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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2012

Clinical application of human β-defensin and CD14 gene polymorphism in evaluating the status of chronic inflammation.

Wings T Y Loo, Lan-jun Bai, Chang-bin Fan, Yuan Yue, Yi-ding Dou, Min Wang, Hao Liang, Mary N B Cheung, Louis W C Chow, Jin-le Li and 2 more

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Wings T Y LooUNIMED Medical Institute, Hong Kong SAR.
Lan-jun Bai
Chang-bin Fan
Yuan Yue
Yi-ding Dou
Min Wang
Hao Liang
Mary N B Cheung
Louis W C Chow
Jin-le Li
Ye Tian
Liu Qing
Sichuan University · CNUnimed Medical Institute · CNGuangdong Province Stomatological Hospital · CNPrince Philip Dental Hospital · CNSichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeriodontitis is a common disease that affects the periodontal tissue supporting the teeth. This disease is attributed to multiple risk factors, including diabetes, cigarette smoking, alcohol, pathogenic microorganisms, genetics and others. Human beta-defensin-1 (hBD-1) is a cationic antimicrobial peptide with cysteine-rich ß-sheets and broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. CD14 is a protein involved in the detection of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and has also been associated with periodontitis. This study investigates the single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) region, -1654(V38I), of the human beta-defensin-1 (hBD-1) gene as well as the -159 region of the CD14 gene in subjects with chronic periodontitis.

methodsBlood samples from periodontally healthy subjects and periodontitis patients were obtained. DNA was extracted from the blood and was used to perform restriction digest at the polymorphic G1654A site of DEFB1 with the enzyme HincII. The polymorphic site 159TT of CD14 was digested with the enzyme AvaII. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed on soluble samples to determine the protein expressions.

resultsThe control and patient groups expressed 35% and 38% 1654 A/A genotype of DEFB1, respectively. The A allele frequency of the control group was 40%, while the patient blood group was 54%. The mean hBD-1 protein levels of the control and patient samples were 102.83 pg/mL and 252.09 pg/mL, respectively. The genotype distribution of CD14 in healthy subjects was 16% for C/C, 26% for T/T and 58% for C/T. The genotype frequencies of CD14 in periodontitis patients were 10% for C/C, 43% for T/T and 47% for C/T. The CD14 protein expression determined by ELISA showed a mean protein level of the control samples at 76.28ng/mL and the patient blood samples at 179.27ng/mL with a p value of 0.001.Our study demonstrated that patients suffering from chronic periodontitis present more commonly with the 1654A/A genotype on the DEFB1 gene and the 159T/T genotype on the CD14 gene.

conclusionsThis study purely investigated the association between periodontitis and one polymorphic site on both DEFB1 and CD14 gene, with the purpose of expanding knowledge for the future development in diagnostic markers or therapeutic interventions to combat this disease.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseAdolescentAdultAllelesBase Sequencebeta-DefensinsCase-Control StudiesChronic PeriodontitisDemographyEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansInflammationLipopolysaccharide ReceptorsMaleMiddle Agedbeta-DefensinsDEFB1 protein, humanDEFB4A protein, humanLipopolysaccharide Receptors

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PMID23046822
PMCPMC3445860
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