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García-Weber D, Dangeard AS, Teixeira V, Hauke M, Carreaux A, Josenhans C, Arrieumerlou C. In vitro kinase assay reveals ADP-heptose-dependent ALPK1 autophosphorylation and altered kinase activity of disease-associated ALPK1 mutants. Sci Rep 2023; 13:6278. [PMID: 37072480 PMCID: PMC10113258 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33459-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Alpha-protein kinase 1 (ALPK1) is a pathogen recognition receptor that detects ADP-heptose (ADPH), a lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis intermediate, recently described as a pathogen-associated molecular pattern in Gram-negative bacteria. ADPH binding to ALPK1 activates its kinase domain and triggers TIFA phosphorylation on threonine 9. This leads to the assembly of large TIFA oligomers called TIFAsomes, activation of NF-κB and pro-inflammatory gene expression. Furthermore, mutations in ALPK1 are associated with inflammatory syndromes and cancers. While this kinase is of increasing medical interest, its activity in infectious or non-infectious diseases remains poorly characterized. Here, we use a non-radioactive ALPK1 in vitro kinase assay based on the use of ATPγS and protein thiophosphorylation. We confirm that ALPK1 phosphorylates TIFA T9 and show that T2, T12 and T19 are also weakly phosphorylated by ALPK1. Interestingly, we find that ALPK1 itself is phosphorylated in response to ADPH recognition during Shigella flexneri and Helicobacter pylori infection and that disease-associated ALPK1 mutants exhibit altered kinase activity. In particular, T237M and V1092A mutations associated with ROSAH syndrome and spiradenoma/spiradenocarcinoma respectively, exhibit enhanced ADPH-induced kinase activity and constitutive assembly of TIFAsomes. Altogether, this study provides new insights into the ADPH sensing pathway and disease-associated ALPK1 mutants.
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- Diego García-Weber
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Cochin, 75014, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Cochin, 75014, Paris, France
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- Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Pettenkoferstrasse 9a, 80336, Munich, Germany
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Cochin, 75014, Paris, France
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- Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Pettenkoferstrasse 9a, 80336, Munich, Germany
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Cui X, Li Y, Yuan S, Huang Y, Chen X, Han Y, Liu Z, Li Z, Xiao Y, Wang Y, Sun L, Liu H, Zhu X. Alpha-kinase1 promotes tubular injury and interstitial inflammation in diabetic nephropathy by canonical pyroptosis pathway. Biol Res 2023; 56:5. [PMID: 36732854 PMCID: PMC9893546 DOI: 10.1186/s40659-023-00416-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Alpha-kinase 1 (ALPK1) is a master regulator in inflammation and has been proved to promote renal fibrosis by promoting the production of IL-1β in diabetic nephropathy (DN) mice. Pyroptosis is involved in high glucose (HG)-induced tubular cells injury, characterized by activation of Gasdermin D (GSDMD) and the release of IL-1β and IL-18, resulting in inflammatory injury in DN. It is reasonable to assume that ALPK1 is involved in pyroptosis-related tubular injury in DN. However, the mechanism remains poorly defined. METHODS Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining was performed to detect the expression of pyroptosis- and fibrosis-related proteins in renal sections of DN patients and DN mice. DN models were induced through injection of streptozotocin combined with a high-fat diet. Protein levels of ALPK1, NF-κB, Caspase-1, GSDMD, IL-1β, IL-18 and α-SMA were detected by Western blot. HK-2 cells treated with high-glucose (HG) served as an in vitro model. ALPK1 small interfering RNA (siRNA) was transfected into HK-2 cells to down-regulate ALPK1. The pyroptosis rates were determined by flow cytometry. The concentrations of IL-1β and IL-18 were evaluated by ELISA kits. Immunofluorescence staining was used to observe translocation of NF-κB and GSDMD. RESULTS The heat map of differentially expressed genes showed that ALPK1, Caspase-1 and GSDMD were upregulated in the DN group. The expression levels of ALPK1, Caspase-1, GSDMD and CD68 were increased in renal biopsy tissues of DN patients by IHC. ALPK1expression and CD68+ macrophages were positively correlated with tubular injury in DN patients. Western blot analysis showed increased expressions of ALPK1, phospho-NF-κB P65, GSDMD-NT, and IL-1β in renal tissues of DN mice and HK-2 cells, accompanied with increased renal fibrosis-related proteins (FN, α-SMA) and macrophages infiltration in interstitial areas. Inhibition of ALPK1 attenuated HG-induced upregulation expressions of NF-κB, pyroptosis-related proteins Caspase-1, GSDMD-NT, IL-1β, IL-18, α-SMA, and pyroptosis level in HK-2 cells. Also, the intensity and nuclear translocation of NF-κB and membranous translocation of GSDMD were ameliorated in HG-treated HK-2 cells after treatment with ALPK1 siRNA. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that ALPK1/NF-κB pathway initiated canonical caspase-1-GSDMD pyroptosis pathway, resulting in tubular injury and interstitial inflammation of DN.
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- Xinyuan Cui
- grid.452708.c0000 0004 1803 0208Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 Hunan China
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- grid.452708.c0000 0004 1803 0208Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 Hunan China ,grid.452708.c0000 0004 1803 0208Center for Medical Research, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- grid.452708.c0000 0004 1803 0208Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 Hunan China
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- grid.452708.c0000 0004 1803 0208Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 Hunan China
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- grid.452708.c0000 0004 1803 0208Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 Hunan China
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- grid.452708.c0000 0004 1803 0208Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 Hunan China
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- grid.452708.c0000 0004 1803 0208Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 Hunan China
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- grid.452708.c0000 0004 1803 0208Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 Hunan China
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- grid.452708.c0000 0004 1803 0208Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- grid.452708.c0000 0004 1803 0208Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 Hunan China
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- grid.452708.c0000 0004 1803 0208Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 Hunan China
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- grid.452708.c0000 0004 1803 0208Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 Hunan China
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- grid.452708.c0000 0004 1803 0208Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 Hunan China
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Sugawara Y, Hirakawa Y, Nagasu H, Narita A, Katayama A, Wada J, Shimizu M, Wada T, Kitamura H, Nakano T, Yokoi H, Yanagita M, Goto S, Narita I, Koshiba S, Tamiya G, Nangaku M, Yamamoto M, Kashihara N. Genome-wide association study of the risk of chronic kidney disease and kidney-related traits in the Japanese population: J-Kidney-Biobank. J Hum Genet 2023; 68:55-64. [PMID: 36404353 DOI: 10.1038/s10038-022-01094-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a syndrome characterized by a gradual loss of kidney function with decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), which may be accompanied by an increase in the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR). Although trans-ethnic genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have been conducted for kidney-related traits, there have been few analyses in the Japanese population, especially for the UACR trait. In this study, we conducted a GWAS to identify loci related to multiple kidney-related traits in Japanese individuals. First, to detect loci associated with CKD, eGFR, and UACR, we performed separate GWASs with the following two datasets: 475 cases of CKD diagnosed at seven university hospitals and 3471 healthy subjects (dataset 1) and 3664 cases of CKD-suspected individuals with eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m2 or urinary protein ≥ 1+ and 5952 healthy subjects (dataset 2). Second, we performed a meta-analysis between these two datasets and detected the following associated loci: 10 loci for CKD, 9 loci for eGFR, and 22 loci for UACR. Among the loci detected, 22 have never been reported previously. Half of the significant loci for CKD were shared with those for eGFR, whereas most of the loci associated with UACR were different from those associated with CKD or eGFR. The GWAS of the Japanese population identified novel genetic components that were not previously detected. The results also suggest that the group primarily characterized by increased UACR possessed genetically different features from the group characterized by decreased eGFR.
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- Yuka Sugawara
- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Laboratory Medicine, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Laboratory Medicine, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Hypertension & Strokology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Hypertension & Strokology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan.,The Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (INGEM), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan.,Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan.,Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
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Li JY, Zheng ZX, Liu L, Du O, Yu NW, Zou Y, Seong SY, Du JR. Neuroprotective effect of alpha-kinase 1 knockdown against cerebral ischemia through inhibition of the NF-κB pathway and neuroinflammation. Int Immunopharmacol 2022; 113:109330. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2022.109330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Liu X, Zhao J, Jiang H, Guo H, Li Y, Li H, Feng Y, Ke J, Long X. ALPK1 Accelerates the Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis by Activating NLRP3 Signaling. J Bone Miner Res 2022; 37:1973-1985. [PMID: 36053817 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Alpha-kinase 1 (ALPK1), a member of the alpha-kinase family, has been shown to be involved in mediating inflammatory responses and is strongly associated with gout; however, its modulatory role in osteoarthritis (OA) remains unclear. Here, we uncovered elevation of ALPK1 in degraded cartilage of destabilized medial meniscus (DMM) and collagenase-induced osteoarthritis (CIOA), two different mouse OA models induced by mechanical stress or synovitis. Intraarticular administration of recombinant human ALPK1 (rhALPK1) in vivo exacerbated OA pathogenesis in both DMM and CIOA mice, whereas ALPK1 knockout reversed this process. In vitro study demonstrated that ALPK1 aggravates metabolic disturbances in chondrocytes by enhancing the production of NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3), an inflammasome sensors driving interlukin-1β (IL-1β)-mediated inflammatory conditions. Furthermore, the selective inhibition of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) or NLRP3 indicates that NLRP3 is a downstream signaling governed by NF-κB in ALPK1-activated chondrocytes. Collectively, these results establish ALPK1 as a novel catabolic regulator of OA pathogenesis, and targeting this signaling may be a promising treatment strategy for OA. © 2022 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Xin Liu
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Systematic Review of the Role of Alpha-Protein Kinase 1 in Cancer and Cancer-Related Inflammatory Diseases. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14184390. [PMID: 36139553 PMCID: PMC9497133 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14184390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Aside from the basic phosphorylation function of alpha-kinase 1 (ALPK1), little is known about its major functions. Researchers have used various forms of biotechnology and human, animal, and cellular models to better understand the relationship of ALPK1 with cancer and cancer-related inflammatory diseases. ALPK1 is involved in the progression of breast, lung, colorectal, oral, and skin cancer as well as lymphoblastic leukemia. ALPK1 has also been implicated in gout, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease, which are thought to be associated with breast, lung, colorectal, urinary tract, pancreatic, and endometrial cancers and lymphoblastic leukemia. ALPK1 upregulates inflammatory cytokines and chemokines during carcinogenesis. The major cytokine involved in carcinogenesis is TNF-α, which activates the NF-κB pathway, and similar inflammatory responses exist in gout, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. ALPK1 regulates downstream inflammatory mechanisms that lead to cancer development through certain pathways and plays a key role in cancer initiation and metastasis. Abstract Background: Deregulation of conventional protein kinases is associated with the growth and development of cancer cells. Alpha-kinase 1 (ALPK1) belongs to a newly discovered family of serine/threonine protein kinases with no sequence homology to conventional protein kinases, and its function in cancer is poorly understood. Methods: In this systematic review, we searched for and analyzed studies linking ALPK1 to cancer development and progression. Results: Based on the current evidence obtained using human, animal, cellular, and tissue models, ALPK1 is located upstream and triggers cancer cell development and metastasis by regulating the inflammatory response through phosphorylation. Its mRNA and protein levels were found to correlate with advanced tumor size and lymph node metastasis, which occur from the cellular cytoplasm into the nucleus. ALPK1 is also strongly associated with gout, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, which are considered as inflammatory diseases and associated with cancer. Conclusion: ALPK1 is an oncogene involved in carcinogenesis. Chronic inflammation is the common regulatory mechanism between cancer and these diseases. Future research should focus on identifying inhibitors of serine/threonine and ALPK1 at their phosphorylation sites, which would block various signal transductions and potentially offer kinase-targeted therapeutic agents for patients with cancer and inflammatory diseases.
