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Zhang L, Zhang W, Xiao C, Wu X, Cui H, Yan P, Yang C, Tang M, Wang Y, Chen L, Liu Y, Zou Y, Alfredsson L, Klareskog L, Yang Y, Yao Y, Li J, Liu Z, Yang C, Jiang X, Zhang B. Using human genetics to understand the epidemiological association between obesity, serum urate, and gout. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2023; 62:3280-3290. [PMID: 36734534 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kead054] [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: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES We aimed to clarify the genetic overlaps underlying obesity-related traits, serum urate, and gout. METHODS We conducted a comprehensive genome-wide cross-trait analysis to identify genetic correlation, pleiotropic loci, and causal relationships between obesity (the exposure variable), gout (the primary outcome) and serum urate (the secondary outcome). Summary statistics were collected from the hitherto largest genome-wide association studies conducted for BMI (N = 806 834), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR; N = 697 734), WHR adjusted for BMI (WHRadjBMI; N = 694 649), serum urate (N = 288 649), and gout (Ncases = 13 179 and Ncontrols = 750 634). RESULTS Positive overall genetic correlations were observed for BMI (rg = 0.27, P = 6.62 × 10-7), WHR (rg = 0.22, P = 6.26 × 10-7) and WHRadjBMI (rg = 0.07, P = 6.08 × 10-3) with gout. Partitioning the whole genome into 1703 LD (linkage disequilibrium)-independent regions, a significant local signal at 4q22 was identified for BMI and gout. The global and local shared genetic basis was further strengthened by the multiple pleiotropic loci identified in the cross-phenotype association study, multiple shared gene-tissue pairs observed by Transcriptome-wide association studies, as well as causal relationships demonstrated by Mendelian randomization [BMI-gout: OR (odds ratio) = 1.66, 95% CI = 1.45, 1.88; WHR-gout: OR = 1.57, 95% CI = 1.37, 1.81]. Replacing the binary disease status of gout with its latent pathological measure, serum urate, a similar pattern of correlation, pleiotropy and causality was observed with even more pronounced magnitude and significance. CONCLUSION Our comprehensive genome-wide cross-trait analysis demonstrates a shared genetic basis and pleiotropic loci, as well as a causal relationship between obesity, serum urate, and gout, highlighting an intrinsic link underlying these complex traits.
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- Li Zhang
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital (Solna), Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Systems Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China-PUMC C. C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Yong T, Liang D, Xiao C, Huang L, Chen S, Xie Y, Gao X, Wu Q, Hu H, Li X, Liu Y, Cai M. Hypouricemic effect of 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester in hyperuricemic mice through inhibiting XOD and down-regulating URAT1. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 153:113303. [PMID: 35750011 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
Abstract
In this paper, we reported the hypouricemic effect of 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester (DAE), a component of Ganoderma applanatum, in hyperuricemic mice through inhibiting XOD and down-regulating URAT1. Computationally, DAE showed a high similarity to allopurinol and depicted a high affinity in docking to XOD. In vitro, DAE exhibited an inhibitory effect against XOD. Importantly, DAE demonstrated a remarkable hypouricemic effect, decreasing serum uric acids (SUAs) of hyperuricemic mice (407 ± 31 μmol/L) to 195 ± 23, 145 ± 33 and 134 ± 16 μmol/L (P < 0.01) at the doses of 20, 40, and 80 mg/kg with a dose-dependent manner and showing efficacies at 54-68 %, which were close to the efficacies of allopurinol (61 %) and benzbromarone (57 %). DAE depicted higher and negatively dose-independent urinary uric acids in comparison with that of the hyperuricemic control, implying DAE exerted an uricosuric effect and also a reduction effect on uric acid production. Unlike toxic allopurinol and benzbromarone, no general toxicity on body weights and no negative influence on liver, kidney, spleen and thymus were observed for DAE. Mechanistically, DAE inhibited XOD activities in vivo. Moreover, DAE up-regulated OAT1 and down-regulated GLUT9, URAT1 and CNT2. Overall, DAE may present a hypouricemic effect through inhibiting XOD and up-regulating OAT1 and down-regulating GLUT9, URAT1 and CNT2. This work provided novel insights into the hypouricemic effect of DAE and G. applanatum.
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- Tianqiao Yong
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China; Guangdong Yuewei Edible Fungi Technology Co., Guangzhou 510663, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China; Guangdong Yuewei Edible Fungi Technology Co., Guangzhou 510663, China; Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China; Guangdong Yuewei Edible Fungi Technology Co., Guangzhou 510663, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China; Guangdong Yuewei Edible Fungi Technology Co., Guangzhou 510663, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China; Guangdong Yuewei Edible Fungi Technology Co., Guangzhou 510663, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China; Guangdong Yuewei Edible Fungi Technology Co., Guangzhou 510663, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China; Guangdong Yuewei Edible Fungi Technology Co., Guangzhou 510663, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China; Guangdong Yuewei Edible Fungi Technology Co., Guangzhou 510663, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiomics and Precision Application of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China; Guangdong Yuewei Edible Fungi Technology Co., Guangzhou 510663, China
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