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- Title
Interleukin 6 SNP rs1818879 Regulates Radiological and Inflammatory Activity in Multiple Sclerosis.
- Authors
Bruno, Antonio; Dolcetti, Ettore; Azzolini, Federica; Moscatelli, Alessandro; Gambardella, Stefano; Ferese, Rosangela; Rizzo, Francesca Romana; Gilio, Luana; Iezzi, Ennio; Galifi, Giovanni; Borrelli, Angela; Buttari, Fabio; Furlan, Roberto; Finardi, Annamaria; De Vito, Francesca; Musella, Alessandra; Guadalupi, Livia; Mandolesi, Georgia; Centonze, Diego; Stampanoni Bassi, Mario
- Abstract
(1) Background: The clinical course of multiple sclerosis (MS) is critically influenced by the expression of different pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) represents a major inflammatory molecule previously associated with exacerbated disease activity in relapsing remitting MS (RR-MS); however, the role of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IL-6 gene has not been fully elucidated in MS. (2) Methods: We explored in a cohort of 171 RR-MS patients, at the time of diagnosis, the associations between four IL-6 SNPs (rs1818879, rs1554606, rs1800797, and rs1474347), CSF inflammation, and clinical presentation. (3) Results: Using principal component analysis and logistic regression analysis we identified an association between rs1818879, radiological activity, and a set of cytokines, including the IL-1β, IL-9, IL-10, and IL-13. No significant associations were found between other SNPs and clinical or inflammatory parameters. (4) Conclusions: The association between the rs1818879 polymorphism and subclinical neuroinflammatory activity suggests that interindividual differences in the IL-6 gene might influence the immune activation profile in MS.
- Subjects
MULTIPLE sclerosis; LOGISTIC regression analysis; SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms; PRINCIPAL components analysis; SYMPTOMS; NATALIZUMAB
- Publication
Genes, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 5, p897
- ISSN
2073-4425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/genes13050897