Polymorphisms of the CD14 toll-like receptor 4(TLR4) genes are associated with susceptibility to alcoholic liver disease greek patients

Abstract

Background: Ethanol abuse is a major social and clinical problem with an increasing percent of drinkers developing alcoholic liver disease (ALD). The incidence and severity of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) in chronic drinkers has been found to correlate with some environmental factors and especially with the dose of alcohol consumption, but it is obvious that other parameters clearly contribute to individual alcohol susceptibility. Chronic ethanol exposure leads to continuous endotoxin mediated TLR-4 and CD14 activation and subsequent cytokine release resulting in chronic inflammation with continued hepatocellular damage. Therefore genetic studies of polymorphism in TLR-4 and CD14 genes seem to be appropriate in determining genetic susceptibility to ALD. Aim: To evaluate in a series of Greek drinkers the possible association of polymorphisms in the TLR-4 and CD14 genes with ALD. Methods: In 96 patients with ALD polymorphism of TLR-4 and CD14 genes were studied compared with 104 patient ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/29547
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http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/29547
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29547
Alternative title
Συσχέτιση μεταξύ πολυμορφισμού των πολυσακχαριτιδικών υποδοχέων TLR-4 και CD14 και ευπάθειας στην ανάπτυξη αλκοολικής νόσου του ήπατος
Author
Nezi, Vasiliki (Father's name: Nikolaos)
Date
2012
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Ντουράκης Σπυρίδων
Χατζής Ιωάννης
Βαφειάδη-Ζουμπούλη Ειρήνη
Χατζηγιάννη Αιμιλία
Βλαχογιαννάκος Ιωάννης
Αδαμόπουλος Αδάμ
Αλεξοπούλου Αλεξάνδρα
Discipline
Medical and Health SciencesClinical Medicine
Keywords
Alcoholic liver disease; Alcohol abuse; Greek drinkers; Polymorphisms; Genes CD14 and Toll-Like-4; Susceptibility; Endotoxemia; Cytokines; Chronic inflammation; Hepatocellular damage
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
136 σ., tbls., fig.
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