In conclusion, an IL-1β+3954C/T polymorphism was determined to be related to susceptibility to RAS, and individuals with the G allele and GG genotype of IL-6-174 or the A allele of IL-10-592 or the G allele of IL-10-1082 appeared to be more vulnerable to developing RAS.
The meta-analysis suggested that the mutation of IL-1beta(-511C/T) in Europe and IL-1beta(+3954C/T) in America tend to increase the risk of RAS, but the polymorphism of IL-10(-1082G/A) appears to have no association with RAS risk in America.
In Asian populations, the IL-10-1082 G/A polymorphism was associated with a protective effect for RAS using the allelic, additive, and recessive models.
The overall analysis proved that the IL10-1082 G/A polymorphism was significantly associated with the risk of RAS in a dominant model (GG + AG vs AA: OR = 1.49, 95% CI = 1.10-2.01, P = .01).
The purpose of the present study was to investigate, using binary logistic regression analyses, a possible association between the functional IL-1beta +3954 (C/T), IL-6 -174 (G/C), IL-10 -1082 (G/A) and TNF-alpha -308 (G/A) genetic polymorphism and RAS in a sample of Brazilian patients, using a multivariate statistical analysis.
Failure to suppress the inflammatory reaction initiated by trauma or other external stimuli, likely involving a functional deficiency of IL- 10 in the oral mucosa, appears to be important in the pathogenesis of RAS.