PMID- 19409109 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090709 LR - 20211020 IS - 1471-2172 (Electronic) IS - 1471-2172 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2009 May 4 TI - Association of IL-10 and IL-10Rbeta gene polymorphisms with graft-versus-host disease after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation from an HLA-identical sibling donor. PG - 24 LID - 10.1186/1471-2172-10-24 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Extensive allelic matching in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes is regarded as a prerequisite for good clinical success of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Also other genetic factors can be assumed to play a role in preventing and controlling the complications associated with allogeneic HSCT, in particular graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). Interleukin-10 (IL-10) and its receptor (IL-10R), key regulators of the immune response, are among these candidates. We studied the association of IL-10 and IL-10Rbeta gene polymorphisms with the occurrence of GvHD in 309 HLA-identical sibling donor and recipient pairs. RESULTS: The difference in genotypic IL-10 production between patient and donor in combination with patient IL-10Rbeta A/A genotype predisposed strongly to acute GvHD (OR = 7.15, p = 0.000023). On the other hand, a combination of same genotypic IL-10 production with patient IL-10Rbeta A/A genotype protected from chronic GvHD (OR = 0.407, p = 0.0097). CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that IL-10 and IL-10Rbeta genes have a synergistic effect on the risk of GvHD. FAU - Sivula, Jyrki AU - Sivula J AD - Research and Development, Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Helsinki, Finland. jyrki.sivula@helsinki.fi FAU - Turpeinen, Hannu AU - Turpeinen H FAU - Volin, Liisa AU - Volin L FAU - Partanen, Jukka AU - Partanen J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20090504 PL - England TA - BMC Immunol JT - BMC immunology JID - 100966980 RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) RN - 0 (Interleukin-10 Receptor beta Subunit) RN - 130068-27-8 (Interleukin-10) SB - IM MH - Acute Disease MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Child MH - Chronic Disease MH - Female MH - Genetic Predisposition to Disease MH - Genotype MH - Graft vs Host Disease/etiology/*genetics/immunology MH - HLA Antigens/genetics/immunology MH - Haplotypes MH - Hematologic Neoplasms/*therapy MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects MH - Histocompatibility Testing MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-10/*genetics/immunology MH - Interleukin-10 Receptor beta Subunit/*genetics/immunology MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Polymorphism, Genetic MH - Siblings PMC - PMC2685414 EDAT- 2009/05/05 09:00 MHDA- 2009/07/10 09:00 PMCR- 2009/05/04 CRDT- 2009/05/05 09:00 PHST- 2008/06/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2009/05/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2009/05/05 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/05/05 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/07/10 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2009/05/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1471-2172-10-24 [pii] AID - 10.1186/1471-2172-10-24 [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Immunol. 2009 May 4;10:24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-10-24.