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Solodilova M, Drozdova E, Azarova I, Klyosova E, Bykanova M, Bushueva O, Polonikova A, Churnosov M, Polonikov A. The discovery of GGT1 as a novel gene for ischemic stroke conferring protection against disease risk in non-smokers and non-abusers of alcohol. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2024; 33:107685. [PMID: 38522756 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES Increased plasma gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT1) has been identified as a robust and independent risk factor for ischemic stroke (IS), but the molecular mechanisms of the enzyme-disease association are unclear. The present study investigated whether polymorphisms in the GGT1 gene contribute to IS susceptibility. MATERIALS AND METHODS DNA samples obtained from 1288 unrelated individuals (600 IS patients and 688 controls) were genotyped for common single nucleotide polymorphisms of GGT1 using the MassArray-4 platform. RESULTS The rs5751909 polymorphism was significantly associated with decreased risk of ischemic stroke regardless sex and age (Pperm ≤ 0.01, dominant genetic model). The haplotype rs4820599A-rs5760489A-rs5751909A showed strong protection against ischemic stroke (OR 0.53, 95 %CI 0.36 - 0.77, Pperm ≤ 0.0001). The protective effect of SNP rs5751909 in the stroke phenotype was successfully replicated in the UK Biobank, SiGN, and ISGC cohorts (P ≤ 0.01). GGT1 polymorphisms showed joint (epistatic) effects on the risk of ischemic stroke, with some known IS-associated GWAS loci (e.g., rs4322086 and rs12646447) investigated in our population. In addition, SNP rs5751909 was found to be strongly associated with a decreased risk of ischemic stroke in non-smokers (OR 0.54 95 %CI 0.39-0.75, Pperm = 0.0002) and non-alcohol abusers (OR 0.43 95 %CI 0.30-0.61, Pperm = 2.0 × 10-6), whereas no protective effects of this SNP against disease risk were observed in smokers and alcohol abusers (Pperm < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS We propose mechanisms underlying the observed associations between GGT1 polymorphisms and ischemic stroke risk. This pilot study is the first to demonstrate that GGT1 is a novel susceptibility gene for ischemic stroke and provides additional evidence of the genetic contribution to impaired redox homeostasis underlying disease pathogenesis.
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- Maria Solodilova
- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, Kursk 305041, Russian Federation
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- Department of General Hygiene, 3 Karl Marx Street, Kursk 305041, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, Kursk 305041, Russian Federation; Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolomics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya St., Kursk 305041, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, Kursk 305041, Russian Federation; Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolomics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya St., Kursk 305041, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, Kursk 305041, Russian Federation; Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya St., Kursk 305041, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, Kursk 305041, Russian Federation; Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya St., Kursk 305041, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, Kursk 305041, Russian Federation
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- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines, Belgorod State University, 85 Pobedy Street, Belgorod 308015, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, Kursk 305041, Russian Federation; Laboratory of Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya St., Kursk 305041, Russian Federation.
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Fedotova M, Barysheva E, Bushueva O. Pathways of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF) in the Orchestration of Uterine Fibroids Development. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1740. [PMID: 37629598 PMCID: PMC10456109 DOI: 10.3390/life13081740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Uterine fibroids (UF) are common benign tumors in women. The course of UF is associated with troubling symptoms and the development of infertility and pregnancy pathology. Surgical treatment even implies hysterectomy, while pharmacological interventions are modestly effective. Classically, hypoxic metabolism is considered a hallmark of malignant tumor. However, the role of hypoxia-induced factor (HIF) is significant in benign tumors as well. Herein, we briefly review the basic biology of HIF-family proteins, outlining their possible roles in UF. Apart from theoretical justifications, we summarized 15 studies reporting increased expression of HIFs and downstream factors in UF samples. Altogether, data suggest that increased expression of the HIF-protein and altered expression of its dependent genes are presumed to be the factors leading to UF development. Thus, even without being a malignant tumor, UF is characterized by the strong involvement of HIF. This novel insight may give rise to further research in the direction of finding new prognostic markers and effective medicines against UF.
