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Association between interleukin-1 beta polymorphism (+3953) and obesity

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 314; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.mce.2009.07.029

1872-8057

Maria Fernanda Mânica-Cattani, Lia Bittencourt, Maria Izabel de Ugalde Marques da Rocha, Thaís Doeler Algarve, Luiz Carlos Bodanese, Rafael Rech, Michel Mansur Machado, GC Santos, Maria Gabriela Valle Gottlieb, Carla Helena Augustin Schwanke, J.E.C. Piccoli, Marta Frescura Duarte, Ivana Beatrice Mânica da Cruz,

IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways

It now appears that obesity is associated with a low-grade inflammation of white adipose tissue resulting from chronic activation of the innate immune system as interleukin-1 beta (IL-1). Previous investigations have described a positive association between IL-1 beta +3953 (C>T) gene polymorphism (rs 1143634) and obesity, suggesting functional effects on fat mass, fat metabolism and body mass. However, it is necessary to determine if these results occur in other populations and if they are influenced by sex and age. Therefore, we performed a case-control study using 880 Caucasian subjects (59.7+/-11.9 years old) from the Brazilian Aging Research Program (non-overweight=283, overweight=334, obese=263) previously investigated in genetic studies, in whom we analyzed the IL-1 beta +3953C/T polymorphism. We observed higher T allele (CT/TT) frequency in non-overweight than overweight and obese groups. The odds ratio showed 1.340 (95% CI: 1.119-1.605) times more chance of the obese group being CC carriers compared to non-overweight group independent of sex and age. This study corroborates the idea that the IL-1 system is linked to the development of obesity.