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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
Upper genital tract infections can inflict inadequate immune response and cause Fallopian tube damage and concomitant female infertility. However, the exact role of host genetic variation in the development of tubal factor infertility remains unclear. We selected nine genetic variations in four genes involved in immune response modulation (CCR5, TLR2, TLR4 and MBL2) and assessed their association with tubal factor infertility by comparing genotype frequencies among 163 women with tubal factor infertility and 400 control individuals. The CCR5, TLR2 and TLR4 genotypes were not associated with tubal factor infertility, although the TLR4 Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile heterozygosity was associated with a decreased incidence of pathogens associated with genital tract infections in tubal factor infertility patients. In contrast, MBL2 low-producing genotypes were associated with an increased incidence of such pathogens. In addition, hyper-producing MBL2 genotype HYA/HYA and low-producing MBL2 genotypes were associated with susceptibility to tubal factor infertility, while a protective effect was associated with the high-producing MBL2 genotype HYA/LYA. Overall, these data suggest that polymorphisms in TLR4 and MBL2 play a role in receptiveness to pathogens causing genital tract infections, while MBL2 genotypes contribute to susceptibility to tubal factor infertility.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1872-7603
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
74-81
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Chlamydia Infections, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Chlamydia trachomatis, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Disease Susceptibility, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Fallopian Tubes, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Genital Diseases, Female, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Infertility, Female, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Mannose-Binding Lectin, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Receptors, CCR5, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Toll-Like Receptor 2, pubmed-meshheading:20598754-Toll-Like Receptor 4
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of CCR5, TLR2, TLR4 and MBL genetic variations with genital tract infections and tubal factor infertility.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tartu, L. Puusepa 8, 51014 Tartu, Estonia. triin.laisk@ut.ee
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't