Genetic variation in heat shock protein 60 gene and coronary heart disease in China: tagging-SNP haplotype analysis in a case-control study

Background High levels of circulating heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) and antibody to human Hsp60 have been associated with greater risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in several studies, but associations between polymorphisms of the hsp60 gene and CHD risk have not been investigated. Methods By resequencing DNA from 30 unrelated Han Chinese and using HapMap Phase I Chinese data of hsp60 gene, we selected four tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (tagSNPs) named rs2340690, rs788016, rs2305560, and rs2565163, and determined their frequencies in 1,003 Chinese CHD patients and 1,003 age- and sex-frequency-matched controls. Furthermore, we used PHASE 2.0 software to reconstruct haplotypes and logistic regression to control for potential confounders in multivariate analyses. Results We found 13 SNPs in hsp60 gene (including four novel SNPs) in Han Chinese subjects. Our results showed no significant differences in four selected SNPs in patients with CHD and controls after adjusting for other conventional risk factors and stratifying by age, sex, smoking status, past history of hypertension and DM; however, our results showed that subjects with the GCTC haplotype had about twofold higher risk of CHD than those with the GTTC haplotype (OR = 1.91, 95%CI: 1.26–2.89, P = 0.002). Conclusions Our results suggest that the GCTC haplotype in the hsp60 gene is significantly associated with higher CHD risk in a Chinese population. The first two authors contributed equally to this paper.     

幽门螺杆菌感染对冠心病患者血清炎症因子及颈动脉硬化的影响

目的 探讨幽门螺杆菌感染对冠心病患者血清炎症因子及颈动脉硬化的影响。方法 选取2015年6月至2017年2月在安康市中心医院治疗的幽门螺杆菌感染冠心病患者（感染组）50例,以及同时期未被幽门螺杆菌感染的冠心病患者（非感染组）50例。对两组患者血清炎症因子及颈动脉硬化程度进行评估。结果 幽门螺杆菌感染组患者TC、TG及LDL水平均显著高于非感染组,HDL水平显著低于非感染组,差异均有统计学意义（P0.05）,感染组患者不稳定斑块的检出率为48.00%,显著高于非感染组的24.00%,差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）。结论 幽门螺杆菌感染能显著升高冠心病患者血脂水平,加重机体炎症反应,并增加患者颈动脉中膜厚度及斑块的不稳定性。     

H型高血压合并冠心病患者外周血中EMMPRIN、ADMA、Hcy、MMPs、Treg和Th17细胞水平检测

目的探讨H型高血压合并冠心病患者进行外周血各细胞因子水平检测的意义 方法选取陆军军医大学第一附属医院2015年5月至2018年2月收治的84例高血压合并冠心病患者作为观察组,其中H型高血压合并冠心病患者42例,归为H组,非H型高血压合并冠心病患者42例,归为非H组。随机选取同期我院收治的50例未合并高血压的冠心病患者为冠心病组,50例未合并冠心病的高血压患者为高血压组,45名健康成人为对照组。比较各组外周血EMMPRIN、MMPs、ADMA、Hcy、Treg、Th17细胞水平。采用方差分析和q检验进行统计学分析。 结果H组、非H组、冠心病组、高血压组患者外周血细胞外基质金属蛋白酶诱导因子（EMMPRIN）、基质金属蛋白酶（MMPs）、不对称二甲基精氨酸（ADMA）、Hcy、Th17细胞含量均高于对照组,Treg细胞含量与Treg/Th17的比值低于对照组（P?< 0.05）。H组患者血浆ADMA[（11.01±2.67）μmol/L]、Hcy含量[（17.78±3.32）μmol/L]高于非H组[（7.34±1.34）μmol/L、（6.26±2.17）μmol/L]、冠心病组[（9.11±2.28）μmol/?L、（7.39±3.09）μmol/L]、高血压组[（8.89±1.89）μmol/L、（6.89±2.38）μmol/L],差异有统计学意义（F?= 13.360,8.961,P?< 0.05）。而H组、非H组、冠心病组、高血压组患者外周血单核细胞表面的EMMPRIN表达量、MMPs、Treg细胞、Th17细胞含量与Treg/Th17的比值比较,差异均无统计学意义（P?> 0.05）。 结论H?型高血压合并冠心病患者外周血中EMMPRIN、MMPs、ADMA、Hcy水平升高,Treg/?Th17比值降低,其中ADMA的升高与H型高血压有相关性。     

Novel P143L polymorphism of the LCAT gene is associated with dyslipidemia in Chinese patients who have coronary atherosclerotic heart disease

Coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (CAD) is a multifactorial disorder resulting from numerous gene-gene and gene-environment interactions. Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT), a key enzyme in reverse cholesterol transport and the metabolism of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), is thought to be a candidate gene related to dyslipidemia and CAD. Variations in the LCAT gene were investigated in 190 CAD patients and 209 age- and gender-matched controls by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography, and confirmed by sequencing and RFLP assay. In CAD patients, a novel single-nucleotide polymorphism (P143L) in exon 4 of the LCAT gene was discovered in nine males and two females (frequency of 5.79%), which was found in none of 209 controls. The genotype and allele distribution of P143L is significantly (P<0.04 ) higher in the low HDL-C subgroup than in the normal HDL-C subgroup in both male patients and all CAD patients. P143L was also found to be significantly (P<0.01) associated with the low HDL-C phenotype in both male patients and all CAD patients, with odds-ratios of 7.003 (95% CI 2.243-21.859) and 5.754 (95% CI 1.893-13.785), respectively. Thus, the P143L polymorphism may play a role in causing decreased HDL-C levels, leading to increased risk of dyslipidemia and CAD in Chinese.     

Association of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene − 173G/C polymorphism with inflammatory bowel disease: A meta-analysis of 4296 subjects

A variety of epidemiologic studies have focused on the association between macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene − 173G/C polymorphism and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, results in different studies have been inconsistent. In order to derive a more precise estimation of the associations, we performed this meta-analysis and systematic searches of electronic databases PubMed and Web of Science (up to April 30, 2013). Based on our search criteria, a total of seven eligible studies concerning the MIF − 173G/C polymorphism and IBD risk were included in the final meta-analysis, comprising 2162 IBD cases and 2134 controls. Significant association was found between MIF − 173G/C polymorphism and the risk of IBD when all studies were pooled into the meta-analysis (for C allele vs. G allele: OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.12–1.41, p = 0.000; for C/C vs. G/G: OR = 1.71, 95% CI = 1.23–2.39, p = 0.002; for C/C + G/C vs. G/G: OR = 1.24, 95% CI = 1.09–1.42, p = 0.002; for C/C vs. G/C + G/G: OR = 1.67, 95% CI = 1.20–2.33, p = 0.002). Heterogeneity and publication bias did not exist in the overall comparisons. The present meta-analysis suggests an association between the MIF − 173G/C polymorphism and IBD risk. However, due to few studies and the selection bias existed in some studies, the results should be interpreted with caution.     

Different effects of PPARA,PPARG and ApoE SNPs on serum lipids in patients with coronary heart disease based on the presence of diabetes

Background

The aim of this study was to investigate the individual or combined effects of PPARA-L162V, PPARG-C161T and APOE polymorphisms on hyperlipidemia in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients.

Methods

Our study included 223 patients with CHD (103 with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), 120 without diabetes) and 101 controls. All genotypes were determined by PCR–RFLP technique.

Results

Genotypic and allelic distributions of PPARA-L162V polymorphism were similar between study and control groups (p > 0.05). The serum total-cholesterol (TC) and LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels were higher in PPARA-V162 allele carriers in non-diabetic CHD patients (p = 0.007 and p = 0.038, respectively). The increasing effect of the PPARA-V162 allele on serum TC and LDL-C levels was weakened with the presence of PPARG-161T allele in the non-diabetic CHD patients. The ApoE4–PPARA-V162 allelic combination of the ApoE/PPARA genes was found to be more frequent in diabetic CHD patients independent of serum lipids (p = 0.035).

Conclusions

The PPARA V162 allele has an increasing effect on TC and LDL-C levels and this effect was reduced by carrying PPARG T161 allele in non-diabetic CHD patients. On the other hand, the V162 allele may be associated with an increased risk of CHD in diabetic CHD patients due to the presence of ApoE4 allele independent of serum lipids. We suggest that the PPARA L162V polymorphism may have diverse effects on serum lipids and CHD risk depends on the presence of T2DM.