BACKGROUND: NOD2 and TLR-4 genes belong to the innate immune system that detects invading pathogens through several pattern-recognition receptors. Here we analyzed 403 patients for NOD2 gene mutations and 307 patients for TLR-4 gene mutations (Thr399Ile) with their respective donors and correlated the results with the incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), severe acute GVHD (saGVHD), the risk for transplant-related mortality (TRM), overall survival (OS) and incidence of infectious complications. METHODS: We performed a retrospective single-center study. Genotyping of TLR-4 and NOD2 were evaluated by real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Surprisingly, we found a significant reduced incidence of aGVHD, saGVHD, and intestinal GVHD for patients with NOD2 gene mutations on the donor side with 50%, 0% and 2% compared to patients with the wild-type NOD2 gene with 65%, 17%, and 26%, respectively (P<0.02). However, the incidence of saGVHD increased in patients with NOD2 mutations on the patient and donor (P/D) side with 44% versus 17% compared to patients with the wild-type gene (P<0.03). TLR-4 gene mutations at P/D side had an increased risk for saGVHD with 42% versus 15% of patients with wild-type gene (P<0.04). OS, TRM, and incidence of infectious complications were not influenced by the mutated genes. Multivariate analysis confirmed that NOD2 gene mutations on the donor side had a reduced risk for saGVHD (P<0.001), whereas mutations of the NOD2 gene on P/D side had an increased risk for saGVHD (P<0.01) in our analysis. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that NOD2 mutations have influence on the occurrence of acute GVHD after transplantation.
BACKGROUND:NOD2 and TLR-4 genes belong to the innate immune system that detects invading pathogens through several pattern-recognition receptors. Here we analyzed 403 patients for NOD2 gene mutations and 307 patients for TLR-4 gene mutations (Thr399Ile) with their respective donors and correlated the results with the incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), severe acute GVHD (saGVHD), the risk for transplant-related mortality (TRM), overall survival (OS) and incidence of infectious complications. METHODS: We performed a retrospective single-center study. Genotyping of TLR-4 and NOD2 were evaluated by real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Surprisingly, we found a significant reduced incidence of aGVHD, saGVHD, and intestinal GVHD for patients with NOD2 gene mutations on the donor side with 50%, 0% and 2% compared to patients with the wild-type NOD2 gene with 65%, 17%, and 26%, respectively (P<0.02). However, the incidence of saGVHD increased in patients with NOD2 mutations on the patient and donor (P/D) side with 44% versus 17% compared to patients with the wild-type gene (P<0.03). TLR-4 gene mutations at P/D side had an increased risk for saGVHD with 42% versus 15% of patients with wild-type gene (P<0.04). OS, TRM, and incidence of infectious complications were not influenced by the mutated genes. Multivariate analysis confirmed that NOD2 gene mutations on the donor side had a reduced risk for saGVHD (P<0.001), whereas mutations of the NOD2 gene on P/D side had an increased risk for saGVHD (P<0.01) in our analysis. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that NOD2 mutations have influence on the occurrence of acute GVHD after transplantation.
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