Teske Schoffelen1, Anne Ammerdorffer1, Julia C J P Hagenaars2, Chantal P Bleeker-Rovers1, Marjolijn C Wegdam-Blans3, Peter C Wever4, Leo A B Joosten1, Jos W M van der Meer1, Tom Sprong5, Mihai G Netea1, Marcel van Deuren1, Esther van de Vosse6. 1. Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center. 2. Department of Surgery, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch. 3. Department of Medical Microbiology, Laboratory for Pathology and Medical Microbiology, Veldhoven. 4. Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch. 5. Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and Department of Internal Medicine, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen. 6. Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Q fever is an infection caused by Coxiella burnetii. Persistent infection (chronic Q fever) develops in 1%-5% of patients. We hypothesize that inefficient recognition of C. burnetii and/or activation of host-defense in individuals carrying genetic variants in pattern recognition receptors or adaptors would result in an increased likelihood to develop chronic Q fever. METHODS: Twenty-four single-nucleotide polymorphisms in genes encoding Toll-like receptors, nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor-2, αvβ3 integrin, CR3, and adaptors myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88 (MyD88), and Toll interleukin 1 receptor domain-containing adaptor protein (TIRAP) were genotyped in 139 patients with chronic Q fever and in 220 controls with cardiovascular risk-factors and previous exposure to C. burnetii. Associations between these single-nucleotide polymorphisms and chronic Q fever were assessed by means of univariate logistic regression models. Cytokine production in whole-blood stimulation assays was correlated with relevant genotypes. RESULTS: Polymorphisms in TLR1 (R80T), NOD2 (1007fsX1), and MYD88 (-938C>A) were associated with chronic Q fever. No association was observed for polymorphisms in TLR2, TLR4, TLR6, TLR8, ITGAV, ITGB3, ITGAM, and TIRAP. No correction for multiple testing was performed because only genes with a known role in initial recognition of C. burnetii were included. In the whole-blood assays, individuals carrying the TLR1 80R-allele showed increased interleukin 10 production with C. burnetii exposure. CONCLUSIONS: Polymorphisms in TLR1 (R80T), NOD2 (L1007fsX1), and MYD88 (-938C>A) are associated with predisposition to development of chronic Q fever. For TLR1, increased interleukin 10 responses to C. burnetii in individuals carrying the risk allele may contribute to the increased risk of chronic Q fever.
BACKGROUND:Q fever is an infection caused by Coxiella burnetii. Persistent infection (chronic Q fever) develops in 1%-5% of patients. We hypothesize that inefficient recognition of C. burnetii and/or activation of host-defense in individuals carrying genetic variants in pattern recognition receptors or adaptors would result in an increased likelihood to develop chronic Q fever. METHODS: Twenty-four single-nucleotide polymorphisms in genes encoding Toll-like receptors, nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor-2, αvβ3 integrin, CR3, and adaptors myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88 (MyD88), and Toll interleukin 1 receptor domain-containing adaptor protein (TIRAP) were genotyped in 139 patients with chronic Q fever and in 220 controls with cardiovascular risk-factors and previous exposure to C. burnetii. Associations between these single-nucleotide polymorphisms and chronic Q fever were assessed by means of univariate logistic regression models. Cytokine production in whole-blood stimulation assays was correlated with relevant genotypes. RESULTS: Polymorphisms in TLR1 (R80T), NOD2 (1007fsX1), and MYD88 (-938C>A) were associated with chronic Q fever. No association was observed for polymorphisms in TLR2, TLR4, TLR6, TLR8, ITGAV, ITGB3, ITGAM, and TIRAP. No correction for multiple testing was performed because only genes with a known role in initial recognition of C. burnetii were included. In the whole-blood assays, individuals carrying the TLR1 80R-allele showed increased interleukin 10 production with C. burnetii exposure. CONCLUSIONS: Polymorphisms in TLR1 (R80T), NOD2 (L1007fsX1), and MYD88 (-938C>A) are associated with predisposition to development of chronic Q fever. For TLR1, increased interleukin 10 responses to C. burnetii in individuals carrying the risk allele may contribute to the increased risk of chronic Q fever.
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