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Guo D, Zhou Y, Wei X, Zhang S, Jin T, Zhang Y, Lin M, Zhou X, Xie Y, He C, Lin Q, He P, Ding Y. Preliminary study of genome-wide association identifies novel susceptibility genes for serum mineral elements in the Chinese Han population. Biol Trace Elem Res 2022; 200:2549-2555. [PMID: 34417961 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-021-02854-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Mineral elements (copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe)) play important biological roles in enzymes, hormones, vitamins, and normal metabolism. The deficiency of mineral elements can lead to abnormal physiological functions. And some elements (such as lead (Pb)) are harmful to the body. We aim to identify genetic loci which can influence the serum levels of mineral elements (Cu, Zn, Ca, Mg, Fe, and Pb). Genotyping was performed using Applied Biosystems Axiom™ PMDA in 587 individuals, and 6,423,076 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were available for the genome-wide association study (GWAS) analysis. The association between genotype and phenotype was analyzed using mixed linear regression (additive genetic model) adjusting by age and gender combined with identical by descent (IBD) matrix. Genetic loci in BCHE-LOC105374194, DTX2P1-UPK3BP1-PMS2P11, VAT1L, LINC00908-LINC00683, LINC01310-NONE, and rs6747410 in VWA3B were identified to be associated with serum Cu element concentration (p < 5 × 10-6). ADAMTSL1 rs17229526 (p = 4.96 × 10-6) was significantly associated with serum Zn element levels. Genetic loci in LRP1B, PIGZ-MELTF, LINC01365-LINC02502, and HAPLN3 were related to serum Ca element levels (p < 5 ×1 0-6). Three SNPs in ALPK1, ASAP1-ADCY8 and IER3IP1-SKOR2 also achieved a significant association with Mg element levels (p < 5 × 10-6). TACSTD2-MYSM1, LRP1B, and ASAP1-ADCY8 showed suggestive associations with serum Fe element levels (p < 5 × 10-6). Moreover, the two most significant SNPs associated with Pb were rs304234 in CADPS-LINC00698 (p = 2.47 × 10-6) and rs12666460 in LOC101928211-GPR37 (p = 1.81 × 10-6). In summary, we reported 19 suggestive loci associated with serum mineral elements in the Chinese Han population. These findings provided new insights into the potential mechanisms regulating serum mineral elements levels.
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- Duojian Guo
- Department of General Practice, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou, Hainan, 570311, People's Republic of China
- Zuguan Health Center, Lingshui Li Autonomous County, Lingshui, Hainan, 572426, People's Republic of China
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- Appointment Clinic Service Center, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, 570311, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Practice, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou, Hainan, 570311, People's Republic of China
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- Xi'an 21st Century Biological Science and Technology Co., Ltd, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 712000, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China
- Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Shaanxi Province, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China
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- Xi'an 21st Century Biological Science and Technology Co., Ltd, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 712000, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China
- Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Shaanxi Province, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of General Practice, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou, Hainan, 570311, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Practice, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou, Hainan, 570311, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Practice, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou, Hainan, 570311, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Practice, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou, Hainan, 570311, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Practice, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou, Hainan, 570311, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Practice, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou, Hainan, 570311, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Practice, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou, Hainan, 570311, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of General Practice, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou #19, Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou, Hainan, 570311, People's Republic of China.
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Lee CP, Ko AMS, Nithiyanantham S, Lai CH, Ko YC. Long noncoding RNA HAR1A regulates oral cancer progression through the alpha-kinase 1, bromodomain 7, and myosin IIA axis. J Mol Med (Berl) 2021; 99:1323-1334. [PMID: 34097087 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-021-02095-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Studies suggested that long noncoding HAR1A RNA may be a tumor suppressor, but its association with oral cancer remains unclear. Here, we show the functional role and mechanisms of HAR1A in oral cancer progression. Microarray analysis was performed to screen the related candidates of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) in human monocytes. Following lncRNA HAR1A, the regulation of HAR1A, ALPK1, myosin IIA, and BRD7 was tested using reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) in oral cancer cells. The inflammatory and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition marker expressions were analyzed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and western blot. Phenotypic experiments were verified by colony formation assay, transwell migration assay, and Annexin V-apoptotic assay. In the nuclei of cancer cells, HAR1A functions upstream of signaling pathways and knockdown of HAR1A promoted ALPK1 expression and downregulated BRD7 resulting in inflammation and oral cancer progression. In monocytes, the expressions of TNF-α and CCL2 were increased following HAR1A knockdown and reduced following ALPK1 knockdown. HAR1A knockdown upregulated the expression of ALPK1, slug, vimentin, fibronectin, and N-cadherin but reduced the expression of E-cadherin in oral cancer cells. Myosin IIA was primarily located in the cytoplasm and that its decrease in the nuclei of oral cancer cells was likely to demonstrate suppressive ability in late-stage cancer. Our findings suggest that the HAR1A, BRD7, and myosin IIA are tumor suppressors while ALPK1 has oncogene-like property in the nucleus and is involved in inflammation and oral cancer progression. More research for HAR1A activators or ALPK1 inhibitors is required to develop potential therapeutic agents for advanced oral cancer. KEY MESSAGES: lncRNA HAR1A, BRD7, and myosin IIA are tumor suppressors whereas ALPK1 has an oncogenic-like property in the nucleus. lncRNA HAR1A/ALPK1/BRD7/myosin IIA axis plays a critical role in the progression of oral cancer. lncRNA HAR1A localizes upstream of signaling pathways to inhibit ALPK1 expression and then upregulated BRD7. lncRNA HAR1A and ALPK1 are involved in cancer progression via epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition regulations. ALPK1 inhibitors are potential kinase-targeted therapeutic agents for patients with advanced oral cancer.
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- Chi-Pin Lee
- Environment-Omics-Disease Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, No. 2 Yude Road, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, CAS, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Environment-Omics-Disease Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, No. 2 Yude Road, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan
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- Environment-Omics-Disease Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, No. 2 Yude Road, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan.
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Lee CP, Nithiyanantham S, Hsu HT, Yeh KT, Kuo TM, Ko YC. ALPK1 regulates streptozotocin-induced nephropathy through CCL2 and CCL5 expressions. J Cell Mol Med 2019; 23:7699-7708. [PMID: 31557402 PMCID: PMC6815771 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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ALPK1 is associated with chronic kidney disease, gout and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Raised renal ALPK1 level in patients with diabetes was reported. Accelerated fibrotic nephropathies were observed in hyperglycaemic mice with up-regulated ALPK1. The aim of this study was to identify the mediators contributing to ALPK1 effect involving in nephropathies induction. The haematoxylin and eosin staining, Masson's trichrome and immunohistochemical analysis of ALPK1, NFkB, CCL2 and CCL5 were performed in the mice kidney. Cytokine antibody array analysis was performed in streptozotocin-treated wild-type mice (WT-STZ) and streptozotocin-treated ALPK1 transgenic mice (TG-STZ). The ALPK1 levels were measured in mice kidney and in cultured cells. We found that the higher levels of renal CCL2/MCP-1, CCL5/Rantes and G-CSF expression in TG-STZ compared with the WT-STZ. Glucose increased ALPK1 expressions in monocytic THP1 and human kidney-2 cells. The protein expression of ALPK1, NFkB and lectin was up-regulated in glucose-treated HK-2 cells. Knockdown of ALPK1 reduced CCL2 and CCL5 mRNA levels, whereas overexpressed ALPK1 increased CCL2 and CCL5 in cultured kidney cells. Taken together, these results show that high glucose increases ALPK1 and chemokine levels in the kidney. Elevated ALPK1 expression enhances renal CCL2 and CCL5 expressions in vivo and in vitro. ALPK1 is a mediator for CCL2 and CCL5 chemokine up-regulation involving in diabetic nephropathies induction.
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- Chi-Pin Lee
- Environment-Omics-Disease Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Environment-Omics-Disease Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Environment-Omics-Disease Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Environment-Omics-Disease Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Williams LB, Javed A, Sabri A, Morgan DJ, Huff CD, Grigg JR, Heng XT, Khng AJ, Hollink IHIM, Morrison MA, Owen LA, Anderson K, Kinard K, Greenlees R, Novacic D, Nida Sen H, Zein WM, Rodgers GM, Vitale AT, Haider NB, Hillmer AM, Ng PC, Shankaracharya, Cheng A, Zheng L, Gillies MC, van Slegtenhorst M, van Hagen PM, Missotten TOAR, Farley GL, Polo M, Malatack J, Curtin J, Martin F, Arbuckle S, Alexander SI, Chircop M, Davila S, Digre KB, Jamieson RV, DeAngelis MM. ALPK1 missense pathogenic variant in five families leads to ROSAH syndrome, an ocular multisystem autosomal dominant disorder. Genet Med 2019; 21:2103-2115. [PMID: 30967659 PMCID: PMC6752478 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-019-0476-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Purpose To identify the molecular cause in five unrelated families with a distinct autosomal dominant ocular systemic disorder we called ROSAH syndrome due to clinical features of retinal dystrophy, optic nerve edema, splenomegaly, anhidrosis, and migraine headache. Methods Independent discovery exome and genome sequencing in families 1, 2, and 3, and confirmation in families 4 and 5. Expression of wild-type messenger RNA and protein in human and mouse tissues and cell lines. Ciliary assays in fibroblasts from affected and unaffected family members. Results We found the heterozygous missense variant in the ɑ-kinase gene, ALPK1, (c.710C>T, [p.Thr237Met]), segregated with disease in all five families. All patients shared the ROSAH phenotype with additional low-grade ocular inflammation, pancytopenia, recurrent infections, and mild renal impairment in some. ALPK1 was notably expressed in retina, retinal pigment epithelium, and optic nerve, with immunofluorescence indicating localization to the basal body of the connecting cilium of the photoreceptors, and presence in the sweat glands. Immunocytofluorescence revealed expression at the centrioles and spindle poles during metaphase, and at the base of the primary cilium. Affected family member fibroblasts demonstrated defective ciliogenesis. Conclusion Heterozygosity for ALPK1, p.Thr237Met leads to ROSAH syndrome, an autosomal dominant ocular systemic disorder.
