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Zhang Y, Zhao K, Jin L, Zhou Y, Shang X, Wang X, Yu H. MTNR1B gene variations and high pre-pregnancy BMI increase gestational diabetes mellitus risk in Chinese women. Gene 2024; 894:148023. [PMID: 38007162 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.148023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023]
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AIM To investigate the association of melatonin receptor 1B (MTNR1B) gene variations and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). MATERIALS AND METHOD In this study, 1566 Chinese Han pregnant women were enrolled and multiple genetic models were used to evaluate the association between MTNR1B gene polymorphisms and the risk of GDM. The clinical value of pre-pregnancy BMI in predicting GDM was analyzed and evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Several methods of analysis were used to examine the impact of gene-gene and gene-BMI interactions on the incidence of GDM influence. RESULTS For the MTNR1B gene, rs1387153 (C > T), rs10830962 (C > G), rs4753426 (T > C), and rs10830963 (C > G) are all risk mutations associated with the susceptibility of GDM. The ROC curve analysis indicated that the BMI demonstrated an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.595. Alongside, the sensitivity and specificity stood at 0.676 and 0.474 respectively. The maximum Joden index was found to be 0.150, with a corresponding critical BMI value of 20.5691 kg/m2. Interaction analysis revealed that gene-gene and gene-BMI interactions had no significant effect on GDM occurrence. CONCLUSION MTNR1B genetic variations confers the risk to GDM in Chinese women. Furthermore, the high pre-pregnancy BMI (≥20.5691 kg/m2) significantly increases the risk of GDM in Chinese women.
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- Yi Zhang
- Department of Immunology, Special Key Laboratory of Gene Detection and Therapy of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Guizhou, China
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- Institute of Reproductive Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- School of Public health, Key Laboratory of Maternal & Child Health and Exposure Science of Guizhou Higher Education Institutes, Zunyi Medical University, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Urology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Immunology, Special Key Laboratory of Gene Detection and Therapy of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Guizhou, China.
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- Department of Immunology, Special Key Laboratory of Gene Detection and Therapy of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Guizhou, China.
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Heshmatzad K, Naderi N, Maleki M, Abbasi S, Ghasemi S, Ashrafi N, Fazelifar AF, Mahdavi M, Kalayinia S. Role of non-coding variants in cardiovascular disease. J Cell Mol Med 2023; 27:1621-1636. [PMID: 37183561 PMCID: PMC10273088 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.17762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) constitute one of the significant causes of death worldwide. Different pathological states are linked to CVDs, which despite interventions and treatments, still have poor prognoses. The genetic component, as a beneficial tool in the risk stratification of CVD development, plays a role in the pathogenesis of this group of diseases. The emergence of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have led to the identification of non-coding parts associated with cardiovascular traits and disorders. Variants located in functional non-coding regions, including promoters/enhancers, introns, miRNAs and 5'/3' UTRs, account for 90% of all identified single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with CVDs. Here, for the first time, we conducted a comprehensive review on the reported non-coding variants for different CVDs, including hypercholesterolemia, cardiomyopathies, congenital heart diseases, thoracic aortic aneurysms/dissections and coronary artery diseases. Additionally, we present the most commonly reported genes involved in each CVD. In total, 1469 non-coding variants constitute most reports on familial hypercholesterolemia, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy. The application and identification of non-coding variants are beneficial for the genetic diagnosis and better therapeutic management of CVDs.
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- Katayoun Heshmatzad
- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Cardiogenetic Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Cardiogenetic Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Cardiogenetic Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Cardiogenetic Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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Cook TW, Wilstermann AM, Mitchell JT, Arnold NE, Rajasekaran S, Bupp CP, Prokop JW. Understanding Insulin in the Age of Precision Medicine and Big Data: Under-Explored Nature of Genomics. Biomolecules 2023; 13:257. [PMID: 36830626 PMCID: PMC9953665 DOI: 10.3390/biom13020257] [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: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Insulin is amongst the human genome's most well-studied genes/proteins due to its connection to metabolic health. Within this article, we review literature and data to build a knowledge base of Insulin (INS) genetics that influence transcription, transcript processing, translation, hormone maturation, secretion, receptor binding, and metabolism while highlighting the future needs of insulin research. The INS gene region has 2076 unique variants from population genetics. Several variants are found near the transcriptional start site, enhancers, and following the INS transcripts that might influence the readthrough fusion transcript INS-IGF2. This INS-IGF2 transcript splice site was confirmed within hundreds of pancreatic RNAseq samples, lacks drift based on human genome sequencing, and has possible elevated expression due to viral regulation within the liver. Moreover, a rare, poorly characterized African population-enriched variant of INS-IGF2 results in a loss of the stop codon. INS transcript UTR variants rs689 and rs3842753, associated with type 1 diabetes, are found in many pancreatic RNAseq datasets with an elevation of the 3'UTR alternatively spliced INS transcript. Finally, by combining literature, evolutionary profiling, and structural biology, we map rare missense variants that influence preproinsulin translation, proinsulin processing, dimer/hexamer secretory storage, receptor activation, and C-peptide detection for quasi-insulin blood measurements.
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- Taylor W. Cook
- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
- Office of Research, Corewell Health, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
- Division of Medical Genetics, Corewell Health, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Office of Research, Corewell Health, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
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Jan A, Ali S, Muhammad B, Arshad A, Shah Y, Bahadur H, Khan H, Khuda F, Akbar R, Ijaz K. Decoding type 2 diabetes mellitus genetic risk variants in Pakistani Pashtun ethnic population using the nascent whole exome sequencing and MassARRAY genotyping: A case-control association study. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0281070. [PMID: 36730981 PMCID: PMC9882913 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Genome-wide association studies have greatly increased the number of T2DM associated risk variants but most of them have focused on populations of European origin. There is scarcity of such studies in developing countries including Pakistan. High prevalence of T2DM in Pakistani population prompted us to design this study. We have devised a two stage (the discovery stage and validation stage) case-control study in Pashtun ethnic population in which 500 T2DM cases and controls each have been recruited to investigate T2DM genetic risk variants. In discovery stage Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) was used to identify and suggest T2DM pathogenic SNPs, based on SIFT and Polyphen scores; whereas in validation stage the selected variants were confirmed for T2DM association using MassARRAY genotyping and appropriate statistical tests. Results of the study showed the target positive association of rs1801282/PPARG (OR = 1.24, 95%Cl = 1.20-1.46, P = 0.010), rs745975/HNF4A (OR = 1.30, 95%Cl = 1.06-1.38, P = 0.004), rs806052/GLIS3 (OR = 1.32, 95%Cl = 1.07-1.66, P = 0.016), rs8192552/MTNR1B (OR = 1.53, 95%Cl = 0.56-1.95, P = 0.012) and rs1805097/IRS-2 (OR = 1.27, 95%Cl = 1.36-1.92, P = 0.045), with T2DM; whereas rs6415788/GLIS3, rs61788900/NOTCH2, rs61788901/NOTCH2 and rs11810554/NOTCH2 (P>0.05) showed no significant association. Identification of genetic risk factors/variants can be used in defining high risk subjects assessment, and disease prevention.
