High frequency of a retinoid X receptor gamma gene variant in familial combined hyperlipidemia that associates with atherogenic dyslipidemia

Atsushi Nohara*, Masa-aki Kawashiri, Thierry Claudel, Mihoko Mizuno, Masayuki Tsuchida, Mutsuko Takata, Shoji Katsuda, Kenji Miwa, Akihiro Inazu, Folkert Kuipers, Junji Kobayashi, Junji Koizumi, Masakazu Yamagishi, Hiroshi Mabuchi

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    Abstract

    Objective - The genetic background of familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL) has not been fully clarified. Because several nuclear receptors play pivotal roles in lipid metabolism, we tested the hypothesis that genetic variants of nuclear receptors contribute to FCHL.

    Methods and Results - We screened all the coding regions of the PPAR alpha, PPAR gamma 2, PPAR delta, FXR, LXR alpha, and RXR gamma genes in 180 hyperlipidemic patients including 60 FCHL probands. Clinical characteristics of the identified variants were evaluated in other 175 patients suspected of coronary disease. We identified PPAR alpha Asp140Asn and Gly395Glu, PPAR gamma 2 Pro12Ala, RXR gamma Gly14Ser, and FXR -1g - > t variants. Only RXR gamma Ser14 was more frequent in FCHL (15%, P <0.05) than in other primary hyperlipidemia (4%) and in controls (5%). Among patients suspected of coronary disease, we identified 9 RXR gamma Ser14 carriers, who showed increased triglycerides (1.62 +/- 0.82 versus 1.91 +/- 0.42 [mean +/- SD] mmol/L, P <0.05), decreased HDL-cholesterol (1.32 +/- 0.41 versus 1.04 +/- 0.26, P <0.05), and decreased post-heparin plasma lipoprotein lipase protein levels (222 +/- 85 versus 149 +/- 38 ng/mL, P <0.01). In vitro, RXR gamma Ser14 showed significantly stronger repression of the lipoprotein lipase promoter than RXR gamma Gly14.

    Conclusion - These findings suggest that RXR gamma contributes to the genetic background of FCHL.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)923-928
    Number of pages6
    JournalArteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
    Volume27
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr-2007

    Keywords

    • apolipoproteins
    • gene mutations
    • lipoprotein lipase
    • familial combined hyperlipidemia
    • nuclear receptors
    • UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTOR-1
    • LIPOPROTEIN-LIPASE ACTIVITY
    • CORONARY HEART-DISEASE
    • HEPATIC TRIGLYCERIDE LIPASE
    • ELEVATED LIPID-LEVELS
    • HUMAN-SERUM
    • COMBINED HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA
    • TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-1
    • CHROMOSOME 1Q21-Q23
    • METABOLIC SYNDROME

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