NCF4 gene polymorphism, level of glutathione and glycated hemoglobin in type 2 diabetics with coronary artery disease

A common pathogenic link in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and coronary artery disease (CAD) is oxidative stress, which develops as a result of an imbalance in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and their neutralization by the antioxidant defense system. Neutrophilic cytosolic factor 4 (NCF4) is directly involved in the synthesis of superoxide anion as part of NADPH oxidase. In this regard, the purpose of this study was to investigate the associations of eight single nucleotide polymorphisms of the NCF4 gene rs5995355 (A>G), rs5995357 (T>A), rs1883112 (G>A), rs4821544 (G>A), rs760519 (T>C), rs729749 (C>T), rs2075938 (G>A), rs2075939 (C>T) with a predisposition to T2D, as well as the risk of developing CAD in patients with T2D. The study included 1579 patients with T2D (448 of them were also diagnosed with CAD) and 1627 relatively healthy volunteers. Genotyping was performed using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry on the MassArray Analyzer 4 platform. Statistical processing of the obtained data was carried out using the SNPStats online program. The allele and genotype frequencies of the studied SNPs in T2D patients did not differ from those in the control group (p>0.05). Associations of genotypes rs4821544-C/C (OR 1.71, 95CI 1.12-2.59, p=0.013) and rs5995357-A/A (OR 3.74, 95CI 1.14-12.31, p=0.026) with a predisposition to CAD in diabetic females were established. Despite the absence of associations of the studied SNPs NCF4 with CAD in males, associations of the haplotype structure of NCF4 (p=0.0064), as well as the haplotypes H2 (OR 1.79, 95CI 1.16-2.76, p=0.0085) and H3 (OR 1.77, 95CI 1.06-2.97, p=0.03) with an increased risk of CAD were observed exclusively in diabetic males. In addition, a sex-independent relationship of the rs4821544-C/C genotype with an increased level of glycated hemoglobin (p=0.032) and oxidized glutathione (p=0.049) was revealed in patients with CAD and T2D. In the same category of patients haplotypes H4 rs5995355G-rs5995357A-rs1883112G-rs4821544C-rs760519T-rs729749C-rs2075938G-rs2075939C and H10 rs5995355A-rs5995357T-rs1883112G-rs4821544C-rs760519T-rs729749C-rs2075938A-rs2075939C of NCF4 gene were associated with an increase in the content of HbA1c 8.67 % (p=0.011) and 6.27% (p=0.038), respectively. The data obtained indicate a significant contribution of the NCF4 gene polymorphism to the pathogenesis of CAD in patients with T2D and create a scientific basis for the development of targeted therapy and prevention of this pathology.

type 2 diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, glycated hemoglobin, neutrophil cytosolic factor 4, single-nucleotide polymorphism, hereditary predisposition, oxidative stress

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