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- Maria Fedotova
- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 305041 Kursk, Russia
- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 305041 Kursk, Russia
- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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Efanova E, Bushueva O, Saranyuk R, Surovtseva A, Churnosov M, Solodilova M, Polonikov A. Polymorphisms of the GCLC Gene Are Novel Genetic Markers for Susceptibility to Psoriasis Associated with Alcohol Abuse and Cigarette Smoking. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1316. [PMID: 37374099 DOI: 10.3390/life13061316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The aim of this pilot study was to investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the gene encoding the catalytic subunit of glutamate cysteine ligase (GCLC) are associated with the risk and clinical features of psoriasis. A total of 944 unrelated individuals, including 474 patients with a diagnosis of psoriasis and 470 healthy controls, were recruited for the study. Six common SNPs in the GCLC gene were genotyped using the MassArray-4 system. Polymorphisms rs648595 (OR = 0.56, 95% CI 0.35-0.90; Pperm = 0.017) and rs2397147 (OR = 0.54, 95% CI 0.30-0.98; Pperm = 0.05) were associated with susceptibility to psoriasis in males. In the male group, diplotype rs2397147-C/C × rs17883901-G/G was associated with a decreased risk of psoriasis (FDR-adjusted p = 0.014), whereas diplotype rs6933870-G/G × rs17883901-G/G (FDR-adjusted p = 0.045) showed an association with an increased disease risk in females. The joint effects of SNPs with tobacco smoking (rs648595 and rs17883901) and alcohol abuse (rs648595 and rs542914) on psoriasis risk were observed (Pperm ≤ 0.05). We also found multiple sex-independent associations between GCLC gene polymorphisms and various clinical features such as earlier disease onset, the psoriatic triad, and specific localizations of skin lesions. The present study is the first to show that polymorphisms of the GCLC gene are significantly associated with the risk of psoriasis and related to its clinical features.
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- Ekaterina Efanova
- Medvenka Central District Hospital, 68 Sovetskaya Street, 307030 Kursk, Russia
- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia
- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia
- Center for Medical Examinations and Prevention, 2 Leninsky Komsomol Avenue, 305026 Kursk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines, Belgorod State University, 85 Pobedy Street, 308015 Belgorod, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia
- Laboratory of Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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Shilenok I, Kobzeva K, Stetskaya T, Freidin M, Soldatova M, Deykin A, Soldatov V, Churnosov M, Polonikov A, Bushueva O. SERPINE1 mRNA Binding Protein 1 Is Associated with Ischemic Stroke Risk: A Comprehensive Molecular-Genetic and Bioinformatics Analysis of SERBP1 SNPs. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:8716. [PMID: 37240062 PMCID: PMC10217814 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24108716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The SERBP1 gene is a well-known regulator of SERPINE1 mRNA stability and progesterone signaling. However, the chaperone-like properties of SERBP1 have recently been discovered. The present pilot study investigated whether SERBP1 SNPs are associated with the risk and clinical manifestations of ischemic stroke (IS). DNA samples from 2060 unrelated Russian subjects (869 IS patients and 1191 healthy controls) were genotyped for 5 common SNPs-rs4655707, rs1058074, rs12561767, rs12566098, and rs6702742 SERBP1-using probe-based PCR. The association of SNP rs12566098 with an increased risk of IS (risk allele C; p = 0.001) was observed regardless of gender or physical activity level and was modified by smoking, fruit and vegetable intake, and body mass index. SNP rs1058074 (risk allele C) was associated with an increased risk of IS exclusively in women (p = 0.02), non-smokers (p = 0.003), patients with low physical activity (p = 0.04), patients with low fruit and vegetable consumption (p = 0.04), and BMI ≥25 (p = 0.007). SNPs rs1058074 (p = 0.04), rs12561767 (p = 0.01), rs12566098 (p = 0.02), rs6702742 (p = 0.036), and rs4655707 (p = 0.04) were associated with shortening of activated partial thromboplastin time. Thus, SERBP1 SNPs represent novel genetic markers of IS. Further studies are required to confirm the relationship between SERBP1 polymorphism and IS risk.
