GNB3, eNOS,and Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphisms Correlate to Natural Longevity in a Xinjiang Uygur Population |
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Authors: | Muyesai Nijiati Abulajiang Saidaming Jun Qiao Zuheng Cheng Changchun Qiu Yujing Sun |
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Institution: | 1. Cardiology Department of Internal Medicine, Xinjiang Uiygur Autonomous Region People''s Hospital, Urumqi, China.; 2. Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.; 3. Institute of Basic Medical Science, CAMS & PUMC, Beijing, China.; University Paris South, France, |
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Abstract: | BackgroundIn centenarian populations, application of the positive biology approach (examination of positive phenotypes in aging) has revealed that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutation accumulation may be linked to human longevity; however, the role of guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein) abnormalities modulated by G-protein beta-3 (GNB3) and nitrate (NO2) production associated with endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), commonly appearing in age-related diseases, remains undetermined.ObjectiveThe association between the mtDNA 5178A/C, mtDNA 10398A/G, GNB3 C825T, and eNOS polymorphisms and longevity in a Uygur population (Xinjiang region, China) were investigated.MethodsA total of 275 experimental subjects aged ≥100 or with 4 generations currently living were screened for inclusion in the centenarian (>100 years) and nonagenarian groups (90–100 years), and 112 65–70 year old control subjects were selected. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was used to examine mtDNA 5178A/C, mtDNA 10398A/G, GNB3 C825T, and eNOS. Associations between polymorphic loci, genotypes, and longevity were analyzed.Results165 included subjects (M∶F = 107∶58; mean age = 97±3 years; mean age 100–113 years) were assigned to the centenarian (M∶F = 46/19; n = 65) and nonagenarian groups (M∶F = 61/39; n = 100). Associations between mtDNA C5178A and A10398G polymorphisms with longevity in the centenarian group with mtDNA genotype frequencies 5178A and 10398G were 66.79% and 36.8%.ConclusionsApplying the overwhelming longevity observed in Uygur populations, these findings demonstrate that mtDNA 5178A/C and 10398A/G, GNB3 C825T, and eNOS polymorphisms are useful as a genetic basis for longevity. |
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