Molecular Evaluation of MicroRNA-146 Gene Variability (rs2910164 C> G) and its Association with Increased Susceptibility to Coronary Artery Disease

MicroRNA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 09 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashid Mir ◽  
Imadeldin Elfaki ◽  
Chandan k Jha ◽  
Jamsheed Javid ◽  
Suriya Rehman ◽  
...  

Aim: Apart from the modifiable risk factors, genetic factors are believed to also influence the outcome of the coronary artery diseases (CAD). Under the genetic factors, miRNA polymorphisms, namely Hsa-miR-146a-5p (rs2910164) have become an important tool to study the mechanism that underlies the pathogenesis of this disease. Therefore, we investigated the association of miR-146a gene variations with susceptibility of coronary artery diseases. Methodology: This study was conducted on 100 CAD patients and 117 matched healthy individuals. Genotyping of the Hsa-miR-146a-5p C>G gene variation was performed by using amplification refractory mutation system PCR method (ARMS-PCR). Results: The distribution of Hsa-miR-146a-5p rs2910164 C>G genotypes observed between patients and controls was significantly different (P=0.048). Moreover, the frequency of G allele (fG) was found to be significantly higher among patients than in controls (0.36 vs. 0.25). Our findings showed that the Hsa-miR-146a-5p C>G variant was associated with an increased risk of CAD in codominant inheritance model CC vs. CG genotype (OR = 1.84, 95 % CI, 1.02-3.31; p=0.040) and (OR = 3.18, 95 % CI, 1.02-9.9; p=0.045) for CC vs. GG genotype in dominant inheritance model. Whereas the G allele significantly increased the risk of coronary artery disease (OR =1,81, 95 % CI, 1.18-2.78; p=0.006) compared to C allele. Taken together, these results demonstrated that miR-146a/rs2910164 is associated with susceptibility to coronary artery disease, providing novel insights into the genetic etiology and underlying biology of coronary artery disease. Conclusion: Our findings indicated that Hsa-miR-146a-5p rs2910164 GG genotype and G allele are associated with an increased susceptibility to Coronary Artery Disease. A larger sample size can be the key to progress in establishing the genetic co-relation of miRNA gene polymorphisms and cardiovascular diseases.

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandan K. Jha ◽  
Rashid Mir ◽  
Shaheena Banu ◽  
Imadeldin Elfaki ◽  
Sukh M.S. Chahal

Objective: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the most common causes of death worldwide. Risk factors of CAD include high LDL-C, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL), hypertension, lack of exercise, genetic factors, etc. Polymorphisms of the LDLR gene have been associated with CAD in previous studies. Methods: The LDLR-rs72658855 C>T genotyping was detected by using allele-specific PCR (ASPCR). The association of rs2228671 and rs72658855 with CAD in a south Indian cohort (200 CAD patients and 200 matched healthy controls was studied. Results: Our findings showed that rs2228671 gene variability is associated with increased susceptibility to coronary artery disease in the codominant inheritance model for variant CC vs. CT OR 3.42(1.09-10.7), with P<0.034. A non-significant association was reported in the recessive inheritance model for the variant (CC+CT) vs. TT OR 0.56(0.16-1.95), at P<0.36. and in the dominant inheritance model for variant CC vs. (CT+TT) OR 2.8(1.07-7.34), at P<0.032 .In case of allelic comparison, it was indicated that the LDLR rs2228671-T allele was associated with an increased risk of developing CAD <rs72658855 C>T gene variability was associated with an increased susceptibility to coronary artery disease in the codominant inheritance model for variant CC vs. CT OR 1.7(1.1-2.6), at P<0.015 and in the dominant inheritance model for variant CC vs. (CT+TT) OR 1.66(1.07-2.58), at P<0.0.02.. In case of allelic comparison, a non-significant association was reported in LDLR rs72658855-T and C allele. Conclusion: We concluded that the heterozygosity in LDLR-rs72658855 and rs2228671 and T allele in LDLR rs2228671 are strongly associated with increased susceptibility to coronary artery disease. These results must be validated by future well-designed studies with larger sample sizes and different populations.


Author(s):  
Chandan K. Jha ◽  
Rashid Mir ◽  
Imadeldin Elfaki ◽  
Naina Khullar ◽  
Suriya Rehman ◽  
...  

