Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (16): 2508-2513.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0863

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Correlation of four gene polymorphic loci with athlete endurance phenotype

Wei Qi, Fan Jia-cheng, Du Ya-wen   

  1. Hubei Institute of Sports Science, Wuhan 430205, Hubei Province, China
  • Received:2018-01-19 Online:2018-06-08 Published:2018-06-08
  • About author:Wei Qi, Master, Associate researcher, Hubei Institute of Sports Science, Wuhan 430205, Hubei Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Science and Technology Development Project of Science and Technology Department of Hubei Province, No. KJFZ-2014015

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence shows that at least 155 genetic polymorphisms are associated with aerobic performance and elite endurance athlete status.
OBJECTIVE: To study the association of α-actin 3 (ACTN3) gene, nuclear respiratory factor 2 (NRF2), β2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) gene and peroxisome proliferative activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha(PPARGC1A) polymorphic loci with aerobic performance of rowing athletes and their interaction effect, thereby providing basis for understanding the mechanism of genetic polymorphisms acting on endurance athlete status.
METHODS: A case-control experiment was designed to analyze the distribution characteristics of four gene polymorphism loci in 15 excellent rowing athletes and 50 common college freshmen. The association of four polymorphic loci with the aerobic performance-related indexes was analyzed using total genotype scores.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The preponderant polymorphism locus distributions of ACTN3, PPARGC1A and NRF2 in the athletes group were higher than those in the control group, and the NRF2 gene loci showed significant difference between two groups. In the athletes group, the mean values of VO2 max was significantly different among three genotypes. That is to say, these three genetic polymorphisms may be the biomarkers to predict the elite endurance athlete status, but the mechanism needs to be studied in depth.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程

Key words: Genes, Phenotype, Tissue Engineering

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