Different Transcriptional Activity and In Vitro TNF-α Production in Psoriasis Patients Carrying the TNF-α 238A Promoter Polymorphism
| Autor: | Elisabeth Maerker-Hermann, W. Kaluza, Sabine Grossmann, Rudolph E. Schopf, Esther Reuss, Peter R. Galle, Thomas Hoehler, Rosula Hug |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Male Transcription Genetic medicine.medical_treatment T cell Dermatology Biology Biochemistry Peripheral blood mononuclear cell Antigen Psoriasis TNFα medicine Superantigen Humans Promoter Regions Genetic Molecular Biology transcriptional activity Aged Aged 80 and over PBMG Polymorphism Genetic Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Promoter Cell Biology Middle Aged medicine.disease Molecular biology promoter polymorphism Cytokine medicine.anatomical_structure Immunology Leukocytes Mononuclear Female Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 114:1180-1183 |
| ISSN: | 0022-202X |
| Popis: | Genes encoded on chromosome 6 within the major histocompatibility complex region are thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. A potential candidate gene is tumor necrosis factor alpha. The tumor necrosis factor alpha promoter contains several polymorphisms including two G--A transitions at position -308 and -238, which are the most common in Caucasian populations. The TNF238.2 (-238A) allele has been strongly associated with psoriasis. We have investigated the effect of the -238 and -308 variants on transcription of the tumor necrosis factor alpha gene in luciferase reporter gene assays. In addition, peripheral blood mononuclear cells of 47 patients with psoriasis and 43 controls were stimulated with different antigens and mitogens (streptococcal sonicate and superantigen, lipopolysaccharide, phorbol-12-myristate, phytohemagglutinin, CD3 antibodies) and tumor necrosis factor alpha production was measured in supernatants by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The psoriasis-associated tumor necrosis factor alpha promoter allele TNF238.2 showed a significantly decreased transcriptional activity. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells carrying this allele produced significantly less tumor necrosis factor alpha after stimulation with T cell mitogens and streptococcal antigens in comparison to controls. The promoter allele TNF238.2 seems to influence tumor necrosis factor alpha production; a possible role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis has to be further evaluated. |
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