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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-5
pubmed:abstractText
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a member of the TNF superfamily, and has been identified as a novel mediator of fatty liver disease (FLD). The aim of our study was to further investigate the relationship between TRAIL and FLD. We found that soluble TRAIL (sTRAIL) concentrations in non-alcoholic FLD (NAFLD) patients were significantly higher than those of controls, and that sTRAIL levels positively correlated with triglyceride concentrations in NAFLD patients. Our results also indicated that the AA/TT genotypes of TRAIL at 1525/1595 engendered a lower risk of FLD attack and a less severe form of steatosis for NAFLD patients in Chinese population. This study provides a means to test for susceptibility to FLD and may assist in the diagnosis of FLD. In addition, we found that 1525G/A and 1595C/T sites were in complete linkage disequilibrium in Chinese population. This might indicate a haplotype with high genetic frequency of TRAIL.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1432-1211
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
551-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Asian Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-China, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Fatty Liver, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Fatty Liver, Alcoholic, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Immunogenetic Phenomena, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Linkage Disequilibrium, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-Solubility, pubmed-meshheading:19629467-TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
sTRAIL levels and TRAIL gene polymorphisms in Chinese patients with fatty liver disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, 44# Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, People's Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't