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ArticleProstaglandins & other lipid mediators2014

Arg287Gln variant of EPHX2 and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids are associated with insulin sensitivity in humans.

Claudia E Ramirez, Megan M Shuey, Ginger L Milne, Kimberly Gilbert, Nian Hui, Chang Yu, James M Luther, Nancy J Brown

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Article in Prostaglandins & other lipid mediators, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03486223 (Effect of Inhibition Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase on Insulin Sensitivity in Humans), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03486223 phase2completednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Inhibition Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase on Insulin Sensitivity in Humans

TypeinterventionalSponsorVanderbilt University Medical CenterRan2018 to 2021Enrolled16ConditionsDiabetes Mellitus, Endocrine System Diseases, Glucose Metabolism Disorders, PreDiabetesArmsGSK2256294, Placebo oral capsule
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Claudia E RamirezDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, D-3100 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Megan M ShueyDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, D-3100 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Ginger L MilneDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, D-3100 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Kimberly GilbertDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, D-3100 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Nian HuiDepartment of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, 2525 West End, Nashville, TN 37203, USA.
Chang YuDepartment of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, 2525 West End, Nashville, TN 37203, USA.
James M LutherDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, D-3100 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Nancy J BrownDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, D-3100 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Electronic address: Nancy.j.brown@vanderbilt.edu.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · USVanderbilt University · US

Funding

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY CTSA FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR024975 · NCRR · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2007 to 2011
$45.7M
TRANSPORT EFFECTS OF ARACHIDONATE METABOLITES IN PERFUSED TUBULEP01DK038226 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BROWN, NANCY J. · 1986 to 2015
$22.1M
TRAINING IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCEST32GM007628 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI BARNETT, JOEY VICTOR, KAVALALI, EGE T · 1985 to 2022
$11.2M
RENIN/ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM AND FIBRINOLYSIS IN HUMANSR01HL060906 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI BROWN, NANCY J. · 1998 to 2014
$5.4M
Endogenous Aldosterone and Glucose HomeostasisR01DK096994 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI LUTHER, JAMES MATTHEW · 2013 to 2017
$2.1M
Aldosterone and Glucose MetabolismK23DK081662 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI LUTHER, JAMES MATTHEW · 2008 to 2012
$863k
NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024975NHLBI NIH HHS HL060906NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL060906NIDDK NIH HHS DK038226NIDDK NIH HHS DK081662NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK081662NIDDK NIH HHS P01 DK038226NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK096994NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007628
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) protect against the development of insulin resistance in rodents. EETs are hydrolyzed to less biologically active diols by soluble epoxide hydrolase (encoded for by EPHX2). Functional variants of EPHX2 encode for enzymes with increased (Lys55Arg) or decreased (Arg287Gln) hydrolase activity. This study tested the hypothesis that variants of EPHX2 are associated with insulin sensitivity or secretion in humans. Subjects participating in metabolic phenotyping studies were genotyped. Eighty-five subjects underwent hyperglycemic clamps. There was no relationship between the Lys55Arg genotype and insulin sensitivity or secretion. In contrast, the EPHX2 287Gln variant was associated with higher insulin sensitivity index (p=0.019 controlling for body mass index and metabolic syndrome). Also, there was an interactive effect of EPHX2 Arg287Gln genotype and body mass index on insulin sensitivity index (p=0.029). There was no relationship between EPHX2 Arg287Gln genotype and acute or late-phase glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, but disposition index was higher in 287Gln carriers compared with Arg/Arg (p=0.022). Plasma EETs correlated with insulin sensitivity index (r=0.64, p=0.015 for total EETs) and were decreased in the metabolic syndrome. A genetic variant that results in decreased soluble epoxide hydrolase activity is associated with increased insulin sensitivity, as are higher EETs.

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AdultArachidonic AcidsBody Mass IndexDNAEpoxide HydrolasesFemaleGenetic VariationGenotypeGlucose Clamp TechniqueHumansInsulinInsulin ResistanceInsulin SecretionMaleMiddle AgedPolymerase Chain ReactionArachidonic AcidsDNAEPHX2 protein, humanEpoxide HydrolasesInsulinEpoxyeicosatrienoic acidsInsulin sensitivityMetabolic syndromeSoluble epoxide hydrolase

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