Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion gene polymorphism in multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis
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1 DOI /s ORIGINAL ARTICLE Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion gene polymorphism in multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis Smiljana Ristić 1 Borut Peterlin 3 Nada Starčević Čizmarević 1 Juraj Sepčić 2 Miljenko Kapović 1 Received: 17 June 2016 / Accepted: 25 August 2016 Springer-Verlag Italia 2016 Abstract The activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) has been increased in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. In addition, there has been suppression of disease development in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis after blockade of ACE. These findings suggest that ACE may play a role in the MS pathogenesis. Since the previous studies investigating the association between the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in intron 16 of the ACE gene and MS reported contradictory results, we performed a meta-analysis of four studies conducted in European populations of Slavic origin (1062 patients and 1067 controls) using the Comprehensive Meta-analysis 3.0 software. The results demonstrated that the ACE I/D polymorphism had no statistically significant association with an increased MS risk (all p C 0.05) under all genetic comparison models: (1) allelic (D vs. I), (2) recessive (DD vs. ID? II), (3) dominant (DD? ID vs. II), and (4) additive (DD vs. ID vs. II). This meta-analysis indicates that the ACE I/D polymorphism is not associated with susceptibility to MS in Europeans of Slavic origin. Further studies with larger sample sizes from genetically different populations are warranted. & Smiljana Ristić smiljana.ristic@medri.uniri.hr Department of Biology and Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Braće Branchetta 20, Rijeka, Croatia Postgraduate Studies, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia Clinical Institute of Medical Genetics, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia Keywords Angiotensin-converting enzyme ACE I/D polymorphism Multiple sclerosis Meta-analysis Abbreviations ACE Angiotensin-converting enzyme Ang I Angiotensin I Ang II Angiotensin II CI 95 % confidence intervals CNS Central nervous system CSF Cerebrospinal fluid EAE Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis MS Multiple sclerosis OR Odds ratio RAS Renin-angiotensin system Introduction Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease, in which inflammation, demyelination, and neuroaxonal damage within the central nervous system (CNS) lead to clinical disability. The disease is thought to result from a complex interaction between multiple predisposing genes and environmental effects, but the pathogenesis is only partially understood. In recent years, an increasing body of evidence supports a potential role for the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in MS. All components of the RAS, including angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), angiotensin I (Ang I), angiotensin II (Ang II), and angiotensin receptor types 1 and 2, are present in the mammalian brain [1]. The ACE is the key enzyme that activates the RAS by converting inactive Ang I to active Ang II, and also by degrading bradykinin. Ang II is not only a potent vasoconstrictor, but also a pro-inflammatory factor implicated in inflammatory/autoimmune demyelination [2]. In MS
2 Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in metaanalysis First author/ references Population studied Study group (n) ACE I/D genotypes n (%) ACE I/D allele % HWE in control (p) Lovrečić [11] Croatian and Slovenian MS (313) DD 93 (29.7) ID 165 (52.7) D 56.1 I II 55 (17.6) (376) DD 107 (28.5) ID 187 (49.7) D 53.2 I 46.7 II 82 (21.8) Klupka-Sarić [12] Bosnian and Herzegovian MS (170) DD 47 (27.6) ID 87 (51.2) D 53.2 I II 36 (21.2) (170) DD 50 (29.4) ID 89 (52.3) II 31 (18.3) D 55.6 I 44.4 Hladikova [13] Czech MS (195) DD 59 (30.2) D ID 90 (46.2) I 46.7 II 46 (23.6) (126) DD 42 (19.1) ID 60 (47.6) D 57.1 I 42.9 II 24 (19.1) Živković [14] Serbian MS (384) DD 129 (33.6) D ID 168 (43.7) I 44.0 II 87 (22.7) (395) DD 115 (29.1) ID 210 (53.2) D 56.0 I 44.0 II 70 (17.1) HWE Hardy Weinberg equilibrium patients, reduced Ang II levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) [3] and elevated ACE levels in serum [4] and CSF [5, 6] have been observed. In addition, a blockade of ACE suppressed the disease development in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) [7, 8]. Serum levels of ACE are modulated by an insertion/ deletion (I/D) polymorphism in intron 16 of the ACE gene [8], localized on chromosome 17q23, which has been confirmed as one of the chromosomal regions of MS in multiple genomic scans [9]. Surprisingly, only four studies have evaluated the ACE I/D gene polymorphism as a susceptibility factor in the pathogenesis of MS, and the results have been discordant [10 14]. Therefore, in this study, we performed a meta-analysis to pursue a more precise estimation of the association between the ACE I/D polymorphism and MS. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first meta-analysis examining this association. Materials and methods The PubMed (MEDLINE), EMBASE, and Web of Science databases were searched to identify all relevant studies, published up to May 2016, on the association between the ACE I/D polymorphism and MS. The keywords and subject terms used in the search were: (angiotensin-converting enzyme or ACE), (multiple sclerosis or MS), and (polymorphism or SNP or insertion/deletion or I/D). The following information was extracted from each study identified: author, year of publication, ethnicity of the study population, numbers of cases and controls, and the genotype and allele frequencies of the ACE I/D polymorphism. The meta-analysis was conducted using Comprehensive Meta-analysis 3.0 software (Biostatic Inc., Englewood, New Jersey, United States).The strength of association between the ACE I/D polymorphism and MS risk was estimated by odds ratios (ORs) with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs). Four different comparison models of ORs were calculated: (1) the allelic contrast (D vs. I), (2) recessive (DD vs. ID? II), (3) dominant (DD? ID vs. II), and (4) additive (DD vs. ID vs. II). Cochran s Q-statistic and I-squared tests were applied to quantify heterogeneity among studies. Fixed/random effects models were used to calculate the pool ORs. Funnel plots and Egger s linear regression test were used to evaluate publication bias.
3 Fig. 1 Forest plots for the correlations between ACE I/D polymorphisms and multiple sclerosis risk
4 Fig. 1 continued Results Four case control studies with a total of 1062 cases and 1067 controls were included in the meta-analysis. The characteristics of the included studies as well as the ACE I/D genotype and allele distributions in MS patients and controls are presented in Table 1. The results of the meta-analysis showed no significant association between the ACE I/D polymorphism and susceptibility to MS in any of the genetic comparison models (for D vs. I, OR = 1.00, 95 % CI , p = 0.996; for DD vs. ID? II, OR = 1.06, 95 % CI , p = 0.507; for DD? ID vs. II, OR = 0.90, 95 % CI , p = 0.364; for DD vs. II, OR = 0.96, 95 % CI , p = 0.766; for DD vs. ID, OR = 1.11, 95 % CI , p = 0.295; for ID vs. II, OR = 0.87, 95 % CI , p = 0.233) (Fig. 1). In addition, the subgroup analysis according to gender in three studies (data from Czech population were not reported) did not reveal significant associations between ACE I/D polymorphisms and MS risk (results not shown). In the meta-analysis, betweenstudy heterogeneity was not observed (all p [ 0.05); therefore, the fixed-effects model was applied. In addition, funnel plots for all tested models were symmetrical, and the Egger s linear regression test provided further evidence that there was no publication bias among the studies included in the meta-analysis. Discussion Previous findings about a possible association between the ACE I/D polymorphism and MS have been inconsistent. In the first study performed in MS patients from Croatian and Slovenian populations, our research group demonstrated that the DD genotype and D allele, which correlate with high plasma and tissue ACE levels, might contribute to an elevated MS risk in male patients [11]. In the replication study in Bosnian and Herzegovinian populations [12] and the study by Hladikova et al. in the Czech population [13], no evidence was found for association between the ACE I/D polymorphism and susceptibility to MS. Finally, Živković et al. [14] recently reported that DD and II genotypes could be risk factors in Serbian patients with MS. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to further clarify if there is an association between the ACE I/D polymorphism and susceptibility to MS. Our meta-analysis was conducted on 1062 MS patients and 1067 controls and failed to find any significant association with MS under all genetic comparison models. This indicates that the ACE I/D polymorphism is neither a risk nor protective factor for the MS development. However, our results may be applicable only in some Caucasians, because all eligible studies were carried out in a relatively homogenous group of subjects of Slavic origin from Central and Southeast European populations. In fact,
