Review Article

Roles of Beta2- and Beta3-Adrenoceptor Polymorphisms in Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome

Table 4

Trp64Arg, 3-adrenoceptor polymorphisms: association with hypertension, metabolic syndrome (type2 diabetes (DM)), and obesity.

Authors [reference number]YearPopulationsSubjectsAssociations with the polymorphism

Clement et al. [76]1995French185 subjects with morbid obesity andIncreased capacity of weight gain
94 subjects with normal weight
Widen et al. [77]1995Finns335 subjects including 207 non-DM and 128 patients with NIDDMInsulin resistance
Walston et al. [78]1995Pima Indians390 with NIDDM and 252 without NIDDMAssociation with the early onset of DM2
Fujisawa et al. [79]1996JapanesePatients with NIDDMType 2 DM, weight gain (obesity)
Silver et al. [80]1996Nauruans65 obese subjects with NIDDMNo association with DM2 or IR
Fujisawa et al. [81]1997JapaneseEssential hypertension patientsNo association with IR during hyperinsulinemia euglycemic glucose clamp
Sakane et al. [82]1997Japanese131 obese women versus 218 controlsAssociation with IR and obesity
Rissanen et al. [83]1997Finns110 with NIDDM, 183 with IR, and 82 controlsNo association with NIDDM or IR
McFarlane-Anderson et al. [84]1998JamaicanPopulation studyAssociation with hyperglycemia only in women, but not in men
Gracía-Rubi et al. [85]1998AmericanPostmenopausal womenAssociation with IR
Janssen et al. [86]1998DutchPostmenopausal womenAssociation with IR
Shiwaku et al. [87]1998JapaneseModerate overweight menNo association with obesity
Ongphiphadhanakul et al. [88]1999Thais76 men and 135 womenNo association with IR assessed by fasting insulin/glucose ratio
Pulkkinen et al. [89]1999Finns185 untreated non-DM and 119 untreated NIDDMNo association with IR or CHD in both non-DM and NIDDM
Christiansen et al. [90]1999Danish196 dizygotic twinsAssociation with lower insulin secreting capacity
Kawamura et al. [69]1999Japanese-AmericanJapanese living in USA versus living in JapanSimilar distribution between Japanese-America and Japanese-Japanese. Association with IR in subjects with impaired oral glucose tolerance test.
Stangl et al. [91]2001German1000 with CHD and 1000 controlsNo association with prevalence of CHD or IR
Strazzullo et al. [92] (The Olivetti Prospective Heart Study)2001Italian979 population studyNo association with IR observed in HOMA-IR
Ishii et al. [93]2001Japanese196 young normoglycemic men, 186 old normoglycemic men, and 122 old hyperglycaemic menNo association with IR or NIDDM
Kurokawa et al. [94]2001Japanesemeta-analysis in 6582 subjectsBMI (obesity)
Ochoa et al. [95]2004Spanish185 obese and 185 nonobese childrenBMI (obesity)
Porto et al. [96]2004Argentina121 NT and 54 HT from 934 high school studentsAssociation with central obesity, but no association with IR
Tsai et al. [97]2004Taiwanese299 pregnant womenNo association with gestational IR
Ellsworth et al. [58]2005USA1179 African-Americans and white-AmericansBMI (obesity)
Masuo K, et al. [21]2005JapaneseNonobese, normotensive menBP elevation
Masuo et al. [62]2006Japanese55 obese normotensive menWeight gain (obesity), BP elevation (hypertension)
Højlund et al. [98]2006Danish10 male twinsNo association between heterozygous for Trp64Arg and IR or NIDDM
Tamaki et al. [99]2006Japanese1416 population study without HT, DM, or hyperlipidemiaNo association with metabolic syndrome
Morcillo et al. [100]2008Spanish1020 population studyJoin association of alleles of -75A and Arg64 with the risk of DM
Gjesing et al. [101]2008Danish7605 population studyAssociation with NIDDM and IR, but no association with obesity
Dunajska et al. [102]2008Polish284 postmenopausal womenNo association with metabolic syndrome

BP: blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; DM: diabetes mellitus; NIDDM: noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; DM2: type 2 diabetes mellitus; IR: insulin resistance.