Role of VEGF gene variability in longevity: a lesson from the Italian population |
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| Authors: | Del Bo Roberto Ghezzi Serena Scarlato Marina Albani Diego Galimberti Daniela Lucca Ugo Tettamanti Mauro Scarpini Elio Forloni Gianluigi Bresolin Nereo Comi Giacomo Pietro |
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| Institution: | aDino Ferrari Centre, Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Milan, IRCCS Foundation Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli and Regina Elena, Padiglione Ponti, Via F. Sforza 35, 20122 Milano, Italy;bDepartment of Neuroscience, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy;cIRCCS E. Medea, Associazione La Nostra Famiglia, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphisms have been associated with an increased risk of developing a wide variety of disorders from diabetes to neurodegenerative diseases suggesting functions not confined to its vascular effects originally described. Based on the VEGF protective roles undisclosed in pathological conditions, we evaluate whether VEGF variability might be a determinant also for longevity. Four polymorphisms (−2578C/A, −1190G/A, −1154G/A and −634G/C) within the VEGF gene promoter region in 490 unrelated Italian healthy subjects have been analysed. Significant changes of allele, genotype (−2578/AA versus −2578/CC: OR = 2.08, p = 0.007; −1190/AA versus −1190/GG: OR = 2.01, p = 0.011) and haplotype (AAGG: 10.4% versus 14.9%, p = 0.03) frequency distributions were observed between young/elderly (25–84 years old) and long-lived (85–99 years old) subjects. These results suggest that VEGF gene variability can be inserted among the genetic factors influencing the lifespan. |
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| Keywords: | Aging Vascular endothelial growth factor Genetic risk factor Longevity |
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