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Cytokine Disturbances in Coronary Artery Ectasia Do Not Support Atherosclerosis Pathogenesis
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- Boles, Usama (author)
- Umeå universitet,Kardiologi,Cardiology Department, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland
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- Johansson, Anders, 1955- (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för odontologi,Allmänmedicin,Aa-gruppen
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- Wiklund, Urban (author)
- Umeå universitet,Radiofysik
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Sharif, Zain (author)
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David, Santhosh (author)
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McGrory, Siobhan (author)
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- Henein, Michael Y. (author)
- Umeå universitet,Kardiologi,Molecular & Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St. George University, London, UK
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- 2018-01-16
- 2018
- English.
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In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. - Basel, Switzerland : MDPI. - 1661-6596 .- 1422-0067. ; 19:1
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- BACKGROUND: Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a rare disorder commonly associated with additional features of atherosclerosis. In the present study, we aimed to examine the systemic immune-inflammatory response that might associate CAE.METHODS: Plasma samples were obtained from 16 patients with coronary artery ectasia (mean age 64.9 ± 7.3 years, 6 female), 69 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and angiographic evidence for atherosclerosis (age 64.5 ± 8.7 years, 41 female), and 140 controls (mean age 58.6 ± 4.1 years, 40 female) with normal coronary arteries. Samples were analyzed at Umeå University Biochemistry Laboratory, Sweden, using the V-PLEX Pro-Inflammatory Panel 1 (human) Kit. Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) between patient groups and controls were determined using Mann-Whitney U-tests.RESULTS: The CAE patients had significantly higher plasma levels of INF-γ, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-8 (p = 0.007, 0.01, 0.001, and 0.002, respectively), and lower levels of IL-2 and IL-4 (p < 0.001 for both) compared to CAD patients and controls. The plasma levels of IL-10, IL-12p, and IL-13 were not different between the three groups. None of these markers could differentiate between patients with pure (n = 6) and mixed with minimal atherosclerosis (n = 10) CAE.CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate an enhanced systemic pro-inflammatory response in CAE. The profile of this response indicates activation of macrophages through a pathway and trigger different from those of atherosclerosis immune inflammatory response.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Kardiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- atherosclerosis
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery ectasia
- cytokines
- immune inflammatory response
- macrophage activation
- Epidemiology
- epidemiologi
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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