title: 4G/5G promoter PAI-1 gene polymorphism is associated with plasmatic PAI-1 activity in Italians: a model of gene-environment interaction.
abstract: The PAI-1 gene promoter 4G/5G polymorphism was found to be associated with plasma PAI-1 activity in Northern and Central Europe populations, but no data are available on the association between this polymorphism and PAI-1 levels in Southern Europe countries (such as Italy) where the incidence of ischemic disorders is lower. This study shows that among populations with different incidence of atherothrombotic disorders the 4G/5G PAI-1 gene promoter polymorphism has the same importance in the regulation of plasma PAI-1 activity. Moreover, we have analysed some gene-environmental interactions: the correlation between PAI-1 and cholesterol in non dyslipidemic subjects and the correlation between PAI-1 activity and tryglicerides in dyslipidemic subjects differed according to the 4G/5G genotype class. Thus, our findings suggest that, among subjects with or without metabolic disorders such as dyslipidemia, completely different gene-environment interactions may occur.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Department of Vascular Medicine and Pharmacology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Burzotta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Castelnuovo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Amore
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Orazio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Bitondo
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Donati
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Iacoviello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1