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Reikvam H, Hatfield KJ, Wendelbo Ø, Lindås R, Lassalle P, Bruserud Ø. Endocan in Acute Leukemia: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12040492. [PMID: 35454082 PMCID: PMC9027427 DOI: 10.3390/biom12040492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Endocan is a soluble dermatan sulfate proteoglycan expressed by endothelial cells and detected in serum/plasma. Its expression is increased in tumors/tumor vessels in several human malignancies, and high expression (high serum/plasma levels or tumor levels) has an adverse prognostic impact in several malignancies. The p14 endocan degradation product can also be detected in serum/plasma, but previous clinical studies as well as previously unpublished results presented in this review suggest that endocan and p14 endocan fragment levels reflect different biological characteristics, and the endocan levels seem to reflect the disease heterogeneity in acute leukemia better than the p14 fragment levels. Furthermore, decreased systemic endocan levels in previously immunocompetent sepsis patients are associated with later severe respiratory complications, but it is not known whether this is true also for immunocompromised acute leukemia patients. Finally, endocan is associated with increased early nonrelapse mortality in (acute leukemia) patients receiving allogeneic stem cell transplantation, and this adverse prognostic impact seems to be independent of the adverse impact of excessive fluid overload. Systemic endocan levels may also become important to predict cytokine release syndrome after immunotherapy/haploidentical transplantation, and in the long-term follow-up of acute leukemia survivors with regard to cardiovascular risk. Therapeutic targeting of endocan is now possible, and the possible role of endocan in acute leukemia should be further investigated to clarify whether the therapeutic strategy should also be considered.
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- Håkon Reikvam
- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway;
- Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway; (Ø.W.); (R.L.)
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway;
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- Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway; (Ø.W.); (R.L.)
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- Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway; (Ø.W.); (R.L.)
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- Inserm, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019-UMR9017, University of Lille, 59000 Lille, France;
- Center for Infection and Immunity, le Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, Univeristy of Lille, 59000 Lille, France
- Centre d’Infection et d’Immunité de Lille, Equipe Immunité Pulmonaire, University of Lille, 59000 Lille, France
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway;
- Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway; (Ø.W.); (R.L.)
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Hematopoiesis, Inflammation and Aging-The Biological Background and Clinical Impact of Anemia and Increased C-Reactive Protein Levels on Elderly Individuals. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11030706. [PMID: 35160156 PMCID: PMC8836692 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11030706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Anemia and systemic signs of inflammation are common in elderly individuals and are associated with decreased survival. The common biological context for these two states is then the hallmarks of aging, i.e., genomic instability, telomere shortening, epigenetic alterations, loss of proteostasis, deregulated nutrient sensing, mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence, stem cell exhaustion and altered intercellular communication. Such aging-associated alterations of hematopoietic stem cells are probably caused by complex mechanisms and depend on both the aging of hematopoietic (stem) cells and on the supporting stromal cells. The function of inflammatory or immunocompetent cells is also altered by aging. The intracellular signaling initiated by soluble proinflammatory mediators (e.g., IL1, IL6 and TNFα) is altered during aging and contributes to the development of both the inhibition of erythropoiesis with anemia as well as to the development of the acute-phase reaction as a systemic sign of inflammation with increased CRP levels. Both anemia and increased CRP levels are associated with decreased overall survival and increased cardiovascular mortality. The handling of elderly patients with inflammation and/or anemia should in our opinion be individualized; all of them should have a limited evaluation with regard to the cause of the abnormalities, but the extent of additional and especially invasive diagnostic evaluation should be based on an overall clinical evaluation and the possible therapeutic consequences.
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Prognostic implication of uncontrolled hypertension in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. COR ET VASA 2021. [DOI: 10.33678/cor.2021.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Zabielska P, Wieder-Huszla S, Karakiewicz B, Skonieczna-Żydecka K, Lubkowska A, Jurczak A. Analysis of the levels of inflammatory parameters in persons over the age of 90. Exp Gerontol 2021; 148:111278. [PMID: 33592278 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chronic inflammatory conditions resulting from elevated levels of circulating proinflammatory mediators are common in the elderly. The aim of the paper was to analyze the balance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory markers in longevous individuals. The study was conducted in persons aged >90 years old, residents of Poland living either at home or staying at residential care facilities. The study included 90 persons (69 women and 21 men) aged between 90 and 103 years. Persons with abnormal CRP presented with a statistical tendency toward higher fibrinogen and lower IL10 and IL-1α levels compared to patients in whom CRP level was within the normal range. IL-6 concentration predicted abnormality within CRP. Inflammation in persons above the age of 90 years old might be linked to abnormal fibrinogen and IL-6 levels.
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- Paulina Zabielska
- Subdepartment of Social Medicine and Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin 71-210, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin 71-210, Poland.
