Abstract
Apoptosis of macrophages infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis via Fas-FasL is an important immune mechanism against infection. This study investigated the association of tuberculosis (TB) with the presence of the polymorphisms FAS -670A/G and FASL -124A/G, the levels of sFas and sFasL, and the gene expression of FASL and cytokines. Samples of 200 individuals diagnosed with TB and 200 healthy controls were evaluated. Real-time PCR (genotyping and gene expression) and ELISA (dosages of sFas, sFasL, IFN-γ, and IL-10) tests were performed. There was no association of FAS -670A/G and FASL -124A/G polymorphisms with TB. The TB group exhibited high plasma levels of sFas and reduced plasma levels of sFasL (p < 0.05). The correlation analysis between these markers revealed a positive correlation between the levels of sFas and sFasL, sFasL and FASL expression, and between sFas and FASL expression (p < 0.05). In the TB group, there was a positive correlation between FASL expression and IFN-γ levels and higher levels of IL-10 compared to IFN-γ (p < 0.05). High levels of sFas and reduced levels of sFasL and FASL expression may contribute to the inhibition of apoptosis in infected cells and represent a possible bacterial resistance resource to maintain the infection.
Funder
Universidade Federal do Pará
RI
ACRV
Subject
Molecular Biology,Biochemistry
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