Genetic variation in alcohol dehydrogenase and the beneficial effect of moderate alcohol consumption on myocardial infarction.

被引:215
作者
Hines, LM
Stampfer, MJ
Ma, J
Gaziano, JM
Ridker, PM
Hankinson, SE
Sacks, F
Rimm, EB
Hunter, DJ
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Channing Lab, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[3] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[4] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[5] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Div Prevent Med, Boston, MA USA
[6] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Div Cardiol, Boston, MA USA
[7] Dept Vet Affairs Boston Healthcare Syst, Massachusetts Vet Epidemiol Res & Informat Ctr, Boston, MA USA
关键词
D O I
10.1056/NEJM200102223440802
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Background: A polymorphism in the gene for alcohol dehydrogenase type 3 (ADH3) alters the rate of alcohol metabolism. We investigated the relation among the ADH3 polymorphism, the level of alcohol consumption, and the risk of myocardial infarction in a nested case-control study based on data from the prospective Physicians' Health Study. Methods: We identified 396 patients with eligible newly diagnosed cases of myocardial infarction among men in the Physicians' Health Study. Of these patients, 374 were matched with 2 randomly selected control subjects each and the remaining 22 with 1 control each (total, 770 controls). The ADH3 genotype (gamma (1)gamma (1)), gamma (1)gamma (2), or gamma (2)gamma (2)) was determined in all subjects. We examined the relations among the level of alcohol intake, the ADH3 genotype, and plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels in this study population and in a similar cohort of women. Results: As compared with homozygosity for the allele associated with a fast rate of ethanol oxidation (gamma (1)), homozygosity for the allele associated with a slow rate of ethanol oxidation (gamma (2)) was associated with a reduced risk of myocardial infarction (relative risk, 0.65; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.43 to 0.99). Moderate alcohol consumption was associated with a decreased risk of myocardial infarction in all three genotype groups (gamma (1)gamma (1)), (gamma (1)gamma (2)), and (gamma (2)gamma (2)); however, the ADH3 genotype significantly modified this association (P=0.01 for the interaction). Among men who were homozygous for the gamma (1) allele, those who consumed at least one drink per day had a relative risk of myocardial infarction of 0.62 (95 percent confidence interval, 0.34 to 1.13), as compared with the risk among men who consumed less than one drink per week. Men who consumed at least one drink per day and were homozygous for the gamma (2) allele had the greatest reduction in risk (relative risk, 0.14; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.04 to 0.45). Such men also had the highest plasma HDL levels (P for interaction = 0.05). We confirmed the interaction among the ADH3 genotype, the level of alcohol consumption, and the HDL level in an independent study of postmenopausal women (P=0.02). Conclusions: Moderate drinkers who are homozygous for the slow-oxidizing ADH3 allele have higher HDL levels and a substantially decreased risk of myocardial infarction. (N Engl J Med 2001;344:549-55.) Copyright (C) 2001 Massachusetts Medical Society.
引用
收藏
页码:549 / 555
页数:7
相关论文
共 31 条
[1]   Alcohol consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus among US male physicians [J].
Ajani, UA ;
Hennekens, CH ;
Spelsberg, A ;
Manson, JE .
ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2000, 160 (07) :1025-1030
[2]  
Bell JRC, 2000, AM J CLIN NUTR, V71, P103
[3]   Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and the risk of stroke among US male physicians. [J].
Berger, K ;
Ajani, UA ;
Kase, CS ;
Gaziano, JM ;
Buring, JE ;
Glynn, RJ ;
Hennekens, CH .
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 1999, 341 (21) :1557-1564
[4]   GENETIC-POLYMORPHISM OF ENZYMES OF ALCOHOL METABOLISM AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ALCOHOLIC LIVER-DISEASE [J].
BOSRON, WF ;
LUMENG, L ;
LI, TK .
MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF MEDICINE, 1988, 10 (02) :147-158
[5]   Moderate alcohol consumption and risk for angina pectoris or myocardial infarction in US male physicians [J].
Camargo, CA ;
Stampfer, MJ ;
Glynn, RJ ;
Grodstein, F ;
Gaziano, JM ;
Manson, JE ;
Buring, JE ;
Hennekens, CH .
ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 1997, 126 (05) :372-375
[6]  
CAVALLISFORZA LL, 1999, GENETICS HUMAN POPUL, P57
[7]   POLYMORPHISM OF ALCOHOL AND ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE GENES AND ALCOHOLIC CIRRHOSIS IN CHINESE PATIENTS [J].
CHAO, YC ;
LIOU, SR ;
CHUNG, YY ;
TANG, HS ;
HSU, CT ;
LI, TK ;
YIN, SJ .
HEPATOLOGY, 1994, 19 (02) :360-366
[8]   Wine, beer and spirits and the risk of myocardial infarction: a systematic review [J].
Cleophas, TJ .
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY, 1999, 53 (09) :417-423
[9]   INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF POLYMORPHISMS AT THE ALCOHOL AND ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE LOCI IN GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO ALCOHOL-RELATED END-ORGAN DAMAGE [J].
DAY, CP ;
BASHIR, R ;
JAMES, OFW ;
BASSENDINE, MF ;
CRABB, DW ;
THOMASSON, HR ;
LI, TK ;
EDENBERG, HJ .
HEPATOLOGY, 1991, 14 (05) :798-801
[10]  
DAY CP, 1992, HEPATOLOGY, V15, P750