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ArticleGenes & nutrition2014

Influence of +1245 A/G MT1A polymorphism on advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in elderly: effect of zinc supplementation.

Robertina Giacconi, Andreas Simm, Alexander Navarrete Santos, Laura Costarelli, Marco Malavolta, Patrizia Mecocci, Francesco Piacenza, Andrea Basso, Tamas Fulop, Lothar Rink and 5 more

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Article in Genes & nutrition, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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15 authors at 9 institutions in 7 countries.

Robertina GiacconiTranslation Research Center of Nutrition and Ageing, Italian National Research Centre on Aging (INRCA-IRCCS), Via Birarelli 8, 60121, Ancona, Italy, r.giacconi@inrca.it.
Andreas Simm
Alexander Navarrete Santos
Laura Costarelli
Marco Malavolta
Patrizia Mecocci
Francesco Piacenza
Andrea Basso
Tamas Fulop
Lothar Rink
George Dedoussis
Stavroula Kanoni
Georges Herbein
Jolanta Jajte
Eugenio Mocchegiani
Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani · ITMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg · DEHarokopio University of Athens · GRMedical University of Lodz · PLRWTH Aachen University · DEUniversité de franche-comté · FRUniversité de Sherbrooke · CAUniversity of Perugia · ITWellcome Sanger Institute · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) stimulate reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and represent a risk factor for atherosclerosis, while their formation seems to be prevented by zinc. Metallothioneins (MT), zinc-binding proteins exert an antioxidant function by regulating intracellular zinc availability and protecting cells from ROS damages. +1245 A/G MT1A polymorphism was implicated in type 2 diabetes and in cardiovascular disease development as well as in the modulation of antioxidant response. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of +1245 A/G MT1A polymorphism on AGEs and ROS production and to verify the effect of zinc supplementation on plasma AGEs, zinc status parameters and antioxidant enzyme activity in relation to this SNP. One hundred and ten healthy subjects (72 ± 6 years) from the ZincAge study were supplied with zinc aspartate (10 mg/day for 7 weeks) and screened for +1245 MT1A polymorphism. +1245 MT1A G+ (Arginine) genotype showed higher plasma AGEs and ROS production in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) than G- (Lysine) one at the baseline. No significant changes after zinc supplementation were observed for AGEs, ROS and MT levels as well as for enzyme antioxidant activity in relation to the genotype. Among zinc status parameters, major increases were observed for the intracellular labile zinc (iZnL) and the NO-induced release of zinc in PBMCs, in G+ genotype as compared to G- one. In summary, +1245 G+ carriers showed increased plasma AGEs and ROS production in PBMCs at baseline and a higher improvement in iZnL after zinc intervention with respect to G- individuals.

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