Serum adiponectin is associated with homocysteine in elderly men and women, and with 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) in a sex-dependent manner.
Plasma homocysteine associates positively with cardiovascular disease. C-to-T substitution at base 677 of the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene associates with increased plasma homocysteine. The association of adiponectin with cardiovascular disease is unclear. This study of survivors of a 30-year cohort of the Jewish Israeli population, 310 men and 273 women (mean age, 70.5 ± 7.0 years for both), investigated the relationship between adiponectin and homocysteine, and between adiponectin and the MTHFR C677T genotype. Serum adiponectin associated positively with total homocysteine in both men (r = 0.27, P < .001) and women (r = 0.22, P < .001). In women, the TT MTHFR genotype associated with lower median adiponectin levels, 8.98 mg/L, compared with 9.88 and 10.57 mg/L for TC and CC, respectively (P = .05; CC vs TT, P = .01). In men, the trend was opposite, but not statistically significant: 7.90, 7.03, and 6.88 mg/L for TT, TC, and CC genotypes, respectively (P = .5). This study demonstrated a positive association between homocysteine and adiponectin in both elderly men and women and a statistically significant association between adiponectin and MTHFR C677T genotypes in women only.
Dankner
Rachel
R
Unit for Cardiovascular Epidemiology, The Gertner Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel 52621. racheld@gertner.health.gov.il
Chetrit
Angela
A
Murad
Havi
H
Sela
Ben-Ami
BA
Frystyk
Jan
J
Raz
Itamar
I
Flyvbjerg
Allan
A
D045103:5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (FADH2) / Q000235:genetics*; D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood*; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors
D052242:Adiponectin; D015415:Biomarkers; D006710:Homocysteine; D045103:5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (FADH2)