A common haplotype on methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene modifies the effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor on blood pressure in essential hypertension patients - A family-based association study

Shanqun Jiang, Yi Hsiang Hsu, Tianhua Niu, Xin Xu, Houxun Xing, Changzhong Chen, Xiaobin Wang, Yan Zhang, Shaojie Peng, Xiping Xu

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Abstract

Our recent study indicated that MTHFR C677T polymorphism may involve in genetic control of blood pressure response to treatment by benazepril, an ACE inhibitor. Currently, we proposed to further investigate whether short-term blood pressure response to benazepril, was modulated by haplotypes re-constructed from both C677T and A1298C polymorphisms in MTHFR gene. A total of 410 hypertensive patients recruited from 344 nuclear families were treated orally with benazepril at a daily dosage of 10 mg for 15 consecutive days. Blood pressures were measured at baseline and on the 16th day of treatment. In addition, 689 family members of these patients were also genotyped. Among these patients, the frequency of MTHFR A1298C AA, AC and CC genotypes was 74.4%, 23.9%, and 1.7%, respectively. The frequency of MTHFR C677T CC, CT and TT genotypes was 23.7%, 51.2%, and 25.1%, respectively. Only three haplotypes, 677T-1298A (50.8%), 677C-1298A (35.7%), and 677C-1298C (13.5%) were re-constructed. Multivariate regression models with generalized estimating equation (GEE) correction detected that the individuals carrying one copy of haplotype 677C-1298C had significantly lower diastolic and systolic blood pressure response (ΔDBP and ΔSBP) to benazepril treatment (p = 0.003 and p = 0.043, respectively), in comparison to those without haplotype 677C-1298C. The results of family-based association test further confirmed that haplotype 677C-1298C was more frequently transmitted in subjects with either lower residual of ΔDBP or ΔSBP. For residual of ΔDBP, the p-values are 0.007 in an additive model and 0.005 in a dominant model. For residual of ΔSBP, the p-values are 0.009 in an additive model and 0.006 in a dominant model. Our findings suggest that MTHFR 677C-1298C haplotype modulate blood pressure responsiveness to short-term treatment of ACE inhibitor in Chinese essential hypertensive patients.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)509-521
Number of pages13
JournalClinical and Experimental Hypertension
Volume27
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
  • Essential hypertension
  • Haplotype
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
  • Pharmacogenetics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine
  • Physiology

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