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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 109, No. 7, 2014, pp. 957-960
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Bioline Code: oc14142
Full paper language: English
Document type: Short Communication
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 109, No. 7, 2014, pp. 957-960
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NLRP3 polymorphism is associated with protection against human T-lymphotropic virus 1 infection
Kamada, Anselmo Jiro; Pontillo, Alessandra; Guimarães, Rafael Lima; Loureiro, Paula; Crovella, Sergio & Brandão, Lucas André Cavalcanti
Abstract
Inter-individual heterogeneity in the response to human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) infection has been partially attributed to host genetic background. The antiviral activity of the inflammasome cytoplasmic complex recognises viral molecular patterns and regulates immune responses via the activation of interleukin (IL)-1 family (IL-1, IL-18 and IL-33) members. The association between polymorphisms in the inflammasome receptors NLRP1 and NLRP3 and HTLV-1 infection was evaluated in a northeastern Brazilian population (84 HTLV-1 carriers and 155 healthy controls). NLRP3 rs10754558 G/G was associated with protection against HTLV-1 infection (p = 0.012; odds ratio = 0.37). rs10754558 affects NLRP3 mRNA stability; therefore, our results suggest that higher NLRP3 expression may augment first-line defences, leading to the effective protection against HTLV-1 infection.
Keywords
NLRP3; NLRP1; single nucleotide polymorphisms; innate immunity; HTLV-1
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