title: Relationship between single nucleotide polymorphism in TNF-alpha gene promoter region and inhibitory effects of triptolide on TNF-alpha production in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy humans.
abstract: The relationship between tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) gene polymorphism and inhibitory effects of triptolide on TNF-alpha production from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of healthy humans was investigated. Genomic DNA from 41 healthy people was typed for TNF-alpha--308 polymorphism by allele-specific polymorphism chain reaction (AS-PCR). The TNF-alpha concentration in the supernatant was measured by ELISA. The results showed that the production of TNF-alpha from TNF-alpha--308 non-G/G genotype PBMC was higher than that from TNF-alpha--308 G/G genotype PBMC after stimulated by LPS. Triptolide could lower the production of TNF-alpha from G/ G genotype PBMC, but had no effect on the level of TNF-alpha from non-G/G genotype PBMC. It was concluded that TNF-alpha gene polymorphism was related to the TNF-alpha production from triptolide-inhibited PBMC culture in healthy humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
authors.forename: Shenghao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: Hongbo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Dongyun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: Yonghong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Peilin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004224:Diterpenes; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D010616:Phenanthrenes; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C001899:triptolide