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Analysis of common transforming growth factor beta-1 gene polymorphisms in gastric and duodenal ulcer disease: pilot study.

Polonikov AV, Ivanov VP, Belugin DA, Khoroshaya IV, Kolchanova IO, Solodilova MA, Tutochkina MP, Stepchenko AA

Medical Biology, Genetics and Ecology Department, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia. medbiol@kursknet.ru

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) has been shown to be an important cytokine that plays a role in cell proliferation, differentiation, tissue injury repair and ulcer healing. The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate if common polymorphisms Leu10Pro, Arg25Pro and C-509T within the TGF-beta1 gene are associated with susceptibility to gastric and duodenal ulcer disease in Russians. METHOD: Blood samples from 377 unrelated patients with gastric and duodenal ulcer disease and 226 sex- and age-matched healthy controls were used to determine TGF-beta1 gene polymorphisms by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). RESULTS: Leu10Pro substitution in the signal peptide of TGF-beta1 has been found to be associated with susceptibility to gastric ulcer (odds ratio [OR] 1.76, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.12-2.77). A genotype combination of 10Leu/Leu x 25Arg/Arg x -509C/C was also associated with susceptibility to gastric ulcer disease (OR 1.81, P = 0.01). In addition, the frequency of a combination of genotypes 10Pro/Pro x 25Arg/Pro x -509C/T was statistically lower in patients with duodenal ulcer than in controls (OR 0.42, P = 0.05). A significant difference (P = 0.04) in the distribution of rare haplotypes of the TGF-beta1 gene between patients with duodenal ulcer and healthy controls has been found. Polymorphism Leu10Pro was in positive linkage disequilibrium with C-509T polymorphism (coefficient D = 0.191; P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate that the Leu10Pro and C-509T polymorphisms may be involved in the modulation of expression of the TGF-beta1 gene, and therefore a predisposition to peptic ulcer disease could be linked to particular alleles of this gene. In particular, a possible role of TGF-beta1 in the pathogenesis of gastric ulcer disease is discussed.

Published 22 March 2007 in J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 22(4): 555-64.
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