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Galectin 3 (LGALS3) Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Biochemical Parameters and Primary Disease in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease in Serbian Population

Authors :
Zoran Kovacevic
Tatjana Lazarevic
Nela Maksimovic
Milka Grk
Vladislav Volarevic
Marina Gazdic Jankovic
Svetlana Djukic
Katarina Janicijevic
Marina Miletic Kovacevic
Biljana Ljujic
Source :
Journal of Clinical Medicine; Volume 11; Issue 13; Pages: 3874
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

Galectin 3 plays a significant role in the development of chronic renal failure, particularly end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The aim of our study was to investigate the association between Gal-3 and biochemical parameters and primary disease in ESRD patients, by exploring the polymorphisms LGALS3 rs4644, rs4652, and rs11125. A total of 108 ESRD patients and 38 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Genotyping of LGALS3 gene rs4644, rs4652, and rs11125 polymorphisms was performed by polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR–RFLP). By multivariate logistic regression analysis, we found that LGALS3 rs4644 CC and rs4652 AA genotypes were significantly associated with a higher risk for lower hemoglobin, higher level of parathyroid hormone, and also occurrence of diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension. The CAA haplotype was significantly more common in patients with diabetes, low hemoglobin level, and normal PTH level. It has been observed as well that the ACT haplotype was more common in patients with low glomerular filtration, low PTH, and normal hemoglobin level. We found that the LGALS3 rs4644 and rs4652 gene polymorphism may be involved in the pathogenesis and appearance of complications in ESRD patients and thus could be considered a new genetic risk factor in this population.

Details

ISSN :
20770383
Volume :
11
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Clinical Medicine
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....8d108b3d162bc9c94650a65bf5c17395
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11133874