Abstract OBJECTIVE: A deficient interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) response has been involved in the pathogenesis of severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Gene polymorphisms in IFN-gamma/A+874T have been associated with the susceptibility to asthma and might be related to disease severity of RSV infection. This study investigated the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of IFN-gamma/A+874T in Han children in Wenzhou area and to explore the correlation between gene polymorphisms of IFN-gamma/A +874T and the susceptibility and disease severity of RSV bronchiolitis, as well as the effect of SNPs upon nasopharyngeal secretions (NPS) IFN-gamma and total serum IgE levels. METHODS: One hundred and fourteen hospitalized children with RSV bronchiolitis and 90 healthy controls were recruited. Sequence analysis was used for detecting the SNPs of IFN-gamma/A+874T. NPS IFN-gamma levels were measured using ELISA. Total serum IgE levels were assayed using the chemiluminescence method. RESULTS: IFN-gamma/A+874T gene polymorphisms were present in both the patient and the control groups. AA and AT genotypes were found in both groups, with a AA frequency of 82.5% vs 77.8% and a AT frequency of 17.5% vs 21.1% (P>0.05). The frequency of allele was 90.4% (A) and 9.6% (T) in the patient group, and 88.3% (A) and 11.7% (T) in the control group, respectively. There were no significant differences in the allele frequency between the two groups. Moreover, no difference was found both in NPS IFN-gamma and total serum IgE levels between AA and AT genotypes in the patient group. There were no significant differences in the variation of IFN-gamma/+874 between mild and moderate to severe cases. CONCLUSIONS: IFN-gamma/A+874T gene polymorphisms were present in Han children in Wenzhou area. Gene variations were not associated with the susceptibility and disease severity of RSV bronchiolitis as well as IFN-gamma and total serum IgE levels.［Chin J Contemp Pediatr, 2009, 11 (1):21-24］
DONG Lin,HUANG Zhi-Ying,CHEN Xiao-Fang et al. Association of INF-γ/A+874T gene polymorphisms with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis[J]. 中国当代儿科杂志, 2009, 11(01): 21-24.
DONG Lin,HUANG Zhi-Ying,CHEN Xiao-Fang et al. Association of INF-γ/A+874T gene polymorphisms with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis[J]. CJCP, 2009, 11(01): 21-24.
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