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- Irina Shilenok
- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 305041 Kursk, Russia
- Division of Neurology, Kursk Emergency Hospital, 305035 Kursk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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- Department of Biology, School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK
- Laboratory of Population Genetics, Research Institute of Medical Genetics, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Science, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Genome Editing for Biomedicine and Animal Health, Belgorod State National Research University, 308015 Belgorod, Russia
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Belgorod State National Research University, 308015 Belgorod, Russia
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- Laboratory of Genome Editing for Biomedicine and Animal Health, Belgorod State National Research University, 308015 Belgorod, Russia
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Belgorod State National Research University, 308015 Belgorod, Russia
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- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines, Belgorod State University, 308015 Belgorod, Russia
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- Laboratory of Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 305041 Kursk, Russia
- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 305041 Kursk, Russia
- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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Polonikov A, Bocharova I, Azarova I, Klyosova E, Bykanova M, Bushueva O, Polonikova A, Churnosov M, Solodilova M. The Impact of Genetic Polymorphisms in Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase, a Key Enzyme of Glutathione Biosynthesis, on Ischemic Stroke Risk and Brain Infarct Size. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12040602. [PMID: 35455093 PMCID: PMC9032935 DOI: 10.3390/life12040602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The purpose of this pilot study was to explore whether polymorphisms in genes encoding the catalytic (GCLC) and modifier (GCLM) subunits of glutamate-cysteine ligase, a rate-limiting enzyme in glutathione synthesis, play a role in the development of ischemic stroke (IS) and the extent of brain damage. A total of 1288 unrelated Russians, including 600 IS patients and 688 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects, were enrolled for the study. Nine common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the GCLC and GCLM genes were genotyped using the MassArray-4 system. SNP rs2301022 of GCLM was strongly associated with a decreased risk of ischemic stroke regardless of sex and age (OR = 0.39, 95%CI 0.24−0.62, p < 0.0001). Two common haplotypes of GCLM possessed protective effects against ischemic stroke risk (p < 0.01), but exclusively in nonsmoker patients. Infarct size was increased by polymorphisms rs636933 and rs761142 of GCLC. The mbmdr method enabled identifying epistatic interactions of GCLC and GCLM gene polymorphisms with known IS susceptibility genes that, along with environmental risk factors, jointly contribute to the disease risk and brain infarct size. Understanding the impact of genes and environmental factors on glutathione metabolism will allow the development of effective strategies for the treatment of ischemic stroke and disease prevention.
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- Alexey Polonikov
- Laboratory of Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia
- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia; (E.K.); (M.B.); (O.B.); (A.P.); (M.S.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines, Belgorod State University, 85 Pobedy Street, 308015 Belgorod, Russia; (I.B.); (M.C.)
- Division of Neurosurgery, Kursk Regional Clinical Hospital, 45a Sumskaya, 305027 Kursk, Russia
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia;
- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolomics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia; (E.K.); (M.B.); (O.B.); (A.P.); (M.S.)
- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolomics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia; (E.K.); (M.B.); (O.B.); (A.P.); (M.S.)
- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia; (E.K.); (M.B.); (O.B.); (A.P.); (M.S.)
- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia; (E.K.); (M.B.); (O.B.); (A.P.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines, Belgorod State University, 85 Pobedy Street, 308015 Belgorod, Russia; (I.B.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx Street, 305041 Kursk, Russia; (E.K.); (M.B.); (O.B.); (A.P.); (M.S.)
