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Wei Y, Gao S, Li C, Huang X, Xie B, Geng J, Dai H, Wang C. Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Deficiency Aggravates Lung Fibrosis through Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Aging in Fibroblasts. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2024; 194:1458-1477. [PMID: 38777148 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2024.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a fatal interstitial lung disease, is characterized by fibroblast activation and aberrant extracellular matrix accumulation. Effective therapeutic development is limited because of incomplete understanding of the mechanisms by which fibroblasts become aberrantly activated. Here, we show aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) in fibroblasts as a potential therapeutic target for pulmonary fibrosis. A decrease in ALDH2 expression was observed in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and bleomycin-treated mice. ALDH2 deficiency spontaneously induces collagen accumulation in the lungs of aged mice. Furthermore, young ALDH2 knockout mice exhibited exacerbated bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis and increased mortality compared with that in control mice. Mechanistic studies revealed that transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 induction and ALDH2 depletion constituted a positive feedback loop that exacerbates fibroblast activation. TGF-β1 down-regulated ALDH2 through a TGF-β receptor 1/Smad3-dependent mechanism. The subsequent deficiency in ALDH2 resulted in fibroblast dysfunction that manifested as impaired mitochondrial autophagy and senescence, leading to fibroblast activation and extracellular matrix production. ALDH2 overexpression markedly suppressed fibroblast activation, and this effect was abrogated by PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1) knockdown, indicating that the profibrotic effects of ALDH2 are PINK1- dependent. Furthermore, ALDH2 activated by N-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-2,6-dichlorobenzamide (Alda-1) reversed the established pulmonary fibrosis in both young and aged mice. In conclusion, ALDH2 expression inhibited the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. Strategies to up-regulate or activate ALDH2 expression could be potential therapies for pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Yanqiu Wei
- Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, China; National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Research Center, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
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- Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, China; National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
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Rwere F, White JR, Hell RCR, Yu X, Zeng X, McNeil L, Zhou KN, Angst MS, Chen CH, Mochly-Rosen D, Gross ER. Uncovering newly identified aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 genetic variants that lead to acetaldehyde accumulation after an alcohol challenge. J Transl Med 2024; 22:697. [PMID: 39075523 PMCID: PMC11288122 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-024-05507-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is critical for alcohol metabolism by converting acetaldehyde to acetic acid. In East Asian descendants, an inactive genetic variant in ALDH2, rs671, triggers an alcohol flushing response due to acetaldehyde accumulation. As alcohol flushing is not exclusive to those of East Asian descent, we questioned whether additional ALDH2 genetic variants can drive facial flushing and inefficient acetaldehyde metabolism using human testing and biochemical assays. METHODS After IRB approval, human subjects were given an alcohol challenge (0.25 g/kg) while quantifying acetaldehyde levels and the physiological response (heart rate and skin temperature) to alcohol. Further, by employing biochemical techniques including human purified ALDH2 proteins and transiently transfected NIH 3T3 cells, we characterized two newly identified ALDH2 variants for ALDH2 enzymatic activity, ALDH2 dimer/tetramer formation, and reactive oxygen species production after alcohol treatment. RESULTS Humans heterozygous for rs747096195 (R101G) or rs190764869 (R114W) had facial flushing and a 2-fold increase in acetaldehyde levels, while rs671 (E504K) had facial flushing and a 6-fold increase in acetaldehyde levels relative to wild type ALDH2 carriers. In vitro studies with recombinant R101G and R114W ALDH2 enzyme showed a reduced efficiency in acetaldehyde metabolism that is unique when compared to E504K or wild-type ALDH2. The effect is caused by a lack of functional dimer/tetramer formation for R101G and decreased Vmax for both R101G and R114W. Transiently transfected NIH-3T3 cells with R101G and R114W also had a reduced enzymatic activity by ~ 50% relative to transfected wild-type ALDH2 and when subjected to alcohol, the R101G and R114W variants had a 2-3-fold increase in reactive oxygen species formation with respect to wild type ALDH2. CONCLUSIONS We identified two additional ALDH2 variants in humans causing facial flushing and acetaldehyde accumulation after alcohol consumption. As alcohol use is associated with a several-fold higher risk for esophageal cancer for the E504K variant, the methodology developed here to characterize ALDH2 genetic variant response to alcohol can lead the way precision medicine strategies to further understand the interplay of alcohol consumption, ALDH2 genetics, and cancer.
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- Freeborn Rwere
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
- Present address: Department of Anesthesiology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
- Present address: Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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Cooke NP, Murray M, Cassidy LM, Mattiangeli V, Okazaki K, Kasai K, Gakuhari T, Bradley DG, Nakagome S. Genomic imputation of ancient Asian populations contrasts local adaptation in pre- and post-agricultural Japan. iScience 2024; 27:110050. [PMID: 38883821 PMCID: PMC11176660 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024] Open
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Early modern humans lived as hunter-gatherers for millennia before agriculture, yet the genetic adaptations of these populations remain a mystery. Here, we investigate selection in the ancient hunter-gatherer-fisher Jomon and contrast pre- and post-agricultural adaptation in the Japanese archipelago. Building on the successful validation of imputation with ancient Asian genomes, we identify selection signatures in the Jomon, particularly robust signals from KITLG variants, which may have influenced dark pigmentation evolution. The Jomon lacks well-known adaptive variants (EDAR, ADH1B, and ALDH2), marking their emergence after the advent of farming in the archipelago. Notably, the EDAR and ADH1B variants were prevalent in the archipelago 1,300 years ago, whereas the ALDH2 variant could have emerged later due to its absence in other ancient genomes. Overall, our study underpins local adaptation unique to the Jomon population, which in turn sheds light on post-farming selection that continues to shape contemporary Asian populations.
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- Niall P Cooke
- School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan
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- Toyama Prefectural Center for Archaeological Operations, Toyama, Japan
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- Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Deiana G, Sun R, Huang J, Napolioni V, Ciccocioppo R. Contribution of infectious diseases to the selection of ADH1B and ALDH2 gene variants in Asian populations. ALCOHOL, CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 48:855-866. [PMID: 38462538 PMCID: PMC11073917 DOI: 10.1111/acer.15288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND The gene variants ADH1B*2 (Arg48His, rs1229984) and ALDH2*2 (Glu504Lys, rs671) are common in East Asian populations but rare in other populations. We propose that selective pressures from pathogen exposure and dietary changes during the neolithic transition favored these variants. Thus, their current association with differences in alcohol sensitivity likely results from phenotypic plasticity rather than direct natural selection. METHODS Samples sourced from the Allele Frequency Database (ALFRED) were utilized to compute the average frequency of ADH1B*2 and ALDH2*2 across 88 and 61 countries, respectively. Following computation of the average national allele frequencies, we tested the significance of their correlations with ecological variables. Subsequently, we subjected them to Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Elastic Net regularization. For comprehensive evaluation, we collected individual-level phenotypic associations, compiling a Phenome-Wide Association Study (PheWAS) spanning multiple ethnicities. RESULTS Following multiple testing correction, ADH1B*2 displayed significant correlations with Neolithic transition timing (r = 0.405, p.adj = 2.013e-03, n = 57) and historical trypanosome burden (r = -0.418, p.adj = 0.013, n = 57). The first two components of PCA explained 47.7% of the total variability across countries, with the top three contributors being the historical indices of population density and trypanosome and leprosy burdens. Historical burdens of the Mycobacteria tuberculosis and leprosy were the sole predictive variables with positive coefficients that survived Elastic Net regularization. CONCLUSIONS Our analyses suggest that Mycobacteria may have played a role in the joint selection of ADH1B*2 and ALDH2*2, expanding the "toxic aldehyde hypothesis" to include Mycobacterium leprae. Additionally, our hypothesis, linked to dietary shifts from rice domestication, emphasizes nutritional deficiencies as a key element in the selective pressure exerted by Mycobacteria. This offers a plausible explanation for the high frequency of ADH1B*2 and ALDH2*2 in Asian populations.
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- Giovanni Deiana
- Center for Neuroscience, Pharmacology Unit, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino
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- Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- School of Public Health and Emergency Management, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
- Institute for Global Health and Development, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino
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- Center for Neuroscience, Pharmacology Unit, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino
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Kawai Y, Watanabe Y, Omae Y, Miyahara R, Khor SS, Noiri E, Kitajima K, Shimanuki H, Gatanaga H, Hata K, Hattori K, Iida A, Ishibashi-Ueda H, Kaname T, Kanto T, Matsumura R, Miyo K, Noguchi M, Ozaki K, Sugiyama M, Takahashi A, Tokuda H, Tomita T, Umezawa A, Watanabe H, Yoshida S, Goto YI, Maruoka Y, Matsubara Y, Niida S, Mizokami M, Tokunaga K. Exploring the genetic diversity of the Japanese population: Insights from a large-scale whole genome sequencing analysis. PLoS Genet 2023; 19:e1010625. [PMID: 38060463 PMCID: PMC10703243 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
The Japanese archipelago is a terminal location for human migration, and the contemporary Japanese people represent a unique population whose genomic diversity has been shaped by multiple migrations from Eurasia. We analyzed the genomic characteristics that define the genetic makeup of the modern Japanese population from a population genetics perspective from the genomic data of 9,287 samples obtained by high-coverage whole-genome sequencing (WGS) by the National Center Biobank Network. The dataset comprised populations from the Ryukyu Islands and other parts of the Japanese archipelago (Hondo). The Hondo population underwent two episodes of population decline during the Jomon period, corresponding to the Late Neolithic, and the Edo period, corresponding to the Early Modern era, while the Ryukyu population experienced a population decline during the shell midden period of the Late Neolithic in this region. Haplotype analysis suggested increased allele frequencies for genes related to alcohol and fatty acid metabolism, which were reported as loci that had experienced positive natural selection. Two genes related to alcohol metabolism were found to be 12,500 years out of phase with the time when they began to increase in the allele frequency; this finding indicates that the genomic diversity of Japanese people has been shaped by events closely related to agriculture and food production.
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- Yosuke Kawai
- Genome Medical Science Project, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Genome Medical Science Project, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Genome Medical Science Project, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Central Biobank, National Center Biobank Network, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Central Biobank, National Center Biobank Network, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Genome Medical Science Project, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Central Biobank, National Center Biobank Network, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Central Biobank, National Center Biobank Network, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Data Science Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Central Biobank, National Center Biobank Network, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Data Science Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- AIDS Clinical Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bioresources, Medical Genome Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Genome Analysis, Medical Genome Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Genome Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Liver Disease, Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Bioresources, Medical Genome Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Medical Informatics Intelligence, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- NCVC Biobank, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Medical Genome Center, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Viral Pathogenesis and Controls, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- NCVC Biobank, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Core Facility Administration, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Metabolic Research, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan
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- NCVC Biobank, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Research Institute, National Center for Child Health and Development, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Core Facility Administration, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan
- Innovation Center for Translational Research, Hospital, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Bioresources, Medical Genome Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Genome Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Center for Child Health and Development, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Core Facility Administration, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan
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- Genome Medical Science Project, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
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- Genome Medical Science Project, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Central Biobank, National Center Biobank Network, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Sano K, Terauchi R, Fukai K, Furuya Y, Nakazawa S, Kojimahara N, Hoshi K, Nakano T, Toyota A, Tatemichi M. Association Between Alcohol Consumption Patterns and Glaucoma in Japan. J Glaucoma 2023; 32:968-975. [PMID: 37748099 PMCID: PMC10621645 DOI: 10.1097/ijg.0000000000002308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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PRCIS In this case-control study of the Japanese population, including 3207 glaucoma cases, alcohol consumption patterns such as frequency and quantity showed a positive association with glaucoma prevalence. PURPOSE To examine the association between alcohol consumption patterns and glaucoma. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This case-control study evaluated 3207 cases with glaucoma and 3207 matched controls. Patients over 40 years of age were included from 1,693,611 patients admitted to 34 hospitals in Japan. Detailed alcohol consumption patterns (drinking frequency, average daily drinks, and total lifetime drinks) were obtained, as well as various confounding factors, including smoking history and lifestyle-related comorbidities. Conditional logistic regression models were used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CIs for glaucoma prevalence. RESULTS Drinking frequency showed an association with glaucoma for "a few days/week" (OR, 1.19; 95% CI, 1.03-1.38) and "almost every day/week" (OR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.18-1.66). Average daily drinks showed an association for ">0-2 drinks/day" (OR, 1.16; 95% CI, 1.03-1.32). Total lifetime drinks showed an association for ">60-90 drink-year" (OR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.01-1.49) and ">90 drink-year" (OR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.05-1.44). As alcohol consumption levels differed considerably between men and women, additional analyses were conducted separately for men and women. Among men, drinking frequency of "a few days/week" and "almost every day/week," average daily drinks of ">0-2 drinks/day" and ">2-4 drinks/day," and total lifetime drinks of ">60-90 drink-year" and ">90 drink-year" had an association with glaucoma. Conversely, among women, neither drinking frequency, average daily drinks, nor total lifetime drinks were associated. CONCLUSIONS Both the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption were associated with glaucoma. Further research on gender differences is warranted.
