Connective Tissue Growth Factor Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in (Familial) Pulmonary Fibrosis and Connective Tissue Disease Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

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PURPOSE: Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is an important mediator in fibrotic disease. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CTGF have been found to be associated with different fibrotic diseases and CTGF protein was found to be upregulated in lung tissue, bronchoalveolar lavage cells, and plasma of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients. We investigated whether genetic variants predispose to sporadic IPF (spIPF), familial pulmonary fibrosis (FPF), and connective tissue disease associated ILD (CTD-ILD).

METHODS: In total, 294 patients with spIPF and 294 healthy individuals were genotyped for CTGF rs12526196, rs9402373, rs6918698, and rs9399005. For replication of CTGF rs6918698 findings in pulmonary fibrosis, 128 patients with FPF, 125 with CTD-ILD, and an independent control cohort of 130 individuals were included. Lung tissue of 6 IPF patients was stained for CTGF to assess pulmonary localization.

RESULTS: Of the four SNPs, only the minor allele frequency (MAF) of CTGF rs6918698 deviated between spIPF (MAF 0.41) and controls (MAF 0.47; OR 0.774 (0.615-0.975); p = 0.030). Further comparison of CTGF rs6918698G showed a difference between FPF (MAF 0.33) and controls (MAF 0.48; OR 0.545 (0.382-0.778); p = 0.001), but not with CTD-ILD. CTGF was localized in alveolar and bronchiolar epithelium, alveolar macrophages, myofibroblasts and endothelium and highly expressed in the basal cell layer of sandwich foci.

CONCLUSION: CTGF rs6918698G associates with spIPF and with FPF, but not with CTD-ILD in a Dutch cohort. CTGF is localized in lung tissue involved in IPF pathogenesis. Further research into the role of this SNP on CTGF expression and fibrogenesis is warranted.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:199

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Lung - 199(2021), 6 vom: 17. Dez., Seite 659-666

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Klay, Dymph [VerfasserIn]
van der Vis, Joanne J [VerfasserIn]
Roothaan, Suzan M [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Tri Q [VerfasserIn]
Grutters, Jan C [VerfasserIn]
Goldschmeding, Roel [VerfasserIn]
van Moorsel, Coline H M [VerfasserIn]

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139568-91-5
CCN2 protein, human
Connective Tissue Growth Factor
Connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease
Connective tissue growth factor
Familial pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Single nucleotide polymorphism

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Date Completed 26.01.2022

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00408-021-00494-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333501780