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Bayer S, Reik A, von Hesler L, Hauner H, Holzapfel C. Association between Genotype and the Glycemic Response to an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test: A Systematic Review. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15071695. [PMID: 37049537 PMCID: PMC10096950 DOI: 10.3390/nu15071695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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The inter-individual variability of metabolic response to foods may be partly due to genetic variation. This systematic review aims to assess the associations between genetic variants and glucose response to an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Three databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Embase) were searched for keywords in the field of genetics, OGTT, and metabolic response (PROSPERO: CRD42021231203). Inclusion criteria were available data on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and glucose area under the curve (gAUC) in a healthy study cohort. In total, 33,219 records were identified, of which 139 reports met the inclusion criteria. This narrative synthesis focused on 49 reports describing gene loci for which several reports were available. An association between SNPs and the gAUC was described for 13 gene loci with 53 different SNPs. Three gene loci were mostly investigated: transcription factor 7 like 2 (TCF7L2), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), and potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 11 (KCNJ11). In most reports, the associations were not significant or single findings were not replicated. No robust evidence for an association between SNPs and gAUC after an OGTT in healthy persons was found across the identified studies. Future studies should investigate the effect of polygenic risk scores on postprandial glucose levels.
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- Sandra Bayer
- Institute for Nutritional Medicine, School of Medicine, University Hospital “Klinikum Rechts der Isar”, Technical University of Munich, 80992 Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Nutritional Medicine, School of Medicine, University Hospital “Klinikum Rechts der Isar”, Technical University of Munich, 80992 Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Nutritional Medicine, School of Medicine, University Hospital “Klinikum Rechts der Isar”, Technical University of Munich, 80992 Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Nutritional Medicine, School of Medicine, University Hospital “Klinikum Rechts der Isar”, Technical University of Munich, 80992 Munich, Germany
- Else Kröner-Fresenius-Center for Nutritional Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Institute for Nutritional Medicine, School of Medicine, University Hospital “Klinikum Rechts der Isar”, Technical University of Munich, 80992 Munich, Germany
- Department of Nutritional, Food and Consumer Sciences, Fulda University of Applied Sciences, 36037 Fulda, Germany
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Zarkasi KA, Abdul Murad NA, Ahmad N, Jamal R, Abdullah N. Coronary Heart Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Genetic Factors and Their Mechanisms, Gene-Gene, and Gene-Environment Interactions in the Asian Populations. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:647. [PMID: 35055468 PMCID: PMC8775550 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19020647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Asians are more susceptible to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and its coronary heart disease (CHD) complications than the Western populations, possibly due to genetic factors, higher degrees of obesity, insulin resistance, and endothelial dysfunction that could occur even in healthy individuals. The genetic factors and their mechanisms, along with gene-gene and gene-environment interactions associated with CHD in T2D Asians, are yet to be explored. Therefore, the objectives of this paper were to review the current evidence of genetic factors for CHD, summarize the proposed mechanisms of these genes and how they may associate with CHD risk, and review the gene-gene and gene-environment interactions in T2D Asians with CHD. The genetic factors can be grouped according to their involvement in the energy and lipoprotein metabolism, vascular and endothelial pathology, antioxidation, cell cycle regulation, DNA damage repair, hormonal regulation of glucose metabolism, as well as cytoskeletal function and intracellular transport. Meanwhile, interactions between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from different genes, SNPs within a single gene, and genetic interaction with environmental factors including obesity, smoking habit, and hyperlipidemia could modify the gene's effect on the disease risk. Collectively, these factors illustrate the complexities of CHD in T2D, specifically among Asians.
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- Khairul Anwar Zarkasi
- UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia; (K.A.Z.); (N.A.A.M.); (R.J.)
- Biochemistry Unit, Preclinical Department, Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
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- UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia; (K.A.Z.); (N.A.A.M.); (R.J.)
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- Epidemiology and Statistics Unit, Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia;
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- UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia; (K.A.Z.); (N.A.A.M.); (R.J.)
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- UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia; (K.A.Z.); (N.A.A.M.); (R.J.)
