title: Codon-54 polymorphism of the fatty acid-binding protein 2 gene is associated with elevation of fasting and postprandial triglyceride in type 2 diabetes.
abstract: Patients with type 2 diabetes are frequently dyslipidemic or hypertriglyceridemic. To assess whether increased intestinal triglyceride input leads to elevated fasting and postprandial triglycerides in type 2 diabetes, we used the codon 54 polymorphism of the fatty acid-binding protein 2 gene, which results in the substitution of threonine (Thr) for alanine and is associated with increased intestinal input of triglyceride. Of the 287 diabetic patients screened, 108 (37.6%) were heterozygous and 31 (10.8%) were homozygous for the Thr-54 allele. Mean (+/-SEM) fasting plasma triglyceride levels in patients with the wild-type (n = 80), those heterozygous for the Thr-54 allele (n = 57), and those homozygous for it (n = 18) were 2.0 +/- 0.09, 2.7 +/- 0.20, and 3.8 +/- 0.43 mmol/L, respectively. A linear relationship of mean fasting plasma triglyceride levels (r2 = 0.97) between the 3 groups was found. After fat ingestion, the postprandial area under the curve of plasma triglyceride (P = 0.025) and chylomicrons (Sf > 400, P = 0.013) was higher in the Thr-54/Thr-54 (n = 6) than in the wild-type (n = 9). Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that, in type 2 diabetes, increased intestinal input of triglyceride can lead to elevated fasting and postprandial plasma triglycerides.
authors.affiliation: Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Minnesota, 55417, USA. georg003@tc.umn.edu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Georgopoulos
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000235:genetics; D019540:Area Under Curve; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics*; D005215:Fasting / Q000097:blood*; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018996:Myelin P2 Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D019518:Postprandial Period / Q000502:physiology*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D003062:Codon; C107608:FABP7 protein, human; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL; D018996:Myelin P2 Protein; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins