title: Association between interleukin-1 beta polymorphism (+3953) and obesity.
abstract: It now appears that obesity is associated with a low-grade inflammation of white adipose tissue resulting from chronic activation of the innate immune system as interleukin-1 beta (IL-1). Previous investigations have described a positive association between IL-1 beta +3953 (C>T) gene polymorphism (rs 1143634) and obesity, suggesting functional effects on fat mass, fat metabolism and body mass. However, it is necessary to determine if these results occur in other populations and if they are influenced by sex and age. Therefore, we performed a case-control study using 880 Caucasian subjects (59.7+/-11.9 years old) from the Brazilian Aging Research Program (non-overweight=283, overweight=334, obese=263) previously investigated in genetic studies, in whom we analyzed the IL-1 beta +3953C/T polymorphism. We observed higher T allele (CT/TT) frequency in non-overweight than overweight and obese groups. The odds ratio showed 1.340 (95% CI: 1.119-1.605) times more chance of the obese group being CC carriers compared to non-overweight group independent of sex and age. This study corroborates the idea that the IL-1 system is linked to the development of obesity.
authors: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Bioquímica Toxicológica), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil.
authors: M F
authors: MF
authors: Manica-Cattani
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Bittencourt
authors: M I U
authors: MI
authors: Rocha
authors: T D
authors: TD
authors: Algarve
authors: L C
authors: LC
authors: Bodanese
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Rech
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Machado
authors: G F F
authors: GF
authors: Santos
authors: M G V
authors: MG
authors: Gottlieb
authors: C H A
authors: CH
authors: Schwanke
authors: J E C
authors: JE
authors: Piccoli
authors: M F F
authors: MF
authors: Duarte
authors: I B M
authors: IB
authors: Cruz
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D053583:Interleukin-1beta