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Chhatar S, Lal G. Role of adrenergic receptor signalling in neuroimmune communication. CURRENT RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 2:202-217. [PMID: 35492402 PMCID: PMC9040148 DOI: 10.1016/j.crimmu.2021.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Neuroimmune communication plays a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis and promptly responding to any foreign insults. Sympathetic nerve fibres are innervated into all the lymphoid organs (bone marrow, thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes) and provide a communication link between the central nervous system (CNS) and ongoing immune response in the tissue microenvironment. Neurotransmitters such as catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine) bind to adrenergic receptors present on most immune and non-immune cells, establish a local neuroimmune-communication system, and help regulate the ongoing immune response. The activation of these receptors varies with the type of receptor-activated, target cell, the activation status of the cells, and timing of activation. Activating adrenergic receptors, specifically β-adrenergic signalling in immune cells leads to activation of the cAMP-PKA pathway or other non-canonical pathways. It predominantly leads to immune suppression such as inhibition of IL-2 secretion and a decrease in macrophages phagocytosis. This review discusses the expression of different adrenergic receptors in various immune cells, signalling, and how it modulates immune cell function and contributes to health and diseases. Understanding the neuroimmune communication through adrenergic receptor signalling in immune cells could help to design better strategies to control inflammation and autoimmunity. Primary and secondary lymphoid organs are innervated with sympathetic nerve fibres. Adrenergic receptor expression on immune and non-immune cells establishes a local neuroimmune communication system. Adrenergic receptor signalling in immune cells controls the differentiation and function of various immune cells. Modulating adrenergic receptor signalling with a specific agonist or antagonist also affect the immune response.
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- Corresponding author. National Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, Ganeshkhind, Pune, MH-411007, India.
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Parikh JS, Randhawa AK, Wharton S, Edgell H, Kuk JL. The Association between Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Is Influenced by Obesity. J Obes 2018; 2018:4573258. [PMID: 30364090 PMCID: PMC6188586 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4573258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Introduction One in three US adults is living with obesity or hypertension, and more than 75% of hypertensive individuals are using antihypertensive medications. Therefore, it is important to examine blood pressure (BP) differences in populations that are using these medications with differing obesity status. Aim We examined whether BP attained when using various antihypertensive medications varies amongst different body mass index (BMI) categories and whether antihypertensive medication use is associated with differences in other metabolic risk factors, independent of BMI. Methods Adults with hypertension from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2014 were used (n=15,285). Linear regression analyses were used to examine the main effects and interaction between antihypertensive use and BMI. Results In general, users of antihypertensive medications had lower BP than those not taking BP medications (NoBPMed) (P < 0.05), whereby in women, the differences in systolic BP between angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) users and NoBPMed were greater in those with obesity (ACE inhibitors: -14 ± 1 mmHg; ARB: -16 ± 1 mmHg) compared to normal weight individuals (ACE inhibitors: -9 ± 1 mmHg; ARB: -11 ± 1 mmHg) (P < 0.05). Diastolic BP differences between women ARB users and NoBPMed were also greatest in obesity (-5 ± 1 mmHg) (P < 0.05) whilst there were no differences in normal weight individuals (-1 ± 1 mmHg) (P>0.05). Furthermore, glucose levels and waist circumference in women were higher in those using ACE inhibitors compared to diuretics (P < 0.05). Conclusion ACE inhibitors and ARBs may be associated with more beneficial BP profiles in women with obesity, with no obesity-related BP differences for antihypertensive medication in men. However, there could be potential cardiometabolic effects for some antihypertensive medications that should be explored further.
