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Azadi S, Azarpira N, Roozbeh J, Ezzatzadegan-Jahromi S, Raees-Jalali GA, Foroughinia F, Karimzadeh I. Genetic polymorphisms of glucocorticoid receptor and their association with new-onset diabetes mellitus in kidney transplant recipients. Gene 2023; 856:147138. [PMID: 36574937 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.147138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The variability in developing New-onset Diabetes Mellitus After Transplantation (NODAT), together with previously well-established interindividual variation in glucocorticoid sensitivity, led us to hypothesize that polymorphisms in the NR3C1 gene encoding glucocorticoid receptor may alter glucose balance in kidney transplant recipients. This study aimed to evaluate the association of three functional polymorphisms, BclI, N363S, and ER22/23EK, on the NR3C1 gene with NODAT in kidney allograft recipients. METHODS From Jun 2020 to July 2022 in Shiraz, 52 patients with NODAT (case group) and 52 non-diabetic kidney transplant recipients (control group) were randomly screened and recruited in this case-control study. The PCR-RFLP technique determined the genotypes of BclI, N363S, and ER22/23EK polymorphisms. RESULTS The allelic frequencies of the mutant alleles of BclI, N363S, and ER22/23EK polymorphisms in all patients were 0.36, 0.03, and 0.009, respectively. BclI mutant genotypes (CG and GG) were significantly associated with an increased risk of NODAT (P = 0.016), while the two other polymorphisms disclosed no significant association with NODAT development. In the case group, no significant association was detected between the onset time of NODAT and studied polymorphisms, including BclI (P = 0.43), N363S (P = 0.30), and ER22/23EK. P value was not reported for the last polymorphism because all patients with NODAT had the wild-type genotype (GG/GG) and performing statistical analysis was not feasible. Among studied demographic/clinical/paraclinical variables, factors such as higher mean trough level of tacrolimus during the first month after transplantation and higher mean daily dose of prednisolone significantly linked with NODAT development. CONCLUSION Our data suggested that BclI polymorphism significantly affects NODAT development among Iranian kidney allograft recipients.
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- Soha Azadi
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Shiraz Transplant Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Shiraz Nephro-urology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Shiraz Nephro-urology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Shinohara T, Urayama KY, Watanabe A, Akahane K, Goi K, Huang M, Kagami K, Abe M, Sugita K, Okada Y, Goto H, Minegishi M, Iwamoto S, Inukai T. Inherited genetic variants associated with glucocorticoid sensitivity in leukaemia cells. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:12920-12932. [PMID: 33002292 PMCID: PMC7701530 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Identification of genetic variants associated with glucocorticoids (GC) sensitivity of leukaemia cells may provide insight into potential drug targets and tailored therapy. In the present study, within 72 leukaemic cell lines derived from Japanese patients with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), we conducted genome-wide genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and attempted to identify genetic variants associated with GC sensitivity and NR3C1 (GC receptor) gene expression. IC50 measures for prednisolone (Pred) and dexamethasone (Dex) were available using an alamarBlue cell viability assay. IC50 values of Pred showed the strongest association with rs904419 (P = 4.34 × 10-8 ), located between the FRMD4B and MITF genes. The median IC50 values of prednisolone for cell lines with rs904419 AA (n = 13), AG (n = 31) and GG (n = 28) genotypes were 0.089, 0.139 and 297 µmol/L, respectively. For dexamethasone sensitivity, suggestive association was observed for SNP rs2306888 (P = 1.43 × 10-6 ), a synonymous SNP of the TGFBR3 gene. For NR3C1 gene expression, suggestive association was observed for SNP rs11982167 (P = 6.44 × 10-8 ), located in the PLEKHA8 gene. These genetic variants may affect GC sensitivity of ALL cells and may give rise to opportunities in personalized medicine for effective and safe chemotherapy in ALL patients.
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- Tamao Shinohara
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Social Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.,Graduate School of Public Health, St Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Statistical Genetics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Hematology/Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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El-Fayoumi R, Hagras M, Abozenadaha A, Bawazir W, Shinawi T. Association Between NR3C1 Gene Polymorphisms and Toxicity Induced by Glucocorticoids Therapy in Saudi Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2018; 19:1415-1423. [PMID: 29802709 PMCID: PMC6031821 DOI: 10.22034/apjcp.2018.19.5.1415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are key hormones used for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children, but their cytotoxic effects are not well defined. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between polymorphisms in NR3C1 encoding for protein involved in the GCs metabolism and its role in the development of ALL and the toxicity outcome, in terms of liver toxicity, glucose abnormality and infections, in ALL Saudi children. Methods: The following polymorphisms BCII rs41423247, ER22/23 EK rs6189 and rs6190 and N363S rs6195 in NR3C1 were analyzed in 70 children with ALL treated according to the ALL 2000 study protocol in comparison to 60 control subjects. Treatment toxicities and their association with genotypes were evaluated according to Common Toxicity Criteria (NCI-CTC). Results: This study demonstrated that the NR3C1 did not contribute to the development of childhood ALL. Homozygous ER22/23EK polymorphism was not found in both ALL patients and in control group whereas the heterozygous polymorphism was only observed in the control group (6.66%). The toxicology data in this study showed a significant difference between ALL patients carrying N363S polymorphism and wild type (40% and 6.51% respectively, P= 0.009) and a high-risk factor in the toxicity of glucose abnormality (OR=10.167; 1.302-79.339).BCII shows increased risk factors towards the liver toxicity (OR=2.667; 0.526-7.330) as well as the glucose abnormality (OR=7.5; 1.039-54.116). Conclusion: This study suggested that the polymorphisms in NR3C1 were not associated with the development of ALL in children. N363S polymorphism was sensitive to glucocorticoids and it may contribute to the glucose abnormality for these patients.
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- Refaat El-Fayoumi
- Medical laboratory Technology Department, Faculty of Applied medical Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah , Saudi Arabi.
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Huang M, Inukai T, Kagami K, Abe M, Shinohara T, Watanabe A, Somazu S, Oshiro H, Goi K, Goto H, Minegishi M, Iwamoto S, Urayama KY, Sugita K. Splicing variant profiles and single nucleotide polymorphisms of the glucocorticoid receptor gene in relation to glucocorticoid sensitivity of B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Hematol Oncol 2017; 36:245-251. [PMID: 28850694 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2471] [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: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Glucocorticoid (GC) shows antileukaemic activity via binding to the GC receptor (GR). The human GR gene has 4 splicing variants besides the functional isoform GRα, but their significance in GC sensitivity of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) has been inconsistent. Additionally, several studies evaluated the relevance of GR gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the GC sensitivity of ALL, but the current cumulative evidence appears inconclusive. Addressing limitations in previous studies, we used a large series of B-cell precursor ALL (BCP-ALL) cell lines established from Japanese patients to comprehensively examine all 5 splicing variants of the GR gene and candidate SNPs, and their association with GC-sensitivity. We performed real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analyses with 10 sets of primers that differentially quantify the 5 isoforms in different combinations, and the strongest correlations with GC sensitivity were observed for the real-time RT-PCR of exons 7 and 8 (prednisolone sensitivity; r = -0.534, R2 = 0.29, P = 1.4 × 10-6 ) and exons 8 and 9a (r = -0.583, R2 = 0.34, P = 7.6 × 10-8 ), both specific for GRα and GRγ isoforms. In contrast, the real-time RT-PCR of junction of exons 3g and 4 and exon 4, specific for GRγ isoform alone, did not show significant correlation with GC sensitivity (prednisolone sensitivity; r = -0.403, R2 = 0.16, P = 4.6 × 10-4 ). These observations are consistent with the notion that GRα plays a central role in the GC-mediated proapoptotic activity in BCP-ALL. In addition, a promoter region SNP genotype (rs72555796) showed a significant association with GC sensitivity (prednisolone sensitivity; P = .010) and tended to show an association with GR gene expression (RT-PCR of exons 7 and 8; P = .170). These findings indicate that isoform profiles and SNP genotypes of the GR gene may be useful indicators of GC sensitivity in BCP-ALL.
