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OBJECTIVE: To assess whether genetic variation in the interleukin-1 (IL-1) gene cluster contributes to familial osteoarthritis (OA) by influencing innate ex vivo production of IL-1beta or IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra). METHODS: Innate ex vivo IL-1beta and IL-1Ra production upon lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation of whole blood cells was measured in subjects from the Genetics, Osteoarthritis and Progression (GARP) Study, which includes sibling pairs in which at least one sibling has symptomatic OA at multiple sites. Radiographic OA (ROA) was assessed by Kellgren/Lawrence score. Subjects from the GARP Study and controls from the Rotterdam Study were genotyped for 7 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) encompassing the IL-1 gene cluster on chromosome 2q13. Linkage disequilibrium analysis and genotype and haplotype association analysis were performed to assess the relationship between the IL-1 gene cluster SNPs, innate ex vivo cytokine production, and OA. RESULTS: Among subjects in the GARP Study, the haplotype variable-number tandem repeat in intron 2/T+8006C/T+11100C 2/2/1 of the IL1RN gene was significantly associated with reduced innate ex vivo bioavailability of IL-1beta upon LPS stimulation (P = 0.026) and with ROA at the highest number of joint locations. CONCLUSION: These results show that genetic variation at the IL-1 gene cluster is associated with lower IL-1beta bioavailability and with OA at a large number of joint locations. The data further indicate that, among subjects with OA affecting the highest number of joints, the innate immune system may be activated, thereby obscuring possible underlying mechanisms.

Original publication

DOI

10.1002/art.27325

Type

Journal article

Journal

Arthritis and rheumatism

Publication Date

04/2010

Volume

62

Pages

1119 - 1126

Addresses

Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZC Leiden, The Netherlands. i.meulenbelt@lumc.nl

Keywords

Bone and Bones, Hip Joint, Knee Joint, Humans, Bone Diseases, Osteoarthritis, Disease Progression, Interleukin-1, Cytokines, Siblings, Multigene Family, Adult, Aged, Middle Aged, European Continental Ancestry Group, Female, Male, Hand Bones, Genetic Variation