Joint effect of insulin signaling genes on cardiovascular events and on whole body and endothelial insulin resistance

Simonetta Bacci, Sabrina Prudente, Massimiliano Copetti, Belinda Spoto, Stefano Rizza, Roberto Baratta, Natalia Di Pietro, Eleonora Morini, Rosa Di Paola, Alessandra Testa, Francesca Mallamaci, Giovanni Tripepi, Yuan Yuan Zhang, Luana Mercuri, Sara Di Silvestre, Renato Lauro, Lorenzo Malatino, Agostino Consoli, Fabio Pellegrini, Assunta PandolfiLucia Frittitta, Carmine Zoccali, Massimo Federici, Alessandro Doria, Vincenzo Trischitta

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Abstract

Objective: Insulin resistance (IR) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) share a common soil. We investigated the combined role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) affecting insulin signaling (ENPP1 K121Q, rs1044498; IRS1 G972R, rs1801278; TRIB3 Q84R, rs2295490) on CVD, age at myocardial infarction (MI), in vivo insulin sensitivity and in vitro insulin-stimulated nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity. Design and setting: 1. We first studied, incident cardiovascular events (a composite endpoint comprising myocardial infarction-MI, stroke and cardiovascular death) in 733 patients (2186 person-years, 175 events). 2. In a replication attempt, age at MI was tested in 331 individuals. 3. OGTT-derived insulin sensitivity index (ISI) was assessed in 829 individuals with fasting glucose

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)140-145
Number of pages6
JournalAtherosclerosis
Volume226
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2013

Keywords

  • Genetic susceptibility
  • Insulin dependent endothelial function
  • Insulin sensitivity
  • Nonsynonymous polymorphism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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