| Autor: |
Marília A. Sena, Priscila Mayrelle da Silva Castanha, Ana Beatriz Giles Guimarães, Paula Alexandra dos Santos Oliveira, Maria Almerice Lopes da Silva, Marli Tenório Cordeiro, Patricia Moura, Cynthia Braga, Luydson Richardson Silva Vasconcelos |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 117, Iss , Pp 212-219 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1201-9712 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ijid.2022.02.012 |
| Popis: |
Background: The mannose-binding lectin (MBL) plays an important role in innate immunity. Genetically determined variations in serum levels of MBL may influence the susceptibility and clinical outcome of dengue infection in early life. Methods: We investigated the MBL2 gene polymorphisms and serum levels of MBL (total and functional) in children with asymptomatic (n=17) and symptomatic (n=29) primary dengue infections and age-matched uninfected children (n=84) enrolled in a birth cohort with dengue in Brazil. Polymorphisms of the MBL2 gene were assessed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), whereas the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to quantify serum levels of MBL. Results: We found that the X allele and YX genotype in the MBL2 were more frequent in the dengue cases than in the control group. Likewise, the LXPA haplotype was exclusively found in dengue cases, thus probably related to dengue infection in our setting. Moreover, we found a higher frequency of the O allele and AO genotype in the control group. Serum levels of total and functional MBL were higher in dengue naïve infants than in dengue cases. Conclusions: MBL2 variants related to lower production of serum MBL were associated with dengue infection in infants, whereas intermediate to high levels of total and functional serum MBL were associated with protection against dengue infection. These findings highlight the role of MBL2 variants and serum levels of MBL in the susceptibility of children to dengue disease at early ages. |
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