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Miranzadeh-Mahabadi H, Emadi-Baygi M, Nikpour P, Kelishadi R. Association Study Between Metabolic Syndrome and rs8066560 Polymorphism in the Promoter Region of Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Transcription Factor 1 Gene in Iranian Children and Adolescents. Int J Prev Med 2016; 7:41. [PMID: 27076879 PMCID: PMC4809125 DOI: 10.4103/2008-7802.177314] [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: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a prevalent disorder in pediatric age groups, described by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1 (SREBF-1) induces the expression of a family of genes involved in fatty acid synthesis. Moreover, dysregulation of miR-33b, which is located within the intron 17 of the SREBF-1 gene, disrupts fatty acid oxidation and insulin signaling, thus leading to MetS. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between SREBF-1 rs8066560 polymorphism and MetS in Iranian children and adolescents. Methods: This study includes 100 MetS and 100 normal individuals aged 9–19 years. Anthropological and biochemical indexes were measured. The -1099G > A polymorphism was genotyped by TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results: Significant differences were observed in anthropometric measurements and lipid profiles between MetS and normal children. There were no differences in the genotype frequencies or allele distribution for -1099G > A polymorphism between MetS and control groups. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels were significantly higher in the MetS GG group than in the A allele carrier group. The genotype AA controls had significantly increased cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels than AG genotypes. By logistic regression using different genetic models, no significant association was observed between SREBF-1 rs8066560 polymorphism and the risk of MetS. Conclusions: We conclude that the -1099G > A variant on SREBF-1 gene associated with serum lipid profiles, however, it may not be a major risk factor for the MetS in Iranian children and adolescents.
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- Hajar Miranzadeh-Mahabadi
- Department of Genetics, School of Basic Sciences, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran; Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, School of Basic Sciences, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran; Research Institute of Biotechnology, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Applied Physiology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Zhang JZ, Zheng YY, Yang YN, Li XM, Fu ZY, Dai CF, Liu F, Chen BD, Gai MT, Ma YT, Xie X. Association between apolipoprotein B gene polymorphisms and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD): an update meta-analysis. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst 2015; 16:827-37. [PMID: 26537298 DOI: 10.1177/1470320315615047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 09/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein B (apoB) gene have been reported to be associated with coronary heart disease (CHD). However, the results on this topic are conflicting. The present study aims to derive a more precise estimation of the relationship between CHD and apoB genetic polymorphisms by meta-analysis. METHODS We identified a total of 54 studies involving 7236, 10,912, and 14,102 individuals, respectively, for EcoRI, XbaI, and SpIns/Del polymorphisms by searching in PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, the Cochrane Library, Wanfang Data, SinoMed, and CNKI. We utilized RevMan 5.0 software to perform the meta-analyses. RESULTS A significant statistical association between apoB EcoRI polymorphism and CHD was observed under an allelic (p = 0.001, odds ratio (OR) = 1.33, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.12-1.57), dominant (p = 0.005, OR = 1.22, 95% CI = 1.06-1.40), and recessive (p = 0.04, OR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.01-1.74) model. We also found similar association of apoB SpIns/Del polymorphism with CHD. However, we did not find association between apoB XbaI polymorphism and CHD. CONCLUSION The current meta-analysis found an association of EcoRI polymorphism and SpIns/Del polymorphism with an increased risk of CHD. No significant association between apoB XbaI polymorphism and CHD we observed in the present study.
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- Jing-Zhan Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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Liu YL, Zhang YB, Li Y, Ma RL, Cai WW, Lin-Jiang L, Wang TS, Yao Z. Correlation between the Xba I polymorphism of apoB gene and serum lipid profiles in Li ethnic group. ASIAN PAC J TROP MED 2014; 7:63-6. [PMID: 24418085 DOI: 10.1016/s1995-7645(13)60193-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Revised: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To study correlation between the Xba I polymorphism of apoB gene and plasma lipid profiles in Li ethnic group. METHODS Total 151 cases of healthy Li people were recruited randomly by cluster sampling and 200 Han people were recruited as control; blood was drawn to analyze Xba I polymorphism distribution of apoB gene and serum lipid levels. RESULTS There were lower serum total cholesterol (TC) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in serum of Li people; while, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), X-/X+ genotype and X+ allele frequencies exhibited higher levels than Han people. Interestingly, HDL-C level was reduced, while LDL-C level was enhanced in subjects carrying heterozygous (X-/X+) genotype compared to homozygous (X-/X-) genotype. Additionally, there were no difference in serum level of triglyceride, TC, apoprotein A (apo A) and apoprotein B (apo B) between Li and Han people, the same results were showed between X-/X+ and X-/X- genotype carriers. CONCLUSIONS Xba I polymorphism of apoB gene is correlated to the profiles of serum lipid level, X-/X+ genotype carriers are phenotyped with higher LDL-C level and lower level of HDL-C in Li ethnic group.
