Bronchopulmonary dysplasia and wnt pathway-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms

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AIM: Genetic variants contribute to the pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). The aim of this study is to evaluate the association of 45 SNPs with BPD susceptibility in a Turkish premature infant cohort.

METHODS: Infants with gestational age <32 weeks were included. Patients were divided into BPD or no-BPD groups according to oxygen need at 28 days of life, and stratified according to the severity of BPD. We genotyped 45 SNPs, previously identified as BPD risk factors, in 192 infants.

RESULTS: A total of eight SNPs were associated with BPD risk at allele level, two of which (rs4883955 on KLF12 and rs9953270 on CHST9) were also associated at the genotype level. Functional relationship maps suggested an interaction between five of these genes, converging on WNT5A, a member of the WNT pathway known to be implicated in BPD pathogenesis. Dysfunctional CHST9 and KLF12 variants may contribute to BPD pathogenesis through an interaction with WNT5A.

CONCLUSIONS: We suggest investigating the role of SNPs on different genes which are in relation with the Wnt pathway in BPD pathogenesis. We identified eight SNPs as risk factors for BPD in this study. In-silico functional maps show an interaction of the genes harboring these SNPs with the WNT pathway, supporting its role in BPD pathogenesis.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT03467828.

IMPACT: It is known that genetic factors may contribute to the development of BPD in preterm infants. Further studies are required to identify specific genes that play a role in the BPD pathway to evaluate them as a target for therapeutic interventions. Our study shows an association of BPD predisposition with certain polymorphisms on MBL2, NFKBIA, CEP170, MAGI2, and VEGFA genes at allele level and polymorphisms on CHST9 and KLF12 genes at both allele and genotype level. In-silico functional mapping shows a functional relationship of these five genes with WNT5A, suggesting that Wnt pathway disruption may play a role in BPD pathogenesis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:92

Enthalten in:

Pediatric research - 92(2022), 3 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 888-898

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Akat, Ayberk [VerfasserIn]
Yilmaz Semerci, Seda [VerfasserIn]
Ugurel, Osman Mutluhan [VerfasserIn]
Erdemir, Aysegul [VerfasserIn]
Danhaive, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Cetinkaya, Merih [VerfasserIn]
Turgut-Balik, Dilek [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CHST9 protein, human
Clinical Trial
EC 2.8.2.-
Journal Article
KLF12 protein, human
Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors
MBL2 protein, human
Mannose-Binding Lectin
Oxygen
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
S88TT14065
Sulfotransferases

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.10.2022

Date Revised 08.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03467828

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41390-021-01851-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333902920