Interleukin-1B (IL-1B-31 and IL-1B-511) and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) gene polymorphisms in primary immune thrombocytopenia

Deependra Kumar Yadav,Anil Kumar Tripathi,Divya Gupta,Saurabh Shukla,Aloukick Kumar Singh,Ashutosh Kumar,Jyotsna Agarwal,K. N. Prasad 대한혈액학회 2017 Blood Research Vol.51 No.4

Background: Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an immune-mediated disease caused by autoanti-bodies against platelets membrane glycoproteins GPIIb/IIIa and GPIb/IX. The etiology of ITP remains unclear. This study evaluated the association of polymorphisms in interleukin (IL)-1B-31, IL-1B-511, and IL-1Ra with ITP. Methods: Genotyping of IL-1B-31, IL-1B-511, and IL-1Ra was performed in 118 ITP patients and 100 controls by polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism and detection of variable number tandem repeats. Results: Genotype differences in IL-1B-31 and IL-1Ra were significantly associated with ITP. Patients showed a higher frequency of the IL-1B-31 variant allele (T) and a 1.52-fold greater risk of susceptibility to ITP (odds ratio [OR]=1.52, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.04‒2.22, P=0.034). The frequencies of both homozygous and heterozygous variant geno-types of IL-1B-31 were higher (OR=2.33, 95% CI=1.069‒5.09, P=0.033 and OR=2.044, 95% CI=1.068‒39, P=0.034) among patients and were significantly associated with ITP susceptibility. Both homozygous and heterozygous variant genotypes of IL-1Ra were also more frequent (OR=4.48, 95% CI=1.17‒17.05, P=0.0230 and OR=1.80, 95% CI=1.03‒3.14, P=0.0494) among patients and were associated with ITP risk. IL-1B-31 and IL-1Ra also showed significant association with severe ITP. However, IL-1B-511 was not asso-ciated with ITP. Conclusion: IL-1B-31 and IL-1Ra polymorphisms may significantly impact ITP risk, and they could be associated with disease severity, which may contribute to the pathogenesis of ITP.

Interleukin-1B (IL-1B-31 and IL-1B-511) and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) gene polymorphisms in primary immune thrombocytopenia

Deependra Kumar Yadav,Anil Kumar Tripathi,Divya Gupta,Saurabh Shukla,Aloukick Kumar Singh,Ashutosh Kumar,Jyotsna Agarwal,K. N. Prasad 대한혈액학회 2017 Blood Research Vol.52 No.4

Background: Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an immune-mediated disease caused by autoanti-bodies against platelets membrane glycoproteins GPIIb/IIIa and GPIb/IX. The etiology of ITP remains unclear. This study evaluated the association of polymorphisms in interleukin (IL)-1B-31, IL-1B-511, and IL-1Ra with ITP. Methods: Genotyping of IL-1B-31, IL-1B-511, and IL-1Ra was performed in 118 ITP patients and 100 controls by polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism and detection of variable number tandem repeats. Results: Genotype differences in IL-1B-31 and IL-1Ra were significantly associated with ITP. Patients showed a higher frequency of the IL-1B-31 variant allele (T) and a 1.52-fold greater risk of susceptibility to ITP (odds ratio [OR]=1.52, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.04‒2.22, P=0.034). The frequencies of both homozygous and heterozygous variant geno-types of IL-1B-31 were higher (OR=2.33, 95% CI=1.069‒5.09, P=0.033 and OR=2.044, 95% CI=1.068‒39, P=0.034) among patients and were significantly associated with ITP susceptibility. Both homozygous and heterozygous variant genotypes of IL-1Ra were also more frequent (OR=4.48, 95% CI=1.17‒17.05, P=0.0230 and OR=1.80, 95% CI=1.03‒3.14, P=0.0494) among patients and were associated with ITP risk. IL-1B-31 and IL-1Ra also showed significant association with severe ITP. However, IL-1B-511 was not asso-ciated with ITP. Conclusion: IL-1B-31 and IL-1Ra polymorphisms may significantly impact ITP risk, and they could be associated with disease severity, which may contribute to the pathogenesis of ITP.