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- Kei Sano
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara
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- Department of Public Health, Shizuoka Graduate University of Public Health, Shizuoka
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- Center for Health Informatics Policy, National Institute of Public Health, Wako
- Department of Hygiene, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Chugoku Rosai Hospital Research Center for the Promotion of Health and Employment Support, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara
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Luo H, Zhang P, Zhang W, Zheng Y, Hao D, Shi Y, Niu Y, Song T, Li Y, Zhao S, Chen H, Xu T, He S. Recent positive selection signatures reveal phenotypic evolution in the Han Chinese population. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2023; 68:2391-2404. [PMID: 37661541 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2023.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Characterizing natural selection signatures and relationships with phenotype spectra is important for understanding human evolution and both biological and pathological mechanisms. Here, we identified 24 genetic loci under recent selection by analyzing rare singletons in 3946 high-depth whole-genome sequencing data of Han Chinese. The loci include immune-related gene regions (MHC cluster, IGH cluster, STING1, and PSG), alcohol metabolism-related gene regions (ADH1B, ALDH2, and ALDH3B2), and the olfactory perception gene OR4C16, in which the MHC cluster, ADH1B, and ALDH2 were also identified by TOPMed and WestLake Biobank. Among the signals, the IGH cluster is particularly interesting, in which the favored allele of variant 14_105737776_C_T (rs117518546, IgG1-G396R) promotes immune response, but also increases the risk of an autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is also surprising that our newly discovered ALDH3B2 evolved in the opposite direction to ALDH2 for alcohol metabolism. Besides monogenic traits, we found that multiple complex traits experienced polygenic adaptation. Particularly, multi-methods consistently revealed that lower blood pressure was favored in natural selection. Finally, we built a database named RePoS (recent positive selection, http://bigdata.ibp.ac.cn/RePoS/) to integrate and display multi-population selection signals. Our study extended our understanding of natural evolution and phenotype adaptation in Han Chinese as well as other populations.
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- Huaxia Luo
- Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing 100101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing 100101, China.
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian 271016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Ng CS, Ong XJ, Au M, Lau YH, Kwok HHY, Quan J. ALDH2 polymorphism, alcohol intake and the attributable burden of cancer in East Asia: systematic review, meta-analysis, and modeling study. Ann Epidemiol 2023; 85:113-120.e20. [PMID: 37268241 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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PURPOSE To estimate the burden of alcohol-attributable cancer in East Asian populations accounting for aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) genotype-specific cancer risk and alcohol exposure. METHODS We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of eight databases on cancer risk to derive alcohol dose-response curves by ALDH2 genotype. A simulation-based approach using the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) modeling framework was applied to estimate the population attributable fraction, incidence, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) lost to alcohol-attributable cancer. RESULTS We included 34 studies (66,655 participants) from China, Japan, and South Korea in the meta-analysis. Alcohol dose-response curves for liver, esophageal, and oral cavity/pharynx cancer showed an increased risk for people with the inactivated ALDH2 genetic polymorphism, resulting in a higher burden of alcohol-attributable cancer compared to GBD estimates. Our methods estimated annual incidence of cancer of 230,177 cases, an underestimate of 69,596 cases compared to GBD estimates. Similarly, total DALYs lost annually were underestimated by 1.20 million. CONCLUSIONS The burden of liver, esophageal, and oral cavity/pharynx cancer attributable to alcohol is underestimated in populations with the ALDH2 genetic polymorphism when compared to current estimates.
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- Carmen S Ng
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
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Camilleri AE, Cung M, Hart FM, Pagovich OE, Crystal RG, Greenblatt MB, Stiles KM. Gene Therapy to Treat Osteopenia Associated With Chronic Ethanol Consumption and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Deficiency. JBMR Plus 2023; 7:e10723. [PMID: 37065630 PMCID: PMC10097638 DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) deficiency affects 35% to 45% of East Asians and 8% of the world population. ALDH2 is the second enzyme in the ethanol metabolism pathway. The common genetic variant ALDH2*2 allele has a glutamic acid-to-lysine substitution at position 487 (E487K) that reduces the enzyme activity, resulting in an accumulation of acetaldehyde after ethanol consumption. The ALDH2*2 allele is associated with increased risk of osteoporosis and hip fracture. Our prior study showed that administration of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) serotype rh.10 gene transfer vector expressing the human ALDH2 cDNA (AAVrh.10hALDH2) before initiation of ethanol consumption prevented bone loss in ALDH2-deficient homozygous knockin mice carrying the E487K mutation (Aldh2 E487K+/+). We hypothesized that AAVrh.10hALDH2 administration after establishment of osteopenia would be able to reverse bone loss due to ALDH2 deficiency and chronic ethanol consumption. To test this hypothesis, male and female Aldh2 E487K+/+ mice (n = 6) were given ethanol in the drinking water for 6 weeks to establish osteopenia and then administered AAVrh.10hALDH2 (1011 genome copies). Mice were evaluated for an additional 12 weeks. AAVrh.10hALDH2 administration after osteopenia was established corrected weight loss and locomotion phenotypes and, importantly, increased midshaft femur cortical bone thickness, the most important component of bone in the resistance to fractures, and showed a trend toward increased trabecular bone volume. AAVrh.10hALDH2 is a promising therapeutic for osteoporosis in ALDH2-deficient individuals. © 2023 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Anna E Camilleri
- Department of Genetic MedicineWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew YorkNYUSA
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- Pathology and Laboratory MedicineWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Genetic MedicineWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Genetic MedicineWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Genetic MedicineWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew YorkNYUSA
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- Pathology and Laboratory MedicineWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew YorkNYUSA
- Research DivisionHospital for Special SurgeryNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Genetic MedicineWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew YorkNYUSA
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Chen X, Gui S, Deng D, Dong L, Zhang L, Wei D, Jiang J, Ge H, Liu P, Lv M, Li Y. Alcohol flushing syndrome is significantly associated with intracranial aneurysm rupture in the Chinese Han population. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1118980. [PMID: 37006480 PMCID: PMC10065193 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1118980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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ObjectiveAlthough alcohol flushing syndrome (AFS) has been associated with various diseases, its association with intracranial aneurysm rupture (IAR) is unclear. We aimed to examine this association in the Chinese Han population.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed Chinese Han patients with intracranial aneurysms who were evaluated and treated at our institution between January 2020 and December 2021. AFS was determined using a semi-structured telephone interview. Clinical data and aneurysm characteristics were assessed. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were conducted to determine independent factors associated with aneurysmal rupture.ResultsA total of 1,170 patients with 1,059 unruptured and 236 ruptured aneurysms were included. The incidence of aneurysm rupture was significantly higher in patients without AFS (p < 0.001). Meanwhile, there was a significantly difference between the AFS and non-AFS group in habitual alcohol consumption (10.5 vs. 27.2%, p < 0.001). In the univariate analyses, AFS [odds ratio (OR) 0.49; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.34–0.72] was significantly associated with IAR. In the multivariate analysis, AFS was an independent predictor of IAR (OR 0.50; 95%, CI, 0.35–0.71). Multivariate analysis revealed that AFS was an independent predictor of IAR in both habitual (OR 0.11; 95% CI, 0.03–0.45) and non-habitual drinkers (OR 0.69; 95% CI, 0.49–0.96).ConclusionAlcohol flushing syndrome may be a novel clinical marker to assess the risk of IAR. The association between AFS and IAR exists independently of alcohol consumption. Further single nucleotide polymorphism testing and molecular biology studies are warranted.
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- Xiheng Chen
- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Ming Lv,
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing, China
- Youxiang Li,
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Pan G, Roy B, Harding P, Lanigan T, Hilgarth R, Thandavarayan RA, Palaniyandi SS. Effects of intracardiac delivery of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene in myocardial salvage. Gene Ther 2023; 30:115-121. [PMID: 35606494 PMCID: PMC9684354 DOI: 10.1038/s41434-022-00345-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Intrinsic activity of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH)2, a cardiac mitochondrial enzyme, is vital in detoxifying 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (4HNE) like cellular reactive carbonyl species (RCS) and thereby conferring cardiac protection against pathological stress. It was also known that a single point mutation (E487K) in ALDH2 (prevalent in East Asians) known as ALDH2*2 reduces its activity intrinsically and was associated with increased cardiovascular diseases. We and others have shown that ALDH2 activity is reduced in several pathologies in WT animals as well. Thus, exogenous augmentation of ALDH2 activity is a good strategy to protect the myocardium from pathologies. In this study, we will test the efficacy of intracardiac injections of the ALDH2 gene in mice. We injected both wild type (WT) and ALDH2*2 knock-in mutant mice with ALDH2 constructs, AAv9-cTNT-hALDH2-HA tag-P2A-eGFP or their control constructs, AAv9-cTNT-eGFP. We found that intracardiac ALDH2 gene transfer increased myocardial levels of ALDH2 compared to GFP alone after 1 and 3 weeks. When we subjected the hearts of these mice to 30 min global ischemia and 90 min reperfusion (I-R) using the Langendorff perfusion system, we found reduced infarct size in the hearts of mice with ALDH2 gene vs GFP alone. A single time injection has shown increased myocardial ALDH2 activity for at least 3 weeks and reduced myocardial 4HNE adducts and infarct size along with increased contractile function of the hearts while subjected to I-R. Thus, ALDH2 overexpression protected the myocardium from I-R injury by reducing 4HNE protein adducts implicating increased 4HNE detoxification by ALDH2. In conclusion, intracardiac ALDH2 gene transfer is an effective strategy to protect the myocardium from pathological insults.
