Effect of Eicosapentaenoic Acid Supplementation on Paraoxonase 2 Gene Expression in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a Randomized Double-blind Clinical Trial

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is recognized as one of the most prevalent metabolic diseases, and it is mostly associated with oxidative stress, atherosclerosis and dyslipidemia. Paraoxonase 2 (PON2) due to its antioxidant properties may play a role in the atherosclerosis development. Although long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) have been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, the exact mechanism of action is still unknown. Our goal in this study was to determine the effect of EPA administration on gene expression of PON2 in patients with T2DM. Present study was a randomized, controlled double-blind trial. Thirty-six patients with T2DM were randomly allocated to receive 2 g/day EPA (n = 18) or placebo (n = 18) for 8 weeks. There were no significant differences between 2 groups concerning demographic or biochemical variables, and dietary intakes as well (p > 0.05). However, patients received EPA showed a significant increase in the gene expression of PON2 compared with placebo group (p = 0.027). In addition, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol increased and fasting blood sugar decreased significantly after EPA supplementation compared with control group. Taken together, supplementation with 2 g/day EPA could be atheroprotective via the upregulation of PON2 in patients with T2DM. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03258840

Relationship between paraoxonase 2 A148G polymorphism and diabetic nephropathy / 中华肾脏病杂志

Objective To determine whether the paraoxonase2 (PON2) gene A148G polymorphism is associated with the pathogenesis of nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients (DN) . Methods PON2 genotype distribution and allele frequency were examined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) . Serum immune reactive insulin (IRI) and C-peptide (C-P) concentrations were measured by radioimmunity. Results GG genotype and G allele frequency were higher in DN group than that in simple type 2 diabetes mellitus group (x2 =4. 26 P