作者: Rebecca A. Shilling , Jayant M. Pinto , Donna C. Decker , Daniel H. Schneider , Hozefa S. Bandukwala
DOI: 10.4049/JIMMUNOL.175.4.2061
关键词: Allergy 、 Promoter 、 Asthma 、 Immunology 、 Biology 、 Allergic sensitization 、 Peripheral blood mononuclear cell 、 Regulator 、 Effector 、 Locus (genetics)
摘要: The establishment of ICOS as an important regulator Th2 development and effector function makes the locus attractive candidate for Th2-mediated diseases, such asthma allergy. In evaluation this in humans, we identified 11 variants determined that two putative promoter region are significantly associated with allergic sensitization serum IgE levels. addition, cultures activated PBMCs from individuals homozygous polymorphisms produced increased levels cytokines, IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, well TNF-α compared controls. One polymorphisms, −1413G/A, demonstrated differential NF-κB binding mobility shift analysis, suggesting polymorphism has functional consequences. Overall, these data demonstrate is a susceptibility gene sensitization, perhaps through promotion differentiation.