y, Yang X, Shen Y, Wang Y, Xia X, Zhang AM. STAT3 signaling pathway plays importantly genetic and functional roles in HCV infection. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2019; 7:e821. [PMID: 31219249 PMCID: PMC6687657 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an extensive health problem, which leads to serious liver diseases. Host genetic polymorphisms were associated with HCV infection, progression, and treatment effect of patients. Signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling pathway was important to HCV infection, but no genetic association was studied between STAT3 signaling pathway and HCV infection. Methods To investigate the genetic and functional roles of the STAT3 signaling pathway, we collected 394 HCV patients and 395 normal controls to genotype 25 signal nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of six genes (Interleukin 6 [IL6, OMIM 147620], Interleukin 6 receptor [IL6R, OMIM 147880], Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha [HNF1A, OMIM 142410], Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha [HNF4A, OMIM 600281], STAT3 [OMIM 102582], and ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 2 [ABCC2, OMIM 601107]). Then expression level of these genes were analyzed in HCV infected cells with or without IL6 transfection. Results Our results identified that the SNPs in STAT3 signaling pathway were associated with HCV infection or biochemical features of Yunnan HCV patients. Genotype AA of rs4075015 (IL6R) and GG of rs3212172 (HNF4A) increased the risk of HCV infection (p = 0.024 and 0.029), but the genotype AA of rs7553796 (IL6R) played a protective role in HCV infection (p = 0.0008). High‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL‐C) and Glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) level were associated with genotypes of rs4845617 (IL6R, p = 0.045) and rs1053023 (STAT3, p = 0.034), respectively. Cell assays suggested that IL6 transfection could suppress HCV proliferation. RNA and protein levels of the IL6R, HNF1A, STAT3, and ABCC2 genes significantly increased after HCV infection. Conclusion We identified STAT3 signaling pathway influenced HCV infection and biochemical characteristics of HCV patients through genetic and functional aspects.
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- Yuzhu Song
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.,Molecular Medicine Center of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Molecular Medicine Center of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.,Molecular Medicine Center of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.,Molecular Medicine Center of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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Zakaria ZA, Knapp S, Hashem M, Zaghla H, Thursz M, Waked I, Abdelwahab S. Interleukin 28A.rs12980602 and interleukin 28B.rs8103142 genotypes could be protective against HCV infection among Egyptians. Immunol Res 2019; 67:123-133. [PMID: 30402710 DOI: 10.1007/s12026-018-9035-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Previous studies showed that interleukin (IL)-28B gene polymorphisms were associated with hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection and treatment outcomes. We tested whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in IL-28A and IL-28B are associated with HCV infection among Egyptians with HCV genotype 4 infections. We enrolled 144 chronic HCV patients, 72 spontaneously resolved HCV subjects, and 69 healthy controls. Four SNPs in IL-28A and IL-28B genes (IL-28A.rs12980602, IL-28B.rs12979860, IL-28B.rs8099917, and IL-28B.rs8103142) were genotyped. The most frequent IL-28B haplotype "TCT" was significantly more frequent in HCV-infected subjects than in HCV negative subjects (62.2% vs. 48.6%, respectively; p = 0.005). The frequency of IL-28A.rs12980602 "T" allele was significantly higher than the "C" allele in healthy controls compared to HCV-infected subjects (p < 0.001) with the "TT" genotype significantly higher in healthy controls compared to HCV-infected subjects (p < 0.001) with no association with viral load (p = 0.11) among chronically infected subjects. The results, also, confirmed the previous role of IL-28B SNPs in predicting HCV infection outcome. Importantly, IL-28B.rs8099917 "TT" genotype was significantly associated with low viral load in HCV-infected subjects, while the remaining three SNPs did not. The three IL-28B SNPs were in linkage disequilibrium (D' > 0.68; r2 > 0.43) for all comparisons in HCV patients, while there was no linkage disequilibrium of IL-28A polymorphisms and the three IL-28B SNPs. In conclusion, IL-28A.rs12980602 and IL-28B.rs8103142 TT genotype could be protective against HCV infection. Also, IL-28B.rs12979860, IL-28B.rs8099917, and IL-28B.rs8103142 SNPs predicted the outcome of HCV infection among genotype-4-infected Egyptians. Moreover, IL-28B.rs8099917 SNP affected the viral load in chronic HCV patients.
