PMID- 26550371 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20151109 LR - 20200930 IS - 1940-5901 (Print) IS - 1940-5901 (Electronic) IS - 1940-5901 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 8 DP - 2015 TI - Distribution of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1 A-2518G) and chemokine receptor (CCR2-V64Iota) gene variants in hyperbilirubinemic newborns. PG - 14075-9 AB - Hyperbilirubinemia is one of the most crucial syndromes, which is characterized by high levels of bilirubin, especially when it occurs in newborns. Bilirubin has cytoprotective properties with an antioxidant function and plays several major roles in the inflammation process with its members such as chemokines. The monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a member of the C-C chemokine family and it has been associated with the inflammatory process. There are no data on the chemokine and its receptor genotypes in hyperbilirubinemic newborns to show their distribution. The aim of this study is to investigate the genotypic relationship of MCP-1 and its receptor CCR2-V64Iota with hyperbilirubinemia in Turkish newborns. A total of 85 newborns were included in the study: 20 infants with hyperbilirubinemia (hyperbilirubinemic group) and 65 infants without hyperbilirubinemia (non-hyperbilirubinemic group). Genotyping of MCP-1 A-2518G and CCR2-V64Iota gene polymorphisms were detected by PCR-RFLP, respectively. MCP-1 GG genotype in patients was higher than the controls and this genotype had 2.69 times higher risk for hyperbilirubinemic neonates (P: 0.20). The frequency of MCP-1 A-2518G G+ genotype in patients was higher than the controls (55.0% and 38.5%, respectively). The results of our preliminary study suggest that MCP-1 G+ genotype has the ability to increase the hyperbilirubinemia risk of newborns. These results should be focused on to research on a larger scale to confirm the findings. FAU - Narter, Fatma AU - Narter F AD - Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Education and Training Hospital Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey. FAU - Bireller, Elif Sinem AU - Bireller ES AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, Istanbul University, Institute of Experimental Medical Research Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. FAU - Engin, Can AU - Engin C AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, Istanbul University, Institute of Experimental Medical Research Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. FAU - Catmakas, Tolga AU - Catmakas T AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, Istanbul University, Institute of Experimental Medical Research Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. FAU - Narter, Fehmi AU - Narter F AD - Department of Urology, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Education and Training Hospital Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey. FAU - Ergen, Arzu AU - Ergen A AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, Istanbul University, Institute of Experimental Medical Research Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. FAU - Cakmakoglu, Bedia AU - Cakmakoglu B AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, Istanbul University, Institute of Experimental Medical Research Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20150815 PL - United States TA - Int J Clin Exp Med JT - International journal of clinical and experimental medicine JID - 101471010 PMC - PMC4613056 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CCR2 OT - MCP-1 and newborn OT - hyperbilirubinemia EDAT- 2015/11/10 06:00 MHDA- 2015/11/10 06:01 PMCR- 2015/08/15 CRDT- 2015/11/10 06:00 PHST- 2015/04/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/08/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/11/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/11/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/11/10 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2015/08/15 00:00 [pmc-release] PST - epublish SO - Int J Clin Exp Med. 2015 Aug 15;8(8):14075-9. eCollection 2015.