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CANDIDATE GENE CASE-CONTROL AND FUNCTIONAL STUDY SHOWS MACROPHAGE INHIBITORY FACTOR (MIF) POLYMORPHISM IS ASSOCIATED WITH CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hanseníase. Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas Médicas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hanseníase. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas Médicas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas Médicas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas Médicas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hanseníase. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hanseníase. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas Médicas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas Médicas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas Médicas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hanseníase. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is an infectious disease caused mostly by Leishmania
(Viannia) braziliensis in Southeast Brazil. The clinical manifestations are vast, ranging from asymptomatic
to severe mucosal leishmaniasis (ML). It has been suggested that variation of the pathogen does not fully
explain the response spectrum and the variability of clinical manifestations. Previous data have shown
that host genetics also play a role in disease outcome. Herein, we have tested the association of TNF,
IL10, IL12 and MIF single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) using a case-control study design including
110 cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) patients and 682 healthy subjects. The genotype–phenotype correlation
was also assessed using leishmania antigens to stimulate peripheral blood mononuclear cells
obtained from cured CL patients. Results demonstrated that the MIF 173C allele is associated with leishmaniasis
outcome and also with lower levels of MIF in culture supernatants. Also, the TNF 308AA genotype
was statistically increased among leishmaniasis patients. The results showed here suggest that the
lower levels of MIF produced by MIF 173C carriers could influence the host–Leishmania interaction,
favoring infection and disease progression. On the other hand, high TNF levels can contribute to tissue
damage, consequently leading to skin lesions.
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