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- Guodong Pan
- Division of Hypertension and Vascular Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.,Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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- Division of Hypertension and Vascular Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.,Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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- Division of Hypertension and Vascular Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.,Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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- Vector Core, Biomedical Research Core Facilities, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Vector Core, Biomedical Research Core Facilities, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Division of Hypertension and Vascular Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA. .,Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
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MacKillop J, Agabio R, Feldstein Ewing SW, Heilig M, Kelly JF, Leggio L, Lingford-Hughes A, Palmer AA, Parry CD, Ray L, Rehm J. Hazardous drinking and alcohol use disorders. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2022; 8:80. [PMID: 36550121 PMCID: PMC10284465 DOI: 10.1038/s41572-022-00406-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Alcohol is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive drugs globally. Hazardous drinking, defined by quantity and frequency of consumption, is associated with acute and chronic morbidity. Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are psychiatric syndromes characterized by impaired control over drinking and other symptoms. Contemporary aetiological perspectives on AUDs apply a biopsychosocial framework that emphasizes the interplay of genetics, neurobiology, psychology, and an individual's social and societal context. There is strong evidence that AUDs are genetically influenced, but with a complex polygenic architecture. Likewise, there is robust evidence for environmental influences, such as adverse childhood exposures and maladaptive developmental trajectories. Well-established biological and psychological determinants of AUDs include neuroadaptive changes following persistent use, differences in brain structure and function, and motivational determinants including overvaluation of alcohol reinforcement, acute effects of environmental triggers and stress, elevations in multiple facets of impulsivity, and lack of alternative reinforcers. Social factors include bidirectional roles of social networks and sociocultural influences, such as public health control strategies and social determinants of health. An array of evidence-based approaches for reducing alcohol harms are available, including screening, pharmacotherapies, psychological interventions and policy strategies, but are substantially underused. Priorities for the field include translating advances in basic biobehavioural research into novel clinical applications and, in turn, promoting widespread implementation of evidence-based clinical approaches in practice and health-care systems.
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- James MacKillop
- Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research, McMaster University & St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
- Homewood Research Institute, Guelph, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
- Neuroscience Institute, Section of Cagliari, National Research Council, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA
- Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Recovery Research Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology Section, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology Section, Translational Addiction Medicine Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Psychiatry, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Central North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry & Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; & Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto (UofT), Toronto, Canada
- WHO European Region Collaborating Centre at Public Health Institute of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
- Technische Universität Dresden, Klinische Psychologie & Psychotherapie, Dresden, Germany
- Department of International Health Projects, Institute for Leadership and Health Management, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
- Zentrum für Interdisziplinäre Suchtforschung der Universität Hamburg (ZIS), Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Ben-Arie E, Inprasit C, Lottering B, Yip HT, Ho WC, Lee YC, Kao PY. The Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Patients with Oral, Oropharynx, Nasopharynx, and Hypopharynx Cancers: A Retrospective Longitudinal Cohort Study in Taiwan. Integr Cancer Ther 2022; 21:15347354221132790. [PMID: 36314371 PMCID: PMC9623381 DOI: 10.1177/15347354221132790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Introduction Given the prevalent use of tobacco and betel nut in the Taiwanese community,
an increase risk of oral, oropharynx, and hypopharynx cancers (head and neck
cancers) is apparent. The use of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and
acupuncture is both common and conveniently accessible in Taiwan, with
treatments being financially supported by the National Health Insurance
(NHI). This study aims to investigate the use of TCM in head and neck
cancers in Taiwan through a longitudinal cohort study. Methods: The Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) was utilized
in order to conduct this study. The study populations consisted of oral,
oropharynx, nasopharynx, and hypopharynx cancers (head and neck cancer)
patients in 2002, which were then followed up until 2007 in regards to TCM
use, until 2013 in regards to acupuncture use and until 2014 for all-cause
mortality. Patients were divided into 4 groups. Common symptoms, Chinese
herbs and formula used, TCM visits and 5 and 12 years all-cause mortality
were analyzed. Results: The use of TCM was increased in the second to fourth-year post-diagnosis. TCM
use in nasopharynx cancer patients was higher compared to other cancers. The
number of TCM visits per patient was increased post-diagnosis. The findings
suggest a non-significant reduction in 5 and 12 years all-cause mortality
between TCM II and CON II groups. Conclusion: The use of TCM in new patients suffering from head and neck cancers was
increased in close proximity to the cancer diagnosis. The relation between
TCM use and mortality of head and neck cancer should be investigated through
larger scale studies.
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- China Medical University, Taichung,
Taiwan
- China Medical University Hospital,
Taichung, Taiwan
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- China Medical University, Taichung,
Taiwan
- China Medical University Hospital,
Taichung, Taiwan
- Yu-Chen Lee, Graduate Institute of
Acupuncture Science, China Medical University, 2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung City,
40402.
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- China Medical University Hospital,
Taichung, Taiwan
- Kao Pei-Yu, Division of Thoracic Surgery,
Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yuh-Der Road,
Taichung City, 40402.
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Hu CY, Hung CL, Huang YC, Huang PH, Tseng DY, Lin YH, Sun FJ, Kao FJ, Yeh HI, Liu YY. Alcohol patch test with hue-saturation-value model analysis predicts ALDH2 genetic polymorphism. Comput Biol Med 2022; 147:105783. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Romani A, Marrone G, Celotto R, Campo M, Vita C, Chiaramonte C, Carretta A, Di Daniele N, Noce A. Utility of SIFT-MS to evaluate volatile organic compounds in nephropathic patients' breath. Sci Rep 2022; 12:10413. [PMID: 35729207 PMCID: PMC9428186 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14152-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Several studies highlighted a correlation between exhaled air volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and some pathological conditions, such as chronic kidney disease (CKD), chronic liver disease, etc. In fact, in literature has been reported that CKD is characterized by an increased concentration of ammonia, trimethylamine (TMA) and isoprene compared to healthy subjects. Currently, there is not a validate and standardized method to detect VOCs. For this purpose, we examined the utility of selected ion flow tube-mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) to measure VOCs in CKD patients and we evaluated the possible correlation between VOCs and the presence of CKD and its stage. We enrolled 68 CKD patients under conservative therapy and 54 healthy subjects. The analysis of the VOCs of the exhaled air of the enrolled subjects was performed by SIFT-MS. Among all the VOCs analyzed, the most relevant results by ROC curves were observed for TMA, acetone, ammonia and dimethyl sulfide. We found that a breath TMA concentration superior to 26 ppbv characterizes a 6.11 times greater risk of CKD, compared to subjects with lower levels. Moreover, we detected an increased concentration of acetone and ammonia in CKD patients compared to healthy subjects. We highlight the potential utility of SIFT-MS in CKD clinical management. Clinical trial registry: R.S. 15.19 of 6 February 2019.
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- Annalisa Romani
- PHYTOLAB (Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic, Food Supplement, Technology and Analysis), DiSIA, University of Florence, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- UOC of Internal Medicine-Center of Hypertension and Nephrology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- PHYTOLAB (Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic, Food Supplement, Technology and Analysis), DiSIA, University of Florence, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- QuMAP-PIN S.c.r.l.-Polo Universitario "Città di Prato" Servizi Didattici e Scientifici per L'Università di Firenze, Piazza Giovanni Ciardi, 25, 59100, Prato, Italy
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- Department of Statistics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- UOC of Internal Medicine-Center of Hypertension and Nephrology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.
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- UOC of Internal Medicine-Center of Hypertension and Nephrology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.
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The ALDH2*2 missense variant that commonly causes alcohol flushing reactions is the single genetic polymorphism associated with the largest number of traits in humans. The dysfunctional ALDH2 variant affects nearly 8% of the world population and is highly concentrated among East Asians. Carriers of the ALDH2*2 variant commonly present alterations in a number of blood biomarkers, clinical measurements, biometrics, drug prescriptions, dietary habits and lifestyle behaviors, and they are also more susceptible to aldehyde-associated diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. However, the interaction between alcohol and ALDH2-related pathology is not clearly delineated. Furthermore, genetic evidence indicates that the ALDH2*2 variant has been favorably selected for in the past 2000-3000 years. It is therefore necessary to consider the disease risk and mechanism associated with ALDH2 deficiency, and to understand the possible beneficial or protective effect conferred by ALDH2 deficiency and whether the pleiotropic effects of ALDH2 variance are all mediated by alcohol use.
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- Che-Hong Chen
- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Jin J, Chen J, Wang Y. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 and arrhythmogenesis. Heart Rhythm 2022; 19:1541-1547. [PMID: 35568135 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cardiac arrhythmia is a common cardiovascular disease that leads to considerable economic burdens and significant global public health challenges. Despite the remarkable progress made in recent decades, antiarrhythmic therapy remains suboptimal. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), a critical detoxifying enzyme, catalyzes toxic aldehydes and protects individuals from damages caused by oxidative stress. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that ALDH2 activation has potential antiarrhythmic benefits. The correlation between ALDH2 deficiency and arrhythmogenesis has been widely recognized. In this review, we summarize recent researches on the potential roles of ALDH2 activation and antiarrhythmic protection, as well as the role played by the ALDH2*2 polymorphism (rs671) in promoting arrhythmic risk. Additionally, we discuss important new findings illustrating the use of ALDH2 activators, which may prove to be promising antiarrhythmic therapy agents.
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- Junyan Jin
- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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There are many reactive intermediates found in metabolic pathways. Could these potentially toxic molecules be exploited for an organism's benefit? We propose that during certain microbial infections, the production of inherently reactive aldehydes by an infected host is a previously unappreciated innate immune defence mechanism. While there has been a significant focus on the effects of aldehydes on mammalian physiology, the idea that they might be exploited or purposefully induced to kill pathogens is new. Given that aldehydes are made as parts of metabolic programmes that accompany immune cell activation by the cytokine interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) during infections, we hypothesize that aldehydes are among the arsenal of IFN-γ-inducible effectors needed for pathogen control.
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- K. Heran Darwin
- Department of Microbiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Division of Immunology and Pathogenesis, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA,Division of Infectious Disease and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2-associated metabolic abnormalities and cardiovascular diseases: current status, underlying mechanisms, and clinical recommendations. CARDIOLOGY PLUS 2022. [DOI: 10.1097/cp9.0000000000000002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Alcohol Consumption, ALDH2 Polymorphism as Risk Factors for Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancer Progression and Prognosis. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12030348. [PMID: 35330099 PMCID: PMC8956056 DOI: 10.3390/life12030348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) is highly susceptible to multiple primary cancers originated from squamous epithelia and constitutes a field of cancerization. Patients with head and neck cancer (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, HNSCC) are at high risk of developing multiple cancers in the esophagus (esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, ESCC). Conversely, esophageal cancer patients are prone to develop multiple primary tumors in the head and neck region. The East Asian-specific dysfunctional ALDH2*2 missense mutation is a genetic risk factor for UADT cancer. It is not only associated with increased incidences of UADT cancer, but is also implicated in faster cancer progression and poorer prognosis. Alcohol use is a major lifestyle risk factor which causes UADT cancer among ALDH2*2 carriers. The accumulation of the immediate metabolite of alcohol, acetaldehyde, is likely the genotoxic agents that is involved in the process of tumorigenesis. This review summarizes recent publications on the risk and association of ALDH2*2 mutation, alcohol consumption in synchronous, metachronous UADT cancer. Possible molecular mechanisms involved in cancer initiation, progress and prognosis are discussed. The review also highlights a need for precision medicine-based preventive and therapeutic strategies by integrating lifestyle and genetic risk factors, such as alcohol consumption, genotypes of the alcohol metabolizing genes, ADH1B and ALDH2, into a risk assessment model for better screening, surveillance and treatment outcome.
