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World J Gastrointest Oncol. May 15, 2020; 12(5): 535-548
Published online May 15, 2020. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i5.535
Published online May 15, 2020. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i5.535
Characterization and strong risk association of TLR2 del -196 to -174 polymorphism and Helicobacter pylori and their influence on mRNA expression in gastric cancer
Caroline de Matos Lourenço, Manoela Dias Susi, Department of Graduate-Level Research, Sacred Heart University, Bauru, São Paulo 17011-970, Brazil
Mariah Cristina Antunes do Nascimento, Vilson Serafim Junior, Ana Paula Simedan Vila, Gabriela Helena Rodrigues-Flemming, Eny Maria Goloni-Bertollo, Juliana Garcia de Oliveira-Cucolo, Department of Molecular Biology, São José do Rio Preto School of Medicine, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo 15090-000, Brazil
Ana Elizabete Silva, Department of Biology, São Paulo State University, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo 15054-000, Brazil
Author contributions: Oliveira-Cucolo JG and Silva AE conceived and designed the experiments; Lourenço CM, Susi MD, Serafim Junior V and Vila APS performed the experiments; Nascimento MCA provided technical support; Oliveira-Cucolo JG, Serafim Junior V and Rodrigues-Flemming GH analyzed and interpreted the data; Silva AE and Goloni-Bertollo EM contributed to the collection of samples/reagents/materials and analysis tools; Oliveira-Cucolo JG, Rodrigues-Flemming, Goloni-Bertollo EM and Silva AE drafted and revised the manuscript; All of the authors approved the final version of the manuscript for publication.
Supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation , No. 2013/14022-6 and No. 2014/17716-1 .
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the local Research Ethics Committee (registration number: 382.514).
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Informed consent statement: The participants provided written informed consent for data sharing.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Ana Elizabete Silva, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, São Paulo State University, Rua Cristóvão Colombo, 2265, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo 15054-000, Brazil. ae.silva@unesp.br
Received: December 13, 2019
Peer-review started: December 13, 2019
First decision: January 14, 2020
Revised: January 30, 2020
Accepted: April 4, 2020
Article in press: April 4, 2020
Published online: May 15, 2020
Peer-review started: December 13, 2019
First decision: January 14, 2020
Revised: January 30, 2020
Accepted: April 4, 2020
Article in press: April 4, 2020
Published online: May 15, 2020
Core Tip
Core tip: This study showed that two polymorphisms in toll-like receptor-2 (TLR2) are strongly associated with gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in the Brazilian population. TLR2 mRNA expression was increased in gastric cancer tissue compared with chronic gastritis and normal tissues. Moreover, TLR2 mRNA expression levels were upregulated in gastric cancer in the presence of the TLR2 -196 to -174 del variant allele or the wild-type TLR2 19216 T allele and in the presence of H. pylori. Thus, gene polymorphisms that change expression levels, such as those in TLR2, may alter the immune response and, consequently, the development and clinical manifestations of cancer.