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González-Sánchez GD, Martínez-Pérez LA, Pérez-Reyes Á, Guzmán-Flores JM, Garcia-Robles MJ. Prevalence of the genetic variant rs61330082 and serum levels of the visfatin gene in Mexican individuals with metabolic syndrome: a clinical and bioinformatics approach. NUTR HOSP 2024; 41:1194-1201. [PMID: 39446118 DOI: 10.20960/nh.05183] [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] [Indexed: 10/25/2024] Open
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Introduction Background: metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a group of clinical anomalies that share an inflammatory component of multifactorial etiology. Objectives: the present study aims to relate the genetic variant (rs61330082 C/T) with dietary patterns in the presence of MetS and the application of molecular docking according to the genotype and associated transcription factors. Methods: 197 individuals aged 18 to 65 were included, from whom anthropometric measurements were taken, and a blood sample from the forearm. DNA extraction and enzymatic digestion were performed to determine the genotype of each participant by PCR-RFLP. Dietary patterns were analyzed using a nutritional questionnaire validated for the Mexican population. Serum levels of the protein visfatin were assessed by ELISA. Finally, bioinformatics tools were used for molecular docking to infer the binding of transcriptional factors in the polymorphic region. Results: the TT genotype was present in only 10 % of the population. Women carrying the CT+TT genotype, according to the dominant genetic model, had higher serum levels of triglycerides and VDLD-C. Statistical analysis did not show a significant association between the presence of MetS and the dominant CT+TT model (OR = 1.41, 95 % CI = 0.61-3.44, p = 0.53). We identified PAX5 as a transcription factor binding to the polymorphic site of this genetic variant. Conclusions: this study demonstrated a significant association between the genetic variant (rs61330082 C/T) and lipid parameters. Women carrying the T allele have a higher risk of high triglyceride levels, a criterion for metabolic syndrome.
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- Biosciences. Centro Universitario de Los Altos. Universidad de Guadalajara
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- Instituto de Investigación en Biociencias. Department of Health Sciences. Centro Universitario de Los Altos. Universidad de Guadalajara
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Hu SL, Liu SC, Lin CY, Fong YC, Wang SS, Chen LC, Yang SF, Tang CH. Genetic associations of visfatin polymorphisms with clinicopathologic characteristics of prostate cancer in Taiwanese males. Int J Med Sci 2024; 21:2494-2501. [PMID: 39439457 PMCID: PMC11492887 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.101020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2024] [Accepted: 09/03/2024] [Indexed: 10/25/2024] Open
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The most general cancer in men is prostate cancer (PCa), with its risk increasing due to age and obesity. Visfatin, a member of adipokines, is related to cancer progression and metastasis, but its relationship in PCa remains undetermined. In addition, no knowledge is available regarding relations between visfatin polymorphisms and clinicopathological characteristics in PCa. We sought to investigate the functions of four visfatin gene polymorphisms and clinicopathological characteristics on the hazard of developing PCa in 695 Taiwanese males with PCa. Carriers of the GA+AA heterozygote of SNP rs61330082 were at a markedly higher risk of biochemical recurrence than those with the GG genotype. Visfatin rs61330082 and rs11977021 were related with a high risk of perineural invasion, lymphovascular invasion, and biochemical recurrence in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) > 10 PCa patients. The Cancer Genome Atlas database noted that visfatin mRNA level did not prominently differ with pathological T/N stage and overall survival. This finding is the first to document a connection between visfatin polymorphisms and clinicopathological characteristics of PCa in Taiwanese males.
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- Sung-Lin Hu
- School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hsinchu Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Sports Medicine, College of Health Care, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, China Medical University Beigang Hospital, Yunlin, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy and Master Program, Collage of Pharmacy and Health Care, Tajen University, Pingtung County, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hsinchu Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Chang SLY, Yang PJ, Lin YY, Jiang YJ, Liu PI, Huang CL, Yang SF, Tang CH. Genetic Associations of Visfatin Polymorphisms with EGFR Status and Clinicopathologic Characteristics in Lung Adenocarcinoma. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:15172. [PMID: 36429891 PMCID: PMC9690642 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192215172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the most common histologic type of lung cancer. Mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene are among the most common genetic alterations in LUAD and are the targets of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The enzyme visfatin is involved in the generation of the oxidized form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and regulation of intracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP), critical processes in cancer cell survival and growth. This study explored the relationship between visfatin single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with EGFR status and the clinicopathologic development of LUAD in a cohort of 277 Taiwanese men and women with LUAD. Allelic discrimination of four visfatin SNPs rs11977021, rs61330082, rs2110385 and rs4730153 was determined using a TaqMan Allelic Discrimination assay. We observed higher prevalence rates of advanced (T3/T4) tumors and distant metastases in EGFR wild-type patients carrying the rs11977021 CT + TT and rs61330082 GA + AA genotypes, respectively, compared with patients carrying the CC and GG genotypes. EGFR wild-type patients carrying the rs11977021 CT + TT genotypes were also more likely to develop severe (stage III/IV) malignancy compared with patients carrying the CC genotype. An analysis that included all patients found that the association persisted between the rs11977021 CT + TT and rs61330082 GA + AA genotypes and the development of T3/T4 tumors compared with patients carrying the rs11977021 CC and rs61330082 GG genotypes. In conclusion, these data indicate that visfatin SNPs may help to predict tumor staging in LUAD, especially in patients with EGFR wild-type status.