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Zhang X, Sun A, Ge J. Origin and Spread of the ALDH2 Glu504Lys Allele. PHENOMICS (CHAM, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 1:222-228. [PMID: 36939783 PMCID: PMC9590465 DOI: 10.1007/s43657-021-00017-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Gene polymorphism of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), a key enzyme for alcohol metabolism in humans, can affect catalytic activity. The ALDH2 Glu504Lys mutant allele has a high-frequency distribution in East Asian populations and has been demonstrated to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and tumors. Available evidence suggests that the evolution of the ALDH2 gene has been influenced by multiple factors. Random mutations produce Glu504Lys, and genetic drift alters the frequency of this allele; additionally, environmental factors such as hepatitis B virus infection and high-elevation hypoxia affect its frequency through selective effects, ultimately resulting in a high frequency of this allele in East Asian populations. Here, the origin, selection, and spread of the ALDH2 Glu504Lys allele are discussed, and an outlook for further research is proposed to realize a precision medical strategy based on the genetic and environmental variations in ALDH2.
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- Xiaokai Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai 200032, China
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai 200032, China
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Pan G, Roy B, Palaniyandi SS. Diabetic Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Mutant (ALDH2*2) Mice Are More Susceptible to Cardiac Ischemic-Reperfusion Injury Due to 4-Hydroxy-2-Nonenal Induced Coronary Endothelial Cell Damage. J Am Heart Assoc 2021; 10:e021140. [PMID: 34482710 PMCID: PMC8649540 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.021140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background Aldehyde dehydrogenase‐2 (ALDH2), a mitochondrial enzyme, detoxifies reactive aldehydes such as 4‐hydroxy‐2‐nonenal (4HNE). A highly prevalent E487K mutation in ALDH2 (ALDH2*2) in East Asian people with intrinsic low ALDH2 activity is implicated in diabetic complications. 4HNE‐induced cardiomyocyte dysfunction was studied in diabetic cardiac damage; however, coronary endothelial cell (CEC) injury in myocardial ischemia‐reperfusion injury (IRI) in diabetic mice has not been studied. Therefore, we hypothesize that the lack of ALDH2 activity exacerbates 4HNE‐induced CEC dysfunction which leads to cardiac damage in ALDH2*2 mutant diabetic mice subjected to myocardial IRI. Methods and Results Three weeks after diabetes mellitus (DM) induction, hearts were subjected to IRI either in vivo via left anterior descending artery occlusion and release or ex vivo IRI by using the Langendorff system. The cardiac performance was assessed by conscious echocardiography in mice or by inserting a balloon catheter in the left ventricle in the ex vivo model. Just 3 weeks of DM led to an increase in cardiac 4HNE protein adducts and, cardiac dysfunction, and a decrease in the number of CECs along with reduced myocardial ALDH2 activity in ALDH2*2 mutant diabetic mice compared with their wild‐type counterparts. Systemic pretreatment with Alda‐1 (10 mg/kg per day), an activator of both ALDH2 and ALDH2*2, led to a reduction in myocardial infarct size and dysfunction, and coronary perfusion pressure upon cardiac IRI by increasing CEC population and coronary arteriole opening. Conclusions Low ALDH2 activity exacerbates 4HNE‐mediated CEC injury and thereby cardiac dysfunction in diabetic mouse hearts subjected to IRI, which can be reversed by ALDH2 activation.
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- Guodong Pan
- Division of Hypertension and Vascular ResearchDepartment of Internal MedicineHenry Ford Health SystemDetroitMI
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- Division of Hypertension and Vascular ResearchDepartment of Internal MedicineHenry Ford Health SystemDetroitMI
- Department of PhysiologyWayne State UniversityDetroitMI
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- Division of Hypertension and Vascular ResearchDepartment of Internal MedicineHenry Ford Health SystemDetroitMI
- Department of PhysiologyWayne State UniversityDetroitMI
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The Aldehyde Dehydrogenase ALDH2*2 Allele, Associated with Alcohol Drinking Behavior, Dates Back to Prehistoric Times. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11091376. [PMID: 34572589 PMCID: PMC8465343 DOI: 10.3390/biom11091376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Human alcohol-consumption behavior is partly genetically encoded. The alcohol consumption of 987 residents in Keelung, Taiwan, was evaluated by using the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). We assessed ~750,000 genomic variants of 71 residents who drank hazardously (AUDIT score ≥ 8) and 126 residents who did not drink in their daily lives (AUDIT score = 0), using high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays. The rs671 G > A manifests the highest significance of the association with drinking behavior (Fisher’s exact P = 8.75 × 10−9). It is a pleiotropic, non-synonymous variant in the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) gene. The minor allele “A”, commonly known as ALDH2*2, is associated with non-drinkers. Intriguingly, identity-by-descent haplotypes encompassing genomic regions with a median length of 1.6 (0.6–2.0) million nucleotide bases were found in all study participants with either heterozygous or homozygous ALDH2*2 (n = 81 and 13, respectively). We also analyzed a public-domain dataset with genome-wide genotypes of 2000 participants in Guangzhou, a coastal city in Southern China. Among them, 175 participants have homozygous ALDH2*2 genotype, and again, long ALDH2*2-carrying haplotypes were found in all 175 participants without exceptions. The median length of the ALDH2*2-carrying haplotype is 1.7 (0.5–2.8) million nucleotide bases. The haplotype lengths in the Keelung and Guangzhou cohorts combined indicate that the origin of the ALDH2*2 allele dates back to 7935 (7014–9381) years ago. In conclusion, the rs671 G > A is the leading genomic variant associated with the long-term drinking behavior among residents of Keelung, Taiwan. The ALDH2*2 allele has been in Asian populations since prehistoric times.
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Yang SS, Chen YH, Hu JT, Chiu CF, Hung SW, Chang YC, Chiu CC, Chuang HL. Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Mutation Exacerbated High-Fat-Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Gut Microbiota Remodeling in Male Mice. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10080737. [PMID: 34439969 PMCID: PMC8389693 DOI: 10.3390/biology10080737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Simple Summary ALDH2, mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2, is a critical enzyme involved in ethanol clearance in acetaldehyde metabolism. The prevalence of the ALDH2*2 variant is 45% in the Taiwanese population. ALDH2 reportedly has protective properties on myocardial damage, stroke, and diabetic retina damage. However, the effects of ALDH2 in modulation of metabolic syndromes remain unclear. The study evaluated the roles of ALDH2 in a high-fat-diet-induced metabolic syndrome in mice. We explored the effects of ALDH2 gene on NAFLD and potential association with gut microbiota. Abstract Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is a critical enzyme involved in ethanol clearance in acetaldehyde metabolism and plays a key role in protecting the liver. The ALDH2*2 mutation causes a significant decrease in acetaldehyde scavenging capacity, leading to the accumulation of acetaldehyde after consuming alcohol. The prevalence of the ALDH2*2 variant is in 45% of Taiwanese individuals. ALDH2 reportedly has protective properties on myocardial damage, stroke, and diabetic retina damage. However, the effects of ALDH2 in the modulation of metabolic syndromes remain unclear. This study evaluates the roles of ALDH2 in a high-fat-diet-induced metabolic syndrome in mice. Male (M) and female (F) wild-type (WT) and ALDH2 knock-in C57BL/6J mice (4–5 weeks old) were fed a high-fat diet for 16 weeks. Results showed that the body and white-adipose-tissue weights were significantly increased in ALDH2-M compared to those in the other groups. We observed markedly elevated serum levels of alanine transaminase and glucose. Oral glucose-tolerance test and homeostasis-model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) values were significantly higher in ALDH2-M mice than those in WT-M mice, with no observable differences in female mice. Abundant steatosis and inflammatory cells were observed in ALDH2-M, with significantly decreased expression of hepatic genes IRS2, GLUT4, and PGC-1α compared to that in WT-M. ALDH2 gene mutation also affected the β-diversity of gut microbiota in ALDH2-M resulting in the decreased abundance of Actinobacteria and an increase in Deferribacteres. Our results suggest that potential changes in gut microbiota may be associated with the defective ALDH2 exacerbation of high-fat-diet-induced liver diseases in male mice. However, female mice were not affected, and sex hormones may be an important factor that requires further investigation.
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- Sien-Sing Yang
- Liver Center, Cathay General Hospital Medical Center, Taipei 106, Taiwan; (S.-S.Y.); (J.-T.H.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan;
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- Liver Center, Cathay General Hospital Medical Center, Taipei 106, Taiwan; (S.-S.Y.); (J.-T.H.)
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- Graduate Institute of Metabolism and Obesity Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan;
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- Division of Animal Industry, Animal Technology Research Center, Agricultural Technology Research Institute, Miaoli 350, Taiwan; (S.-W.H.); (C.-C.C.)
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung 413, Taiwan;
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- Division of Animal Industry, Animal Technology Research Center, Agricultural Technology Research Institute, Miaoli 350, Taiwan; (S.-W.H.); (C.-C.C.)
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- National Laboratory Animal Center, National Applied Research Laboratories, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Correspondence:
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Shan YS, Chen LT, Wu CH, Chang YF, Lee CT, Chiang NJ, Chao YJ, Yen CJ, Tsai HJ, Huang HE, Tsai CR, Weng YL, Yang HC, Liu HC, Chang JS. No association between alcohol consumption and pancreatic cancer even among individuals genetically susceptible to the carcinogenicity of alcohol. Sci Rep 2021; 11:14567. [PMID: 34267279 PMCID: PMC8282609 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94111-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Inconsistent results have been reported for the association between alcohol use and pancreatic cancer, particularly at low levels of alcohol consumption. Individuals genetically susceptible to the carcinogenic effect of alcohol might have higher pancreatic cancer risk after drinking alcohol. The current study investigated the association between alcohol use and pancreatic cancer with 419 pancreatic cancer cases and 963 controls recruited by a hospital-based case-control study in Taiwan. Gene-environment interaction between alcohol use and polymorphisms of two ethanol-metabolizing genes, ADH1B and ALDH2, on pancreatic risk was evaluated. Our results showed no significant association between alcohol drinking and an increased pancreatic cancer risk, even at high levels of alcohol consumption. Even among those genetically susceptible to the carcinogenic effect of alcohol (carriers of ADH1B*2/*2(fast activity) combined with ALDH2*1/*2(slow activity) or ALDH2*2/*2(almost non-functional)), no significant association between alcohol use and pancreatic cancer was observed. Overall, our results suggested that alcohol drinking is not a significant contributor to the occurrence of pancreatic cancer in Taiwan.
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- Yan-Shen Shan
- Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, 1F No 367, Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Ziyou 1st Road, Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, 80756, Taiwan
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
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- Department of Family MedicineNational Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
- Institute of Geriatrics, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Family MedicineNational Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
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- Department of Family MedicineNational Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, 1F No 367, Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, 1F No 367, Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
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- Department of Family Medicine, Mennonite Christian Hospital, 44 Min Chuan Road, Hualien, 970, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, 1F No 367, Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, 1F No 367, Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, 1F No 367, Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University HospitalCollege of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, 1F No 367, Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, 70456, Taiwan.
