1. IL-33 polymorphisms are associated with increased risk of hay fever and reduced regulatory T cells in a birth cohort
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Jean-Charles Dalphin, Andreas Böck, Jon Genuneit, Sabina Illi, Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer, Sven Michel, Josef Riedler, Dominique A. Vuitton, Erika von Mutius, Marjut Roponen, Juha Pekkanen, Maximilian Schieck, P. C. Schröder, Bianca Schaub, Juliane Weber, Remo Frei, Roger Lauener, Vera Isabel Casaca, Caroline Roduit, Petra Ina Pfefferle, Anna Lluis, Michael Kabesch, Université de Montpellier (UM), Universität Duisburg-Essen [Essen], Children's Hospital, University hospital of Zurich [Zurich], Christine Kühne – Centre for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE), Institute of Epidemiology, Universität Ulm - Ulm University [Ulm, Allemagne], Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB / CAS), Czech Academy of Sciences [Prague] (CAS), University of Basel (Unibas), Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute [Basel], Kardinal Schwarzenberg’sches Krankenhaus, Carcinogénèse épithéliale : facteurs prédictifs et pronostiques - UFC (EA 3181) (CEF2P / CARCINO), Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Besançon (CHRU Besançon), Laboratoire Chrono-environnement - CNRS - UBFC (UMR 6249) (LCE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC), University of Munich, University of Zurich, Schaub, Bianca, Université de Montpellier ( UM ), Christine Kühne – Centre for Allergy Research and Education ( CK-CARE ), Universität Ulm, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, University of Basel ( Unibas ), Carcinogénèse épithéliale : facteurs prédictifs et pronostiques - UFC ( CEF2P / CARCINO ), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Besançon] ( CHRU Besançon ) -Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté ( UBFC ) -Université de Franche-Comté ( UFC ), Laboratoire Chrono-environnement ( LCE ), and Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté ( UBFC ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ) -Université de Franche-Comté ( UFC )
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Background: IL-33 polymorphisms influence the susceptibility to asthma. IL-33 indirectly induces Th2-immune responses via dendritic cell activation, being important for development of atopic diseases. Furthermore, IL-33 upregulates regulatory T cells (Tregs), which are critical for healthy immune homeostasis. This study investigates associations between IL-33 polymorphisms during the development of childhood atopic diseases and underlying mechanisms including immune regulation of Tregs. Methods: Genotyping of IL-33-polymorphisms (rs928413, rs1342326) was performed by MALDI-TOF-MS in 880 of 1133 PASTURE/EFRAIM children. In 4.5-year-old German PASTURE/EFRAIM children (n = 99), CD4(+) CD25(high)FOXP3(+) Tregs were assessed by flow cytometry following 24-h incubation of PBMCs with PMA/ionomycin, LPS or without stimuli (U). SOCS3, IL1RL1, TLR4 mRNA expression and sST2 protein levels ex vivo were measured in PASTURE/EFRAIM children by real-time PCR or ELISA, respectively. Health outcomes (hay fever, asthma) were assessed by questionnaires at the age of 6 years. Results: rs928413 and rs1342326 were positively associated with hay fever (OR = 1.77, 95% CI = 1.02-3.08;OR = 1.79, 95% CI = 1.04-3.11) and CD4(+) CD25(high)FOXP3(+) Tregs (%) decreased in minor allele homozygotes/heterozygotes compared to major allele homozygotes (p(U) = 0.004;p(LPS) = 0.005;p(U) = 0.001;p(LPS) = 0.012). SOCS3 mRNA expression increased in minor allele homozygotes and heterozygotes compared with major allele homozygotes for both IL-33-polymorphisms (p (rs928413) = 0.032, p(rs1342326) = 0.019) and negatively correlated to Tregs. Conclusions: IL-33-polymorphisms rs928413 and rs1342326 may account for an increased risk of hay fever with the age of 6 years. Lower Tregs and increased SOCS3 in combined heterozygotes and minor allele homozygotes may be relevant for hay fever development, pointing towards dysbalanced immune regulation and insufficient control of allergic inflammation.
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- 2016