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Bushueva O, Barysheva E, Markov A, Belykh A, Koroleva I, Churkin E, Polonikov A, Ivanov V, Nazarenko M. DNA Hypomethylation of the MPO Gene in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes Is Associated with Cerebral Stroke in the Acute Phase. J Mol Neurosci 2021; 71:1914-1932. [PMID: 33864596 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-021-01840-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Dysregulation of the oxidant-antioxidant system contributes to the pathogenesis of cerebral stroke (CS). Epigenetic changes of redox homeostasis genes, such as glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCLM), glutathione-S-transferase-P1 (GSTP1), thioredoxin reductase 1 (TXNRD1), and myeloperoxidase (MPO), may be biomarkers of CS. In this study, we assessed the association of DNA methylation levels of these genes with CS and clinical features of CS. We quantitatively analyzed DNA methylation patterns in the promoter or regulatory regions of 4 genes (GCLM, GSTP1, TXNRD1, and MPO) in peripheral blood leukocytes of 59 patients with CS in the acute phase and in 83 relatively healthy individuals (controls) without cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. We found that in both groups, the methylation level of CpG sites in genes TXNRD1 and GSTP1 was ≤ 5%. Lower methylation levels were registered at a CpG site (chr1:94,374,293, GRCh37 [hg19]) in GCLM in patients with ischemic stroke compared with the control group (9% [7%; 11.6%] (median and interquartile range) versus 14.7% [10.4%; 23%], respectively, p < 0.05). In the leukocytes of patients with CS, the methylation level of CpG sites in the analyzed region of MPO (chr17:56,356,470, GRCh3 [hg19]) on average was significantly lower (23.5% [19.3%; 26.7%]) than that in the control group (35.6% [30.4%; 42.6%], p < 0.05). We also found increased methylation of MPO in smokers with CS (27.2% [23.5%; 31.1%]) compared with nonsmokers with CS (21.7% [18.1%; 24.8%]). Thus, hypomethylation of CpG sites in GCLM and MPO in blood leukocytes is associated with CS in the acute phase.
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- Olga Bushueva
- Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia. .,Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia.
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia
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- Research Institute of Medical Genetics, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia
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- Research Institute of Medical Genetics, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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- Research Institute of Medical Genetics, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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- Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia.,Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia
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- Research Institute of Medical Genetics, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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Polonikov A, Rymarova L, Klyosova E, Volkova A, Azarova I, Bushueva O, Bykanova M, Bocharova I, Zhabin S, Churnosov M, Laskov V, Solodilova M. Matrix metalloproteinases as target genes for gene regulatory networks driving molecular and cellular pathways related to a multistep pathogenesis of cerebrovascular disease. J Cell Biochem 2019; 120:16467-16482. [PMID: 31056794 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.28815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The present study investigated a joint contribution of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) genes to ischemic stroke (IS) development and analyzed interactions between MMP genes and genome-wide associated loci for IS. A total of 1288 unrelated Russians (600 IS patients and 688 healthy individuals) from Central Russia were recruited for the study. Genotyping of seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of MMP genes (rs1799750, rs243865, rs3025058, rs11225395, rs17576, rs486055, and rs2276109) and eight genome-wide associated loci for IS were done using Taq-Man-based assays and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry iPLEX platform, respectively. Allele - 799T at rs11225395 of the MMP8 gene was significantly associated with a decreased risk of IS after adjustment for sex and age (OR = 0.82; 95%CI, 0.70-0.96; P = 0.016). The model-based multifactor dimensionality reduction method has revealed 21 two-order, 124 three-order, and 474 four-order gene-gene (G×G) interactions models meaningfully (Pperm < 0.05) associated with the IS risk. The bioinformatic analysis enabled establishing the studied MMP gene polymorphisms possess a clear regulatory potential and may be targeted by gene regulatory networks driving molecular and cellular pathways related to the pathogenesis of IS. In conclusion, the present study was the first to identify an association between polymorphism rs11225395 of the MMP8 gene and IS risk. The study findings also indicate that MMPs deserve special attention as a potential class of genes influencing the multistep mechanisms of cerebrovascular disease including atherosclerosis in cerebral arteries, acute cerebral artery occlusion as well as the ischemic injury of the brain and its recovery.
