Impact of cytokine and cytokine receptor gene polymorphisms on cellular immunity after smallpox vaccination.

ABSTRACT: We explored associations between SNPs in cytokine/cytokine receptor genes and cellular immunity in subjects following primary smallpox vaccination. We also analyzed the genotype-phenotype associations discovered in the Caucasian subjects among a cohort of African-Americans. In Caucasians we found 277 associations (p<0.05) between gene SNPs and inter-individual variations in IFN-α, IL-12p40, IL-1β, IL-2, and TNF-α secretion levels. A collection of SNPs in the IL1RN, IL2RB, IL4R, IL6, IL10RB, IL12A, and IL12RB2 genes had consistent associations among both Caucasians and African-Americans. A regulatory SNP (rs452204) in the IL1RN gene was significantly associated with higher levels of IL-2 secretion in an allele dose-dependent manner in both race groups (p=0.05 for Caucasians and p=0.002 for

SUBMITTER: Ovsyannikova IG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3463724 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature