The interleukin 6 signal transducer (IL6ST, also known as gp130) is a ubiquitously expressed intermediate of the interleukin-6 signaling pathway. We investigated whether genetic variability at the IL6ST locus is involved in the modulation of metabolic traits and the etiology of the metabolic syndrome (MS). Four haplotype-tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms were typed in two populations of non-diabetic subjects, one from Northern Italy (Padua (PD), n = 630), the other from Southern Italy (San Giovanni Rotondo (SGR), n = 553). In the PD population, a nominally significant association was observed between fasting glucose and rs715180 (P = 0.02), rs3729960 (P 0.02), and rs10940495 (P = 0.05), between homeostasis model assessment index (HOMA(IR)) and rs715180 (P = 0.04), and between triglycerides and rs3729960 (P = 0.03). In the SGR population, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels were associated with rs715180 (P = 0.01), systolic blood pressure and waist circumference with rs3729960 (P = 0.005 and 0.02, respectively). The frequency of rs715180 minor allele carriers progressively decreased from individuals with no MS components to those with three or more components (P for trend = 0.006 in the two populations combined). Compared to major allele homozygotes, minor allele carriers had 40% lower odds of having at least one MS component (Odds ratio = 0.6, 95% confidence interval 0.4-0.8, P = 0.005). These findings point to IL6ST variants as possible determinants of impaired glucose metabolism and other abnormalities of MS.

A polymorphism at the IL6ST (gp130) locus is associated with traits of the metabolic syndrome / Lucia, Gottardo; Salvatore De, Cosmo; Y. Y., Zhang; Christine, Powers; Sabrina, Prudente; Maria C., Marescotti; Trischitta, Vincenzo; Angelo, Avogaro; Alessandro, Doria. - In: OBESITY. - ISSN 1930-7381. - 16:1(2008), pp. 205-210. [10.1038/oby.2007.28]

A polymorphism at the IL6ST (gp130) locus is associated with traits of the metabolic syndrome

TRISCHITTA, VINCENZO;
2008

Abstract

The interleukin 6 signal transducer (IL6ST, also known as gp130) is a ubiquitously expressed intermediate of the interleukin-6 signaling pathway. We investigated whether genetic variability at the IL6ST locus is involved in the modulation of metabolic traits and the etiology of the metabolic syndrome (MS). Four haplotype-tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms were typed in two populations of non-diabetic subjects, one from Northern Italy (Padua (PD), n = 630), the other from Southern Italy (San Giovanni Rotondo (SGR), n = 553). In the PD population, a nominally significant association was observed between fasting glucose and rs715180 (P = 0.02), rs3729960 (P 0.02), and rs10940495 (P = 0.05), between homeostasis model assessment index (HOMA(IR)) and rs715180 (P = 0.04), and between triglycerides and rs3729960 (P = 0.03). In the SGR population, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels were associated with rs715180 (P = 0.01), systolic blood pressure and waist circumference with rs3729960 (P = 0.005 and 0.02, respectively). The frequency of rs715180 minor allele carriers progressively decreased from individuals with no MS components to those with three or more components (P for trend = 0.006 in the two populations combined). Compared to major allele homozygotes, minor allele carriers had 40% lower odds of having at least one MS component (Odds ratio = 0.6, 95% confidence interval 0.4-0.8, P = 0.005). These findings point to IL6ST variants as possible determinants of impaired glucose metabolism and other abnormalities of MS.
2008
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A polymorphism at the IL6ST (gp130) locus is associated with traits of the metabolic syndrome / Lucia, Gottardo; Salvatore De, Cosmo; Y. Y., Zhang; Christine, Powers; Sabrina, Prudente; Maria C., Marescotti; Trischitta, Vincenzo; Angelo, Avogaro; Alessandro, Doria. - In: OBESITY. - ISSN 1930-7381. - 16:1(2008), pp. 205-210. [10.1038/oby.2007.28]
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