Association of polymorphisms in interleukin-10 gene promoter with autoantibody production in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Sep:1173:501-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04625.x.

Abstract

Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a major anti-inflammatory cytokine that plays a crucial role in the regulation of the immune system. Allelic polymorphisms in the IL-10 gene promoter may contribute to the regulation of autoantibody production. To examine the association between both individuals IL-10 single nucleotide polymorphisms and the production of autoantibodies and the radiographic progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a total of 144 RA patients were recruited into the study. We found significant differences in genotype distribution of the -1082G/A polymorphism between IgG, IgA, and IgM rheumatoid factor(RF)-positive/negative RA patients. We also found significant differences in allelic frequencies of the -3575T/A, -819C/T, and -592A/C polymorphisms between anticyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP)-positive/negative RA patients. The haplotype TGAATA was found to be less frequent within anti-CCP-positive RA patients. Results obtained in this study provide evidence of an association between polymorphisms in IL-10 gene promoter and the production of autoantibodies in RA patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / genetics
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / immunology
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / pathology*
  • Autoantibodies / blood*
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Disease Progression
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-10 / genetics*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Odds Ratio
  • Peptides, Cyclic / immunology
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic / genetics*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • cyclic citrullinated peptide
  • Interleukin-10