We found no association between the PON1 Q192R and L55M polymorphisms and susceptibility to RA, while PON1 Q192R polymorphism was associated with PON1 activity in RA patients; we found significantly lower PON1 activity in RA patients.Key points• PON1 Q192R polymorphism is associated with PON1 activity in RA patients..• PON1 activity is significantly lower in RA patients..
PON-1 activity is impaired in RA in association with the rs662 genotype and anti-HDL antibodies, the latter being recognized as a pivotal player in the link between rs662 and CVD in patients with RA.
We found that PON-1-Q192R was associated with severity of RA [remission-to-low and moderate-to-high in dominant Q/Q+Q/R vs. R/R: OR=2.27, p<0.001; codominant Q/Q vs. R/R: OR=1.65, p<0.001 and Q/R vs. R/R: OR=2.12, p=0.003; recessive Q/Q vs. R/R+Q/R: OR=1.79, p=0.032; and allele Q vs. R: OR=1.68, p<0.001] and presence of anti-CCP-antibody (codominant model Q/Q vs. R/R: OR=1.28, p=0.042).
Till now, the relationship between the rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-CCP-2 Ab, anti-oxidant activity and polymorphism of paraoxenase-1 (PON-1) 192 Q/R in patients withRA has not been investigated.