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- Lloyd B Williams
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John A Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Eye Genetics Research Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John A Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John A Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Division of OVP, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Eye Genetics Research Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Discipline of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John A Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John A Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John A Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Eye Genetics Research Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Hematology, Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John A Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Schepens Eye Research Institute/Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Epidemiology, Division of OVP, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Eye Genetics Research Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Eye Genetics Research Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Discipline of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Drs. Farley, Polo and Ho, Colonial Heights, VA, USA
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- Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA
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- Department of Haematology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Nephrology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Cell Cycle Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John A Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Eye Genetics Research Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. .,Disciplines of Genomic Medicine, and Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. .,Department of Clinical Genetics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John A Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. .,Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. .,Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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Osman WM, Jelinek HF, Tay GK, Khandoker AH, Khalaf K, Almahmeed W, Hassan MH, Alsafar HS. Clinical and genetic associations of renal function and diabetic kidney disease in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e020759. [PMID: 30552240 PMCID: PMC6303615 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Within the Emirati population, risk factors and genetic predisposition to diabetic kidney disease (DKD) have not yet been investigated. The aim of this research was to determine potential clinical, laboratory and reported genetic loci as risk factors for DKD. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Four hundred and ninety unrelated Emirati nationals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) were recruited with and without DKD, and clinical and laboratory data were obtained. Following adjustments for possible confounders, a logistic regression model was developed to test the associations of 63 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 43 genetic loci with DKD (145 patients with DKD and 265 without DKD). Linear regression models, adjusted for age and gender, were then used to study the genetic associations of five renal function traits, including 83 SNPs with albumin-to-creatinine ratio, 92 SNPs with vitamin D (25-OH cholecalciferol), 288 SNPs with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), 363 SNPs with serum creatinine and 73 SNPs with blood urea. RESULTS Patients with DKD, as compared with those without the disease, were mostly men (52%vs38% for controls), older (67vs59 years) and had significant rates of hypertension and dyslipidaemia. Furthermore, patients with DKD had T2DM for a longer duration of time (16vs10 years), which in an additive manner was the single factor that significantly contributed to the development of DKD (p=0.02, OR=3.12, 95% CI 1.21 to 8.02). Among the replicated associations of the genetic loci with different renal function traits, the most notable included SHROOM3 with levels of serum creatinine, eGFR and DKD (Padjusted=0.04, OR=1.46); CASR, GC and CYP2R1 with vitamin D levels; as well as WDR72 with serum creatinine and eGFR levels. CONCLUSIONS Associations were found between several genetic loci and risk markers for DKD, which may influence kidney function traits and DKD in a population of Arab ancestry.
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- Wael M Osman
- Center of Biotechnology, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- School of Community Health, Charles Sturt University, Albury, New South Wales, Australia
- Clinical Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Center of Biotechnology, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- School of Health and Medical Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
- Biomedical Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Biomedical Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Biomedical Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Institute of Cardiac Science, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Medical Institute, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Center of Biotechnology, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Biomedical Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Association of common gene variants in glucokinase regulatory protein with cardiorenal disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0206174. [PMID: 30352097 PMCID: PMC6198948 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Small-molecules that disrupt the binding between glucokinase and glucokinase regulatory protein (GKRP) in the liver represent a potential new class of glucose-lowering drugs. It will, however, take years before their effects on clinically relevant cardiovascular endpoints are known. The purpose of this study was to estimate the effects of these drugs on cardiorenal outcomes by studying variants in the GKRP gene (GCKR) that mimic glucokinase-GKRP disruptors. Methods The MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched for studies reporting on the association between GCKR variants (rs1260326, rs780094, and rs780093) and coronary artery disease (CAD), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Results In total 5 CAD studies (n = 274,625 individuals), 7 eGFR studies (n = 195,195 individuals), and 4 CKD studies (n = 31,642 cases and n = 408,432 controls) were included. Meta-analysis revealed a significant association between GCKR variants and CAD (OR:1.02 per risk allele, 95%CI:1.00–1.04, p = 0.01). Sensitivity analyses showed that replacement of one large, influential CAD study by two other, partly overlapping studies resulted in similar point estimates, albeit less precise (OR:1.02; 95%CI:0.98–1.06 and OR: 1.02; 95%CI: 0.99–1.04). GCKR was associated with an improved eGFR (+0.49 ml/min, 95%CI:0.10–0.89, p = 0.01) and a trend towards protection from CKD (OR:0.98, 95%CI:0.95–1.01, p = 0.13). Conclusion This study suggests that increased glucokinase-GKRP disruption has beneficial effects on eGFR, but these may be offset by a disadvantageous effect on coronary artery disease risk. Further studies are warranted to elucidate the mechanistic link between hepatic glucose metabolism and eGFR.
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ALPK1 Expression Is Associated with Lymph Node Metastasis and Tumor Growth in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2018; 189:190-199. [PMID: 30315765 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2018.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignant cancer, with high mortality rates in advanced stages. Recent studies have shown that the expression of ALPK1 mRNA and its inhibitory differentiation function are associated with cancer progression. However, the expression and clinicopathologic features of ALPK1 in OSCC remain unexplored. Herein, the authors investigated the expression patterns of ALPK1 in 39 matched OSCC patients and examined the relationship between ALPK1 protein expression and clinicopathologic factors using immunohistochemical scores. Using Western blot analysis, ALPK1 expression was found to be significantly higher in tumor tissues than that in nontumor tissues. Through an immunoreactive scoring system, a significantly higher number of advanced-stage tumor size T4 and lymph node metastasis N2 exhibited higher ALPK1 expression levels than that exhibited by T1/T2/T3 tumors and N0/N1. In addition, ALPK1 protein expression was aberrant in malignant oral cancer cell lines compared with that in pre-malignant oral epithelial cells, whereas minimal expression was observed in normal oral epithelial cells. Knockdown of ALPK1 resulted in a significant reduction in cell growth, migration, and invasion capacity in vitro. Consequently, expression of N-cadherin and vimentin decreased in ALPK1-deficient cells. Thus, these results suggest that ALPK1 serves as a potential biomarker and target for OSCC development in late stages.
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Ryzhakov G, West NR, Franchini F, Clare S, Ilott NE, Sansom SN, Bullers SJ, Pearson C, Costain A, Vaughan-Jackson A, Goettel JA, Ermann J, Horwitz BH, Buti L, Lu X, Mukhopadhyay S, Snapper SB, Powrie F. Alpha kinase 1 controls intestinal inflammation by suppressing the IL-12/Th1 axis. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3797. [PMID: 30228258 PMCID: PMC6143560 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06085-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are heterogenous disorders of the gastrointestinal tract caused by a spectrum of genetic and environmental factors. In mice, overlapping regions of chromosome 3 have been associated with susceptibility to IBD-like pathology, including a locus called Hiccs. However, the specific gene that controls disease susceptibility remains unknown. Here we identify a Hiccs locus gene, Alpk1 (encoding alpha kinase 1), as a potent regulator of intestinal inflammation. In response to infection with the commensal pathobiont Helicobacter hepaticus (Hh), Alpk1-deficient mice display exacerbated interleukin (IL)-12/IL-23 dependent colitis characterized by an enhanced Th1/interferon(IFN)-γ response. Alpk1 controls intestinal immunity via the hematopoietic system and is highly expressed by mononuclear phagocytes. In response to Hh, Alpk1-/- macrophages produce abnormally high amounts of IL-12, but not IL-23. This study demonstrates that Alpk1 promotes intestinal homoeostasis by regulating the balance of type 1/type 17 immunity following microbial challenge.
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- Grigory Ryzhakov
- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7FY, United Kingdom
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7FY, United Kingdom
- Genentech, Department of Cancer Immunology, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7FY, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7FY, United Kingdom
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7FY, United Kingdom
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7FY, United Kingdom
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7FY, United Kingdom
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7FY, United Kingdom
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7FY, United Kingdom
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- Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Ludwig Institute of Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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- Ludwig Institute of Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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- Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7FY, United Kingdom.
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Li WM, Pasaribu N, Lee SS, Tsai WC, Li CY, Lin GT, Chuang HY, Tung YC, Tu HP. Risk of incident benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients with gout: a retrospective cohort study. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2018; 21:277-286. [PMID: 29858589 DOI: 10.1038/s41391-018-0047-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND This retrospective cohort study evaluated the association between gout and the risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia among men by using data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. METHODS Population-based representative insurance (outpatient and inpatient) claims data of 29,269 patients with gout and 29,269 matched patients without gout (1:1 ratio) for the period of 1997-2010 in Taiwan were identified. The association between gout and benign prostatic hyperplasia was evaluated using the Cox proportional hazards model. The associations of age by gout and gout phenotypes with benign prostatic hyperplasia risk were estimated. RESULTS Patients with gout had a higher incidence rate of benign prostatic hyperplasia than those in the matched gout-free group (19.62 vs. 10.11 events per 1000 person-years). Compared with the gout-free group, the adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) (95% confidence intervals (CIs)) for benign prostatic hyperplasia were 1.30 (1.24-1.36). The gout-to-benign prostatic hyperplasia association was modified by age (Pinteraction < 0.0001) in gout patients the age groups of 20-40 years (adjusted HR 2.74, P < 0.0001) and 41-60 years (adjusted HR 1.39, P < 0.0001) but not in the age group of >60 years (adjusted HR 1.07, P = 0.063). Compared with gouty tophi, a higher risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia was noted in gouty nephropathy (adjusted HR 1.30, 95% CI 1.12-1.50). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that male gout is positively related to benign prostatic hyperplasia, particularly in young gout patients and those with gouty nephropathy.
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- Wei-Ming Li
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Pingtung Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Departments of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. .,Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Strietz J, Stepputtis SS, Preca BT, Vannier C, Kim MM, Castro DJ, Au Q, Boerries M, Busch H, Aza-Blanc P, Heynen-Genel S, Bronsert P, Kuster B, Stickeler E, Brabletz T, Oshima RG, Maurer J. ERN1 and ALPK1 inhibit differentiation of bi-potential tumor-initiating cells in human breast cancer. Oncotarget 2018; 7:83278-83293. [PMID: 27829216 PMCID: PMC5347769 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cancers are heterogeneous by nature. While traditional oncology screens commonly use a single endpoint of cell viability, altering the phenotype of tumor-initiating cells may reveal alternative targets that regulate cellular growth by processes other than apoptosis or cell division. We evaluated the impact of knocking down expression of 420 kinases in bi-lineage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells that express characteristics of both myoepithelial and luminal cells. Knockdown of ERN1 or ALPK1 induces bi-lineage MDA-MB-468 cells to lose the myoepithelial marker keratin 5 but not the luminal markers keratin 8 and GATA3. In addition, these cells exhibit increased β-casein production. These changes are associated with decreased proliferation and clonogenicity in spheroid cultures and anchorage-independent growth assays. Confirmation of these assays was completed in vivo, where ERN1- or ALPK1-deficient TNBC cells are less tumorigenic. Finally, treatment with K252a, a kinase inhibitor active on ERN1, similarly impairs anchorage-independent growth of multiple breast cancer cell lines. This study supports the strategy to identify new molecular targets for types of cancer driven by cells that retain some capacity for normal differentiation to a non-tumorigenic phenotype. ERN1 and ALPK1 are potential targets for therapeutic development.