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- Yue-Li Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571101, P. R. China; Department of Cardiology, People's hospital of Sanya, Sanya 572000, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, People's hospital of Sanya, Sanya 572000, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, People's hospital of Sanya, Sanya 572000, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, People's hospital of Sanya, Sanya 572000, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571101, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571101, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, People's hospital of Sanya, Sanya 572000, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, People's hospital of Sanya, Sanya 572000, P. R. China; Affliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571101, P. R. China.
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Genetic markers associated to dyslipidemia in HIV-infected individuals on HAART. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2013:608415. [PMID: 24191141 PMCID: PMC3804371 DOI: 10.1155/2013/608415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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This study evaluated the impact of 9 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 6 candidate genes (APOB, APOA5, APOE, APOC3, SCAP, and LDLR) over dyslipidemia in HIV-infected patients on stable antiretroviral therapy (ART) with undetectable viral loads. Blood samples were collected from 614 patients at reference services in the cities of Porto Alegre, Pelotas, and Rio Grande in Brazil. The SNPs were genotyped by conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and real-time PCR. The prevalence of dyslipidemia was particularly high among the protease inhibitors-treated patients (79%). APOE (rs429358 and rs7412) genotypes and APOA5 −1131T>C (rs662799) were associated with plasma triglycerides (TG) and low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol levels (LDL-C). The APOA5 −1131T>C (rs662799) and SCAP 2386A>G (rs12487736) polymorphisms were significantly associated with high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol levels. The mean values of the total cholesterol and LDL-C levels were associated with both the APOB SP Ins/Del (rs17240441) and APOB XbaI (rs693) polymorphisms. In conclusion, our data support the importance of genetic factors in the determination of lipid levels in HIV-infected individuals. Due to the relatively high number of carriers of these risk variants, studies to verify treatment implications of genotyping before HAART initiation may be advisable to guide the selection of an appropriate antiretroviral therapy regimen.
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Le Hellard S, Mühleisen TW, Djurovic S, Fernø J, Ouriaghi Z, Mattheisen M, Vasilescu C, Raeder MB, Hansen T, Strohmaier J, Georgi A, Brockschmidt FF, Melle I, Nenadic I, Sauer H, Rietschel M, Nöthen MM, Werge T, Andreassen OA, Cichon S, Steen VM. Polymorphisms in SREBF1 and SREBF2, two antipsychotic-activated transcription factors controlling cellular lipogenesis, are associated with schizophrenia in German and Scandinavian samples. Mol Psychiatry 2010; 15:463-72. [PMID: 18936756 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2008.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Several studies have reported structural brain abnormalities, decreased myelination and oligodendrocyte dysfunction in schizophrenia. In the central nervous system, glia-derived de novo synthesized cholesterol is essential for both myelination and synaptogenesis. Previously, we demonstrated in glial cell lines that antipsychotic drugs induce the expression of genes involved in cholesterol and fatty acids biosynthesis through activation of the sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) transcription factors, encoded by the sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1 (SREBF1) and sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 2 (SREBF2) genes. Considering the importance of these factors in the lipid biosynthesis and their possible involvement in antipsychotic drug effects, we hypothesized that genetic variants of SREBF1 and/or SREBF2 could affect schizophrenia susceptibility. We therefore conducted a HapMap-based association study in a large German sample, and identified association between schizophrenia and five markers in SREBF1 and five markers in SREBF2. Follow-up studies in two independent samples of Danish and Norwegian origin (part of the Scandinavian collaboration of psychiatric etiology study, SCOPE) replicated the association for the five SREBF1 markers and for two markers in SREBF2. A combined analysis of all samples resulted in highly significant genotypic P-values of 9 x 10(-4) for SREBF1 (rs11868035, odd ration (OR)=1.26, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.09-1.45)) and 4 x 10(-5) for SREBF2 (rs1057217, OR=1.39, 95% CI (1.19-1.63)). This finding strengthens the hypothesis that SREBP-controlled cholesterol biosynthesis is involved in the etiology of schizophrenia.
