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Protective Effect of the HIF-1A Pro582Ser Polymorphism on Severe Diabetic Retinopathy

Authors :
Katerina Chatzidionysiou
Neda Rajamand Ekberg
Sergiu-Bogdan Catrina
Sofie Eliasson
Xiaowei Zheng
Harvest F. Gu
Young Wen Li
Henrik Falhammar
Source :
Journal of Diabetes Research, Vol 2019 (2019), Journal of Diabetes Research
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2019.

Abstract

Objective. Hypoxia is central in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is the key mediator in cellular oxygen homeostasis that facilitates the adaptation to hypoxia. HIF-1 is repressed by hyperglycemia contributing by this to the development of complications in diabetes. Recent work has shown that the HIF-1A Pro582Ser polymorphism is more resistant to hyperglycemia-mediated repression, thus protecting against the development of diabetic nephropathy. In this study, we have investigated the effect of the HIF-1A Pro582Ser polymorphism on the development of DR and further dissected the mechanisms by which the polymorphism confers a relative resistance to the repressive effect of hyperglycemia. Research Design and Method. 703 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus from one endocrine department were included in the study. The degree of retinopathy was correlated to the HIF-1A Pro582Ser polymorphism. The effect of glucose on a stable HIF-1A construct with a Pro582Ser mutation was evaluated in vitro. Results. We identified a protective effect of HIF-1A Pro582Ser against developing severe DR with a risk reduction of 95%, even when adjusting for known risk factors for DR such as diabetes duration, hyperglycemia, and hypertension. The Pro582Ser mutation does not cancel the destabilizing effect of glucose but is followed by an increased transactivation activity even in high glucose concentrations. Conclusion. The HIF-1A genetic polymorphism has a protective effect on the development of severe DR. Moreover, the relative resistance of the HIF-1A Pro582Ser polymorphism to the repressive effect of hyperglycemia is due to the transactivation activity rather than the protein stability of HIF-1α.

Details

ISSN :
23146753 and 23146745
Volume :
2019
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Diabetes Research
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....063314ad890a8c6128dda47568a4cf5f