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NCT number NCT03279432
Other study ID # NIA
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received September 8, 2017
Last updated September 11, 2017
Start date August 18, 2004
Est. completion date July 7, 2013

Study information

Verified date September 2017
Source National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The link between metabolic disturbances and vitamin D receptor (VDR) and MEGALIN (or LRP2) gene polymorphisms remains unclear, particularly among African-American adults. The associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for VDR [rs1544410(BsmI:G/A), rs7975232(ApaI:A/C), rs731236(TaqI:G/A)] and MEGALIN [rs3755166:G/A,rs2075252:C/T, rs2228171:C/T] genes with incident and prevalent metabolic disturbances, including obesity, central obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) were evaluated.

From 1,024 African-Americans participating in the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span (HANDLS, Baltimore, MD, 2004-2013) study, 539 subjects were selected who had complete genetic data as well as covariates selected for metabolic outcomes at two consecutive examinations (visits 1 and 2) with a mean follow-up time of 4.64±0.93y. Haplotype (HAP) analyses generated polymorphism groups that were linked to incident and prevalent metabolic disturbances.


Description:

Adiposity, especially central adiposity, is a key component of the metabolic syndrome (MetS), which is accompanied by hyperglycemia, elevated blood pressure, lower HDL cholesterol and hypertriglyceridemia.(Ford, et al., 2003,Grundy, 1999)_ENREF_4 MetS increases the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease by 1.7- and 5-folds, respectively.(Alberti, et al., 2009,Ford, et al., 2003,Galassi, et al., 2006) MetS is heritable and polygenic.(Maes, et al., 1997) Genetic variability contributes to 16%-85% of changes in Body Mass Index (BMI)(Yang, et al., 2007) and 37%-81% in waist circumference (WC) (e.g.(Ochs-Balcom, et al., 2011)). MetS is a major public health concern, increasing all-cause mortality rates, disability and health care costs.(Appels and Vandenbroucke, 2006,Bender, et al., 2006,Colditz, 1999,Doig, 2004,Ferrucci and Alley, 2007,Hill, et al., 2004,Solomon and Manson, 1997,Stevens, 2000,Wolf and Colditz, 1998) Obesity is implicated in the etiology of vitamin D deficiency. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration correlates inversely with adiposity.(Beydoun, et al., 2010,Dorjgochoo, et al., 2012) Conversely, vitamin D3 may play a role in obesity by modulating intracellular calcium homeostasis, because higher intracellular calcium triggers lipogenesis and suppresses lipolysis.(Zemel, 2003) Many organs express vitamin D receptor (VDR), a part of the nuclear hormone receptor super-family. The VDR-1,25(OH)2D3 complex modulates transcription of vitamin D responsive genes(Kato, 2000) and influences adipocyte differentiation both in vitro and in vivo.(Wood, 2008) Epidemiological studies have shown associations of VDR gene polymorphisms with adiposity and related metabolic disorders.(Filus, et al., 2008,Grundberg, et al., 2004,Gu, et al., 2009,Ochs-Balcom, et al., 2011,Oh and Barrett-Connor, 2002,Ortlepp, et al., 2001,Ortlepp, et al., 2003,Speer, et al., 2001,Ye, et al., 2001) However, studies specifically examining adiposity outcomes either had small sample sizes (<400), (e.g.(Filus, et al., 2008,Grundberg, et al., 2004,Speer, et al., 2001)) or were restricted to one sex, (e.g. (Grundberg, et al., 2004,Ochs-Balcom, et al., 2011)) but more importantly were all cross-sectional or case-control by design.(Filus, et al., 2008,Grundberg, et al., 2004,Gu, et al., 2009,Ochs-Balcom, et al., 2011,Oh and Barrett-Connor, 2002,Ortlepp, et al., 2001,Ortlepp, et al., 2003,Speer, et al., 2001,Ye, et al., 2001) MEGALIN (aka low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-2 [LRP-2]), is the endocytic vitamin D-binding protein receptor which allows vitamin D entry into cells and whose expression is directly regulated by both vitamin D (Gressner, et al., 2008)) and vitamin A.(Liu, et al., 1998) MEGALIN may influences obesity by mediating leptin transport through the blood-brain barrier and modulating leptin signaling,(Dietrich, et al., 2008) or by facilitating transcytosis of its precursor hormone thyroglobulin.(Lisi, et al., 2005) Collectively, leptin and thyroid hormones affect adiposity through energy metabolism regulation.(Beydoun, et al., 2011) MEGALIN acting also as the receptor for sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG) may play a role in the interaction between estrogen, vitamin D and intracellular calcium in adipocytes, resulting in sex-specific effects of MEGALIN polymorphisms on obesity phenotypes.(Ding, et al., 2008) In this study, it is hypothesized that selected polymorphisms in VDR and MEGALIN genes have sex-specific associations with several key metabolic disturbances in a longitudinal study of African-American urban adults.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 1021
Est. completion date July 7, 2013
Est. primary completion date July 7, 2013
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 30 Years to 64 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. 3,720 baseline participants (mean±SD age(y) of 48.3±9.4, 45.3% men, and 59.1% African-American),

2. Genetic data were available on 1,024 African-American participants.

3. Incomplete covariate data reduced the sample to n=769, while additional exclusions lead to a sample size ranging between 574 and 598 participants, with 539 having complete data on all baseline and follow-up outcome measures (cross-sectional part of the analysis).

4. In the longitudinal analysis, metabolic disturbance-free at baseline participants were selected for each outcome. Sample sizes ranged from n=246 (central obesity-free) to n=466 (hyperglycemia-free).

5. There were n=294 MetS-free individuals at baseline.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Whites in HANDLS, since they did not have any genetic data collected.

