Can NPC1L1 inhibitors reduce the risk of biliary tract cancer? Evidence from a mendelian randomization study
Digestive and Liver Disease(2024)
摘要
Background & Aims
Oxysterols have been implicated in biliary tract cancer (BTC), and Niemann-Pick C1–like 1 (NPC1L1) has been associated with oxysterol uptake in biliary and intestinal cells. Thus, our study aims to investigate the potential causal link between genetically proxied NPC1L1 inhibitors and the risk of BTC.
Methods
In this study, we employed two genetic instruments as proxies for NPC1L1 inhibitors, which included LDL cholesterol-associated genetic variants located within or in close proximity to the NPC1L1 gene, as well as expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) of the NPC1L1 gene. Effect estimates were calculated using the Inverse-variance-weighted MR (IVW-MR) and summary-data-based MR (SMR) methods.
Results
In MR analysis using the IVW method, both proxy instruments from the UK Biobank and the GLGC demonstrated a positive association between NPC1L1-mediated LDL cholesterol and BTC risk, with odds ratios (OR) of 10.30 (95% CI = 1.51–70.09; P = 0.017) and 5.61 (95% CI = 1.43–21.91; P = 0.013), respectively. Moreover, SMR analysis revealed a significant association between elevated NPC1L1 expression and increased BTC risk (OR = 1.19, 95% CI = 1.04–1.37; P = 0.014).
Conclusions
This MR study suggests a causal link between NPC1L1 inhibition and reduced BTC risk. NPC1L1 inhibitors, like ezetimibe, show potential for chemoprevention in precancerous BTC patients, requiring further clinical investigation.
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关键词
Biliary tract cancer,Chemoprevention,Mendelian randomization,NPC1L1 inhibitors,Oxysterols
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