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia
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Mito T, Takemoto M, Antoku Y, Tanaka A, Matsuo A, Hida S, Yoshitake K, Kosuga KI, Miura SI. Influence of Serum Cholinesterase Levels on Patients Suspected of Having Stable Coronary Artery Disease. Intern Med 2021; 60:1145-1150. [PMID: 33191322 PMCID: PMC8112985 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5719-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective The serum cholinesterase (ChE) level has been used for the evaluation of the nutritional status in daily practice. It has been reported that the serum ChE level is significantly more elevated in patients with three-vessel coronary disease than in normal subjects. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the influence of serum ChE levels in patients suspected of having stable coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods The relationship between myocardial ischemia and the serum ChE levels was evaluated in 559 consecutive patients suspected of having stable CAD without a history of cardiovascular disease admitted to our hospitals to undergo coronary angiography. Results This study revealed that, in patients suspected of having stable CAD, 1) the frequency of myocardial ischemia was significantly increased in accordance with the serum ChE levels (p<0.001); 2) higher ChE levels were associated with a higher body mass index (p<0.001) and the co-existence of dyslipidemia (p<0.001), including higher values of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (p<0.001) and triglycerides (p<0.001) and serum albumin (p<0.001), as well as a younger age (p<0.001); 3) the specificity and sensitivity of myocardial ischemia were 0.599 and 0.658 at the ChE level of 286 IU/L, respectively; and 4) an increased serum ChE (OR=1.66, p<0.001) was an independent risk factor for myocardial ischemia, in patients suspected of having stable CAD. Conclusion The serum ChE level may be an important diagnostic biomarker in patients suspected of having stable CAD.
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- Takahiro Mito
- Cardiology, Hakujyuji Hospital, Japan
- Munakata Suikokai General Hospital, Japan
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- Munakata Suikokai General Hospital, Japan
- Cardiovascular Center, Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital, Japan
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- Munakata Suikokai General Hospital, Japan
- Cardiovascular Center, Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Japan
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Shaikh S, Rizvi SMD, Shakil S, Riyaz S, Biswas D, Jahan R. Forxiga (dapagliflozin): Plausible role in the treatment of diabetes-associated neurological disorders. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2016; 63:145-50. [PMID: 25402624 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Accepted: 11/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Numerous clinical and epidemiological studies have provided direct evidence to strengthen the link between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The possibility that T2D patients might be at increased risk in developing AD has serious societal implications. Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) is one of the best targets in the treatment of diabetes, whereas acetylcholinesterase (AChE) has long been regarded as a therapeutic target for AD. This study explores the molecular interactions between AChE and SGLT2 with a new US Food and Drug Administration approved antidiabetic drug Forxiga (dapagliflozin) to explore a possible link between the treatments of AD and diabetes. Docking study was performed using "Autodock4.2." Hydrophobic and cation-π interactions play an important role in the correct positioning of dapagliflozin within the catalytic site (CAS) of SGLT2 and AChE enzymes to permit docking. Free energy of binding (ΔG) of "dapagliflozin-SGLT2" and "dapagliflozin-CAS domain of AChE" interactions was found to be -6.25 and -6.28 kcal/mol, respectively. Hence, dapagliflozin might act as a potent dual inhibitor of SGLT2 and AChE. The results described herein may form the basis of future dual therapy against diabetes-associated neurological disorders.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Integral University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, India
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Vallianou NG, Evangelopoulos AA, Bountziouka V, Bonou MS, Katsagoni C, Vogiatzakis ED, Avgerinos PC, Barbetseas J, Panagiotakos DB. Association of butyrylcholinesterase with cardiometabolic risk factors among apparently healthy adults. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2014; 15:377-83. [DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0b013e3283627700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Sato KK, Hayashi T, Maeda I, Koh H, Harita N, Uehara S, Onishi Y, Oue K, Nakamura Y, Endo G, Kambe H, Fukuda K. Serum butyrylcholinesterase and the risk of future type 2 diabetes: the Kansai Healthcare Study. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2014; 80:362-7. [PMID: 23418907 DOI: 10.1111/cen.12171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2012] [Revised: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Butyrylcholinesterase is synthesized in the liver. The serum butyrylcholinesterase level has been cross-sectionally reported to be higher in patients with diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, obesity and fatty liver than in those without them. It is not known whether serum butyrylcholinesterase is associated with the risk of future type 2 diabetes. DESIGN A prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS A total of 8470 Japanese men aged 40-55 years without type 2 diabetes at baseline. MEASUREMENTS Type 2 diabetes was diagnosed if a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level was ≥7·0 mmol/l, if a HbA1 c level was ≥6·5% or if participants were taking oral hypoglycaemic medication or insulin. RESULTS During the 42,227 person-years of follow-up, 868 cases had developed type 2 diabetes. Serum butyrylcholinesterase was significantly positively correlated with body mass index (BMI), FPG, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) and triglycerides (TG), whereas negatively with high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. In Cox proportional hazards models, after adjusting for age, BMI, FPG, alcohol consumption, smoking habit, walk to work, regular leisure-time physical activity and family history of diabetes, the highest quartile (398-806 IU/l) of serum butyrylcholinesterase increased the risk of type 2 diabetes compared with the lowest quartile (56-311 IU/l) [hazard ratio (HR) 1·41 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1·14-1·74)]. After further adjusting for ALT and GGT, this association remained [HR 1·40 (95% CI, 1·13-1·73)]. Furthermore, this association was significant independent of TG and HDL cholesterol. CONCLUSIONS Elevated serum butyrylcholinesterase was independently associated with an increased risk of future type 2 diabetes.
