Metabolic Overlap between Alzheimer’s Disease and Metabolic Syndrome Identifies the <i>PVRL2</i> Gene as a New Modulator of Diabetic Dyslipidemia

Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) share metabolic alterations such as abnormal insulin and lipid metabolism and have some common genetic factors such as <i>APOE</i> genotype. Taking this into account, we hypothesized that we could identify common ge...

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Main Authors: Montse Guardiola, Gerard Muntané, Iris Martínez, Lourdes Martorell, Josefa Girona, Daiana Ibarretxe, Núria Plana, María J. Bullido, Elisabet Vilella, Josep Ribalta
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author Montse Guardiola
Gerard Muntané
Iris Martínez
Lourdes Martorell
Josefa Girona
Daiana Ibarretxe
Núria Plana
María J. Bullido
Elisabet Vilella
Josep Ribalta
author_facet Montse Guardiola
Gerard Muntané
Iris Martínez
Lourdes Martorell
Josefa Girona
Daiana Ibarretxe
Núria Plana
María J. Bullido
Elisabet Vilella
Josep Ribalta
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description Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) share metabolic alterations such as abnormal insulin and lipid metabolism and have some common genetic factors such as <i>APOE</i> genotype. Taking this into account, we hypothesized that we could identify common genetic factors involved in the development of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Methodology: We first genotyped 48 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously associated with AD in a cohort composed of 330 patients with cognitive impairment (CI) to assess their association with plasma lipids. Second, we conducted pleiotropy-informed conjunctional false discovery rate (FDR) analysis designed to identify shared variants between AD and plasma lipid levels. Finally, we used the SNPs to be found associated with lipid parameters and AD to search for associations with lipoprotein parameters in 281 patients with cardiometabolic risk. Results: Five SNPs were significantly associated with lower levels of cholesterol transported in remnant lipoprotein particles (RLPc) in subjects with CI; among these SNPs was the rs73572039 variant in <i>PVRL2</i>. Stratified QQ-plots were conducted on GWAS designed for AD and triglycerides (TG). The cross-trait analysis resulted in a total of 22 independent genomic loci associated with both AD and TG levels with a conjFDR < 0.05. Among these loci, two pleiotropic variants were located in <i>PVRL2</i> (rs12978931 and rs11667640). The three SNPs in <i>PVRL2</i> were significantly associated with RLPc, TG, and number of circulating VLDL and HDL particles in subjects with cardiometabolic risk. Conclusions: We have identified three variants in <i>PVRL2</i> that predispose individuals to AD that also influence the lipid profile that confers cardiovascular risk in T2DM subjects. <i>PVRL2</i> is a potential new modulating factor of atherogenic dyslipidemia.
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spelling doaj.art-9233d00129384e47bd5d616f73eeb4cd2023-11-17T19:40:05ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672023-04-01248741510.3390/ijms24087415Metabolic Overlap between Alzheimer’s Disease and Metabolic Syndrome Identifies the <i>PVRL2</i> Gene as a New Modulator of Diabetic DyslipidemiaMontse Guardiola0Gerard Muntané1Iris Martínez2Lourdes Martorell3Josefa Girona4Daiana Ibarretxe5Núria Plana6María J. Bullido7Elisabet Vilella8Josep Ribalta9Unitat de Recerca en Lípids i Arteriosclerosi, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, SpainInstitut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, 43204 Reus, SpainUnitat de Recerca en Lípids i Arteriosclerosi, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, SpainInstitut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, 43204 Reus, SpainUnitat de Recerca en Lípids i Arteriosclerosi, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, SpainUnitat de Recerca en Lípids i Arteriosclerosi, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, SpainUnitat de Recerca en Lípids i Arteriosclerosi, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, SpainCentro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa” (C.S.I.C.-U.A.M.), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, SpainInstitut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili-CERCA, 43204 Reus, SpainUnitat de Recerca en Lípids i Arteriosclerosi, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, SpainBackground: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) share metabolic alterations such as abnormal insulin and lipid metabolism and have some common genetic factors such as <i>APOE</i> genotype. Taking this into account, we hypothesized that we could identify common genetic factors involved in the development of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Methodology: We first genotyped 48 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously associated with AD in a cohort composed of 330 patients with cognitive impairment (CI) to assess their association with plasma lipids. Second, we conducted pleiotropy-informed conjunctional false discovery rate (FDR) analysis designed to identify shared variants between AD and plasma lipid levels. Finally, we used the SNPs to be found associated with lipid parameters and AD to search for associations with lipoprotein parameters in 281 patients with cardiometabolic risk. Results: Five SNPs were significantly associated with lower levels of cholesterol transported in remnant lipoprotein particles (RLPc) in subjects with CI; among these SNPs was the rs73572039 variant in <i>PVRL2</i>. Stratified QQ-plots were conducted on GWAS designed for AD and triglycerides (TG). The cross-trait analysis resulted in a total of 22 independent genomic loci associated with both AD and TG levels with a conjFDR < 0.05. Among these loci, two pleiotropic variants were located in <i>PVRL2</i> (rs12978931 and rs11667640). The three SNPs in <i>PVRL2</i> were significantly associated with RLPc, TG, and number of circulating VLDL and HDL particles in subjects with cardiometabolic risk. Conclusions: We have identified three variants in <i>PVRL2</i> that predispose individuals to AD that also influence the lipid profile that confers cardiovascular risk in T2DM subjects. <i>PVRL2</i> is a potential new modulating factor of atherogenic dyslipidemia.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/8/7415Alzheimer’s diseasediabeteslipid<i>PVRL2</i>
spellingShingle Montse Guardiola
Gerard Muntané
Iris Martínez
Lourdes Martorell
Josefa Girona
Daiana Ibarretxe
Núria Plana
María J. Bullido
Elisabet Vilella
Josep Ribalta
Metabolic Overlap between Alzheimer’s Disease and Metabolic Syndrome Identifies the <i>PVRL2</i> Gene as a New Modulator of Diabetic Dyslipidemia
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Alzheimer’s disease
diabetes
lipid
<i>PVRL2</i>
title Metabolic Overlap between Alzheimer’s Disease and Metabolic Syndrome Identifies the <i>PVRL2</i> Gene as a New Modulator of Diabetic Dyslipidemia
title_full Metabolic Overlap between Alzheimer’s Disease and Metabolic Syndrome Identifies the <i>PVRL2</i> Gene as a New Modulator of Diabetic Dyslipidemia
title_fullStr Metabolic Overlap between Alzheimer’s Disease and Metabolic Syndrome Identifies the <i>PVRL2</i> Gene as a New Modulator of Diabetic Dyslipidemia
title_full_unstemmed Metabolic Overlap between Alzheimer’s Disease and Metabolic Syndrome Identifies the <i>PVRL2</i> Gene as a New Modulator of Diabetic Dyslipidemia
title_short Metabolic Overlap between Alzheimer’s Disease and Metabolic Syndrome Identifies the <i>PVRL2</i> Gene as a New Modulator of Diabetic Dyslipidemia
title_sort metabolic overlap between alzheimer s disease and metabolic syndrome identifies the i pvrl2 i gene as a new modulator of diabetic dyslipidemia
topic Alzheimer’s disease
diabetes
lipid
<i>PVRL2</i>
url https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/8/7415
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