5 as the incidence and prevalence of MS vary considerably between different ethnic populations, both worldwide and across Europe, it is well documented that the D allele frequency varies depending on the ethnic/geographic origin of the study cohort. It seems that the prevalence of the D allele increases from east to west, with a lower prevalence among Asian populations (about %) compared with Caucasians (generally about %) and Africans ([60 %). Therefore, it is important to extend the studies on the associations between the ACE I/D polymorphism and MS to different Caucasian and non-caucasian populations. In addition, the number of studies included in our metaanalysis and their sample sizes was relatively small; thus, they may not be sufficient to detect a possible minor effect of the ACE I/D polymorphism on MS susceptibility. Finally, there were insufficient original data to perform the subgroup analysis according to disease course, as well as to investigate the association between the ACE I/D polymorphism and clinical features of MS, including the age of onset and disease severity. In conclusion, this study suggested that there is no association between the ACE gene I/D polymorphism and MS susceptibility in European populations of Slavic origin. On the other hand, the association between the ACE I/D polymorphism and MS is still poorly understood, and further association studies, using large sample numbers from different populations, are warranted to validate our findings and to establish a more definitive conclusion about the potential contribution of the ACE I/D polymorphism to the pathogenesis of MS. Acknowledgments This work was supported by the University of Rijeka, Republic of Croatia (grant number ). Complaince with ethical standards Conflict of interest None Declared. References 1. Culman J, Blume A, Gohlke P, Unger T (2002) The renin-angiotensin system in the brain: possible therapeutic implications for AT1-receptor blockers. J Hum Hypertens 16(3): Constantinescu CS, Goodman OB, Hilliard B, Wysocka M, Cohen JA (2000) Murine macrophages stimulated with central and peripheral nervous system myelin or purified myelin proteins release inflammatory products. Neurosci Lett 287(3): Kawajiri M, Mogi M, Osoegawa M, Matsuoka T, Tsukuda K, Kohara K, Horiuchi M, Miki T, Kira JI (2008) Reduction of angiotensin II in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler 14(4): Constantinescu CS, Goodman B, Grossman RI, Mannon LJ, Cohen JA (1997) Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme in multiple sclerosis. Arch Neurol 54(8): Schweisfurth H, Schioeberg-Schiegnitz S, Kuhn W, Parusel B (1987) Angiotensin I converting enzyme in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with neurological diseases. Klin Wochenschr 65(20): Kawajiri M, Mogi M, Higaki N, Matsuoka T, Ohyagi Y, Tsukuda K, Kohara K, Horiuchi M, Miki T, Kira JI (2009) Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and ACE2 levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler 15(2): Constantinescu CS, Ventura E, Hilliard B, Rostami A (1995) Effects of the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor captopril on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 17(3): Platten M, Youssef S, Hur EM, Ho PP, Han MH, Lanz TV, Phillips LK, Goldstein MJ, Bhat R, Raine CS, Sobel RA, Steinman L (2009) Blocking angiotensin-converting enzyme induces potent regulatory T cells and modulates TH1- and TH17-mediated autoimmunity. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 106(35): Rigat B, Hubert C, Alhenc-Gelas F, Cambien F, Corvol P, Soubrier F (1990) An insertion/deletion polymorphism in the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene accounting for half the variance of serum enzyme levels. J Clin Invest 86(4): International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium, Wellcome Trust Case Consortium (2011) Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis. Nature 476(7359): Lovrečić L, Ristić S, Starčević-Čizmarević N, Jazbec SS, Sepčić J, Kapović M, Peterlin B (2006) Angiotensin-converting enzyme I/D gene polymorphism and risk of multiple sclerosis. Acta Neurol Scand 114(6): Klupka-Sarić I, Peterlin B, Lovrečić L, Sinanović O, Vidović M, Šehanović A, Čizmarević NS, Sepčić J, Kapović M, Ristić S (2011) Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism in patients with multiple sclerosis from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 15(11): Hladikova M, Vašků A, Stourač P, Benešová Y, Bednařík J (2011) Two frequent polymorphisms of angiotensinogen and their association with multiple sclerosis progression rate. J Neurol Sci 303(1 2): Živković M, Kolaković A, Stojković L, Dinčić E, Kostić S, Alavantić D, Stanković A (2016) Renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms as risk factors for multiple sclerosis. J Neurol Sci 363:29 32
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