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- Subdepartment of Social Medicine and Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin 71-210, Poland
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- Department of Functional Diagnostics and Physical Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin 71-210, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin 71-210, Poland
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Revisiting the clinical usefulness of C-reactive protein in the set of cancer cachexia. Porto Biomed J 2021; 6:e123. [PMID: 33884319 PMCID: PMC8055485 DOI: 10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Cancer cachexia is a highly complex multifactorial disorder that is often misdiagnosed, leading to suboptimal health outcomes. Indeed, cachexia is a concern in cancer, typifying lower response to treatment and risk of death. Thus, efforts have been made to better understand the molecular basis of this syndrome, envisioning to improve its diagnosis and management. C-reactive protein (CRP) has been reported to be consistently increased in the circulation of patients with body wasting associated to chronic diseases. However, the role of CRP in the pathogenesis of cachexia remains elusive. Several hypotheses have been advanced but most of experimental findings support an indirect effect on the activation of muscle proteolysis, mostly through its interplay with pro-inflammatory cytokines. Herein, we overview the contribution of CRP to body wasting and its putative biomarker value for the diagnosis and follow-up of the therapeutic management of cachexia.
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Bechshøft CJL, Jensen SM, Schjerling P, Andersen JL, Svensson RB, Eriksen CS, Mkumbuzi NS, Kjaer M, Mackey AL. Age and prior exercise in vivo determine the subsequent in vitro molecular profile of myoblasts and nonmyogenic cells derived from human skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2019; 316:C898-C912. [PMID: 30917034 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00049.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The decline in skeletal muscle regenerative capacity with age is partly attributed to muscle stem cell (satellite cell) dysfunction. Recent evidence has pointed to a strong interaction between myoblasts and fibroblasts, but the influence of age on this interaction is unknown. Additionally, while the native tissue environment is known to determine the properties of myogenic cells in vitro, how the aging process alters this cell memory has not been established at the molecular level. We recruited 12 young and 12 elderly women, who performed a single bout of heavy resistance exercise with the knee extensor muscles of one leg. Five days later, muscle biopsies were collected from both legs, and myogenic cells and nonmyogenic cells were isolated for in vitro experiments with mixed or separated cells and analyzed by immunostaining and RT-PCR. A lower myogenic fusion index was detected in the cells from the old versus young women, in association with differences in gene expression levels of key myogenic regulatory factors and senescence, which were further altered by performing exercise before tissue sampling. Coculture with nonmyogenic cells from the elderly led to a higher myogenic differentiation index compared with nonmyogenic cells from the young. These findings show that the in vitro phenotype and molecular profile of human skeletal muscle myoblasts and fibroblasts is determined by the age and exercise state of the original in vivo environment and help explain how exercise can enhance muscle stem cell function in old age.
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- Cecilie J L Bechshøft
- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Department of Orthopedic Surgery M, Bispebjerg Hospital and Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Department of Orthopedic Surgery M, Bispebjerg Hospital and Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Department of Orthopedic Surgery M, Bispebjerg Hospital and Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Department of Orthopedic Surgery M, Bispebjerg Hospital and Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Department of Orthopedic Surgery M, Bispebjerg Hospital and Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Department of Orthopedic Surgery M, Bispebjerg Hospital and Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Newlands, South Africa
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- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Department of Orthopedic Surgery M, Bispebjerg Hospital and Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Department of Orthopedic Surgery M, Bispebjerg Hospital and Center for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark.,Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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Nilsson A, Bergens O, Kadi F. Physical Activity Alters Inflammation in Older Adults by Different Intensity Levels. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2019; 50:1502-1507. [PMID: 29462102 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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PURPOSE To examine the influence of reallocating time spent at different objectively measured physical activity (PA) behaviors on markers of systemic inflammation in older women with different levels of metabolic risk. METHODS Accelerometer-based monitoring of PA was conducted in a population of community-dwelling older women (n = 111; age, 65-70 yr) for determination of daily sedentary time, time in light PA (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). Blood samples were collected for the assessment of the systemic inflammatory markers C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen, and adiponectin. Metabolic risk was assessed by standardized procedures based on definitions for the metabolic syndrome. Data were analyzed by linear regression models based on isotemporal substitution analysis. RESULTS Reallocating 30 min of sedentary time with either time in LPA (β = -0.47; P < 0.05) or MVPA (β = -0.42; P < 0.05) was related to reduced fibrinogen level, whereas no corresponding effect was evident when shifting time in LPA with time in MVPA, while holding sedentary time constant. In contrast, reallocating a 30-min period in sedentary (β = -0.70; P < 0.01) or LPA (β = -0.71; P < 0.01) with MVPA was associated with a significant reduction in CRP level, whereas no impact on CRP was observed when a period of sedentary behavior was replaced with LPA. Importantly, all significant influences on fibrinogen and CRP by displacement of different PA behaviors remained after adjustment for metabolic risk status among participants. No significant associations with adiponectin were observed. CONCLUSIONS Altogether, this work supports the existence of different intensity thresholds mediating beneficial effects of PA on important clinical markers of systemic inflammation in older women across different stages of disease prevention.
