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Association between the Human Surfactant Protein-A(SP-A) Gene Locus and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Korean Population

한국인에서 만성폐쇄성폐질환과 인체 폐 표면 활성제 단백-A 유전자 대립형질의 상관관계

  • Na, Joo Ock (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine) ;
  • Oh, Myung Ho (Department of Pediatrics, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Jae Sung (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine) ;
  • Seo, Ki Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Yong Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine)
  • 나주옥 (순천향대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 오명호 (순천향대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 최재성 (순천향대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 서기현 (순천향대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김용훈 (순천향대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2006.04.18
  • Accepted : 2006.06.16
  • Published : 2006.06.30
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Abstract

Backgrounds: This study investigated whether or not a polymorphism in the gene encoding the surfactant protein A(SP-A) has any bearing on the individual susceptibility to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) in a genetically homogenous Korean population. Methods: The genotypes of 19 COPD patients and 20 healthy neonates as controls were tested using a polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis for the SP-A gene. Results: The specific frequencies of the 6A2 and 6A18 alleles of SP-A1 and the 1A2 allele of SP-A2 were much higher in the COPD group than control group (p<0.05). However, the frequencies of the 6A3 and 6A4 alleles of SP-A1 and the 1A0 allele of SP-A2 in the COPD group were significantly lower than the control group. In the COPD group, the frequencies of the +50 locus genotypes GG of SP-A1 and the +9 locus genotypes CC of SP-A2 were 85.0% and 60.6%, respectively, and 19.7% and 24.8% in the control group, respectively. The frequencies of the polymorphic genotypes or alleles showed a statistically significant difference between the COPD group and the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: A genetic polymorphism in SP-A is associated with the development of COPD in the Korean population.

연구배경: 만성 폐쇄성폐 질환(이하 COPD)은 기도의 만성적인 염증이 특징인 질환이다. COPD의 발생에는 흡연 외에도 환경적, 유전적인 인자가 복합적으로 작용 한다. 폐 표면 활성제 단백-A(이하 SP-A)는 급성기 반응물질(acute phase reactant molecule)과 유사한 구조 및 기능을 가진 것으로 연구되어져 폐의 숙주방어와 염증반응에 중요하게 관여하는 것으로 알려졌다. 이에 저자들은 폐에서 염증 반응 및 면역에 관여하는 SP-A와 COPD군과의 유전자 대립형질을 비교분석하여 SP-A가 COPD의 병인에 관여하는 지를 밝히고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법: 2004년 10월부터 2004년 12월까지 순천향대학교 천안병원 호흡기 내과에서 COPD로 진단되어 치료 받고 있는 환자 19명과, 순천향대학교 천안병원 신생아실에 입원한 정상 신생아 20명을 대조군으로 하여 PCR-cRFLP 방법을 사용하여 아미노산 염기 서열의 차이에 의해 SP-A의 유전자형을 연구 하였다. 결 과: 1) COPD군의 SP-A1 유전자 대립형질은 대조군에 비해 $6A^2$ 와$6A^{18}$ 이 통계적으로 유의하게 높은 빈도를 보였고, $6A^3$, $6A^4$는 낮은 빈도를 보였다. 2) COPD군의 SA-A2 유전자 대립형질 중 $1A^0$ 는 대조군에 비해 통계적으로 낮은 빈도를 보였고, $1A^2$는 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높은 빈도를 보였다. 3) SP-A1의 50번째 nucleotide가 GG인 경우 COPD군에서 통계적으로 의미 있게 높았고, SP-A2의 9번째 nucleotide가 CC인 경우 COPD군에서 통계적으로 의미 있게 높았다. 결 론: 우리나라에서는 SP-A의 특정 대립형질(inducer : $6A^2$, $6A^{18}$, $1A^2$ & protector : $6A^3$, $6A^4$,$1A^0$) 에 차이를 보이는 경우 COPD가 발생될 가능성이 높은 것을 알 수 있었고, 특히 SP-A1의 50번째 염기서열이 GG인 경우와, SP-A2의 9번째 염기서열이 CC인 경우에 COPD 발생 가능성이 높을 것으로 예측된다.

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