2. All African-Americans in HANDLS without genetic data collected.

3. All African-Americans in HANDLS with genetic data collected, who had incomplete data on key outcome variables and/or basic covariates of interest.

Study Design


Locations

Country Name City State
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Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
National Institute on Aging (NIA)

References & Publications (35)

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Bender R, Zeeb H, Schwarz M, Jöckel KH, Berger M. Causes of death in obesity: relevant increase in cardiovascular but not in all-cancer mortality. J Clin Epidemiol. 2006 Oct;59(10):1064-71. Epub 2006 May 30. — View Citation

Beydoun MA, Beydoun HA, Shroff MR, Kitner-Triolo MH, Zonderman AB. Serum leptin, thyroxine and thyroid-stimulating hormone levels interact to affect cognitive function among US adults: evidence from a large representative survey. Neurobiol Aging. 2012 Aug;33(8):1730-43. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.05.008. Epub 2011 Jul 16. — View Citation

Beydoun MA, Boueiz A, Shroff MR, Beydoun HA, Wang Y, Zonderman AB. Associations among 25-hydroxyvitamin D, diet quality, and metabolic disturbance differ by adiposity in adults in the United States. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug;95(8):3814-27. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-0410. Epub 2010 May 12. — View Citation

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Dorjgochoo T, Shi J, Gao YT, Long J, Delahanty R, Xiang YB, Cai Q, Shu XO. Genetic variants in vitamin D metabolism-related genes and body mass index: analysis of genome-wide scan data of approximately 7000 Chinese women. Int J Obes (Lond). 2012 Sep;36(9):1252-5. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2011.246. Epub 2011 Dec 13. — View Citation

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Filus A, Trzmiel A, Kuliczkowska-Plaksej J, Tworowska U, Jedrzejuk D, Milewicz A, Medras M. Relationship between vitamin D receptor BsmI and FokI polymorphisms and anthropometric and biochemical parameters describing metabolic syndrome. Aging Male. 2008 Sep;11(3):134-9. doi: 10.1080/13685530802273426. — View Citation

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Gressner OA, Lahme B, Gressner AM. Gc-globulin (vitamin D binding protein) is synthesized and secreted by hepatocytes and internalized by hepatic stellate cells through Ca(2+)-dependent interaction with the megalin/gp330 receptor. Clin Chim Acta. 2008 Apr;390(1-2):28-37. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2007.12.011. Epub 2007 Dec 23. — View Citation

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Grundy SM. Hypertriglyceridemia, insulin resistance, and the metabolic syndrome. Am J Cardiol. 1999 May 13;83(9B):25F-29F. Review. — View Citation

Gu JM, Xiao WJ, He JW, Zhang H, Hu WW, Hu YQ, Li M, Liu YJ, Fu WZ, Yu JB, Gao G, Yue H, Ke YH, Zhang ZL. Association between VDR and ESR1 gene polymorphisms with bone and obesity phenotypes in Chinese male nuclear families. Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2009 Dec;30(12):1634-42. doi: 10.1038/aps.2009.169. — View Citation

Hill JO, Sallis JF, Peters JC. Economic analysis of eating and physical activity: a next step for research and policy change. Am J Prev Med. 2004 Oct;27(3 Suppl):111-6. Review. — View Citation

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Ochs-Balcom HM, Chennamaneni R, Millen AE, Shields PG, Marian C, Trevisan M, Freudenheim JL. Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with adiposity phenotypes. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Jan;93(1):5-10. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29986. Epub 2010 Nov 3. — View Citation

Oh JY, Barrett-Connor E. Association between vitamin D receptor polymorphism and type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome in community-dwelling older adults: the Rancho Bernardo Study. Metabolism. 2002 Mar;51(3):356-9. — View Citation

Ortlepp JR, Lauscher J, Hoffmann R, Hanrath P, Joost HG. The vitamin D receptor gene variant is associated with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease. Diabet Med. 2001 Oct;18(10):842-5. — View Citation

Ortlepp JR, Metrikat J, Albrecht M, von Korff A, Hanrath P, Hoffmann R. The vitamin D receptor gene variant and physical activity predicts fasting glucose levels in healthy young men. Diabet Med. 2003 Jun;20(6):451-4. — View Citation

Solomon CG, Manson JE. Obesity and mortality: a review of the epidemiologic data. Am J Clin Nutr. 1997 Oct;66(4 Suppl):1044S-1050S. Review. — View Citation

Speer G, Cseh K, Winkler G, Vargha P, Braun E, Takács I, Lakatos P. Vitamin D and estrogen receptor gene polymorphisms in type 2 diabetes mellitus and in android type obesity. Eur J Endocrinol. 2001 Apr;144(4):385-9. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Obesity Obesity was defined as BMI=30 kg/m2. 2004-2013
Primary Central Obesity Central obesity was defined based on waist circumference (WC) = 102 cm or 40 inches (men), = 88 cm or 35 inches (women) 2004-2013
Primary Metabolic Syndrome Participants who screened positive on at least 3 of 5 conditions ((1) central obesity (see above); (2) dyslipidemia: TAG=1.695 mmol/L (150 mg/dl); (3) dyslipidemia: HDL-C<40 mg/dL (male), <50 mg/dL (female); (4) blood pressure=130/85 mmHg; (5) fasting plasma glucose=6.1 mmol/L (110 mg/dl).(39)) were classified as MetS-positive (2) Similarly, continuous annual rates of change (?) in metabolic outcomes were considered, specifically number of metabolic disturbances (MetD), BMI, WC, SBP, DBP, TAG, HDL-C, and Glucose. Binary incident outcomes included obesity, central obesity, MetS and other metabolic disturbance (i.e. hypertension, dyslipidemia-TAG, dyslipidemia-HDL and hyperglycemia). 2004-2013
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