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- Kyoko Kogawa Sato
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Pérusse L, Rankinen T, Zuberi A, Chagnon YC, Weisnagel SJ, Argyropoulos G, Walts B, Snyder EE, Bouchard C. The Human Obesity Gene Map: The 2004 Update. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 13:381-490. [PMID: 15833932 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This paper presents the eleventh update of the human obesity gene map, which incorporates published results up to the end of October 2004. Evidence from single-gene mutation obesity cases, Mendelian disorders exhibiting obesity as a clinical feature, transgenic and knockout murine models relevant to obesity, quantitative trait loci (QTLs) from animal cross-breeding experiments, association studies with candidate genes, and linkages from genome scans is reviewed. As of October 2004, 173 human obesity cases due to single-gene mutations in 10 different genes have been reported, and 49 loci related to Mendelian syndromes relevant to human obesity have been mapped to a genomic region, and causal genes or strong candidates have been identified for most of these syndromes. There are 166 genes which, when mutated or expressed as transgenes in the mouse, result in phenotypes that affect body weight and adiposity. The number of QTLs reported from animal models currently reaches 221. The number of human obesity QTLs derived from genome scans continues to grow, and we have now 204 QTLs for obesity-related phenotypes from 50 genome-wide scans. A total of 38 genomic regions harbor QTLs replicated among two to four studies. The number of studies reporting associations between DNA sequence variation in specific genes and obesity phenotypes has also increased considerably with 358 findings of positive associations with 113 candidate genes. Among them, 18 genes are supported by at least five positive studies. The obesity gene map shows putative loci on all chromosomes except Y. Overall, >600 genes, markers, and chromosomal regions have been associated or linked with human obesity phenotypes. The electronic version of the map with links to useful publications and genomic and other relevant sites can be found at http://obesitygene.pbrc.edu.
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- Louis Pérusse
- Division of Kinesiology, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada
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Shenhar-Tsarfaty S, Bruck T, Bennett ER, Bravman T, Aassayag EB, Waiskopf N, Rogowski O, Bornstein N, Berliner S, Soreq H. Butyrylcholinesterase interactions with amylin may protect pancreatic cells in metabolic syndrome. J Cell Mol Med 2012; 15:1747-56. [PMID: 20807286 PMCID: PMC4373355 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01165.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the mechanisms underlying the transition from MetS to T2DM are unknown. Our goal was to study the potential contribution of butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) to this process. We first determined the hydrolytic activity of BChE in serum from MetS, T2DM and healthy individuals. The ‘Kalow’ variant of BChE (BChE-K), which has been proposed to be a risk factor for T2DM, was genotyped in the last two groups. Our results show that in MetS patients serum BChE activity is elevated compared to T2DM patients and healthy controls (P < 0.001). The BChE-K genotype showed similar prevalence in T2DM and healthy individuals, excluding this genotype as a risk factor for T2DM. However, the activity differences remained unexplained. Previous results from our laboratory have shown BChE to attenuate the formation of β-amyloid fibrils, and protect cultured neurons from their cytotoxicity. Therefore, we next studied the in vitro interactions between recombinant human butyrylcholinesterase and amylin by surface plasmon resonance, Thioflavine T fluorescence assay and cross-linking, and used cultured pancreatic β cells to test protection by BChE from amylin cytotoxicity. We demonstrate that BChE interacts with amylin through its core domain and efficiently attenuates both amylin fibril and oligomer formation. Furthermore, application of BChE to cultured β cells protects them from amylin cytotoxicity. Taken together, our results suggest that MetS-associated BChE increases could protect pancreatic β-cells in vivo by decreasing the formation of toxic amylin oligomers.