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- Andreas Nilsson
- School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, SWEDEN
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Role of Exercise in Vascular Function and Inflammatory Profile in Age-Related Obesity. J Immunol Res 2018; 2018:7134235. [PMID: 30510967 PMCID: PMC6230399 DOI: 10.1155/2018/7134235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In western countries, aging is often accompanied by obesity and age-related obesity is characterized by vascular dysfunction and a low-grade inflammatory profile. Exercise is a nonpharmacological strategy able to decrease the development and incidence of risk factors for several health-threatening diseases. Nonetheless, its long-term effect on vascular function and inflammation in age-related obesity is still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of regular, supervised exercise on inflammatory profile and vascular function in age-related obesity. We also hypothesized that vascular function and inflammatory profile would have been correlated in overweight and obese individuals. Thirty normal weight (NW; 70 ± 5 years, 23.9 ± 2.6 BMI) and forty overweight and obese elderly (OW&OB; 69 ± 5 years, 30.1 ± 2.3 BMI) regularly taking part in a structured, supervised exercise program were enrolled in the study and evaluated for vascular function (flow-mediated dilation; FMD) and inflammatory profile (plasma CRP, IL-1β, IL-1ra, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-α, and MCP-1). Although no differences between groups were found concerning performance and the weekly amount of physical activity, the OW&OB group compared with the NW group demonstrated higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure (+10%, p = 0.001; +9%, p = 0.005, respectively); lower FMD% (-36%, p < 0.001) and FMD/shear rate (-40%, p = 0.001); and higher levels of CRP (+33%, p = 0.005), IL-6 (+36%, p = 0.048), MCP-1 (+17%, p = 0.004), and TNF-α (+16%, p = 0.031). No correlations between vascular function and inflammation were found in OW&OB or NW. Although exercising regularly, overweight and obese elderly exhibited poorer vascular function and higher proinflammatory markers compared with the leaner group. These results support the idea that exercise alone cannot counteract the negative effect of adiposity on vascular function and inflammatory profile in elderly individuals and these two processes are not necessarily related.
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Du X, Yu J, Mi W. The effect of dexmedetomidine on the perioperative hemodynamics and postoperative cognitive function of elderly patients with hypertension: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e12851. [PMID: 30412077 PMCID: PMC6221648 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000012851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cognitive dysfunction after surgery, a common clinical manifestation of postoperative psychonosema. It usually occurs after heart surgery, hip replacement, mandibular fractures, and other major operations. Dexmedetomidine can exert sedative, analgesic, anxiolytic effect, inhibits the sympathetic activity, maintains hemodynamic balance, helps reduce the amount of anesthetic agents, and relatively slightly depresses respiration. Preoperative administration of dexmedetomidine for sedation has been reported to reduce the incidence of acute postoperative delirium. But currently there is no study on the effect of dexmedetomidine on the postoperative cognitive function of elderly patients with essential hypertension. METHODS/DESIGN This study is a prospective, single-center, double-blind controlled clinical trial. Elderly patients aged between 60 and 80 years old, diagnosed with primary hypertension for 1 year or longer will be included, and randomized into 2 groups. Patients in observational group will be given a loading dose of dexmedetomidine at 0.8 μg/kg, pumped for over 10 minutes. Although patients in control group will be pumped of the same volume of normal saline within 10 minutes, before the induction of anesthesia. Minimental state examination and levels of interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and C-reactive protein will be set as primary endpoints. Baseline characteristics of patients will be summarized by groups and compared using Chi-square or Fisher exact tests for categorical variables and 2-sample t tests or Wilcoxon rank sum test for the continuous variables. Repeated measurement analysis of covariance model will also be used for the comparison of endpoints between 2 groups. CONCLUSION The present study is designed to investigate the effect of the application of dexmedetomidine on postoperative myocardial injury and postoperative cognitive dysfunction, also to explore the association between inflammatory factors and postoperative cognitive function. With this study, we are expecting to find out an appropriate anesthesia method for elderly people with hypertension to alleviate the postoperative adverse effects caused by medical treatments. TRIALS REGISTRATION This study was registered on Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (http://www.chictr.org.cn/) with the ID ChiCTR-IPR-16009156.
