Association of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 and CC chemokine receptor 2 gene variants with preeclampsia

J Interferon Cytokine Res. 2010 Sep;30(9):673-6. doi: 10.1089/jir.2010.0008.

Abstract

Preeclampsia complicates 10% of pregnancies in developing countries. It is one of the leading causes of maternal and fetal/neonatal mortality and morbidity worldwide. It has been suggested that maladaptation of the maternal immune response during pregnancy might be a causal factor for preeclampsia. According to immune maladaptation hypothesis, preeclampsia is due to an inappropriate regulation of normally Th2-deviated maternal immune responses, leading to a shift toward harmful Th1 immunity. Several studies indicate that monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) and CC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) are involved in Th1 and Th2 immunity. In this study, we investigated the association between MCP-1 A-2518G and CCR2-V64I polymorphisms and preeclampsia. One hundred eighty preeclamptic pregnant women and 145 healthy controls were included in the study. We observed that in preeclamptic women, MCP-1 G: CCR2 Val haplotype was significantly higher when compared with other haplotypes. In conclusion, we stated that MCP-1 and CCR2 gene variants might be associated with preeclampsia.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Chemokine CCL2 / genetics*
  • Chemokine CCL2 / immunology
  • Female
  • Genetic Association Studies
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Haplotypes
  • Humans
  • Maternal Exposure
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Pre-Eclampsia / genetics*
  • Pre-Eclampsia / immunology
  • Pre-Eclampsia / physiopathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Receptors, CCR2 / genetics*
  • Receptors, CCR2 / immunology
  • Th1-Th2 Balance
  • Turkey

Substances

  • CCL2 protein, human
  • CCR2 protein, human
  • Chemokine CCL2
  • Receptors, CCR2