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A genome-wide association study identifies 41 loci associated with eicosanoid levels.

Abstract
Eicosanoids are biologically active derivatives of polyunsaturated fatty acids with broad relevance to health and disease. We report a genome-wide association study in 8406 participants of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, identifying 41 loci associated with 92 eicosanoids and related metabolites. These findings highlight loci required for eicosanoid biosynthesis, including FADS1-3, ELOVL2, and numerous CYP450 loci. In addition, significant associations implicate a range of non-oxidative lipid metabolic processes in eicosanoid regulation, including at PKD2L1/SCD and several loci involved in fatty acyl-CoA metabolism. Further, our findings highlight select clearance mechanisms, for example, through the hepatic transporter encoded by SLCO1B1. Finally, we identify eicosanoids associated with aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and demonstrate the substantial impact of genetic variants even for medication-associated eicosanoids. These findings shed light on both known and unknown aspects of eicosanoid metabolism and motivate interest in several gene-eicosanoid associations as potential functional participants in human disease.
AuthorsEugene P Rhee, Aditya L Surapaneni, Pascal Schlosser, Mona Alotaibi, Yueh-Ning Yang, Josef Coresh, Mohit Jain, Susan Cheng, Bing Yu, Morgan E Grams
JournalCommunications biology (Commun Biol) Vol. 6 Issue 1 Pg. 792 (07 31 2023) ISSN: 2399-3642 [Electronic] England
PMID37524825 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Copyright© 2023. The Author(s).
Chemical References
  • Eicosanoids
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
  • SLCO1B1 protein, human
  • Liver-Specific Organic Anion Transporter 1
  • PKD2L1 protein, human
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Calcium Channels
Topics
  • Humans
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Eicosanoids (metabolism)
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Liver (metabolism)
  • Liver-Specific Organic Anion Transporter 1
  • Receptors, Cell Surface (metabolism)
  • Calcium Channels

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