title: Association of IL-8 (-251)T/A polymorphism with susceptibility to and aggressiveness of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
abstract: Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is an angiogenic chemokine that plays a potent role in both development and progression of many human malignancies including nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). In the present study, we evaluated the susceptibility and prognostic implications of the (-251) T/A genetic variation in IL-8 in NPC. We used the allele-specific polymerase chain reaction to characterize the variation of the IL-8 promoter region for 160 unrelated Tunisian patients with NPC and 169 healthy control subjects. There was a significant association between the homozygotes IL-8 (-251) AA genotype and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (OR = 2.46; P = 0.004). The presence of the IL-8 (-251) AA genotype was highly associated with elevated NPC risk for male patients. A significant association was demonstrated between the IL-8 (-251) AA genotype and the aggressive forms of NPC as defined by large tumor size, lymph node metastasis, and advanced stages. Moreover, the presence of the IL-8 (-251) AA genotype indicated a significant association with decreased overall survival. Our findings suggest that the IL-8 promoter polymorphism is associated with increased nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk, particularly in males, as well as disease progress, supporting our hypothesis for IL-8 involvement in NPC pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Immuno-Oncologie Moléculaire, Faculté de Médecine de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia. helabn@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Hela
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ben Nasr
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chahed
authors.forename: Souhir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mestiri
authors.forename: Noureddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouaouina
authors.forename: Kaouther
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Snoussi
authors.forename: Lotfi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chouchane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011379:Prognosis; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D016209:Interleukin-8