Aim: Studies have evaluated the association of miRNA-423 C>A genotyping with the susceptibility to various diseases such cancers, atherosclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease but the results were contradictory. However, no studies have reported the association between miRNA-423 rs6505162 C>A polymorphism and susceptibility of coronary artery disease. MicroRNAs regulate expression of multiple genes involved in atherogenesis. Therefore, we investigated the association of microRNA-423C>T gene variations with susceptibility to coronary artery disease. Methodology: This study was conducted on 100 coronary artery disease patients and 117 matched healthy controls. The genotyping of the microRNA-423 rs6505162C>A was performed by using Amplification refractory mutation system PCR method (ARMS-PCR). Results: A significant difference was observed in the genotype distribution among the coronary artery disease cases and sex-matched healthy controls (P=0.048). The frequencies of all three genotypes CC, CA, AA reported in the patient’s samples were 55%, 41% and 4% and in the healthy controls samples were 55%, 41% and 4% respectively. Our findings showed that the microRNA-423 C>A variant was associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease in codominant model (OR = 1.96, 95 % CI, 1.12-3.42; RR 1.35(1.05-1.75, p=0.017) of microRNA-423CA genotype and significant association in dominant model (OR 1.97, 95% CI (1.14-3.39), (CA+AA vs CC) and non-significant association for recessive model (OR=1.42, 95%CI=0.42-4.83, P=0.56, AA vs CC+CA).While, the A allele significantly increased the risk of coronary artery disease (OR =1.56, 95 % CI, 1.03-2.37; p=0.035) compared to C allele. Therefore, it was observed that more than 1.96, 1.97 and 1.56 fold increased risk of developing coronary artery disease. Conclusion: Our findings indicated that microRNA-423 CA genotype and A allele are associated with an increased susceptibility to Coronary artery disease.


2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Roberts ◽  
Alexandre F R Stewart

Abstract BACKGROUND It has long been recognized that 50% of the susceptibility for coronary artery disease (CAD) is due to predisposing genetic factors. Comprehensive prevention is likely to require knowledge of these genetic factors. CONTENT Using a genomewide association study (GWAS), the Ottawa Heart Genomic Study and the deCODE group simultaneously identified the first genetic risk variant, at chromosome 9p21. The 9p21 variant became the first risk factor to be identified since 1964. 9p21 occurs in 75% of the population except for African Americans and is associated with a 25% increased risk for CAD with 1 copy and a 50% increased risk with 2 copies. Perhaps the most remarkable finding is that 9p21 is independent of all known risk factors, indicating there are factors contributing to the pathogenesis of CAD that are yet unknown. 9p21 in individuals with premature CAD is associated with a 2-fold increase in risk, similar to that of smoking and cholesterol. Routine genetic testing will probably remain controversial until a specific treatment is developed. Over a period of 5 years, however, GWASs have identified 30 genetic variants for CAD risk, of which only 6 act through the known risk factors. SUMMARY The 9p21 variant has now been established as an independent risk factor for CAD and, along with the additional 29 risk genetic variants recently identified, is likely to provide the thrust for genetic testing and personalized medicine in the near future.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashid Mir ◽  
Musadiq Bhat ◽  
Jamsheed Javid ◽  
Chandan Jha ◽  
Alpana Saxena ◽  
...  

Purpose: Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) plays a central role in DNA repair and estrogen-induced carcinogenesis. The nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in exon 4 G > A or Val108 > 158Met or rs4680 G > A influences COMT enzyme activity. The three phenotypes of the COMT enzyme activities include COMT A/A with low enzyme activity, COMT A/G with medium enzyme activity and COMT G/G with high enzyme activity. The Met allele is associated with low enzymatic activity resulting in higher levels of prefrontal dopamine. Conversely, the Val allele is associated with high enzymatic activity and lower levels of prefrontal dopamine. The Met allele has been associated with several psychiatric disorders such as panic disorder. Many recent epidemiologic studies have investigated the association between the COMT Val158Met polymorphism and coronary artery diseases risk, but the results are inconclusive. Therefore our study was aimed to explore the association between COMT Val158Met polymorphism and the risk of coronary artery disease in India. Methology: This study was conducted on 100 clinically confirmed cases of coronary artery diseases and 100 healthy controls. COMT Val158Met genotyping was performed by allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (AS-PCR). Results: A significant correlation was observed in the COMT Val158Met genotype distribution between the coronary artery disease cases and healthy controls (p = 0.008). The frequencies of all three genotypes, GG, GA, AA, reported in the CAD patients were 10%, 70%, and 20%, and 30%, 60%, and 10% in the healthy controls respectively. An increased risk of coronary artery disease was observed in the codominant inheritance model for COMT-GA vs. GG genotype with an OR of 3.5, 95% CI (1.58–7.74) p = 0.002) and COMT-AA vs. GG genotype with an OR of 6.0 95% CI (2.11–17.3) p = 0.003). The higher risk of coronary artery disease was observed in the dominant inheritance model for COMT (GA + AA) vs. GG genotype (OR 3.85, 95% CI 1.76–8.4, p < 0.007), whereas a non-significant association was found in recessive model for COMT (GG + GA vs. AA) (OR = 2.01, 95% CI (0.86–4.7) p = 0.72). The results indicated that A allele significantly increased the risk of coronary artery disease compared to the G allele (OR = 1.8, 95% CI (1.20–2.67) p = 0.004). COMT Val158Met polymorphism leads to a 6.0, 3.5 and 1.8-fold increased risk of developing coronary artery disease in the Indian population and providing novel insights into the genetic etiology and underlying biology of coronary artery disease. Conclusions: It is concluded that COMT-AA genotype and A allele are significantly associated with an increased susceptibility to coronary artery disease in Indian population. A larger sample size can be the key to progress in establishing the genetic co-relationship of COMT polymorphism and cardiovascular disease.


