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Beta2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms relate to obesity through blunted leptin-mediated sympathetic activation.

Authors: Masuo, K  Katsuya, T  Kawaguchi, H  Fu, Y  Rakugi, H  Ogihara, T  Tuck, ML 
Citation: Masuo K, etal., Am J Hypertens. 2006 Oct;19(10):1084-91.
RGD ID: 1601122
Pubmed: PMID:17027833   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.amjhyper.2006.02.015   (Journal Full-text)

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a growing public health problem. It has been reported that beta2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms are associated with obesity. This study examines the associations of beta2-adrenoceptor polymorphism with relationships between plasma norepinephrine (NE) and leptin to evaluate further the mechanisms of obesity. METHODS: In 329 normotensive (BP <140/90 mm Hg) men with a wide range of BMI (17.0 to 36.5 kg/m2), we measured BMI, total body fat mass, waist-to-hip ratio (W/H), BP, plasma NE, leptin, and the beta2-(Arg16Gly, Gln27Glu) adrenoceptor polymorphisms. The subjects consisted of 206 nonobese (BMI <25 kg/m2) and 123 overweight or obese (BMI >or=25 kg/m2) men. RESULTS: Overweight or obese subjects had a significantly higher frequency of Gly16 and Glu27 alleles compared with nonobese subjects. The subjects carrying Gly16 or Glu27 alleles regardless of BMI had greater total fat mass, W/H and plasma leptin compared with those without the Gly16 or Glu27 alleles, indicating that Gly16 and Glu27 alleles of the beta2-adrenoceptor gene are related to obesity and fat mass. Only in the nonobese subjects who carried the Gly16 and Glu27 alleles was there a high plasma NE level, but similar in overweight or obese subjects. To evaluate leptin-mediated sympathetic activation, we performed linear regression analyses between plasma leptin and NE. In groups with and without the Gly16 or Glu27 alleles, plasma leptin correlated with NE, but the slope in the group carrying the Gly16 or Glu27 allele was significantly lower than that without the Gly16 or Glu27. CONCLUSIONS: The findings demonstrate a strong and significant association of the Gly16 and Glu27 alleles with obesity. Lower slopes between leptin and NE in the subjects carrying these beta2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms indirectly indicate a blunted leptin-mediated sympathetic nerve activity. We propose that the beta2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms related to blunted leptin-mediated sympathetic activation offers further proof for the mechanisms of obesity.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
obesity susceptibilityIAGP 1601122DNA:polymorphisms: :p.R16G and p.Q27ERGD 
obesity susceptibilityISOADRB2 (Homo sapiens)1601122; 1601122DNA:polymorphisms: :p.R16G and p.Q27ERGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Adrb2  (adrenoceptor beta 2)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Adrb2  (adrenergic receptor, beta 2)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
ADRB2  (adrenoceptor beta 2)


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