| Title: | The role of genetically-influenced phospholipid transfer protein activity in lipoprotein metabolism and coronary artery disease |
| Journal: | Journal of Clinical Lipidology |
| Published: | 1 Mar 2024 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacl.2024.03.007 |
| URL: | http://www.lipidjournal.com/article/S1933287424000436/pdf |
Publication 10157
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Abstract
Background Phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) transfers surface phospholipids between lipoproteins and as such plays a role in lipoprotein metabolism, but with unclear effects on coronary artery disease (CAD) risk. We aimed to investigate the associations of genetically-influenced PLTP activity with 1-H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) metabolomic measures and with CAD. Furthermore, using factorial Mendelian randomization (MR), we examined the potential additional effect of genetically-influenced PLTP activity on CAD risk on top of genetically-influenced low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering. Methods Using data from UK Biobank, genetic scores for PLTP activity and LDL-C were calculated and dichotomised based on the median, generating four groups with combinations of high/low PLTP activity and high/low LDL-C levels for the factorial MR. Linear and logistic regressions were performed on 168 metabolomic measures (N=58,514) and CAD (N=318,734, N-cases=37,552), respectively, with results expressed as β coefficients (in standard deviation units) or odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Results Irrespective of the genetically-influenced LDL-C, genetically-influenced low PLTP activity was associated with a higher HDL particle concentration (β [95% CI]: 0.03 [0.01;0.05]), smaller HDL size (-0.14 [-0.15;-0.12]) and higher triglyceride (TG) concentration (0.04 [0.02;0.05]), but not with CAD (OR 0.99 [0.97;1.02]). In factorial MR analyses, genetically-influenced low PLTP activity and genetically-influenced low LDL-C had independent associations with metabolomic measures, and genetically-influenced low PLTP activity did not show an additional effect on CAD risk. Conclusions Low PLTP activity associates with higher HDL particle concentration, smaller HDL particle size and higher TG concentration, but no association with CAD risk was observed.</p>
5 Authors
- Linjun Ao
- Raymond Noordam
- Patrick C.N. Rensen
- Diana van Heemst
- Ko Willems van Dijk
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