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- Zainab A Zakaria
- The Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA), 51 Wizaret El-Zeraa St., Agouza, Giza, 22311, Egypt
- Biomedical Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Imperial College, St. Mary's Hospital, London, W21NY, UK
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- The Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA), 51 Wizaret El-Zeraa St., Agouza, Giza, 22311, Egypt
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD21201, USA
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Menoufia, 32511, Egypt
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Imperial College, St. Mary's Hospital, London, W21NY, UK
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Menoufia, 32511, Egypt
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- The Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA), 51 Wizaret El-Zeraa St., Agouza, Giza, 22311, Egypt.
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, 61511, Egypt.
- Department of Microbiology, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Al-Haweiah, Taif, 21974, Saudi Arabia.
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Liu X, Yao B, Wu Z. miRNA-199a-5p suppresses proliferation and invasion by directly targeting NF-κB1 in human ovarian cancer cells. Oncol Lett 2018; 16:4543-4550. [PMID: 30214589 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.9170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The aberrant expression of microRNA (miRNA)-199a-5p has been frequently reported in a number of cancer types, but to the best of our knowledge, this has not been reported in ovarian cancer (OC). The role and the molecular mechanism of miR-199a-5p in OC have not been reported. Therefore, the present study investigated the effects of miR-199a-5p overexpression on the proliferation and invasion of OC cells. The level of miR-199a-5p in OC cell lines was determined by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The miR-199a-5p mimic was transiently transfected into OC cells using Lipofectamine™ 2000 reagent. Subsequently, the BrdU-ELISA results indicated that the exogenous expression of miR-199a-5p inhibited cell proliferation. In addition, miR-199a-5p overexpression was able to inhibit the invasion of HO-8910 and ES-2 cells. RT-qPCR was performed to determine the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and -9 in OC cells. NF-κB1 expression was reduced by upregulation of miR-199a-5p. Bioinformatics analysis predicted that NF-κB1 was a potential target of miR-199a-5p. Luciferase reporter assay further confirmed that miR-199a-5p was able to directly target the 3'UTR of NF-κB1. In conclusion, miRNA-199a-5p may suppress the proliferation and invasion of human ovarian cancer cells by directly targeting NF-κB1.
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- Xiaoxiao Liu
- Department of Internal Medicine-Oncology, Xinchang People's Hospital of Zhejiang, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312500, P.R. China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Putuo Hospital of Zhejiang, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316100, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shaoxing Hospital of China Medical University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312030, P.R. China
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Song Y, Shen Y, Xia X, Zhang AM. Association between genetic polymorphisms of the IL28B gene and leukomonocyte in Chinese hepatitis B virus-infected individuals. PeerJ 2017; 5:e4149. [PMID: 29302390 PMCID: PMC5740955 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Hepatitis B infection is one of the most severe hepatic diseases in China. Thus, understanding the genetic pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected individuals is important. Although no consistent result is obtained in different populations, HBV treatment effect is reportedly associated with the IL28B gene. Methods To investigate the role of the IL28B gene in HBV-infected individuals in Yunnan, China, we screened genotypes of three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs, rs12979860, rs8099917, and rs12980275) in HBV-infected individuals and general controls by using SnapShot and sequencing. Results Results showed no significant difference was found in genotypes, alleles, and haplotypes frequency between the HBV-infected individuals and controls. After dividing the HBV-infected individuals into patients in acute infection, chronic HBV patients, and patients undergoing convalescence, the genotype GT (P = 0.033) and allele G (P = 0.038) of rs8099917 showed statistically higher frequency in the acutely infectious individuals than in the HBV patients undergoing convalescence. HBV viral load was higher in the acutely infectious patients than in the chronic infection group. Strikingly, we found that leukomonocyte (LYM) level was associated with SNPs in the IL28B gene. In addition, the LYM levels were lower in the HBV-infected individuals with genotype CC of rs12979860 and AA of rs12980275 than in the patients with other genotypes of these two SNPs. Conclusion Our results suggested genetic polymorphisms of the IL28B gene were associated with LYM level of HBV-infected individuals.
