Individual variations in cardiovascular-disease-related protein levels are driven by genetics and gut microbiome.

ABSTRACT: Despite a growing body of evidence, the role of the gut microbiome in cardiovascular diseases is still unclear. Here, we present a systems-genome-wide and metagenome-wide association study on plasma concentrations of 92 cardiovascular-disease-related proteins in the population cohort LifeLines-DEEP. We identified genetic components for 73 proteins and microbial associations for 41 proteins, of which 31 were associated to both. The genetic and microbial factors identified mostly exert additive effects and collectively explain up to 76.6% of inter-individual variation (17.5% on average). Genetics contribute most to concentrations of immune-related proteins, while the gut microbiome contributes most to proteins involved in metabolism and intestinal health. We found several host-microbe intera

SUBMITTER: Zhernakova DV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6241851 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature