CYP7A1 (-204 A>C; rs3808607 and -469 T>C; rs3824260) promoter polymorphisms and risk of gallbladder cancer in North Indian population

Human Hepatocyte Nuclear Factors (HNF1 and LXRb) Regulate CYP7A1 in HIV-Infected Black South African Women with Gallstone Disease: A Preliminary Study

Female sex, high estrogen levels, aging, obesity, and dyslipidemia are some of the risk factors associated with gallstone formation. HIV-infected patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) are more prone to hypercholesterolemia. Bile acid synthesis is initiated by cholesterol 7-alpha hydroxylase (CYP7A1) and regulated by hepatocyte nuclear factors (HNF1α, HNF4α, and LXRb). The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of HNF1α, HNF4α, LXRb, and miRNAs (HNF4α specific: miR-194-5p and miR-122^*_1) that regulate CYP7A1 transcription in HIV-infected Black South African women on cART and presenting with gallstones relative to HIV-negative patients with gallstone disease. Females (n = 96) presenting with gallstone disease were stratified based on HIV status. The gene expression of CYP7A1, HNF1α, HNF4α, LXRb, miR-194-5p, and miR-122^*_1 was determined using RT-qPCR. Messenger RNA and miRNA levels were reported as fold change expressed as 2^-ΔΔCt (RQ min; RQ max). Fold changes >2 and <0.5 were considered significant. HIV-infected females were older in age (p = 0.0267) and displayed higher low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) (p = 0.0419), CYP7A1 [2.078-fold (RQ min: 1.278; RQ max: 3.381)], LXRb [2.595-fold (RQ min: 2.001; RQ max: 3.000)], and HNF1α [3.428 (RQ min: 1.806; RQ max: 6.507] levels. HNF4α [0.642-fold (RQ min: 0.266; RQ max: 1.55)], miR-194-5p [0.527-fold (RQ min: 0.37; RQ max: 0.752)], and miR-122*_1 [0.595-fold (RQ min: 0.332; RQ max: 1.066)] levels were lower in HIV-infected females. In conclusion, HIV-infected women with gallstone disease displayed higher LDL-c levels and increased bile acid synthesis, which was evidenced by the elevated expression of CYP7A1, HNF1α, and LXRb. This could have been further influenced by cART and aging.

The association of cytochrome 7A1 and ATP-binding cassette G8 genotypes with type 2 diabetes among Jordanian patients

OBJECTIVES

Increased cholesterol levels were found to be associated with diabetes mellitus type II (DM2). The cholesterol is metabolized by cytochrome 7A1 (CYP7A1) and transported in the intestine by ATP-binding cassette G8 (ABCG8). Genetic variants in CYP7A1 and ABCG8 genes can affect the cholesterol levels. The aim of this study is to compare the frequency of CYP7A1 rs3808607 and ABCG8 rs11887534 and rs4148217 genotypes between healthy and DM2 subjects from Jordanian population.

METHODS

A total of 117 DM2 patients and 100 healthy controls, of Jordanian Arabic origin, were genotyped for CYP7A1 rs3808607 and ABCG8 rs11887534 and rs4148217 genetic variants using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism technique.

RESULTS

The study showed that homozygosity of rs3808607 (A-204C) genotype in CYP7A1 was significantly higher in DM2 patients (ANOVA, p<0.05) with an odd ratio of 2.66, but rs11887534 (G55C) and rs4148217 (C1199A) genetic polymorphisms in ABCG8 were found in comparable frequencies in both healthy and DM2 subjects.

CONCLUSIONS

The results of this study indicate that CYP7A1 rs3808607 genetic polymorphism is associated with DM2. Further clinical studies are required to confirm this finding among DM2 patients of Jordanian origin.

Impact of Oxysterols on Cell Death, Proliferation, and Differentiation Induction: Current Status

Oxysterols are oxidized derivatives of cholesterol produced by enzymatic activity or non-enzymatic pathways (auto-oxidation). The oxidation processes lead to the synthesis of about 60 different oxysterols. Several oxysterols have physiological, pathophysiological, and pharmacological activities. The effects of oxysterols on cell death processes, especially apoptosis, autophagy, necrosis, and oxiapoptophagy, as well as their action on cell proliferation, are reviewed here. These effects, also observed in several cancer cell lines, could potentially be useful in cancer treatment. The effects of oxysterols on cell differentiation are also described. Among them, the properties of stimulating the osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells while inhibiting adipogenic differentiation may be useful in regenerative medicine.