2004 ◽  
Vol 286 (2) ◽  
pp. H619-H626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela J. Grippo ◽  
Claudia M. Santos ◽  
Ralph F. Johnson ◽  
Terry G. Beltz ◽  
James B. Martins ◽  
...  

Depression is an important public health problem and is considered to be an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease. The pathophysiological mechanisms that link depression with adverse cardiovascular events (e.g., myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, and sudden death) are not well established. It is possible that an increased susceptibility to life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in depressed patients influences the risk of morbidity and mortality in coronary artery disease. This idea was tested with the use of an experimental model of depression that was developed to induce anhedonia, the reduced responsiveness to pleasurable stimuli observed in human depressed patients. Rats exposed to 4 wk of chronic mild stress (e.g., paired housing, strobe light, and white noise) displayed anhedonia, which was operationally defined by the reduced intake of a palatable sucrose solution relative to an established baseline and to control animals. Furthermore, compared with control rats, the anhedonic rats showed increased basal heart rate and decreased heart rate variability. In response to an intravenously infused chemical challenge, aconitine, anhedonic rats exhibited an increased vulnerability to ventricular arrhythmias, as indicated by a reduced threshold for premature ventricular complexes, salvos, and ventricular tachycardia. These findings suggest that the presence of depressive symptoms is associated with a lower threshold for ventricular arrhythmias, which may contribute to the increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events in patients with depression.


Author(s):  
Rutao Wang ◽  
Scot Garg ◽  
Chao Gao ◽  
Hideyuki Kawashima ◽  
Masafumi Ono ◽  
...  

Abstract Aims To investigate the impact of established cardiovascular disease (CVD) on 10-year all-cause death following coronary revascularization in patients with complex coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods The SYNTAXES study assessed vital status out to 10 years of patients with complex CAD enrolled in the SYNTAX trial. The relative efficacy of PCI versus CABG in terms of 10-year all-cause death was assessed according to co-existing CVD. Results Established CVD status was recorded in 1771 (98.3%) patients, of whom 827 (46.7%) had established CVD. Compared to those without CVD, patients with CVD had a significantly higher risk of 10-year all-cause death (31.4% vs. 21.7%; adjusted HR: 1.40; 95% CI 1.08–1.80, p = 0.010). In patients with CVD, PCI had a non-significant numerically higher risk of 10-year all-cause death compared with CABG (35.9% vs. 27.2%; adjusted HR: 1.14; 95% CI 0.83–1.58, p = 0.412). The relative treatment effects of PCI versus CABG on 10-year all-cause death in patients with complex CAD were similar irrespective of the presence of CVD (p-interaction = 0.986). Only those patients with CVD in ≥ 2 territories had a higher risk of 10-year all-cause death (adjusted HR: 2.99, 95% CI 2.11–4.23, p < 0.001) compared to those without CVD. Conclusions The presence of CVD involving more than one territory was associated with a significantly increased risk of 10-year all-cause death, which was non-significantly higher in complex CAD patients treated with PCI compared with CABG. Acceptable long-term outcomes were observed, suggesting that patients with established CVD should not be precluded from undergoing invasive angiography or revascularization. Trial registration SYNTAX: ClinicalTrials.gov reference: NCT00114972. SYNTAX Extended Survival: ClinicalTrials.gov reference: NCT03417050. Graphic abstract


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Ching-I Wu ◽  
Chia-Lun Wu ◽  
Feng-Chieh Su ◽  
Shun-Wen Lin ◽  
Wen-Yi Huang

