PMID- 35976280 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220819 LR - 20220825 IS - 1678-8060 (Electronic) IS - 0074-0276 (Print) IS - 0074-0276 (Linking) VI - 117 DP - 2022 TI - Lack of association of the KIR and HLA class I ligands with ZIKV infection in south and southeast of Brazil. PG - e210194 LID - S0074-02762022000101119 [pii] LID - 10.1590/0074-02760210194 [doi] LID - e210194 AB - BACKGROUND: Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging arbovirus associated with foetal malformations and neurological complications. The infection is usually associated with mild symptoms. The comparison between the allelic frequency of polymorphic genes in symptomatic infected individuals in the population can clarify the pathogenic mechanisms of ZIKV. During ZIKV infection, cytokines are produced and natural killer (NK) cells are recruited, whose activation depends on signaling pathways activated by specific receptors, such as killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR). These molecules interact with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I ligands and are encoded by polymorphic genes. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of allelic variants of the genes encoding the KIR receptors and their HLA class I ligands in 139 symptomatic ZIKV-patients and 170 controls negative for the virus, and to evaluate the role of these variants for ZIKV susceptibility. METHODS: KIR and HLA class I genes were genotyped using the polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific oligonucleotide (PCR-SSO) technique. FINDINGS: No significant differences in the frequency distribution of KIRs and KIR-HLA in patients compared to controls were observed. MAIN CONCLUSIONS: KIR and its HLA ligands might play a minor role in ZIKV infection in the south and southeast Brazilian individuals. FAU - Elpidio, Laise Nayana Sala AU - Elpidio LNS AD - Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biociencias e Fisiopatologia, Departamento de Analises Clinicas e Biomedicina, Maringa, PR, Brasil. FAU - de Moraes, Amarilis Giaretta AU - de Moraes AG AD - Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biociencias e Fisiopatologia, Departamento de Analises Clinicas e Biomedicina, Maringa, PR, Brasil. FAU - Langer, Ieda Bernadete Volkweis AU - Langer IBV AD - Farmaceutica responsavel pelo Laboratorio da Unidade Central de Nova Prata do Iguacu, Nova Prata do Iguacu, PR, Brasil. FAU - do Amaral, Greicy Cezar AU - do Amaral GC AD - 15 feminine Regional de Saude do Parana, Maringa, PR, Brasil. FAU - Moretti, Maria Luiza AU - Moretti ML AD - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Campinas, SP, Brasil. FAU - Garcia, Marcia Teixeira AU - Garcia MT AD - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Divisao de Epidemiologia Hospitalar, Hospital das Clinicas, Campinas, SP, Brasil. FAU - Angerami, Rodrigo AU - Angerami R AD - Departamento de Vigilancia em Saude Publica de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil. FAU - Proenca-Modena, Jose Luiz AU - Proenca-Modena JL AD - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Genetica, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Laboratorio de Virus Emergentes, Campinas, SP, Brasil. FAU - Bispo-Dos-Santos, Karina AU - Bispo-Dos-Santos K AD - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Genetica, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Laboratorio de Virus Emergentes, Campinas, SP, Brasil. FAU - Martini, Matheus Cavalheiro AU - Martini MC AD - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Genetica, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Laboratorio de Virus Emergentes, Campinas, SP, Brasil. FAU - Parise, Pierina Lorencini AU - Parise PL AD - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Genetica, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Laboratorio de Virus Emergentes, Campinas, SP, Brasil. FAU - Ayo, Christiane Maria AU - Ayo CM AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Laboratorio de Imunogenetica, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - de Mattos, Luiz Carlos AU - de Mattos LC AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Laboratorio de Imunogenetica, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - Brandao, Cinara Cassia AU - Brandao CC AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Laboratorio de Imunogenetica, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - Nogueira, Mauricio Lacerda AU - Nogueira ML AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Departamento de Doencas Infecciosas e Parasitarias, Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Virologia, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - Oliani, Denise Cristina Mos Vaz AU - Oliani DCMV AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetricia, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - Spegiorin, Ligia Cosentino Junqueira Franco AU - Spegiorin LCJF AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetricia, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - de Lima Neto, Quirino Alves AU - de Lima Neto QA AD - Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biociencias e Fisiopatologia, Departamento de Analises Clinicas e Biomedicina, Maringa, PR, Brasil. AD - Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Laboratorio de Imunogenetica, Maringa, PR, Brasil. FAU - Visentainer, Jeane Eliete Laguila AU - Visentainer JEL AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5815-7903 AD - Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biociencias e Fisiopatologia, Departamento de Analises Clinicas e Biomedicina, Maringa, PR, Brasil. AD - Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Laboratorio de Imunogenetica, Maringa, PR, Brasil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220815 PL - Brazil TA - Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz JT - Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz JID - 7502619 RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class I) RN - 0 (Ligands) RN - 0 (Receptors, KIR) SB - IM MH - Brazil MH - Gene Frequency/genetics MH - Genotype MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/immunology MH - Humans MH - Ligands MH - Receptors, KIR/genetics MH - *Zika Virus/genetics MH - *Zika Virus Infection/genetics PMC - PMC9377541 EDAT- 2022/08/18 06:00 MHDA- 2022/08/20 06:00 PMCR- 2022/08/15 CRDT- 2022/08/17 11:12 PHST- 2021/05/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/08/17 11:12 [entrez] PHST- 2022/08/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/08/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/08/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0074-02762022000101119 [pii] AID - 10.1590/0074-02760210194 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2022 Aug 15;117:e210194. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760210194. eCollection 2022.