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- Title
Methylation and Expression of FTO and PLAG1 Genes in Childhood Obesity: Insight into Anthropometric Parameters and Glucose–Lipid Metabolism.
- Authors
Czogała, Wojciech; Czogała, Małgorzata; Strojny, Wojciech; Wątor, Gracjan; Wołkow, Paweł; Wójcik, Małgorzata; Bik Multanowski, Mirosław; Tomasik, Przemysław; Wędrychowicz, Andrzej; Kowalczyk, Wojciech; Miklusiak, Karol; Łazarczyk, Agnieszka; Hałubiec, Przemysław; Skoczeń, Szymon; Henneman, Peter
- Abstract
The occurrence of childhood obesity is influenced by both genetic and epigenetic factors. FTO (FTO alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenase) is a gene of well-established connection with adiposity, while a protooncogene PLAG1 (PLAG1 zinc finger) has been only recently linked to this condition. We performed a cross-sectional study on a cohort of 16 obese (aged 6.6–17.7) and 10 healthy (aged 11.4–16.9) children. The aim was to evaluate the relationship between methylation and expression of the aforementioned genes and the presence of obesity as well as alterations in anthropometric measurements (including waist circumference (WC), body fat (BF_kg) and body fat percent (BF_%)), metabolic parameters (lipid profile, blood glucose and insulin levels, presence of insulin resistance) and blood pressure. Expression and methylation were measured in peripheral blood mononuclear cells using a microarray technique and a method based on restriction enzymes, respectively. Multiple regression models were constructed to adjust for the possible influence of age and sex on the investigated associations. We showed significantly increased expression of the FTO gene in obese children and in patients with documented insulin resistance. Higher FTO expression was also associated with an increase in WC, BF_kg, and BF_% as well as higher fasting concentration of free fatty acids (FFA). FTO methylation correlated positively with WC and BF_kg. Increase in PLAG1 expression was associated with higher BF%. Our results indicate that the FTO gene is likely to play an important role in the development of childhood adiposity together with coexisting impairment of glucose-lipid metabolism.
- Subjects
LIPID metabolism; GLUCOSE metabolism; FASTING; MONONUCLEAR leukocytes; CHILDHOOD obesity; ANTHROPOMETRY; ONCOGENES; CROSS-sectional method; MULTIPLE regression analysis; METABOLISM; MICROARRAY technology; GENE expression; PERIPHERAL circulation; METHYLATION; WAIST circumference; ACYCLIC acids; OXIDOREDUCTASES; STATISTICAL correlation; BLOOD pressure measurement; LONGITUDINAL method; ADIPOSE tissues; INSULIN resistance; FATTY acids; EPIGENOMICS
- Publication
Nutrients, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 5, p1683
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu13051683