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A gene variation (rs12691) in the CCAT/enhancer binding protein alpha modulates glucose metabolism in metabolic syndrome

  • Javier Delgado-Lista
  • , Pablo Perez-Martinez
  • , Antonio Garcia-Rios
  • , Catherine M. Philliips
  • , Wendy Hall
  • , Ingrid M.F. Gjelstad
  • , Denis Lairon
  • , Wim Saris
  • , Beata Kiec-Wilk
  • , Brita Karlstrom
  • , Christian A. Drevon
  • , Catherine Defoort
  • , Ellen A. Blaak
  • , Aldona Dembinska-Kiec
  • , Ulf Riserus
  • , Julie A Lovegrove
  • , Helen M. Roche
  • , Jose Lopez-Miranda

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Abstract

Background and aims:
CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (CEBPA) is a transcription factor involved in adipogenesis and energy homeostasis. Caloric restriction reduces CEBPA protein expression in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS). A previous report linked rs12691 SNP in CEBPA to altered concentration of fasting triglycerides. Our objective was to assess the effects of rs12691 in glucose metabolism in Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) patients.

Methods and results:
Glucose metabolism was assessed by static (glucose, insulin, adiponectin, leptin and resistin plasma concentrations) and dynamic (disposition index, insulin sensitivity index, HOMA-IR and acute insulin response to glucose) indices, performed at baseline and after 12 weeks of 4 dietary interventions (high saturated fatty acid (SFA), high monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), low-fat and low-fat-high-n3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)) in 486 subjects with MetS. Carriers of the minor A allele of rs12691 had altered disposition index (p = 0.0003), lower acute insulin response (p = 0.005) and a lower insulin sensitivity index (p = 0.025) indicating a lower insulin sensitivity and a lower insulin secretion, at baseline and at the end of the diets. Furthermore, A allele carriers displayed lower HDL concentration.

Conclusion:
The presence of the A allele of rs12691 influences glucose metabolism of MetS patients. Clinical Trials Registry number NCT00429195.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)417-423
Number of pages7
JournalNUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Volume23
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2013

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