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- Asif Jan
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
- * E-mail: (ZU); (AJ)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
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- Atomic Energy Cancer Hospital, Swat Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Oncology & Radiotherapy, Swat, Pakistan
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- Rashid Latif College of Pharmacy, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Garaulet M, Lopez-Minguez J, Dashti HS, Vetter C, Hernández-Martínez AM, Pérez-Ayala M, Baraza JC, Wang W, Florez JC, Scheer FAJL, Saxena R. Interplay of Dinner Timing and MTNR1B Type 2 Diabetes Risk Variant on Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Secretion: A Randomized Crossover Trial. Diabetes Care 2022; 45:512-519. [PMID: 35015083 PMCID: PMC8918262 DOI: 10.2337/dc21-1314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We tested whether the concurrence of food intake and elevated concentrations of endogenous melatonin, as occurs with late eating, results in impaired glucose control, in particular in carriers of the type 2 diabetes-associated G allele in the melatonin receptor-1B gene (MTNR1B). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In a Spanish natural late-eating population, a randomized, crossover study was performed. Each participant (n = 845) underwent two evening 2-h 75-g oral glucose tolerance tests following an 8-h fast: an early condition scheduled 4 h prior to habitual bedtime ("early dinner timing") and a late condition scheduled 1 h prior to habitual bedtime ("late dinner timing"), simulating an early and a late dinner timing, respectively. Differences in postprandial glucose and insulin responses between early and late dinner timing were determined using incremental area under the curve (AUC) calculated by the trapezoidal method. RESULTS Melatonin serum levels were 3.5-fold higher in the late versus early condition, with late dinner timing resulting in 6.7% lower insulin AUC and 8.3% higher glucose AUC. The effect of late eating impairing glucose tolerance was stronger in the MTNR1B G-allele carriers than in noncarriers. Genotype differences in glucose tolerance were attributed to reductions in β-cell function (P for interaction, Pint glucose area under the curve = 0.009, Pint corrected insulin response = 0.022, and Pint disposition index = 0.018). CONCLUSIONS Concurrently high endogenous melatonin and carbohydrate intake, as typical for late eating, impairs glucose tolerance, especially in MTNR1B G-risk allele carriers, attributable to insulin secretion defects.
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- Marta Garaulet
- Department of Physiology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.,Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.,Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.,Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.,Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA.,Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA.,Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.,Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.,Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.,Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.,Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA.,Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.,Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA.,Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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van Poppel MNM, Corcoy R, Hill D, Simmons D, Mendizabal L, Zulueta M, Simon L, Desoye G. Interaction between rs10830962 polymorphism in MTNR1B and lifestyle intervention on maternal and neonatal outcomes: secondary analyses of the DALI lifestyle randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2022; 115:388-396. [PMID: 34669935 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Interactions between polymorphisms of the melatonin receptor 1B (MTNR1B) gene and lifestyle intervention for gestational diabetes have been described. Whether these are specific for physical activity or the healthy eating intervention is unknown. OBJECTIVES The aim was to assess the interaction between MTNR1B rs10830962 and rs10830963 polymorphisms and lifestyle interventions during pregnancy. METHODS Women with a BMI (in kg/m2) of ≥29 (n = 436) received counseling on healthy eating (HE), physical activity (PA), or both. The control group received usual care. This secondary analysis had a factorial design with comparison of HE compared with no HE and PA compared with no PA. Maternal outcomes at 24-28 wk were gestational weight gain (GWG), maternal fasting glucose, insulin, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), disposition index, and development of GDM. Neonatal outcomes were cord blood leptin and C-peptide and estimated neonatal fat percentage. The interaction between receiving either the HE or PA intervention and genotypes of both rs10830962 and rs10830963 was assessed using multilevel regression analysis. RESULTS GDM risk was increased in women homozygous for the G allele of rs10830962 (OR: 2.60; 95% CI: 1.34, 5.06) or rs10830963 (OR: 2.83; 95% CI: 1.24, 6.47). Significant interactions between rs10830962 and interventions were found: in women homozygous for the G allele but not in the other genotypes, the PA intervention reduced maternal fasting insulin (β: -0.16; 95% CI: -0.33, 0.02; P = 0.08) and HOMA-IR (β: -0.17; 95% CI: -0.35, 0.01; P = 0.06), and reduced cord blood leptin (β: -0.84; 95% CI: -1.42, -0.25; P = 0.01) and C-peptide (β: -0.62; 95% CI: -1.07, -0.17; P = 0.01). In heterozygous women, the HE intervention had no effect, whereas in women homozygous for the C allele, HE intervention reduced GWG (β: -1.6 kg; 95% CI: -2.4, -0.8 kg). No interactions were found. CONCLUSIONS In women homozygous for the risk allele of MTNR1B rs10830962, GDM risk was increased and PA intervention might be more beneficial than HE intervention for reducing maternal insulin resistance, cord blood C-peptide, and cord blood leptin.
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- Institut de Recerca de l´Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Recherche en Santé Lawson SA, Bronschhofen, Switzerland.,Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia.,Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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Nikolaev G, Robeva R, Konakchieva R. Membrane Melatonin Receptors Activated Cell Signaling in Physiology and Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 23:ijms23010471. [PMID: 35008896 PMCID: PMC8745360 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The pineal hormone melatonin has attracted great scientific interest since its discovery in 1958. Despite the enormous number of basic and clinical studies the exact role of melatonin in respect to human physiology remains elusive. In humans, two high-affinity receptors for melatonin, MT1 and MT2, belonging to the family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been cloned and identified. The two receptor types activate Gi proteins and MT2 couples additionally to Gq proteins to modulate intracellular events. The individual effects of MT1 and MT2 receptor activation in a variety of cells are complemented by their ability to form homo- and heterodimers, the functional relevance of which is yet to be confirmed. Recently, several melatonin receptor genetic polymorphisms were discovered and implicated in pathology-for instance in type 2 diabetes, autoimmune disease, and cancer. The circadian patterns of melatonin secretion, its pleiotropic effects depending on cell type and condition, and the already demonstrated cross-talks of melatonin receptors with other signal transduction pathways further contribute to the perplexity of research on the role of the pineal hormone in humans. In this review we try to summarize the current knowledge on the membrane melatonin receptor activated cell signaling in physiology and pathology and their relevance to certain disease conditions including cancer.
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- Georgi Nikolaev
- Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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Adverse Events Associated with Melatonin for the Treatment of Primary or Secondary Sleep Disorders: A Systematic Review. CNS Drugs 2019; 33:1167-1186. [PMID: 31722088 DOI: 10.1007/s40263-019-00680-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Melatonin is widely available either on prescription for the treatment of sleep disorders or as an over-the-counter dietary supplement. Melatonin has also recently been licensed in the UK for the short-term treatment of jetlag. Little is known about the potential for adverse events (AEs), in particular AEs resulting from long-term use. Concern has been raised over the possible risks of exposure in certain populations including pre-adolescent children and patients with epilepsy or asthma. OBJECTIVES The aim of this systematic review was to assess the evidence for AEs associated with short-term and longer-term melatonin treatment for sleep disorders. METHODS A literature search of the PubMed/Medline database and Google Scholar was conducted to identify randomised, placebo-controlled trials (RCTs) of exogenous melatonin administered for primary or secondary sleep disorders. Studies were included if they reported on both the types and frequencies of AEs. Studies of pre-term infants, studies of < 1 week in duration or involving single doses of melatonin and studies in languages other than English were excluded. Findings from open-label studies that raised concerns relating to AE reports in patients were also examined. Studies were assessed for quality of reporting against the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) checklist and for risk of bias against the Cochrane Collaboration risk-of-bias criteria. RESULTS 37 RCTs met criteria for inclusion. Daily melatonin doses ranged from 0.15 mg to 12 mg. Subjects were monitored for up to 29 weeks, but most studies were of much shorter duration (4 weeks or less). The most frequently reported AEs were daytime sleepiness (1.66%), headache (0.74%), other sleep-related AEs (0.74%), dizziness (0.74%) and hypothermia (0.62%). Very few AEs considered to be serious or of clinical significance were reported. These included agitation, fatigue, mood swings, nightmares, skin irritation and palpitations. Most AEs either resolved spontaneously within a few days with no adjustment in melatonin, or immediately upon withdrawal of treatment. Melatonin was generally regarded as safe and well tolerated. Many studies predated publication of the CONSORT checklist and consequently did not conform closely to the guidelines. Similarly, only eight studies were judged 'good' overall with respect to the Cochrane risk-of-bias criteria. Of the remaining papers, 16 were considered 'fair' and 13 'poor' but publication of almost half of the papers preceded that of the earliest version of the guidelines. CONCLUSION Few, generally mild to moderate, AEs were associated with exogenous melatonin. No AEs that were life threatening or of major clinical significance were identified. The scarcity of evidence from long-term RCTs, however, limits the conclusions regarding the safety of continuous melatonin therapy over extended periods. There are insufficient robust data to allow a meaningful appraisal of concerns that melatonin may result in more clinically significant adverse effects in potentially at-risk populations. Future studies should be designed to comply with appropriate quality standards for RCTs, which most past studies have not.
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Haljas K, Lahti J, Tuomi T, Isomaa B, Eriksson JG, Groop L, Räikkönen K. Melatonin receptor 1B gene rs10830963 polymorphism, depressive symptoms and glycaemic traits. Ann Med 2018; 50:704-712. [PMID: 30089436 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2018.1509118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The association between depression and type 2 diabetes is bidirectional. Underlying biological determinants remain elusive. We examined whether a common melatonin receptor 1B gene diabetes risk variant rs10830963 influenced the associations between depressive symptoms and glycaemic traits. MATERIALS The Prevalence, Prediction and Prevention of Diabetes-Botnia Study participants (n = 4,455) with no diabetes who underwent an oral glucose tolerance test were genotyped for rs10830963 and completed the Mental Health Inventory on depressive symptoms. RESULTS The rs10830963 did not influence significantly the associations between depressive symptoms and glycaemic traits. Yet, the addition of each copy of the minor G allele of the rs1080963 and higher depressive symptoms were both, independent of each other, associated significantly with higher glucose response (glucose area under the curve), higher insulin resistance (Insulin Sensitivity Index) and lower insulin secretion (Disposition Index). Depressive symptoms, but not rs1080963, were also significantly associated with higher fasting insulin, insulin area under the curve and insulin resistance (Homeostasis Model Assessment, Homeostasis Model Assessment-2); rs1080963, but not depressive symptoms, was significantly associated with higher fasting glucose and lower Corrected Insulin Response. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that the diabetes risk variant rs10830963 does not contribute to the known comorbidity between depression and type 2 diabetes. Key messages The association between depression and type 2 diabetes is bidirectional. We tested whether a common variant rs10830963 in the gene encoding Melatonin Receptor 1B influences the known association between depressive symptoms and glycaemic traits in a population-based sample from Western Finland. The MTNR1B genetic diabetes risk variant rs10830963 does not contribute to the known comorbidity between depression and type 2 diabetes. Depressive symptoms and rs10830963 are associated with a worse glycaemic profile independently of each other.
