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Bruikman CS, Vreeken D, Zhang H, van Gils MJ, Peter J, van Zonneveld AJ, Hovingh GK, van Gils JM. The identification and function of a Netrin-1 mutation in a pedigree with premature atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2020; 301:84-92. [PMID: 32151395 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Neuroimmune guidance cues have been shown to play a role in atherosclerosis, but their exact role in human pathophysiology is largely unknown. In the current study, we investigated the role of a c.1769G > T variant in Netrin-1 in (premature) atherosclerosis. METHODS To determine the effect of the genetic variation, purified Netrin-1, either wild type (wtNetrin-1) or the patient observed variation (mutNetrin-1), was used for migration, adhesion, endothelial barrier function and bindings assays. Expression of adhesion molecules and transcription proteins was analyzed by RT-PCR, Western blot or ELISA. To further delineate how mutNetrin-1 mediates its effect on cell migration, lenti-viral knockdown of UNC5B or DCC was used. RESULTS Bindings assays revealed a decreased binding capacity of mutNetrin-1 to the receptors UNC5B, DCC and β3-integrin and an increased binding capacity to neogenin, heparin and heparan sulfate compared to wtNetrin-1. Exposure of endothelial cells to mutNetrin-1 resulted in enhanced monocyte adhesion and expression of IL-6, CCL2 and ICAM-1 compared to wtNetrin-1. In addition, mutNetrin-1 lacks the inhibitory effect on the NF-κB pathway that is observed for wtNetrin-1. Moreover, the presence of mutNetrin-1 diminished migration of macrophages and smooth muscle cells. Importantly, UNC5B or DCC specific knockdown showed that mutNetrin-1 is unable to act through DCC resulting in enhanced inhibition of migration. CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrates that mutNetrin-1 fails to exert anti-inflammatory effects on endothelial cells and more strongly blocks macrophage migration compared to wtNetrin-1, suggesting that the carriers of this genetic molecular variant may well be at risk for premature atherosclerosis.
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- Caroline S Bruikman
- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine (Nephrology), Einthoven Laboratory for Vascular and Regenerative Medicine, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine (Nephrology), Einthoven Laboratory for Vascular and Regenerative Medicine, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Microbiology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Experimental Vascular Medicine, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine (Nephrology), Einthoven Laboratory for Vascular and Regenerative Medicine, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine (Nephrology), Einthoven Laboratory for Vascular and Regenerative Medicine, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Noorabad-Ghahroodi F, Abdi S, Zand AH, Najafi M. HGDB: A web retrieving cardiovascular-associated gene data. Int J Cardiol 2017; 232:117-120. [PMID: 28087174 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2016] [Revised: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of data obtained from high throughput techniques in genetics studies is an essential subject in biology. The system approaches of networking and enriching may improve the data management. Here, we annotated the molecular features for cardiovascular-associated genes and presented the HGDB search-based database (www.hgdb.ir). METHODS The initial seed data was primarily used from Gene Ontology and was automatically enriched with other molecular features. The data was managed in a SQL popular and open source. RESULTS The search tabs on the HGDB homepage were applied for ID/Name Gene, chromosome, cell organelle and all gene options. The search results were presented on the gene text-based and source link-based descriptions. CONCLUSIONS The HGDB is a friendly website to present gene data in the cardiovascular field.
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- West Tehran Islamic Azad University, School of Engineering, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Biochemistry Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Biochemistry Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
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Buraczynska M, Zaluska W, Buraczynska K, Markowska-Gosik D, Ksiazek A. Receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) gene polymorphism and cardiovascular disease in end-stage renal disease patients. Hum Immunol 2015; 76:843-8. [PMID: 26429324 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2015.09.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/26/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) contributes to the pathogenesis of vascular and inflammatory diseases. We investigated whether the functional polymorphism in the promoter region of the RAGE gene (-374 T/A) influences development of cardiovascular disease in the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. METHODS The cohorts of 1866 ESRD patients and 1143 healthy subjects were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the RAGE variant rs1800624. RESULTS The genotype and allele frequencies did not differ significantly between ESRD patients and controls. There was no significant difference in the genotype distribution when patients with CVD were compared to those without it (p for A allele = 0.62). After stratifying CVD patients according to CVD clinical phenotype, the ESRD patients with stroke had a lower frequency of A allele than patients without CVD (0.12 vs. 0.21, p = 0.027). To confirm this finding, we genotyped 163 patients with ischemic stroke but without renal disease. In this group, the AA/TA genotypes were also significantly associated with lower risk of stroke (OR 0.46, p = 0.0002). CONCLUSION Our data suggest that the presence of the A allele of -374 T/A polymorphism in the RAGE gene has a protective effect against stroke.
