Genetic polymorphism of MCP-1-2518, IL-8-251 and susceptibility to acute pancreatitis: a pilot study in population of Suzhou, China.
OBJECTIVE
To study the relationship between MCP-1-2518A/G, IL-8-251A/T polymorphism and acute pancreatitis (AP) in the Han population of Suzhou, China.


METHODS
A case-control study was conducted to compare the distribution of genotype and genetic frequency of MCP-1-2518A/G, IL-8-251A/T gene polymorphism among AP (n = 101), including mild AP (n = 78) and severe AP (n = 23) and control healthy individuals (n = 120) with polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and DNA sequencing, and analyze the relationship between the MCP-1-2518A/G, IL-8-251A/T gene polymorphism and the susceptibility to AP.


RESULTS
Significant differences were found in the distribution of genotype of MCP-1-2518A/G between the healthy control group and mild AP group (chi2 = 32.015, P < 0.001), the same was evident between the healthy control group and severe AP group (chi2 = 12.932, P < 0.05) in Suzhou. However, no difference of genotypic distribution was noted between MAP and SAP (chi2 = 0.006, P = 0.997). The genetic frequencies of G allele in mild AP were 72.4% (113/156) and 76.1% (35/46) in severe AP, both were higher than the controls, 47.1% (113/240) (chi2 = 24.804; P < 0.001, and chi2 = 13.005; P < 0.001), but no difference was found between severe AP and mild AP (chi2 = 0.242; P = 0.623). No difference was found in the distribution of genotype of IL-8-251A/T between the healthy control group and AP group neither in the frequency of A and T allele.


CONCLUSIONS
The MCP-1-2518 AA genotype of the population in Suzhou may be a protective genotype of AP, while one with higher frequency of G allele is more likely to suffer from pancreatitis. But the genotype of AA and the frequency of G allele could not predict the risk of severe AP. No correlation is found between the IL-8-251 polymorphism and the liability of AP.
Chen
Wei-Chang
WC
Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China. weichangchen@126.com
Nie
Jin-Shan
JS
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D018932:Chemokine CCL2 / Q000235:genetics*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D055815:Young Adult
C111835:CCL2 protein, human; C508606:CXCL8 protein, human; D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D016209:Interleukin-8