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VanEvery H, Yang W, Olsen N, Bao L, Lu B, Wu S, Cui L, Gao X. Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis among Chinese Adults: A Prospective Study. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13072231. [PMID: 34209676 PMCID: PMC8308382 DOI: 10.3390/nu13072231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Alcohol consumption may be associated with the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but potential sex-related differences in this association have not been explored. Thus, we utilized 87,118 participants in the Kailuan Study, a prospective cohort initiated in 2006 to study the risk factors of cardiovascular disease in a Chinese population. We included those that did not have RA at baseline (2006), and performed cox proportional hazard modeling to calculate the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) of RA according to the levels of alcohol consumption (never or past, light or moderate (<1 serving/day for women, <2 servings/day for men), and heavy (>1 serving/day for women, >2 servings/day for men), adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, and smoking. Diagnoses of RA were confirmed via medical record review by rheumatologists. From 2006 to 2018, we identified 87 incident RA cases. After adjusting for potential confounders, the HR of RA was 1.26 (95% CI: 0.62, 2.56) for participants with light or moderate alcohol consumption and 1.98 (95% CI: 0.93, 4.22) for participants with heavy alcohol consumption) versus non-drinkers. The HR of each 10 g increase in alcohol consumption was 1.11 (95% CI: 0.98, 1.26) (p-trend = 0.09). A significant association between alcohol consumption and RA risk was observed in women, but not in men (p for interaction = 0.06). Among women, each 10 g increase in alcohol consumption was significantly associated with a high risk of RA (HR: 1.56; 95% CI: 1.06, 2.29). In contrast, each 10 g increase in alcohol consumption was not significantly associated with the risk of RA in men (HR: 1.10; 95% CI: 0.97, 1.25). Excluding past drinkers generated similar results. In this prospective Chinese cohort, increasing alcohol consumption was associated with an elevated risk of RA among women, but not in men. These findings highlight the importance of incorporating analysis of sex differences into future studies of alcohol consumption and RA risk.
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- Hannah VanEvery
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16802, USA;
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan 063000, China; (W.Y.); (L.C.)
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA;
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- Department of Statistics, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16802, USA;
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- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
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- Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan 063000, China;
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan 063000, China; (W.Y.); (L.C.)
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16802, USA;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +814-867-5959
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Yang K, Ren J, Li X, Wang Z, Xue L, Cui S, Sang W, Xu T, Zhang J, Yu J, Liu Z, Shang H, Pang J, Huang X, Chen Y, Xu F. Prevention of aortic dissection and aneurysm via an ALDH2-mediated switch in vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype. Eur Heart J 2021; 41:2442-2453. [PMID: 32428930 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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AIMS Aortic aneurysm/dissection (AAD) is a life-threatening disorder lacking effective pharmacotherapeutic remedies. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) polymorphism is tied with various risk factors for AAD including hypertension, atherosclerosis, and hypercholesterolaemia although direct correlation between the two remains elusive. METHODS AND RESULTS Two independent case-control studies were conducted involving 307 AAD patients and 399 healthy controls in two geographically distinct areas in China. Our data revealed that subjects carrying mutant ALDH2 gene possessed a ∼50% reduced risk of AAD compared with wild-type (WT) alleles. Using 3-aminopropionitrile fumarate (BAPN)- and angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced AAD animal models, inhibition of ALDH2 was found to retard development of AAD. Mechanistically, ALDH2 inhibition ablated pathological vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotypical switch through interaction with myocardin, a determinant of VSMC contractile phenotype. Using microarray and bioinformatics analyses, ALDH2 deficiency was found to down-regulate miR-31-5p, which further altered myocardin mRNA level. Gain-of-function and loss-of-function studies verified that miR-31-5p significantly repressed myocardin level and aggravated pathological VSMC phenotypical switch and AAD, an effect that was blunted by ALDH2 inhibition. We next noted that ALDH2 deficiency increased Max expression and decreased miR-31-5p level. Moreover, ALDH2 mutation or inhibition down-regulated levels of miR-31-5p while promoting myocardin downstream contractile genes in the face of Ang II in primary human VSMCs. CONCLUSIONS ALDH2 deficiency is associated with a lower risk of AAD in patients and mice, possibly via suppressing VSMC phenotypical switch in a miR-31-5p-myocardin-dependent manner. These findings favour a role for ALDH2 and miR-31-5p as novel targets for AAD therapy.
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- Kehui Yang
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Chest Pain Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese Ministry of Health and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China.,Center for Cardiovascular Research and Alternative Medicine, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, 1000 E. University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 Zhongshan Road II, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Chest Pain Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese Ministry of Health and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Chest Pain Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese Ministry of Health and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Chest Pain Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese Ministry of Health and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Chest Pain Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese Ministry of Health and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Chest Pain Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese Ministry of Health and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Chest Pain Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese Ministry of Health and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Chest Pain Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese Ministry of Health and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China
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- Center of Intelligent Medical Engineering, School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, 17923 Jingshi Road, Jinan 250061, China
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- Center of Intelligent Medical Engineering, School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, 17923 Jingshi Road, Jinan 250061, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Chest Pain Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese Ministry of Health and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 Zhongshan Road II, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Chest Pain Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese Ministry of Health and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Chest Pain Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China.,The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese Ministry of Health and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan 250012, China
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de Melo-Martin I, Crystal RG. Primum Non Nocere: Should Gene Therapy Be Used to Prevent Potentially Fatal Disease but Enable Potentially Destructive Behavior? Hum Gene Ther 2021; 32:529-534. [PMID: 33752441 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2021.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) deficiency constitutes one of the most common hereditary enzyme deficiencies, affecting 35% to 40% of East Asians and 8% of the world population. It causes the well-known Asian Alcohol Flush Syndrome, characterized by facial flushing, palpitation, tachycardia, nausea, and other unpleasant feelings when alcohol is consumed. It is also associated with a marked increase in the risk of a variety of serious disorders, including esophageal cancer and osteoporosis. Our recent studies with murine models have demonstrated that a one-time administration of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene transfer vector expressing the human ALDH2 coding sequence (AAVrh.10hALDH2) will correct the deficiency state and prevent alcohol-induced abnormalities of the esophagus and bone. If successful in humans, such strategy would reduce the increased risk-associated disorders such as esophageal cancer and osteoporosis, but also prevent the Asian Alcohol Flush Syndrome. This treatment thus raises ethical concerns: although it would potentially prevent fatal disease, it could also allow affected individuals to drink alcohol without suffering the Asian Alcohol Flush Syndrome and, hence, potentially enable personal destructive behavior. Here we explore the ethical arguments against the development of a gene therapy for ALDH2 deficiency and we find them wanting. We contend that development of such treatments is ethically appropriate and should be part and parcel of the solutions offered against the condition.
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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Du XY, Wen L, Hu YY, Deng SQ, Xie LC, Jiang GB, Yang GL, Niu YM. Association Between the Aldehyde Dehydrogenase-2 rs671 G>A Polymorphism and Head and Neck Cancer Susceptibility: A Meta-Analysis in East Asians. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2021; 45:307-317. [PMID: 33283290 DOI: 10.1111/acer.14527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) plays an important role in the alcohol detoxification and acetaldehyde metabolism. Published studies have demonstrated some inconsistent associations between ALDH2 rs671 G>A polymorphism and head and neck cancer (HNC) risk. METHODS A meta-analysis was performed to provide pooled data on the association between the ALDH2 rs671 G>A polymorphism and HNC risk. Electronic databases were searched to identify relevant studies. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to examine the pooled effect size of each genetic model. In addition, heterogeneity test, accumulative analysis, sensitivity analysis, and publication bias were conducted to test the statistical power. RESULTS Thirteen publications (14 independent case-control studies) involving 10,939 subjects were selected. The stratified analysis indicated that both light/moderated drinking (e.g., GA vs. GG: OR = 1.47, 95% CI = 1.16 to 1.86, p < 0.01, I2 = 81.1%) and heavy drinking would increase HNC risk with rs671 G>A mutation (e.g., GA vs. GG: OR = 2.30, 95% CI = 1.11 to 4.77, p = 0.03, I2 = 81.9%). CONCLUSIONS In summary, this meta-analysis suggested that the ALDH2 rs671 G>A polymorphism may play an important synergistic effect in the pathogenesis of HNC development in East Asians.
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- Xin-Ya Du
- From the, Department of Stomatology, (X-YD, G-LY, Y-MN), The People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Affiliated Longhua People's Hospital, Southern Medicine University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Dermatology, (LW), Suizhou Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Suizhou, China
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- Department of Stomatology, (Y-YH, L-CX, Y-MN), Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Research, Taihe Hospital, Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.,Department of Research Affair Management, (Y-YH, S-QD), Gongli Hospital, the Secondary Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Radiology and Stomatology, (Y-YH, G-BJ), Suizhou Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Suizhou, China
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- Department of Research Affair Management, (Y-YH, S-QD), Gongli Hospital, the Secondary Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Stomatology, (Y-YH, L-CX, Y-MN), Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Research, Taihe Hospital, Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Radiology and Stomatology, (Y-YH, G-BJ), Suizhou Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Suizhou, China
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- From the, Department of Stomatology, (X-YD, G-LY, Y-MN), The People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Affiliated Longhua People's Hospital, Southern Medicine University, Shenzhen, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, (G-Li Y), Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- From the, Department of Stomatology, (X-YD, G-LY, Y-MN), The People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Affiliated Longhua People's Hospital, Southern Medicine University, Shenzhen, China.,Department of Stomatology, (Y-YH, L-CX, Y-MN), Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Research, Taihe Hospital, Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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Tian W, Guo J, Zhang Q, Fang S, Zhou R, Hu J, Wang M, Zhang Y, Guo JM, Chen Z, Zhu J, Zheng C. The discovery of novel small molecule allosteric activators of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 212:113119. [PMID: 33383258 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.113119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) plays important role in ethanol metabolism, and also serves as an important shield from the damage occurring under oxidative stress. A special inactive variant was found carried by 35-45% of East Asians. The variant carriers have recently been found at the higher risk for the diseases related to the damage occurring under oxidative stress, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. As a result, ALDH2 activators may potentially serve as a new class of therapeutics. Herein, N-benzylanilines were found as novel allosteric activators of ALDH2 by computational virtual screening using ligand-based and structure-based screening parallel screening strategy. Then a structural optimization was performed and has led to the discovery of the compound C6. It has good activity in vitro and in vivo, which could reduce infarct size by ∼70% in ischemic stroke rat models. This study provided good lead compounds for the further development of ALDH2 activators.
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- Wei Tian
- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China; General Hospital Of Central Theater Commond, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 20444, China
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- 960 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force, Jinan, Shandong, 250031, China
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- School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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Population history in Okinawa based on JC virus and ALDH2 genotypes. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7331. [PMID: 32355181 PMCID: PMC7192937 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64194-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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AbstractIt is widely known that people in Okinawa originated from the Jomon people, and are generally tolerant to alcohol. However, some individuals in mainland Japan lack alcohol tolerance due to a mutation in the human mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) gene. Furthermore, the JC virus (JCV) genotype MY, which is related to the Jomon people, has not been found in Okinawa. In this study, to analyze the origin of the Okinawan people, we investigated the relationship between the JCV genotype and ALDH2 genotype. We collected 108 JCV positive samples from Okinawa. Only CY genotype JCV, and not the MY genotype, was detected. Among JCV-positive samples, a variant of ALDH2 (Glu/Lys heterozygote) was detected in 31 samples (29%) and wild-type ALDH2 (Glu/Glu homozygote) was detected in 77 samples (71%). Another variant of ALDH2 (Lys/Lys homozygote) was not detected. Among carriers of CY genotype JCV, wild-type ALDH2 was much more frequent in people living in Okinawa than in mainland Japan (P < 0.05). Our results suggested that the original inhabitants of Okinawa were people who carried MY genotype JCV and wild-type ALDH2; and that after the extinction of these original inhabitants, people who carried CY genotype JCV and wild-type ALDH2 migrated to the area. Due to the founder effect, CY genotype JCV and wild-type ALDH2 became dominant. Over a long period, many people with the variant ALDH2 migrated to Okinawa; the variant allele increased in frequency, but other JCV genotypes were eliminated.