CYP7A1, NPC1L1, ABCB1, and CD36 Polymorphisms Are Associated with Increased Serum Coenzyme Q10 after Long-Term Supplementation in Women

Coenzyme Q₁₀ (CoQ₁₀), an essential component for energy production that exhibits antioxidant activity, is considered a health-supporting and antiaging supplement. However, intervention-controlled studies have provided variable results on CoQ₁₀ supplementation benefits, which may be attributed to individual CoQ₁₀ bioavailability differences. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between genetic polymorphisms and CoQ₁₀ serum levels after long-term supplementation. CoQ₁₀ levels at baseline and after one year of supplementation (150 mg) were determined, and eight single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in cholesterol metabolism and CoQ₁₀ absorption, efflux, and cellular uptake related genes were assessed. Rs2032582 (ABCB1) and rs1761667 (CD36) were significantly associated with a higher increase in CoQ₁₀ levels in women. In addition, in women, rs3808607 (CYP7A1) and rs2072183 (NPC1L1) were significantly associated with a higher increase in CoQ₁₀ per total cholesterol levels. Subgroup analyses showed that these four SNPs were useful for classifying high- or low-responder to CoQ₁₀ bioavailability after long-term supplementation among women, but not in men. On the other hand, in men, no SNP was found to be significantly associated with increased serum CoQ₁₀. These results collectively provide novel evidence on the relationship between genetics and CoQ₁₀ bioavailability after long-term supplementation, which may help understand and assess CoQ₁₀ supplementation effects, at least in women.

Association of Common Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Candidate Genes with Gallstone Disease: A Meta-Analysis

Numerous studies have investigated the relationship between various candidate gene polymorphisms and gallbladder stone disease (GSD) across ethnic populations; however, the results are often inconsistent. This meta-analysis aims to comprehensively evaluate the influence of common ABCG8 T400K, ABCG8 D19H, ABCG8 C54Y, ApoB100 EcoRI, ApoB100 XbaI, ApoE HhaI, CETP TaqI, CYP7A1 Bsa, LRPAP1 I/D and TNF-α A308G polymorphisms on the risk of gallbladder stone disease. 33 Full-text articles with 9250 cases and 12,029 healthy controls (total 21,279 subjects) were analyzed using the RevMan software (V5.1) and the Comprehensive Meta-analysis software (Version 2.0, BIOSTAT, Englewood, NJ) a Random-effects model was applied. Begg's funnel plots, Fail-safe number, Egger's regression intercept and Begg and Mazumdar rank correlation tests were performed for the potential publication bias and sensitivity analysis. The studies were also sub-grouped into European and non-European groups to find out role of ethnicity, if any, on GSD risk. Studies included in quantitative synthesis were ABCG8 T400K rs4148217 (cases/controls, n = 671/1416) (4 studies), ABCG8 D19H rs11887534 (n = 1633/2306) (8 studies), ABCG8 C54Y rs4148211 (n = 445/1194) (3 studies), ApoB100 EcoRI rs1042031 (n = 503/390) (4 studies), ApoB100 XbaI rs693 (n = 1214/1389) (9 studies), ApoE HhaI rs429358 (n = 1335/1482) (12 studies), CETP TaqI rs708272 (n = 1038/1025) (5 studies), CYP7A1 Bsa rs3808607 (n = 565/514) (3 studies), LRPAP1 I/D rs11267919 (n = 849/900) (3 studies), TNF-α A308G rs1800629 (n = 997/1413) (3 studies). The combined results displayed significant association of ABCG8 D19H (GC + CC) [OR with 95%CI = 2.2(1.7-2.8); p < 0.00001], ABCG8 Y54C (GA + GG) [OR with 95%CI = 0.65(0.5-0.9); p = 0.01]. APOB100 EcoRI (GG vs. AA) [OR with 95%CI = 0.51(0.3-0.9); p = 0.05], (GG vs. GA) [OR with 95%CI = 0.6(0.4-0.9); p = 0.04], (GA + AA) [OR with 95%CI = 0.6(0.4-0.9); p = 0.006]. APOB Xba I (X^- vs. X⁺) [OR with 95%CI = 0.53(0.3-0.8); p = 0.006. APOE Hha I (E4/E4 vs. E3/E3) [OR with 95%CI = 3.5(1.1-14.9); p = 0.04] and LRPAP1 I/D (ID + II) [OR with 95%CI = 1.27(1.0-1.6); p = 0.03] with the GSD risk. It was found that ABCG D19H was significantly associated with GSD in both European and Non-European populations. While APOB XbaI and LRPAP1 I/D markers were associated with gallstone disease only in Non- European population. Additionally, APOE HhaI and APOB 100 ECoRI were found to be associated with GSD only in European population. The results of quantitative synthesis suggest that the ABCG8 D19H polymorphism was associated with the increased risk of GSD in both European and Non-European populations, APOE Hha I and LRPAP1 I/D polymorphisms were associated with the increased risk of GSD in European and Non-European population respectively. However, no association was found in ABCG8 T400K, CETP Taq1, CYP7A1 Bsa and TNF-A308G polymorphisms with Gallstone Disease.