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- Shani Shenhar-Tsarfaty
- Department of Neurology and Internal Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Benyamin B, Middelberg RP, Lind PA, Valle AM, Gordon S, Nyholt DR, Medland SE, Henders AK, Heath AC, Madden PAF, Visscher PM, O'Connor DT, Montgomery GW, Martin NG, Whitfield JB. GWAS of butyrylcholinesterase activity identifies four novel loci, independent effects within BCHE and secondary associations with metabolic risk factors. Hum Mol Genet 2011; 20:4504-14. [PMID: 21862451 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddr375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Serum butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE) activity is associated with obesity, blood pressure and biomarkers of cardiovascular and diabetes risk. We have conducted a genome-wide association scan to discover genetic variants affecting BCHE activity, and to clarify whether the associations between BCHE activity and cardiometabolic risk factors are caused by variation in BCHE or whether BCHE variation is secondary to the metabolic abnormalities. We measured serum BCHE in adolescents and adults from three cohorts of Australian twin and family studies. The genotypes from ∼2.4 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were available in 8791 participants with BCHE measurements. We detected significant associations with BCHE activity at three independent groups of SNPs at the BCHE locus (P = 5.8 × 10(-262), 7.8 × 10(-47), 2.9 × 10(-12)) and at four other loci: RNPEP (P = 9.4 × 10(-16)), RAPH1-ABI2 (P = 4.1 × 10(-18)), UGT1A1 (P = 4.0 × 10(-8)) and an intergenic region on chromosome 8 (P = 1.4 × 10(-8)). These loci affecting BCHE activity were not associated with metabolic risk factors. On the other hand, SNPs in genes previously associated with metabolic risk had effects on BCHE activity more often than can be explained by chance. In particular, SNPs within FTO and GCKR were associated with BCHE activity, but their effects were partly mediated by body mass index and triglycerides, respectively. We conclude that variation in BCHE activity is due to multiple variants across the spectrum from uncommon/large effect to common/small effect, and partly results from (rather than causes) metabolic abnormalities.
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- Beben Benyamin
- Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane 4006, Australia
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Stojanov M, Stefanović A, Džingalašević G, Mandić-Radić S, Prostran M. Butyrylcholinesterase activity in young men and women: association with cardiovascular risk factors. Clin Biochem 2011; 44:623-6. [PMID: 21402063 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2010] [Revised: 02/21/2011] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the relationship between butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) and cardiovascular risk factors in young male and female. DESIGN AND METHODS The study comprised 1512 healthy subjects, 18-25 years of age. In fasting sera the concentrations of BuChE and cardiovascular risk factors were estimated. RESULTS Analysis of variance indicated significant increase in body mass index (BMI), total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoproteins (LDL) (p<0.05) and albumin (p<0.001) with BuChE activity increment in males. In females glucose and albumin (p<0.05) increased with BuChE activity. Negative but not significant correlation between BuChE and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was detected for both genders. CONCLUSION The tendency towards overweight in young male could explain our results on BMI as an independent risk factor for higher BuChE in young male. Glucose as an independent risk factor for higher BuChE activity in females indicates that BuChE may be a predictor of diabetes.
