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{"title":"Association of Polymorphisms of the <i>IL-17A</i> and <i>IL-17F</i> Genes with Increased Risk of Hypertension and Obesity in Mexican Patients with COVID-19.","authors":"Richard Salama-Frisbie, Cinthia A Molina-Flores, Arguiñe I Urraza-Robledo, María E Gutiérrez-Pérez, Alberto A Miranda-Pérez, Alhi A Gutiérrez-Salas, Jorge Haro-Santa Cruz, Francisco C López-Márquez","doi":"10.1089/jir.2023.0101","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jir.2023.0101","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV2). COVID-19 can cause a cytokine release syndrome in which cytokines, including interleukin 17 (IL-17), are massively secreted in response to a specific stimulus. This can contribute to mortality and severe forms of COVID-19. The study aimed to determine the association of SARS-CoV2 infection with the <i>IL-17A</i> rs2275913 and <i>IL-17F</i> rs763780 variants, as well as with the associated comorbidities in COVID-19-positive Mexican patients. The study included 178 patients positive to COVID-19 and 177 COVID-19 negative subjects. For genotyping, the samples were amplified with a TaqMan^® probe. There was no association between the AA genotype and A allele of IL-17A variant or the <i>IL-17F</i> C allele with the presence of COVID-19. In regard to comorbidities, a statistically significant association was found between <i>IL-17A</i> rs2275913 AA genotype and hypertension, as well as with the presence of obesity (<i>P</i> = 0.003, OR 23, 95% CI: 2.97-178.092 and <i>P</i> = 0.025, OR 28, 95% CI: 1.52-178.029, respectively) in patients with COVID-19. In conclusion, rs2275913 <i>IL-17A</i> polymorphism in COVID-19 patients seems to confer a higher susceptibility to the presence of hypertension and obesity, increasing the risk of premature cardiovascular disease in this population. However, more studies should be conducted for a better understanding of their relation.</p>","PeriodicalId":16261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research","volume":" ","pages":"60-67"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139048897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cytokines 2023: 11th Annual Meeting of the International Cytokine and Interferon Society.","authors":"Mary McCabe","doi":"10.1089/jir.2023.0207","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jir.2023.0207","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research","volume":" ","pages":"94-98"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139570590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Interleukin-6 Family of Cytokines in Cancers.","authors":"Iwona Zaporowska-Stachowiak, Michał Springer, Katarzyna Stachowiak, Mary Oduah, Maciej Sopata, Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis, Wiesław Bryl","doi":"10.1089/jir.2023.0103","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jir.2023.0103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nine soluble ligands [interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-11 (IL-11), leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), oncostatin M (OSM), ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1), cardiotrophin-like cytokine, interleukin-27 (IL-27), and interleukin-31] share the ubiquitously expressed transmembrane protein-glycoprotein-130 beta-subunit (gp130) and thus form IL-6 family cytokines. Proteins that may be important for cancerogenesis, CT-1, IL-11, IL-27, LIF, OSM, and CNTF, belong to the superfamily of IL-6. Cytokines such as IL-6, IL-11, and IL-27 are better investigated in comparison with other members of the same family of cytokines, eg, CT-1. Gp130 is one of the main receptors through which these cytokines exert their effects. The clinical implication of understanding the pathways of these cytokines in oncology is that targeted therapy to inhibit or potentiate cytokine activity may lead to remission in some cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":16261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research","volume":" ","pages":"45-59"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139485802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"C-C Motif Chemokine 2 Regulates Macrophage Polarization and Contributes to Myocardial Infarction Healing.","authors":"Liangwei Chen, Dihao Pan, Yiran Zhang, Enfan Zhang, Liang Ma","doi":"10.1089/jir.2023.0132","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jir.2023.0132","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Macrophages are crucial immune cells that play essential roles in the healing of myocardial infarction (MI), undergoing continuous polarization throughout this process. C-C motif chemokine 2 (CCL2) is a chemokine that regulates inflammatory responses during MI. However, the extent to which CCL2 influences macrophage polarization and MI healing remains incompletely understood. In this study, we investigate the role of CCL2 in macrophage polarization and MI healing. Our findings reveal that CCL2 is differentially expressed in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced M1 and interleukin (IL)-4-induced M2 RAW264.7 macrophages. Knockdown of CCL2 attenuates TNF-α secretion stimulated by LPS, while overexpression of CCL2 mitigates IL-10 production triggered by IL-4 in these macrophages. Moreover, CCL2 deficiency disrupts LPS-induced M1 polarization, whereas CCL2 overexpression reduces M2 polarization of RAW264.7 macrophages induced by IL-4. Further exploration indicates that the promotion of M1 polarization by CCL2 is significantly impaired by inhibition of the p38-mediated MAPK pathway and NF-κB pathway. In a MI mouse model, CCL2 knockdown remarkably reduces infarct size, collagen synthesis, and the expression of cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy