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ArticleJournal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research2014

Role of proinflammatory cytokines (interferon gamma) and anti-inflammatory cytokine (interleukin-10) gene polymorphisms in chronic hepatitis B infection: an Indian scenario.

Manjita Srivastava, Arttrika Ranjan, Jitendra K Choudhary, Manish K Tripathi, Smita Verma, Vinod K Dixit, Gopal Nath, Ashok K Jain

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Article in Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Manjita Srivastava1 Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi, India .
Arttrika Ranjan
Jitendra K Choudhary
Manish K Tripathi
Smita Verma
Vinod K Dixit
Gopal Nath
Ashok K Jain
Banaras Hindu University · INInstitute of Medical Sciences · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune-mediated mechanisms have been found to play an important role in the progression of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The outcomes of infection do not appear to be determined by viral strains. Instead, allelic variants in human genome are likely to affect the disease progression. Allelic variation of proinflammatory cytokines such as interferon gamma (IFN-γ) participates in the elimination of HBV, and interleukin-10 (IL-10) helps in inhibition of Th1 effector mechanisms for host defense. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of host genetic factors in chronic HBV infection and gene promoter polymorphism or single-nucleotide polymorphism analysis of IFN-γ+874 and IL-10 (-1082, -592, and -819) on disease progression and persistence. A total of 232 patients along with 76 healthy controls were included. Allele-specific primers for IFN-γ and restriction fragment length polymorphism for IL-10 were used. The study indicated that low IFN-γ expression probably impairs host immune response to HBV, rendering these subjects more prone to HBV infection. No significant differences were detected between the 2 groups in the distributions of IL-10 genotype at the -1082, -819, and -592 positions. Odds ratio indicated that heterozygosity of genotypes -819 CT and -592 AC was more strongly associated with liver chronicity. Significantly, AA homozygous genotype was dominant in chronic hepatitis B cases in IFN-γ+874 and IL-10 (-1082 and -592) and is associated with increased risk of persistent infection.

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Polymorphism, GeneticAdolescentAdultFemaleHepatitis B, ChronicHumansIndiaInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10MaleYoung AdultInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10

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PMID24446686
PMCPMC4080861
OpenAlexW2204016846

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