NFκB and Its Inhibitor IκB in Relation to Type 2 Diabetes and Its Microvascular and Atherosclerotic Complications
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- 作者：Marianna Romzova ; Daniela Hohenadel ; Katarina Kolostova ; Daniela Pinterova ; Marketa Fojtikova ; Sarka Ruzickova ; Ctibor Dostal ; Vladimir Bosak ; Ivan Rychlik and Marie Cerna
- 关键词：Nuclear factor κ ; B ; inhibitor of nuclear factor κ ; B ; diabetic nephropathy ; type 2 diabetes ; systemic lupus erythematosus
- 刊名：Human Immunology
- 出版年：2006
- 出版时间：September 2006
- 年：2006
- 卷：67
- 期：9
- 页码：706-713
- 全文大小：112 K
文摘
Nuclear factor κ B (NFκB) is an important transcription factor that together with its inhibitor (IκB) participates in the activation of genes involved in immune responses. We examined the CA repeat polymorphism of the NFKB1 gene (encoding for NFκB) and A/G point variation in the 3′UTR region of the nuclear factor kappa B inhibitor alpha (NFKBIA) gene (encoding for IκB) in Czech and German patients with type 2 diabetes. The sample consisted of 211 patients, both with and without kidney complications, and 159 controls. Additionally, 152 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were genotyped for NFKBIA polymorphism. We observed a significant increase in the homozygous AA genotype of the NFKBIA gene when compared with the control group (the highest value was in diabetics without diabetic nephropathy [pc* = 0.0015, odds ratio = 3.59]). No differences were seen between the SLE and control groups. With regard to the polymorphism of the NFKB1 gene, we did not observe any significant differences between the groups. Since the AA genotype of the NFKBIA gene presents a risk for type 2 diabetes development but not for diabetic nephropathy alone, we believe that the NFκB gene polymorphism can influence the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and affect its complications. Negative findings relative to other inflammatory autoimmune diseases, such as SLE, suggest a specific relationship between NFκB and type 2 diabetes mellitus.