Combined effects of NQO1 Pro187Ser or SULT1A1 Arg213His polymorphism and smoking on bladder cancer risk: Two meta-analyses.

Xiao-Chun Wang, Jian Wang, Hui-Hui Tao, Chao Zhang, Li-Fa Xu

Journal: International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health 2018;30(5):791-802

PMID: 28589969

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES

Objectives: Cigarette smoking is the major risk factor of bladder cancer via exposure to chemical carcinogens. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP+): quinine oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) and sulfotransferase 1A1 (SULT1A1) have been reported to involve in the metabolism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and aromatic amines. Therefore, the risk of bladder cancer (BC) may be influenced by polymorphisms in the genes that modulate metabolic detoxification in particular by interacting with cigarette smoking. Considering the limited power by the individual studies with a relatively small sample size, especially when analyzing the combined effect of polymorphisms in NQO1 and SULT1A1 genes and smoking, these 2 meta-analyses have aimed to clarify the combined effects of them on BC risk by integrating related studies.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Two meta-analyses included 1341 cases and 1346 controls concerning NQO1 Pro187Ser and smoking, and 1921 cases and 1882 controls on SULT1A1 Arg213His and smoking were performed. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used for assessing the strength of the association.

RESULTS

The result has demonstrated that smokers with NQO1 Pro/Ser or Ser/Ser genotypes have a prominent association with the risk of BC as compared with non-smokers with NQO1 Pro/Pro genotype, with OR equal to 3.71 (95% CI: 2.87-4.78, p = 0.376). Besides, smokers carrying SULT1A1 Arg/Arg genotypes were observed to confer 2.38 fold increased risk of BC (95% CI: 1.44-3.93, p = 0.001) when compared with non-smokers with SULT1A1 Arg/Arg or His/His genotypes.

CONCLUSIONS

These findings have suggested that the NQO1 Pro187Ser or SULT1A1 Arg213His polymorphism combination with smoking significantly confer susceptibility to BC. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(5):791-802.

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Address: Medical College of Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, China (Department of Pathogen Biology). [email protected].; Medical College of Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, China (Department of Pathogen Biology). [email protected].; Medical College of Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, China (Department of Biochemistry). [email protected].; Medical College of Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, China (Department of Biochemistry). [email protected].; Medical College of Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, China (Department of Pathogen Biology). [email protected].

DOI: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00930