title: The I/D polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene but not the angiotensinogen gene is associated with insulin response to oral glucose in Japanese.
abstract: Polymorphisms of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and angiotensinogen (AGT) genes have been reported to be associated with myocardial infarction and coronary artery disease, both of which are closely related to atherosclerosis and insulin resistance. In this study, we investigated the association between ACE and AGT genotypes and insulin sensitivity in a sample of 142 nondiabetic and 64 noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) Japanese subjects, aged 62.7 +/- 9.5 years. The insulin response to the 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was significantly lower in subjects with the ACE D/D genotype compared to those with the I allele (I/D and I/I genotypes) in both nondiabetic (P < 0.05) and NIDDM subjects (P < 0.005). These homozygous D/D subjects also had lower insulin area under the curve of plasma insulin concentrations during OGTT compared to those with the I allele in nondiabetic (P < 0.05) and NIDDM subjects (P < 0.01). However, there was no significant association between AGT genotypes and either insulin response or insulin area under the curve during OGTT, in either nondiabetic or NIDDM subjects. From a viewpoint that insulin response to oral glucose is significantly correlated with insulin sensitivity, these results suggest that polymorphic variations at the ACE gene, but not the AGT gene, may be involved in the genetic regulation of insulin sensitivity in both nondiabetic and NIDDM Japanese subjects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine I, School of Medicine, Oita Medical University, Hasama, Oita 879-5593, Japan.
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Cong
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamaguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D000808:Angiotensinogen / Q000235:genetics*; D019540:Area Under Curve; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D017931:DNA Primers; D007328:Insulin; D000808:Angiotensinogen; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A