Intrinsic Vertebral Markers for Spinal Level Localization in Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: A Preliminary Report

Deepak Kumar Jha,Anil Thakur,Mukul Jain,Arvind Arya,Chandrabhushan Tripathi,Rima Kumari,Suman Kushwaha 대한척추외과학회 2016 Asian Spine Journal Vol.10 No.6

Study Design: Prospective clinical study. Purpose: To observe the usefulness of anterior cervical osteophytes as intrinsic markers for spinal level localization (SLL) during sub-axial cervical spinal surgery via the anterior approach. Overview of Literature: Various landmarks, such as the mandibular angle, hyoid bone, thyroid cartilage, first cricoid ring, and C6 carotid tubercle, are used for gross cervical SLL; however, none are used during cervical spinal surgery via the anterior approach. We present our preliminary assessment of SLL over anterior vertebral surfaces (i.e., intrinsic markers) in 48 consecutive cases of anterior cervical spinal surgeries for the disc-osteophyte complex (DOC) in degenerative diseases and granulation or tumor tissue associated with infectious or neoplastic diseases, respectively, at an ill-equipped center. Methods: This prospective study on patients undergoing anterior cervical surgery for various sub-axial cervical spinal pathologies aimed to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of SLL via intraoperative palpation of disease-related morphological changes on anterior vertebral surfaces visible on preoperative midline sagittal T1/2-weighted magnetic resonance images. Results: During a 3-year period, 48 patients (38 males,10 females; average age, 43.58 years) who underwent surgery via the anterior approach for various sub-axial cervical spinal pathologies, including degenerative disease (n= 42), tubercular infection (Pott’s disease; n=3), traumatic prolapsed disc (n=2), and a metastatic lesion from thyroid carcinoma (n=1), comprised the study group. Intrinsic marker palpation yielded accurate SLL in 79% of patients (n=38). Among those with degenerative diseases (n=42), intrinsic marker palpation yielded accurate SLL in 76% of patients (n=32). Conclusions: Intrinsic marker palpation is an attractive potential adjunct for SLL during cervical spinal surgeries via the anterior approach in well-selected patients at ill-equipped centers (e.g., those found in developing countries). This technique may prove helpful when radiographic visualization is occasionally inadequate.

Prognostic value of TNF-a-308 and IFN-g-874 single nucleotide polymorphisms and their plasma levels in patients with aplastic anemia

Shukla Saurabh,Tripathi Anil Kumar,Verma Shailendra Prasad,Awasthi Nidhi 대한혈액학회 2020 Blood Research Vol.55 No.4

Background Aplastic anemia (AA), an unusual hematological disease, is characterized by hypoplasia of the bone marrow and failure to form blood cells of all three lineages resulting in pancytopenia. This study aimed to investigate TNF--308 and IFN--874 gene polymorphisms and their respective plasma protein levels in patients with AA and healthy controls. Methods Two hundred and forty individuals were included in this study; the case group comprised 120 AA patients, while 120 healthy individuals served as controls. Genotyping was performed using the PCR-restriction length fragment polymorphism method and TNF--308 and IFN--874 plasma levels were evaluated using an ELISA kit. Results There was a significantly higher prevalence of the IFN--874 genotype in patients with AA than in healthy controls, while the TNF--308 genotype was associated with lower risk of developing AA. Furthermore, the levels of both TNF--308 and IFN--874 were higher in the plasma of AA patients. Conclusion Our findings suggest that the IFN--874 genotype may be a greater risk factor in the causation of AA, whereas the TNF--308 genotype has a protective role in the North Indian population.

The ubiquitous parasite: leishmaniasis in an elderly man

Mili Jain,Ashutosh Kumar,Shailendra Prasad Verma,Anil Kumar Tripathi 대한혈액학회 2018 Blood Research Vol.53 No.2

The ubiquitous parasite: leishmaniasis in an elderly man

Mili Jain,Ashutosh Kumar,Shailendra Prasad Verma,Anil Kumar Tripathi 대한혈액학회 2018 Blood Research Vol.53 No.2

Evaluation of the Coal-Degrading Ability of Rhizobium and Chelatococcus Strains Isolated from the Formation Water of an Indian Coal Bed

( Durgesh Narain Singh ),( Anil Kumar Tripathi ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2011 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.21 No.11

The rise in global energy demand has prompted researches on developing strategies for transforming coal into a cleaner fuel. This requires isolation of microbes with the capability to degrade complex coal into simpler substrates to support methanogenesis in the coal beds. In this study, aerobic bacteria were isolated from an Indian coal bed that can solubilize and utilize coal as the sole source of carbon. The six bacterial isolates capable of growing on coal agar medium were identified on the basis of their 16S rRNA gene sequences, which clustered into two groups; Group I isolates belonged to the genus Rhizobium, whereas Group II isolates were identified as Chelatococcus species. Out of the 4 methods of whole genome fingerprinting (ERIC-PCR, REP-PCR, BOX-PCR, and RAPD), REPPCR showed maximum differentiation among strains within each group. Only Chelatococcus strains showed the ability to solubilize and utilize coal as the sole source of carbon. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence and the ability to utilize different carbon sources, the Chelatococcus strains showed maximum similarity to C. daeguensis. This is the first report showing occurrence of Rhizobium and Chelatococcus strains in an Indian coal bed, and the ability of Chelatococcus isolates to solubilize and utilize coal as a sole source of carbon for their growth.