Does the Nitric Oxide Synthase T786C Gene Polymorphism Influence Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome?

Does the Nitric Oxide Synthase T786C Gene Polymorphism Influence Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome?

Angela Cozma,Adriana Fodor,Lucia Maria Procopciuc,Teodora Gabriela Alexescu,Vasile Negrean,Dana Pop,Doina Alina Todea,Olga Hilda Orasan,Adela-Viviana Sitar-Taut;Angela Cozma;Adriana Fodor;Lucia Maria Procopciuc;Teodora Gabriela Alexescu;Vasile Negrean;Dana Pop;Doina Alina Todea;Olga Hilda Orasan;Adela-Viviana Sitar-Taut;
artery research 2020 pp. 1-
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sitar-taut2020arterydoes

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Background: Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) is responsible for Nitric Oxide (NO) bioavailability at endothelial level. Aging (even in healthy people) is involved in arterial stiffness increases. Materials and Methods: We investigated (in the service of Cardiology, 4th Medical Clinic) 100 patients, 55 with metabolic syndrome (MS), mean age 56.91 ± 14.39 years, 66% women. Identification of the T786C polymorphism was performed by enzymatic digestion of the fragment obtained by PCR amplification. Evaluation of arterial parameters (aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV), as a measure of arterial stiffness and aortic [AixAo] and brachial [Aixb] augmentation index) was performed with the TensioMed™ Arteriograph. Results: Regarding T786C polymorphism, the distribution was the following: 57% did not have the mutation (TT), 30% were heterozygous, 13% were homozygous (CC). Patients with MS more frequently had C allele (54.5% vs. 28.9% in those without MS) and CC state (16.4% vs. 8.9%, p-NS). Significant differences (p = 0.005) regarding PWV were found in TT patients vs. heterozygous CT vs. homozygous CC: 9.75 ± 1.75 m/s vs. 9.86 ± 1.56 m/s vs. 11.65 ± 1.87 m/s. In case of the other parameters, no significant differences were found (AixAo, p = 0.35; Aixb, p = 0.22; pulse pressure, p = 0.14), but CC patients presented higher values. Conclusion: Arterial stiffness is influenced by eNOS gene polymorphisms, being a possible link between the increase in cardiovascular risk and presence of metabolic syndrome in these patients.

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