title: Association of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 -2518 polymorphism with metabolic syndrome in a South Indian cohort.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Previous reports have indicated an association of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) with risk factors for atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease (CAD). Because some of these risk factors form components of metabolic syndrome, in the present study, we investigated the association of an important promoter region polymorphism of MCP-1, A-2518G, and its serum levels with metabolic syndrome in a South Indian cohort.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study comprised of 126 healthy subjects aged 30-59 years from South India. Subjects were classified on the basis of presence or absence of metabolic syndrome and metabolic syndrome components as per the International Diabetes Federation definition. MCP-1 genotyping was done by polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment-length polymorphism, and serum levels were estimated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The MCP-1 -2518G allele frequency in the study population was 32.9% and the mean MCP-1 serum levels were 523 +/- 272.3 pg/mL. Subjects with metabolic syndrome showed an increased presence of the MCP-1 -2518G allele in comparison to those without metabolic syndrome (odds ratio [OR] = 5.03, P = 0.02). The association was related to a higher proportion of this allele in subjects with increased waist circumference (OR = 3.78, P = 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The MCP-1 -2518G allele may be contributing to atherosclerosis and CAD by conferring an increased risk to metabolic syndrome and/or obesity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cellular and Molecular Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
authors.forename: Savneet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Sumith R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Panicker
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: P Sankara
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Sarma
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Thankappan
authors.forename: Chandrasekharan C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Kartha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000209:etiology; D001483:Base Sequence; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D018932:Chemokine CCL2 / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000209:etiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012307:Risk Factors; D055105:Waist Circumference
chemical_list: C111835:CCL2 protein, human; D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D017931:DNA Primers