School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
Genes (Basel). 2019 Oct 8;10(10):782. doi: 10.3390/genes10100782.
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) plays an important role in lipid metabolism. Low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) increase the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). This study investigated CETP gene variants to assess the risk of T2D and specific complications of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and diabetic retinopathy. Towards this, a total of 3023 Taiwanese individuals (1383 without T2D, 1640 with T2D) were enrolled in this study. T2D mice (+Lepr/+Lepr, db/db) were used to determine CETP expression in tissues. The A-alleles of rs3764261, rs4783961, and rs1800775 variants were found to be independently associated with 2.86, 1.71, and 0.91 mg/dL increase in HDL-C per allele, respectively. In addition, the A-allele of rs4783961 was significantly associated with a reduced T2D risk (odds ratio (OR), 0.82; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.71‒0.96)), and the A-allele of rs1800775 was significantly related to a lowered DKD risk (OR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.64‒0.96). CETP expression was significantly decreased in the T2D mice kidney compared to that in the control mice (T2D mice, 0.16 0.01 vs. control mice, 0.21 0.02; = 0.02). These collective findings indicate that CETP variants in the promoter region may affect HDL-C levels. Taiwanese individuals possessing an allele associated with higher HDL-C levels had a lower risk of T2D and DKD.
胆固醇酯转移蛋白(CETP)在脂质代谢中发挥重要作用。高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)水平低会增加 2 型糖尿病(T2D)的风险。本研究调查了 CETP 基因变异,以评估 T2D 及糖尿病肾病(DKD)和糖尿病视网膜病变等特定并发症的风险。为此,共纳入 3023 名台湾个体(1383 名无 T2D,1640 名有 T2D)。使用 T2D 小鼠(+Lepr/+Lepr,db/db)来确定组织中的 CETP 表达。rs3764261、rs4783961 和 rs1800775 变体的 A 等位基因与 HDL-C 每等位基因分别增加 2.86、1.71 和 0.91mg/dL 独立相关。此外,rs4783961 的 A 等位基因与 T2D 风险降低显著相关(比值比(OR),0.82;95%置信区间(CI),0.71‒0.96),rs1800775 的 A 等位基因与 DKD 风险降低显著相关(OR,0.78;95%CI,0.64‒0.96)。与对照组相比,T2D 小鼠肾脏的 CETP 表达显著降低(T2D 小鼠,0.16 0.01 对 对照组,0.21 0.02;=0.02)。这些研究结果表明,启动子区域的 CETP 变异可能会影响 HDL-C 水平。携带与更高 HDL-C 水平相关等位基因的台湾个体患 T2D 和 DKD 的风险较低。