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A critical assessment of the potential of pharmacological modulation of aldehyde dehydrogenases to treat the diseases of bone loss. Eur J Pharmacol 2020; 886:173541. [PMID: 32896553 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2020.173541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Chronic alcoholism (CA) decreases bone mass and increases the risk of hip fracture. Alcohol and its main metabolite, acetaldehyde impairs osteoblastogenesis by increasing oxidative stress. Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) is the rate-limiting enzyme in clearing acetaldehyde from the body. The clinical relevance of ALDH in skeletal function has been established by the discovery of single nucleotide polymorphism, SNP (rs671) in the ALDH2 gene giving rise to an inactive form of the enzyme (ALDH2*2) that causes increased serum acetaldehyde and osteoporosis in the affected individuals. Subsequent mouse genetics studies have replicated human phenotype in mice and confirmed the non-redundant role of ALDH2 in bone homeostasis. The activity of ALDH2 is amenable to pharmacological modulation. ALDH2 inhibition by disulfiram (DSF) and activation by alda-1 cause reduction and induction of bone formation, respectively. DSF also inhibits peak bone mass accrual in growing rats. On the other hand, DSF showed an anti-osteoclastogenic effect and protected mice from alcohol-induced osteopenia by inhibiting ALDH1a1 in bone marrow monocytes. Besides DSF, there are several classes of ALDH inhibitors with disparate skeletal effects. Alda-1, the ALDH2 activator induced osteoblast differentiation by increasing bone morphogenic protein 2 (BMP2) expression via ALDH2 activation. Alda-1 also restored ovariectomy-induced bone loss. The scope of structure-activity based studies with ALDH2 and the alda-1-like molecule could lead to the discovery of novel osteoanabolic molecules. This review will critically discuss the molecular mechanism of the ethanol and its principal metabolite, acetaldehyde in the context of ALDH2 in bone cells, and skeletal homeostasis.
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Huang CY, Li LH, Hsu WT, Cheng YC, Nicholson MW, Liu CL, Ting CY, Ko HW, Syu SH, Wen CH, Yan Z, Huang HP, Su HL, Chiang PM, Shen CN, Chen HF, Yen BLJ, Lu HE, Hwang SM, Chiou SH, Ho HN, Wu JY, Kamp TJ, Wu JC, Hsieh PCH. Copy number variant hotspots in Han Taiwanese population induced pluripotent stem cell lines - lessons from establishing the Taiwan human disease iPSC Consortium Bank. J Biomed Sci 2020; 27:92. [PMID: 32887585 PMCID: PMC7487458 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-020-00682-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background The Taiwan Human Disease iPSC Service Consortium was established to accelerate Taiwan’s growing stem cell research initiatives and provide a platform for researchers interested in utilizing induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology. The consortium has generated and characterized 83 iPSC lines: 11 normal and 72 disease iPSC lines covering 21 different diseases, several of which are of high incidence in Taiwan. Whether there are any reprogramming-induced recurrent copy number variant (CNV) hotspots in iPSCs is still largely unknown. Methods We performed genome-wide copy number variant screening of 83 Han Taiwanese iPSC lines and compared them with 1093 control subjects using an Affymetrix genome-wide human SNP array. Results In the iPSCs, we identified ten specific CNV loci and seven “polymorphic” CNV regions that are associated with the reprogramming process. Additionally, we established several differentiation protocols for our iPSC lines. We demonstrated that our iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes respond to pharmacological agents and were successfully engrafted into the mouse myocardium demonstrating their potential application in cell therapy. Conclusions The CNV hotspots induced by cell reprogramming have successfully been identified in the current study. This finding may be used as a reference index for evaluating iPSC quality for future clinical applications. Our aim was to establish a national iPSC resource center generating iPSCs, made available to researchers, to benefit the stem cell community in Taiwan and throughout the world.
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- Ching-Ying Huang
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, 350, Taiwan
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- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Institute of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine and the Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.
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Bartoli-Leonard F, Saddic L, Aikawa E. Double-edged sword of ALDH2 mutations: one polymorphism can both benefit and harm the cardiovascular system. Eur Heart J 2020; 41:2453-2455. [PMID: 32585692 PMCID: PMC7340353 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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- Francesca Bartoli-Leonard
- Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Human Pathology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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Chen CH, Ferreira JCB, Joshi AU, Stevens MC, Li SJ, Hsu JHM, Maclean R, Ferreira ND, Cervantes PR, Martinez DD, Barrientos FL, Quintanares GHR, Mochly-Rosen D. Novel and prevalent non-East Asian ALDH2 variants; Implications for global susceptibility to aldehydes' toxicity. EBioMedicine 2020; 55:102753. [PMID: 32403082 PMCID: PMC7218264 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.102753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) catalyzes the detoxification of aliphatic aldehydes, including acetaldehyde. About 45% of Han Chinese (East Asians), accounting for 8% of humans, carry a single point mutation in ALDH2*2 (E504K) that leads to accumulation of toxic reactive aldehydes. METHODS Sequencing of a small Mexican cohort and a search in the ExAC genomic database for additional ALDH2 variants common in various ethnic groups was set to identify missense variants. These were evaluated in vitro, and in cultured cells expressing these new and common variants. FINDINGS In a cohort of Hispanic donors, we identified 2 novel mutations in ALDH2. Using the ExAC genomic database, we found these identified variants and at least three other ALDH2 variants with a single point mutation among Latino, African, South Asian, and Finnish ethnic groups, at a frequency of >5/1000. Although located in different parts of the ALDH2 molecule, these common ALDH2 mutants exhibited a significant reduction in activity compared with the wild type enzyme in vitro and in 3T3 cells overexpressing each of the variants, and a greater ethanol-induced toxicity. As Alda-1, previously identified activator, did not activate some of the new mutant ALDH2 enzymes, we continued the screen and identified Alda-64, which is effective in correcting the loss of activity in most of these new and common ALDH2 variants. INTERPRETATION Since ~80% of the world population consumes ethanol and since acetaldehyde accumulation contributes to a variety of diseases, the identification of additional inactivating variants of ALDH2 in different ethnic groups may help develop new 'precision medicine' for carriers of these inactive ALDH2.
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- Che-Hong Chen
- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, CA, USA; Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, CA, USA; Department of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, CA, USA; Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, CA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Translational Medicine and Innovation Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México City, México
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- Translational Medicine and Innovation Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México City, México
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- Translational Medicine and Innovation Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México City, México
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- Translational Medicine and Innovation Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México City, México
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, CA, USA.
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Seo YR, Kim JS, Kim SS, Jung JG, Yoon SJ. Association between Alcohol Consumption and Metabolic Syndrome Determined by Facial Flushing in Korean Women. Korean J Fam Med 2020; 42:24-30. [PMID: 32053860 PMCID: PMC7884890 DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.19.0141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Background This study aimed to examine the relationship between alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome in Korean women as determined by facial flushing. Methods Of the female patients aged <65 years who visited the health promotion center at Chungnam National University Hospital from January 2016 to March 2017, 1,344 women were included. After adjusting for confounding factors such as age, body mass index, smoking, exercise, and menopausal status, multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association between alcohol consumption and the risk of metabolic syndrome in the facial flushing and non-facial flushing groups compared with the non-drinkers. Results Even after adjusting for confounding factors, the risk of metabolic syndrome was significantly high in all drinking subgroups (≤2 standard drinks: odds ratio [OR], 1.68; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.10–2.68; 2<, ≤4 standard drinks: OR, 2.48; 95% CI, 1.29–4.74; and >4 standard drinks: OR, 4.16; 95% CI, 2.03–8.30) of the facial flushing group. The risk of metabolic syndrome was significantly high only in the subgroup of weekly alcohol consumption >4 standard drinks (OR, 2.20; 95% CI, 1.07–4.52) in the non-facial flushing group. Conclusion This study suggests that Korean women experiencing facial flushing when drinking have a higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome even with a low weekly drinking amount than those who do not experience face flushing.
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- Yu Ri Seo
- Department of Family Medicine, Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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Matsumura Y, Li N, Alwaseem H, Pagovich OE, Crystal RG, Greenblatt MB, Stiles KM. Systemic Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated Gene Therapy Prevents the Multiorgan Disorders Associated with Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Deficiency and Chronic Ethanol Ingestion. Hum Gene Ther 2020; 31:163-182. [PMID: 31801381 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2019.268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase type 2 (ALDH2), a key enzyme in ethanol metabolism, processes toxic acetaldehyde to nontoxic acetate. ALDH2 deficiency affects 8% of the world population and 35-45% of East Asians. The ALDH2*2 allele common genetic variant has a glutamic acid-to-lysine substitution at position 487 (E487K) that reduces the oxidizing ability of the enzyme resulting in systemic accumulation of acetaldehyde with ethanol ingestion. With chronic ethanol ingestion, mutations in ALDH2 are associated with a variety of hematological, neurological, and dermatological abnormalities, and an increased risk for esophageal cancer and osteoporosis. Based on our prior studies demonstrating that a one-time administration of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) serotype rh.10 gene transfer vector expressing the human ALDH2 cDNA (AAVrh.10hALDH2) prevents the acute effects of ethanol administration (the "Asian flush syndrome"), we hypothesized that AAVrh.10hALDH2 would also prevent the chronic disorders associated with ALDH2 deficiency and chronic ethanol ingestion. To assess this hypothesis, AAVrh.10hALDH2 (1011 genome copies) was administered intravenously to two models of ALDH2 deficiency, Aldh2 knockout homozygous (Aldh2-/-) and knockin homozygous (Aldh2E487K+/+) mice (n = 10 per group). Four weeks after vector administration, mice were given drinking water with 10-15% ethanol for 12 weeks. Strikingly, compared with nonethanol drinking littermates, AAVrh.10hALDH2 administration prevented chronic ethanol-induced serum acetaldehyde accumulation and elevated liver malondialdehyde levels, loss of body weight, reduced hemoglobin levels, reduced performance in locomotor activity tests, accumulation of esophageal DNA damage and DNA adducts, and development of osteopenia. AAVrh.10hALDH2 should be considered as a preventative therapy for the increased risk of chronic disorders associated with ALDH2 deficiency and chronic alcohol exposure.
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- Yuki Matsumura
- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Proteomics Resource Center, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
- Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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Matsumura Y, Stiles KM, Reid J, Frenk EZ, Cronin S, Pagovich OE, Crystal RG. Gene Therapy Correction of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Deficiency. Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev 2019; 15:72-82. [PMID: 31649957 PMCID: PMC6804850 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2019.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) deficiency causes "Asian flush syndrome," presenting as alcohol-induced facial flushing, tachycardia, nausea, and headaches. One of the most common hereditary enzyme deficiencies, it affects 35%-40% of East Asians and 8% of the world population. ALDH2 is the key enzyme in ethanol metabolism; with ethanol challenge, the common ALDH2*2 (E487K) mutation results in accumulation of toxic acetaldehyde. ALDH2*2 heterozygotes have increased risk for upper digestive tract cancers, compounded by smoking and drinking alcohol. We hypothesized that a one-time administration of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene transfer vector expressing the human ALDH2 coding sequence (AAVrh.10hALDH2) would correct the deficiency state. AAVrh.10hALDH2 was administered intravenously to Aldh2 knockout (Aldh2 -/-) and Aldh2 E487K knockin homozygous (Aldh2 E487K+/+) mice. Following acute ethanol ingestion, untreated ALDH2-deficient mice had elevated acetaldehyde levels and performed poorly in behavioral tests. In contrast, treated Aldh2 -/- and Aldh2 E487K+/+ mice had lower serum acetaldehyde levels and improved behavior. Thus, in vivo AAV-mediated ALDH2 therapy may reverse the deficiency state in ALDH2*2 individuals, eliminating the Asian flush syndrome and reducing the risk for associated disorders.
