Serum profile of cytokines and their genetic variants in metabolic syndrome and healthy subjects: a comparative study.
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ABSTRACT: AIM:To identify genetic variants in promoter areas of IL-6 -174 G>C and TNF-? -308 G>A in metabolic syndrome (Met S) and controls and associate them with Met S and serum cytokine levels.It was a cross-sectional study, including 224 cases of Met S and 200 controls. A fasting blood sample was taken and biochemical parameters including serum glucose, insulin, lipid profile, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor ? (TNF-?) were measured. Restriction fragment length polymorphism was used to identify the genetic variants of IL-6 and TNF-?. Serum levels of IL-6 and TNF-? and insulin resistance were significantly higher in cases than the controls. IL-6 showed significant positive correlation with HOMA-IR and TNF-?. CC genotype of IL-6 was associated with the increased risk of Met S (P=0.016, OR for CC vs GC+GG = 2.33, CI: 1.15-4.71). There was no significant difference of TNF-? genotypes between the cases and the controls. Serum TNF-? and IL-6 levels were significantly higher in AA and CC genotypes of TNF-? (-308 G>A) and IL-6 (-174 G>C) as compared with the GG (P=0.00 and P=0.001). Significant correlation of IL-6 with TNF-? and insulin resistance was observed that may provide us a therapeutic target for preventing metabolic derangements from insulin resistance.
SUBMITTER: Zafar U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6356053 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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