Functional variants in the glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPx-1) gene are associated with increased intima-media thickness of carotid arteries and risk of macrovascular diseases in japanese type 2 diabetic patients

Atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetic patients has been linked to increased oxidative stress. Glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPx-1) plays an important role in the antioxidant defense of the vascular wall. To assess the association between variants in the GPx-1 gene and atherosclerosis, we screened the gene in 184 Japanese type 2 diabetic patients and identified four polymorphisms (-602A/G, +2C/T, Ala(5)/Ala(6), and Pro198Leu). Among these polymorphisms, -602G, +2T, Ala(6), and 198Leu were in strong linkage disequilibrium with each other. The patients were divided into two groups on the basis of the codon 198 polymorphism, Pro/Pro (n = 151) and Pro/Leu (n = 33), to analyze clinical characteristics. The mean intima-media thickness (IMT) of common carotid arteries (P = 0.0028) and the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (P = 0.035) and peripheral vascular disease (P = 0.027) were significantly higher in the Pro/Leu group than in the Pro/Pro group. In vitro functional analyses indicated that the combination of polymorphisms (Ala(6)/198Leu) of the GPx-1 gene had a 40% decrease in enzyme activity, and the combination of polymorphisms (-602G/+2T) had a 25% decrease in transcriptional activity. These results suggest that functional variants in the GPx-1 gene are associated with increased IMT of carotid arteries and risk of cardiovascular and peripheral vascular diseases in type 2 diabetic patients.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2004

Erschienen:

2004

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

Enthalten in:

Diabetes - 53(2004), 9 vom: 28. Sept., Seite 2455-60

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hamanishi, Tohru [VerfasserIn]
Furuta, Hiroto [VerfasserIn]
Kato, Hisako [VerfasserIn]
Doi, Asako [VerfasserIn]
Tamai, Masanori [VerfasserIn]
Shimomura, Hiroko [VerfasserIn]
Sakagashira, Setsuya [VerfasserIn]
Nishi, Masahiro [VerfasserIn]
Sasaki, Hideyuki [VerfasserIn]
Sanke, Tokio [VerfasserIn]
Nanjo, Kishio [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

EC 1.11.1.9
GPX1 protein, human
Glutathione Peroxidase
Glutathione Peroxidase GPX1
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 26.10.2004

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM150101635