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- Monika Buraczynska
- Laboratory for DNA Analysis and Molecular Diagnostics, Department of Nephrology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
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- Laboratory for DNA Analysis and Molecular Diagnostics, Department of Nephrology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Laboratory for DNA Analysis and Molecular Diagnostics, Department of Nephrology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Laboratory for DNA Analysis and Molecular Diagnostics, Department of Nephrology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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A rare variant in MCF2L identified using exclusion linkage in a pedigree with premature atherosclerosis. Eur J Hum Genet 2015; 24:86-91. [PMID: 25898923 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Revised: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death in Western societies. CVD risk is largely genetically determined. The molecular pathology is, however, not elucidated in a large number of families suffering from CVD. We applied exclusion linkage analysis and next-generation sequencing to elucidate the molecular defect underlying premature CVD in a small pedigree, comprising two generations of which six members suffered from premature CVD. A total of three variants showed co-segregation with the disease status in the family. Two of these variants were excluded from further analysis based on the prevalence in replication cohorts, whereas a non-synonymous variant in MCF.2 Cell Line Derived Transforming Sequence-like protein (MCF2L, c.2066A>G; p.(Asp689Gly); NM_001112732.1), located in the DH domain, was only present in the studied family. MCF2L is a guanine exchange factor that potentially links pathways that signal through Rac1 and RhoA. Indeed, in HeLa cells, MCF2L689Gly failed to activate Rac1 as well as RhoA, resulting in impaired stress fiber formation. Moreover, MCF2L protein was found in human atherosclerotic lesions but not in healthy tissue segments. In conclusion, a rare functional variant in MCF2L, leading to impaired DH function, was identified in a small pedigree with premature CVD. The presence of MCF2L in human atherosclerotic plaque specimen lends further support to its potential role in atherosclerosis.
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Han X, Zhang L, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Wang J, Yang J, Niu J. Association between phosphatase related gene variants and coronary artery disease: case-control study and meta-analysis. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:14058-76. [PMID: 25123136 PMCID: PMC4159839 DOI: 10.3390/ijms150814058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Revised: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Recent studies showed that the serum alkaline phosphatase is an independent predictor of the coronary artery disease (CAD). In this work, we aimed to summarize the association between three phosphatase related single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs12526453, rs11066301 and rs3828329) and the risk of CAD in Han Chinese. Our results showed that the rs3828329 of the ACP1 gene was closely related to the risk of CAD in Han Chinese (OR = 1.45, p = 0.0006). This significant association of rs3828329 with CAD was only found in the females (Additive model: OR = 1.80, p = 0.001; dominant model: OR = 1.69, p = 0.03; recessive model: OR = 1.96, p = 0.0008). Moreover, rs3828329 was likely to exert its effect in females aged 65 years and older (OR = 2.27, p = 0.001). Further meta-analyses showed that the rs12526453 of PHACTR11 gene (OR = 1.14, p < 0.0001, random-effect method) and the rs11066301 of PTPN11 gene (OR = 1.15, p < 0.0001, fixed-effects method) were associated with CAD risk in multiple populations. Our results showed that the polymorphisms rs12526453 and rs11066301 are significantly associated with the CAD risk in multiple populations. The rs3828329 of ACP1 gene is also a risk factor of CAD in Han Chinese females aged 65 years and older.
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- Xia Han
- Department of Cardiology, Laiwu People's Hospital, Laiwu 271100, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Laiwu People's Hospital, Laiwu 271100, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Laiwu People's Hospital, Laiwu 271100, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Laiwu People's Hospital, Laiwu 271100, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan 250000, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai 264000, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Laiwu People's Hospital, Laiwu 271100, China.
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Lian J, Huang Y, Huang RS, Xu L, Le Y, Yang X, Xu W, Huang X, Ye M, Zhou J, Duan S. Meta-analyses of four eosinophil related gene variants in coronary heart disease. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2014; 36:394-401. [PMID: 23328882 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-012-0862-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The goal of our study is to assess the contribution of four eosinophil related gene variants (rs12619285, rs1420101, rs3184504 and rs4143832) to the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). We conducted four meta-analyses of studies examining the association between four eosinophil related gene variants and the risk of CHD. A systematic search was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Chinese Periodical. A case-control study was conducted between 162 CHD cases and 119 non-CHD controls to explore their contribution to CHD. For rs3184504 of SH2B3 gene, the meta-analysis was performed among 19 study stages among 94,555 participants. Significant association between rs3184504 and CHD risk was observed in European and South Asian populations (OR = 1.13, 95% CI = 1.10-1.16, p < 0.0001, fixed-effect method). For the other SNPs (rs12619285, rs1420101, and rs4143832), we combined our case-control data with the previous studies and found no association of them with the risk of CHD. No significant contribution of the four genetic variants to CHD was observed in Han Chinese (p > 0.05). In conclusion, our results supported a significant association between rs3184504 of SH2B3 gene and the risk of CHD in Europeans and South Asians, although we were unable to observe association between the four variants and the risk of CHD in Han Chinese.
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- Jiangfang Lian
- Ningbo Medical Center, Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315041, Zhejiang, China
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Transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene polymorphism and clinical phenotype in end-stage renal disease patients. Mol Biol Rep 2014; 41:4063-8. [PMID: 24574000 PMCID: PMC4033800 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-014-3275-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Variants of the transcription factor 7-like 2 gene (TCF7L2) have been associated with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in different populations. Here we investigated the potential association of the rs7903146 polymorphism in the TCF7L2 gene with clinical profile of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. We examined a cohort of 1065 ESRD patients with diabetic and non-diabetic renal disease. The control group consisted of 924 healthy individuals. All subjects were genotyped for the rs7903146 single nucleotide polymorphism by polymerase chain reaction. The genotype distribution and allele frequencies were significantly different between ESRD patients and controls (p < 0.01). The OR for the TT genotype was 2.81 (95 % CI 2.08–3.79). Genotype and allele frequencies were compared between subgroups of patients with different clinical phenotypes. The frequency of the T allele was significantly higher in patients with diabetic nephropathy versus non-diabetic renal disease (p = 0.007, OR 1.70, 95 % CI 1.36–2.11). The statistically significant differences were demonstrated between patients with and without cardiovascular disease, with the OR for T allele 1.57 (95 % CI 1.31–1.90). The odds ratio for TT genotype was 2.38 (95 % CI 1.62–3.51). In our study the T allele of the rs7903146 SNP in the TCF7L2 gene confers the risk of developing diabetic nephropathy. We described for the first time a strong relationship between the TCF7L2 gene variant rs7903146 and cardiovascular disease in end-stage renal disease patients.
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Genome association study of human chromosome 13 and susceptibility to coronary artery disease in a Chinese population. J Genet 2013; 92:85-91. [DOI: 10.1007/s12041-013-0207-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Buraczynska M, Zaluska W, Baranowicz-Gaszczyk I, Buraczynska K, Niemczyk E, Ksiazek A. The intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) gene polymorphism K469E in end-stage renal disease patients with cardiovascular disease. Hum Immunol 2012; 73:824-8. [PMID: 22609477 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2012.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Revised: 05/03/2012] [Accepted: 05/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) mediates interaction of activated endothelial cells with leukocytes. It plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. A functionally important polymorphism of the ICAM-1 gene, K469E, has been described. We investigated whether this polymorphism influences the risk of CVD in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. The groups of 1016 ESRD patients and 824 healthy individuals were genotyped by PCR and allele specific oligonucleotide technique. The T allele of the K469E polymorphism was significantly more frequent in ESRD CVD+ patients than CVD- and controls (OR 2.26, 95% CI 1.87-2.72 and 1.82, 95% CI 1.55-2.11, respectively). The TT genotype was also more frequent in CVD+ patients (OR 9.90, 95% CI 6.17-15.88 vs. CVD- subgroup). When patients were stratified according to clinical outcome of CVD, there was a tendency towards higher frequencies of the T allele and TT genotype in patients with myocardial infarction (OR for T allele 1, 57, 95% CI 1.12-2.18 vs. patients without MI). In the multivariate regression analysis the carrier status of T allele of K469E was an independent risk factor of susceptibility to CVD. Our data suggest that the ICAM-1 K469E polymorphism is associated with CVD in ESRD patients.
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- Monika Buraczynska
- Laboratory for DNA Analysis and Molecular Diagnostics, Department of Nephrology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
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