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- Jash S. Parikh
- York University, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3
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- York University, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3
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- York University, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3
- The Wharton Medical Clinic, Toronto, ON, Canada M4J 5B9
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- York University, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3
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- York University, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3
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Daghestani M, Daghestani M, Daghistani M, Eldali A, Hassan ZK, Elamin MH, Warsy A. ADRB3 polymorphism rs4994 (Trp64Arg) associates significantly with bodyweight elevation and dyslipidaemias in Saudis but not rs1801253 (Arg389Gly) polymorphism in ARDB1. Lipids Health Dis 2018; 17:58. [PMID: 29587766 PMCID: PMC5870215 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-018-0679-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background In some populations, obesity and body weight related disorders show a correlation with polymorphisms in three subtypes of beta-adrenoceptor (β1, β2, and β3) [ADRB1, ADRB2 and ADRB3] genes. We scanned for the polymorphism of Arg389Gly (rs1801253) in ADRB1 and Trp64Arg (rs4994) in ADRB3 genes in Saudi population to determine association, if any, of these polymorphisms with obesity and related disorders. Methods We studied 329 non-related adults (33.1% men and 66.9% women), aged 18–36 years. Anthropometric measurements were recorded, and Body mass index (BMI) and waist/hip ratio were calculated; leptin, insulin, lipidogram, and glucose concentrations were determined. ADRB1 and ADRB3 polymorphisms (Arg389Gly and Trp64Arg, respectively) were screened by DNA sequencing. The subjects were divided into three groups according to BMI: normal weight (BMI < 25 kg/m2), overweight (BMI ≥25.1–29.9 kg/m2) subjects, and obese (≥30 kg/m2). Results In the age-matched groups of the normal weight, overweight and obese male and female subjects, all anthropometric parameters were found to be significantly higher, and in the obese group, all biochemical parameters were significantly elevated compared to the normal weight controls. The allelic frequency of Gly389 ADRB1 did not differ amongst the three groups, whereas the frequency of Arg64 of ADRB3 gene was significantly higher in the overweight and obese subjects, compared with the normal weight subjects. In addition, subjects carrying Arg64 allele regardless of their BMI had a greater waist and hip circumference, W/H ratio, plasma cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL, leptin, insulin, and glucose level compared to those with the wild-type Trp allele. Conclusion The results of this study have shown a significant association between the Trp64Arg polymorphism in ADRB3 gene and the development of overweight and obesity in Saudi populations. It also has an influence on the levels of lipid, insulin, leptin, and glucose, whereas, Arg389Gly polymorphism in ADRB1 is not associated with overweight, obesity or dyslipidaemias in Saudis.
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- Maha Daghestani
- Department of Zoology, Center for Scientific and Medical Female Colleges, King Saud University, P.O. Box 22455, Riyadh, 11495, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Umm-Al-Qura University, P.O.Box 424, Makkah, 21955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, P.O.Box, Jeddah, 9515, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Scientific Computing, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P.O. Box3354, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Virology and Immunology Unit, Cancer Biology Department, National Cancer Institute Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 22452, Riyadh, 11495, Saudi Arabia
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- Senior Scientist, Central Laboratory, Center for Scientific and Medical Female Colleges, King Saud University, P.O. Box 22455, Riyadh, 11495, Saudi Arabia.
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Murphy J, Moullec G, Santosa S. Factors associated with adipocyte size reduction after weight loss interventions for overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-regression. Metabolism 2017; 67:31-40. [PMID: 28081776 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2016.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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AIMS Enlarged adipocytes are a prime feature of adipose tissue dysfunction, and may be an appropriate target to decrease disease risk in obesity. We aimed to assess the change in adipocyte size in response to lifestyle and surgical weight loss interventions for overweight or obesity; and to explore whether certain participant and intervention characteristics influence this response. METHODS We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and Cochrane electronic databases to identify weight loss studies that quantified adipocyte size before and after the intervention. Using meta-regression analysis, we assessed the independent effects of weight loss, age, sex, adipocyte region, and intervention type (surgical vs. lifestyle) on adipocyte size reduction. We repeated the model as a sensitivity analysis including only the lifestyle interventions. RESULTS Thirty-five studies met our eligibility criteria. In our main model, every 1.0% weight loss was associated with a 0.64% reduction in adipocyte size (p=0.003); and adipocytes from the upper body decreased 5% more in size than those in the lower body (p=0.009). These relationships were no longer significant when focusing only on lifestyle interventions. Moreover, age, sex and intervention type did not independently affect adipocyte size reduction in either model. CONCLUSIONS Weight loss in obese individuals is consistently associated with a decrease in adipocyte size that is more pronounced in upper-body adipocytes. It remains to be clarified how biological differences and intervention characteristics influence this relationship, and whether it corresponds with reductions in other aspects of adipose tissue dysfunction and disease risk.
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- Jessica Murphy
- Department of Exercise Science, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4B 1R6; Nutrition, Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory, PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, 7200 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4B 1R6; Centre de Recherche - Axe Maladies Chroniques, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'Ile-de-Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400 Gouin Blvd. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4J 1C5
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- Centre de Recherche - Axe Maladies Chroniques, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'Ile-de-Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400 Gouin Blvd. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4J 1C5; École de Santé Publique - Département de Médecine Sociale et Preventive, Université de Montréal, 7101 du Parc Ave., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3N 1X9
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- Department of Exercise Science, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4B 1R6; Nutrition, Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory, PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, 7200 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4B 1R6; Centre de Recherche - Axe Maladies Chroniques, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'Ile-de-Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400 Gouin Blvd. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4J 1C5.