Genetic landscape of gallbladder cancer: Global overview

Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare malignancy of biliary tract cancer (BTC), characterized by late presentation and poor prognosis. It exhibits wide geographical as well as ethnical variations. So, diverse epidemiology along with etiological factors have been discussed in the current article. Present review unravels the germ line polymorphisms contributing to GBC susceptibility through candidate gene approach and GWAS. GBC is enriched with multiple mutations consisting of both passenger and driver mutations. The identification of the hotspot driver mutations which are involved in the etiopathogenesis of this cancer is necessary, before targeted therapies could be implemented clinically. Thus, this review sheds lights on both traditional low throughput methods along with high throughput NGS used to determine somatic mutations in cancer. With the advent of GWAS and high throughput sequencing methods, it is possible to comprehend the mutational landscape of this enigmatic disease. This article is the first one to provide insights into the genetic heterogeneity of GBC along with somatic mutational data from Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC) database. In addition, management of tumor heterogeneity as a therapeutic challenge has been discussed. Future goals involve liquid biopsy based research for better clinical management of the disease. Therefore, research efforts involving discovery of non- invasive markers for early stage cancer detection along with novel therapies should be directed.

Gallbladder cancer epidemiology, pathogenesis and molecular genetics: Recent update

Gallbladder cancer is a malignancy of biliary tract which is infrequent in developed countries but common in some specific geographical regions of developing countries. Late diagnosis and deprived prognosis are major problems for treatment of gallbladder carcinoma. The dramatic associations of this orphan cancer with various genetic and environmental factors are responsible for its poorly defined pathogenesis. An understanding to the relationship between epidemiology, molecular genetics and pathogenesis of gallbladder cancer can add new insights to its undetermined pathophysiology. Present review article provides a recent update regarding epidemiology, pathogenesis, and molecular genetics of gallbladder cancer. We systematically reviewed published literature on gallbladder cancer from online search engine PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed). Various keywords used for retrieval of articles were Gallbladder, cancer Epidemiology, molecular genetics and bullion operators like AND, OR, NOT. Cross references were manually searched from various online search engines (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed,https://scholar.google.co.in/, http://www.medline.com/home.jsp). Most of the articles published from 1982 to 2015 in peer reviewed journals have been included in this review.

CYP7A1 gene polymorphism located in the 5' upstream region modifies the risk of coronary artery disease

Background. 7-Alpha cholesterol hydroxylase (CYP7A1), the first enzyme of classic conversion pathway leading from cholesterol to bile acids synthesis, is encoded by CYP7A1 gene. Its single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) influence serum lipid levels and may be related to impaired lipid profile leading to coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of the present study was to analyze the possible association between the rs7833904 CYP7A1 polymorphism and premature CAD. Material and Methods. Serum lipid levels and rs7833904 SNP were determined in 419 subjects: 200 patients with premature CAD and 219 age and sex matched controls. Results. The A allele carrier state was associated with CAD (OR = 1.76, 95% CI; 1.14–2.71, P = 0.014). The effect was even stronger in the male subgroups (OR = 2.16, 95% CI; 1.28–3.65, P = 0.003). There was no effect in the females. Risk factors of CAD and clinical phenotype of atherosclerosis were not associated with genotype variants of the rs7833904 SNP. Lipid profiles also did not differ significantly between individual genotypes. Conclusion. The CYP7A1 rs7833904 polymorphism may modify the risk of CAD. This effect is especially strong in male subjects. The studied polymorphism does not significantly influence serum lipid levels, in the present study.

Relationship between CYP7A1 -204A>C polymorphism with gallbladder stone disease and serum lipid levels: a meta-analysis

Background

The CYP7A1 gene polymorphism has been reported to be associated with gallbladder stone disease (GSD) and serum lipid levels, but the results were inconsistent. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the influence of the -204A > C polymorphism in the promoter of CYP7A1 gene on the GSD and serum lipid levels.

Methods

According to inclusion/exclusion criteria, eligible studies on CYP7A1 gene -204A > C polymorphism of serum lipid levels and the risk of GSD were retrieved. Depending on the between-study heterogeneity, the fixed- or random-effects model was applied, and the data were analyzed using the RevMan software (V5.2).

