Association of Toll-like Receptors 4 (TLR-4) Gene Expression and Polymorphisms in Patients with Severe Asthma

Overview

Journal J Med Life

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2021 Oct 8

PMID 34621380

Citations 3

Authors

Wasan Shukur

Kifah Alyaqubi

Rasha Dosh

Ali Al-Ameri

Hayder Al-Aubaidy

Rehab Al-Maliki

Ali Aridhee

Rawaa Al-Fatlawi

Najah Hadi

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Abstract

Innate immunity plays a central role in the pathogenesis of severe asthma, and it is closely linked to elevated IgE and Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) levels. However, there is a scarcity of information about the association of the TLR-4 receptor polymorphism in the pathogenesis of severe asthma. This study highlights the level of gene expression of different alleles in asthmatic patients compared to healthy control individuals. This was a randomized control trial, which included 150 patients with asthma (with high serum levels of IgE) with a matching 150 healthy control individuals. Participants had a series of blood tests to measure various immune parameters: interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM1) and detect allele type and gene expression of the TLR-4 gene. Patients with asthma had significantly higher levels of IL-8 when compared to the healthy control participants. In addition, in the rs91 genotyping, there were significant differences in the levels of IL-8 and TNF between CC and TT genotyping. While in rs90 TLR-4, TNF levels were significantly higher in AA vs. AG and GG genotypes among the asthmatic patients when compared to the control group. The results showed that in TLR-4, rs4986791 were significantly associated with asthma risk. Polymorphisms in TLRs play essential roles in asthma.

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