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- Sunny Li-Yun Chang
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Asia University Hospital, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
- Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
- Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Health Science, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
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Chen KJ, Hsieh MH, Lin YY, Chen MYC, Lien MY, Yang SF, Tang CH. Visfatin Polymorphisms, Lifestyle Risk Factors and Risk of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Cohort of Taiwanese Males. Int J Med Sci 2022; 19:762-768. [PMID: 35582417 PMCID: PMC9108409 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.69868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Oral cancer is the eighth greatest generally diagnosed cancer amongst males worldwide and the fourth most generally malignancy amongst Taiwanese males. The pro-inflammatory adipocytokine visfatin promotes tumor growth. Elevated plasma visfatin levels have been identified in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), although the biological mechanisms underlying the involvement of visfatin in the pathogenesis of OSCC are not well understood. Moreover, no information is available regarding associations between visfatin polymorphisms and carcinogenic lifestyle factors with OSCC. This study, therefore, investigated the effects of four visfatin gene polymorphisms (rs11977021, rs61330082, rs2110385, and rs4730153) and carcinogenic lifestyle factors (betel nut chewing, alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking) on the risk of developing OSCC in 1,275 Taiwanese males with OSCC, and 1,195 healthy males (controls). We also examined the associations between these visfatin genotypes and OSCC histopathological prognostic factors (pathological stage, tumor status, lymph node status, and metastasis). We found that compared with subjects with the CC genotype of SNP rs11977021, those with the CT+TT genotype were less likely to progress OSCC. In addition, an association was found between the rs4730153 variant and lymph node metastasis in the OSCC cohort.
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- Kwei-Jing Chen
- School of Dentistry, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.,Department of Psychiatry, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
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- School of Dentistry, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.,Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404332, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Biomedical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.,Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.,Department of Biotechnology, College of Health Science, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
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Kucukoglu O, Sowa JP, Mazzolini GD, Syn WK, Canbay A. Hepatokines and adipokines in NASH-related hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol 2021; 74:442-457. [PMID: 33161047 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2020.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasing in industrialised societies; this is likely secondary to the increasing burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), its progressive form non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and the metabolic syndrome. Cumulative studies suggest that NAFLD-related HCC may also develop in non-cirrhotic livers. However, prognosis and survival do not differ between NAFLD- or virus-associated HCC. Thus, research has increasingly focused on NAFLD-related risk factors to better understand the biology of hepatocarcinogenesis and to develop new diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic strategies. One important aspect thereof is the role of hepatokines and adipokines in NAFLD/NASH-related HCC. In this review, we compile current data supporting the use of hepatokines and adipokines as potential markers of disease progression in NAFLD or as early markers of NAFLD-related HCC. While much work must be done to elucidate the mechanisms and interactions underlying alterations to hepatokines and adipokines, current data support the possible utility of these factors - in particular, angiopoietin-like proteins, fibroblast growth factors, and apelin - for detection or even as therapeutic targets in NAFLD-related HCC.
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- Ozlem Kucukoglu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, 44892 Bochum, Germany
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- Laboratory of Gene Therapy, Instituto de Investigaciones en Medicina Traslacional, CONICET-Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires 999071, Argentina; Liver Unit, Hospital Universitario Austral, Universidad Austral, Argentina
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- Section of Gastroenterology, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany; Department of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, 44892 Bochum, Germany.
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Zhang Z, Lei B, Chai W, Liu R, Li T. Increased expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor predicts poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e17680. [PMID: 31689787 PMCID: PMC6946458 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000017680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a lethal disease worldwide. In this study, we sought to explore the expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) and its prognostic value in HCC.The expressions of IGF-1R mRNA and protein were estimated using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry assays, respectively. The association between IGF-1R expression and clinicopathologic characteristic of patients with HCC was analyzed through Chi-squared test. Kaplan-Meier analysis and multivariate Cox analysis were performed to analyze prognostic value of IGF-1R in HCC.The IGF-1R was significantly upregulated in HCC tissues at both mRNA and protein levels compared with adjacent normal ones (P < .01). Its expression was associated with tumor node metastasis stage (P = .037) and lymph node metastasis (P = .027) of patients with HCC. Patients with HCC with high expression of IGF-1R had worse overall survival than those with low expression. IGF-1R might be a potential prognostic biomarker for HCC (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.912, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.023-3.572, P = .042).The IGF-1R expression level is upregulated in HCC tissues and may act as a prognostic biomarker for the disease.
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- First Department of General Surgery
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- First Department of General Surgery
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- Department of Teaching, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Hebei, China
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