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- Kadri Haljas
- a Department of Psychology and Logopedics , University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- a Department of Psychology and Logopedics , University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland.,b Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies , University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- c Department of Endocrinology , Helsinki University Hospital , Helsinki , Finland.,d Folkhälsan Research Center , Helsinki , Finland.,e Finnish Institute for Molecular Medicine , University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- d Folkhälsan Research Center , Helsinki , Finland.,f Department of Social Services and Health Care , Jakobstad , Finland
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- d Folkhälsan Research Center , Helsinki , Finland.,g National Institute for Health and Welfare , Helsinki , Finland.,h Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care , University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- e Finnish Institute for Molecular Medicine , University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland.,i Lund University Diabetes Centre, Department of Clinical Sciences , Lund University , Malmö , Sweden
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- a Department of Psychology and Logopedics , University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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Melatonin Uptake by Cells: An Answer to Its Relationship with Glucose? Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23081999. [PMID: 30103453 PMCID: PMC6222335 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23081999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Melatonin, N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, is an indole mainly synthesized from tryptophan in the pineal gland and secreted exclusively during the night in all the animals reported to date. While the pineal gland is the major source responsible for this night rise, it is not at all the exclusive production site and many other tissues and organs produce melatonin as well. Likewise, melatonin is not restricted to vertebrates, as its presence has been reported in almost all the phyla from protozoa to mammals. Melatonin displays a large set of functions including adaptation to light: dark cycles, free radical scavenging ability, antioxidant enzyme modulation, immunomodulatory actions or differentiation–proliferation regulatory effects, among others. However, in addition to those important functions, this evolutionary ‘ancient’ molecule still hides further tools with important cellular implications. The major goal of the present review is to discuss the data and experiments that have addressed the relationship between the indole and glucose. Classically, the pineal gland and a pinealectomy were associated with glucose homeostasis even before melatonin was chemically isolated. Numerous reports have provided the molecular components underlying the regulatory actions of melatonin on insulin secretion in pancreatic beta-cells, mainly involving membrane receptors MTNR1A/B, which would be partially responsible for the circadian rhythmicity of insulin in the organism. More recently, a new line of evidence has shown that glucose transporters GLUT/SLC2A are linked to melatonin uptake and its cellular internalization. Beside its binding to membrane receptors, melatonin transportation into the cytoplasm, required for its free radical scavenging abilities, still generates a great deal of debate. Thus, GLUT transporters might constitute at least one of the keys to explain the relationship between glucose and melatonin. These and other potential mechanisms responsible for such interaction are also discussed here.
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Onaolapo AY, Onaolapo OJ. Circadian dysrhythmia-linked diabetes mellitus: Examining melatonin’s roles in prophylaxis and management. World J Diabetes 2018; 9:99-114. [PMID: 30079146 PMCID: PMC6068738 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v9.i7.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2018] [Revised: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is a chronic, life-threatening metabolic disorder that occurs worldwide. Despite an increase in the knowledge of the risk factors that are associated with diabetes mellitus, its worldwide prevalence has continued to rise; thus, necessitating more research into its aetiology. Recent researches are beginning to link a dysregulation of the circadian rhythm to impairment of intermediary metabolism; with evidences that circadian rhythm dysfunction might play an important role in the aetiology, course or prognosis of some cases of diabetes mellitus. These evidences thereby suggest possible relationships between the circadian rhythm regulator melatonin, and diabetes mellitus. In this review, we discuss the roles of the circadian rhythm in the regulation of the metabolism of carbohydrates and other macronutrients; with emphasis on the importance of melatonin and the impacts of its deficiency on carbohydrate homeostasis. Also, the possibility of using melatonin and its analogs for the “prophylaxis” or management of diabetes mellitus is also considered.
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- Adejoke Y Onaolapo
- Behavioural Neuroscience/Neurobiology Unit, Department of Anatomy, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho 210211, Oyo State, Nigeria
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- Behavioural Neuroscience/Neuropharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo 230263, Osun State, Nigeria
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Çöl N, Nacak M, Araz M. Association of melatonin receptor 1 B gene (rs10830963 and rs9192552) polymorphısm with adolescent obesity and related comorbidities in Turkey. J Int Med Res 2018; 46:3086-3096. [PMID: 29726288 PMCID: PMC6134651 DOI: 10.1177/0300060518772224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective To examine the role of rs10830963 and rs8192552 polymorphisms in melatonin receptor 1 B (MTNR1B) gene on the development of obesity and related comorbidities among adolescents in South-Eastern Turkey. Methods The present study included 200 unrelated adolescents (100 obese, 100 normal weight). The rs8192552 and rs10830963 polymorphisms in the MTNR1B gene were genotyped using a PCR SNaPshot assay. Results No statistically significant association was observed between MTNR1B gene rs8192552/rs10830963 polymorphisms and adolescent obesity. In adolescents with an rs8192552 E allele, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (IR) level was lower and IR was less common. In morbidly obese adolescents with an rs8192552 E allele, total cholesterol level was lower. In obese adolescents with metabolic syndrome, plasma fasting glucose level was higher in rs10830963G allele carriers. In obese girls, body weight was lower in those with a rs10830963 C allele, whereas in obese boys, body weight and waist circumference were higher in those with a rs10830963 C allele. Conclusions The MTNR1B gene was not confirmed as an obesity susceptibility gene in adolescents. However, an association between the MTNR1B gene and IR/hypercholesterolemia/metabolic syndrome was observed in obese adolescents. A sex-specific effect on obesity was also identified.
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- Nilgün Çöl
- 1 Gaziantep University; Faculty of Medicine, Department of Social Pediatrics; Şehitkamil, Gaziantep, TR, Turkey
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- 2 Gaziantep University; Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology; Gaziantep, TR, Turkey
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Exposure to Night-Time Traffic Noise, Melatonin-Regulating Gene Variants and Change in Glycemia in Adults. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2017; 14:ijerph14121492. [PMID: 29194408 PMCID: PMC5750910 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14121492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Traffic noise has been linked to diabetes, with limited understanding of its mechanisms. We hypothesize that night-time road traffic noise (RTN) may impair glucose homeostasis through circadian rhythm disturbances. We prospectively investigated the relationship between residential night-time RTN and subsequent eight-year change in glycosylated hemoglobin (ΔHbA1c) in 3350 participants of the Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung and Heart Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA), adjusting for diabetes risk factors and air pollution levels. Annual average RTN (Lnight) was assigned to participants in 2001 using validated Swiss noise models. HbA1c was measured in 2002 and 2011 using liquid chromatography. We applied mixed linear models to explore RTN–ΔHbA1c association and its modification by a genetic risk score of six common circadian-related MTNR1B variants (MGRS). A 10 dB difference in RTN was associated with a 0.02% (0.003–0.04%) increase in mean ΔHbA1c in 2142 non-movers. RTN–ΔHbA1c association was modified by MGRS among diabetic participants (Pinteraction = 0.001). A similar trend in non-diabetic participants was non-significant. Among the single variants, we observed strongest interactions with rs10830963, an acknowledged diabetes risk variant also implicated in melatonin profile dysregulation. Night-time RTN may impair glycemic control, especially in diabetic individuals, through circadian rhythm disturbances. Experimental sleep studies are needed to test whether noise control may help individuals to attain optimal glycemic levels.
