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X chromosome dosage drives statin-induced dysglycemia and mitochondrial dysfunction.
X chromosome dosage drives statin-induced dysglycemia and mitochondrial dysfunction. Nature communications Zhang, P., Munier, J. J., Wiese, C. B., Vergnes, L., Link, J. C., Abbasi, F., Ronquillo, E., Scheker, K., Muñoz, A., Kuang, Y. L., Theusch, E., Lu, M., Sanchez, G., Oni-Orisan, A., Iribarren, C., McPhaul, M. J., Nomura, D. K., Knowles, J. W., Krauss, R. M., Medina, M. W., Reue, K. 2024; 15 (1): 5571Abstract
Statin drugs lower blood cholesterol levels for cardiovascular disease prevention. Women are more likely than men to experience adverse statin effects, particularly new-onset diabetes (NOD) and muscle weakness. Here we find that impaired glucose homeostasis and muscle weakness in statin-treated female mice are associated with reduced levels of the omega-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), impaired redox tone, and reduced mitochondrial respiration. Statin adverse effects are prevented in females by administering fish oil as a source of DHA, by reducing dosage of the X chromosome or the Kdm5c gene, which escapes X chromosome inactivation and is normally expressed at higher levels in females than males. As seen in female mice, we find that women experience more severe reductions than men in DHA levels after statin administration, and that DHA levels are inversely correlated with glucose levels. Furthermore, induced pluripotent stem cells from women who developed NOD exhibit impaired mitochondrial function when treated with statin, whereas cells from men do not. These studies identify X chromosome dosage as a genetic risk factor for statin adverse effects and suggest DHA supplementation as a preventive co-therapy.
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