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- Juliane Strietz
- Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Systems Biology of the Cellular Microenvironment at The DKFZ Partner Site Freiburg, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Systems Biology of the Cellular Microenvironment at The DKFZ Partner Site Freiburg, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Partner Site of the German Cancer Consortium, Freising, Germany
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- Department of OBGYN, University Clinic Aachen (UKA), Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Medicine I, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Yang CW, Wang SF, Yang XL, Wang L, Niu L, Liu JX. Identification of gene expression models for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma using co-expression network analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e9738. [PMID: 29443735 PMCID: PMC5839854 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000009738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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One of the most common head and neck cancers is laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). LSCC exhibits high mortality rates and has a poor prognosis. The molecular mechanisms leading to the development and progression of LSCC are not entirely clear despite genetic and therapeutic advances and increased survival rates. In this study, a total of 116 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), including 11 upregulated genes and 105 downregulated genes, were screened from LSCC samples and compared with adjacent noncancerous. Statistically significant differences (log 2-fold difference > 0.5 and adjusted P-value < .05) were found in this study in the expression between tumor and nontumor larynx tissue samples. Nine cancer hub genes were found to have a high predictive power to distinguish between tumor and nontumor larynx tissue samples. Interestingly, they also appear to contribute to the progression of LSCC and malignancy via the Jak-STAT signaling pathway and focal adhesion. The model could separate patients into high-risk and low-risk groups successfully when only using the expression level of mRNA signatures. A total of 4 modules (blue, gray, turquoise, and yellow) were screened for the DEGs in the weighted co-expression network. The blue model includes cancer-specific pathways such as pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer, nonsmall cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, glioma, Hippo signaling pathway, melanoma, chronic myeloid leukemia, prostate cancer, and proteoglycans in cancer. Endocrine resistance (CCND1, RAF1, RB1, and SMAD2) and Hippo signaling pathway (CCND1, LATS1, SMAD2, and TP53BP2) could be of importance in LSCC, because they had high connectivity degrees in the blue module. Results from this study provide a powerful biomarker discovery platform to increase understanding of the progression of LSCC and to reveal potential therapeutic targets in the treatment of LSCC. Improved monitoring of LSCC and resulting improvement of treatment of LSCC might result from this information.
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- Chun-wei Yang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center
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- Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital Airport Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center
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Devuyst O, Pattaro C. The UMOD Locus: Insights into the Pathogenesis and Prognosis of Kidney Disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2017; 29:713-726. [PMID: 29180396 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2017070716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The identification of genetic factors associated with kidney disease has the potential to provide critical insights into disease mechanisms. Genome-wide association studies have uncovered genomic regions associated with renal function metrics and risk of CKD. UMOD is among the most outstanding loci associated with CKD in the general population, because it has a large effect on eGFR and CKD risk that is consistent across different ethnic groups. The relevance of UMOD for CKD is clear, because the encoded protein, uromodulin (Tamm-Horsfall protein), is exclusively produced by the kidney tubule and has specific biochemical properties that mediate important functions in the kidney and urine. Rare mutations in UMOD are the major cause of autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease, a condition that leads to CKD and ESRD. In this brief review, we use the UMOD paradigm to describe how population genetic studies can yield insight into the pathogenesis and prognosis of kidney diseases.
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- Olivier Devuyst
- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; and
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- Institute for Biomedicine, Eurac Research, Affiliated Institute of the University of Lübeck, Bolzano, Italy
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Tu HP, Min-Shan Ko A, Lee SS, Lee CP, Kuo TM, Huang CM, Ko YC. Variants of ALPK1 with ABCG2, SLC2A9, and SLC22A12 increased the positive predictive value for gout. J Hum Genet 2017; 63:63-70. [PMID: 29215084 DOI: 10.1038/s10038-017-0368-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We investigated the interactions of ALPK1 variants and the loci of ABCG2, SLC2A9, and SLC22A12 on gout risk. We conducted two case-control studies. Participants were recruited from hospitals (n = 410; 104 gout cases and 306 controls) and communities (n = 678; 373 gout cases and 305 controls) in Taiwan. The genotypes of ALPK1 (rs11726117 M861T, rs231247 R1084R, and rs231253 3' UTR), ABCG2 (rs2231142 Q141K and rs2231137 V12M), SLC2A9 (rs3733591 R265H and rs1014290), and SLC22A12 (rs3825016 H86H, rs11231825 H142H, and rs475688) were genotyped. Under a recessive model, the joint effects of ALPK1 variants and the SNPs rs2231142 of ABCG2, rs1014290 of SLC2A9, or rs475688 and rs3825016 of SLC22A12 were associated with gout. The rs11726117 [CC] of ALPK1 and rs2231142 [TT] of ABCG2 with the sequential addition of the rs1014290 [AA] of SLC2A9 and rs3825016 [CC] of SLC22A12 were associated with gout risk (odds ratio (OR): 13.01, 15.11, and 55.00 and positive predictive value (PPV): 56%, 69%, and 99% in the Han group, respectively; OR: 3.76, 5.78, and 12.30 and PPV: 74%, 80%, and 81% in the aboriginal group, respectively). Combined exposure to the four high-risk genotypes of ALPK1 and the uric-acid-related loci of ABCG2, SLC2A9, and SLC22A12 was associated with an increased gout risk and a high PPV for gout.
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- Hung-Pin Tu
- Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, IVPP, CAS, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Environment-Omics-Disease Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan
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- Environment-Omics-Disease Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan
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- Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 404, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Environment-Omics-Disease Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan.
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PROX1 gene CC genotype as a major determinant of early onset of type 2 diabetes in slavic study participants from Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Preterax and Diamicron MR Controlled Evaluation study. J Hypertens 2017; 35 Suppl 1:S24-S32. [PMID: 28060188 PMCID: PMC5377997 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000001241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of diabetic nephropathy varies according to ethnicity. Environmental as well as genetic factors contribute to the heterogeneity in the presentation of diabetic nephropathy. Our objective was to evaluate this heterogeneity within the Caucasian population. METHODS The geo-ethnic origin of the 3409 genotyped Caucasian type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients of Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Preterax and Diamicron MR Controlled Evaluation was determined using principal component analysis. Genome-wide association studies analyses of age of onset of T2D were performed for geo-ethnic groups separately and combined. RESULTS The first principal component separated the Caucasian study participants into Slavic and Celtic ethnic origins. Age of onset of diabetes was significantly lower in Slavic patients (P = 7.3 × 10), whereas the prevalence of hypertension (P = 4.9 × 10) and albuminuria (5.1 × 10) were significantly higher. Age of onset of T2D and albuminuria appear to have an important genetic component as the values of these traits were also different between Slavic and Celtic individuals living in the same countries. Common and geo-ethnic-specific loci were found to be associated to age of onset of diabetes. Among the latter, the PROX1/PROX1-AS1 genes (rs340841) had the highest impact. Single-nucleotide polymorphism rs340841 CC genotype was associated with a 4.4 year earlier onset of T2D in Slavic patients living or not in countries with predominant Slavic populations. CONCLUSION These results reveal the presence of distinct genetic architectures between Caucasian ethnic groups that likely have clinical relevance, among them PROX1 gene is a strong candidate of early onset of diabetes with variations depending on ethnicity.
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Kuo TM, Huang CM, Tu HP, Min-Shan Ko A, Wang SJ, Lee CP, Ko YC. URAT1 inhibition by ALPK1 is associated with uric acid homeostasis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2017; 56:654-659. [PMID: 28039413 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kew463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Objective The aim of this study was to identify a protein for urate transporter 1 (URAT1) regulation. Methods The clinical dataset consisted of 492 case-control samples of Han Chinese (104 gout and 388 controls). Three alpha kinase 1 ( ALPK1 ) and SLC22A12 loci associated with high gout risk and uric acid levels were genotyped. The overexpression of ALPK1 on URAT1 protein expression was evaluated in vivo in h ALPK1 transgenic mice. The in vitro protein levels of ALPK1 and URAT1 in ALPK1 small interfering RNA-transfected human kidney-2 cells with MSU crystal stimulation were examined. Results ALPK1 , which is a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of rs11726117 (M861T; T), reduced the risk of gout via the SLC22A12 gene SNPs rs3825016 and rs475688, as compared with the subject of ALPK1 rs11726117 (C) allele {rs11726117 [CT + TT] vs rs3825016, odds ratio [OR] 0.39 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.23, 0.67]; rs11726117 [CT + TT] vs rs475688, OR 0.39 [95% CI 0.23, 0.67]}. ALPK1-overexpressed mice demonstrated lower levels of URAT1 protein ( P = 0.0045). Mouse endogenous ALPK1 proteins were detected in renal proximal tubule cells. MSU crystals inhibited URAT1 expressions through an upregulation of ALPK1 in human kidney-2 cells. Conclusion Elevated ALPK1 expression decreased URAT1 expression. ALPK1 might prevent the impact of urate reuptake via SLC22A12 and appeared to be negatively associated with gout. ALPK1 is a potential repressor of URAT1 protein expression.
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- Tzer-Min Kuo
- Environment-Omics-Disease Research Centre, China Medical University Hospital
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- Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung
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- Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung
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- Environment-Omics-Disease Research Centre, China Medical University Hospital.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Bailie C, Kilner J, Maxwell AP, McKnight AJ. Development of next generation sequencing panel for UMOD and association with kidney disease. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0178321. [PMID: 28609449 PMCID: PMC5469457 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a prevalence of approximately 10% in adult populations. CKD can progress to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and this is usually fatal unless some form of renal replacement therapy (chronic dialysis or renal transplantation) is provided. There is an inherited predisposition to CKD with several genetic risk markers now identified. The UMOD gene has been associated with CKD of varying aetiologies. An AmpliSeq next generation sequencing panel was developed to facilitate comprehensive sequencing of the UMOD gene, covering exonic and regulatory regions. SNPs and CpG sites in the genomic region encompassing UMOD were evaluated for association with CKD in two studies; the UK Wellcome Trust Case-Control 3 Renal Transplant Dysfunction Study (n = 1088) and UK-ROI GENIE GWAS (n = 1726). A technological comparison of two Ion Torrent machines revealed 100% allele call concordance between S5 XL™ and PGM™ machines. One SNP (rs183962941), located in a non-coding region of UMOD, was nominally associated with ESRD (p = 0.008). No association was identified between UMOD variants and estimated glomerular filtration rate. Analysis of methylation data for over 480,000 CpG sites revealed differential methylation patterns within UMOD, the most significant of these was cg03140788 p = 3.7 x 10-10.
