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ArticleThe Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology2018

Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the TLR2 gene (rs3804099), but not in the TLR4 gene (rs4986790), with Helicobacter pylori infection and peptic ulcer.

Ehsan Mirkamandar, Maryam Nemati, Mohammad Mehdi Hayatbakhsh, Arezu Bassagh, Arezu Khosravimashizi, Abdollah Jafarzadeh

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Article in The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ehsan MirkamandarMedical Biotechnology Research Center, Ashkezar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashkezar, Yazd, Iran.
Maryam NematiDepartment of Immunology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine, Kerman, Iran; Department of Laboratory Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences School of Para-Medicine, Kerman, Iran.
Mohammad Mehdi HayatbakhshGastroenterology and Hepatology Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Arezu BassaghDepartment of Immunology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine, Kerman, Iran.
Arezu KhosravimashiziDepartment of Immunology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine, Kerman, Iran.
Abdollah JafarzadehDepartment of Immunology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine, Kerman, Iran; Immunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
Kerman University of Medical Sciences · IRBiotechnology Research Center · IRRafsanjan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimsToll-like receptors (TLRs), particularly TLR2 and TLR4, take part in elicitation of immune responses against Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). This study aimed to investigate the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) rs3804099 in the TLR2 gene and rs4986790 in the TLR4 gene with H. pylori infection and peptic ulcer (PU). MATERIALS AND

methodsBlood specimens were obtained from 350 individuals, including 100 H. pylori-infected patients with PU, 125 H. pylori-infected asymptomatic subjects (AS), and 125 non-infected healthy subjects (NHS). The DNA was extracted, and the SNPs were determined using ARMS-PCR method.

resultsThe frequency of CT genotype at TLR2 SNP rs3804099 in both the PU and AS groups was significantly higher than in the NHS group (p<0.05). In total H. pylori-infected individuals (PU+AS), the frequency of the CT genotype at rs3804099 was also significantly higher than in the NHS group (p<0.005). The frequency of the CC genotype at rs3804099 in PU+AS was markedly lower than in the NHS group (p=0.066). PU patients carried CT genotype more frequently than total healthy individuals (AS+NHS) (p<0.03). The distribution of the TT genotype was lower, whereas the frequency of the CT genotype was higher in AS individuals infected with CagA+ strains than those infected with CagA- strains (p<0.03). No significant differences were found among the PU, AS, and NHS groups regarding the genetic differences at rs4986790 in the TLR4 gene.

conclusionThese results provide evidence regarding the association of the rs3804099 in the TLR2 gene with H. pylori infection and PU. The rs3804099 may affect vulnerability to H. pylori infection, particularly to CagA+ strains of bacteria.

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Helicobacter pyloriPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAdultAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsCase-Control StudiesFemaleGenotypeHelicobacter InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeptic UlcerToll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 4Antigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinscagA protein, Helicobacter pyloriTLR2 protein, humanTLR4 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 4

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PMID29755012
PMCPMC6284665
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