Influence of Pro12Ala peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma2 polymorphism on glucose response to exercise training in type 2 diabetes.
OBJECTIVE
Exercise training improves glycaemic control in some but not all individuals and little research has been done regarding genetic impact on the exercise training response in type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the Pro(12)Ala variant of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma2 gene on changes in fasting plasma glucose in response to exercise training.


METHODS
The study population comprised 139 sedentary type 2 diabetic patients (age: 54.4+/-7.2; HbA(1)c: 7.7+/-0.9%) who completed 3 months of supervised exercise training. The primary outcome variable in our analysis was the post-intervention change in blood glucose. Other assessments included measures of body composition, insulin sensitivity indices and maximal oxygen uptake (VO(2max)).


RESULTS
The frequency of the Ala allele was 8.3% and the genotypes were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. At baseline, neither body composition variables (weight, BMI, waist circumference), glucose homeostasis variables (glucose, insulin, HbA(1)c, homeostasis model assessment method) nor VO(2max) were different between genotypes (wild-type: Pro(12)Pro n=117, Ala carriers: X(12)Ala n=22). The exercise-training intervention led to similar improvements in body composition and glucose homeostasis variables in both genotype groups (p<0.05). The change in fasting plasma glucose was significantly different between PPARgamma2 genotypes (-1.66 mmol/l vs -0.54 mmol/l, Ala carriers and wild-type, respectively) (p=0.034 unadjusted and p=0.089 including baseline glucose) and the significant association between genotype and glucose response remained after adjusting for statistically significant predictors (age, changes in insulin and BMI [p=0.015]) and including baseline glucose, insulin and BMI (p=0.031).


CONCLUSIONS
These data suggest that the Pro(12)Ala polymorphism may influence the glycaemic response to exercise in type 2 diabetes.
Genetics Laboratory, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015308:Anaerobic Threshold; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D047495:PPAR gamma / Q000235:genetics*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D011446:Prospective Studies
D001786:Blood Glucose; D047495:PPAR gamma