SLC47A1 gene rs2289669 G>A variants enhance the glucose-lowering effect of metformin via delaying its excretion in Chinese type 2 diabetes patients
Abstract
AIMS: The SLC47A1 gene encodes the multi-drug and toxic excretion-1(MATE1) protein, which plays a key role in the transport and excretion of metformin. This study is to clarify the influence of variants in SLC47A1 (rs2289669 G→A) on metformin pharmacokinetics and the long-term glucose-lowering effect of metformin.
METHODS: A total of 220 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients were recruited, genotyped and divided into three groups by SLC47A1 genotypes (G/G, G/A, A/A). Ten patients in each group were randomly selected for metformin pharmacokinetics. All the participants received metformin oral treatment and were followed for one year.
RESULTS: After one-year follow-up, the decline of HbA1c level was significantly greater in subjects with variant genotype (AA) than other two groups (-2.32% [-25.4 mmol/mol] in AA vs. -1.16% [-12.7 mmol/mol] in GA, -1.07% [-11.7 mmol/mol] in GG, P<0.05). Then taking GG genotype as the referent, the association between AA genotype and change of HbA1c still existed after adjusted for age, sex, BMI, baseline HbA1c and diabetes duration (P<0.05). Pharmacokinetic parameters of metformin indicated that patients carrying MATE1 homozygous A had higher area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC12h), but lower renal clearance (CLR) and renal clearance by secretion (CLSR) than other patients (all P<0.01). Multivariate lineal stepwise analysis further revealed that SLC47A1 genotype was an independent impact factor for urine excretion of…
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