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A SNP of NPC1L1 affects cholesterol absorption in Japanese.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20379057     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIM: Ezetimibe is known to target Niemann-Pick Type C1 Like1 (NPC1L1), a key protein in intestinal cholesterol absorption, and thus to decrease serum LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. The response of serum LDL-C levels to ezetimibe was reported to differe among NPC1L1 haplotypes.We analyzed NPC1L1 genotypes in Japanese and investigated differences in markers of cholesterol synthesis/absorption among the genotypes. METHODS: Blood samples were collected from 42 adult volunteers to measure markers of cholesterol synthesis (lathosterol) and absorption (sitosterol and campesterol) by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Based on a study by Hegele RA et al. in Canada, we selected three SNPs (1735 C>G, 25342 A>C and 27677 T>C (numbers relative to the transcription start site)) and analyzed them using PCR-RFLP. RESULTS: The frequencies of genotypes were as follows: 1735 C/G (46%)>C/C (35%)>G/G (19%), 25342 A/A (97%)>A/C (3%)>C/C (0%) and 27677 T/T (97%)>T/C (3%)>C/C (0%). Serum campesterol levels were significantly higher in the 1735 G/G group than 1735 C/G+C/C group, but lathosterol levels showed no significant differences between the genotypes. CONCLUSION: Our results revealed differences in the frequency of the NPC1L1 polymorphism between Japanese and Canadians. In Japanese, the 1735 G/G group showed enhanced cholesterol absorption from the intestine, as compared to the 1735 C/G+C/C group.
Authors:
Tomomi Maeda; Akira Honda; Toshio Ishikawa; Makoto Kinoshita; Yamato Mashimo; Yoko Takeoka; Daijiro Yasuda; Jun Kusano; Kazuhisa Tsukamoto; Yasushi Matsuzaki; Tamio Teramoto
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-04-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1880-3873     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Atheroscler. Thromb.     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-10     Completed Date:  2010-08-24     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9506298     Medline TA:  J Atheroscler Thromb     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  356-60     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. a.fenton@liverpool.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Asian Continental Ancestry Group / genetics*
Cholesterol / blood*
Chromatography, Liquid
Female
Genotype
Humans
Intestines / metabolism*
Male
Membrane Proteins / genetics*
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics*
Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Membrane Proteins; 0/NPC1L1 protein, human; 57-88-5/Cholesterol

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