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  • Title: A common polymorphism in CD40 Kozak sequence (-1C/T) is associated with acute coronary syndrome.
    Author: Tian C, Qin W, Li L, Zheng W, Qiu F.
    Journal: Biomed Pharmacother; 2010 Mar; 64(3):191-4. PubMed ID: 20137882.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Evidence suggests the CD40-CD40L pathway as a key process in the development, progression, and outcome of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We hypothesized that the -1C/T polymorphism of the CD40 gene would be associated with ACS and influence the CD40 expression. METHODS: The genotype distribution and allele frequency of CD40-1C/T polymorphism in 248 ACS patients and 206 controls were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Monocytes from 90 healthy volunteers were incubated with IFN-gamma. CD40 expression was detected by flow cytometry. RESULT: Patients with ACS showed a significant increase of CD40 expression compared with controls (P<0.001). The frequency of the CC genotype in the ACS group was significantly higher than that of the controls (P<0.001). Frequency of the C allele was higher among ACS patients compared with controls (P<0.001). Case control association analysis of the CD40 -1C/T SNP showed an association between the C allele and ACS (OR=1.991, 95%CI: 1.526 approximately 2.596, P<0.001). -1C/C carriers presented significantly higher CD40 expression levels than -1C/T and -1T/T subjects, both in ACS group and controls (P<0.001). When stimulated by IFN-gamma, CD40 expression levels on monocytes in individuals with CC, CT and TT genotypes were increased by 9.16, 3.83 and 1.53 fold, respectively, compared with the levels absent with IFN-gamma. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the -1C allele of the CD40 (-1C/T) gene polymorphism is a genetic factor that may determine an individual's susceptibility by ACS in Chinese. The CD40 -1C/T polymorphism is a novel regulator of CD40 expression.
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