Interferon-γ and Interleukin-10 Gene Polymorphisms are not Predictors of Chronic Hepatitis C (Genotype-4) Disease Progression

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2015;16(12):5025-30. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.12.5025.

Abstract

Immunoregulatory cytokines have an influence on hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection outcome. This study aimed to determine whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in IFN- γ and IL-10 genes are associated with susceptibility and/or are markers of prognosis regarding chronic hepatitis C outcomes. IFN γ (+874T/A) and IL-10 (-1082G/A) genotypes were determined in 75 HCV genotype 4 patients with different disease severities (chronic hepatitis, n=25, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on top of liver cirrhosis, n=50) and 25 healthy participants using allele-specific polymerase chain reaction. No statistical differences in allele or genotype distributions of IFN γ and IL-10 genes were detected between patients and controls or between patientgroups. No significant difference in the frequency of IL-10 SNP at position -1082 or IFN-γ at position +874T/A was found between chronic HCV genotype 4 and with progression of disease severity in liver cirrhosis or HCC. In conclusion; interferon-γ and interleukin-10 gene polymorphisms are not predictors of disease progression in patients with chronic hepatitis C (Genotype-4).

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / genetics
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / virology
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genotype
  • Hepacivirus / genetics*
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / diagnosis*
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / genetics
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / virology
  • Humans
  • Interferon-gamma / genetics*
  • Interleukin-10 / genetics*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / genetics
  • Liver Cirrhosis / virology
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Liver Neoplasms / genetics
  • Liver Neoplasms / virology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics*
  • Prognosis
  • Severity of Illness Index

Substances

  • Interleukin-10
  • Interferon-gamma