- Title
- Virus infections and sudden death in infancy: the role of interferon-γ
- Creator
- Moscovis, Sophia M.; Gordon, Ann E.; Al Madani, Osama M.; Gleeson, Maree; Scott, Rodney J.; Hall, Sharron T.; Burns, Christine; Blackwell, Caroline
- Relation
- Frontiers in Immunology Vol. 6, Issue MAR
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00107
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- Respiratory infections have been implicated in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). As interferon-γ (IFN-γ) is a major response to virus infection, we examined (1) the frequency of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), IFNG T + 874A, in SIDS infants, their parents, and ethnic groups with different incidences of SIDS; (2) model systems with a monocytic cell line (THP-1) and human peripheral blood monocytes (PBMC) for effects of levels of IFN-γ on inflammatory responses to bacterial antigens identified in SIDS; (3) interactions between genetic and environmental factors on IFN-γ responses. IFNG T + 874A genotypes were determined for SIDS infants from three countries; families who had a SIDS death; populations with high (Indigenous Australian), medium (Caucasian), and low (Bangladeshi) SIDS incidences. The effect of IFN-γ on cytokine responses to endotoxin was examined in model systems with THP-1 cells and human PBMC. The IFN-γ responses to endotoxin and toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST-1) were assessed in relation to genotype, gender, and reported smoking. There was a marginal association with IFNG T + 874A genotype and SIDS (p = 0.06). Indigenous Australians had significantly higher proportions of the IFNG T + 874A SNP (TT) associated with high responses of IFN-γ. THP-1 cells showed a dose dependent effect of IFN-γ on cytokine responses to endotoxin. For PBMC, IFN-γ enhanced interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-a responses but reduced IL-8 and IL-10 responses. Active smoking had a suppressive effect on baseline levels of IFN-γ. There was no effect of gender or genotype on IFN-γ responses to bacterial antigens tested; however, significant differences were observed between genotypes in relation to smoking. The results indicate virus infections contribute to dysregulation of cytokine responses to bacterial antigens and studies on physiological effects of genetic factors must include controls for recent or concurrent infection and exposure to cigarette smoke.
- Subject
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS); IFN-γ; ethnicity; cigarette smoke; cytokines; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1337903
- Identifier
- uon:27946
- Identifier
- ISSN:1664-3224
- Rights
- Copyright © 2015 Moscovis, Gordon, AlMadani, Gleeson, Scott, Hall, Burns and Blackwell. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License(CCBY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
- Language
- eng
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