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- Yuki Matsumura
- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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Yasukochi Y, Sakuma J, Takeuchi I, Kato K, Oguri M, Fujimaki T, Horibe H, Yamada Y. Evolutionary history of disease-susceptibility loci identified in longitudinal exome-wide association studies. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2019; 7:e925. [PMID: 31402603 PMCID: PMC6732299 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Our longitudinal exome‐wide association studies previously detected various genetic determinants of complex disorders using ~26,000 single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that passed quality control and longitudinal medical examination data (mean follow‐up period, 5 years) in 4884–6022 Japanese subjects. We found that allele frequencies of several identified SNPs were remarkably different among four ethnic groups. Elucidating the evolutionary history of disease‐susceptibility loci may help us uncover the pathogenesis of the related complex disorders. Methods In the present study, we conducted evolutionary analyses such as extended haplotype homozygosity, focusing on genomic regions containing disease‐susceptibility loci and based on genotyping data of our previous studies and datasets from the 1000 Genomes Project. Results Our evolutionary analyses suggest that derived alleles of rs78338345 of GGA3, rs7656604 at 4q13.3, rs34902660 of SLC17A3, and six SNPs closely located at 12q24.1 associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, dyslipidemia, and three complex disorders (hypertension, hyperuricemia, and dyslipidemia), respectively, rapidly expanded after the human dispersion from Africa (Out‐of‐Africa). Allele frequencies of GGA3 and six SNPs at 12q24.1 appeared to have remarkably changed in East Asians, whereas the derived alleles of rs34902660 of SLC17A3 and rs7656604 at 4q13.3 might have spread across Japanese and non‐Africans, respectively, although we cannot completely exclude the possibility that allele frequencies of disease‐associated loci may be affected by demographic events. Conclusion Our findings indicate that derived allele frequencies of nine disease‐associated SNPs (rs78338345 of GGA3, rs7656604 at 4q13.3, rs34902660 of SLC17A3, and six SNPs at 12q24.1) identified in the longitudinal exome‐wide association studies largely increased in non‐Africans after Out‐of‐Africa.
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- Yoshiki Yasukochi
- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Advanced Science Research Promotion Center, Mie University, Tsu, Japan.,CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan
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- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan.,Computer Science Department, College of Information Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.,RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, Tokyo, Japan
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- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan.,RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Computer Science, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Advanced Science Research Promotion Center, Mie University, Tsu, Japan.,Department of Internal Medicine, Meitoh Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Advanced Science Research Promotion Center, Mie University, Tsu, Japan.,Department of Cardiology, Kasugai Municipal Hospital, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inabe General Hospital, Inabe, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Japan
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- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Advanced Science Research Promotion Center, Mie University, Tsu, Japan.,CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan
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Lin YH, Ou CY, Lee WT, Lee YC, Chang TY, Yen YT. Treatment outcomes for one-stage concurrent surgical resection and reconstruction of synchronous esophageal and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2019; 276:2929-2940. [PMID: 31332550 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-019-05564-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE It is not uncommon to see the synchronous presentation of esophageal squamous carcinoma (ESCC) and head and neck cancer (HNC), and most patients were treated with staged interventions. This study retrospectively reported the outcomes of patients with synchronous ESCC and HNC treated with one-stage concurrent surgical resection and reconstruction. METHODS We identified 17 consecutive patients with synchronous ESCC and HNC undergoing primary concurrent surgical resections between 2011 and 2017 at our hospital. All patients had received esophageal screenings prior to treatment. RESULTS The HNC patients in this study had the following subsite involvements: oral cavity (n = 5), oropharynx (n = 4), larynx (n = 1), hypopharynx (n = 9), and thyroid gland (n = 1). Eighty percent of the HNC subsites (16/20) were treated in advanced stages, while most ESCCs were treated at early stages. The mean follow-up time was 3.2 ± 1.6 years. Surgery-associated morbidity and mortality were 94.1% and 0%, respectively, and the most common complication was anastomotic leakage. The two-year overall survival, 2-year loco-regional recurrence-free survival, and 2-year distant metastasis-free survival were 86.7%, 85.6%, and 78.7%, respectively. No significant difference was found between overall survival and HNC subsite or anastomotic leakage. Four patients (23.5%) developed secondary primary malignancies (SPMs) within a mean follow-up period of 2.9 years (standard deviation 1.6 years). CONCLUSION Although one-stage concurrent surgical resection and reconstruction of synchronous ESCC and HNC were highly invasive and complicated, survival was promising. Isolated distant metastasis remained the most common failure pattern. Vigilant follow-up strategy is mandatory to detect secondary primary malignancies (SPMs), especially within the first 3 years following initial treatment.
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- Yu-Hsuan Lin
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital Dou-Liou Branch, College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. .,Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Koganebuchi K, Kimura R. Biomedical and genetic characteristics of the Ryukyuans: demographic history, diseases and physical and physiological traits. Ann Hum Biol 2019; 46:354-366. [PMID: 31116031 DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2019.1582699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Context: The Ryukyu Islands stretch across a southwestern area of the Japanese Archipelago. Because of their unique geographical and historical backgrounds, Ryukyuans have their own genetic and phenotypic characteristics, which have been disclosed in previous anthropological and biomedical studies. Objective: The history, peopling and biomedical and genetic characteristics of Ryukyuans are reviewed and future research directions are discussed. Conclusion: Morphological and genetic studies have suggested the complex demographic history of Ryukyuans and their relationships with other Asian populations. Knowledge of population formation processes is important to understand the distribution of pathogens. In viral infectious diseases, some strains that may be associated with disease symptoms are specific to Ryukyuans. Dramatic changes in diet have played an important role among Ryukyuans in terms of increases in lifestyle-related diseases and mortality risks. To achieve a better understanding of pathogenic disease factors, further integration of findings regarding the genetic and biomedical characteristics of the Ryukyuans is needed.
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- Kae Koganebuchi
- Department of Human Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus , Okinawa , Japan
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- Department of Human Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus , Okinawa , Japan
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James WPT, Johnson RJ, Speakman JR, Wallace DC, Frühbeck G, Iversen PO, Stover PJ. Nutrition and its role in human evolution. J Intern Med 2019; 285:533-549. [PMID: 30772945 DOI: 10.1111/joim.12878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Our understanding of human evolution has improved rapidly over recent decades, facilitated by large-scale cataloguing of genomic variability amongst both modern and archaic humans. It seems clear that the evolution of the ancestors of chimpanzees and hominins separated 7-9 million years ago with some migration out of Africa by the earlier hominins; Homo sapiens slowly emerged as climate change resulted in drier, less forested African conditions. The African populations expanded and evolved in many different conditions with slow mutation and selection rates in the human genome, but with much more rapid mutation occurring in mitochondrial DNA. We now have evidence stretching back 300 000 years of humans in their current form, but there are clearly four very different large African language groups that correlate with population DNA differences. Then, about 50 000-100 000 years ago a small subset of modern humans also migrated out of Africa resulting in a persistent signature of more limited genetic diversity amongst non-African populations. Hybridization with archaic hominins occurred around this time such that all non-African modern humans possess some Neanderthal ancestry and Melanesian populations additionally possess some Denisovan ancestry. Human populations both within and outside Africa also adapted to diverse aspects of their local environment including altitude, climate, UV exposure, diet and pathogens, in some cases leaving clear signatures of patterns of genetic variation. Notable examples include haemoglobin changes conferring resistance to malaria, other immune changes and the skin adaptations favouring the synthesis of vitamin D. As humans migrated across Eurasia, further major mitochondrial changes occurred with some interbreeding with ancient hominins and the development of alcohol intolerance. More recently, an ability to retain lactase persistence into adulthood has evolved rapidly under the environmental stimulus of pastoralism with the ability to husband lactating ruminants. Increased amylase copy numbers seem to relate to the availability of starchy foods, whereas the capacity to desaturase and elongate monounsaturated fatty acids in different societies seems to be influenced by whether there is a lack of supply of readily available dietary sources of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. The process of human evolution includes genetic drift and adaptation to local environments, in part through changes in mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. These genetic changes may underlie susceptibilities to some modern human pathologies including folate-responsive neural tube defects, diabetes, other age-related pathologies and mental health disorders.
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- W P T James
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Vice Chancellor and Dean for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M AgriLife, College Station, TX, USA
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Hsiao JR, Lee WT, Ou CY, Huang CC, Chang CC, Tsai ST, Chen KC, Huang JS, Wong TY, Lai YH, Wu YH, Hsueh WT, Wu SY, Yen CJ, Chang JY, Lin CL, Weng YL, Yang HC, Chen YS, Chang JS. Validation of Alcohol Flushing Questionnaire to Identify ALDH2 Status in a Case-Control Study of Head and Neck Cancer. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2019; 43:1225-1233. [PMID: 30977906 DOI: 10.1111/acer.14049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Carriers of the ALDH2*2 allele have impaired alcohol metabolism and are more susceptible to the development of alcohol-related cancers, including head and neck cancer (HNC). Screening for ALDH2*2 allele may identify high-risk individuals for alcohol health education. Although genotyping of ALDH2 is the most accurate way to identify ALDH2 deficiency, it may not be practical due to the cost and requirement for genotyping service. METHODS This study evaluated the accuracy of the alcohol flushing questionnaire to identify ALDH2 deficiency in a case-control study of HNC conducted in Taiwan using data collected from 904 patients with HNC and 1,078 controls. RESULTS Overall, alcohol flushing questionnaire had a high sensitivity (89%) of identifying ALDH2*2 carriers among the control subjects and a good sensitivity (79%) among the patients with HNC. The sensitivity of the alcohol flushing questionnaire in identifying ALDH2*2 carriers was affected by alcohol use, with a lower sensitivity among individuals who consumed alcohol, particularly among current regular (drinking alcohol once per week or more) alcohol drinkers. CONCLUSIONS The current validation study showed that the alcohol flushing questionnaire may be a reasonable method to identify ALDH2-deficient individuals. However, current regular users of alcohol who reported no alcohol flushing may need to undergo genotyping of ALDH2 for a more accurate assessment of the ALDH2 status.
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- Jenn-Ren Hsiao
- Department of Otolaryngology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan
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Xu H, Zhang Y, Ren J. ALDH2 and Stroke: A Systematic Review of the Evidence. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1193:195-210. [PMID: 31368105 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-6260-6_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cerebral stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and disability worldwide. The prevalence of cerebral stroke is the result of the synergistic effect of genetic susceptibility and numerous vascular risk factors, including hypertension, diabetes, excessive alcohol intake, obesity, and dyslipidemia. Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) is a vital enzyme metabolizing various acetaldehyde and toxic aldehydes. The ALDH2 enzymatic activity is severely decreased in the individuals with ALDH2*2 gene mutation, especially in East Asians. Increasing epidemiological surveys have revealed that ALDH2 genetic polymorphism is closely associated with the increasing incidence of cardiovascular risk factors and cerebral stroke. Evidence from experimental studies has also suggested that ALDH2 facilitates the clearance of reactive aldehydes and reduces the size of cerebral infarct. Therefore, targeting ALDH2 may represent a promising avenue for protection against stroke injury. This review will mainly focus on clinical and epidemiological evidence and the underlying molecular mechanisms involved in the protective effect of ALDH2 in stroke-related injury.
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- Haixia Xu
- Department of Cardiology and Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Center for Cardiovascular Research and Alternative Medicine, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. .,Center for Cardiovascular Research and Alternative Medicine, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Laramie, WY, USA.
