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ArticleGenes and immunity2021

Association of TLR4 gene polymorphisms with sepsis after a burn injury: findings of the functional role of rs2737190 SNP.

Claudia A Colín-Castro, Rafael Franco-Cendejas, Hector I Rocha-González, Esteban Cruz-Arenas, Norberto Leyva-García, Roberto Sánchez-Sánchez, Gerardo Leyva-Gomez, Rocío Gómez, Balam Muñoz, Hernán Cortés and 1 more

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Article in Genes and immunity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Claudia A Colín-CastroSección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7280-2086
Rafael Franco-CendejasDepartment of Infectology, CENIAQ, INR-LGII, Mexico City, Mexico.
Hector I Rocha-GonzálezSección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico.
Esteban Cruz-ArenasEpidemiological Surveillance Unit, INR-LGII, Mexico City, Mexico.
Norberto Leyva-GarcíaLaboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Center for Research and Care for Burns (CENIAQ), Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City, Mexico.
Roberto Sánchez-SánchezDepartment of Biotechnology, CENIAQ, INR-LGII, Mexico City, Mexico.
Gerardo Leyva-GomezDepartment of Pharmacy, Chemistry Faculty, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
Rocío GómezDepartment of Toxicology, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico.
Balam MuñozSchool of Engineering and Sciences, Department of Bioengineering, Tecnologico de Monterrey-Campus Ciudad de México (ITESM-CCM), Mexico City, Mexico.
Hernán CortésLaboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Center for Research and Care for Burns (CENIAQ), Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City, Mexico.
Jonathan J MagañaLaboratory of Genomic Medicine, Department of Genetics, National Center for Research and Care for Burns (CENIAQ), Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación-Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City, Mexico. jmagana@inr.gob.mx.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4399-4618
Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación · MXCentro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional · MXInstituto Politécnico Nacional · MXTecnológico de Monterrey · MXUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MX

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction condition caused by a dysregulated response to an infection that is common among patients with moderate to severe burn injury. Previously, genomic variants in Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a key innate immunity receptor, have been associated with sepsis and infection susceptibility. In this study, the association of six TLR4 SNPs with sepsis after burn injury was tested in the Mexican mestizo population. We found that the rs2737190 polymorphism is associated with sepsis after burn trauma. Interestingly, the G allele and GG genotype were associated with a lower risk of developing sepsis. Since the rs2737190 SNP is in the promoter region of the TLR4 gene, we analyzed the possibility that this polymorphism regulates the TLR4 pathway. We cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells from different genotype carriers and found, after stimulation with LPS, that carriers of the GG genotype showed a higher expression of TLR4, IL6, and TNFα than AA genotype carriers. The results suggest that the GG genotype produces an increase in the TLR4 expression, and therefore an improvement in the immune response. We conclude that the rs2737190 polymorphism may become a useful marker for genetic studies of sepsis in patients after a burn injury.

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BurnsSepsisGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearPolymorphism, Single NucleotideToll-Like Receptor 4TLR4 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 4

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