Faculty, Staff and Student Publications
Publication Date
7-31-2023
Journal
Communications Biology
Abstract
Eicosanoids are biologically active derivatives of polyunsaturated fatty acids with broad relevance to health and disease. We report a genome-wide association study in 8406 participants of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, identifying 41 loci associated with 92 eicosanoids and related metabolites. These findings highlight loci required for eicosanoid biosynthesis, including FADS1-3, ELOVL2, and numerous CYP450 loci. In addition, significant associations implicate a range of non-oxidative lipid metabolic processes in eicosanoid regulation, including at PKD2L1/SCD and several loci involved in fatty acyl-CoA metabolism. Further, our findings highlight select clearance mechanisms, for example, through the hepatic transporter encoded by SLCO1B1. Finally, we identify eicosanoids associated with aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and demonstrate the substantial impact of genetic variants even for medication-associated eicosanoids. These findings shed light on both known and unknown aspects of eicosanoid metabolism and motivate interest in several gene-eicosanoid associations as potential functional participants in human disease.
Keywords
Humans, Genome-Wide Association Study, Eicosanoids, Fatty Acids, Unsaturated, Atherosclerosis, Liver, Liver-Specific Organic Anion Transporter 1, Receptors, Cell Surface, Calcium Channels
DOI
10.1038/s42003-023-05159-5
PMID
37524825
PMCID
PMC10390489
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
7-31-2023
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
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Published Open-Access
yes