markers. The activity of the p38-mediated MAPK pathway and NF-κB pathway is downregulated by CCL2 knockdown as well. Additionally, the number of total macrophages and M1 macrophages in the infarct decreases, while the number of M2 macrophages increases upon CCL2 deficiency. In conclusion, these results suggest that CCL2 is a key regulator of macrophage polarization, controlling MI healing <i>in vivo</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":16261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research","volume":" ","pages":"68-79"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139048898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Levels of Cytokines in Leptospirosis Patients with Different Serovars and <i>rfb</i> Locus.","authors":"Indika Senavirathna, Dinesha Jayasundara, Janith Warnasekara, Chamila Kappagoda, Suneth Agampodi","doi":"10.1089/jir.2023.0091","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jir.2023.0091","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Leptospirosis has a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from mild to severe disease. The cytokine response is considered one of the key drivers for this varying manifestation. The different cytokine response observed in patients with leptospirosis could be due to the variation of infecting serovars. Since the <i>rfb</i> locus codes for the lipopolysaccharide synthesis of the bacterial cell wall, which also determines the serovar, this locus may play a role in driving a specific cytokine response in the host. We investigated 12 commonly used cytokine profiles in serum samples of culture, microscopic agglutination test (MAT), or polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-positive patients with leptospirosis. The sequences of the <i>rfb</i> locus in culture-positive samples were generated from whole genome sequencing and serovar status was drawn from original data published. Isolated cultures were subjected to whole genome sequencing using the PacBio RS II system, and the resulting data were used to determine the species. The recovered genomic data were annotated with the Rapid Annotation using Subsystem Technology (RAST) subsystem, and the rfb locus was extracted. The cytokine analysis was carried out using the Qiagen human ELISA kit. Eighteen samples were found to be positive by culture, while the other 7 samples were positive by PCR or MAT. Infections from <i>Leptospira interrogans serovar Autumnalis (5), Pyrogens (3), Icterohaemorrhagiae (1) Leptospira borgpetersenii</i> (all 7 samples clustered in same clonal group with serovar status not determined), <i>Leptospira weilii</i> (1 with serovar status not determined), and <i>Leptospira kirschneri</i> serovar Grippotyphosa (1) were included in the analysis. Three patients [infected with <i>Leptospira interrogans</i>serovar Autumnalis (2) and Pyrogens (1)] and 2 MAT-positive patients (highest titer against serovar Bratislava of <i>L.interrognas</i>) were reported to have severe clinical manifestations, while the rest had mild to moderate symptoms. Although the serum cytokine concentration of patients with severe clinical manifestation was comparatively higher, a statistically significant difference was observed only for interleukin (IL)-1β (<i>P</i> < 0.05). IL-10/tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) ratio was high in patients with severe complications. In general, patients infected with <i>L. interrogans</i> showed higher concentration of cytokines compared to <i>L. borgpetersenii</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":16261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research","volume":"44 2","pages":"80-93"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10880283/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139912817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of <i>Interleukin-6</i> Gene Variants (<i>rs1800795</i>, <i>rs1800796</i>, <i>rs1554606</i>, <i>rs1800797</i>, <i>rs2069840</i>, <i>rs12700386</i>, and <i>rs2069861</i>) as Prognostic Markers in Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Network Analysis.","authors":"Ali Azizi, Nasrin Mansouri, Mitra Tarlan, Masoud Sadeghi","doi":"10.1089/jir.2023.0090","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jir.2023.0090","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Interleukin-6 (IL-6) has obviously tumor-promoting and tumor-inhibitory effects and can induce an epithelial-mesenchymal transition phenotype in human breast cancer (BC) cells and implicate its potential to promote BC metastasis. Herein, we aimed to evaluate the association of <i>IL-6</i> variants (<i>rs1800795</i>, <i>rs1800796</i>, <i>rs1554606</i>, <i>rs1800797</i>, <i>rs2069840</i>, <i>rs12700386</i>, and <i>rs2069861</i>) with the susceptibility to BC. The databases of PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane Library were searched until December 19, 2022, without any restrictions. The quality assessment of each study was performed based on the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale tool. The Review Manager 5.3 software presented the effect sizes including odds ratio (OR) along with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Both publication bias and sensitivity analyses were carried out by the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis version 2.0 software. A total of 2,508 records were identified among databases and at last, 27 articles were entered into the meta-analysis. Seven polymorphisms of IL-6 were entered into the analyses. Just <i>rs1800797</i> polymorphism in the dominant model (OR = 1.51; 95% CI = 1.15-2.00; <i>P</i> = 0.003) and <i>rs2069840</i> polymorphism in heterozygous (OR = 0.89; 95% CI = 0.81-0.97; <i>P</i> = 0.008) and dominant (OR = 0.91; 