与海湾战争疾病有关的PON1状态:从1990-1991年海湾战争退伍军人的多站点病例控制研究中发现基因暴露相互作用的证据
Lea Steele1, Clement E Furlong2,3, Rebecca J Richter2
1Veterans Health Research Program, Yudofsky Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
概括
海湾战争疾病 (GWI) 的发展与特定暴露和氧酶 (PON) -1 酶变体有关. 某些化学报警和农药使用与GWI有关,这取决于退伍军人的PON1状态和pyridostigmine化物使用.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
背景情况:
- 海湾战争疾病 (GWI) 是一种多症状的疾病,与1990-1991年海湾战争 (GW) 期间的部署相关的神经毒剂暴露有关.
- 氧酶 (PON) -1酶具有变体 (PON1192),影响其中和特定化学物质的能力,包括乙胆酶抑制剂.
研究的目的:
- 评估对氧化酶 (PON) - 1192状态,海湾战争 (GW) 暴露和海湾战争疾病 (GWI) 的发展之间的关联.
- 在GWI病因学中探索特定GW暴露和PON1192基因型之间的潜在相互作用.
主要方法:
- 在295个GWI病例和103个GWI老兵对照中评估了PON1192状态和GW暴露.
- 利用多变量和精确的后勤回归来确定PON1192子组内的独立关联和暴露组合效应.
主要成果:
- 听到化学报警与GWI仅在RR状态退伍军人中 (OR=8.60) 相关.
- 与部署相关的皮肤农药使用与QQ (OR=3.30) 和QR (OR=4.22) 状态退伍军人中的GWI有关.
- 观察到的相互作用是:在RR退伍军人中与GWI相关的化学警报,在服用胺 (PB) 的RR退伍军人中与GWI相关的化学警报,以及在服用PB的QQ退伍军人中与GWI相关的农药使用.
结论:
- 研究结果表明,在海湾战争疾病 (GWI) 的发展过程中,偏氧酶 (PON) - 1192基因型,特定暴露和它们的组合之间存在复杂的相互作用.
- 这项研究强调了遗传易感性对理解GWI病因学的重要性.
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