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- Yuzhu Song
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Tarasenko NV, Goncharova IA, Markov AV, Kondrat’eva EI. Association of genes of different functional classes with type 1 diabetes. RUSS J GENET+ 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795417070110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang AM, Zhang CL, Song Y, Zhao P, Feng Y, Wang B, Li Z, Liu L, Xia X. Genetic variations of the NPC1L1 gene associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and biochemical characteristics of HCV patients in China. Int J Infect Dis 2016; 53:6-11. [PMID: 27769799 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Revised: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES About 2% of the world population is infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), a leading cause of hepatic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The Niemann-Pick C1-like 1 cholesterol absorption receptor (NPC1L1) was recently identified to be an important factor for HCV entry into host cells. Whether genetic variations of the NPC1L1 gene are associated with HCV infection is unknown. METHODS In this study, five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the NPC1L1 gene were analyzed in 261 HCV-infected individuals and 265 general controls from Yunnan Province, China. RESULTS No significant differences were identified in genotypes or alleles of the SNPs between the two groups. After constructing haplotypes based on the five SNPs, a significant difference between HCV-infected individuals and general controls was shown for two haplotypes. Haplotype GCCTT appeared to be a protective factor and haplotype GCCCT was a risk factor for HCV-infected individuals. Genotypes of four SNPs correlated with biochemical characteristics of HCV-infected persons. Genotypes of SNPs rs799444 and rs2070607 were correlated with total bilirubin. Genotype TT of rs917098 was a risk factor for the gamma-glutamyltransferase level. Furthermore, HCV-infected individuals carrying genotype GG of rs41279633 showed statistically higher gamma-glutamyltransferase levels than HCV-infected persons with GT and TT. CONCLUSION The results of this study identified the association between genetic susceptibility of the NPC1L1 gene and HCV infection, as well as biochemical characteristics of HCV-infected persons in Yunnan, China.
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- A-Mei Zhang
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China; Molecular Medicine Center of Yunnan Province, Yunnan, China.
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China; Molecular Medicine Center of Yunnan Province, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Biodefense, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China; Molecular Medicine Center of Yunnan Province, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China; Molecular Medicine Center of Yunnan Province, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China; Molecular Medicine Center of Yunnan Province, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China; Molecular Medicine Center of Yunnan Province, Yunnan, China.
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The innate immune system possesses a multitude of pathways to sense and respond to microbial pathogens. One such family are the interferons (IFNs), a family of cytokines that are involved in several cellular functions. Type I IFNs are appreciated to be important in several viral and bacterial diseases, while the recently identified type III IFNs (IFNL1, IFNL2, IFNL3, IFNL4) have been studied primarily in the context of viral infection. Viral and bacterial infections however are not mutually exclusive, and often the presence of a viral pathogen increases the pathogenesis of bacterial infection. The role of type III IFN in bacterial and viral-bacterial co-infections has just begun to be explored. In this mini review we discuss type III IFN signaling and its role in microbial pathogenesis with an emphasis on the work that has been conducted with bacterial pathogens.
