Association of estrogen receptor-alpha gene polymorphisms with cardiac autonomic nervous activity in healthy young Japanese males
Autor: | Hanae Yamazaki, Ning Gu, Masahiko Nonaka, Tetsuya Adachi, Tohru Nishiyama, Kinsuke Tsuda, Koichiro Yasuda, Toshio Moritani, Tetsuro Matsunaga |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Supine position Adolescent Genotype Clinical Biochemistry Diastole Estrogen receptor Biology Autonomic Nervous System Biochemistry Young Adult Reference Values Internal medicine medicine Heart rate variability Humans Allele Deoxyribonucleases Type II Site-Specific Alleles Polymorphism Genetic Biochemistry (medical) Haplotype Genetic Variation General Medicine Autonomic nervous system Endocrinology Estrogen receptor alpha |
Zdroj: | Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry. 411(7-8) |
ISSN: | 1873-3492 |
Popis: | Background Estrogens exert beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system that are mediated by estrogen receptors. We examined the association between the estrogen receptor α gene (ESR1) PvuII and XbaI polymorphisms and cardiac autonomic nervous function in Japanese males. Methods We examined 252 young healthy males for association of ESR1 PvuII and XbaI polymorphisms and short-term heart rate variability (HRV) during supine rest and in a standing position. The very low frequency (VLF), low frequency (LF), and high frequency (HF) components of HRV were quantified by frequency domain analysis. Results Carriers of the ESR1 PvuII C allele had higher mean blood pressure (BP), while the XbaI GG genotype was significantly associated with higher diastolic and mean BP, but lower HR. In the haplotype analysis, carriers of the ESR1 haplotype 2 (PvuII C and XbaI A) allele had a higher systolic and mean BP, and lower HRV spectral powers (total power, VLF, LF, and HF components) in a supine rest compared with those of non-carriers. Conclusions The ESR1 PvuII and XbaI haplotype is associated with BP variation and the reduction in cardiac autonomic nervous activity in young Japanese males, which may be precursors of future pathological episodes of cardiovascular diseases. |
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