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Article: Arsenic Exposure and Calpain-10 Polymorphisms Impair the Function of Pancreatic Beta-Cells in Humans: A Pilot Study of Risk Factors for T2DM.
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ABSTRACT: The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing worldwide and diverse environmental and genetic risk factors are well recognized. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the calpain-10 gene (CAPN-10), which encodes a protein involved in the secretion and action of insulin, and chronic exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) through drinking water have been independently associated with an increase in the risk for T2DM. In the present work we evaluated if CAPN-10 SNPs and iAs exposure jointly contribute to the outcome of T2DM. Insulin secretion (beta-cell function) and insulin sensitivity were evaluated indirectly through validated indexes (HOMA2) in subjects with and without T2DM who have been exposed to a gradient of iAs in their drinking water in northern Mexico. The results were analyzed taking into account the presence of the risk factor SNPs SNP-43 and -44 in CAPN-10. Subjects with T2DM had significantly lower beta-cell function and insulin sensitivity. An inverse association was found between beta-cell function and iAs exposure, the association being more pronounced in subjects with T2DM. Subjects without T2DM who were carriers of the at-risk genotype SNP-43 or -44, also had significantly lower beta-cell function. The association of SNP-43 with beta-cell function was dependent on iAs exposure, age, gender and BMI, whereas the association with SNP-44 was independent of all of these factors. Chronic exposure to iAs seems to be a risk factor for T2DM in humans through the reduction of beta-cell function, with an enhanced effect seen in the presence of the at-risk genotype of SNP-43 in CAPN-10. Carriers of CAPN-10 SNP-44 have also shown reduced beta-cell function.PLoS ONE 01/2013; 8(1):e51642. · 4.09 Impact Factor -
Article: The reduction of Calpain-10 expression is associated with risk polymorphisms in obese children.
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ABSTRACT: Excessive weight gain and obesity are major public health concerns. Childhood obesity is growing at an alarming rate. Polymorphisms in the calpain-10 gene and the reduced expression of this gene in muscle cells and adipocytes have been associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in several populations. In the present study, we explored the contribution of Calpain-10 in the development of metabolic impairment in childhood. We evaluated the presence of risk polymorphisms in the CAPN10 gene (SNP-44, SNP-43, InDel-19 and SNP-63) and the associated changes in the Calpain-10 mRNA levels in a pediatric population. A total of 161 Mexican children between 4 and 18years old were included in this study. This population was classified into three groups according to international growth references: healthy weight (HW), overweight (OW) and obese (OB). Association studies of the anthropometric data, clinical values, genotyping and expression assays showed a decrease in the Calpain-10 mRNA and protein expression in the OW and OB groups with respect to the HW group. This decrease in the Calpain-10 mRNA expression was more evident in individuals homozygous for SNP-44 (T/T) and InDel-19 (3/3), alone (p<0.001 and p=0.015, respectively) or in combination (p=0.017). These polymorphisms were also associated with elevated BMI, weight percentiles, z-scores, waist circumferences, fasting glucose levels and beta cell functions in the OW and OB groups (p<0.05). Moreover, our results indicate a statistically significant decrease in the expression of the 75-kDa Calpain-10 isoform in the OW/OB group. The presence of polymorphisms and alterations in the expression of the CAPN10 gene at early ages might result in metabolic impairment in adulthood and should be further investigated.Gene 12/2012; · 2.34 Impact Factor -
Article: Polymorphism in exon 4 of TP53 gene associated to HPV 16 and 18 in Mexican women with cervical cancer.
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ABSTRACT: Cervical cancer (CC) is the second most common cancer in Mexican women. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is necessary but not sufficient for CC development. Furthermore, genetic factors as polymorphisms could be important susceptibility factors. Controversial results regarding TP53 polymorphisms specifically in codon 72 of CC have been reported. In the present work, the exon 4 sequence of TP53 gene in CC and healthy Mexican-mestizo women were analyzed. A group of 111 women with CC and 126 healthy women (control) were included. Peripheral blood cells for polymorphism analysis and cervical scrape for HPV detection were used. PCR of exon 4 of TP53 were subjected to denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) analysis and sequencing. HPV detection was subjected to PCR and sequencing. The statistical analysis was carried out using the Arlequin software. Codon 72 Arg/Arg was the most common SNP detected, and Hardy-Weinberg analysis showed equilibrium in control and CC samples (P>0.05). Wild type sequence of TP53 exon 4 was detected in 66 and 57% in control and CC samples, respectively. For codon 72 Arg/Arg, differences between control and CC women were found (P=0.043). An association between HPV 16/18 infection and 72 Arg/Arg in woman with CC was found (P=0.026). Haplotype GC (codon 36 and 72) was statistically significantly associated with CC (P=0.011). HPV 16 was the most common viral type. Codon 72 Arg/Arg is the most common polymorphism in the Mexican population and could be associated to HPV 16 and/or HPV 18 infection in CC.Medical Oncology 12/2011; 28(4):1507-13. · 2.14 Impact Factor -
Article: Hematological, biochemical effects, and self-reported symptoms in pesticide retailers.
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ABSTRACT: This study evaluates the effects of exposure to pesticides on the health of pesticide retailers. The study population comprised 83-male pesticide retailers and 98 controls. Serum butyrylcholinesterase levels and complete blood analysis were performed in a certified laboratory and each subject completed a structured questionnaire. Butyrylcholinesterase activity and hematological parameters such as hemoglobin and hematocrit were significantly lower in pesticide retailers than in control subjects. In contrast, platelet count as well as hepatic parameters such as glutamic-pyruvate transaminase and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activities was higher in pesticide retailers. Furthermore, pesticide retailers experienced burning sensations in the skin more frequently than controls. These preliminary results suggest the importance of evaluating further toxicological biomarkers in these populations.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 05/2011; 53(5):517-21. · 1.88 Impact Factor -
Article: Micronuclei and pesticide exposure.
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ABSTRACT: Micronucleus (MN) is a biomarker widely used in biomonitoring studies carried out to determine the genetic risk associated to pesticide exposure. Many in vitro and in vivo studies, as well as epidemiological approaches, have demonstrated the ability of certain chemical pesticides to produce genetic effects including cancer and other chronic pathologies in humans; thus, biomonitoring studies have been carried out to characterise the genetic risk associated to pesticide exposure. It must be noted that 'pesticide exposure' is a broad term covering complex mixtures of chemicals and many variables that can reduce or potentiate their risk. In addition, there are large differences in pesticides used in the different parts of the world. Although pesticides constitute a wide group of environmental pollutants, the main focus on their risk has been addressed to people using pesticides in their working places, at the chemical industry or in the crop fields. Here, we present a brief review of biomonitoring studies carried out in people occupationally exposed to pesticides and that use MN in lymphocytes or buccal cells as a target to determine the induction of genotoxic damage. Thus, people working in the chemical industry producing pesticides, people spraying pesticides and people dedicated to floriculture or agricultural works in general are the subject of specific sections. MN is a valuable genotoxic end point when clear exposure conditions exist like in pesticide production workers; nevertheless, better study designs are needed to overcome the uncertainty in exposure, genetic susceptibility and statistical power in the studies of sprayers and floriculture or agricultural workers.Mutagenesis 01/2011; 26(1):19-26. · 3.18 Impact Factor