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- Meixian Huang
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Hematology/Oncology & Regenerative Medicine, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Epidemiology, St Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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Kaya Z, Caglayan S, Akkiprik M, Aral C, Ozisik G, Ozata M, Ozer A. Impact of glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) polymorphisms in Turkish patients with metabolic syndrome. J Endocrinol Invest 2016; 39:557-66. [PMID: 26596278 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-015-0409-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by a cluster of metabolic factors, including insulin resistance and type-2 diabetes, abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension and microalbuminuria. Impaired glucocorticoid receptor (GR) activity also plays an important role in the etiology of MetS. The objective of our study is to evaluate the effects of GR gene polymorphisms (BclI, N363S, TthIII1 and ER22/23EK) in Turkish patients with MetS. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy subjects with MetS and 185 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. PCR-RFLP analysis was used for genotyping. Results for each polymorphism have been verified by allele-specific oligonucleotide analysis. RESULTS BclI GG genotype was significantly associated with an increased risk of MetS (p = 0.02). Also, only in women, the G allele carriers were significantly associated with higher C-peptide. T allele carriers of TthIII1 polymorphism were significantly associated with higher C-peptide, triglyceride, insulin and C-reactive protein (CRP, p value 0.048, 0.022, 0.005 and 0.022, respectively), and lower fasting blood glucose (FBG, p = 0.02). The combined carriers of BclI polymorphism G allele and TthIII1 polymorphism T allele were significantly associated with higher diastolic blood pressure in all patients, and lower FBG and postprandial blood glucose in only men. All the ER22/23EK polymorphisms coexisted with polymorphic variant of TthIII1 (p = 0.0058). CONCLUSION The presence of homozygote polymorphic variant of BclI might be good predictive markers for the disease susceptibility. The BclI and the TthIII1 polymorphism are associated with sex-specific clinical parameters. Our findings also suggest that the combination of BclI and TthIII1 polymorphisms may play a protective role in blood glucose.
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- Z Kaya
- Department of Medical Biology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Başıbüyük Mah., Maltepe Başıbüyük Yolu Sok., No: 9/1, Maltepe, 34854, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Medical Biology, School of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, İstanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Başıbüyük Mah., Maltepe Başıbüyük Yolu Sok., No: 9/1, Maltepe, 34854, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey
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- Memorial Wellness Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zorlu Center, Zincirlikuyu, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Parc 15 Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic, Altunizade, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Başıbüyük Mah., Maltepe Başıbüyük Yolu Sok., No: 9/1, Maltepe, 34854, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Souza MCLA, Martins CS, Silva Junior IM, Chriguer RS, Bueno AC, Antonini SR, Silva Jr. WA, Zago MA, Moreira AC, Castro MD. NR3C1 polymorphisms in Brazilians of Caucasian, African, and Asian ancestry: glucocorticoid sensitivity and genotype association. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 58:53-61. [DOI: 10.1590/0004-2730000002868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Accepted: 08/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Objective : The Brazilian population has heterogeneous ethnicity. No previous study evaluated NR3C1 polymorphisms in a Brazilian healthy population. Materials and methods : We assessed NR3C1 polymorphisms in Brazilians of Caucasian, African and Asian ancestry (n = 380). In a subgroup (n = 40), we compared the genotypes to glucocorticoid (GC) sensitivity, which was previously evaluated by plasma (PF) and salivary (SF) cortisol after dexamethasone (DEX) suppression tests, GC receptor binding affinity (K d ), and DEX-50% inhibition (IC 50 ) of concanavalin-A-stimulated mononuclear cell proliferation. p.N363S (rs6195), p.ER22/23EK (rs6189-6190), and BclI (rs41423247) allelic discrimination was performed by Real-Time PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction). Exons 3 to 9 and exon/intron boundaries were amplified by PCR and sequenced. Results : Genotypic frequencies (%) were: rs6195 (n = 380; AA:96.6/AG:3.14/GG:0.26), rs6189-6190 (n = 264; GG:99.6/GA:0.4), rs41423247 (n = 264; CC:57.9/CG:34.1/GG:8.0), rs6188 (n = 155; GG:69.6/GT:25.7/TT:4.7), rs258751 (n = 150; CC:88.0/CT:10.7/TT:1.3), rs6196 (n = 176; TT:77.2/TC:20.4/CC:2.4), rs67300719 (n = 137; CC:99.3/CT:0.7), and rs72542757 (n = 137; CC:99.3/CG:0.7). The rs67300719 and rs72542757 were found only in Asian descendants, in whom p.N363S and p.ER22/23EK were absent. The p.ER22/23EK was observed exclusively in Caucasian descendants. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was observed, except in the Asian for rs6188 and rs258751, and in the African for p.N363S. The K d , IC 50 , baseline and after DEX PF or SF did not differ between genotype groups. However, the mean DEX dose that suppressed PF or SF differed among the BclI genotypes (P = 0.03). DEX dose was higher in GG- (0.7 ± 0.2 mg) compared to GC- (0.47 ± 0.2 mg) and CC-carriers (0.47 ± 0.1 mg). Conclusion : The genotypic frequencies of NR3C1 polymorphisms in Brazilians are similar to worldwide populations. Additionally, the BclI polymorphism was associated with altered pituitary-adrenal axis GC sensitivity.
