Prevalence of IL-1β +3954 and IL-1α-889 polymorphisms in the Lebanese population and its association with the severity of adult chronic periodontitis

G. Tawil, F.A. Akl, M.F. Dagher, W. Karam, I.Abdallah Hajj Hussein, A. Leone, A.R. Jurjus

Article ID: 6169
Vol 26, Issue 4, 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/jbrha6169
Received: 8 January 2013; Accepted: 8 January 2013; Available online: 8 January 2013; Issue release: 8 January 2013

Abstract

Pro-inflammatory cytokines, i.e., IL-1 mediate the inflammatory response and are genetically regulated in periodontal diseases. Strong association was found between the composite genotype allele 2 of IL-1β+3954 and IL-1α-889 and severe chronic periodontitis. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of IL-1β+3954 and IL-1α-889 polymorphism in a group of Lebanese individuals of homogeneous ethnicity and the possible association between genotype positive individuals and the severity of periodontal disease. One hundred and fifty-seven patients aged 53.29±13.13 years participated in the study. Subjects were classified as follows: 1) healthy subjects with no attachment loss >1mm and no clinical signs of gingival or periodontal inflammation; 2) diseased subjects with mild periodontitis (less than 15‰ of global periodontal bone loss); 3) subjects with moderate periodontitis (less than 4 interproximal sites with bone loss = or >50 percent and mean bone loss between 15 and 30%); 4) subjects with severe periodontitis (more than 7 interproximal sites with >50% bone loss and mean bone loss >35‰). Blood samples were taken and analyzed for polymorphism in the IL-1α gene at position +4845 and in the IL-1beta gene at position +3953. Statistical analysis was performed using chi-square test, Fisher Exact test, and ANOVA followed by Bonferroni multiple comparisons. The prevalence of genotype-positive subjects was 52.3‰ in the healthy control group and 42 ‰ in the diseased group. Positive genotype heterozygous of allele 1 and 2 for IL-1β+3954 and IL-1α-889 did not represent in this study a major risk for chronic periodontitis (p=0.590). Only subjects homozygous for allele2 of the IL-1β+3954 and IL-1α-889 were significantly more at risk for severe periodontitis with OR of 51.42.


Keywords

Lebanese;interleukin;cytokines;periodontitis;polymorphism


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