The-2518 promotor polymorphism in the MCP-1 gene is associated with systemic sclerosis

JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

卷:124

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Karrer, S ; Bosserhoff, AK ; Weiderer, P ; Distler, O ; Landthaler, M ; Szeimies, RM ; Müller-Ladner, U ; Schölmerich, J ; Hellerbrand, C

关键词: chemokine;    fibrosis;    monocyte chemotactic protein-1;    scleroderma;    tumor necrosis factor;   

DOI  :  10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23512.x

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Factors influencing the initiation or progression of sclerosis in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are poorly understood. Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) is a potent chemokine, which is upregulated in fibroblasts during development of sclerosis. In this study, we investigated the frequency of the functional -2518G MCP-1 promoter polymorphism in 18 patients with SSc and 139 healthy controls. In the lesional skin of the same SSc patients, expression of MCP-1 protein was examined by immunohistochemistry. To investigate a genotype/phenotype correlation, basal as well as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-induced MCP-1 expression was analyzed in fibroblasts isolated from the skin of SSc patients with different MCP-1 genotypes by quantitative RT-PCR and ELISA. Genotyping for the -2518 (A/G) MCP-1 promotor polymorphism showed that GG homozygotes were significantly more frequent in patients with SSc than in controls (28%vs 6%). Results of immunohistochemistry revealed that MCP-1 was expressed in keratinocytes, infiltrating inflammatory cells, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells in scleroderma skin, whereas normal control skin showed no MCP-1 expression. MCP-1 expression in fibroblasts from GG-homozygote individuals tended to be stronger as compared to AG or AA genotypes. Furthermore, basal as well as TNF-induced MCP-1 expression of fibroblasts isolated from a GG-homozygote SSc patient was significantly higher than MCP-1 expression of fibroblasts isolated from heterozygote or AA-homozygote donors. The A -2518G polymorphism of the MCP-1 gene appears to affect MCP-1 expression of skin fibroblasts of patients with SSc. In accordance, the G/G genotype may predispose patients to SSc.

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