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Chen CH, Ferreira JCB, Mochly-Rosen D. ALDH2 and Cardiovascular Disease. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1193:53-67. [PMID: 31368097 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-6260-6_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is a non-cytochrome P450 mitochondrial aldehyde oxidizing enzyme. It is best known for its role in the metabolism of acetaldehyde, a common metabolite from alcohol drinking. More evidences have been accumulated in recent years to indicate a greater role of ALDH2 in the metabolism of other endogenous and exogenous aldehydes, especially lipid peroxidation-derived reactive aldehyde under oxidative stress. Many cardiovascular diseases are associated with oxidative stress and mitochondria dysfunction. Considering that an estimated 560 million East Asians carry a common ALDH2 deficient variant which causes the well-known alcohol flushing syndrome due to acetaldehyde accumulation, the importance of understanding the role of ALDH2 in these diseases should be highlighted. There are several unfavorable cardiovascular conditions that are associated with ALDH2 deficiency. This chapter reviews the function of ALDH2 in various pathological conditions of the heart in relation to aldehyde toxicity. It also highlights the importance and clinical implications of interaction between ALDH2 deficiency and alcohol drinking on cardiovascular disease among the East Asians.
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- Che-Hong Chen
- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Auguste Y, Delague V, Desvignes JP, Longepied G, Gnisci A, Besnier P, Levy N, Beroud C, Megarbane A, Metzler-Guillemain C, Mitchell MJ. Loss of Calmodulin- and Radial-Spoke-Associated Complex Protein CFAP251 Leads to Immotile Spermatozoa Lacking Mitochondria and Infertility in Men. Am J Hum Genet 2018; 103:413-420. [PMID: 30122541 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Flagella and motile cilia share a 9 + 2 microtubule-doublet axoneme structure, and asthenozoospermia (reduced spermatozoa motility) is found in 76% of men with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). Nevertheless, causal genetic variants in a conserved axonemal component have been found in cases of isolated asthenozoospermia: 30% of men with multiple morphological anomalies of sperm flagella (MMAF) carry bi-allelic mutations in DNAH1, encoding one of the seven inner-arm dynein heavy chains of the 9 + 2 axoneme. To further understand the basis for isolated asthenozoospermia, we used whole-exome and Sanger sequencing to study two brothers and two independent men with MMAF. In three men, we found bi-allelic loss-of-function mutations in WDR66, encoding cilia- and flagella-associated protein 251 (CFAP251): the two brothers were homozygous for the frameshift chr12: g.122359334delA (p.Asp42Metfs∗4), and the third individual was compound heterozygous for chr12: g.122359542G>T (p.Glu111∗) and chr12: g.122395032_122395033delCT (p.Leu530Valfs∗4). We show that CFAP251 is normally located along the flagellum but is absent in men carrying WDR66 mutations and reveal a spermatozoa-specific isoform probably generated during spermatozoon maturation. CFAP251 is a component of the calmodulin- and radial-spoke- associated complex, located adjacent to DNAH1, on the inner surface of the peripheral microtubule doublets of the axoneme. In Tetrahymena, the CFAP251 ortholog is necessary for efficient coordinated ciliary beating. Using immunofluorescent and transmission electron microscopy, we provide evidence that loss of CFAP251 affects the formation of the mitochondrial sheath. We propose that CFAP251 plays a structural role during biogenesis of the spermatozoon flagellum in vertebrates.
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- Yasmina Auguste
- Aix Marseille Université, INSERM, Marseille Medical Genetics, U 1251, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, INSERM, Marseille Medical Genetics, U 1251, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, INSERM, Marseille Medical Genetics, U 1251, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, INSERM, Marseille Medical Genetics, U 1251, Marseille, France
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- AP-HM Hôpital de La Conception, Centre Clinico-Biologique d'Assistance Médicale à la Procréation, Centre de Conservation des Œufs et du Sperme Humain, Pôle Femmes-Parents-Enfants, Marseille 13385, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital de l'Archet 2, Laboratoire de Biologie de la Reproduction, UF7740, Nice 06202, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, INSERM, Marseille Medical Genetics, U 1251, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, INSERM, Marseille Medical Genetics, U 1251, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, INSERM, Marseille Medical Genetics, U 1251, Marseille, France; AP-HM Hôpital de La Conception, Centre Clinico-Biologique d'Assistance Médicale à la Procréation, Centre de Conservation des Œufs et du Sperme Humain, Pôle Femmes-Parents-Enfants, Marseille 13385, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, INSERM, Marseille Medical Genetics, U 1251, Marseille, France.
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Ding L, Yuen LW, Newman IM, Shell DF. University Students' Willingness to Assist Fellow Students Who Experience Alcohol-Related Facial Flushing to Reduce Their Drinking. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:E850. [PMID: 29693597 PMCID: PMC5981889 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15050850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This study explored bystanders’ willingness to help a friend who flushes when drinking to reduce his/her drinking. Alcohol-related facial flushing is an indicator of an inherited variant enzyme, aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), that impairs alcohol metabolism and increases drinkers’ lifetime risk of certain aerodigestive cancers. Individuals who flush should reduce their alcohol exposure, but they may continue to drink if social pressures and rules of etiquette make not drinking socially risky. The analysis used data from 2912 undergraduate students from 13 universities in southwestern, central and northeastern China from a survey asking how they respond to someone’s flushing in various scenarios. Latent class analysis grouped students by similar responses to flushing. A multinomial logistic regression explored how class membership was associated with knowledge, drinking status, and reactions to one’s own flushing. Five classes were derived from the latent class analysis, ranging from always intervene to mostly hesitate to help; in between were classes of students who were willing to help in some scenarios and hesitant in other scenarios. Only 11.6% students knew the connection between facial flushing and impaired alcohol metabolism, and knowledgeable students were somewhat more likely to assist when they saw someone flushing. In the absence of knowledge, other factors—such as drinking status, the gender of the bystander, the gender of the person who flushed, and degree of friendship with the person who flushed—determined how willing a person was to help someone reduce or stop drinking. Class membership was predicted by knowledge, gender, drinking status, and reactions to one’s own flushing. Of these 4 factors, knowledge and reactions to one’s own flushing could be influenced through alcohol education programs. It will take some time for alcohol education to catch up to and change social and cultural patterns of drinking. Meanwhile, motivational strategies should be developed to increase the willingness of bystanders to assist friends and to create a social expectation that flushers should stop or reduce their drinking.
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- Lanyan Ding
- Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0345, USA.
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- Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0345, USA.
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- Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0345, USA.
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- Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0345, USA.
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Zhong Z, Hou J, Li B, Zhang Q, Li C, Liu Z, Yang M, Zhong W, Zhao P. Genetic Polymorphisms of the Mitochondrial Aldehyde Dehydrogenase ALDH2 Gene in a Large Ethnic Hakka Population in Southern China. Med Sci Monit 2018; 24:2038-2044. [PMID: 29623947 PMCID: PMC5903313 DOI: 10.12659/msm.906606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Human mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) plays a critical role in the detoxification of the ethanol metabolite acetaldehyde. The ALDH2*2 (rs671) gene variant is mainly absent among Europeans but is prevalent in populations in East Asia. The aim of this study was to investigate ALDH2*2 mutant alleles and genotype frequencies in the Hakka population of China. Material/Methods Between January 2016 and June 2017, 7,966 unrelated individuals were recruited into the study from the Hakka ethnic population residing in the Meizhou area of Guangdong Province, China, who provided venous blood samples. Genotyping of ALDH2 genotypes were determined using a gene chip platform and confirmed by DNA sequencing. Results In the 7,966 individuals from the Hakka population of China in this study, the frequencies of the ALDH2 genotypes *1/*1, *1/*2 and *2/*2 were 52.03%, 39.67%, and 8.30%, respectively; 47.97% of the individuals were found to carry the ALDH2*2 genotype, which was associated with a deficiency in the aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) enzyme activity. The frequency of the ALDH2*2 allele was lower than that previously reported in the Japanese population but higher than that reported in other Oriental populations. Conclusions The findings of this study have provided new information on the ALDH2 gene polymorphisms in the Hakka ethnic population residing in the Meizhou area of Guangdong Province, China, including an understanding of the origin of the atypical ALDH2*2 allele. Also, the study findings may be relevant to the primary care of patients in China.
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- Zhixiong Zhong
- Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Meizhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).,Center for Precision Medicine, Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Meizhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Center for Precision Medicine, Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Meizhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).,Clinical Core Laboratory, Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Meizhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Meizhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Meizhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Meizhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Meizhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Meizhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Meizhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Center for Precision Medicine, Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Meizhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).,Clinical Core Laboratory, Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, Meizhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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Nieminen MT, Salaspuro M. Local Acetaldehyde-An Essential Role in Alcohol-Related Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Carcinogenesis. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:E11. [PMID: 29303995 PMCID: PMC5789361 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10010011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The resident microbiome plays a key role in exposure of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract mucosa to acetaldehyde (ACH), a carcinogenic metabolite of ethanol. Poor oral health is a significant risk factor for oral and esophageal carcinogenesis and is characterized by a dysbiotic microbiome. Dysbiosis leads to increased growth of opportunistic pathogens (such as Candida yeasts) and may cause an up to 100% increase in the local ACH production, which is further modified by organ-specific expression and gene polymorphisms of ethanol-metabolizing and ACH-metabolizing enzymes. A point mutation in the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene has randomized millions of alcohol consumers to markedly increased local ACH exposure via saliva and gastric juice, which is associated with a manifold risk for upper GI tract cancers. This human cancer model proves conclusively the causal relationship between ACH and upper GI tract carcinogenesis and provides novel possibilities for the quantitative assessment of ACH carcinogenicity in the human oropharynx. ACH formed from ethanol present in "non-alcoholic" beverages, fermented food, or added during food preparation forms a significant epidemiologic bias in cancer epidemiology. The same also concerns "free" ACH present in mutagenic concentrations in multiple beverages and foodstuffs. Local exposure to ACH is cumulative and can be reduced markedly both at the population and individual level. At best, a person would never consume tobacco, alcohol, or both. However, even smoking cessation and moderation of alcohol consumption are associated with a marked decrease in local ACH exposure and cancer risk, especially among established risk groups.
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- Mikko T Nieminen
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, and Helsinki University Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, Biomedicum Helsinki P.O. Box 63, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
- Research Unit on Acetaldehyde and Cancer, University of Helsinki, Biomedicum Helsinki P.O. Box 63, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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- Research Unit on Acetaldehyde and Cancer, University of Helsinki, Biomedicum Helsinki P.O. Box 63, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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Yan S, Wu G. Could ALDH2 *2 be the reason for low incidence and mortality of ovarian cancer for East Asia women? Oncotarget 2017; 9:12503-12512. [PMID: 29552329 PMCID: PMC5844765 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.23605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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It is curious that East Asian women have a low incidence and mortality of ovarian cancer in various epidemiological studies. Although different explanations were given, they appear unsubstantial. We notice that East Asian population usually are inactive aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 mutation (ALDH2 * 2) carriers, and ALDH plays an important role in the resistance of ovarian cancer to chemotherapeutics, especially in ovarian cancer stem cells. Therefore, we hypothesize whether ALDH2 mutation is the major reason for low incidence and mortality of ovarian cancer in East Asian women, and use the evidence from literature, transcriptomic data with average 5-year overall survival to confirm our hypothesis.
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- Shaomin Yan
- Bioscience and Technology Research Center, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, 530007, China
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- Bioscience and Technology Research Center, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, 530007, China
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