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- S Le Hellard
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Bergen Mental Health Research Center, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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Nakazone MA, De Marchi MA, Pinhel MAS, Barros CFDC, Júlio MAF, Pinheiro A, Arazi SS, Hotta JK, Hirata MH, Hirata RDC, Dos Santos JE, Souza DRS. Effects of APOE, APOB and LDLR variants on serum lipids and lack of association with xanthelasma in individuals from Southeastern Brazil. Genet Mol Biol 2009; 32:227-33. [PMID: 21637672 PMCID: PMC3036912 DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572009005000028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2008] [Accepted: 11/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Xanthelasma might be a clinical manifestation of dyslipidemia, a recognized risk factor for coronary artery disease. We investigated the association of apolipoprotein E (APOE HhaI), apolipoprotein B (APOB XbaI and Ins/Del) and LDL receptor (LDLR AvaII and HincII) gene polymorphisms with lipid profiles in 100 Brazilians with xanthelasma and 100 controls. Allele frequencies were similar in both groups. APOE, APOB and LDLR genotypes were not correlated with differences in the serum lipid profile. In individuals with xanthelasma, the APOB D allele was associated with less chance of having increased LDL-cholesterol (O.R. = 0.16, CI95% = 0.03-0.94, p = 0.042). In the control group, the APOB X+ allele was associated with less chance of having both increased total cholesterol (O.R. = 0.16, CI95% = 0.03-0.78, p = 0.023) and increased LDL-cholesterol (O.R. = 0.10, CI95% = 0.02-0.60, p = 0.012). Moreover, there was a significantly higher frequency of control individuals (68%) with elevated serum triglyceride levels, compared to patients (48%, p = 0.008). On the other hand, triglyceride levels in controls also seemed to be influenced by all other gene polymorphisms studied, an effect that might be enhanced by environmental factors.
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- Marcelo A Nakazone
- Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP Brazil
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Zhu C, Zhang R, Liu D, Mukhtar MM, Liu W, Peng G, Wang K, Hao Q, Xu Y, Liu F, Zhu Y, Wu J. Association of functional polymorphism of ApoB promoter with hepatitis C virus infection. Clin Chim Acta 2008; 401:124-7. [PMID: 19083997 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2008.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2008] [Revised: 12/01/2008] [Accepted: 12/01/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) binds to apolipoprotein B (ApoB) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) before entering into hepatocytes. ApoB promoter polymorphisms influence the levels of ApoB and LDL in blood. We investigated the correlations between ApoB promoter polymorphism and HCV infection. METHODS ApoB promoter polymorphism was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) in 243 HCV-infected patients and 346 healthy individuals. Serum lipids concentrations were measured in all subjects. RESULTS ApoB polymorphisms on -516 position in patients were statistically different from healthy individuals (p<0.0001). CC genotype was higher in patients (58.7%) than in healthy individuals (43.1%) (p<0.0001). TT genotype was lower in patients (6.2%) than in healthy group (16.1%) (p<0.0001). C allele frequency was higher (76.3%) in patients than in healthy individuals (63.4%) (p<0.0001). T allele was lower in patients (23.7%) than in controls (36.6%) (p<0.0001). CC genotype was higher in HCV RNA positive patients (63.5%) than in negative ones (45.9%) (p<0.0001). TT genotype was significantly higher in HCV RNA negative patients (19.2%) than in positive individuals (2.6%) (p<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS CC genotype of ApoB promoter at -516 position may increase susceptibility of HCV infection and TT genotype may be associated with viral clearance.