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Yan YX, Dong J, Wu LJ, Shao S, Zhang J, Zhang L, Wang W, He Y, Liu YQ. Associations between polymorphisms in the glucocorticoid-receptor gene and cardiovascular risk factors in a Chinese population. J Epidemiol 2013; 23:389-95. [PMID: 23892712 PMCID: PMC3775534 DOI: 10.2188/jea.je20130035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Glucocorticoid is an important regulator of energy homeostasis. Glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene polymorphisms that contribute to variability in glucocorticoid sensitivity have been identified. We explored the associations of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the GR gene with traditional cardiovascular risk factors in the Chinese Han population. Methods We recruited 762 consecutive adults who underwent a regular physical examination at Beijing Xuanwu Hospital. Blood pressure, glucose, lipid levels (total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol and triglycerides), body mass index (BMI), and waist-to-hip ratio were measured. Fourteen tag SNPs and 5 functional SNPs were selected and genotyped using the high-throughput Sequenom genotyping platform. Differences between genotypes/alleles for each SNP were adjusted for sex and age and tested using a general linear model procedure. Various models of inheritance, including additive, dominant, and recessive, were tested. Results Among the 19 SNPs examined, 5 markers were associated with cardiovascular risk factors. The rs41423247 GG genotype and the rs7701443 AA genotype were associated with higher BMI and systolic blood pressure (P < 0.0004), and the rs17209251 GG genotype was associated with higher systolic blood pressure (P < 0.0004). Lower systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol were observed among rs10052957 A allele carriers (P < 0.0004), and lower plasma glucose and LDL-cholesterol concentrations were observed among rs2963156 TT carriers (P < 0.0004). Conclusions Polymorphism of the GR gene was associated with cardiovascular risk factors and may contribute to susceptibility to cardiovascular disease.
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- Yu-Xiang Yan
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Xuan M, Li H, Fu R, Yang Y, Zhang D, Zhang X, Yang R. Lack of association between NR3C1 polymorphism and glucocorticoid resistance in Chinese patients with immune thrombocytopenia. Platelets 2013; 25:125-8. [PMID: 23527567 DOI: 10.3109/09537104.2013.779369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Resistance to glucocorticoids (GCs) is a tricky problem in therapy for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). As GCs exert their effects through glucocorticoid receptor (GR), being a GR gene, NR3C1 is thought to connect with individual differences in GC responsiveness during GCs treatments. We analyzed the frequency of three novel single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of NR3C1 in ITP patients and evaluated the role of these genetic variants in GCs therapy. Four hundred and seventy-three patients with ITP and 160 healthy controls were recruited. Patients were allocated into GCs-responsive (n = 358) and -non-responsive group (n = 115). All subjects of the three groups were genotyped by the PCR-RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism) method for the BclI, N363S and ER22/23EK polymorphisms. Assess the statistical differences of genotypes between ITP and controls, and those between GCs- responsive and non-responsive groups. In healthy controls, BclI-GG/GC/CC occurred with 0.581/0.35/0.069 frequency. In ITP patients, BclI-GG/GC/CC was found with 0.617/0.353/0.03 frequency. There was no statistically differences between ITP and controls (p = 0.070). In GCs-responsive and -non-responsive group, BclI-GG, GC, CC occurred with frequencies of 0.628/0.352/0.02 and 0.583/0.357/0.061, respectively. No correlations in the variants of BclI was found between the GCs-responsive and -non-responsive group (p = 0.086). Neither N363S nor ER22/23EK polymorphism was observed in all 636 participants. The BclI polymorphism is not related to the response of GCs in patients with ITP. Furthermore, we did not observe N363S and ER22/23EK polymorphism in Chinese Han population.
