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Title: | Systematic evaluation of the association between hemoglobin levels and metabolic profile implicates beneficial effects of hypoxia |
Authors: | Auvinen, J Tapio, J Karhunen, V Kettunen, J Serpi, R Dimova, EY Gill, D Soininen, P Tammelin, T Mykkänen, J Puukka, K Kähönen, M Raitoharju, E Lehtimäki, T Ala-Korpela, M Raitakari, OT Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, S Järvelin, M-R Koivunen, P |
Issue Date: | 14-Jul-2021 |
Publisher: | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Citation: | Auvinen, J., Tapio, J., Karhunen, V., Kettunen, J., Serpi, R., Dimova, E.Y., Gill, D., Soininen, P., Tammelin, T., Mykkänen, J., Puukka, K., Kähönen, M., Raitoharju, E., Lehtimäki, T., Ala-Korpela, M., Raitakari, O.T., Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, S., Järvelin, M.R. and Koivunen, P. (2021) 'Systematic evaluation of the association between hemoglobin levels and metabolic profile implicates beneficial effects of hypoxia', Science Advances, 7(29), eabi4822, pp. 1-12. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abi4822. |
Abstract: | Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Activation of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathway reprograms energy metabolism. Hemoglobin (Hb) is the main carrier of oxygen. Using its normal variation as a surrogate measure for hypoxia, we explored whether lower Hb levels could lead to healthier metabolic profiles in mice and humans (n = 7175) and used Mendelian randomization (MR) to evaluate potential causality (n = 173,480). The results showed evidence for lower Hb levels being associated with lower body mass index, better glucose tolerance and other metabolic profiles, lower inflammatory load, and blood pressure. Expression of the key HIF target genes SLC2A4 and Slc2a1 in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, respectively, associated with systolic blood pressure in MR analyses and body weight, liver weight, and adiposity in mice. Last, manipulation of murine Hb levels mediated changes to key metabolic parameters. In conclusion, low-end normal Hb levels may be favorable for metabolic health involving mild chronic activation of the HIF response. |
URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/23703 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abi4822 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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