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- Chengliang Zhu
- The State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences and Chinese-French Liver Disease Research Institute, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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Arazi SS, Genvigir FDV, Willrich MAV, Hirata MH, Dorea EL, Bernik M, Hirata RDC. Atorvastatin effects on SREBF1a and SCAP gene expression in mononuclear cells and its relation with lowering-lipids response. Clin Chim Acta 2008; 393:119-24. [PMID: 18435918 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2008.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2008] [Revised: 03/24/2008] [Accepted: 03/25/2008] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND The transcription factors SREBP1 and SCAP are involved in intracellular cholesterol homeostasis. Polymorphisms of these genes have been associated with variations on serum lipid levels and response to statins that are potent cholesterol-lowering drugs. We evaluated the effects of atorvastatin on SREBF1a and SCAP mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and a possible association with gene polymorphisms and lowering-cholesterol response. METHODS Fifty-nine hypercholesterolemic patients were treated with atorvastatin (10 mg/day for 4 weeks). Serum lipid profile and mRNA expression in PBMC were assessed before and after the treatment. Gene expression was quantified by real-time PCR using GAPD as endogenous reference and mRNA expression in HepG2 cells as calibrator. SREBF1 -36delG and SCAP A2386G polymorphisms were detected by PCR-RFLP. RESULTS Our results showed that transcription of SREBF1a and SCAP was coordinately regulated by atorvastatin (r=0.595, p<0.001), and that reduction in SCAP transcription was associated with the 2386AA genotype (p=0.019). Individuals who responded to atorvastatin with a downregulation of SCAP had also a lower triglyceride compared to those who responded to atorvastatin with an upregulation of SCAP. CONCLUSION Atorvastatin has differential effects on SREBF1a and SCAP mRNA expression in PBMC that are associated with baseline transcription levels, triglycerides response to atorvastatin and SCAP A2386G polymorphism.
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- Simone Sorkin Arazi
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences - University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Friedlander Y, Schwartz SM, Durst R, Meiner V, Robertson AS, Erez G, Leitersdorf E, Siscovick DS. SREBP-2 and SCAP isoforms and risk of early onset myocardial infarction. Atherosclerosis 2008; 196:896-904. [PMID: 17383658 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2006] [Revised: 01/09/2007] [Accepted: 02/08/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cholesterol metabolism is mediated, in part, by the sterol-regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs) that are activated by a SREBP cleavage-activating protein (SCAP). We examined whether coding variations in the interacting domains of both genes, are related to early-onset MI risk in a population-based case-control study from western Washington State. METHODS Cases were 257 women, aged 18-59 years, and 320 men, aged 18-49 years, with first acute non-fatal MI; controls were 353 women and 311 men, similar in age, identified from the community who had no history of clinical CHD or stroke. Genotyping of the SREBF-2 G1784C polymorphism (SREBP-2-595A/G isoforms), and the SCAP A2386G polymorphism (SCAP-796I/V isoforms), were performed. RESULTS After adjustment for age and race, the SREBP-2-595A isoform was associated with increased MI risk among men (OR=1.63, 95% CI=1.26-2.12). In contrast, there was little evidence for an association among women in a multiplicative model. However, compared to SREBP-2-595G homozygotes, homozygote women for the SREBP-2-595A isoform were at nearly two-fold increased risk (OR=1.95, 95% CI=1.07-3.54). Overall, SCAP genotypes were neither associated with MI in men nor in women. However, in men, SCAP genotypes were found to modify the association between SREBF-2 and MI (p-value for interaction=0.01). CONCLUSION The SREBP-2-595A isoform was associated with an increased risk of early-onset MI in U.S. men. The SCAP polymorphism appeared to modify the associations of SREBF-2 genotype with MI risk among men. These novel findings require confirmation in other populations.
