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Association of -308 TNF-alpha promoter polymorphism with viral load and CD4 T-helper cell apoptosis in HIV-1 infected black South Africans
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine | Vol 13, No 2 | a142 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v13i2.142
| © 2012 Shivona Gounden, Devapregasan Moodley, Anil Chuturgoon, Leshern Karamchand, Halima Dawood
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 15 December 2012 | Published: 07 June 2012
Submitted: 15 December 2012 | Published: 07 June 2012
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Shivona Gounden, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, DurbanDevapregasan Moodley, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
Anil Chuturgoon, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
Leshern Karamchand, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Halima Dawood, Department of Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
Abstract
Objective. To determine whether the -308 TNF-α promoter polymorphism is associated with markers of HIV progression in the South African population.
Methods. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism was used to detect the -308 TNF-α polymorphism in 75 patients and 76 healthy controls. Serum TNF-α concentrations were measured using ELISA in each cohort. CD4+ T cell apoptosis and HIV-1 RNA viral load were determined using Annexin-V-FITC assay and Nuclisens Easy Q HIV-1 assay respectively. CD4 + T cell counts were measured flow cytometrically.
Results. The frequency of -308 G allele was similar in the HIV-1 and control cohorts. The -308GG genotype was associated with lower TNF-α concentrations and markers of increased HIV progression indicated by higher TH lymphocyte apoptosis, lower TH lymphocyte count and higher plasma viral load, irrespective of treatment.
Conclusion. The presence of the TNF-α -308 G allele in HIV-1 patients may be associated with increased risk of HIV-1 progression. Further research is required to investigate the nature of this association.
S Afr J HIV Med 2012;13(2):72-77.
Methods. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism was used to detect the -308 TNF-α polymorphism in 75 patients and 76 healthy controls. Serum TNF-α concentrations were measured using ELISA in each cohort. CD4+ T cell apoptosis and HIV-1 RNA viral load were determined using Annexin-V-FITC assay and Nuclisens Easy Q HIV-1 assay respectively. CD4 + T cell counts were measured flow cytometrically.
Results. The frequency of -308 G allele was similar in the HIV-1 and control cohorts. The -308GG genotype was associated with lower TNF-α concentrations and markers of increased HIV progression indicated by higher TH lymphocyte apoptosis, lower TH lymphocyte count and higher plasma viral load, irrespective of treatment.
Conclusion. The presence of the TNF-α -308 G allele in HIV-1 patients may be associated with increased risk of HIV-1 progression. Further research is required to investigate the nature of this association.
S Afr J HIV Med 2012;13(2):72-77.
Keywords
tumour necrosis factor alpha, polymorphism, HIV progression, apoptosis, viral load
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