<b><i>Background:</i></b> The coincidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and carotid artery stenosis (CAS) was observed. However, the association between pre-existing CAD and ischemic stroke (IS) outcome in patients with high-grade CAS remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the association between pre-existing CAD and outcomes of acute IS patients with high-grade CAS. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> From January 1, 2007, to April 30, 2012, we enrolled 372 acute IS patients with high-grade CAS and prospectively observed them for 5 years. Demographic features, vascular risk factors, comorbidities, and outcomes were compared between patients with and without pre-existing CAD. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Among 372 individuals, 75 (20.2%) patients had pre-existing CAD and 297 (79.8%) patients did not have pre-existing CAD. The prevalence rates of hypertension, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and gout in patients with pre-existing CAD were significantly higher than in those without pre-existing CAD (<i>p</i> = 0.017, <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001, <i>p</i> = 0.002, and <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001, respectively). The multivariate Cox proportional hazards model revealed that pre-existing CAD was a significant risk factor for a 5-year all-cause mortality in acute IS patients with high-grade CAS (hazard ratio = 2.26; 95% confidence interval = 1.35–3.79; <i>p</i> = 0.002). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Pre-existing CAD was associated with an increased risk of 5-year mortality in acute IS patients with high-grade CAS. Intensive treatment for the pre-existing CAD may reduce long-term mortality in acute IS patients with high-grade CAS.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hack-Lyoung Kim ◽  
Jung Pyo Lee ◽  
Nathan Wong ◽  
Woo-Hyun Lim ◽  
Jae-Bin Seo ◽  
...  

AbstractThe role of ST2 in stable coronary artery disease (CAD) has not yet been well defined. This study was performed to investigate baseline serum soluble ST2 (sST2) level can predict clinical outcomes in patients with stable CAD. A total of 388 consecutive patients with suspected CAD (65 years and 63.7% male) in stable condition referred for elective invasive coronary angiography (ICA) was prospectively recruited. Major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE), including cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization (90 days after ICA), and ischemic stroke during clinical follow-up was assessed. Most of the patients (88.0%) had significant CAD (stenosis ≥ 50%). During median follow-up of 834 days, there was 29 case of MACE (7.5%). The serum sST2 level was significantly higher in patients with MACE than those without (47.3 versus 30.6 ng/ml, P < 0.001). In multiple Cox regression model, higher sST2 level (≥ 26.8 ng/ml) was an independent predictor of MACE even after controlling potential confounders (hazard ratio, 13.7; 95% confidence interval 1.80–104.60; P = 0.011). The elevated level of baseline sST2 is associated with an increased risk of adverse clinical events in stable CAD patients. Studies with larger sample size are needed to confirm our findings.


Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 605
Author(s):  
Hanna K. Al-Makhamreh ◽  
Mohammed Q. Al-Sabbagh ◽  
Ala’ E. Shaban ◽  
Abdelrahman F. Obiedat ◽  
Ayman J. Hammoudeh

Background and Objectives: Patients with AF are at increased risk for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) owing to their shared etiologies and risk factors. This study aimed to assess the prevalence, cardiovascular risk factors, and used medications of CAD in AF patients. Materials and Methods: This retrospective, case-control study utilized data from the Jordanian Atrial Fibrillation (Jo-Fib) registry. Investigators collected clinical features, history of co-existing comorbidities, CHA2DS2-VASc, and HAS BLED scores for all AF patients aged >18 visiting 19 hospitals and 30 outpatient cardiology clinics. A multivariable binary logistic regression was used to asses for factors associated with higher odds of having CAD. Results: Out of 2000 patients with AF, 227 (11.35%) had CAD. Compared to the rest of the sample, those with CAD had significantly higher prevalence of hypertension (82.38%; p < 0.01), hypercholesterolemia (66.52%, p < 0.01), diabetes (56.83%, p < 0.01), and smoking (18.06%, p = 0.04). Patients with AF and CAD had higher use of anticoagulants/antiplatelet agents combination (p < 0.01) compared to the rest of the sample. Females had lower CAD risk than males (OR = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.24–0.50). AF Patients with dyslipidemia (OR = 2.5, 95% CI: 1.8–3.4), smoking (OR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1–2.6), higher CHA2DS2-VASc score (OR = 1.5, 95% CI: 1.4–1.7), and asymptomatic AF (OR = 1.9, 95% CI: 1.3–2.6) had higher risk for CAD. Conclusions: Owing to the increased prevalence of CAD in patients with AF, better control of cardiac risk factors is recommended for this special group. Future studies should investigate such interesting relationships to stratify CAD risk in AF patients. We believe that this study adds valuable information regarding the prevalence, epidemiological characteristics, and pharmacotherapy of CAD in patients with AF.


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