title: Association between interleukin-6 gene promoter -572C/G polymorphism and the risk of sporadic Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: Inflammation is a key component of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and we have examined the effect of two polymorphisms (-174G/C and -572C/G) in the promoter of the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene on risk of AD in 318 AD patients. Significant differences in genotype and allele frequencies of -572C/G IL-6 promoter polymorphism were observed between AD patients and controls. The GG genotype was associated with a decreased risk of developing AD (OR 0.423, 95% CI 0.200-0.894). Similarly, logistic regression analysis revealed that G allele was a protective factor for AD (OR 0.732, 95% CI 0.567-0.945). For -174G/C variability, no C variability was found in all the subjects. The frequency of the IL-6 -174G/C promoter polymorphism is very low or no variability in Henan Han population. The -572C/G polymorphism of IL-6 gene promoter region is associated with AD, and G allele is an independent protective factor for AD.
authors: Department of Pharmacology, Henan Academy of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
authors: Mei-xia
authors: MX
authors: He
authors: Wan-li
authors: WL
authors: Yang
authors: Ming-ming
authors: MM
authors: Zhang
authors: Ya-jun
authors: YJ
authors: Lian
authors: Hai-ying
authors: HY
authors: Hua
authors: Jin-sheng
authors: JS
authors: Zeng
authors: Li-rong
authors: LR
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000235:genetics*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6