title: Association of polymorphisms in interleukin-10 gene promoter with autoantibody production in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a major anti-inflammatory cytokine that plays a crucial role in the regulation of the immune system. Allelic polymorphisms in the IL-10 gene promoter may contribute to the regulation of autoantibody production. To examine the association between both individuals IL-10 single nucleotide polymorphisms and the production of autoantibodies and the radiographic progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a total of 144 RA patients were recruited into the study. We found significant differences in genotype distribution of the -1082G/A polymorphism between IgG, IgA, and IgM rheumatoid factor(RF)-positive/negative RA patients. We also found significant differences in allelic frequencies of the -3575T/A, -819C/T, and -592A/C polymorphisms between anticyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP)-positive/negative RA patients. The haplotype TGAATA was found to be less frequent within anti-CCP-positive RA patients. Results obtained in this study provide evidence of an association between polymorphisms in IL-10 gene promoter and the production of autoantibodies in RA patients.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Division, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. petr.nemec@fnusa.cz
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nemec
authors.forename: Monika Pavkova
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Goldbergova
authors.forename: Jindra
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gatterova
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vasku
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soucek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D018450:Disease Progression; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000276:immunology; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C487763:cyclic citrullinated peptide; D016753:Interleukin-10