Integrated analysis of genomic and genome-wide association studies identified candidate genes for nutrigenetic studies in flavonoids and vascular health: path to precision nutrition for (poly)phenols

Ruskovska, Tatjana and Postolov, Filip and Milenkovic, Dragan (2024) Integrated analysis of genomic and genome-wide association studies identified candidate genes for nutrigenetic studies in flavonoids and vascular health: path to precision nutrition for (poly)phenols. Nutrients, 16 (9). p. 1362.

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Abstract

Flavonoids exert vasculoprotective effects in humans, but interindividual variability in their action has also been reported. This study aims to identify genes that are associated with vascular health effects of flavonoids and whose polymorphisms could explain interindividual variability in response to their intake. Applying the predetermined literature search criteria, we identified five human intervention studies reporting positive effects of flavonoids on vascular function together with global genomic changes analyzed using microarray methods. Genes involved in vascular dysfunction were identified from genome-wide association studies (GWAS). By extracting data from the eligible human intervention studies, we obtained 5807 differentially expressed genes (DEGs). The number of identified upstream regulators (URs) varied across the studies, from 227 to 1407. The search of the GWAS Catalog revealed 493 genes associated with vascular dysfunction. An integrative analysis of transcriptomic data with GWAS genes identified 106 candidate DEGs and 42 candidate URs, while subsequent functional analyses and a search of the literature identified 20 top priority candidate genes: ALDH2, APOE, CAPZA1, CYP11B2, GNA13, IL6, IRF5, LDLR, LPL, LSP1, MKNK1, MMP3, MTHFR, MYO6, NCR3, PPARG, SARM1, TCF20, TCF7L2, and TNF. In conclusion, this integrated analysis identifies important genes to design future nutrigenetic studies for development of precision nutrition for polyphenols.

Item Type:	Article
Impact Factor Value:	4.8
Subjects:	Medical and Health Sciences > Health sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User:	Tatjana Ruskovska
Date Deposited:	05 Aug 2024 08:04
Last Modified:	05 Aug 2024 08:04
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/34484

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