Background: Although the associations between serum lipid levels and aneurysms have been investigated in epidemiological studies, causality remains unknown. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the causal relationships of serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), and triglyceride (TG) levels on five types of aneurysms, using genetic variants associated with four lipid traits as instrumental variables in a Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Methods: We performed two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses to evaluate the associations of HDL-C, LDL-C, TC, and TG levels with risks for five types of aneurysms and those of LDL-C- (HMGCR, NPC1L1, PCSK9, CETP, and LDLR) and TG-lowering targets (ANGPTL3 and LPL) with aneurysms. Results: The sample sizes of the included studies ranged from nearly 80,000 to 410,000. We found inverse associations between genetically predicted HDL-C levels and aortic (OR = 0.74, 95% CI = 0.65-0.85) and abdominal aortic aneurysms (0.58, 0.45-0.75). A 1-SD increase in LDL-C and TC levels was associated with increased risks for aortic (1.41, 1.26-1.58 and 1.36, 1.18-1.56, respectively) and abdominal aortic aneurysms (1.82, 1.48-2.22 and 1.55, 1.25-1.93, respectively). TG levels were significantly associated with aortic (1.36, 1.18-1.56) and lower extremity artery aneurysms (2.76, 1.48-5.14), but limited to cerebral aneurysm (1.23, 1.06-1.42). Secondary analyses revealed a relationship between genetically proxied LDL-C-lowering targets and all types of aneurysms; however, the drug targets remained heterogeneous. We found a weak association between TG-lowering therapies and aortic (ANGPTL3, 0.51, 0.29-0.89) and abdominal aortic aneurysms (LPL, 0.64, 0.44-0.94). Conclusion: According to genetic evidence, lipid dysfunction is a causal risk factor for aneurysms. Lipid-lowering drugs may be a potential effective strategy in preventing and managing aneurysms.
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National Natural Science Foundation of China projects [91839302]; National Key R&D Program of China [2017YFC0909400]; Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project [2017SHZDZX01]
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大类|2 区医学
小类|2 区卫生保健与服务2 区医学:内科
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Q1MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNALQ1HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
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Q1MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNALQ2HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Hosp, Tongji Med Coll, Div Cardiol,Dept Internal Med, Wuhan 430000, Peoples R China[2]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Hubei Key Lab Genet & Mol Mech Cardiol Disorders, Wuhan 430000, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Hosp, Tongji Med Coll, Div Cardiol,Dept Internal Med, Wuhan 430000, Peoples R China[2]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Hubei Key Lab Genet & Mol Mech Cardiol Disorders, Wuhan 430000, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Chen Yanghui,Huang Man,Xuan Yunling,et al.Association between Lipid Levels and Risk for Different Types of Aneurysms: A Mendelian Randomization Study[J].JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE.2021,11(11):doi:10.3390/jpm11111171.
APA:
Chen, Yanghui,Huang, Man,Xuan, Yunling,Li, Ke,Xu, Xin...&Wang, Dao Wen.(2021).Association between Lipid Levels and Risk for Different Types of Aneurysms: A Mendelian Randomization Study.JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE,11,(11)
MLA:
Chen, Yanghui,et al."Association between Lipid Levels and Risk for Different Types of Aneurysms: A Mendelian Randomization Study".JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE 11..11(2021)