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Aradillas-Garc X Cd C, Cruz M, Pérez-Luque E, Garay-Sevilla ME, Malacara JM, R A, Peralta J, Burguete-García A, Alegría-Torres JA. Obesity is associated with the Arg389Gly ADRB1 but not with the Trp64Arg ADRB3 polymorphism in children from San Luis PotosÍ and León, México. J Biomed Res 2017; 31:40-46. [PMID: 28808184 PMCID: PMC5274511 DOI: 10.7555/jbr.30.20150169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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This research was designed to analyze the possible associations of Arg389Gly ADRB1 and Trp64Arg ADRB3 polymorphisms in children with obesity. A cross-sectional study included 1,046 school-age Mexican participants (6-12 years old) from the cities of San Luis PotosÍ and León. Children were classified as non-obese or obese according to their body mass index (BMI) percentile; obese children had a BMI≥95th percentile for sex and age. Biochemical data were collected. Polymorphisms were detected using TaqMan qPCR assay. A logistic regression analysis was used to calculate the risk of obesity based on genotypes. Differences were found between groups where obese children had a significant increase in systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, and lower HDL-cholesterol compared with the normal weight group (P<0.05). The distribution of allele frequency in the population was Arg= 87.4 and Gly= 12.6 (Hardy Weinberg equilibrium c2 = 3.16 , P = 0.07 ); Trp= 81.5 and Arg= 18.5 (Hardy Weinberg equilibrium c2 = 2.2, P = 0.14 ) for ADRB1 and ADRB3, respectively. Even though no different frequencies of Arg389Gly polymorphism between groups were found (P = 0.08), children carriers of one Gly389 ADRB1 allele had a risk for obesity of OR=1.40 (95%CI, 1.03-1.90, P = 0.03) after adjustment for age and gender. No other association was found for Trp64Arg ADRB3 polymorphism. Only the Arg389Gly ADRB1 polymorphism was associated with risk for obesity in Mexican children.
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- Celia Aradillas-Garc X Cd
- Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, México, CIACYT-Faculty of Medicine, Av. Sierra Leona 550, Col. Lomas 2a. Sección, C.P. 78210, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., México
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- Medical Research Unit in Biochemistry, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México City, C.P. 06720, México
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Campus León, University of Guanajuato. León, C.P. 37320, México
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Campus León, University of Guanajuato. León, C.P. 37320, México
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- Medical Research Unit in Biochemistry, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México City, C.P. 06720, México
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- Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, México, CIACYT-Faculty of Medicine, Av. Sierra Leona 550, Col. Lomas 2a. Sección, C.P. 78210, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., México
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- Medical Research Unit in Biochemistry, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México City, C.P. 06720, México
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- Chronic Infection and Cancer Division, Research Center on Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, C.P. 62100, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Department of Pharmacy, Campus Guanajuato, University of Guanajuato, Noria Alta C.P. 36050, Guanajuato, México
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Masuo K, Lambert GW. Relationships of adrenoceptor polymorphisms with obesity. J Obes 2011; 2011:609485. [PMID: 21603275 PMCID: PMC3092628 DOI: 10.1155/2011/609485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2010] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes are rapidly growing public health problems. Heightened sympathetic nerve activity is a well-established observation in obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Human obesity, hypertension, and diabetes have strong genetic as well as environmental determinants. Reduced energy expenditure and resting metabolic rate are predictive of weight gain, and the sympathetic nervous system participates in regulating energy balance through thermogenesis. The thermogenic effects of catecholamines in obesity are mainly mediated via the β2, and β3-adrenergic receptors in humans. Further, β2-adrenoceptors importantly influence vascular reactivity and may regulate blood pressure. β-adrenoceptor polymorphisms have also been associated with adrenoceptor desensitization, increased adiposity, insulin resistance, and enhanced sympathetic nervous activity. Many epidemiological studies have shown strong relationships between adrenoceptor polymorphisms and obesity, but the observations have been discordant. This paper will discuss the current topics involving the influence of the sympathetic nervous system and β2- and β3-adrenoceptor polymorphisms in obesity.