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Mazzoccoli G, Dagostino MP, Paroni G, Seripa D, Ciccone F, Addante F, Favuzzi G, Grandone E, Avola R, Mazza T, Fusilli C, Greco A, De Cosmo S. Analysis of MTNR1B gene polymorphisms in relationship with IRS2 gene variants, epicardial fat thickness, glucose homeostasis and cognitive performance in the elderly. Chronobiol Int 2017; 34:1083-1093. [PMID: 28708046 DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2017.1340894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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ABSTARCT Genome-wide association studies pinpointed common variants in or near the MTNR1B gene encoding MT2 melatonin receptor to be strongly associated with fasting glucose levels. IRS2 gene polymorphisms impact insulin resistance and epicardial fat (EF) thickness, which in turn is correlated with visceral adiposity, cognitive ability and risk for metabolic plus cardiovascular disease. We aimed to discover the interactions between MTNR1B and IRS2 gene polymorphisms, insulin sensitivity, EF thickness and cognitive performance in the elderly. In 60 subjects aged 60 years and older, we evaluated five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the MTNR1B locus (rs10830962, rs4753426, rs12804291, rs10830963, rs3781638), the Gly1057Asp variant of IRS2 gene (rs1805097), biochemical parameters, cognitive performance by the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and EF thickness by transthoracic echocardiography. We found that MTNR1B and IRS2 gene variants impacted EF thickness, lipid profile and glucose homeostasis. IRS2 but not MTNR1B variants impacted MMSE scores. In conclusion, MTNR1B SNPs interact with IRS2 gene variant, correlate with the amount of epicardial adipose tissue and impact glucose homeostasis and lipid profile influencing cardiometabolic risk.
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- Gianluigi Mazzoccoli
- a Department of Medical Sciences , Division of Internal Medicine and Chronobiology Unit
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- b Department of Medical Sciences , Geriatrics Unit and Gerontology-Geriatrics Research Laboratory, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" , San Giovanni Rotondo , Italy
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- b Department of Medical Sciences , Geriatrics Unit and Gerontology-Geriatrics Research Laboratory, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" , San Giovanni Rotondo , Italy
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- b Department of Medical Sciences , Geriatrics Unit and Gerontology-Geriatrics Research Laboratory, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" , San Giovanni Rotondo , Italy
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- b Department of Medical Sciences , Geriatrics Unit and Gerontology-Geriatrics Research Laboratory, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" , San Giovanni Rotondo , Italy
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- b Department of Medical Sciences , Geriatrics Unit and Gerontology-Geriatrics Research Laboratory, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" , San Giovanni Rotondo , Italy
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- c Research Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", Opera di Padre Pio da Pietrelcina , San Giovanni Rotondo , Italy
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- c Research Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", Opera di Padre Pio da Pietrelcina , San Giovanni Rotondo , Italy
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- d Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences , University of Catania , Catania , Italy
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- e Bioinformatics Unit, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", Opera di Padre Pio da Pietrelcina , San Giovanni Rotondo , Italy
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- e Bioinformatics Unit, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", Opera di Padre Pio da Pietrelcina , San Giovanni Rotondo , Italy
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- b Department of Medical Sciences , Geriatrics Unit and Gerontology-Geriatrics Research Laboratory, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" , San Giovanni Rotondo , Italy
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- a Department of Medical Sciences , Division of Internal Medicine and Chronobiology Unit
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Declerck K, Remy S, Wohlfahrt-Veje C, Main KM, Van Camp G, Schoeters G, Vanden Berghe W, Andersen HR. Interaction between prenatal pesticide exposure and a common polymorphism in the PON1 gene on DNA methylation in genes associated with cardio-metabolic disease risk-an exploratory study. Clin Epigenetics 2017; 9:35. [PMID: 28396702 PMCID: PMC5382380 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-017-0336-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prenatal environmental conditions may influence disease risk in later life. We previously found a gene-environment interaction between the paraoxonase 1 (PON1) Q192R genotype and prenatal pesticide exposure leading to an adverse cardio-metabolic risk profile at school age. However, the molecular mechanisms involved have not yet been resolved. It was hypothesized that epigenetics might be involved. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate whether DNA methylation patterns in blood cells were related to prenatal pesticide exposure level, PON1 Q192R genotype, and associated metabolic effects observed in the children. METHODS Whole blood DNA methylation patterns in 48 children (6-11 years of age), whose mothers were occupationally unexposed or exposed to pesticides early in pregnancy, were determined by Illumina 450 K methylation arrays. RESULTS A specific methylation profile was observed in prenatally pesticide exposed children carrying the PON1 192R-allele. Differentially methylated genes were enriched in several neuroendocrine signaling pathways including dopamine-DARPP32 feedback (appetite, reward pathways), corticotrophin releasing hormone signaling, nNOS, neuregulin signaling, mTOR signaling, and type II diabetes mellitus signaling. Furthermore, we were able to identify possible candidate genes which mediated the associations between pesticide exposure and increased leptin level, body fat percentage, and difference in BMI Z score between birth and school age. CONCLUSIONS DNA methylation may be an underlying mechanism explaining an adverse cardio-metabolic health profile in children carrying the PON1 192R-allele and prenatally exposed to pesticides.
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- Ken Declerck
- Laboratory of Protein Chemistry, Proteomics and Epigenetic Signalling (PPES), Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Antwerp University, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, Belgium.,Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Unit Environmental Risk and Health, Boeretang 200, Mol, Belgium
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Unit Environmental Risk and Health, Boeretang 200, Mol, Belgium.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Antwerp University, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, Belgium.,Environmental Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Protein Chemistry, Proteomics and Epigenetic Signalling (PPES), Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Environmental Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Cheng M, Liu X, Yang M, Han L, Xu A, Huang Q. Computational analyses of type 2 diabetes-associated loci identified by genome-wide association studies. J Diabetes 2017; 9:362-377. [PMID: 27121852 DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.12421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of type 2 diabetes (T2D) have discovered a number of loci that contribute to susceptibility to the disease. Future challenges include elucidation of functional mechanisms through which these GWAS-identified loci modulate T2D disease risk. The aim of the present study was to comprehensively characterize T2D associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and genes through computational approaches. METHODS Computational biology approaches used in the present study included comparative genomic analyses and functional annotation using GWAS3D and RegulomeDB, investigation of the effects of T2D-associated SNPs on miRNA binding and protein phosphorylation, and gene ontology, pathway enrichment, protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks and functional module analysis of T2D-associated genes from previously published GWAS. RESULTS Computational analysis identified a number of T2D GWAS-associated SNPs that were located at protein binding sites, including CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF), E1A binding protein p300 (EP300), hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha (HNF4A), transcription factor 7 like 2 (TCF7L2), forkhead box A1 (FOXA1) and A2 (FOXA2), and potentially affected the binding of miRNAs and protein phosphorylation. Pathway enrichment analysis confirmed two well-known maturity onset diabetes of the young and T2D pathways, whereas PPI network analysis identified highly interconnected "hub" genes, such as TCF7L2, melatonin receptor 1B (MTNR1B), and solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), member 8 (SLC30A8), that created two tight subnetworks. CONCLUSIONS The results provide objectives and clues for future experimental studies and further insights into the molecular pathogenesis of T2D.
