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Nitric Oxide Synthase 2Lambaréné(G‐954C), Increased Nitric Oxide Production, and Protection against Malaria

Kun, Jürgen F., Mordmüller, Benjamin, Perkins, Douglas J., May, Jürgen, Mercereau‐Puijalon, Odile, Alpers, Michael, Weinberg, J. Brice, Kremsner, Peter G.·2001·The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Abstract

A point mutation in the promoter of the nitric oxide synthase 2 gene (NOS2), termed NOS2(Lambaréné) (NOS2-G954C), protects heterozygous carriers against severe malaria as effectively as the sickle cell trait. In a prospective longitudinal study, 841 individual infections of initially 200 children (151 wild-type vs. 49 NOS2(Lambaréné) carriers) were monitored for 4 years, to assess the rates of malarial attacks in the 2 groups; carriers of the NOS2(Lambaréné) polymorphism were significantly less likely to experience malarial attacks than were others (P=.002). The distribution of the NOS2(Lambaréné) polymorphism was investigated in malaria-endemic areas. It was found to be present with the highest frequency in Africa and at a lower frequency in Asia. Ex vivo studies showed that cells isolated from people with this polymorphism have a 7-fold higher baseline NOS activity, compared with the levels detected in cells from subjects with the wild-type gene (P=.003).

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  • Increased production of •NO in malaria infection is associated with a single nucleotide polymorphism of the iNOS gene promoter sequence called NOS2 lambarene (G954C) mutation.

    “Increased production of •NO in malaria infection, according to Kun and Weinberg et al., 2001, is associated with a single nucleotide polymorphism of the iNOS gene promoter sequence called NOS2 lambarene (G954C) mutation [137].”

    From The Role of Reactive Species on Innate Immunity (2022) · cites this paper as [137]

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Authors
Kun, J. F., Mordmüller, B., Perkins, D. J., May, J., Mercereau‐Puijalon, O., Alpers, M., Weinberg, J. B., & Kremsner, P. G.
Affiliations
  • University of Tübingen (DE)
  • Albert Schweitzer Hospital (GA)
  • Institut Pasteur (FR)
  • Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (PG)
  • Duke University (US)
Venue
The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Published
2001-08
Volume
184
Issue
3
Pages
330-336
ISSN
  • 0022-1899 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-6613
OpenAlex
W2111905638
Cited by
153
References
37
Citations by year
2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 13
FWCI
13.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Malaria Research and Control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
Keywords
nitric oxide synthase 2, promoter mutations, severe malaria, malaria prevention, nitric oxide production, sickle cell trait, children, genetic susceptibility
MeSH terms
Child, DNA, Female, Gabon, Gene Frequency, Germany, Genetic Carrier Screening, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Malaria, Male, Nigeria, Nitric Oxide, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Thailand, Case-Control Studies, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Point Mutation, Nitric Oxide Synthase, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II

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