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- Marina Stojanov
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Sridhar GR, Rao AA, Srinivas K, Nirmala G, Lakshmi G, Suryanarayna D, Rao PVN, Kaladhar DGSVGL, Kumar SV, Devi TU, Nitesh T, Hanuman T. Butyrylcholinesterase in metabolic syndrome. Med Hypotheses 2010; 75:648-51. [PMID: 20797821 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Butyrylcholinesterase may have a role in a number of metabolic functions and could affect the expression of insulin resistance syndrome. We present our integrated work using clinical, biochemical and bioinformatic approaches to delineate the possible function of this enzyme. Initially, we constructed a phylogenic tree with nucleotides and amino acid sequences and showed the existence of similar sequences in bacteria, plants and in other animals. We also demonstrated a possible pathogenic role for BChE in the common existence of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease by in silico method and followed it up with a diabetic mouse study where cognition was slowed along with changes in BChE levels. In the next group of in silico studies, we employed THEMATICS method to identify the amino acids at the active site and later performed docking studies with drugs. THEMATICS predicted two clusters of ionisable amino acid residues that are in proximity: one with two residues and another with 11 showed perturbation in the THEMATICS curves. Using ISIS/Draw 2.5SP4, ARGUSLAB 4.0.1 and HEX 5.1. software. 3-D ligands were docked with BChE motif (from PDB). We did not find any of the ligands studied with significant docking distance, indicating they did not have direct interaction with the active site. Subsequently we performed in silico studies to compare the secondary structure and domain of BChE. Protein-protein interaction showed the following intersections with BChE UBE21, CHAT, APOE, AATF, DF ALDH9A1, PDHX, PONI PSME3 and ATP6VOA2. The integrative physiological roles of proteins with poorly known functions can be approached by generating leads in silico, which can be studied in vivo, setting into movement an iterative process.
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- Gumpeny R Sridhar
- Endocrine and Diabetes Centre, 15-12-15 Krishananagar, Visakhapatnam 530 002, India.
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Vaisi-Raygani A, Rahimi Z, Tavilani H, Pourmotabbed T. Butyrylcholinesterase K variant and the APOE-epsilon 4 allele work in synergy to increase the risk of coronary artery disease especially in diabetic patients. Mol Biol Rep 2009; 37:2083-91. [PMID: 19685167 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-009-9666-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 07/27/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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We have previously shown that butyrylcholinesterase-K (BCHE-K, G1615A/Ala539Thr) variant increases the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). In addition, we have found that the presence of APOE-epsilon 4 allele augments the risk of CAD in patients with type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM/CAD). Here we explored the concomitant presences of two alleles of the BCHE-K and APOE-epsilon 4 in increasing the risk of CAD or diabetes in T2DM patients with or without CAD and CAD patients without T2DM. This case-control study comprised 631 subjects undergoing their first coronary angiography. They were matched and randomly assigned into four groups: type II diabetic patients with no sign of CAD (T2DM), type II diabetic patients with CAD/ND (T2DM/CAD), CAD patients with no sign of diabetes (CAD/ND), and healthy individuals (NCAD/ND). BCHE-K variant and APOE genotypes were detected by PCR-RFLP and serum lipid level was measured enzymatically. We found that BCHE-K and APOE-epsilon 4 allele act synergistically to increase the risk of CAD in both T2DM, non-diabetic and total CAD (TCAD = T2DM/CAD + CAD/ND) individuals. The level of synergy 1.5 and 1.2 fold are higher in CAD patients (OR = 4.5; P = 0.011) with T2DM than the non-diabetic CAD patients (OR = 3.07; P = 0.024) and TCAD patients (OR = 3.74; P = 0.018), respectively. The CAD subjects with and without T2DM and TCAD patients carrying both APOE-epsilon 4 allele and BCHE-K had significantly lower plasma HDL-C (P values = 0.008, 0.047, and 0.036, respectively) and higher plasma LDL-C (P values = 0.025, 0.048, and 0.04, respectively), than that of the control carriers both APOE-epsilon 4 and BCHE-K. We have found that BCHE-K and APOE-epsilon 4 allele not only act synergistically to increase the risk of CAD, particularly in T2DM subjects in population from western Iran, who have high levels of LDL-C and low levels of HDL-C, suggesting that a specific therapeutic intervention should be considered for these particular groups of patients.
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- Asad Vaisi-Raygani
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Daneshgah Avenue, P.O. Box 67148, Kermanshah, 69914, Iran.