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Rady NH, Darwish RK, Mogahed EA, Mandour IA, Abo Youssef H, Sharaf SAA, El-Karaksy HM. Potential genetic markers for prediction of treatment response in Egyptian children infected with HCV genotype 4. Cytokine 2015; 75:349-55. [PMID: 25936570 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Revised: 04/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Egypt has a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Limitations of the current HCV treatment in children are low rate of sustained virological response, significant side effects and high expenses, making prediction of treatment response crucial. AIM This study aimed to investigate association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in interleukins (IL) 10, 28 and 29 genes in predicting the response to therapy in HCV infected children. METHODS Sixty-six Egyptian children infected with HCV genotype 4, receiving pegylated interferon alpha 2b and ribavirin, were included. Genotyping of six SNPs in interleukin 10, 28B and 29 gene as well as HCV genotype were analyzed by real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS The CC genotype in IL28B; rs12979860 had 8.547 folds higher chance to develop sustained virological response than CT and TT genotypes (P=0.014). Genotype distribution of rs8099917 in IL28B gene (TG and GG genotypes) was found to be 3.348 more likely not to respond to treatment than the TT genotype (P=0.018). In multivariate analysis, interleukin 28 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms rs 12979860, interleukin 10 single nucleotide polymorphisms -592A > C and basal viral load were independent variables that significantly improved prediction of response to HCV therapy. CONCLUSION This association can be translated into clinical decision making for HCV treatment.
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- Normeen Hany Rady
- Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Kasr Alainy Medical School, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Kasr Alainy Medical School, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kasr Alainy Medical School, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Kasr Alainy Medical School, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Kasr Alainy Medical School, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Kasr Alainy Medical School, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Zhang AM, Ma K, Song Y, Feng Y, Duan H, Zhao P, Wang B, Xu G, Li Z, Xia X. Mitochondrial DNAs decreased and correlated with clinical features in HCV patients from Yunnan, China. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2015; 27:2516-9. [PMID: 26099975 DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1036255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hepatitis C was the most popular chronic infectious liver disease worldwide. It was identified that Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection could lead to mitochondrial dysfunction, though the mechanism was not fully understood. To investigate whether mtDNA copy number could be affected by HCV infection and be associated with clinical features of HCV patients, mtDNA copy numbers were analyzed in 242 patients with HCV infection and 226 matched control samples. The results suggested that mtDNA copy numbers significantly decreased in HCV patients (68.80 ± 3.33) than in control samples (81.54 ± 4.50) (p = 0.022). When males/females were separated from total patients to compare mtDNA copy numbers with gender matched controls, mtDNA copy numbers still significantly decreased in male HCV patients (p = 0.002). Further analysis indicated that level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was negatively correlated with mtDNA copy numbers in total HCV patients (r = -0.128, p = 0.047), and this correlation was more significant in male HCV patients (r = -0.266, p = 0.030). Intriguingly, aspartate amino-transferase (AST) showed positive correlation with mtDNA copy numbers (r = 0.260, p = 0.034) in male HCV patients. Our results indicated that mtDNA copy numbers depleted and correlated with clinical features in male HCV patients.
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- A-Mei Zhang
- a Faculty of Life Science and Technology , Kunming University of Science and Technology , Kunming, Yunnan , China
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- a Faculty of Life Science and Technology , Kunming University of Science and Technology , Kunming, Yunnan , China
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- a Faculty of Life Science and Technology , Kunming University of Science and Technology , Kunming, Yunnan , China
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- a Faculty of Life Science and Technology , Kunming University of Science and Technology , Kunming, Yunnan , China
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- b Department of Clinical Laboratory , The People's Hospital of LuXi County in Yunnan Province , Yunnan , China
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- c Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Biodefense , Second Military Medical University , Shanghai , China , and
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- a Faculty of Life Science and Technology , Kunming University of Science and Technology , Kunming, Yunnan , China
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- c Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Biodefense , Second Military Medical University , Shanghai , China , and
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- d Department of Clinical Laboratory , The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province , Yunnan , China
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- a Faculty of Life Science and Technology , Kunming University of Science and Technology , Kunming, Yunnan , China
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