No association of IL2, IL4, IL6, TNF, and IFNG gene polymorphisms was found with Taenia solium human infection or neurocysticercosis severity in a family-based study

Neurocysticercosis (NC) is caused by the establishment of the metacestode stage of Taenia solium in the human central nervous system. A great heterogeneity in the susceptibility to the infection and to the disease has been reported. While the factors involved in this heterogeneity are not completely...

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Published in:Human immunology 2018-07, Vol.79 (7), p.578-582
Main Authors: Fleury, A., Alaez, C., Dessein, A., Rosetti, M., Saenz, B., Hernández, M., Bobes, R.J., Ramírez-Aquino, R., Sciutto, E., Gorodezky, C., Fragoso, G.
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Language:English
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Association
Cytokines
Genetic polymorphism
Neurocysticercosis
SNP
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Summary:Neurocysticercosis (NC) is caused by the establishment of the metacestode stage of Taenia solium in the human central nervous system. A great heterogeneity in the susceptibility to the infection and to the disease has been reported. While the factors involved in this heterogeneity are not completely understood, clearly different immune-inflammatory profiles have been associated to each condition. This study evaluated the association of cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with susceptibility to infection and disease severity in NC patients. Blood samples from 92 NC cases and their parents (trios) were genotyped for SNPs in five cytokines relevant for the immune response: IL4 (−589C/T), IL6 (−174C/G), IFNG (+874T/A), TNF (−238G/A), and IL2 (−330G/T). Specific DNA fragments were amplified by the polymerase chain reaction, using the 5′-nuclease Taqman assay on a 7500 platform, allowing the detection of the polymorphism genotypes. No association between the polymorphisms evaluated neither with susceptibility to infection nor with disease severity was found, although previous studies reported variations in the levels of these cytokines among different NC clinical pictures. These results, nevertheless, add new elements to our understanding of the complex pathogenic mechanisms involved in susceptibility to infection by T. solium cysticerci and the severity of the ensuing disease.
ISSN:0198-8859
1879-1166
DOI:10.1016/j.humimm.2018.04.011