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- Mahdi, A., et al.
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The red blood cell as a mediator of endothelial dysfunction in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia and dyslipidemia
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Internal Medicine. - : Wiley. - 0954-6820 .- 1365-2796. ; 293:2, s. 228-245
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) display high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), endothelial dysfunction, and increased risk of premature atherosclerosis. We have previously shown that red blood cells (RBCs) from patients with type 2 diabetes induce endothelial dysfunction through increased arginase 1 and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Objective To test the hypothesis that RBCs from patients with FH (FH-RBCs) and elevated LDL-c induce endothelial dysfunction. Methods and results FH-RBCs and LDL-c >5.0 mM induced endothelial dysfunction following 18-h incubation with isolated aortic rings from healthy rats compared to FH-RBCs and LDL-c <2.5 mM or RBCs from healthy subjects (H-RBCs). Inhibition of vascular but not RBC arginase attenuated the degree of endothelial dysfunction induced by FH-RBCs and LDL-c >5.0 mM. Furthermore, arginase 1 but not arginase 2 was elevated in the vasculature of aortic segments after incubation with FH-RBCs and LDL-c >5.0 mM. A superoxide scavenger, present throughout the 18-h incubation, attenuated the degree of endothelial dysfunction induced by FH-RBCs and LDL-c >5.0 mM. ROS production was elevated in these RBCs in comparison with H-RBCs. Scavenging of vascular ROS through various antioxidants also attenuated the degree of endothelial dysfunction induced by FH-RBCs and LDL-c >5.0 mM. This was corroborated by an increase in the lipid peroxidation product 4-hydroxynonenal. Lipidomic analysis of RBC lysates did not reveal any significant changes across the groups. Conclusion FH-RBCs induce endothelial dysfunction dependent on LDL-c levels via arginase 1 and ROS-dependent mechanisms.
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- Kövamees, O, et al.
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The protective effect of remote ischemic conditioning is lost in patients with hypercholesterolemia
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Ingår i: American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology. - : American Physiological Society. - 1522-1539 .- 0363-6135. ; 323:5, s. H1004-H1009
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We investigated the impact of hypercholesterolemia on the protective effect of RIC on ischemia-reperfusion injury in a well-characterized patient population with isolated hypercholesterolemia. The results show that the protective effect of RIC is absent in patients with hypercholesterolemia but is apparent in patients with hypercholesterolemic following treatment with lipid-lowering drugs. The results are of importance for the understanding of how comorbidities affect the therapeutic potential of RIC.
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