Journal
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Volume 172, Issue 2, Pages 287-298Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2003.11.002
Keywords
lipoprotein metabolism; low-density lipoprotein; high-density lipoprotein; newborn; mother; pregnancy; gene interaction; placenta
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Background: Factors determining lipoprotein concentrations in the fetus are not yet fully understood. We postulated that an important factor is the genetic make-up of the mother. In the present study, we examined the associations between the cord blood concentrations of lipoproteins of 525 newborns and the polymorphisms present in their mothers on the genes of apolipoprotein E (APOE*E2, *E3, *E4), apolipoprotein C-III (APOC3*C3238G also called APOC3*S2) and lipoprotein lipase (LPL*S447X). Results: Newborns born of mothers with APOE*E2 allele had significantly lower cord blood LDL-C (P < 0.01) and apoB (P < 0.001) and significantly higher cord blood HDL-C and apoA I (all P-values < 0.03) compared to those born of mothers with APOE*E3E3 genotype. These associations were independent of the presence of APOE*E2 allele in the newborns. Similarly, APOC3*S2 in mothers was associated with significantly lower (all P < 0.001) cord blood LDL-C, apoB, HDL-C and apoA1. In contrast, LPL*S447X in mothers lowered significantly cord blood LDL-C and apoB only when LPL*S447X was present in newborns. Most of the effects of these maternal polymorphisms on the newborns were independent of the changes of maternal lipoproteins generated by these polymorphisms. Conclusions: This is the first evidence that maternal genetic variations influence fetal lipoprotein concentrations, independent of the genetic status of the fetus and of the variations of maternal lipoprotein concentrations generated by these genetic variants. It suggests that proteic components of maternal lipoproteins strongly control the metabolism of maternal lipoproteins carried out at the surface of the placenta to assure the cholesterol delivery to the fetus. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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