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- Min Xuan
- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College , Tianjin , PR China
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Schwabe K, Vacca G, Dück R, Gillissen A. Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms and potential association to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease susceptibility and severity. Eur J Med Res 2009; 14 Suppl 4:210-5. [PMID: 20156759 PMCID: PMC3521368 DOI: 10.1186/2047-783x-14-s4-210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE As chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is known for poor glucocorticoid (GC) response, we hypothesized that polymorphic variants of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene might predispose for COPD and/or disease severity. MATERIAL AND METHODS Three out of about 50 of the most abundant receptor GR gene polymorphisms were investigated in a case-control study which included 207 patients with chronic bronchitis or COPD (mean FEV1 50.5% predicted, GOLD I-IV) and 106 age matched healthy subjects (mean FEV1 101.8% predicted). These were genotyped: a) for the N363S (Exon 2; 1220 A > G (I)); b) the BCLI restriction fragment length polymorphism (Intron 2; 647 C >G (II)); and c) the ER2223EK (Exon 2; 198, 200 G >A (III)), using RT-PCR and PCR-RFLP method on genomic DNA isolated from EDTA blood. RESULTS Genotype distribution between COPD and healthy subjects were alike in all of these three polymorphisms. N363S was found in 0.94% of the healthy and 0% of the COPD subjects. BCLI was detected in 11.3% of the controls and 15.5% of the COPD patients whereas heterozygote frequency was less in the COPD (44.4%) group (controls 60.4%). ER2223EK lacks in any of the study subjects. Further, SNPs did not correlate with COPD severity stage (GOLD), exacerbation rates, and clinical course. CONCLUSION COPD is not linked to gene polymorphisms N363S, BCLI-RFLP, and ER2223EK. Since we analyzed only these 3 receptor gene polymorphisms, this study cannot rule out that other GR gene variants and linkages may be of influence.
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- K Schwabe
- St. Georg Medical Center, Robert-Koch-Hospital, Leipzig, Germany.
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Niu N, Manickam V, Kalari KR, Moon I, Pelleymounter LL, Eckloff BW, Wieben ED, Schaid DJ, Wang L. Human glucocorticoid receptor alpha gene (NR3C1) pharmacogenomics: gene resequencing and functional genomics. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009; 94:3072-84. [PMID: 19435830 PMCID: PMC2730876 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-2109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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CONTEXT The human glucocorticoid receptor alpha (GRalpha) is a nuclear hormone receptor that regulates multiple physiological and pathophysiological processes. There are large variations in both physiological and therapeutic response to glucocorticoids. Multiple previous studies suggested that genetic polymorphisms in GRalpha (NR3C1) might play an important role. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to identify and determine the functional implications of common genetic variation in NR3C1. DESIGN We resequenced the NR3C1 gene using 240 DNA samples from four ethnic groups, followed by functional characterization of the effects of selected polymorphisms. RESULTS A total of 108 polymorphisms were identified in GRalpha, including nine nonsynonymous coding single nucleotide polymorphisms (cSNPs) and four synonymous cSNPs with a minor allele frequency greater than 5%. Functional studies showed that SNPs encoding Phe(65)Val and Asp(687)Glu displayed slightly increased levels of protein compared with WT, and Asp(687)Glu also caused increased GRalpha receptor number. In addition, Ala(229)Thr and Ile(292)Val showed slightly decreased ligand binding affinity in COS-1 cells. A genotype-phenotype association study of NR3C1 gene expression in 240 lymphoblastoid cell lines identified one SNP, Cm746T>C, located 5'-upstream of noncoding exon 1C, and one haplotype, Cm237delC/Cm238C>T/Cm240G>C in exon 1C of the gene that were associated with GRalpha mRNA expression and a trend with GRalpha number. CONCLUSIONS These results represent a step toward understanding the functional role of common sequence variation in the GRalpha gene (NR3C1) and the potential application of those SNPs in translational studies.
