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ABSTRACT: Background
Previous studies examined the association between chronic pain (CP) and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations; however, the findings obtained were inconsistent. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) associated with the transcriptional activity of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene may influence the association of 25(OH)D levels with CP. We aimed to clarify the association between CP, serum 25(OH)D concentration, and SNPs.Methods
In the Shika study, we performed a cross-sectional analysis of 551 participants older than 40 years who were asked whether they had been having persistent pain lasting for at least 3 months in any part of the body on a self-administered questionnaire. Serum 25(OH)D concentrations were assessed as a biomarker of the vitamin D status using a radioimmunoassay. rs731236, rs7975232, rs1544410, rs2228570, and rs11568820 were identified using peripheral blood samples, and participants were assigned to those with or without the minor allele for each SNP.Results
The prevalence of CP was 37.2%. We observed a tendency for lower 25(OH)D levels in participants with CP than in those without CP in the hetero/minor group of rs11568820, which is a polymorphism within the CDX2-binding site in the 1e promoter region of the VDR gene. Furthermore, a logistic regression analysis revealed that lower serum 25(OH)D concentrations were significantly associated with CP in the hetero/minor group, but not in the major group.Conclusion
These results suggest that sufficient serum 25(OH)D concentration reduces the risk of CP in individuals with the minor allele of the CDX2 polymorphism.
SUBMITTER: Suzuki K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9139339 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Suzuki Keita K Tsujiguchi Hiromasa H Hara Akinori A Pham Oanh Kim OK Miyagi Sakae S Nguyen Thao Thi Thu TTT Nakamura Haruki H Suzuki Fumihiko F Kasahara Tomoko T Shimizu Yukari Y Yamada Yohei Y Kambayashi Yasuhiro Y Tsuboi Hirohito H Sato Takehiro T Kannon Takayuki T Hosomichi Kazuyoshi K Tajima Atsushi A Takamura Toshinari T Nakamura Hiroyuki H
Journal of pain research 20220523
<h4>Background</h4>Previous studies examined the association between chronic pain (CP) and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations; however, the findings obtained were inconsistent. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) associated with the transcriptional activity of the vitamin D receptor (<i>VDR</i>) gene may influence the association of 25(OH)D levels with CP. We aimed to clarify the association between CP, serum 25(OH)D concentration, and SNPs.<h4>Methods</h4>In the Shika study, w ...[more]