Macrophage migration inhibitory factor polymorphisms are a potential susceptibility marker in systemic sclerosis from southern Mexican population: association with MIF mRNA expression and cytokine profile
Christian Johana Baños-Hernández1,2, José Eduardo Navarro-Zarza3, Richard Bucala4
1Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Biomédicas, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Introduction:
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disease, characterized by microvascular lesions, autoimmunity, and fibrosis. It is suggested that MIF participates in the amplification of the proinflammatory process in SSc; moreover, the promoter polymorphisms - 794 CATT5-8 (rs5844572) and - 173G>C (rs755622) in the MIF gene have been associated with an increase in MIF serum levels in several autoimmune diseases. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship of the - 794 CATT5-8 and - 173G>C MIF polymorphisms with mRNA expression, MIF serum levels, and the Th1/Th2/Th17 cytokine profile in SSc.
Materials And Methods:
A case-control study was carried out that included 50 patients with SSc and 100 control subjects (CS). Both polymorphisms were genotyped by PCR and PCR-RFLP. MIF levels were measured by ELISA kit. The cytokine profile and the MIF mRNA expression were quantified by BioPlex MagPix system and real-time PCR, respectively.
Results:
An association between the - 794 CATT7 and - 173*C MIF alleles and the 7C haplotype with SSc susceptibility was found (p < 0.05). Also, the 7C haplotype was associated with increased MIF mRNA expression (p = 0.03) in SSc. In addition, an increase of IL-1β and IL-6 serum levels in SSc patients was found as well as a positive correlation between MIF serum levels and Th1 and Th17 cytokine profiles.
Conclusion:
The MIF 7C haplotype is a susceptibility marker for SSc in the southern Mexican population and is associated with MIF mRNA expression. Moreover, there is a positive correlation between MIF serum levels and Th1 and Th17 inflammatory response in SSc.
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