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- Alexey Polonikov
- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation.,Laboratory of Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolomics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolomics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation.,Department of Biological Chemistry, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation.,Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation.,Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Surgical Diseases, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines, Belgorod State University, Belgorod, Russian Federation
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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Azarova I, Bushueva O, Konoplya A, Polonikov A. Glutathione S-transferase genes and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Role of sexual dimorphism, gene-gene and gene-smoking interactions in disease susceptibility. J Diabetes 2018; 10:398-407. [PMID: 29111615 DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.12623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Compromised defense against reactive oxygen species (ROS) is considered important in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); therefore, genes encoding antioxidant defense enzymes may contribute to disease susceptibility. This study investigated whether polymorphisms in genes encoding glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1), T1 (GSTT1), and P1 (GSTP1) jointly contribute to the risk of T2DM. METHODS In all, 1120 unrelated Russian subjects (600 T2DM patients, 520 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects), were recruited to the study. Genotyping was performed by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR; del/del polymorphisms of GSTM1 and GSTT1) and TaqMan-based PCR (polymorphisms I105V and A114V of GSTP1). Plasma ROS and glutathione levels in study subjects were analyzed by fluorometric and colorimetric assays, respectively. RESULTS Genotype del/del GSTT1 was significantly associated with the risk of T2DM (odds ratio [OR] 1.60, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.17-2.21, P = 0.003). Gender-stratified analysis showed that the deletion genotypes of GSTM1 (OR 1.99, 95% CI 1.30-3.05; P = 0.0002, Q = 0.016) and GSTT1 (OR 2.23, 95% CI 1.22-4.09; P = 0.008, Q = 0.0216), as well as genotype 114A/V of GSTP1 (OR 2.85, 95% CI 1.44-5.62; P = 0.005, Q = 0.02) were associated with an increased risk of T2DM exclusively in males. Three genotype combinations (i.e. GSTM1+ × GSTT1+, GSTM1+ × GSTP1 114A/A and GSTT1+ × GSTP1 114A/A) showed significant associations with a decreased risk of T2DM in males. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates, for the first time, that genes encoding glutathione S-transferases jointly contribute to the risk of T2DM, and that their effects on disease susceptibility are gender specific.
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- Iuliia Azarova
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolomics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
- Laboratory of Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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Tikunova E, Ovtcharova V, Reshetnikov E, Dvornyk V, Polonikov A, Bushueva O, Churnosov M. Genes of tumor necrosis factors and their receptors and the primary open angle glaucoma in the population of Central Russia. Int J Ophthalmol 2017; 10:1490-1494. [PMID: 29062765 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2017.10.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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AIM To examine the association of genetic polymorphisms (-308)G/A TNFα, (+250)A/G Ltα, (+36)A/G TNFR1, (+1663)A/G TNFR2 with the development of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) among people in Central Russia. METHODS The study sample included 443 individuals, of which 252 patients with POAG and 191 individuals in the control group. Genotyping of (-308)G/A TNFα, (+250)A/G Ltα, (+36)A/G TNFR1, (+1663)A/G TNFR2 was performed using polymerase chain reaction. The distribution of alleles and genotypes of the studied DNA markers in the groups was examined by 2×2 contingency tables and χ2 with the Yates's correction for continuity and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS Allele (-308)G TNFα (Р=0.01, OR=1.78, 95%CI 1.12-2.85) was identified as a risk factor for POAG. Homozygotes (-308) AA TNFα are at a lowest risk for development of the disease (Р=0.01, OR=0.0005). The following combination of genetic variants of cytokines were associated with a reduced risk of POAG: (+1663)A TNFR2 and (+250)G Ltα (OR=0.34). CONCLUSION Genetic polymorphisms (-308)G/A TNFα, (+250)A/G Ltα, (+1663)A/G TNFR2 associated with the development of POAG in the population of Central Russia.
