NOS1AP gene polymorphism and body fat component in patients with schizophrenia: a search for associations
- Authors: Tiguntsev V.V.1, Mednova I.A.1, Petkun D.A.1, Agarkov A.A.1, Kornetov A.N.2, Pozhidaev I.V.1, Paderina D.Z.1, Kornetova E.G.1, Ivanova S.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Mental Health Research of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center
- Siberian State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 59, No 1 (2025)
- Pages: 117-125
- Section: ГЕНОМИКА. ТРАНСКРИПТОМИКА
- URL: https://rjraap.com/0026-8984/article/view/682232
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0026898425010073
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/HCZVBF
- ID: 682232
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Abstract
Long-term pharmacotherapy in patients with schizophrenia can provoke antipsychotic-induced obesity. This side effect does not always meet the criteria for metabolic syndrome (MS), primarily central obesity. However, this significantly reduces the quality of life of patients and is a risk factor for the development of many diseases. In humans, the NOS1AP gene product is involved in adipogenesis, dendrite maturation, mnemonic processes, and impulse transmission via NMDA receptors. We hypothesized that NOS1AP gene polymorphisms are associated with metabolic parameters in patients with schizophrenia. We examined 491 patients of Slavic nationalities with an established diagnosis of schizophrenia. All participants underwent anthropometric examination to determine waist circumference and total and visceral fat content using bioimpedance analysis and caliperometry. Biochemical parameters of blood serum were evaluated by standard methods. MS components were determined according to the International Diabetes Federation criteria. DNA was isolated from peripheral blood leukocytes by standard phenol-chloroform method. Three SNPs in the NOS1AP gene were selected for genotyping. The alleles of the studied polymorphisms were determined by real-time PCR. As a result, statistically significant differences in the groups of patients with different levels of visceral fat in the distribution of allele frequency of the s12143842 NOS1AP polymorphism, as well as differences in the levels of visceral fat depending on the rs10494366 NOS1AP genotype were revealed. For the first time, an association of NOS1AP gene polymorphisms with the formation of visceral fat levels in patients with schizophrenia was established. Results obtained can be further used to design genetic panels to predict the development of adverse metabolic effects during antipsychotic therapy for schizophrenia.
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V. V. Tiguntsev
Mental Health Research of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center
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Email: cristall2009@live.ru
Russian Federation, Tomsk
I. A. Mednova
Mental Health Research of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center
Email: cristall2009@live.ru
Russian Federation, Tomsk
D. A. Petkun
Mental Health Research of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center
Email: cristall2009@live.ru
Russian Federation, Tomsk
A. A. Agarkov
Mental Health Research of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center
Email: cristall2009@live.ru
Russian Federation, Tomsk
A. N. Kornetov
Siberian State Medical University
Email: cristall2009@live.ru
Russian Federation, Tomsk
I. V. Pozhidaev
Mental Health Research of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center
Email: cristall2009@live.ru
Russian Federation, Tomsk
D. Z. Paderina
Mental Health Research of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center
Email: cristall2009@live.ru
Russian Federation, Tomsk
E. G. Kornetova
Mental Health Research of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center
Email: cristall2009@live.ru
Russian Federation, Tomsk
S. A. Ivanova
Mental Health Research of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center
Email: cristall2009@live.ru
Russian Federation, Tomsk
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