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- Yechiel Friedlander
- Unit of Epidemiology, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Public Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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Hirata T, Fujioka M, Takahashi KA, Arai Y, Asano T, Ishida M, Kuribayashi M, Akioka K, Okamoto M, Yoshimura N, Satomi Y, Nishino H, Fukushima W, Hirota Y, Nakajima S, Kato S, Kubo T. ApoB C7623T polymorphism predicts risk for steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head after renal transplantation. J Orthop Sci 2007; 12:199-206. [PMID: 17530370 DOI: 10.1007/s00776-007-1110-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2006] [Accepted: 01/16/2007] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nontraumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is caused by disruption of blood flow. This disease often occurs in association with steroid treatment. The pathology of steroid-induced ONFH remains unclear, although abnormalities in lipid metabolism have been reported to be involved. In this study, we examined the differences of gene polymorphism frequencies of apolipoprotein B (ApoB) and apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1), which are important proteins for lipid transport, as well as of lipid parameters, between ONFH cases and referent patients among those who were subjected to renal transplantation. METHODS Subjects were 158 cases who had undergone renal transplant, including 34 cases that were diagnosed as ONFH after renal transplantation and 124 cases that were not. Four single nucleotide polymorphisms including C7623T and G12619A for the ApoB gene and G75A and C83T for the ApoA1 gene were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and Taqman real-time PCR chemistry. Also, serum levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), ApoB, and ApoA1 were measured. Their relationship to ONFH was statistically evaluated. RESULTS A higher frequency of 7623TT or CT of the ApoB gene was observed in ONFH cases than in referent patients (P = 0.033), resulting in an elevated odds ratio that was statistically significant (adjusted odds ratio = 6.37, 95% CI = 1.53-26.5, P = 0.011). No significant relationship was observed between other genes and ONFH. Regarding lipid parameters, a higher value of ApoB/ApoA1 ratio was observed in cases (P = 0.045). CONCLUSION For the prediction of ONFH, it is useful to analyze ApoB C7623T and plasma ApoB/ApoA1 ratio before the administration of steroids.
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- Tetsurou Hirata
- Department of Orthopaedics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-chou, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Zembrzuski VM, Callegari-Jacques SM, Hutz MH. Application of an African Ancestry Index as a Genomic Control Approach in a Brazilian Population. Ann Hum Genet 2006; 70:822-8. [PMID: 17044857 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2006.00270.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ten ancestry informative markers were investigated in 101 coronary artery disease patients and 102 healthy controls from a Southern Brazilian population, in order to determine if stratification occurs in this population. The degree of African admixture detected in this population was estimated to be as high as 6%, but no differences between cases and controls were observed. Using an African Ancestry Index (AAI) that estimates admixture at the individual level it was possible to remove from the samples those individuals with evidence of African admixture. Therefore we have shown that it is possible to control for population stratification by choosing individuals, without the loss of statistical power that occurs with the use of other methods of genomic control.
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- V M Zembrzuski
- Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Laaksonen R, Thelen KM, Päivä H, Matinheikki J, Vesalainen R, Janatuinen T, Knuuti J, Rontu R, von Bergmann K, Lütjohann D, Lehtimäki T. Genetic variant of the SREBF-1 gene is significantly related to cholesterol synthesis in man. Atherosclerosis 2005; 185:206-9. [PMID: 16005884 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2005.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2005] [Revised: 05/27/2005] [Accepted: 06/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Sterol regulatory element binding proteins-1 and -2 (SREBPs) are transcription factors controlling lipid homeostasis in human cells. The G-allele carriers of the SREBF-1 gene C-G polymorphism in exon 18c and coding for glycine at the protein level (G952G) have shown to associate more frequently with obesity and type 2 diabetes than the C-allele carriers. However, the C-allele has suggested to be linked to dyslipidemia. Thus, our aim was to study effect of the SREBF-1 gene polymorphism (G952G) on sterol metabolism in man. Ninety-five subjects with moderate hypercholesterolemia participated in this study and 14 homozygous CC carriers of the SREBF-1 (G952G) gene were found. Plasma lathosterol concentration and lathosterol-to-cholesterol ratio, markers of endogenous cholesterol synthesis, were significantly higher in CC homozygous subject compared to others. Similarly muscle cholesterol (p=0.045) and lathosterol (p=0.054) concentrations were elevated in the CC homozygotes supporting the view that endogenous cholesterol synthesis rate is SREBF-1 genotype-dependent.
