Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is an important antiatherogenic and antioxidant enzyme in the circulation that has been associated with adverse health outcomes particularly cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other metabolic disorders.
L55M polymorphism, like exposure to tobacco smoke and overweight, disorders PON1 status and lipid profile parameters; therefore, it could be a crucial risk factor for the development of many metabolic disorders.
Interaction between prenatal pesticide exposure and a common polymorphism in the PON1 gene on DNA methylation in genes associated with cardio-metabolic disease risk-an exploratory study.
None of the variants of the Leu55MetPON1 polymorphism was associated with more frequent occurrence of PCOS or metabolic disorders, including insulin resistance.
SR-BI deficiency leading to dysfunctional HDL is closely related to alteration of HDL protein, suggesting that identification of apoAI, PON1, SAA, apoAIV, and A1AT may serve as the valuable protein markers for diagnosis and therapeutics of dysfunctional HDL-related metabolic diseases.
These results indicate that PON-1 is paradoxically maintained and may even be increased in NAFLD despite inverse associations with metabolic disorders and low HDL cholesterol.