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- Caitlin Bailie
- Nephrology Research, Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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- Nephrology Research, Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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- Nephrology Research, Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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- Nephrology Research, Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Milivojevic M, Dangeard AS, Kasper CA, Tschon T, Emmenlauer M, Pique C, Schnupf P, Guignot J, Arrieumerlou C. ALPK1 controls TIFA/TRAF6-dependent innate immunity against heptose-1,7-bisphosphate of gram-negative bacteria. PLoS Pathog 2017; 13:e1006224. [PMID: 28222186 PMCID: PMC5336308 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Revised: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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During infection by invasive bacteria, epithelial cells contribute to innate immunity via the local secretion of inflammatory cytokines. These are directly produced by infected cells or by uninfected bystanders via connexin-dependent cell-cell communication. However, the cellular pathways underlying this process remain largely unknown. Here we perform a genome-wide RNA interference screen and identify TIFA and TRAF6 as central players of Shigella flexneri and Salmonella typhimurium-induced interleukin-8 expression. We show that threonine 9 and the forkhead-associated domain of TIFA are necessary for the oligomerization of TIFA in both infected and bystander cells. Subsequently, this process triggers TRAF6 oligomerization and NF-κB activation. We demonstrate that TIFA/TRAF6-dependent cytokine expression is induced by the bacterial metabolite heptose-1,7-bisphosphate (HBP). In addition, we identify alpha-kinase 1 (ALPK1) as the critical kinase responsible for TIFA oligomerization and IL-8 expression in response to infection with S. flexneri and S. typhimurium but also to Neisseria meningitidis. Altogether, these results clearly show that ALPK1 is a master regulator of innate immunity against both invasive and extracellular gram-negative bacteria. Epithelial cells line internal body cavities of multicellular organisms. They represent the first line of defense against various pathogens including bacteria and viruses. They can sense the presence of invasive pathogens and initiate the recruitment of immune cells to infected tissues via the local secretion of soluble factors, called chemokines. Although this phenomenon is essential for the development of an efficient immune response, the molecular mechanism underlying this process remains largely unknown. Here we demonstrate that the host proteins ALPK1, TIFA and TRAF6 act sequentially to activate the transcription factor NF-κB and regulate the production of chemokines in response to infection by the pathogens Shigella flexneri, Salmonella typhimurium and Neisseria meningitidis. In addition, we show that the production of chemokines is triggered after detection of the bacterial monosaccharide heptose-1,7-bisphosphate, found in gram-negative bacteria. In conclusion, our study uncovers a new molecular mechanism controlling inflammation during infection by gram-negative bacteria and identifies potential targets for treatments aiming at modulating inflammation during infection.
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- Milica Milivojevic
- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France, CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France, CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France, CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France, CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France, CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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Tung YC, Lee SS, Tsai WC, Lin GT, Chang HW, Tu HP. Association Between Gout and Incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Am J Med 2016; 129:1219.e17-1219.e25. [PMID: 27448491 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.06.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the association between gout and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS Population-based representative insurance (outpatient and inpatient) claims data of 29,765 patients with gout and 59,530 controls without gout (1:2 case:control ratio) between 1998 and 2010 in Taiwan were identified. The association between gout and type 2 diabetes was evaluated using the Cox proportional hazards model. Moreover, the combined effects of sex and incident gout on the risk of type 2 diabetes were estimated. RESULTS In total, 3940 patients (13.24%) with gout and 6334 controls (10.64%) developed type 2 diabetes in the follow-up period. Multivariate analyses revealed a significant association between gout and type 2 diabetes. Compared with the control group, the adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for type 2 diabetes were 1.62 (1.54-1.70) in men, 1.97 (1.81-2.14) in women, and 1.70 (1.62-1.77) overall. The multiplicative interaction was β = 0.18 and P = .0001, suggesting a positive interaction between sex and incident gout. Moreover, compared with men without gout, a significantly higher risk of type 2 diabetes was noted in women without gout (adjusted relative risk [95% confidence interval], 1.17 [1.10-1.24]), men with gout (1.11 [1.06-1.16]), and women with gout (1.47 [1.37-1.57]) (P for interaction = .0058). CONCLUSIONS Gout is a strong and independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes, and female patients with gout are at a higher risk of type 2 diabetes than are male patients with gout.
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- Yi-Ching Tung
- Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
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- Center for General Education, Hsuan Chuang University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan; PhD Program in Environmental and Occupational Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.
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Kuo TM, Hsu HT, Chung CM, Yeh KT, Wu CT, Lee CP, Chiang SL, Huang CM, Ko YC. Enhanced alpha-kinase 1 accelerates multiple early nephropathies in streptozotocin-induced hyperglycemic mice. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2016; 1862:2034-2042. [PMID: 27542954 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2016.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Alpha-kinase 1 (ALPK1) is associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), type 2 diabetes mellitus and gout. Elevated ALPK1 levels have been observed in the kidneys of patients with diabetes and the white blood cells of patients with gout. As renal injury is a common outcome of CKD, diabetes and gout, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ALPK1 in the development of renal injury in a hyperglycemic condition. Hyperglycemia was induced in wild-type and ALPK1 transgenic mice by an intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ). Functional and histological examinations were performed after 3weeks. STZ-treated ALPK1 transgenic mice exclusively showed arteriolar sclerosis and fibrous thickening of the Bowman's capsule in the kidney. This was accompanied by body weight loss, severe hyperglycemia, and low serum insulin levels. Renal renin and serum renin protein levels were higher in STZ-treated ALPK1 transgenic mice, whereas cGKII protein level was decreased by ALPK1 in human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells. ALPK1 up-regulated TGF-beta1 levels and transcription of fibrosis-related genes, including MMP-9, FIBRONECTIN, and TIMP1. MSU crystals increased ALPK1 transcription in cultured kidney cells. Finally, ALPK1 enhanced production of MSU crystals-induced IL-1beta in mice. Stimulation of soluble sodium urate induced IL-1beta and Alpk1 mRNA production in mice kidney. Taken together, these data show that an increase in ALPK1 results in accelerated fibrotic nephropathies, primarily through the enhancement of renin, TGF-beta1, and IL-1beta. Renal or blood ALPK1 levels are involved in the induction of fibrotic renal injury in an experimental model of hyperglycemia.
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- Tzer-Min Kuo
- Environment-Omics-Diseases Research Centre, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Environment-Omics-Diseases Research Centre, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Environment-Omics-Diseases Research Centre, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Health Risk Management, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicines, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Environment-Omics-Diseases Research Centre, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Down-regulated and Commonly mutated ALPK1 in Lung and Colorectal Cancers. Sci Rep 2016; 6:27350. [PMID: 27283888 PMCID: PMC4901299 DOI: 10.1038/srep27350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The ALPK1 gene located in the 4q25 region encodes a newly explored protein kinase which could phosphorylate the amino acid of a domain full of α-helices. Recently, several studies have indicated that the expression of ALPK1 is related to inflammation and various diseases; therefore, the purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the expression of ALPK1 has an influence on tumorigenesis and to further scrutinize its gene polymorphism in order to better understand its clinical importance. In lung and colorectal cancer tissues, the ALPK1 RNA level of the normal part was higher than that of the tumor part using the RT-qPCR analysis. Moreover, differences in HRM melting curves could effectively separate the known mutation sites and be used to identify the two novel variants that might cause the bio-dysfunctions of ALPK1 found in silico predictions. Additionally, in both Lovo colorectal and A549 lung cancer cells with enhanced and depleted expression of ALPK1, the encoded ALPK1 could exert its activity on cell migration without interfering with cell viability. Taken together, these findings suggested that ALPK1 might play a vital role in cancer development and that the newly explored SNPs are found in a Taiwanese cohort.
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Davoudi S, Sobrin L. Novel Genetic Actors of Diabetes-Associated Microvascular Complications: Retinopathy, Kidney Disease and Neuropathy. Rev Diabet Stud 2016; 12:243-59. [PMID: 26859656 DOI: 10.1900/rds.2015.12.243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus can lead to the common microvascular complications of diabetic retinopathy, kidney disease, and neuropathy. Diabetic patients do not universally develop these complications. Long duration of diabetes and poor glycemic control explain a lot of the variability in the development of microvascular complications, but not all. Genetic factors account for some of the remaining variability because of the heritability and familial clustering of these complications. There have been a large number of investigations, including linkage studies, candidate gene studies, and genome-wide association studies, all of which have sought to identify the specific variants that increase susceptibility. For retinopathy, several genome-wide association studies have been performed in small or midsize samples, but no reproducible loci across the studies have been identified. For diabetic kidney disease, genome-wide association studies in larger samples have been performed, and loci for this complication are beginning to emerge. However, validation of the existing discoveries, and further novel discoveries in larger samples is ongoing. The amount of genetic research into diabetic neuropathy has been very limited, and much is dedicated to the understanding of genetic risk factors only. Collaborations that pool samples and aim to detect phenotype classifications more precisely are promising avenues for a better explanation of the genetics of diabetic microvascular complications.
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- Samaneh Davoudi
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Yamase Y, Kato K, Horibe H, Ueyama C, Fujimaki T, Oguri M, Arai M, Watanabe S, Murohara T, Yamada Y. Association of genetic variants with atrial fibrillation. Biomed Rep 2015; 4:178-182. [PMID: 26893834 DOI: 10.3892/br.2015.551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Recent genome-wide association studies (GWASs) identified various genes and loci that confer susceptibility to coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction among Caucasian populations. As myocardial ischemia is an important risk factor for atrial fibrillation, we hypothesized that certain polymorphisms may contribute to the genetic susceptibility to atrial fibrillation through affecting the susceptibility to coronary artery disease. The aim of the present study was to examine the possible association of atrial fibrillation in Japanese individuals with 29 polymorphisms identified as susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction in the meta-analyses of GWASs in Caucasian populations. The study subjects comprised 5,470 Japanese individuals (305 subjects with atrial fibrillation and 5,165 controls). Genotypes for 29 polymorphisms were determined by a method that combines the polymerase chain reaction and sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes with suspension array technology. Comparisons of the allele frequencies by the χ2 test revealed that rs599839 (G→A) of the proline/serine-rich coiled-coil 1 gene (PSRC1, P=0.0084) and rs11556924 (C→T, Arg363His) of the zinc finger, C3HC-type containing 1 gene (ZC3HC1, P=0.0076) were significantly (P<0.01) associated with atrial fibrillation. Multivariable logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age, gender, body mass index, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and the prevalence of smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia revealed that rs599839 (P=0.0043; odds ratio, 1.56; dominant model) and rs11556924 (P=0.0043; odds ratio, 1.93; dominant model) were significantly associated with atrial fibrillation, with the minor G and T alleles, respectively, representing risk factors for this condition. PSRC1 and ZC3HC1 may thus be susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation in Japanese individuals.
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- Yuichiro Yamase
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu 507-8522, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Meitoh Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi 465-0025, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu 507-8522, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu 507-8522, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inabe General Hospital, Inabe, Mie 511-0428, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kasugai Municipal Hospital, Kasugai, Aichi 486-8510, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Gifu 500-8717, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Gifu 500-8717, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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Kuo TM, Yeh KT, Hsu HT, Chiang SL, Chang JG, Huang CM, Tu HP, Liu CS, Ko YC. ALPK1 affects testosterone mediated regulation of proinflammatory cytokines production. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2015; 154:150-8. [PMID: 26275947 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Revised: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Alpha-protein kinase 1, also known as alpha-kinase 1 (ALPK1), is associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), myocardial infarction, gout and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). In addition to having an inductive effect on the proinflammatory cytokines in monocytic THP1 cells, ALPK1 is expressed abundantly in the mouse testes. Low testosterone levels are commonly associated with arthritis, CKD, type 2 DM, cardiovascular disease and inflammation. The testosterone's anti-inflammatory effect has been demonstrated to reduce proinflammatory cytokines and adhesion molecules. In this study, we found that ALPK1 transgenic mice showed lower levels of testosterone in both the testes and the serum. Decreasing endogenous ALPK1 enhanced testosterone levels and transcripts of testosterone-regulated genes (P450scc, 3beta-HSD, P450C17, 17beta-HSD, StAR, and INSL3) in TM3 Leydig cells. In contrast, increasing testosterone decreased ALPK1 in both TM3 and monocytic THP1 cells. This decrease was accompanied by a reduction of the proinflammatory cytokines. Increased ALPK1 levels attenuated the testosterone effects in THP1 cells. Finally, we also found that ALPK1 increased the release of TNF-alpha and TGF-beta1 in the human embryonic kidney 293 cells, while testosterone inhibited ALPK1 in the primary kidney cells. Taken together, this data suggests that the balance between ALPK1 and testosterone plays a critical role in the testosterone-mediated inhibition of proinflammatory cytokines.
