Gene Polymorphisms of Hormonal Regulators of Metabolism in Patients with Schizophrenia with Metabolic Syndrome

Anastasiia S. Boiko, Ivan V. Pozhidaev, Diana Z. Paderina, Irina A. Mednova, Anastasya A. Goncharova, Olga Yu Fedorenko, Elena G. Kornetova, Arkadiy V. Semke, Nikolay A. Bokhan, Anton J.M. Loonen*, Svetlana A. Ivanova

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Abstract

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a common complication of long-term treatment of persons with schizophrenia taking (atypical) antipsychotics. In this study, we investigated the existence of an association with polymorphisms of genes for four hormones that regulate energy metabolism. Methods: We recruited 517 clinically admitted white patients (269M/248F) with a verified diagnosis of schizophrenia (ICD-10) and with a stable physical condition. Participants were classified for having or not having MetS and genotyped for 20 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the genes encoding insulin-induced gene 2 (INSIG2), ghrelin (GHRL), leptin (LEP), and leptin receptor (LEPR). Results: The 139 patients (26.9%) with MetS were significantly more likely to be women, older, and ill longer, and had a larger body mass index (BMI). Four polymorphisms (rs10490624, rs17587100, rs9308762, and rs10490816) did not meet the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) criterion and were excluded. Only genotypes and alleles of the rs3828942 of LEP gene (chi2 = 7.665, p = 0.022; chi2 = 5.136, p = 0.023) and the genotypes of the rs17047718 of INSIG2 gene (chi2 = 7.7, p = 0.021) had a significant association with MetS. Conclusions: The results of our study suggest that the LEP and INSIG2 genes play a certain causal role in the development of MetS in patients with schizophrenia.

Original languageEnglish
Article number844
Number of pages10
JournalGenes
Volume13
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8-May-2022

Keywords

  • genetic polymorphism
  • GHRL
  • INSIG2
  • LEP
  • LEPR
  • metabolic syndrome

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