05 July 2017 : Clinical Research
Liver X Receptor Gene Expression is Enhanced in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hyperpnoea Syndrome and Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is Correlated with Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS)
Xin-Hua Ye1BDEF, Hong Chen1BCF, Qin Yu2ABDEG*, Qing-Ling Zhu1BCFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.900947
Med Sci Monit 2017; 23:3261-3268
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Liver X receptor (LXR) is a nuclear receptor presenting in macrophages; it works indispensably in lipid metabolism control and also negatively regulates the expression of inflammatory genes in macrophages. There are many LXR-related studies in adults with metabolic syndrome but rare reports in obese children with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of LXR, cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) genes in obese children with OSAHS compared with obese children without OSAHS and non-obese children.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Sleep monitoring was conducted in 80 obese children with sleep disorders. Fasting morning blood samples from the 80 obese children and 51 normal children were collected and separated, so that macrophages were obtained after culture. Fluorescence quantitative real-time PCR (RT-PCR) was used to detect expression levels of the LXR, CETP, and COX-2 genes.
RESULTS: LXR, COX-2, and CETP levels in the OSAHS group were higher than those in the other two groups (P<0.05), and the LXR levels in the group of obese children without OSAHS were higher than those in control group (P<0.05). COX-2 expression in the group with moderate to severe OSAHS was higher than that in the group with mild OSAHS (P<0.05). Meanwhile, there were no significant differences in the LXR and CETP levels between the moderate to severe OSAHS group and the mild OSAHS group (P>0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: LXR gene expression was significantly increased in obese children with OSAHS. The severity of OSAHS was positively correlated with COX-2 levels.
Keywords: Acidosis, Respiratory, liver abscess, Pediatric Obesity, Sleep apnea, obstructive
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