Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 as a potential protective factor for renal insufficiency in Japanese subjects with heart failure: a pilot study

J Hum Hypertens. 2014 Apr;28(4):279-81. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2013.90. Epub 2013 Sep 26.

Abstract

The association between the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2, rs671) genotypes and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was investigated in Japanese hypertensive patients with/without coronary artery disease or with ischemic heart failure (HF), and age/sex-matched normotensive healthy controls. The eGFRs were significantly lower in the HF subjects with the ALDH2 *2/*2 genotype than in those with the other genotypes. Multiple regression analyses adjusted by the potentially confounding factors showed the *2/*2 genotype to be significantly associated with the decreased eGFR, compared to the *1/*1 genotype (β = 31.99 ml min1 per 1.73 m2, P < 0.01).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aldehyde Dehydrogenase / genetics
  • Aldehyde Dehydrogenase / physiology*
  • Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Mitochondrial
  • Alleles
  • Asian People / genetics
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Coronary Artery Disease / complications
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics
  • Genotype
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate / genetics
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate / physiology*
  • Heart Failure / complications*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / complications*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pilot Projects
  • Regression Analysis
  • Renal Insufficiency / etiology
  • Renal Insufficiency / physiopathology*
  • Renal Insufficiency / prevention & control*

Substances

  • ALDH2 protein, human
  • Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
  • Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Mitochondrial