95% CI = 0.84-0.99; <i>P</i> = 0.02) models had a significant association with the BC risk. In conclusion, among 7 polymorphisms and despite a few included cases, the present meta-analysis recommended that the AA+GA genotype of <i>rs1800797</i> polymorphism had a significantly elevated risk and the GC and the CC+GC genotypes of <i>rs2069840</i> polymorphism had a protective role in the BC patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":16261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research","volume":" ","pages":"3-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138460332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The \"Yin-Yang\" Activities of Tumor-Induced Inflammatory Cytokines for Cancer Immunotherapy, Detection, and Prognosis.","authors":"Yan Ma","doi":"10.1089/jir.2023.29058.editorial","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jir.2023.29058.editorial","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139048899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of Chronic Moderate Exercise on Immune Cells and Cytokine Levels in Rats: Focus on the Endocannabinergic Pathway.","authors":"Salvador Valencia-Sánchez, Karen Elizabeth Nava-Castro, Claudia Angélica Garay-Canales, Víctor Hugo Del Río-Araiza, Jorge Morales-Montor","doi":"10.1089/jir.2023.0120","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jir.2023.0120","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although the modulation of immunity by exercise has been a long-studied paradigm, the molecular pathways connecting the two are still not fully understood. Regular moderate aerobic exercise is associated with improved health and directly impacts the immune system by changing the proportion of cell subpopulations, their function, and interleukin production. The endocannabinoid system has gained importance as an immune modulator, affected by moderate aerobic promoting the production of endocannabinoids, which are ligands of the cannabinoid receptors (CBRs) expressed on the surface of all immune cells. Our group previously reported a reduction of lymphocytic populations in the spleen of chronically exercised rats, accompanied by an increase in CBR expression. Given the complex and compartmentalized nature of the immune system, we decided to study the effects of chronic exercise on the proportion of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, serum interleukins, and the expression of CBRs on these cells. Overall, our results indicate that chronic exercise decreases the proportion of T helper and Tγδ cells but increases the expression of cannabinoids (CBR1) on T helper and natural killer cells, and the production of interleukins, including IL-1β, interferon-gamma, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, IL-10, and IL-4, suggesting higher reactivity and efficiency from the immune system conferred by exercise.</p>","PeriodicalId":16261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research","volume":" ","pages":"26-36"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92154759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2023.","authors":"","doi":"10.1089/jir.2023.29059.ack","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jir.2023.29059.ack","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research","volume":"44 1","pages":"43"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139542611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cytokine Profile Response of Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Stimulated by <i>Bartonella bacilliformis</i>.","authors":"Barbara Ymaña, Javier Enciso-Benavides, Gemma Moncunill, Maria J Pons","doi":"10.1089/jir.2023.0107","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jir.2023.0107","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Carrion's disease is a neglected endemic disease found in remote Andean areas. As an overlooked disease, knowledge of innate immune responses to <i>Bartonella bacilliformis</i>, the etiological agent, is scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the cytokine response to <i>B. bacilliformis</i> using <i>in vitro</i> human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) stimulations. PBMCs from naive adults were isolated by gradient centrifugation and cocultured with heat-inactivated (HI) <i>B. bacilliformis</i> at different incubation times (3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 h). Cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors were determined in culture supernatants by multiplex fluorescent bead-based quantitative suspension array technology. During the first 36 h, a proinflammatory response was observed, including tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-1α, IL-1β, interferon-α2, and IL-6, followed by an anti-inflammatory response mainly related to IL-1RA. Moreover, high expression levels of chemokines IL-8, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1α, and macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1β were detected from 3 h poststimulation and MIP-1α was detected at 24 h. Some growth factors, mainly granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, and in minor concentrations vascular endothelial growth factor, epidermal growth factor, and eotaxin, were also detected. Innate response to HI <i>B. bacilliformis</i> stimulation consists of a rapid and strong proinflammatory response characterized by a wide range of cytokines and chemokines followed by an anti-inflammatory response and increased specific growth factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":16261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research","volume":" ","pages":"16-25"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134649149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}