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- Title
Effects of CD14, TLR2, TLR4, LPB, and IL-6 Gene Polymorphisms on Chlamydia pneumoniae Growth in Human Macrophages In Vitro.
- Authors
Poikonen, K.; Lajunen, T.; Silvennoinen-Kassinen, S.; Leinonen, M.; Saikku, P.
- Abstract
Chlamydia pneumoniae is an obligate intracellular gram-negative bacterium, which causes respiratory infections in humans. It can infect various cell types, e.g. vascular endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells and monocyte-derived macrophages in vitro. The susceptibility of macrophages from healthy individuals to C. pneumoniae infection is highly variable. In this study, we evaluated the effects of innate immunity genes CD14 −260 C>T, TLR2 Arg753Gln, TLR4 Asp299Gly, LBP Phe436Leu and IL6 −174 G>C polymorphisms on C. pneumoniae growth in human macrophages in vitro. The growth of C. pneumoniae was highest in CD14 −260 C>T TT genotype cells and the difference to CC and CT genotypes was statistically significant ( P = 0.032 and 0.022 respectively). The G-allele of the IL6 −174 G>C polymorphism had a positive influence on chlamydial growth; the difference was statistically significant only between CC and GC genotypes ( P = 0.018). TLR2 Arg 753Gln, TLR4 Asp299Gly, LBP Phe436Leu polymorphisms showed no effect on chlamydial growth.
- Subjects
GENETIC polymorphisms; CHLAMYDOPHILA pneumoniae infections; MACROPHAGES; NATURAL immunity; GENOTYPE-environment interaction; DISEASES
- Publication
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 2009, Vol 70, Issue 1, p34
- ISSN
0300-9475
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-3083.2009.02267.x