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- Mengrong Cheng
- College of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
- Institute of Public Health and Molecular Medicine Analysis, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Li Cha Chung Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
- Institute of Public Health and Molecular Medicine Analysis, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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Matuszek MA, Anton A, Thillainathan S, Armstrong NJ. Increased Insulin following an Oral Glucose Load, Genetic Variation near the Melatonin Receptor MTNR1B, but No Biochemical Evidence of Endothelial Dysfunction in Young Asian Men and Women. PLoS One 2015. [PMID: 26196519 PMCID: PMC4510533 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Aim To identify biochemical and genetic variation relating to increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease in young, lean male and female adults of different ethnicities. Method Fasting blood and urine and non-fasting blood following oral glucose intake were analysed in 90 Caucasians, South Asians and South East/East Asians. Results There were no differences in age, birthweight, blood pressure, body mass index, percent body fat, total energy, percentage of macronutrient intake, microalbumin, leptin, cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone, nitric oxide metabolites, C-reactive protein, homocysteine, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6, von Willebrand factor, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, and tissue plasminogen activator. Fasting total cholesterol (P = .000), triglycerides (P = .050), low density lipoprotein (P = .009) and non-fasting blood glucose (15 min) (P = .024) were elevated in South Asians compared with Caucasians, but there was no significant difference in glucose area under curve (AUC). Non-fasting insulin in South Asians (15–120 min), in South East/East Asians (60–120 min), and insulin AUC in South Asians and South East/East Asians, were elevated compared with Caucasians (P≤0.006). The molar ratio of C-peptide AUC/Insulin AUC (P = .045) and adiponectin (P = .037) were lower in South Asians compared with Caucasians. A significant difference in allele frequency distributions in Caucasians and South Asians was found for rs2166706 (P = 0.022) and rs10830963 (P = 0.009), which are both near the melatonin receptor MTNR1B. Conclusions Elevated non-fasting insulin exists in young South Asians of normal fasting glucose and insulin. Hepatic clearance of insulin may be reduced in South Asians. No current biochemical evidence exists of endothelial dysfunction at this stage of development. MTNR1B signalling may be a useful therapeutic target in Asian populations in the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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- Maria A. Matuszek
- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Renström F, Koivula RW, Varga TV, Hallmans G, Mulder H, Florez JC, Hu FB, Franks PW. Season-dependent associations of circadian rhythm-regulating loci (CRY1, CRY2 and MTNR1B) and glucose homeostasis: the GLACIER Study. Diabetologia 2015; 58:997-1005. [PMID: 25707907 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-015-3533-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS The association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) proximal to CRY2 and MTNR1B with fasting glucose is well established. CRY1/2 and MTNR1B encode proteins that regulate circadian rhythmicity and influence energy metabolism. Here we tested whether season modified the relationship of these loci with blood glucose concentration. METHODS SNPs rs8192440 (CRY1), rs11605924 (CRY2) and rs10830963 (MTNR1B) were genotyped in a prospective cohort study from northern Sweden (n = 16,499). The number of hours of daylight exposure during the year ranged from 4.5 to 22 h daily. Owing to the non-linear distribution of daylight throughout the year, season was dichotomised based on the vernal and autumnal equinoxes. Effect modification was assessed using linear regression models fitted with a SNP × season interaction term, marginal effect terms and putative confounding variables, with fasting or 2 h glucose concentrations as outcomes. RESULTS The rs8192440 (CRY1) variant was only associated with fasting glucose among participants (n = 2,318) examined during the light season (β = -0.04 mmol/l per A allele, 95% CI -0.08, -0.01, p = 0.02, p interaction = 0.01). In addition to the established association with fasting glucose, the rs11605924 (CRY2) and rs10830963 (MTNR1B) loci were associated with 2 h glucose concentrations (β = 0.07 mmol/l per A allele, 95% CI 0.03, 0.12, p = 0.0008, n = 9,605, and β = -0.11 mmol/l per G allele, 95% CI -0.15, -0.06, p < 0.0001, n = 9,517, respectively), but only in participants examined during the dark season (p interaction = 0.006 and 0.04, respectively). Repeated measures analyses including data collected 10 years after baseline (n = 3,500) confirmed the results for the CRY1 locus (p interaction = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION In summary, these observations suggest a biologically plausible season-dependent association between SNPs at CRY1, CRY2 and MTNR1B and glucose homeostasis.
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- Frida Renström
- Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Clinical Research Center Building 91, Level 10, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, SE-205 02, Malmö, Sweden,
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Laudon M, Frydman-Marom A. Therapeutic effects of melatonin receptor agonists on sleep and comorbid disorders. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:15924-50. [PMID: 25207602 PMCID: PMC4200764 DOI: 10.3390/ijms150915924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Revised: 08/20/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Several melatonin receptors agonists (ramelteon, prolonged-release melatonin, agomelatine and tasimelteon) have recently become available for the treatment of insomnia, depression and circadian rhythms sleep-wake disorders. The efficacy and safety profiles of these compounds in the treatment of the indicated disorders are reviewed. Accumulating evidence indicates that sleep-wake disorders and co-existing medical conditions are mutually exacerbating. This understanding has now been incorporated into the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5). Therefore, when evaluating the risk/benefit ratio of sleep drugs, it is pertinent to also evaluate their effects on wake and comorbid condition. Beneficial effects of melatonin receptor agonists on comorbid neurological, psychiatric, cardiovascular and metabolic symptomatology beyond sleep regulation are also described. The review underlines the beneficial value of enhancing physiological sleep in comorbid conditions.
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- Moshe Laudon
- Neurim Pharmaceuticals Ltd., 27 Habarzel St. Tel-Aviv 6971039, Israel.