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- Xuejiang Du
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chinese PLA Medical School/Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Chinese PLA Medical School/Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing
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Orsolini L, Sarchione F, Vellante F, Fornaro M, Matarazzo I, Martinotti G, Valchera A, Di Nicola M, Carano A, Di Giannantonio M, Perna G, Olivieri L, De Berardis D. Protein-C Reactive as Biomarker Predictor of Schizophrenia Phases of Illness? A Systematic Review. Curr Neuropharmacol 2018; 16:583-606. [PMID: 29357805 PMCID: PMC5997872 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x16666180119144538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Schizophrenia is a complex illness in which genetic, environmental, and epigenetic components have been implicated. However, recently, psychiatric disorders appear to be related to a chronic inflammatory state, at the level of specific cerebral areas which have been found as well impaired and responsible for schizophrenia symptomatology. Hence, a role of inflammatory mediators and cytokines has been as well defined. Accordingly, the role of an acute inflammatory phase protein, the C-reactive protein (CRP) has been recently investigated. OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study is to evaluate how PCR may represent a biomarker in schizophrenia, i.e. correlated with illness phases and/or clinical manifestation and/or psychopathological severity. METHODS A systematic review was here carried out by searching the following keywords ((C-reactive protein AND ((schizophrenia) OR (psychotic disorder))) for the topics 'PCR' and 'Schizophrenia', by using MESH terms. RESULTS An immune dysfunction and inflammation have been described amongst schizophrenic patients. Findings reported elevated CRP levels in schizophrenia, mainly correlated with the severity of illness and during the recrudescent phase. CRP levels are higher when catatonic features, negative symptomatology and aggressiveness are associated. CRP levels appeared not to be related to suicidal behaviour and ideation. CONCLUSION CRP and its blood levels have been reported higher amongst schizophrenic patients, by suggesting a role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Further studies are needed to better understand if CRP may be considered a biomarker in schizophrenia.
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- Laura Orsolini
- Psychopharmacology, Drug Misuse and Novel Psychoactive Substances Research Unit, School of Life and Medical Sciences, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, HertsAL10 9AB, UK
- Polyedra Research, Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Imaging, Chair of Psychiatry, University “G. D’Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Imaging, Chair of Psychiatry, University “G. D’Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology, School of Medicine ‘Federico II’ Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Imaging, Chair of Psychiatry, University “G. D’Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Imaging, Chair of Psychiatry, University “G. D’Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy
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- Polyedra Research, Teramo, Italy
- Villa S. Giuseppe Hospital, Hermanas Hospitalarias, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- NHS, Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Service of Diagnosis and Treatment, Hospital “Madonna Del Soccorso”, San Benedetto del Tronto, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Imaging, Chair of Psychiatry, University “G. D’Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy
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- Hermanas Hospitalarias, FoRiPsi, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Villa San Benedetto Menni, Albese con Cassano, Como, Italy
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Leonard Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Florida, USA
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- NHS, Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Service of Diagnosis and Treatment, Hospital “G. Mazzini”, ASL 4 Teramo, Italy
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- NHS, Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Service of Diagnosis and Treatment, Hospital “G. Mazzini”, ASL 4 Teramo, Italy
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Tang Y, Fung E, Xu A, Lan HY. C-reactive protein and ageing. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2017; 44 Suppl 1:9-14. [DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Ying Tang
- Department of Nephrology; Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital; Sun Yat-Sen University; Guangzhou China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics; Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences; CUHK-Shenzhen Research Institute; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Guangzhou China
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- Department of Nephrology; Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital; Sun Yat-Sen University; Guangzhou China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics; Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences; CUHK-Shenzhen Research Institute; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Guangzhou China
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Cannatà A, Marcon G, Cimmino G, Camparini L, Ciucci G, Sinagra G, Loffredo FS. Role of circulating factors in cardiac aging. J Thorac Dis 2017; 9:S17-S29. [PMID: 28446965 PMCID: PMC5383555 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.03.95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Worldwide increase in life expectancy is a major contributor to the epidemic of chronic degenerative diseases. Aging, indeed, simultaneously affects multiple organ systems, and it has been hypothesized that systemic alterations in regulators of tissue physiology may regulate this process. Cardiac aging itself is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and, because of the intimate relationship with the brain, may contribute to increase the risk of neurodegenerative disorders. Blood-borne factors may play a major role in this complex and still elusive process. A number of studies, mainly based on the revival of parabiosis, a surgical technique very popular during the 70s of the 20th century to study the effect of a shared circulation in two animals, have indeed shown the potential that humoral factors can control the aging process in different tissues. In this article we review the role of circulating factors in cardiovascular aging. A better understanding of these mechanisms may provide new insights in the aging process and provide novel therapeutic opportunities for chronic age-related disorders.
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- Antonio Cannatà
- Molecular Cardiology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
- Cardiovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata and University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- DAMA- University of Udine, Italy; Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Section of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Molecular Cardiology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
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- Molecular Cardiology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata and University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Molecular Cardiology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
- Cardiovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata and University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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The Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) is a novel prognostic indicator in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: a multicenter retrospective study. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2016; 142:2339-45. [DOI: 10.1007/s00432-016-2228-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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