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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Wang, Wenxin
• Li, Wei
• Zhang, Dan
• Mi, Yongrun
• Zhang, Jingyu
• He, Guoyang

Titel

The Causal Relationship between PCSK9 Inhibitors and Malignant Tumors: A Mendelian Randomization Study Based on Drug Targeting

Ist Teil von

• Genes, 2024-01, Vol.15 (1), p.132

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

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EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study explores the potential causal association between proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors and tumor development using Mendelian randomization (MR) based on drug targets. Instrumental variables within ±100 kb of the gene locus, impacting low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), were utilized for MR analysis. Coronary heart disease (CHD) served as a positive control to validate the causal relationship between PCSK9 inhibitors and various cancers. We employed reverse MR to address the reverse causation concerns. Data from positive controls and tumors were sourced from OpenGWAS. MR analysis suggested a negative causal relationship between PCSK9 inhibitors and both breast and lung cancers (95% 0.81~0.99, = 2.25 × 10 ; 95% 0.65~0.94, = 2.55 × 10 ). In contrast, a positive causal link was observed with gastric, hepatic, and oral pharyngeal cancers and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (95% 1.14~1.75, = 1.88 × 10 ; 95% 1.46~2.53, = 1.16 × 10 ; 95% 4.49~6.33, = 3.36 × 10 ; 95% 4.56~7.12, = 6.91 × 10 ), without heterogeneity or pleiotropy ( > 0.05). Sensitivity analyses confirmed these findings. The results of MR of drug targets suggested no causal relationship between PCSK9 inhibitors and bladder cancer, thyroid cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, malignant neoplasms of the kidney (except for renal pelvis tumors), malignant neoplasms of the brain, and malignant neoplasms of the esophagus ( > 0.05). Reverse MR helped mitigate reverse causation effects. The study indicates a divergent causal relationship of PCSK9 inhibitors with certain cancers. While negatively associated with breast and lung cancers, a positive causal association was observed with gastric, hepatic, oral cavity, and pharyngeal cancers and cervical carcinoma in situ. No causal links were found with bladder, thyroid, pancreatic, colorectal, certain kidney, brain, and esophageal cancers.