Changes in <em>FTO</em> and <em>IRX3</em> gene expression in obese and overweight male adolescents undergoing an intensive lifestyle intervention and the role of <em>FTO</em> genotype in this interaction
Doaei, Saeid; Kalantari, Naser; Izadi, Pantea; Salonurmi, Tuire; Jarrahi, Alireza Mosavi; Rafieifar, Shahram; Tabesh, Ghasem Azizi; Rahimzadeh, Ghazaleh; Gholamalizadeh, Maryam; Goodarzi, Mark O. (2019-05-24)
Doaei, S., Kalantari, N., Izadi, P. et al. Changes in FTO and IRX3 gene expression in obese and overweight male adolescents undergoing an intensive lifestyle intervention and the role of FTO genotype in this interaction. J Transl Med 17, 176 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-019-1921-4
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Abstract
Background: Lifestyle intervention may have a critical effect on the association between genetics and obesity. This study aimed to investigate changes in FTO and IRX3 gene expression in obese and overweight male adolescents undergoing a lifestyle intervention and the role of FTO genotype in this interaction.
Methods: This study was a field trial of 62 adolescents from boys’ high schools in Tehran, Iran. Two schools were randomly allocated as the intervention (n = 30) and control (n = 32) schools. The rs9930506 SNP in FTO was genotyped at baseline and the level of FTO and IRX3 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Anthropometric measurements were assessed at baseline and after 18 weeks of intensive lifestyle intervention.
Results: Our results showed that IRX3 expression in the intervention group was significantly up-regulated compared to baseline (P = 0.007) and compared to the control group (P = 0.011).The intervention group had significantly up-regulated transcripts of IRX3 only in rs9930506 risk allele carriers of the intervention group compared to risk allele carriers of the control group (P = 0.017). Moreover, our data showed that the FTO expression was up-regulated in AA genotype carriers and down-regulated in AG/GG genotype carriers (P = 0.017).
Conclusion: Lifestyle modification may exert its effects on obesity through changes in the expression level of the FTO and IRX3 genes. However, FTO genotype plays a role in the extent of the effect of lifestyle changes on gene expression. Further studies are crucial to have a better understanding of the interaction between lifestyle, genetics and anthropometric measurements.
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