Risk Effects of rs1799945 Polymorphism of the Gene and Intergenic Interactions of GWAS-Significant Loci for Arterial Hypertension in the Caucasian Population of Central Russia.

The aim of this case-control replicative study was to investigate the link between GWAS-impact for arterial hypertension (AH) and/or blood pressure (BP) gene polymorphisms and AH risk in Russian subjects (Caucasian population of Central Russia). AH (n = 939) and control (n = 466) cohorts were examined for ten GWAS AH/BP risk loci. The genotypes/alleles of these SNP and their combinations (SNP-SNP interactions) were tested for their association with the AH development using a logistic regression statistical procedure.

Sex-Specific Features of the Correlation between GWAS-Noticeable Polymorphisms and Hypertension in Europeans of Russia.

The aim of the study was directed at studying the sex-specific features of the correlation between genome-wide association studies (GWAS)-noticeable polymorphisms and hypertension (HTN). In two groups of European subjects of Russia ( = 1405 in total), such as men ( = 821 in total: = 564 HTN, = 257 control) and women ( = 584 in total: = 375 HTN, = 209 control), the distribution of ten specially selected polymorphisms (they have confirmed associations of GWAS level with blood pressure (BP) parameters and/or HTN in Europeans) has been considered. The list of studied loci was as follows: () rs932764 A > G, () rs1173771 G > A, () rs7302981 G > A, () rs1799945 C > G, () rs4387287 C > A, () rs805303 G > A, () rs167479 T > G, () rs633185 C > G, () rs8068318 T > C, and () rs2681472 A > G.

Effects of Pre-Pregnancy Overweight/Obesity on the Pattern of Association of Hypertension Susceptibility Genes with Preeclampsia.

The aim of this study was to explore the effects of pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity on the pattern of association of hypertension susceptibility genes with preeclampsia (PE). Ten single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the 10 genome-wide association studies (GWAS)-significant hypertension/blood pressure (BP) candidate genes were genotyped in 950 pregnant women divided into two cohorts according to their pre-pregnancy body mass index (preBMI): preBMI ≥ 25 (162 with PE and 159 control) and preBMI < 25 (290 with PE and 339 control). The PLINK software package was utilized to study the association (analyzed four genetic models using logistic regression).

Polymorphisms of hypertension susceptibility genes as a risk factors of preeclampsia in the Caucasian population of central Russia.

Introduction: The study was designed to assess the effects of hypertension (HT) susceptibility genes polymorphisms in the development of preeclampsia (PE) in Caucasians from Central Russia.

Methods: PE patients (n = 452) and women control group (n = 498) were genotyped for 10 polymorphisms of HT/blood pressure (BP) susceptibility genes (according to the previously published GWAS in Caucasian populations) including AC026703.1 (rs1173771), HFE (rs1799945), BAG6 (rs805303), PLCE1 (rs932764), OBFC1 (rs4387287), ARHGAP42 (rs633185), CERS5 (rs7302981), ATP2B1 (rs2681472), TBX2 (rs8068318) and RGL3 (rs167479).

Functionally significant polymorphisms of ESR1and PGR and risk of intrauterine growth restriction in population of Central Russia.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the role ofESR1 and PGR gene polymorphisms in development of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) among Russian women in Central Russia.

Study Design: This case-control study recruited a total of 520 women in the third trimester of pregnancy, including 196 IUGR patients and 324 controls. The participants were unrelated women of self-reported Russian ethnicity.

Dataset of allele and genotype frequencies of five polymorphisms candidate genes analyzed for association with body mass index in Russian women.

Data on the allele and genotype frequencies of the five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) 5 genes - rs1514175 , rs713586 RBJ, rs887912 , rs2241423 , rs12444979 in Russian women are presented. Several genome-wide association studies identified these SNPs could be significant genetic markers associated with body mass index (BMI). Standard methods were used for collecting of the anthropometric characteristics (height and weight).

HDAC inhibitor sodium butyrate sensitizes E1A+Ras-transformed cells to DNA damaging agents by facilitating formation and persistence of γH2AX foci.

HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) suppress the growth of tumor cells due to induction of cell cycle arrest, senescence or apoptosis. Recent data demonstrate that HDACi can interfere with DNA Damage Response (DDR) thereby sensitizing the cells to DNA damaging agents. Here, we show that HDACi sodium butyrate (NaBut) potentiates the formation of γH2AX foci predominantly in S-phase E1A+Ras cells.

e2f1 Gene is a new member of Wnt/beta-catenin/Tcf-regulated genes.

HDAC inhibitors induce cell cycle arrest of E1A+Ras-transformed cells accompanied by e2f1 gene down-regulation and activation of Wnt pathway. Here we show that e2f1 expression is regulated through the Wnt/Tcf-pathway: e2f1 promoter activity is inhibited by sodium butyrate (NaB) and by overexpression of beta-catenin/Tcf. The e2f1 promoter was found to contain two putative Tcf-binding elements: the proximal one competes well with canonical Tcf element in DNA-binding assay.

G1/S arrest induced by histone deacetylase inhibitor sodium butyrate in E1A + Ras-transformed cells is mediated through down-regulation of E2F activity and stabilization of beta-catenin.

Tumor cells are often characterized by a high and growth factor-independent proliferation rate. We have previously shown that REF cells transformed with oncogenes E1A and c-Ha-Ras do not undergo G(1)/S arrest of the cell cycle after treatment with genotoxic factors. In this work, we used sodium butyrate, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, to show that E1A + Ras transformants were able to stop proliferation and undergo G(1)/S arrest.

Downregulation of c-fos gene transcription in cells transformed by E1A and cHa-ras oncogenes: a role of sustained activation of MAP/ERK kinase cascade and of inactive chromatin structure at c-fos promoter.

REF cells transformed by oncogenes E1A and cHa-ras reveal high and constitutive DNA-binding activity of AP-1 factor lacking in c-Fos protein. Consistently, the transcription of c-fos gene has been found to be downregulated. To elucidate the mechanisms of c-fos downregulation in E1A+cHa-ras transformants, we studied the levels of activity of ERK, JNK/SAPK and p38 kinases and phosphorylation state of Elk-1 transcription factor involved in regulation of c-fos gene.