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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms are associated with sensitization to seasonal aeroallergens in asthmatic children

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Background

Childhood asthma phenotype is the consequence of interaction between environment and genetic factors. Nitric oxide (NO) formation is affected by polymorphisms in nitric oxide synthase (NOS) enzymes, which play a significant role as inflammatory factors in the airways. This study was undertaken to estimate the correlation of -786C>T and 894G>T polymorphisms of the eNOS gene with the sensitization of asthmatic children to common aeroallergens.

Methods

A total of 193 asthmatic children and 96 healthy controls, who were of Mediterranean origin, living in the same geographical area, were enrolled in the study. 894G>T and -786T/C polymorphisms of the eNOS gene were analyzed using a PCR-RFLP method.

Results

The 894GG genotype was more frequent (68.6%) in children with asthma sensitized to Oleaeuropaea than in those with asthma non-sensitized (43.0%) (P=0.004). Likewise, -786TT genotype frequency was higher in children with asthma sensitized to Oleaeuropaea (51.0%) than in those with asthma nonsensitized (31.7%) to this allergen (P=0.035). For the aeroallergens Parietariajudaica and mixed grass, the frequency of -786C allele carriage was associated with protection from sensitization to Parietariajudaica and mixed grass in asthmatic children (P=0.021 and P=0.017, respectively). In the healthy control group, the genotype frequencies for these polymorphisms were similar to genotype frequencies of children with asthma non-sensitized to these three specific aeroallergens.

Conclusion

In children with asthma, 894G>T and -786T/C polymorphisms of the eNOS gene were correlated with sensitization to common seasonal aeroallergens.

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  1. Respiratory Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Thrace, Greece

    Maria Iordanidou, Emmanouil Paraskakis & Athanasios Chatzimichael

  2. Laboratory of Pharmacology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece

    Anna Tavridou & Vangelis G. Manolopoulos

  3. Respiratory Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Academic General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, 68100, Dragana Alexandroupolis, Thrace, Greece

    Emmanouil Paraskakis

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Iordanidou, M., Paraskakis, E., Tavridou, A. et al. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms are associated with sensitization to seasonal aeroallergens in asthmatic children. World J Pediatr 13, 34–40 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12519-016-0043-9

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