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- Kazuko Masuo
- Nucleus Network, Ltd, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Research Institute, 89 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
- Human Neurotransmitter Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Human Neurotransmitter Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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Masuo K. Roles of beta2- and beta3-adrenoceptor polymorphisms in hypertension and metabolic syndrome. Int J Hypertens 2010; 2010:832821. [PMID: 20981286 PMCID: PMC2963125 DOI: 10.4061/2010/832821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2010] [Accepted: 09/02/2010] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Hypertension, diabetes mellitus (especially type 2 diabetes mellitus), metabolic syndrome and obesity are rapidly growing public health problems. Sympathetic nerve activation is observed in obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus, which have strong genetic as well as environmental determinants. Reduced energy expenditure and resting metabolic rate are predictive of weight gain, and the sympathetic nervous system participates in regulating energy balance through thermogenesis. The thermogenic effects of catecholamines in obesity have been mainly mediated via the β2- and β3-adrenergic receptors in humans. Further, β2-adrenoceptors importantly influence vascular reactivity and may regulate blood pressure. Genetic polymorphistns of the β-adrenoceptor gene have been shown to alter the function of several adrenoceptor subtypes and thus to modify the response to catecholamine. β2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms (Arg16Gly, Gln27Glu, and Thr164Ile) have been studied in relation to hypertension. Genetic variations in the β3-adrenoceptor (i.e. Try64Arg variant) are also associated with both obesity and hypertension. However, the precise relationships of the polymorphisms of β2- and β3-adrenoceptor genes with sympathetic nervous system activity, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome have not been fully clarified. This paper will discuss the current topics involving the influence of the sympathetic nervous system and β2- and β3- adrenoceptor polymorphisms in hypertension and metabolic syndrome.
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- Kazuko Masuo
- Nucleus Network Ltd. and Human Neurotransmitter Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Research Institute, 89 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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Larkin EK, Patel SR, Elston RC, Gray-McGuire C, Zhu X, Redline S. Using linkage analysis to identify quantitative trait loci for sleep apnea in relationship to body mass index. Ann Hum Genet 2008; 72:762-73. [PMID: 18754839 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2008.00472.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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To understand the genetics of sleep apnea, we evaluated the relationship between the apnea hypopnea index (AHI) and body mass index (BMI) through linkage analysis to identify genetic loci that may influence AHI and BMI jointly and AHI independent of BMI. Haseman-Elston sibling regression was conducted on AHI, AHI adjusted for BMI and BMI in African-American and European-American pedigrees. A comparison of the magnitude of linkage peaks was used to assess the relationship between AHI and BMI. In EAs, the strongest evidence for linkage to AHI was on 6q23-25 and 10q24-q25, both decreasing after BMI adjustment, suggesting loci with pleiotropic effects. Also, a promising area of linkage to AHI but not BMI was observed on 6p11-q11 near the orexin-2 receptor, suggesting BMI independent pathways. In AAs the strongest evidence of linkage for AHI after adjusting for BMI was on chromosome 8p21.3 with linkage increasing after BMI adjustment and on 8q24.1 with linkage decreasing after BMI adjustment. Novel linkage peaks were also observed in AAs to both BMI and AHI on chromosome 13 near the serotonin-2a receptor. These analyses suggest genetic loci for sleep apnea that operate both independently of BMI and through BMI-related pathways.
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- E K Larkin
- Center for Clinical Investigation, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106-6083, USA.
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Kolehmainen M, Salopuro T, Schwab US, Kekäläinen J, Kallio P, Laaksonen DE, Pulkkinen L, Lindi VI, Sivenius K, Mager U, Siitonen N, Niskanen L, Gylling H, Rauramaa R, Uusitupa M. Weight reduction modulates expression of genes involved in extracellular matrix and cell death: the GENOBIN study. Int J Obes (Lond) 2007; 32:292-303. [PMID: 17848939 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Lifestyle and genetic factors interact in the development of obesity and the metabolic syndrome. The molecular mechanisms underlying the beneficial dietary modifications are, however, unclear. We aimed to examine the effect of the long-term moderate weight reduction on gene expression in adipose tissue (AT) and to identify genes and gene clusters responsive to treatment and thereby likely contributing to the development of the metabolic syndrome. DESIGN Randomized controlled and individualized weight reduction intervention. SUBJECTS Forty-six subjects with impaired fasting glycemia or impaired glucose tolerance and features of metabolic syndrome, aged 60+/-7 years were randomized either to a weight reduction (WR) (n=28) or a control (n=18) group lasting for 33 weeks. MEASUREMENTS Oral and intravenous glucose tolerance tests and subcutaneous AT biopsies were performed before and after the intervention. Gene expression of AT was studied using microarray technology in subgroups of WR (with weight reduction > or =5%, n=9) and control group (n=10). The results were confirmed using quantitative PCR. RESULTS In the WR group, glucose metabolism improved. Moreover, an inverse correlation between the change in S (I) and the change in body weight was found (r=-0.44, P=0.026). Downregulation of gene expression (P<0.01) involving gene ontology groups of extracellular matrix and cell death was seen. Such changes did not occur in the control group. The tenomodulin-gene was one of the most downregulated genes (-39+/-16%, P<0.0001). Moreover, its expression correlated with insulin sensitivity (r=-0.34, P=0.005) before the intervention and with body adiposity both before (r=0.42, P=0.007) and after (r=0.30, P=0.056) the intervention. CONCLUSION Genes regulating the extracellular matrix and cell death showed a strong downregulation after long-term weight reduction. This likely reflects a new stable state at the molecular level in AT. Further studies are warranted to elucidate the mechanisms of these genetic factors.