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- Tzer-Min Kuo
- Environment-Omics-Diseases Research Centre, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Environment-Omics-Diseases Research Centre, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Health Risk Management, College of Management, China Medical University, Taiwan
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- Epigenome Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Environment-Omics-Diseases Research Centre, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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UEYAMA CHIKARA, HORIBE HIDEKI, YAMASE YUICHIRO, FUJIMAKI TETSUO, OGURI MITSUTOSHI, KATO KIMIHIKO, ARAI MASAZUMI, WATANABE SACHIRO, MUROHARA TOYOAKI, YAMADA YOSHIJI. Association of FURIN and ZPR1 polymorphisms with metabolic syndrome. Biomed Rep 2015; 3:641-647. [PMID: 26405538 PMCID: PMC4534873 DOI: 10.3892/br.2015.484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Although genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified various genes and loci in predisposition to metabolic syndrome (MetS) or each component of this condition, the genetic basis of MetS in individuals remains to be identified definitively. The aim of the present study was to examine the possible association of MetS in individuals with 29 polymorphisms that were previously identified as susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction by meta-analyses of GWASs. The study population comprised 1,822 subjects with MetS and 1,096 controls. Subjects with MetS had ≥3 of the 5 components of the diagnostic criteria for MetS, whereas control individuals had 0-1 of the 5 components. The genotypes for the 29 polymorphisms were determined by the multiplex bead-based Luminex assay. Comparisons of allele frequencies by the χ2 test revealed that rs17514846 (A→C) of the furin (paired basic amino acid-cleaving enzyme) gene (FURIN; P=0.0006), rs964184 (C→G) of the ZPR1 zinc finger gene (ZPR1; P=0.0078) and rs599839 (G→A) of the proline/serine-rich coiled-coil 1 gene (P=0.0486) were significantly (P<0.05) associated with the prevalence of MetS. Multivariable logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age, gender and smoking status revealed that rs17514846 of FURIN (P=0.0016; odds ratio, 0.76; dominant model) and rs964184 of ZPR1 (P=0.0164; odds ratio, 1.21; dominant model) were significantly associated with MetS. The minor A allele of rs17514846 of FURIN was significantly associated with a decrease in the serum concentration of triglycerides (P=0.0293) and to an increase in the serum concentration of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (P=0.0460). The minor G allele of rs964184 of ZPR1 was significantly associated with increases in the serum concentration of triglycerides (P=6.2×10-9) and fasting plasma glucose level (P=0.0028) and to a decrease in the serum concentration of HDL cholesterol (P=0.0105). FURIN and ZPR1 may thus be susceptibility loci for MetS.
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- CHIKARA UEYAMA
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu 507-8522, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu 507-8522, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu 507-8522, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inabe General Hospital, Inabe, Mie 511-0428, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi 453-8511, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Meitoh Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi 465-0025, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu 500-8717, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu 500-8717, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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Kharroubi AT, Darwish HM. Diabetes mellitus: The epidemic of the century. World J Diabetes 2015; 6:850-67. [PMID: 26131326 PMCID: PMC4478580 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v6.i6.850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 510] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Revised: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The epidemic nature of diabetes mellitus in different regions is reviewed. The Middle East and North Africa region has the highest prevalence of diabetes in adults (10.9%) whereas, the Western Pacific region has the highest number of adults diagnosed with diabetes and has countries with the highest prevalence of diabetes (37.5%). Different classes of diabetes mellitus, type 1, type 2, gestational diabetes and other types of diabetes mellitus are compared in terms of diagnostic criteria, etiology and genetics. The molecular genetics of diabetes received extensive attention in recent years by many prominent investigators and research groups in the biomedical field. A large array of mutations and single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes that play a role in the various steps and pathways involved in glucose metabolism and the development, control and function of pancreatic cells at various levels are reviewed. The major advances in the molecular understanding of diabetes in relation to the different types of diabetes in comparison to the previous understanding in this field are briefly reviewed here. Despite the accumulation of extensive data at the molecular and cellular levels, the mechanism of diabetes development and complications are still not fully understood. Definitely, more extensive research is needed in this field that will eventually reflect on the ultimate objective to improve diagnoses, therapy and minimize the chance of chronic complications development.
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Yamase Y, Horibe H, Ueyama C, Fujimaki T, Oguri M, Kato K, Arai M, Watanabe S, Yamada Y. Association of TOMM40 and SLC22A4 polymorphisms with ischemic stroke. Biomed Rep 2015; 3:491-498. [PMID: 26171154 DOI: 10.3892/br.2015.457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Recent genome-wide association studies (GWASs) and their meta-analyses have identified various genes and loci underlying the predisposition to ischemic stroke or coronary artery disease in Caucasian populations. Given that ischemic stroke and coronary artery disease may have a shared genetic architecture, certain polymorphisms may confer genetic susceptibility to these two diseases. The aim of the present study was to examine the possible association of ischemic stroke with 29 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously identified by the meta-analyses of GWASs as susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease. The study population comprised 3,187 Japanese individuals, including 894 subjects with ischemic stroke and 2,293 controls. The genotypes for the 29 SNPs of the 28 genes were determined by a method that combines the polymerase chain reaction and sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes with suspension array technology. Comparisons of the allele frequencies by the χ2 test between subjects with ischemic stroke and controls revealed that rs9319428 (G→A) of the fms-related tyrosine kinase 1 gene (P=0.0471), rs2075650 (G→A) of the translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 40 homolog gene (TOMM40, P=0.0102) and rs273909 (T→C) of the solute carrier family 22, member 4 gene (SLC22A4, P=0.0097) were significantly (P<0.05) associated with the prevalence of ischemic stroke. Multivariable logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age, gender, body mass index, smoking status and the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia revealed that rs2075650 of TOMM40 (P=0.0443; recessive model; odds ratio=0.50) and rs273909 of SLC22A4 (P=0.0123; dominant model; odds ratio=0.45) were significantly associated with ischemic stroke with the minor G and C allele, respectively, being protective against this condition. TOMM40 and SLC22A4 may thus be susceptibility loci for ischemic stroke in Japanese individuals.
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- Yuichiro Yamase
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu 507-8522, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu 507-8522, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu 507-8522, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inabe General Hospital, Inabe, Mie 511-0428, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kasugai Municipal Hospital, Kasugai, Aichi 486-8510, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Meitoh Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi 465-0025, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu 500-8717, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu 500-8717, Japan
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- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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Yamada Y, Matsui K, Takeuchi I, Oguri M, Fujimaki T. Association of genetic variants with hypertension in a longitudinal population-based genetic epidemiological study. Int J Mol Med 2015; 35:1189-98. [PMID: 25813534 PMCID: PMC4380208 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2015.2151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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We previously identified 9 genes and chromosomal region 3q28 as susceptibility loci for Japanese patients with myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or chronic kidney disease by genome-wide or candidate gene association studies. In the present study, we investigated the possible association of 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at these 10 loci with the prevalence of hypertension or their association with blood pressure (BP) in community-dwelling individuals in Japan. The study subjects comprised 6,027 individuals (2,250 subjects with essential hypertension, 3,777 controls) who were recruited into the Inabe Health and Longevity Study, a longitudinal genetic epidemiological study on atherosclerotic, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The subjects were recruited from individuals who visited the Health Care Center of Inabe General Hospital for an annual health checkup, and they are followed up each year (mean follow-up period, 5 years). Longitudinal analysis with a generalized estimating equation and with adjustment for age, gender, body mass index and smoking status revealed that rs2116519 of family with sequence similarity 78, member B (FAM78B; P=0.0266), rs6929846 of butyrophilin, subfamily 2, member A1 (BTN2A1; P= 0.0013), rs146021107 of pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 (PDX1; P=0.0031) and rs1671021 of lethal giant larvae homolog 2 (Drosophila) (LLGL2; P=0.0372) were significantly (P<0.05) associated with the prevalence of hypertension. Longitudinal analysis with a generalized linear mixed-effect model and with adjustment for age, gender, body mass index and smoking status among individuals not taking anti-hypertensive medication revealed that rs6929846 of BTN2A1 was significantly associated with systolic (P=0.0017), diastolic (P=0.0008) and mean (P=0.0005) BP, and that rs2116519 of FAM78B, rs146021107 of PDX1 and rs1671021 of LLGL2 were significantly associated with diastolic (P=0.0495), systolic (P=0.0132), and both diastolic (P=0.0468) and mean (0.0471) BP, respectively. BTN2A1 may thus be a susceptibility gene for hypertension.
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- Yoshiji Yamada
- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514‑8507, Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102‑0076, Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102‑0076, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, Nagoya 453-8511, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inabe General Hospital, Inabe, Mie 511-0428, Japan
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Yamada Y, Matsui K, Takeuchi I, Fujimaki T. Association of genetic variants with dyslipidemia and chronic kidney disease in a longitudinal population-based genetic epidemiological study. Int J Mol Med 2015; 35:1290-300. [PMID: 25813695 PMCID: PMC4380205 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2015.2152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2015] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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We previously identified 9 genes and chromosomal region 3q28 as susceptibility loci for myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Japanese individuals by genome-wide or candidate gene association studies. In the present study, we examined the association of 13 polymorphisms at these 10 loci with the prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia, hyper-low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterolemia, hypo-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterolemia, or CKD in community-dwelling Japanese individuals. The study subjects comprised 6,027 individuals who were recruited to the Inabe Health and Longevity Study, a longitudinal genetic epidemiological study of atherosclerotic, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The subjects were recruited from individuals who visited the Health Care Center at Inabe General Hospital for an annual health checkup, and they were followed up each year (mean follow‑up period, 5 years). Longitudinal analysis with a generalized estimating equation and with adjustment for covariates revealed that rs6929846 of butyrophilin, subfamily 2, member A1 gene (BTN2A1) was significantly associated with the prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia (P=0.0001), hyper-LDL cholesterolemia (P=0.0004), and CKD (P=0.0007); rs2569512 of interleukin enhancer binding factor 3 (ILF3) was associated with hyper-LDL cholesterolemia (P=0.0029); and rs2074379 (P=0.0019) and rs2074388 (P=0.0029) of alpha-kinase 1 (ALPK1) were associated with CKD. Longitudinal analysis with a generalized linear mixed-effect model and with adjustment for covariates among all individuals revealed that rs6929846 of BTN2A1 was significantly associated with the serum concentrations of triglycerides (P=0.0011), LDL cholesterol (P=3.3 x 10(-5)), and creatinine (P=0.0006), as well as with the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (P=0.0004); rs2569512 of ILF3 was shown to be associated with the serum concentration of LDL cholesterol (P=0.0221); and rs2074379 (P=0.0302) and rs2074388 (P=0.0336) of ALPK1 were shown to be associated with the serum concentration of creatinine. Similar analysis among individuals not taking any anti‑dyslipidemic medication revealed that rs6929846 of BTN2A1 was significantly associated with the serum concentrations of triglycerides (P=8.3 x 10‑5) and LDL cholesterol (P=0.0004), and that rs2569512 of ILF3 was associated with the serum concentration of LDL cholesterol (P=0.0010). BTN2A1 may thus be a susceptibility gene for hypertriglyceridemia, hyper‑LDL cholesterolemia and CKD in Japanese individuals.