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether genetic variants associated with glucose homeostasis are associated with gestational diabetes (GDM). STUDY DESIGN We genotyped 899 self-identified Caucasian women and 386 self-identified African-American women in the Pregnancy, Infection and Nutrition (PIN) Studies cohorts for 38 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with type II diabetes (T2DM) and/or glucose homeostasis in European populations. RESULTS GDM was diagnosed in 56 of 899 (6.2%) Caucasian and 24 of 386 (6.2%) African-American women. Among Caucasian women, GDM was associated with carriage of TCF7L2 rs7901695, MTNR1B rs10830963 and GCKR rs780094 alleles that are associated with T2DM and fasting glucose in nonpregnant populations. Among African-American participants, we found an increased risk among TSPAN8 rs7961581 C allele homozygotes and reduced risk among carriers of the JAZF1 rs864745 T allele. CONCLUSION We found several SNPs that are associated with GDM risk in the PIN cohorts. Maternal genotyping may identify women at risk for impaired gestational glucose tolerance.
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- Alison M. Stuebe
- Deptartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Division of Genetics and Endocrinology, Children's Hospital of Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Recent advances in the regulation of pancreatic secretion by neural and hormonal mechanisms are discussed in this review. RECENT FINDINGS It has been shown that the multidrug-resistance protein MRP4 may play a role in the efflux of cAMP from exocrine cells and neurokinin receptors are important in substance P-mediated inhibition of ductal bicarbonate secretion. Leptin attenuates glucagon secretion by downregulating glucagon gene expression, whereas ghrelin upregulates glucagon release by elevating intracellular calcium and phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK). Cytokine interleukin 6 is secreted from muscles during exercise and induces the release of GLP-1 that stimulates insulin secretion. Osteocalcin and 17β-estradiol mediate their effects through G protein-coupled receptors, resulting in ERK phosphorylation and activation of protein kinase-dependent signaling pathways. Melatonin and ghrelin inhibit insulin secretion through inhibitory G proteins, whereas aldosterone may attenuate insulin secretion by increasing oxidative stress in islets cells. Finally, the pattern of innervation of human pancreatic islets has been examined and demonstrated to be very different from that in the mouse. SUMMARY Many different receptors and signaling pathways govern the complex biology of pancreatic secretion. Elucidation of these cellular mechanisms will aid in drug discovery and treatment as well as prevention of pancreatic diseases.
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Hardeland R. Neurobiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of melatonin deficiency and dysfunction. ScientificWorldJournal 2012; 2012:640389. [PMID: 22629173 PMCID: PMC3354573 DOI: 10.1100/2012/640389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2011] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Melatonin is a highly pleiotropic signaling molecule, which is released as a hormone of the pineal gland predominantly during night. Melatonin secretion decreases during aging. Reduced melatonin levels are also observed in various diseases, such as types of dementia, some mood disorders, severe pain, cancer, and diabetes type 2. Melatonin dysfunction is frequently related to deviations in amplitudes, phasing, and coupling of circadian rhythms. Gene polymorphisms of melatonin receptors and circadian oscillator proteins bear risks for several of the diseases mentioned. A common symptom of insufficient melatonin signaling is sleep disturbances. It is necessary to distinguish between symptoms that are curable by short melatonergic actions and others that require extended actions during night. Melatonin immediate release is already effective, at moderate doses, for reducing difficulties of falling asleep or improving symptoms associated with poorly coupled circadian rhythms, including seasonal affective and bipolar disorders. For purposes of a replacement therapy based on longer-lasting melatonergic actions, melatonin prolonged release and synthetic agonists have been developed. Therapies with melatonin or synthetic melatonergic drugs have to consider that these agents do not only act on the SCN, but also on numerous organs and cells in which melatonin receptors are also expressed.
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- Rüdiger Hardeland
- Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Georg August University, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
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Hardeland R, Madrid JA, Tan DX, Reiter RJ. Melatonin, the circadian multioscillator system and health: the need for detailed analyses of peripheral melatonin signaling. J Pineal Res 2012; 52:139-66. [PMID: 22034907 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079x.2011.00934.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Evidence is accumulating regarding the importance of circadian core oscillators, several associated factors, and melatonin signaling in the maintenance of health. Dysfunction of endogenous clocks, melatonin receptor polymorphisms, age- and disease-associated declines of melatonin likely contribute to numerous diseases including cancer, metabolic syndrome, diabetes type 2, hypertension, and several mood and cognitive disorders. Consequences of gene silencing, overexpression, gene polymorphisms, and deviant expression levels in diseases are summarized. The circadian system is a complex network of central and peripheral oscillators, some of them being relatively independent of the pacemaker, the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Actions of melatonin on peripheral oscillators are poorly understood. Various lines of evidence indicate that these clocks are also influenced or phase-reset by melatonin. This includes phase differences of core oscillator gene expression under impaired melatonin signaling, effects of melatonin and melatonin receptor knockouts on oscillator mRNAs or proteins. Cross-connections between melatonin signaling pathways and oscillator proteins, including associated factors, are discussed in this review. The high complexity of the multioscillator system comprises alternate or parallel oscillators based on orthologs and paralogs of the core components and a high number of associated factors with varying tissue-specific importance, which offers numerous possibilities for interactions with melatonin. It is an aim of this review to stimulate research on melatonin signaling in peripheral tissues. This should not be restricted to primary signal molecules but rather include various secondarily connected pathways and discriminate between direct effects of the pineal indoleamine at the target organ and others mediated by modulation of oscillators.
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- Rüdiger Hardeland
- Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Germany.
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Kennaway DJ, Owens JA, Voultsios A, Wight N. Adipokines and adipocyte function in Clock mutant mice that retain melatonin rhythmicity. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2012; 20:295-305. [PMID: 21918578 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Clock(δ19)+MEL mutant mice, which retain melatonin rhythmicity, but lack peripheral tissue rhythmicity have impaired glucose tolerance, but reduced plasma free fatty acids, increased plasma adiponectin, and improved insulin sensitivity. Here, we report their response to a high-fat diet and adipocyte rhythmicity and function. The diet increased epigonadal fat weight similarly (twofold) in both wild-type and Clock(δ19)+MEL mice. The Clock(δ19) mutation abolished rhythmicity of Per2, Rev erbα and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (Pparγ ) mRNA in epigonadal fat, but not Bmal1 mRNA, and reduced Rev erbα mRNA by 59 and 70% compared to the wild-type mice on the control and high-fat diets, respectively. The mutants had increased Adipoq mRNA expression in epigonadal fat (22%; P < 0.05) on a control diet, but showed no further change on a high-fat diet, and no change in Lep, Nampt or Retn mRNA on either diet. The Clock(δ19) mutation abolished rhythmicity of genes in epigonadal fat that contribute to plasma free fatty acids for mice on both diets, and increased Lipe mRNA expression in those on the high-fat diet. The persistent melatonin rhythm and reduced plasma free fatty acids in Clock(δ19)+MEL mutants may contribute to their enhanced insulin sensitivity, ameliorate the extent of impaired glucose homeostasis, and protect against the adverse effects of a high-fat diet.
