Genetic Variation in the Bitter Receptors Responsible for Epicatechin Detection Are Associated with BMI in an Elderly Cohort.

Publisher: MDPI Publishing Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101521595 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2072-6643 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20726643 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nutrients Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Basel, Switzerland : MDPI Publishing

Body Mass Index* ; Catechin*/administration & dosage; Aging/*physiology ; Genetic Variation/*physiology ; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/*genetics; Aged ; Australia ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Eating ; Female ; Genotype ; Humans ; Male ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/genetics ; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/physiology ; Taste/genetics

Globally, more than one-third of adults are overweight. Overweight and obesity are complex and multifaceted conditions, associated with an increased risk of chronic illness and early mortality. While there are known risk factors, these alone do not fully explain the varying outcomes between individuals. Recently, taste receptors have been proposed to have a role in the risk for obesity. These receptors are expressed throughout the gastrointestinal tract. In this system, they may be involved in modulating dietary intake and metabolic processes. The taste 2 family of receptors (T2Rs) detects bitter compounds. Receptors T2R4 and T2R5 detect (-)-epicatechin (epicatechin), an antioxidant polyphenol, which may have protective effects against obesity. However, the potential role for taste receptors in this association has not been explored. This study assessed whether polymorphisms in TAS2R4 (rs2233998 and rs2234001) and TAS2R5 (rs2227264) were associated with body mass index (BMI). Genotyping (Taqman qPCR assays) was performed on DNA extracted from blood samples ( n = 563) from an elderly cohort. Homozygosity for the minor allele of all polymorphisms was significantly associated with a lower BMI in males. The TAS2R4 -rs2233998 CC genotype, the TAS2R4 -rs2234001 CC genotype and the TAS2R5 -rs2227264 TT genotype were associated with lower BMI (2.1, 2.1 and 2.2 units; p = 0.002, 0.003 and 0.001, respectively). Epicatechin intake was not associated with BMI and genotype was not associated with epicatechin intake. This suggests that the association between TAS2R genotype and elevated BMI risk occurs through altered extra-oral responses and not directly via altered epicatechin intake.

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Keywords: BMI; bitter; epicatechin; obesity; phenol; taste genetics; taste receptors

0 (Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled)
0 (TAS2R4 protein, human)
0 (taste receptors, type 2)
8R1V1STN48 (Catechin)

Date Created: 20210212 Date Completed: 20210902 Latest Revision: 20210902

20240628

PMC7914776

10.3390/nu13020571

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