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ArticleMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz2017

Polymorphisms in genes TLR1, 2 and 4 are associated with differential cytokine and chemokine serum production in patients with leprosy.

Nadja de Lima Santana, Jamile Leão Rêgo, Joyce Moura Oliveira, Lucas Frederico de Almeida, Marcos Braz, Lídia Maria Medeiros Machado, Paulo Roberto Lima Machado, Léa Cristina Castellucci

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Article in Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nadja de Lima SantanaUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Serviço de Imunologia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Jamile Leão RêgoUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Serviço de Imunologia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Joyce Moura OliveiraUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Serviço de Imunologia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Lucas Frederico de AlmeidaUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Serviço de Imunologia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Marcos BrazUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Serviço de Imunologia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Lídia Maria Medeiros MachadoInstituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Doenças Tropicais, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Paulo Roberto Lima MachadoInstituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Doenças Tropicais, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Léa Cristina CastellucciInstituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Doenças Tropicais, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Complexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgard Santos · BRUniversidade Federal da Bahia · BRInstituto Federal da Bahia · BRInstituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Doenças Tropicais · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLeprosy or hansen's disease is a spectral disease whose clinical forms mostly depends on host's immune and genetic factors. Different Toll-like receptors (TLR) variants have been described associated with leprosy, but with some lack of replication across different populations.

objectivesTo evaluate the role of polymorphisms in genes TLR1, TLR2 and TLR4 and susceptibility to leprosy in a genetic case control study; to verify the association between genotypes of these markers and the immunological profile in the serum of patients with leprosy.

methodsPre-designed TaqMan® assays were used to genotype markers at TLR1 (rs4833095, rs5743551), TLR2 (rs7656411, rs3804099) and TLR4 (rs1927914, rs1927911). A panel of cytokines and chemokines was accessed by enzime-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test in the serum of a subgroup of patients with and without leprosy reactions.

findingsOur results show an association between the T allele of rs3804099 at the TLR2 gene and increased risk for leprosy per se [Odds ratio (OR) = 1.296, p = 0,022]. In addition, evaluating the association between different genotypes of the TLR1, 2 and 4 markers and cytokine/chemokine serological levels, IL-17 appears as an immunological marker regulated by the polymorphism of the three TLR genes evaluated, whereas different TLR1 genotypes were associated with differential production of IL-12p40 and MCP-1(CCL2). Furthermore, other relevant serum markers such as CXCL-10 and IL-6 seemed to be regulated by TLR2 variants and IL-1β was related to TLR4 genotypes. MAIN

conclusionsAll together our data points that the tested TLR markers may have a regulatory role in the immunity against Mycobacterium leprae, by driving the host's production of key cytokines and chemokines involved in the pathogenesis of this disease.

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AdolescentAdultAllelesCase-Control StudiesChemokinesCytokinesEnzyme-Linked Immunospot AssayFemaleGenotypeHumansLeprosyMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideToll-Like Receptor 1Toll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 4ChemokinesCytokinesToll-Like Receptor 1Toll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 4

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