Genetic variation in alpha2-adrenoreceptors and heart rate recovery after exercise

Heart rate recovery (HRR) after exercise is an independent predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. HRR is mediated by both parasympathetic reactivation and sympathetic withdrawal and is highly heritable. We examined whether common genetic variants in adrenergic and cholinergic receptors and tr...

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Published in:Physiological genomics 2015-09, Vol.47 (9), p.400-406
Main Authors: Kohli, Utkarsh, Diedrich, André, Kannankeril, Prince J, Muszkat, Mordechai, Sofowora, Gbenga G, Hahn, Maureen K, English, Brett A, Blakely, Randy D, Stein, C Michael, Kurnik, Daniel
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Language:English
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Adult
Catecholamines - blood
Exercise - physiology
Female
General Interest
Heart Rate - genetics
Heart Rate - physiology
Humans
Linear Models
Male
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2 - genetics
Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-1 - genetics
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Summary:Heart rate recovery (HRR) after exercise is an independent predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. HRR is mediated by both parasympathetic reactivation and sympathetic withdrawal and is highly heritable. We examined whether common genetic variants in adrenergic and cholinergic receptors and transporters affect HRR. In our study 126 healthy subjects (66 Caucasians, 56 African Americans) performed an 8 min step-wise bicycle exercise test with continuous computerized ECG recordings. We fitted an exponential curve to the postexercise R-R intervals for each subject to calculate the recovery constant (kr) as primary outcome. Secondary outcome was the root mean square residuals averaged over 1 min (RMS1min), a marker of parasympathetic tone. We used multiple linear regressions to determine the effect of functional candidate genetic variants in autonomic pathways (6 ADRA2A, 1 ADRA2B, 4 ADRA2C, 2 ADRB1, 3 ADRB2, 2 NET, 2 CHT, and 1 GRK5) on the outcomes before and after adjustment for potential confounders. Recovery constant was lower (indicating slower HRR) in ADRA2B 301-303 deletion carriers (n = 54, P = 0.01), explaining 3.6% of the interindividual variability in HRR. ADRA2A Asn251Lys, ADRA2C rs13118771, and ADRB1 Ser49Gly genotypes were associated with RMS1min. Genetic variability in adrenergic receptors may be associated with HRR after exercise. However, most of the interindividual variability in HRR remained unexplained by the variants examined. Noncandidate gene-driven approaches to study genetic contributions to HRR in larger cohorts will be of interest.
ISSN:1094-8341
1531-2267
DOI:10.1152/physiolgenomics.00124.2014