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- David J Kennaway
- Robinson Institute, Research Centre for Reproductive Health Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Adelaide, Medical School, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Melatonin pathway genes and breast cancer risk among Chinese women. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2011; 132:693-9. [PMID: 22138747 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1884-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2011] [Accepted: 11/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Previous studies suggest that melatonin may act on cancer growth through a variety of mechanisms, most notably by direct anti-proliferative effects on breast cancer cells and via interactions with the estrogen pathway. Three genes are largely responsible for mediating the downstream effects of melatonin: melatonin receptors 1a and 1b (MTNR1a and MTNR1b), and arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AANAT). It is hypothesized that genetic variation in these genes may lead to altered protein production or function. To address this question, we conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the association between common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the MTNR1a, MTNR1b, and AANAT genes and breast cancer risk among 2,073 cases and 2,083 controls, using a two-stage analysis of genome-wide association data among women of the Shanghai Breast Cancer Study. Results demonstrate two SNPs were consistently associated with breast cancer risk across both study stages. Compared with MTNR1b rs10765576 major allele carriers (GG or GA), a decreased risk of breast cancer was associated with the AA genotype (OR = 0.78, 95% CI = 0.62-0.97, P = 0.0281). Although no overall association was seen in the combined analysis, the effect of MTNR1a rs7665392 was found to vary by menopausal status (P-value for interaction = 0.001). Premenopausal women with the GG genotype were at increased risk for breast cancer compared with major allele carriers (TT or TG) (OR = 1.57, 95% CI = 1.07-2.31, P = 0.020), while postmenopausal women were at decreased risk (OR = 0.58, 95% 0.36-0.95, P = 0.030). No significant breast cancer associations were found for variants in the AANAT gene. These results suggest that common genetic variation in the MTNR1a and 1b genes may contribute to breast cancer susceptibility, and that associations may vary by menopausal status. Given that multiple variants in high linkage disequilibrium with MTNR1b rs76653292 have been associated with altered function or expression of insulin and glucose family members, further research may focus on clarifying this relationship.
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Espino J, Pariente JA, Rodríguez AB. Role of melatonin on diabetes-related metabolic disorders. World J Diabetes 2011; 2:82-91. [PMID: 21860691 PMCID: PMC3158876 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v2.i6.82] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2011] [Revised: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 05/27/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Melatonin is a circulating hormone that is mainly released from the pineal gland. It is best known as a regulator of seasonal and circadian rhythms, its levels being high during the night and low during the day. Interestingly, insulin levels are also adapted to day/night changes through melatonin-dependent synchronization. This regulation may be explained by the inhibiting action of melatonin on insulin release, which is transmitted through both the pertussis-toxin-sensitive membrane receptors MT1 and MT2 and the second messengers 3’,5’-cyclic adenosine monophosphate, 3’,5’-cyclic guanosine monophosphate and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate. Melatonin may influence diabetes and associated metabolic disturbances not only by regulating insulin secretion, but also by providing protection against reactive oxygen species, since pancreatic β-cells are very susceptible to oxidative stress because they possess only low-antioxidative capacity. On the other hand, in several genetic association studies, single nucleotide polymorphysms of the human MT2 receptor have been described as being causally linked to an elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This suggests that these individuals may be more sensitive to the actions of melatonin, thereby leading to impaired insulin secretion. Therefore, blocking the melatonin-induced inhibition of insulin secretion may be a novel therapeutic avenue for type 2 diabetes.
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- Javier Espino
- Javier Espino, José A Pariente, Ana B Rodríguez, Department of Physiology, Neuroimmunophysiology and Chrononutrition Research Group, Faculty of Science, University of Extremadura, Badajoz 06006, Spain
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Garfinkel D, Zorin M, Wainstein J, Matas Z, Laudon M, Zisapel N. Efficacy and safety of prolonged-release melatonin in insomnia patients with diabetes: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2011; 4:307-13. [PMID: 21887103 PMCID: PMC3160855 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s23904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Diabetes is a major comorbidity in insomnia patients. The efficacy and safety of prolonged-release melatonin 2 mg in the treatment of glucose, lipid metabolism, and sleep was studied in 36 type 2 diabetic patients with insomnia (11 men, 25 women, age 46-77 years). METHODS In a randomized, double-blind, crossover study, the subjects were treated for 3 weeks (period 1) with prolonged-release melatonin or placebo, followed by a one-week washout period, and then crossed over for another 3 weeks (period 2) of treatment with the other preparation. All tablets were taken 2 hours before bedtime for a period of 3 weeks. In an extension period of 5 months, prolonged-release melatonin was given nightly to all patients in an open-label design. Sleep was objectively monitored in a subgroup of 22 patients using wrist actigraphy. Fasting glucose, fructosamine, insulin, C-peptide, triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and some antioxidants, as well as glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels were measured at baseline and at the end of the study. All concomitant medications were continued throughout the study. RESULTS No significant changes in serum glucose, fructosamine, insulin, C-peptide, antioxidant levels or blood chemistry were observed after 3 weeks of prolonged-release melatonin treatment. Sleep efficiency, wake time after sleep onset, and number of awakenings improved significantly with prolonged-release melatonin as compared with placebo. Following 5 months of prolonged-release melatonin treatment, mean HbA1c (±standard deviation) was significantly lower than at baseline (9.13% ± 1.55% versus 8.47% ± 1.67%, respectively, P = 0.005). CONCLUSION Short-term use of prolonged-release melatonin improves sleep maintenance in type 2 diabetic patients with insomnia without affecting glucose and lipid metabolism. Long-term prolonged-release melatonin administration has a beneficial effect on HbA1c, suggesting improved glycemic control.
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- Doron Garfinkel
- Geriatric Palliative Department, Shoham Geriatric Medical Center, Pardes Hana, Israel
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- Biochemistry Laboratory, The E Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
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- Neurim Pharmaceuticals Ltd
- Department of Neurobiology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Correspondence: Nava Zisapel, Department of Neurobiology, The George S Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel, Tel +972 3640 9611, Fax +972 3640 7643, Email
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