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- Evgeniya Tikunova
- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines, Belgorod State University, Belgorod 308015, Russia
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- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines, Belgorod State University, Belgorod 308015, Russia
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- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines, Belgorod State University, Belgorod 308015, Russia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk 305041, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk 305041, Russia
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- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines, Belgorod State University, Belgorod 308015, Russia
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Polonikov A, Kharchenko A, Bykanova M, Sirotina S, Ponomarenko I, Bocharova A, Vagaytseva K, Stepanov V, Bushueva O, Churnosov M, Solodilova M. Polymorphisms of CYP2C8, CYP2C9 and CYP2C19 and risk of coronary heart disease in Russian population. Gene 2017; 627:451-459. [PMID: 28687336 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are important vasoactive products of arachidonic acid metabolism with a wide range of biological actions in the cardiovascular system. The present study investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of genes coding cytochrome P450 2C subfamily, enzymes involved in biosynthesis of EETs, are associated with the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). A total of 1255 unrelated Russian subjects comprising 561 patients with angiographically diagnosed CHD and 694 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects were included in the study. DNA samples from all study participants were genotyped for six common SNPs rs7909236, rs1934953 of CYP2C8, rs9332242, rs4918758 and rs61886769 of CYP2C9 and rs4244285 of CYP2C19 using by the Mass-ARRAY 4 system. SNP rs4918758 of CYP2C9 was associated with decreased risk of CHD (codominant model) at a borderline significance with odds ratio adjusted for sex and age 0.61 (95% CI: 0.41-0.92, P=0.038, Q=0.20). SNP rs9332242 of CYP2C9 showed a trend towards association with increased CHD risk in cigarette smokers (P=0.049, Q=0.29). Log-likelihood ratio test (LRT) pointed out epistatic interactions between rs9332242 and rs61886769 of CYP2C9 (codominant model, Pinteraction=0.02), however, this P-value did not survive after correction for multiple tests. Bioinformatic analysis revealed a regulatory potential for a majority of the investigated SNPs. Our preliminary results demonstrate that polymorphisms of genes encoding CYP2C subfamily represent potential genetic markers of CHD susceptibility. Further studies are required to substantiate the contribution of these genes to the disease risk.
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- Alexey Polonikov
- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx St., Kursk 305041, Russian Federation; Laboratory of Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya St., Kursk 305041, Russian Federation.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kursk State Medical University, 14 Pirogova St., Kursk 305035, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx St., Kursk 305041, Russian Federation; Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya St., Kursk 305041, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx St., Kursk 305041, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx St., Kursk 305041, Russian Federation
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- Evolutionary Genetics Laboratory, Research Institute of Medical Genetics, Tomsk National Medical Research Center, 10 Nabereznaya Ushaiki, Tomsk 634050, Russian Federation
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- Evolutionary Genetics Laboratory, Research Institute of Medical Genetics, Tomsk National Medical Research Center, 10 Nabereznaya Ushaiki, Tomsk 634050, Russian Federation
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- Evolutionary Genetics Laboratory, Research Institute of Medical Genetics, Tomsk National Medical Research Center, 10 Nabereznaya Ushaiki, Tomsk 634050, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx St., Kursk 305041, Russian Federation; Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk State Medical University, 18 Yamskaya St., Kursk 305041, Russian Federation
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- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines, Belgorod State University, 85 Pobeda St., Belgorod 308015, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, 3 Karl Marx St., Kursk 305041, Russian Federation
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Reshetnikov E, Zarudskaya O, Polonikov A, Bushueva O, Orlova V, Krikun E, Dvornyk V, Churnosov M. Genetic markers for inherited thrombophilia are associated with fetal growth retardation in the population of Central Russia. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2017; 43:1139-1144. [DOI: 10.1111/jog.13329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Revised: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Evgeny Reshetnikov
- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines; Belgorod State University; Belgorod Russia