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Eaton DL, Daroff RB, Autrup H, Bridges J, Buffler P, Costa LG, Coyle J, McKhann G, Mobley WC, Nadel L, Neubert D, Schulte-Hermann R, Spencer PS. Review of the Toxicology of Chlorpyrifos With an Emphasis on Human Exposure and Neurodevelopment. Crit Rev Toxicol 2008; 38 Suppl 2:1-125. [PMID: 18726789 DOI: 10.1080/10408440802272158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 422] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Aston-Mourney K, Wong N, Kebede M, Zraika S, Balmer L, McMahon JM, Fam BC, Favaloro J, Proietto J, Morahan G, Andrikopoulos S. Increased nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase levels predispose to insulin hypersecretion in a mouse strain susceptible to diabetes. Diabetologia 2007; 50:2476-85. [PMID: 17922105 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-007-0814-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2007] [Accepted: 07/17/2007] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Insulin hypersecretion may be an independent predictor of progression to type 2 diabetes. Identifying genes affecting insulin hypersecretion are important in understanding disease progression. We have previously shown that diabetes-susceptible DBA/2 mice congenitally display high insulin secretion. We studied this model to map and identify the gene(s) responsible for this trait. METHODS Intravenous glucose tolerance tests followed by a genome-wide scan were performed on 171 (C57BL/6 x DBA/2) x C57BL/6 backcross mice. RESULTS A quantitative trait locus, designated hyperinsulin production-1 (Hip1), was mapped with a logarithm of odds score of 7.7 to a region on chromosome 13. Production of congenic mice confirmed that Hip1 influenced the insulin hypersecretion trait. By studying appropriate recombinant inbred mouse strains, the Hip1 locus was further localised to a 2 Mb interval, which contained only nine genes. Expression analysis showed that the only gene differentially expressed in islets isolated from the parental strains was Nnt, which encodes the mitochondrial proton pump, nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase (NNT). We also found in five mouse strains a positive correlation (r2 = 0.90, p < 0.01) between NNT activity and first-phase insulin secretion, emphasising the importance of this enzyme in beta cell function. Furthermore, of these five strains, only those with high NNT activity are known to exhibit severe diabetes after becoming obese. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Insulin hypersecretion is associated with increased Nnt expression. We suggest that NNT must play an important role in beta cell function and that its effect on the high insulin secretory capacity of the DBA/2 mouse may predispose beta cells of these mice to failure.
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- K Aston-Mourney
- The University of Melbourne Department of Medicine (AH/NH), Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg Heights, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Vaisi-Raygani A, Rahimi Z, Entezami H, Kharrazi H, Bahrhemand F, Tavilani H, Rezaei M, Kiani A, Nomanpour B, Pourmotabbed T. Butyrylcholinesterase K variants increase the risk of coronary artery disease in the population of western Iran. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2007; 68:123-9. [PMID: 17852836 DOI: 10.1080/00365510701576180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The conflicting results of several studies suggest that there is an association between the butyrylcholinesterase-K variant (BCHE-K, G1615A/Ala539Thr) and the risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) in diabetes and non-diabetic subjects. The objective of this study was to determine whether the presence of the BCHE-K variant exacerbates the risk of CAD in patients from western Iran with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This case-control study comprised 464 subjects undergoing their first coronary angiography. They were matched and randomly assigned into four groups: CAD+T2DM+ (CAD/T2DM), CAD+DM(-) (CAD/ND), CAD(-)DM+ (T2DM/NCAD) and CAD(-)DM(-)(control). The BCHE-K variant was detected by PCR-RFLP. The BCHE-K allele frequency in CAD patients with and without T2DM [total CAD (TCAD)] and separately for each group (CAD/T2DM and CAD/ND) was significantly higher than in the control group (21.1 % versus 13.3 % (p = 0.001), 22.4 % versus 13.3 % (p = 0.001) and 19.7 % versus 13.3 % (p = 0.015), respectively). The odds ratios (ORs) for the BCHE-K heterozygous and homozygous variants in TCAD subjects were 1.65 (95 % CI 1.17-2.3; p = 0.004) and 4.3 (1.05-19.4; p = 0.048); for CAD/T2DM individuals 1.76 (1.2-2.6; p = 0.004) and 4.73 (0.96-23.3; p = 0.052); and for CAD/ND patients 1.53 (1.05-2.3; p = 0.029) and 3.88 (0.8-19.7; p = 0.7), respectively. The OR of the BCHE-K allele was found to be 1.74 (1.1-2.4; p = 0.001) in TCAD subjects, 1.87 (1.12-1.48; p = 0.001) in the CAD/T2DM group and 1.59 (1.04-1.4; p = 0.016) in CAD/ND subjects. These data suggest that the BCHE-K allele increases the risk of CAD in the population (with and without DM) in western parts of Iran, and its presence intensifies the risk of CAD in T2DM. The fact that the BCHE-K allele, even in the heterozygous form, exacerbates the risk of CAD in this population, suggests that a specific therapeutic intervention should be considered for this particular group of patients.
