Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in TLR7 (Gln11Leu) and TLR9 (1635A/G) with a higher CD4T cell count during HIV infection

E. A. Said; F. Al-Yafei; F. Zadjali; S. S. Hasson; M. S. Al-Balushi; S. Al-Mahruqi; C. Y. Koh; K. Al-Naamani; J. Z. Al-Busaidi; M. A. Idris; A. Balkhair; A. A. Al-Jabri

doi:10.1016/j.imlet.2014.04.005

Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in TLR7 (Gln11Leu) and TLR9 (1635A/G) with a higher CD4T cell count during HIV infection

E. A. Said^*, F. Al-Yafei, F. Zadjali, S. S. Hasson, M. S. Al-Balushi, S. Al-Mahruqi, C. Y. Koh, K. Al-Naamani, J. Z. Al-Busaidi, M. A. Idris, A. Balkhair, A. A. Al-Jabri

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Background: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are essential elements of the innate immune response to different infections including HIV-1 infection. The single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TLRs have been associated with CD4T cell count and HIV disease progression. The TLR7 (Gln11Leu) SNP was shown to be associated with a rapid decline of CD4T cell count. A relation between TLR9 (1635A/G) SNP and CD4T cells count in HIV-infected patients is suggested, although the outcome associated with this SNP is still controversial. Objectives: To determine the relation of the TLR7 (Gln11Leu) and TLR9 (1635A/G) SNPs with the damage to the immune system during HIV infection as reflected by the average CD4T cell count. Methods: A total of 63 HIV-infected patients and 100 healthy individuals (controls) were enrolled in this study. The above named SNPs were analyzed after amplification of the regions that potentially contain the SNPs by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing of the PCR products. The frequency of these SNPs and their relation with the CD4T cell count were investigated. Results: The TLR7 (AA) genotype 'Gln' had a trend toward being associated with a CD4T cell count >400. cells/μl after controlling viremia via HAART. Additionally, the TLR9 1635 (GG) genotype was associated with a low average CD4T cell count and the TLR9 1635 (AG) genotype was significantly related to a higher average CD4T cell count during the viremic period in HIV-infected patients. Conclusion: The results of this longitudinal study supports the presence of an association between the TLR9 (1635A/G) genotype and the CD4T cell count, which helps clarifying the controversial results regarding this association. It also suggests that the CD4T cell count during the viremic period might be linked to the combination of both TLR7 (Gln11Leu) and TLR9 (1635A/G) genotypes. These results may help predicting the damage to the immune system, and thus impacting the planning for novel anti-HIV strategies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	58-64
Number of pages	7
Journal	Immunology Letters
Volume	160
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imlet.2014.04.005
Publication status	Published - Jul 2014

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CD4T cells
HIV
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
Toll-like receptor
Viremic

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Said, E. A., Al-Yafei, F., Zadjali, F., Hasson, S. S., Al-Balushi, M. S., Al-Mahruqi, S., Koh, C. Y., Al-Naamani, K., Al-Busaidi, J. Z., Idris, M. A., Balkhair, A., & Al-Jabri, A. A. (2014). Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in TLR7 (Gln11Leu) and TLR9 (1635A/G) with a higher CD4T cell count during HIV infection. Immunology Letters, 160(1), 58-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imlet.2014.04.005

Said, EA, Al-Yafei, F, Zadjali, F, Hasson, SS, Al-Balushi, MS, Al-Mahruqi, S, Koh, CY, Al-Naamani, K, Al-Busaidi, JZ, Idris, MA, Balkhair, A & Al-Jabri, AA 2014, 'Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in TLR7 (Gln11Leu) and TLR9 (1635A/G) with a higher CD4T cell count during HIV infection', Immunology Letters, vol. 160, no. 1, pp. 58-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imlet.2014.04.005

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Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in TLR7 (Gln11Leu) and TLR9 (1635A/G) with a higher CD4T cell count during HIV infection

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