Journal
JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL METABOLISM
Volume 28, Issue 2, Pages 220-226Publisher
SPRINGER JAPAN KK
DOI: 10.1007/s00774-009-0124-0
Keywords
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP; Spinal osteoarthritis; Disc space narrowing; Age-related macular degeneration (AMD); HTRA1
Funding
- Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, Welfare
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
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HTRA1 (high-temperature requirement A1) has been implicated in the modulation of various disease pathologies. HTRA1 expression is upregulated in osteoarthritic joints, suggesting that it may contribute to the development of this debilitating disease. Moreover, recent reports have shown that the rs11200638, a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the promoter region of the HTRA1 gene, is strongly associated with an increased prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In the present study, we examined the expression of the HTRA1 in human primary chondrocytes and an association between the rs11200638 SNP and radiographic features of spinal disc degeneration in 513 postmenopausal Japanese women. HTRA1 mRNA was detected and increased by TGF-beta treatment in human primary chondrocytes. As an association study of rs11200638 SNP in the HTRA1 gene, the subjects without the G allele (AA; n = 89) had a significantly higher spinal disc space narrowing score than the subjects bearing at least one G allele (GG + GA; n = 424) (P = 0.0292). We found that subjects without the G allele (AA) were significantly overrepresented in the subjects having a higher (a parts per thousand yen4) disc space narrowing score (P = 0.013; odds ratio 1.97; 95% confidence interval 1.15-3.37 by logistic regression analysis). A genetic variation at the HTRA1 gene promoter locus is associated with spinal disc degeneration, suggesting an involvement of the HTRA1 gene in osteoarthritis.
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