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- A Vaisi-Raygani
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
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Zelinski T, Coghlan G, Mauthe J, Triggs-Raine B. Molecular basis of succinylcholine sensitivity in a prairie Hutterite kindred and genetic characterization of the region containing the BCHE gene. Mol Genet Metab 2007; 90:210-6. [PMID: 17166756 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2006.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2006] [Revised: 10/26/2006] [Accepted: 10/26/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The tetrameric glycoprotein butyrylcholinesterase (BChE; EC 3.1.1.8) is one of two enzymes that hydrolyze choline esters. The controlling gene (BCHE) is comprised of four coding exons and is located on chromosome 3q26. Based on BChE activity measurements in the presence and absence of dibucaine, usual (designated U) and atypical (designated A) gene products have been distinguished. Homozygotes for the A gene product are at risk for prolonged apnea following exposure to the surgical anesthetics succinylcholine or mivacurium. In this report, we detail biochemical and molecular investigations of succinylcholine sensitivity in a prairie Hutterite kindred. Our results establish that BChE activities in the family members are impacted by two distinct BCHE mutations, namely, c.209A>G p. D70G and c.1615G>A p. A539T. However, homozygotes for the c.209A>G mutation (i.e., atypical or A) are the only individuals whose BChE activity could lead to adverse reactions to succinylcholine. Interestingly, haplotype analysis of the chromosomal region containing BCHE indicates that the c.209A>G mutation is carried on a unique haplotype, suggesting that it was likely introduced into the population only once. Conversely, the c.1615G>A mutation is carried on various haplotypes and was likely introduced into the population more than once.
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- T Zelinski
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Room P009, Pathology Building, 770 Bannatyne Avenue, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., Canada R3E .
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Allam AR, Sridhar GR, Thota H, Suresh Babu C, Siva Prasad A, Divakar C. Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus: the cholinesterase connection? Lipids Health Dis 2006; 5:28. [PMID: 17096857 PMCID: PMC1660566 DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-5-28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2006] [Accepted: 11/11/2006] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus tend to occur together. We sought to identify protein(s) common to both conditions that could suggest a possible unifying pathogenic role. Using human neuronal butyrylcholinesterase (AAH08396.1) as the reference protein we used BLAST Tool for protein to protein comparison in humans. We found three groups of sequences among a series of 12, with an E-value between 0–12, common to both Alzheimer's disease and diabetes: butyrylcholinesterase precursor K allele (NP_000046.1), acetylcholinesterase isoform E4-E6 precursor (NP_000656.1), and apoptosis-related acetylcholinesterase (1B41|A). Butyrylcholinesterase and acetylcholinesterase related proteins were found common to both Alzheimer's disease and diabetes; they may play an etiological role via influencing insulin resistance and lipid metabolism.
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- Appa Rao Allam
- Department of Computer Sciences, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, India
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- Endocrine and Diabetes Centre, 15-12-16 Krishnanagar, Visakhapatnam 530 002, India
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- Endocrine and Diabetes Centre, 15-12-16 Krishnanagar, Visakhapatnam 530 002, India
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- Department of Computer Science, Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management, Visakhapatnam, India
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Lepienski LM, Souza RLR, Chautard-Freire-Maia EA, Alcântara VM, Réa RR. Variant K of butyrylcholinesterase and risk of early-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus in Euro-Brazilians. Diabetes Obes Metab 2006; 8:709-11. [PMID: 17026497 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2005.00559.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Randell EW, Mathews MS, Zhang H, Seraj JS, Sun G. Relationship between serum butyrylcholinesterase and the metabolic syndrome. Clin Biochem 2006; 38:799-805. [PMID: 15907830 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2005.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2005] [Revised: 04/08/2005] [Accepted: 04/13/2005] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To identify independent predictors of serum butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) activity and examine its relationship with the metabolic syndrome. DESIGN AND METHODS Serum BuChE activity was measured and metabolic syndrome risk factors were assessed in 1097 healthy subjects recruited from the Newfoundland adult population. RESULTS Serum BuChE activity was related to insulin homeostasis and correlated with fasting insulin levels (r = 0.266, P < 0.001) and insulin resistance (HOMA-R) index (r = 0.292, P < 0.001) and was higher in individuals with risk factors for the metabolic syndrome. BuChE activity was higher in males than in females and correlated most strongly with serum triglyceride levels (r = 0.363, P < 0.001) and indicators of abdominal obesity (r = 0.355, P < 0.001). Percent trunk fat (beta = 0.185, P < 0.001), triglyceride levels (beta = 0.225, P < 0.001), sex (beta = -0.202, P = 0.001), glucose (beta = 0.209, P < 0.001), insulin (beta = 0.360, P = 0.011), HOMA-R (beta = -0.319, P = 0.044), and age (beta = 0.086, P = 0.002) were independent predictors of BuChE activity. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest the involvement of BuChE in the pathophysiological process constituting the metabolic syndrome. Whether increased BuChE activity precedes or follows the development of risk factors is not known.
