We tried to determine the frequency of C3435T polymorphism of the MDR1 gene in Iranian patients with ulcerative colitis and to compare it with a healthy control population.
Three hundred eighty-eight German IBD patients [244 with Crohn's disease (CD), 144 with ulcerative colitis (UC)] and 1,005 German healthy controls were genotyped for the two MDR1 SNPs on positions 2677G>T/A and 3435C>T.
Three hundred eighty-eight German IBD patients [244 with Crohn's disease (CD), 144 with ulcerative colitis (UC)] and 1,005 German healthy controls were genotyped for the two MDR1 SNPs on positions 2677G>T/A and 3435C>T.
This 'candidate gene' approach provides compelling evidence to support the contribution of the ABCB1/MDR1 gene in determining risk to UC but not to CD and provides new insights into the localization of the critical susceptibility determinants within the gene.
This 'candidate gene' approach provides compelling evidence to support the contribution of the ABCB1/MDR1 gene in determining risk to UC but not to CD and provides new insights into the localization of the critical susceptibility determinants within the gene.
These results indicate that ABCB1 sequence variants are associated with a small increase in the risk of developing UC and may influence disease behavior.
Two polymorphisms (C3435T and G2677T/A) of the multidrug resistance 1 gene have been correlated with the altered P-glycoprotein expression and function in humans, and associated with predisposition to ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
This was a case-control analysis of MDR1C3435T and G2677T SNPs in a large well-characterized Scottish white cohort (335 with ulcerative colitis [UC], 268 with Crohn's disease [CD], and 370 healthy controls).
This was a case-control analysis of MDR1 C3435T and G2677T SNPs in a large well-characterized Scottish white cohort (335 with ulcerative colitis [UC], 268 with Crohn's disease [CD], and 370 healthy controls).
The amounts of MDR1 mRNA in PBMCs of UC patients having experienced GC therapy significantly correlated with the total dose of GCs administered (p = 0.0175).
The amounts of MDR1 mRNA in PBMCs of UC patients having experienced GC therapy significantly correlated with the total dose of GCs administered (p = 0.0175).
Messenger RNA expression of ABCB1 (MDR1) and PXR was significantly reduced in the colon of patients with UC but was unaffected in patients with Crohn's disease.
Because the MDR1 single nucleotide polymorphism C3435T is associated with lower intestinal P-glycoprotein expression, we tested whether this polymorphism predisposes to development of ulcerative colitis.
Because the MDR1 single nucleotide polymorphism C3435T is associated with lower intestinal P-glycoprotein expression, we tested whether this polymorphism predisposes to development of ulcerative colitis.
Our findings suggest that the increase in P-glycoprotein expression from normal to inflamed and dysplastic areas reflects the premalignant nature of ulcerative colitis and occurs early in the course of the disease.