Journal article
Interaction between allelic variation in IL12B and CCR5 affects the development of AIDS: IL12B/CCR5 interaction and HIV/AIDS
AIDS, Vol.21(1), pp.65-69
2007
Abstract
Objective: IL-12 is involved in immune surveillance and response that links the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system. Among its many effects, IL-12 increases the cell surface expression of the CCR5 co-receptor for R5 strains of HIV-1, which are predominantly involved in HIV-1 transmission and spread. In the present study we investigated the effect of epistasis between allelic variants of CCR5 and IL12B on the susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and HIV-1 disease progression.
Methods: HIV-1-positive patients were genotyped for IL12Bpro from two groups of HIV-1 seroincident patients from Western Australia (n = 101 and 200), longitudinal clinical data were available for one of the Western Australian cohorts for a period of over 12 years and a group of seroprevalent individuals from Sydney (n = 112). A group of ethnically matched healthy volunteers (n = 200) was also genotyped as controls. Comparison of allele frequencies between HIV-1 patients and controls was performed to determine the influence on susceptibility to HIV-1 infection, and regression analysis was used to determine the influence on disease progression.
Results: Individuals positive for CCR5Δ32 and who carry the IL12Bpro1.1 genotype were underrepresented across all three independent HIV-1-positive cohorts [odds ratio 0.5; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.28-0.97; P = 0.038]. CCR5wt/wt and IL12Bpro2.2 individuals progressed to AIDS at a significantly faster rate than other CCR5 and IL12Bpro groups (hazards ratio 3.24; 95% CI 1.9-15.1; P = 0.002).
Conclusion: Epistatic interaction between allelic variants of CCR5 and IL12Bpro exert a significant influence on the clinical outcome of HIV-1 infection.
Details
- Title
- Interaction between allelic variation in IL12B and CCR5 affects the development of AIDS: IL12B/CCR5 interaction and HIV/AIDS
- Authors/Creators
- E. Gabutero (Author/Creator) - Millennium InstituteC. Moore (Author/Creator)S. Mallal (Author/Creator)G. Stewart (Author/Creator)P. Williamson (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- AIDS, Vol.21(1), pp.65-69
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ltd.
- Identifiers
- 991005540107407891
- Copyright
- © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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