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- Edward W Randell
- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada A1B 3V6.
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Valle A, O'Connor DT, Taylor P, Zhu G, Montgomery GW, Slagboom PE, Martin NG, Whitfield JB. Butyrylcholinesterase: association with the metabolic syndrome and identification of 2 gene loci affecting activity. Clin Chem 2006; 52:1014-20. [PMID: 16574762 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.065052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Plasma cholinesterase activity is known to be correlated with plasma triglycerides, HDL- and LDL-cholesterol, and other features of the metabolic syndrome. A role in triglyceride metabolism has been proposed. Genetic variants that decrease activity have been studied extensively, but the factors contributing to overall variation in the population are poorly understood. We studied plasma cholinesterase activity in a sample of 2200 adult twins to assess covariation with cardiovascular risk factors and components of the metabolic syndrome, to determine the degree of genetic effects on enzyme activity, and to search for quantitative trait loci affecting activity. METHODS AND RESULTS Cholinesterase activity was lower in women than in men before the age of 50, but increased to activity values similar to those in males after that age. There were highly significant correlations with variables associated with the metabolic syndrome: plasma triglyceride, HDL- and LDL-cholesterol, apolipoprotein B and E, urate, and insulin concentrations; gamma-glutamyltransferase and aspartate and alanine aminotransferase activities; body mass index; and blood pressure. The heritability of plasma cholinesterase activity was 65%. Linkage analysis with data from the dizygotic twin pairs showed suggestive linkage on chromosome 3 at the location of the cholinesterase (BCHE) gene and also on chromosome 5. CONCLUSIONS Our results confirm and extend the connection between cholinesterase, cardiovascular risk factors, and metabolic syndrome. They establish a substantial heritability for plasma cholinesterase activity that might be attributable to variation near the structural gene and at an independent locus.
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- Anne Valle
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, and VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Calderon-Margalit R, Adler B, Abramson JH, Gofin J, Kark JD. Butyrylcholinesterase activity, cardiovascular risk factors, and mortality in middle-aged and elderly men and women in Jerusalem. Clin Chem 2006; 52:845-52. [PMID: 16527886 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.059857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The association of butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) with Alzheimer disease and the association of this disease with cardiovascular risk factors raise interest in the association of BuChE activity with cardiovascular risk factors and mortality. METHODS A baseline cross-sectional study was conducted between 1985 and 1987, encompassing residents > or =50 years of age living in a Jewish neighborhood in western Jerusalem. Interviews were followed by examinations and nonfasting blood sampling (available for 1807 participants). Follow-up data to April 1996 on mortality and causes of death were obtained through record linkage with the Israeli Population Registry. RESULTS BuChE activity was inversely related to age and was positively associated with serum concentrations of albumin (r = 0.35; P <0.001), cholesterol (r = 0.31; P <0.001), and triglycerides (r = 0.30; P <0.001). Enzyme activity was associated with measures of overweight, obesity, and body fat distribution (e.g., body mass index, r = 0.20; P <0.001). In multivariate analysis, the associations of enzyme activity with serum cholesterol, triglycerides, and albumin persisted strongly. After adjustment by Cox proportional hazards regression for other predictors of mortality in this population, individuals in the lowest quintile of BuChE activity had significantly higher mortality than those in the highest quintile [hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals): all-cause mortality, 1.62 (1.15-2.30); cardiovascular deaths, 1.79 (1.05-3.05)]. The association was attenuated by introduction of serum albumin into the models. CONCLUSIONS This is the first study to report on the association between BuChE and mortality. The relatively strong association of BuChE with serum lipid and albumin concentrations requires elucidation. Our results suggest that low BuChE activity may be a nonspecific risk factor for mortality in the elderly.
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- Ronit Calderon-Margalit
- Hadassah-Hebrew University Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
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