ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Polymorphism of proinflammatory cytokine genes in girls predisposed to recurrent respiratory infections
1 Samara State Medical University, Samara, Russia
2 Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Moscow
Correspondence should be addressed: Larisa V. Limareva
Gagarina, 20, Samara, 443079;
ur.xednay@averamil-asiral
Author contribution: Kazakova AV — conception and design of the study; data acquisition and statistical analysis; Uvarova EV — conception and design of the study; manuscript preparation; Limareva LV — conception and design of the study; statistical analysis; manuscript preparation; Trupakova AA — data acquisition; Svetlova GN, Lineva OI — manuscript preparation.
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are very common in children and often prompt parents to seek medical advice. Increased susceptibility to ARI is caused by a number of factors, including genetically determined imbalances in cytokine production. The aim of this study was to analyze the frequency of 6 clinically relevant polymorphisms of proinflammatory cytokine genes in girls predisposed to recurrent respiratory infections. The study was conducted in girls aged 7–17 years who were undergoing a routine medical checkup. A group of children with frequent respiratory infections was identified. The following polymorphisms were analyzed for possible associations with predisposition to frequent respiratory infections: IL1β T-31C (rs1143627), IL1β T-511C (rs16944), IL1β C-3953T (rs1143634), IL1β G-1473C (rs1143623); IL6 C-174G (rs1800795), and TNFα G-308A (rs1800629). For polymorphism detection, PCR and gel electrophoresis were used. The following alleles were found to be associated with an increased risk for recurrent respiratory infections in girls aged 7–17 years: С-31 (rs1143627) (OR = 2.05; CI: 1.16–3.64; р = 0.013) and С-511 (rs16944) (OR = 3.11; CI: 1.25–7.76; р = 0.013) of the IL-1β gene.
Keywords: gene polymorphism, recurrent respiratory infections in children, pro-inflammatory cytokines