中国组织工程研究 ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (33): 5308-5314.doi: 10.12307/2024.686

• 数字化骨科 digital orthopedics • 上一篇    下一篇

微量营养素与骨坏死的因果关系:来自双向孟德尔随机试验的证据

李  威1,柴金莲2,贾海峰3,李翰政3,孙铁锋4,梁学振3   

  1. 山东中医药大学,1中医学院,2药学院,3第一临床医学院,山东省济南市   250355;4山东省中医药研究院,山东省济南市   250014
  • 收稿日期:2023-10-17 接受日期:2023-11-25 出版日期:2024-11-28 发布日期:2024-01-30
  • 通讯作者: 梁学振,博士,副教授,硕士生导师,山东中医药大学第一临床医学院,山东省济南市 250355
  • 作者简介:李威,男,2001年生,山东省菏泽市人,汉族,本科在读,主要从事中医学专业的研究。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金资助项目(82205154),项目负责人:梁学振;山东省自然科学基金青年项目(ZR2021QH004),项目负责人:梁学振;山东省医药卫生科技发展计划项目(2019WS577),项目负责人:梁学振;山东省中医药科技项目(2020Q009),项目负责人:梁学振;济南市临床医学科技创新计划(202019056),项目负责人:梁学振

Causal association of micronutrients with osteonecrosis: evidence from a bidirectional Mendelian randomization trial

Li Wei1, Chai Jinlian2, Jia Haifeng3, Li Hanzheng3, Sun Tiefeng4, Liang Xuezhen3   

  1. 1College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2College of Pharmacy, 3First College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, Shandong Province, China; 4Shandong Provincial Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250014, Shandong Province, China
  • Received:2023-10-17 Accepted:2023-11-25 Online:2024-11-28 Published:2024-01-30
  • Contact: Liang Xuezhen, MD, Associate professor, Master’s supervisor, First College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, Shandong Province, China
  • About author:Li Wei, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, Shandong Province, China
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 82205154 (to LXZ); Youth Project of Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, No. ZR2021QH004 (to LXZ); Shandong Medical and Health Science and Technology Development Plan Project, No. 2019WS577 (to LXZ); Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Project of Shandong Province, No. 2020Q009 (to LXZ); Jinan Clinical Medical Science and Technology Innovation Plan, No. 202019056 (to LXZ)

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文题释义:

孟德尔随机化:是流行病学研究中评估病因推断的数据分析技巧,它是利用与暴露因素具有强相关的遗传变异作为工具变量,来评估暴露因素与结局之间的因果关系。孟德尔随机化三大假设:①关联性假设:SNP与暴露因素之间是强相关的;②独立性假设:SNP与混杂因素之间是独立的;③排他性假设:SNP只能通过暴露因素对结局产生作用。
骨坏死:是由于血供受损导致的骨的区域性死亡。骨坏死最常由损伤引起,但也可能在没有损伤的情况下发生,典型症状包括疼痛、受累关节活动受限,当下肢受累时可出现跛行,可根据症状、患者的骨坏死风险、X 射线片检查结果和磁共振成像检查结果做出诊断。


背景:骨坏死是临床常见的难治性疾病,有观察性研究表明微量营养元素可能对骨坏死的预后存在一定的促进作用,然而微量营养元素与骨坏死具体的因果关联尚未可知。

目的:利用大规模人群全基因组关联研究(GWAS)的汇总数据,通过孟德尔随机化的方法探究微量营养元素与骨坏死之间的因果关联,为临床诊疗提供帮助。
方法:从IEU OpenGWAS 数据库、GWAS catalog数据库、FinnGen 数据库提取需要的暴露和结局数据(钙、镁、铁、维生素E、胡萝卜素、视黄醇与骨坏死)。对数据进行双向孟德尔随机化分析,以逆方差加权法(inverse-variance weighted)为主要的研究方法,加权中位数法(weighted median)、简单模式法(simple mode)、加权模式方法(weighted mode)和 MR-Egger 回归对结果进行补充;然后通过敏感性分析验证数据的可靠性。

结果与结论:①结果发现,血清铁浓度与骨坏死存在正相关关系,而其他微量营养元素未发现相关,且所有数据都不存在反向因果关系;②敏感性分析结果表明因果关系稳健;③通过孟德尔随机化方法,此次研究提供了血清铁浓度和骨坏死之间存在因果关系的证据;了解微量营养元素与骨坏死的因果关系,有助于临床上对骨坏死的诊疗,具有重要的临床意义。

https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2139-0840 (李威);https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5649-4212 (梁学振) 

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱;骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程

关键词: 骨坏死, 微量营养元素, 孟德尔随机化, 因果关系, 反向因果关系, 全基因组关联研究, 铁死亡, 工具变量

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Osteonecrosis is a common refractory disease in clinical practice, and observational studies have suggested that micronutrients may have a prognostic role in osteonecrosis. However, the specific causal association between micronutrients and osteonecrosis is not known.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the causal association between micronutrients and osteonecrosis by Mendelian randomization using summary data from a large population-based genome-wide association study (GWAS) for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
METHODS: The required exposure and outcome data (calcium, magnesium, iron, vitamin E, carotenoids, retinol & osteonecrosis) were extracted from the IEU OpenGWAS database, GWAS catalog database, and FinnGen database. Data were analyzed by bidirectional Mendelian randomization with inverse-variance weighted as the primary study method, and weighted median method, simple mode method, weighted mode method, and MR-Egger regression to complement the results. The reliability of the data was then verified through sensitivity analyses. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) The results found a positive correlation between serum iron concentration and osteonecrosis, while no correlation was found for other micronutrients. There was no reverse causality in all the data. (2) The results of sensitivity analysis showed a robust causality. (3) By Mendelian randomization method, this study provided evidence of causality between serum iron concentration and osteonecrosis, and understanding the causality of micronutrient elements on osteonecrosis can help in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of osteonecrosis, which is of great clinical significance. 

Key words: osteonecrosis, micronutrients, Mendelian randomization, causality, reverse causality, genome-wide association study, ferroptosis, instrumental variable

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