Association between interleukin-1 beta polymorphism (+3953) and obesity.

Autor: Manica-Cattani MF; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Bioquímica Toxicológica), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil., Bittencourt L, Rocha MI, Algarve TD, Bodanese LC, Rech R, Machado MM, Santos GF, Gottlieb MG, Schwanke CH, Piccoli JE, Duarte MF, Cruz IB
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Molecular and cellular endocrinology [Mol Cell Endocrinol] 2010 Jan 15; Vol. 314 (1), pp. 84-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Aug 08.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2009.07.029
Abstrakt: It now appears that obesity is associated with a low-grade inflammation of white adipose tissue resulting from chronic activation of the innate immune system as interleukin-1 beta (IL-1). Previous investigations have described a positive association between IL-1 beta +3953 (C>T) gene polymorphism (rs 1143634) and obesity, suggesting functional effects on fat mass, fat metabolism and body mass. However, it is necessary to determine if these results occur in other populations and if they are influenced by sex and age. Therefore, we performed a case-control study using 880 Caucasian subjects (59.7+/-11.9 years old) from the Brazilian Aging Research Program (non-overweight=283, overweight=334, obese=263) previously investigated in genetic studies, in whom we analyzed the IL-1 beta +3953C/T polymorphism. We observed higher T allele (CT/TT) frequency in non-overweight than overweight and obese groups. The odds ratio showed 1.340 (95% CI: 1.119-1.605) times more chance of the obese group being CC carriers compared to non-overweight group independent of sex and age. This study corroborates the idea that the IL-1 system is linked to the development of obesity.
Databáze: MEDLINE