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- M Kolehmainen
- School of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition and Food and Health Research Center, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland.
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Gjesing AP, Andersen G, Albrechtsen A, Glümer C, Borch-Johnsen K, Jørgensen T, Hansen T, Pedersen O. Studies of associations between the Arg389Gly polymorphism of the beta1-adrenergic receptor gene (ADRB1) and hypertension and obesity in 7677 Danish white subjects. Diabet Med 2007; 24:392-7. [PMID: 17335470 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.02031.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIMS Activation of the beta(1)-adrenergic receptor (ADRB1) causes increased lipolysis in adipose tissue and enhances cardiac output. Analysis of the association of the functional ADRB1 Arg389Gly variant with obesity and hypertension has given ambiguous results. To clarify the potential impact of this variant on obesity and hypertension in the general population, we examined the Arg389Gly variant in a relatively large-scale population-based study. METHODS Case-control studies and quantitative trait analyses were carried out in 7677 Danish Caucasians who were genotyped for the Arg389Gly variant (dbSNP rs1801253) using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. RESULTS A weak association between the Gly allele of the Arg389Gly variant and obesity was observed when comparing cases (n = 1540) defined as body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m(2) with control subjects (n = 6108) defined as BMI < or = 30 kg/m(2) for both allele frequencies (P = 0.05) and genotype distribution (P = 0.05). Case-control studies (cases n = 2518; control n = 3981) examining the effect on hypertension showed no association with allele frequencies (P = 0.3) or genotype distribution (P = 0.5); however, in the quantitative trait analyses, individuals carrying the Gly allele had slightly but significantly lower diastolic (Arg/Arg = 81.9 mmHg vs. Gly-allele carriers = 81.5 mmHg) and systolic (Arg/Arg = 129.4 mmHg vs. Gly-allele carriers = 128.8 mmHg) blood pressure as well as a lower mean arterial blood pressure. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that the Arg389Gly polymorphism does not have any clinically important impact on the pathogenesis of obesity in Danish white subjects. Furthermore, despite the observed minor influence on blood pressure, this variant is most likely not to be a major contributor to the development of hypertension.
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Christensen NJ, Bratholm P. The cAMP response to isoprenaline in mononuclear cells is markedly increased in the presence of platelets. Life Sci 2006; 79:601-5. [PMID: 16513139 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2006.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2005] [Revised: 01/13/2006] [Accepted: 02/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have previously shown that the addition of platelets to mononuclear cells (MNC) increases cAMP in MNC. This response may be of interest because the physical interaction between platelets and MNC plays an important role in the inflammatory process. We have now demonstrated that the addition of both isoprenaline and platelets to MNC resulted in a marked amplification of the cAMP response. Prostaglandins, ATP and adenosine and the P-selectin ligand PSGL-1 could not account for the response. No substance was found in the supernatant that could increase cAMP in MNC. W7, a Ca(2+)-calmodulin inhibitor and the addition of EDTA reduced the response to both platelets and isoprenaline. Furthermore, we have demonstrated that mRNA for type I adenylyl cyclase, which is sensitive to Ca(2+), is present in MNC. No increase in Ca(2+) in the cytoplasma in MNC was recorded, however, by quantitative fluorescence microscopy after addition of platelets to MNC. It is possible that there are small increments in Ca(2+) at the binding sites, which we were unable to detect by our technique. Alternatively the binding of platelets to MNC may induce intermolecular interactions in the cell membrane which may facilitate the synthesis of cAMP.
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