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- Yoshiji Yamada
- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514‑8507, Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102‑0076, Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102‑0076, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inabe General Hospital, Inabe, Mie 511‑0428, Japan
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Yamada Y, Matsui K, Takeuchi I, Fujimaki T. Association of genetic variants with coronary artery disease and ischemic stroke in a longitudinal population-based genetic epidemiological study. Biomed Rep 2015; 3:413-419. [PMID: 26137247 DOI: 10.3892/br.2015.440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Our previous studies identified nine genes and chromosomal region 3q28 as susceptibility loci for myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke or chronic kidney disease by genome-wide or candidate gene association studies. As coronary artery disease (CAD) and ischemic stroke may share genetic architecture, certain genetic variants may confer susceptibility to the two diseases. The present study examined the association of 13 polymorphisms at these 10 loci with the prevalence of CAD or ischemic stroke in community-dwelling individuals, with the aim of identifying genetic variants that confer susceptibility to the two conditions. Study subjects (170 with CAD, 117 with ischemic stroke and 5,718 controls) were recruited to the Inabe Health and Longevity Study, a longitudinal genetic epidemiological study of atherosclerotic, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The subjects were recruited from individuals who visited for an annual health checkup and they were followed up each year (mean follow-up period, 5 years). Longitudinal analysis with a generalized estimating equation, and with adjustment for age, gender, body mass index, smoking status, the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia and the serum concentration of creatinine, revealed that rs2074380 (G→A) and rs2074381 (A→G) of the α-kinase 1 (ALPK1) gene and rs8089 (T→G) of the thrombospondin 2 (THBS2) gene were significantly (P<2×10-16) associated with the prevalence of CAD, with the AA genotype of rs2074380 and GG genotypes of rs2074381 and rs8089 being protective against this condition. Similar analysis revealed that rs9846911 (A→G) at chromosome 3q28, rs2074381 of ALPK1, rs8089 of THBS2 and rs6046 (G→A) of the coagulation factor VII gene were significantly (P<2×10-16) associated with the prevalence of ischemic stroke, with the GG genotypes of rs9846911, rs2074381 and rs8089 and the AA genotype of rs6046 being protective against this condition. ALPK1 and THBS2 may thus be susceptibility loci for CAD and ischemic stroke.
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- Yoshiji Yamada
- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan ; Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan ; Department of Scientific and Engineering Simulation, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan ; Department of Scientific and Engineering Simulation, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inabe General Hospital, Inabe, Mie 511-0428, Japan
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Yamada Y, Matsui K, Takeuchi I, Oguri M, Fujimaki T. Association of genetic variants of the α-kinase 1 gene with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a longitudinal population-based genetic epidemiological study. Biomed Rep 2015; 3:347-354. [PMID: 26137234 DOI: 10.3892/br.2015.439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Previously, our studies identified nine genes and the chromosomal region 3q28 as susceptibility loci for myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke or chronic kidney disease in individuals by genome-wide or candidate gene association studies. The present study examined the possible association of 13 polymorphisms at these 10 loci with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in community-dwelling individuals. Study subjects comprised 6,027 individuals (797 subjects with type 2 DM and 5,230 controls) who were recruited to the Inabe Health and Longevity Study, a longitudinal genetic epidemiological study of atherosclerotic, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The subjects were recruited from individuals who visited for an annual health checkup and they were followed up each year (mean follow-up, 5 years). Longitudinal analysis with a generalized estimating equation and with adjustment for age, gender and body mass index (BMI) revealed that rs2116519 (C→T) of FAM78B (P=0.0188), as well as rs2074379 (G→A, P=0.0121) and rs2074388 (A→G, P=0.0053) of ALPK1 were significantly (P<0.05) associated with the prevalence of type 2 DM. Longitudinal analysis with a generalized linear mixed-effect model and with adjustment for age, gender and BMI among all the individuals revealed that rs2116519, rs2074379 and rs2074388 were significantly associated with fasting plasma glucose level (P=0.0352, 0.0017 and 0.0010, respectively) and to blood glycosylated hemoglobin (hemoglobin A1c) content (P=0.0065, 0.0090 and 0.0079, respectively). Similar analysis among individuals not taking antidiabetic medication revealed that rs2074379 and rs2074388 were associated with the fasting plasma glucose level (P=0.0073 and 0.0042, respectively) and blood hemoglobin A1c content (P=0.0142 and 0.0126, respectively), whereas rs2116519 was associated with blood hemoglobin A1c content only (P=0.0470). ALPK1 may thus be a susceptibility gene for type 2 DM.
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- Yoshiji Yamada
- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan ; Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan ; Department of Scientific and Engineering Simulation, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, Japan
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- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan ; Department of Scientific and Engineering Simulation, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi 453-8511, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inabe General Hospital, Inabe, Mie 511-0428, Japan
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Horibe H, Fujimaki T, Oguri M, Kato K, Matsuoka R, Abe S, Tokoro F, Arai M, Noda T, Watanabe S, Yamada Y. Association of a polymorphism of the interleukin 6 receptor gene with chronic kidney disease in Japanese individuals. Nephrology (Carlton) 2014; 20:273-8. [PMID: 25524550 DOI: 10.1111/nep.12381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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AIM Various loci and genes that confer susceptibility to coronary artery disease (CAD) have been identified in Caucasian populations by genome-wide association studies (GWASs). The aim of the present study was to examine a possible association of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with 29 polymorphisms previously identified as susceptibility loci for CAD by meta-analyses of GWASs. METHODS The study population comprised 2247 Japanese individuals, including 1588 subjects with CKD [estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of <60 mL min(-1) 1.73 m(-2) ] and 659 controls (eGFR of ≥90 mL min(-1) 1.73 m(-2) ). The genotypes for 29 polymorphisms of 28 candidate genes were determined. RESULTS The χ(2) test revealed that rs4845625 (T→C) of IL6R, rs4773144 (A→G) of COL4A1, rs9319428 (G→A) of FLT1, and rs46522 (T→C) of UBE2Z were significantly (P < 0.05) related to CKD. Multivariable logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, and the prevalence of smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidaemia revealed that rs4845625 of IL6R (P = 0.0008; dominant model; odds ratio, 1.49), rs4773144 of COL4A1 (P = 0.0252; dominant model; odds ratio, 1.28), and rs9319428 of FLT1 (P = 0.0260: additive model; odds ratio, 0.77) were significantly associated with CKD. The serum concentration of creatinine was significantly (P = 0.0065) greater and eGFR was significantly (P = 0.0009) lower in individuals with the TC or CC genotype of IL6R than in those with the TT genotype. CONCLUSION The rs4845625 of IL6R may be a susceptibility locus for CKD in Japanese individuals.
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- Hideki Horibe
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Japan
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Chiba T, Matsuo H, Sakiyama M, Nakayama A, Shimizu S, Wakai K, Suma S, Nakashima H, Sakurai Y, Shimizu T, Ichida K, Shinomiya N. Common variant of ALPK1 is not associated with gout: a replication study. Hum Cell 2014; 28:1-4. [PMID: 25326865 PMCID: PMC4286131 DOI: 10.1007/s13577-014-0103-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Gout is one of the most kinds of common inflammatory arthritis as a consequence of hyperuricemia. Alpha-protein kinase 1 (ALPK1) gene locates in a gout-susceptibility locus on chromosome 4q21-31, and encodes ALPK1 protein which plays a pivotal role in the phosphorylation of myosin 1. In the previous genetic study of Taiwanese populations, 3 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rs11726117, rs231247 and rs231253, in ALPK1 gene were reported to have a significant association with gout. However, no replication study has been performed to confirm this association. Therefore, we first conducted a replication study with clinically defined gout patients in a different population. Linkage disequilibrium (LD) analyzes of the 3 SNPs in ALPK1 revealed that these SNPs are in strong LD in a Japanese population. Among the 3 SNPs of ALPK1, rs11726117 (M861T) is the only missense SNP. Therefore, rs11726117 was genotyped in a Japanese population of 903 clinically defined gout cases and 1,302 controls, and was evaluated for a possible association with gout. The minor allele frequencies of rs11726117 were 0.26 and 0.25 in the case and control groups, respectively. The association analysis has not detected a significant association between rs11726117 and gout susceptibility in a Japanese population (p = 0.44). Because ABCG2, a major causative gene for gout, also locates in the gout-susceptibility locus on chromosome 4q, these findings suggest that among genes in a gout-susceptibility locus, not ALPK1 but ABCG2 could be important as a gout-susceptible gene.
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- Toshinori Chiba
- Department of Integrative Physiology and Bio-Nano Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Namiki 3-2, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan
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Fujimaki T, Oguri M, Horibe H, Kato K, Matsuoka R, Abe S, Tokoro F, Arai M, Noda T, Watanabe S, Yamada Y. Association of a transcription factor 21 gene polymorphism with hypertension. Biomed Rep 2014; 3:118-122. [PMID: 25469260 DOI: 10.3892/br.2014.371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Accepted: 11/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Various loci and genes that confer susceptibility to coronary artery disease (CAD) have been identified mainly in Caucasian populations by genome-wide association studies (GWASs). As hypertension is a major risk factor for CAD, certain polymorphisms may contribute to the genetic susceptibility to CAD through affecting the predisposition to hypertension. The aim of the present study was to examine a possible association of hypertension with 29 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously identified by meta-analyses of GWASs as susceptibility loci for CAD. Study subjects comprised of 5,460 individuals (3,348 subjects with hypertension and 2,112 controls). The genotypes of SNPs were determined by the multiplex bead-based Luminex assay. The χ2 test revealed that genotype distributions and allele frequencies for rs12190287 of the transcription factor 21 gene (TCF21) and rs1122608 of the SWI/SNF-related, matrix-associated, actin-dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily a, member 4 gene (SMARCA4) were significantly (P<0.05) associated with hypertension. Allele frequencies for rs9369640 of the phosphatase and actin regulator 1 gene (PHACTR1) and genotype distributions for rs599839 of the proline/serine-rich coiled-coil 1 gene (PSRC1) were also significantly associated with hypertension. Multivariable logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age, gender, body mass index and smoking status revealed that rs12190287 of TCF21 (P=0.0014; recessive model; odds ratio, 1.21) was significantly associated with hypertension, and the C allele represented a risk factor for this condition. Similar analyses revealed that rs1122608 of SMARCA4 (P=0.0305; dominant model; odds ratio, 0.86), rs9369640 of PHACTR1 (P=0.0119; dominant model; odds ratio, 0.82) and rs599839 of PSRC1 (P=0.0248; dominant model; odds ratio, 0.84) were also related to hypertension, with the minor T, C and G alleles, respectively, being protective against this condition. Thus, the present results indicate that rs12190287 (G→C) of TCF21 is a susceptibility locus for hypertension.