Results

Five studies totaling 830 GSD patients and 882 healthy controls were used to evaluate the relation of CYP7A1 -204A > C polymorphism with GSD. Overall comparison of alleles A with C in all study population yielded 5% but non-significant increased risk of GSD (OR = 1.05, 95% CI: 0.91 − 1.22, P = 0.48). Subgroup analysis by ethnic differences did not show any association between CYP7A1 -204A > C polymorphism and GSD either. Four studies totaling 802 cases and 691 controls were used to assess the relation of CYP7A1 -204A > C polymorphism with serum lipid levels. All the subjects were from the Asian population. The pooled effects indicated that AC genotype had higher levels of TG than AA (MD = -0.42, 95% CI: -0.76 − -0.08, P = 0.01). CC genotype in cases had higher levels of TC (MD = 0.65, 95% CI: 0.25 − 1.05, P = 0.001) and LDL-C (MD = 0.40, 95% CI: 0.06 − 0.73, P = 0.02) than AA, AA (MD = -0.35, 95% CI: -0.60 − -0.10, P = 0.007) and AC (MD = −0.35, 95% CI: -0.61 − -0.08, P = 0.01) genotypes in controls had higher levels of TC than CC, and AA genotype in controls had higher levels of HDL-C than CC (MD = -0.15, 95% CI: -0.21 − -0.09, P < 0.00001).

Conclusions

The CYP7A1 -204A > C polymorphism is significantly associated with serum lipid levels in Asian population, but not gallbladder stone disease.

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The CYP7A1 gene rs3808607 variant is associated with susceptibility of tuberculosis in Moroccan population

Introduction

Despite the medical progress in treatment. Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a serious global health problem. A genome-wide linkage study identified a major susceptibility locus on chromosomal region 8q12-q13 in Moroccan TB patients. The CYP7A1 gene is located in this region and codes for cholesterol 7a-hydroxylase, an enzyme involved in cholesterol catabolism.

Methods

We selected three SNPs (rs3808607, rs8192875 and rs8192879) and studied their genotype and allele frequencies distribution in patients with pulmonary (PTB) or pleural TB (pTB), and compared them to Healthy Controls (HC). Genotyping of rs8192875 and rs8192879 SNPs was carried out using the Taq Man SNP genotyping Assay while rs3808607 was investigated by PCR-RFLP.

Results

We reported here for the first time a statistically significant increase in the AA homozygote genotype frequency of rs3808607 in PTB patients compared to HC (p = 0.02, OR = 1.93, 95% CI: 1.93 (1.07;3.49). The increased risk of developing TB was maintained when we combined the groups of patients (PTB-pTB) (p = 0.01, OR= 1.91, 95% CI = (1.07 - 3.42). In contrast, no genetic association was observed between the rs8192875 or rs8192879 polymorphisms and TB.

Conclusion

Our investigations suggest that rs3808607 may play a role in susceptibility to TB in a Moroccan population.

Variants in the promoter region of CYP7A1 are associated with neuromyelitis optica but not with multiple sclerosis in the Han Chinese population

Multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO) are common autoimmune demyelinating disorders of the central nervous system. The exact etiology of each remains unclear. CYP7A1 was reported to be associated with NMO in Korean patients, but this is yet to be confirmed in other populations. In this study, we used Sanger sequencing to detect SNPs in the promoter region of CYP7A1 in a population consisting of unrelated patients and controls from the Han Chinese population (129 MS; 89 NMO; 325 controls). Two known SNPs, -204A>C (rs3808607) and -469T>C (rs3824260), and a novel SNP (-208G>C) were identified in the 5'-UTR of CYP7A1. The -204A>C was in complete linkage with -469T>C and both were associated with NMO but not with MS. Results suggest that the CYP7A1 allele was associated with NMO. NMO and MS have different genetic risk factors. This further supports the emerging evidence that MS and NMO are distinct disorders.

Candidate gene studies in gallbladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most frequent biliary tract malignancy. Wide variations in GBC incidence and familial and epidemiological data suggest involvement of a genetic component in its etiopathogenesis. A systematic review of genetic association studies in GBC was performed by applying a meta-analysis approach and systematically reviewing PubMed database using appropriate terms. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were appropriately derived for each gene-disease association using fixed and random effect models. Meta-regression with population size and genotyping method was also performed. Study quality was assessed using a 10-point scoring system designed from published guidelines. Following a review of 44 published manuscripts and one unpublished report, 80 candidate gene variants and 173 polymorphisms were analyzed among 1046 cases and 2310 controls. Majority of studies were of intermediate quality. Four polymorphisms with >3 separate studies were included in the meta-analysis [OGG1 (rs1052133), TP53 (rs1042522), CYP1A1 (rs1048943) and GSTM1 null polymorphism]. The meta-analysis demonstrated no significant associations of any of the above polymorphisms with GBC susceptibility except TP53 (rs1042522) polymorphism. To conclude, existing candidate gene studies in GBC susceptibility have so far been insufficient to confirm any association. Future research should focus on a more comprehensive approach utilizing potential gene-gene, gene-environment interactions and high-risk haplotypes.