title: Relationship between the -374T/A RAGE gene polymorphism and angiographic coronary artery disease.
abstract: The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is thought to play a critical role in diabetic atherosclerosis. Accordingly, a functional -374T/A polymorphism in RAGE gene promoter has been associated with macrovascular complications in type 1 diabetic patients. However, the extent to which this common variant influences the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the general population remains to be determined. We genotyped the -374T/A RAGE polymorphism in 259 non-diabetic individuals, of whom 175 had angiographically documented coronary artery disease (CAD patients) and 84 had normal coronary angiography (CAD-free control subjects). Homozygosity for the -374A allele was found in 9.7% of the CAD patients versus 22.6% of the CAD-free subjects (p=0.005). By means of a multiple logistic regression analysis, the AA genotype of the -374T/A polymorphism was shown to be independently associated with a reduced risk of CAD (adjusted odds ratio 0.33, 95% CI 0.15 to 0.73; p=0.006). Our observations suggest that the -374T/A polymorphism of the RAGE gene may reduce susceptibility to CAD, thus exerting a protective effect on coronary risk. Future pathophysiological studies may be worthwhile to clarify the mechanisms behind this association.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, University of Pavia, I-27100 Pavia, Italy. c.falcone@smatteo.pv.it
authors.forename: Colomba
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Falcone
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Campo
authors.forename: Enzo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Emanuele
authors.forename: Maria P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Buzzi
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zorzetto
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sbarsi
authors.forename: Mariaclara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuccia
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000235:genetics*; D000483:Alleles; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D000067759:Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000235:genetics*; D013936:Thymidine / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000067759:Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D000241:Adenosine; D013936:Thymidine