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- Nifang Niu
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Duan ZX, Gu W, Du DY, Hu P, Jiang DP, Zhu PF, Wang ZG, Jiang JX. Distributions of glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms in a Chinese Han population and associations with outcome after major trauma. Injury 2009; 40:479-83. [PMID: 19230884 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2008] [Revised: 08/15/2008] [Accepted: 09/30/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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AIM To investigate in a Chinese population the occurrence of polymorphisms Bcl I, N363S and ER22/23EK in the glucocorticoid receptor and their association with outcome of trauma. METHODS In all, 266 healthy volunteers and 95 victims of major trauma were recruited. The presence of glucocorticoid receptor polymorphisms (ER22/23EK, N363S and Bcl I) was sought by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. The injured group were monitored as to respiratory, renal, hepatic, cardiovascular, haematological and central nervous functions. The association was determined between polymorphisms and the development of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and sepsis after trauma. RESULTS Only the Bcl I polymorphism was identified. The frequency of its G allele was 23.5% among volunteers and 26.3% among casualties. There were no significant differences in MOD score or sepsis rate between participants classified according to genotype. CONCLUSIONS Only the Bcl I polymorphism of the glucocorticoid receptor gene is common in the Chinese Han population; it may not influence the development of complications following major trauma.
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- Zhao-Xia Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Daping, Chongqing 400042, China
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Chung CC, Shimmin L, Natarajan S, Hanis CL, Boerwinkle E, Hixson JE. Glucocorticoid receptor gene variant in the 3' untranslated region is associated with multiple measures of blood pressure. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009; 94:268-76. [PMID: 18854398 PMCID: PMC2630865 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-1089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a key hormone in the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis that regulates many pathways including blood pressure homeostasis. Thus, GR gene variation may influence interindividual differences in blood pressure in human populations. OBJECTIVE We resequenced individual GR alleles for comprehensive discovery of GR variants and their chromosomal phase in three major American ethnic groups. We examined the influence of GR variants on blood pressure in large numbers of families using family-based association methods. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS For association studies, we genotyped GR variants in family members from the Genetic Epidemiology Network of Arteriopathy (GENOA) study that were measured for multiple blood pressure traits. The GENOA families consisted of African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, and European-Americans. MAIN MEASUREMENTS The blood pressure measurements for association studies included systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, and pulse pressure. RESULTS Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) identified by resequencing were tested for associations with blood pressure measures in GENOA families. Analysis of individual SNPs identified significant associations of rs6198 A/G in exon 9beta with multiple blood pressure measures in European-Americans. Analysis of GR haplotypes found significant associations of a haplotype that is distinguished by rs6198 A/G. CONCLUSIONS Significant associations of blood pressure with rs6198 A/G likely reflect allelic effects on GR signaling. This SNP disrupts a 3' untranslated region sequence element in exon 9beta that destabilizes mRNA, resulting in increased production of the inactive GRbeta isoform. Excess heterodimerization with the active GRalpha isoform may reduce GR signaling with subsequent physiological effects on blood pressure regulation.