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- Tetsuo Fujimaki
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inabe General Hospital, Inabe, Mie 511-0428, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi 453-8511, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu 507-8522, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Meitoh Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi 465-0025, Japan ; Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Gigu 500-8717, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Gigu 500-8717, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Gigu 500-8717, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Gigu 500-8717, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Gigu 500-8717, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Gigu 500-8717, Japan
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- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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Smyth LJ, Duffy S, Maxwell AP, McKnight AJ. Genetic and epigenetic factors influencing chronic kidney disease. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2014; 307:F757-76. [PMID: 25080522 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00306.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a serious public health problem because of its associated morbidity, premature mortality, and attendant healthcare costs. The rising number of persons with CKD is linked with the aging population structure and an increased prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. There is an inherited risk associated with developing CKD, as evidenced by familial clustering and differing prevalence rates across ethnic groups. Previous studies to determine the inherited risk factors for CKD rarely identified genetic variants that were robustly replicated. However, improvements in genotyping technologies and analytic methods are now helping to identify promising genetic loci aided by international collaboration and multiconsortia efforts. More recently, epigenetic modifications have been proposed to play a role in both the inherited susceptibility to CKD and, importantly, to explain how the environment dynamically interacts with the genome to alter an individual's disease risk. Genome-wide, epigenome-wide, and whole transcriptome studies have been performed, and optimal approaches for integrative analysis are being developed. This review summarizes recent research and the current status of genetic and epigenetic risk factors influencing CKD using population-based information.
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- L J Smyth
- Nephrology Research, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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- Nephrology Research, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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- Nephrology Research, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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- Nephrology Research, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Alkayyali S, Lyssenko V. Genetics of diabetes complications. Mamm Genome 2014; 25:384-400. [PMID: 25169573 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-014-9543-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Chronic hyperglycemia and duration of diabetes are the major risk factors associated with development of micro- and macrovascular complications of diabetes. Although it is believed that hyperglycemia induces damage to the particular cell subtypes, e.g., mesangial cells in the renal glomerulus, capillary endothelial cells in the retina, and neurons and Schwann cells in peripheral nerves, the exact mechanisms underlying these damaging defects are not yet well understood. Clustering of micro- and macrovascular complications in families of patients with diabetes suggests a strong genetic susceptibility. However, until now only a handful number of genetic variants were reported to be associated with either nephropathy (ACE, ELMO1, FRMD3, and AKR1B1) or retinopathy (VEGF, AKR1B1, and EPO), and only a few studies were carried out for genetic susceptibility to cardiovascular diseases (ADIPOQ, GLUL) in patients with diabetes. It is, therefore, obvious that the accumulation of more data from larger studies and better phenotypically characterized cohorts is needed to facilitate genetic discoveries and unravel novel insights into the pathogenesis of diabetic complications.
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- Sami Alkayyali
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Diabetes and Endocrinology, CRC, Lund University, Lund, Sweden,
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Murakata Y, Fujimaki T, Yamada Y. Association of a butyrophilin, subfamily 2, member A1 gene polymorphism with hypertension. Biomed Rep 2014; 2:818-822. [PMID: 25279152 DOI: 10.3892/br.2014.340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The C→T polymorphism (rs6929846) of the butyrophilin, subfamily 2, member A1 (BTN2A1) gene has been previously identified as a susceptibility locus for myocardial infarction by a genome-wide association study. As hypertension is a major risk factor for myocardial infarction, the association between the BTN2A1 polymorphism, rs6929846, and myocardial infarction may be partly due to its effect on hypertension susceptibility. The aim of the present study was to examine the possible association of rs6929846 with hypertension. The study subjects comprised 5,959 community-dwelling individuals (2,183 subjects with hypertension and 3,776 controls) who were recruited to a population-based cohort study. The rs6929846 genotype was determined by a method that combined polymerase chain reaction and sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes with suspension array technology. Comparisons between the genotype distributions (P=0.0090) and allele frequencies (P=0.0051) by the χ2 test revealed that rs6929846 was significantly associated with hypertension. Multivariable logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age, gender, body mass index and smoking status revealed that rs6929846 was significantly associated with hypertension (P=0.0008; odds ratio, 1.29; dominant model), with the minor T allele representing a risk factor for this condition. Among all the individuals, systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure was significantly higher in the combined group of individuals with the CT or TT genotypes compared to the CC genotype group. BTN2A1 may thus be a susceptibility gene for hypertension. Therefore, determining the genotype for this polymorphism may provide genetic risk assessment information for hypertension.
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- Yoshiko Murakata
- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan ; Department of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, Institute of Basic Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inabe General Hospital, Inabe, Mie 511-0428, Japan
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- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan ; Department of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, Institute of Basic Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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Fujimaki T, Horibe H, Oguri M, Kato K, Yamada Y. Association of genetic variants of the α-kinase 1 gene with myocardial infarction in community-dwelling individuals. Biomed Rep 2013; 2:127-131. [PMID: 24649083 DOI: 10.3892/br.2013.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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We previously demonstrated that rs2074380 (G→A, Gly870Ser) and rs2074381 (A→G, Asn916Asp) of the α-kinase 1 gene (ALPK1) were significantly associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in individuals with diabetes mellitus. As CKD is a significant risk factor for coronary heart disease, we hypothesized that rs2074380 and rs2074381 of ALPK1 may contribute to the genetic susceptibility to myocardial infarction (MI) through affecting the susceptibility to CKD. The aim of the present study was to investigate a possible association of rs2074380 and rs2074381 with MI in community-dwelling individuals. The study subjects comprised 5,771 community-dwelling individuals (41 subjects with MI and 5,730 controls) who were recruited to a population-based cohort study in Inabe, Japan. The comparison of allele frequencies and genotype distributions using the Chi-square test revealed that rs2074380 and rs2074381 were significantly associated with MI (P<0.05). The multivariable logistic regression analysis with adjustment for covariates demonstrated that rs2074380 (P=0.0354, dominant model) and rs2074381 (P=0.0438, dominant model) were significantly associated with MI, with the minor A and G alleles, respectively, being protective against this condition. A haplotype analysis of these polymorphisms indicated that the frequency of the major haplotype, G (rs2074380)-A (rs2074381), was significantly higher (permutation P=0.012), whereas that of the minor haplotype A-G was significantly lower (P=0.020), in subjects with MI compared to that observed among controls. Therefore, ALPK1 may be a susceptible locus for MI.
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- Tetsuo Fujimaki
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inabe General Hospital, Inabe, Mie 5110428, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu 5078522, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi 4530046, Japan
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- Meitoh Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi 4650025, Japan ; Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 5148507, Japan
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- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 5148507, Japan
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Shimokata S, Oguri M, Fujimaki T, Horibe H, Kato K, Yamada Y. Association between polymorphisms of the α-kinase 1 gene and type 2 diabetes mellitus in community-dwelling individuals. Biomed Rep 2013; 1:940-944. [PMID: 24649057 DOI: 10.3892/br.2013.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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We previously demonstrated that the α-kinase 1 gene (ALPK1) is a susceptibility locus for chronic kidney disease in individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) by a genome-wide association study. Although genetic variants of ALPK1 have been associated with chronic kidney disease in individuals with DM, whether ALPK1 is a susceptibility locus for DM has not been elucidated. The purpose of the present study was to investigate a possible association of the rs2074388 (A→G, Asp565Gly) or rs2074379 (A→G, Ile732Met) variants of ALPK1 with type 2 DM in community-dwelling individuals. The study subjects comprised 5,959 community-dwelling individuals (495 subjects with type 2 DM and 5,464 controls) who were recruited to a population-based cohort study in Inabe, Mie, Japan. The comparisons of allele frequencies or genotype distributions using the Chi-square test revealed that the rs2074388 and rs2074379 variants of ALPK1 were significantly associated with type 2 DM (P<0.05). A multivariable logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age, gender, body mass index and smoking status revealed that the rs2074388 (P=0.0051; odds ratio, 1.32) and rs2074379 (P=0.0058; odds ratio, 1.32) variants were significantly associated with type 2 DM. The haplotype analysis of these polymorphisms revealed that the frequency of the major haplotype, A (rs2074388)-A (rs2074379), was significantly lower, whereas that of the minor haplotype G-G was significantly higher in subjects with type 2 DM compared to controls. Thus, ALPK1 may be a susceptible gene for type 2 DM in community-dwelling Japanese individuals.
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- Shigetaka Shimokata
- Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inabe General Hospital, Inabe, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu, Japan
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- Meitoh Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan ; Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Ueyama C, Horibe H, Fujimaki T, Oguri M, Kato K, Yamada Y. Association of genetic variants of CELSR1 and 3q28 with hypertension in community-dwelling individuals. Biomed Rep 2013; 1:840-844. [PMID: 24649039 DOI: 10.3892/br.2013.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Findings of previous studies demonstrated that rs6007897 (C→T, Ala2268Thr) of the cadherin, epidermal growth factor (EGF) laminin A G-type repeats (LAG) seven-pass G-type receptor 1 gene (CELSR1) and rs9846911 (A→G) at chromosome 3q28 were significantly associated with ischemic stroke and chronic kidney disease, respectively. Given that hypertension is a risk factor for both ischemic stroke and chronic kidney disease, it was hypothesized that the association of rs6007897 with ischemic stroke or of rs9846911 with chronic kidney disease might be attributable, at least in part, to their effects on genetic susceptibility to hypertension. The purpose of the present study was to examine a possible association of rs6007897 of CELSR1 or rs9846911 at 3q28 with hypertension in community-dwelling individuals. Study subjects comprised 5,959 community-dwelling individuals (1,670 subjects with hypertension and 4,289 controls) who were recruited to a population-based cohort study. Comparisons of allele frequencies by the Chi-square test revealed that rs6007897 of CELSR1 (P=0.0280) and rs9846911 at 3q28 (P=0.0171) were significantly associated with the prevalence of hypertension. Multivariate logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age, gender, body mass index (BMI), smoking status, the serum concentration of creatinine and the prevalence of dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus revealed that rs6007897 (P=0.0308; recessive model; odds ratio, 1.56) and rs9846911 (P=0.0353; dominant model; odds ratio, 1.22) were significantly associated with hypertension with the T allele rs6007897 and the G allele rs984691 representing risk factors for this condition. CELSR1 and 3q28 may thus be susceptibility loci for hypertension.
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- Chikara Ueyama
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi 507-8522, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi 507-8522, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inabe General Hospital, Inabe 511-0428, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, Nagoya 453-0046, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Meitoh Hospital, Nagoya 465-0025, Japan ; Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Human Functional Genomics, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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