| Abstract: | AIM To investigate the possible relationship of adiponectin(ADIPOQ) gene polymorphisms, plasma adiponectin, and the risk of knee osteoarthritis(OA).METHODS A total of 398 subjects, 202 knee OA patients and 196 healthy individuals, were enrolled in the case-control study. Genotyping at +45T/G(rs2241766) and +276G/T(rs1501299) loci was performed using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Plasma adiponectin levels were assessed using enzymelinked immunosorbent assay. OA severity was determined using the Kellgren-Lawrence(KL) grading system.RESULTS No significant associations were observed in the genotype distributions and allele frequencies at two loci of +45T/G and +276G/T polymorphisms in the ADIPOQ betweenknee OA patients and control subjects. There was a significant association between genotype distribution of +276G/T polymorphism and KL grade 2, 3 or 4(P = 0.037, P = 0.046, P = 0.016, respectively). At +45T/G locus, the percentage of GG genotype was notably greater in control subjects(13.40%) compared with OA subjects(1.70%)(P = 0.023). Plasma adiponectin was markedly decreased in OA subjects compared with control subjects(P = 0.03). Likewise, circulating adiponectin in OA subjects was notably lesser than that in control subjects in GG genotype of +45T/G(P = 0.029) and +276G/T polymorphisms(P = 0.012).CONCLUSION Polymorphisms +45T/G and +276G/T of the ADIPOQ gene might not be responsible for OA susceptibility among Thais. |