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- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines; Belgorod State University; Belgorod Russia
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology; Kursk State Medical University; Kursk Russia
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology; Kursk State Medical University; Kursk Russia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Belgorod State University; Belgorod Russia
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- Medical College; Belgorod State University; Belgorod Russia
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- School of Biological Sciences; University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam; Hong Kong, China
- Department of Life Sciences, College of Science and General Studies; Alfaisal University; Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines; Belgorod State University; Belgorod Russia
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Polonikov A, Bykanova M, Ponomarenko I, Sirotina S, Bocharova A, Vagaytseva K, Stepanov V, Churnosov M, Bushueva O, Solodilova M, Shvetsov Y, Ivanov V. The contribution of CYP2C gene subfamily involved in epoxygenase pathway of arachidonic acids metabolism to hypertension susceptibility in Russian population. Clin Exp Hypertens 2017; 39:306-311. [DOI: 10.1080/10641963.2016.1246562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Alexey Polonikov
- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
- Laboratory of Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Evolutionary Genetics Laboratory, Research Institute for Medical Genetics, Tomsk, Russian Federation
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- Evolutionary Genetics Laboratory, Research Institute for Medical Genetics, Tomsk, Russian Federation
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- Evolutionary Genetics Laboratory, Research Institute for Medical Genetics, Tomsk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Medical Biological Disciplines, Belgorod State University, Belgorod, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
- Laboratory of Genomic Research, Research Institute for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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Bushueva O, Solodilova M, Ivanov V, Polonikov A. Gender-specific protective effect of the −463G>A polymorphism of myeloperoxidase gene against the risk of essential hypertension in Russians. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 9:902-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2015.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Revised: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Sorokin A, Kotani K, Bushueva O, Taniguchi N, Lazarenko V. The cardio-ankle vascular index and ankle-brachial index in young russians. J Atheroscler Thromb 2014; 22:211-8. [PMID: 25230696 DOI: 10.5551/jat.26104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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AIM A noninvasive approach to assess atherosclerosis in young people is of great concern. The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and ankle-brachial index (ABI) reflect the arterial conditions, although the CAVI has not fully been studied in Russian populations. This study aimed to determine the CAVI and ABI in young Russians, to compare these findings with those in their Japanese peers and to investigate the lifestyle correlates and genetic associations with the CAVI and ABI in the Russians. METHODS In addition to several atherosclerotic parameters and self-reported lifestyle factors, the CAVI and ABI levels were measured in 114 Russians (mean 21 years). Four gene polymorphisms, including cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) Taq1B polymorphism, were typed in some of the subjects. RESULTS The Russians exhibited significantly higher CAVI levels compared to their Japanese counterparts (5.87 vs. 5.36; p<0.05), while the ABI levels were similar between the two populations. In the Russians, the ABI was significantly correlated with the mean blood pressure (r=-0.26) and heart rate (r=-0.43), while the CAVI did not show such correlations. No significant associations existed between lifestyle-related factors and the CAVI or ABI levels. A lower ABI level was found in carriers with the T-allele of CETP Taq1B in the Russians. CONCLUSIONS The reference CAVI value can be specified for individual ethnic populations. Our findings suggest that Russians may develop atherosclerosis-related conditions at a younger age compared to Japanese subjects, although this must be verified in additional studies. The possible association between CETP polymorphisms and the ABI deserves further investigation.
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Polonikov A, Vialykh E, Vasil’eva O, Bulgakova I, Bushueva O, Illig T, Solodilova M. Genetic Variation in Glutathione S-Transferase Genes and Risk of Nonfatal Cerebral Stroke in Patients Suffering from Essential Hypertension. J Mol Neurosci 2012; 47:511-3. [DOI: 10.1007/s12031-012-9764-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2012] [Accepted: 03/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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