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- Charles C Chung
- Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1200 Hermann Pressler, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Chen BS, Yang SK, Lan CY, Chuang YJ. A systems biology approach to construct the gene regulatory network of systemic inflammation via microarray and databases mining. BMC Med Genomics 2008; 1:46. [PMID: 18823570 PMCID: PMC2567339 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-1-46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2008] [Accepted: 09/30/2008] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Inflammation is a hallmark of many human diseases. Elucidating the mechanisms underlying systemic inflammation has long been an important topic in basic and clinical research. When primary pathogenetic events remains unclear due to its immense complexity, construction and analysis of the gene regulatory network of inflammation at times becomes the best way to understand the detrimental effects of disease. However, it is difficult to recognize and evaluate relevant biological processes from the huge quantities of experimental data. It is hence appealing to find an algorithm which can generate a gene regulatory network of systemic inflammation from high-throughput genomic studies of human diseases. Such network will be essential for us to extract valuable information from the complex and chaotic network under diseased conditions. RESULTS In this study, we construct a gene regulatory network of inflammation using data extracted from the Ensembl and JASPAR databases. We also integrate and apply a number of systematic algorithms like cross correlation threshold, maximum likelihood estimation method and Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) on time-lapsed microarray data to refine the genome-wide transcriptional regulatory network in response to bacterial endotoxins in the context of dynamic activated genes, which are regulated by transcription factors (TFs) such as NF-kappaB. This systematic approach is used to investigate the stochastic interaction represented by the dynamic leukocyte gene expression profiles of human subject exposed to an inflammatory stimulus (bacterial endotoxin). Based on the kinetic parameters of the dynamic gene regulatory network, we identify important properties (such as susceptibility to infection) of the immune system, which may be useful for translational research. Finally, robustness of the inflammatory gene network is also inferred by analyzing the hubs and "weak ties" structures of the gene network. CONCLUSION In this study, Data mining and dynamic network analyses were integrated to examine the gene regulatory network in the inflammatory response system. Compared with previous methodologies reported in the literatures, the proposed gene network perturbation method has shown a great improvement in analyzing the systemic inflammation.
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- Bor-Sen Chen
- Lab of Control and Systems Biology, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Lab of Control and Systems Biology, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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Yee KS, Cho K, Green T, Chandler J, Greenhalgh DG. The effect of CAG repeat length polymorphism in the murine glucocorticoid receptor on transactivation potential. Exp Mol Pathol 2008; 84:200-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2008.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2008] [Accepted: 04/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tamura K, Nakajima S, Hirota Y, Takahashi KA, Fujioka M, Kubo T, Iwatani Y, Ozono K. Genetic association of a polymorphism of the cAMP-responsive element binding protein-binding protein with steroid-induced osteonecrosis after kidney transplantation. J Bone Miner Metab 2007; 25:320-5. [PMID: 17704997 DOI: 10.1007/s00774-007-0770-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2006] [Accepted: 03/05/2007] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Nontraumatic osteonecrosis (ON) of the femoral head is known to be one of the major complications after organ transplantations. Although the precise mechanism is still uncertain, the administration of glucocorticoid (GC) has been considered to play an important role in the occurrence of ON. To elucidate the genetic factors involved in this pathogenesis, we analyzed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the genes for the GC receptor (GR), CYP3A4, cAMP-responsive element binding protein-binding protein (CBP), and nuclear receptor co-activator 2 (NCoA2). Among the patients examined, A/G alleles of the CBP gene were demonstrated in 32.4% of those with ON, but in only 14.6% of those without ON (P = 0.018). No relationships were observed between the SNPs of GR, CYP3A4, and NCoA2 genes and the occurrence of ON. These results indicate that the genetic polymorphism of the CBP, which is one of the essential factors exerting the biological effects of GC, may affect susceptibility to steroid-induced ON in patients after renal transplantation.
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- Kyoko Tamura
- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2-D5 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Freishtat RJ, Teach SJ. Understanding genomics: implications for the emergency medicine physician and the treatment of asthma. Pediatr Emerg Care 2006; 22:71-5; quiz 76-8. [PMID: 16418618 PMCID: PMC2080853 DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000195759.20071.d0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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TARGET AUDIENCE Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who evaluate and care for children with minor illnesses. Specialists including pediatricians, emergency physicians, pediatric emergency physicians, family practitioners, and pediatric nurse practitioners will find this information particularly useful. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completion of this article, the reader will be able to: 1. Explain the role of single-nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes in the development of asthma and asthma exacerbations. 2. Describe what is currently known about how environmental influences interact with genotype to produce an asthmatic phenotype. 3. Describe the 3 possible effects of a single-nucleotide polymorphism or haplotype on pharmacology in the context of asthma.
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- Robert J Freishtat
- Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
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. SK, . YS, . SO, . AM, . JIS. Functional Characterization of a K140N Human Glucocorticoid Receptor Variant. INT J PHARMACOL 2005. [DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2005.316.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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