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The role of toll-like receptor variants in acute anterior uveitis
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Pratap, DS and Lim, LL and Wang, JJ and Mackey, DA and Kearns, LS and Stawell, RJ and Burdon, KP and Mitchell, P and Craig, JE and Hall, AJ and Hewitt, AW, Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2, The role of toll-like receptor variants in acute anterior uveitis, Molecular Vision, 17 pp. 2970-2977. ISSN 1090-0535 (2011) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Purpose: Acute anterior uveitis (AAU) is the most common form of uveitis; however, while it is presumed to have an immunological basis, the precise underlying etiology remains elusive. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have a key role in linking innate and adaptive immunity, thereby forming a molecular bridge between microbial triggers and the development of AAU. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of TLR2 and TLR4 gene polymorphisms in the pathogenesis of AAU. Methods: The study comprised 225 confirmed cases of idiopathic or human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B27 (subtypes B*2701-2759; HLA-B27)-related AAU and 2,534 population-based controls from the Blue Mountains Eye Study. All participants were of Anglo-Celtic descent. Blood samples were collected for DNA extraction and genotyping. A total of 16 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were selected for analysis and either directly genotyped or imputed to cover the common variations within the TLR genes. Data were analyzed at the allelic, genotypic and haplotypic levels. Results: Control subjects were significantly older than case subjects (p<0.0001). There was no significant difference in the gender composition between the case and control cohorts (p=0.18). One TLR2 SNP (rs11938228) was found to be associated with AAU at the allelic level (OR=1.28; p=0.017); however this association did not remain following adjustment for age and sex (p=0.067). None of the SNPs at the TLR4 locus were found to differ significantly between cases or controls, irrespective of adjustment for age and gender. Conclusions: This study has confirmed that common TLR variants of moderate effect size do not predispose to AAU, undermining the implication of reported mutations in the selective perturbations of TLR expression and function evident in AAU.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Medical and Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Ophthalmology and Optometry |
| Research Field: | Ophthalmology |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) |
| Objective Field: | Hearing, Vision, Speech and Their Disorders |
| UTAS Author: | Mackey, DA (Professor David Mackey) |
| UTAS Author: | Burdon, KP (Professor Kathryn Burdon) |
| UTAS Author: | Hewitt, AW (Professor Alex Hewitt) |
| ID Code: | 90681 |
| Year Published: | 2011 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 9 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2014-04-16 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-06 |
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