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- Reijo Laaksonen
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
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Spell C, Kölsch H, Lütjohann D, Kerksiek A, Hentschel F, Damian M, von Bergmann K, Rao ML, Maier W, Heun R. SREBP-1a polymorphism influences the risk of Alzheimer's disease in carriers of the ApoE4 allele. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2005; 18:245-9. [PMID: 15286454 DOI: 10.1159/000080023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) are transcription factors involved in cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis. Recently, a polymorphism in the 5'-region of the SREBP-1a gene has been described to be correlated with alterations in the plasma levels of cholesterol. Consequently the relationship between this SREBP-1a gene polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease (AD) alone and in combination with the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) 4 allele was evaluated. No association between SREBP-1a polymorphism alone and AD could be seen. However, in the group of healthy ApoE4 allele carriers, the number of homozygote SREBP-1a DeltaG allele carriers was significantly higher than in AD patients. Cerebrospinal fluid levels of cholesterol were lower in AD patients who were carriers of the SREBP-1a DeltaG allele, and the ratio of 24S-hydroxycholesterol to cholesterol was increased in these probands. Our data suggest a reduced risk of AD in carriers of an ApoE4 allele who are additionally homozygous for the SREBP-1a DeltaG allele, which is possibly due to the influence of SREBP-1a polymorphism on brain cholesterol metabolism. This is the first report on a genetic factor which prevents the deleterious effect of the ApoE4 allele and thus reduces the risk of AD.
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Ruano D, Macedo A, Dourado A, Soares MJ, Valente J, Coelho I, Santos V, Azevedo MH, Goodman A, Hutz MH, Gama C, Lobato MI, Belmonte-de-Abreu P, Palha JA. NR4A2 and schizophrenia: lack of association in a Portuguese/Brazilian study. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2004; 128B:41-5. [PMID: 15211629 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The present study investigates the association of mutations in the nuclear receptor NR4A2 in schizophrenic patients. The human Nur-related receptor 1, NR4A2, is an orphan nuclear receptor that can be constitutively active as a transcription factor and for which no natural ligand has yet been identified. Alone or with retinoid X receptor, RXR, NR4A2 influences the expression of several genes important for human brain development and regulation. In the absence of Nurr1 (the mouse homologue to human NR4A2), ventral mesencephalic dopaminergic mouse neurons evidence severe developmental failure, a condition that is lethal soon after birth. Nurr1 involvement in the dopaminergic system makes it a good candidate for study in neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and Parkinson disease. Evidence by others support this hypothesis (1) mapping of the NR4A2 gene to chromosome 2q22-23, a region with suggestive linkage to schizophrenia and (2) identification of mutations in patients with schizophrenia (c.366-369delTAC, c.308A > G, c.-469delG), manic depression (c.289A > G), and familial Parkinson's disease (c.-291delT, c.-245T > G). To further extend these observations, we searched for all these mutations in 176 Caucasian Portuguese and 82 Caucasian Brazilian subjects with lifetime diagnosis of schizophrenia. The study failed to identify any of the described mutations in patients or controls. Nevertheless, these negative results do not exclude altered expression of nuclear receptors in schizophrenia or the presence of other mutations.
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- Dina Ruano
- Health Sciences School, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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de Andrade FM, Silveira FR, Arsand M, Antunes ALS, Torres MR, Zago AJ, Callegari-Jaques SM, Hutz MH. Association between −250G/A polymorphism of the hepatic lipase gene promoter and coronary artery disease and HDL-C levels in a Southern Brazilian population. Clin Genet 2004; 65:390-5. [PMID: 15099346 DOI: 10.1111/j.0009-9163.2004.00243.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hepatic lipase (HL) is a glycoprotein that plays a major role in remodeling high-density lipoprotein (HDL). The effect of the -250G/A promoter polymorphism on coronary artery disease (CAD) and lipid levels was studied in 231 male CAD patients and in a population-based sample of men and women (n = 514). A sample of 140 men was chosen among those included in the population-based sample as controls for the CAD sample. In the total group of CAD patients, the frequency of the -250A allele was somewhat lower (25% in CAD patients and 32% in controls; p = 0.06), but when the control samples were compared only with the CAD(+) sample (more than 60% of luminal stenosis in at least one coronary artery or major branch segment) the -250A allele was significantly less frequent (23% in the patients vs 32% in controls; p = 0.02). A multiple logistic regression analysis showed that this association was independent of classical CAD risk factors [odds ratio (OR) = 1.79, p = 0.025]. Using multiple linear regression analyses, it has been shown that this polymorphism was a significant factor affecting HDL-C levels in men from the population-based sample (p = 0.001), an interaction between -250G/A variant and wine consumption was also detected (p = 0.001). Thus, our results show that the -250G/A polymorphism in the HL gene is associated with significant variations in HDL-C levels and CAD risk in males.
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- F M de Andrade
- Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biociências, Faculdade de Farmacia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
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