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Ma Y, Ma Z, Zhang Y, Luo C, Huang P, Tong J, Ding H, Liu H. Apigenin and baicalein ameliorate thoracic aortic structural deterioration and cognitive deficit via inhibiting AGEs/RAGE/NF-κB pathway in D-galactose-induced aging rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2024; 976:176660. [PMID: 38795756 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.176660] [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: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
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Apigenin and baicalein are structurally related flavonoids that have been reported to have multiple pharmacological activities. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects and potential mechanisms of apigenin and baicalein in D-galactose-induced aging rats. First, apigenin and baicalein showed remarkable antioxidant activity and anti-glycation activity in vitro. Secondly, the protective effects of apigenin and baicalein on aging rats were investigated. We found that apigenin and baicalein supplementation significantly ameliorated aging-related changes such as declines in the spatial learning and memory and histopathological damage of the hippocampus and thoracic aorta. In addition, our data showed that apigenin and baicalein alleviated oxidative stress as illustrated by decreasing MDA level, increasing SOD activity and GSH level. Further data showed that they significantly reduced the accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), inhibited the expression of RAGE, down-regulated phosphorylated nuclear factor (p-NF-κB (p65)). Our results suggested that the protective effects of apigenin and baicalein on aging rats were at least partially related to the inhibition of AGEs/RAGE/NF-κB pathway and the improvement of oxidative damage. Overall, apigenin and baicalein showed almost equal anti-aging efficacy. Our results provided an experimental basis for the application of apigenin and baicalein to delay the aging process.
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- Yufang Ma
- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- College of Software Engineering, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610200, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China.
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Jujic A, Engström G, Nilsson PM, Johansson M. Accumulation of advanced glycation end products in skin and increased vascular ageing in the general population: the Malmö Offspring Study. J Hypertens 2024; 42:530-537. [PMID: 38088420 PMCID: PMC10842672 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003627] [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: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Advanced glycation end product (AGE) is an established risk marker for diabetic vascular disease, and associated with the degree of diabetes complications, renal failure, and atherosclerosis in middle-aged and older individuals. The relationship between AGEs and aortic stiffness has not been thoroughly examined in the younger general population. We aimed to evaluate the association between AGEs and aortic stiffness in the general population of young and middle-aged adults. METHODS We analysed cross-sectionally 2518 participants from a Swedish population-based cohort, the Malmö Offspring Study (mean age 41.8 ± 14.5 years, 52.2%). Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) were measured by a well validated, noninvasive method using skin autofluorescence with AGE-Reader. Aortic stiffness was assessed by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (Aix) was calibrated to a standard heart rate of 75 bpm at the arteria radialis using SphygmoCor. Multivariable linear regression was performed stratified by age to analyse the association between skin AGE and aortic stiffness. RESULTS Increased levels of AGEs were significantly associated with higher direct measurements of aortic stiffness (vascular ageing) in younger individuals (PWV β 0.55 m/s, P < 0.001) after adjustment for traditional cardiometabolic risk factors, however, not in older individuals (PWV β 0.23 m/s, P = 0.10). Indirect vascular ageing was also significantly associated with higher levels of AGEs in both younger (Aix β 7.78, P < 0.001) and older individuals (Aix β 3.69, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Higher levels of skin autofluorescence-AGEs are positively associated with increased vascular ageing in younger adults from the general population, independent of cardiometabolic risk factors.
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- Amra Jujic
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University
- Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital
- Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University
- Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital
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Delrue C, Delanghe JR, Speeckaert MM. The role of sRAGE in cardiovascular diseases. Adv Clin Chem 2023; 117:53-102. [PMID: 37973322 DOI: 10.1016/bs.acc.2023.08.005] [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] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Advanced glycation end products (AGEs), by-products of glucose metabolism, have been linked to the emergence of cardiovascular disorders (CVD). AGEs can cause tissue damage in four different ways: (1) by altering protein function, (2) by crosslinking proteins, which makes tissue stiffer, (3) by causing the generation of free radicals, and (4) by activating an inflammatory response after binding particular AGE receptors, such as the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE). It is suggested that the soluble form of RAGE (sRAGE) blocks ligand-mediated pro-inflammatory and oxidant activities by serving as a decoy. Therefore, several studies have investigated the possible anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant characteristics of sRAGE, which may help lower the risk of CVD. According to the results of various studies, the relationship between circulating sRAGE, cRAGE, and esRAGE and CVD is inconsistent. To establish the potential function of sRAGE as a therapeutic target in the treatment of cardiovascular illnesses, additional studies are required to better understand the relationship between sRAGE and CVD. In this review, we explored the potential function of sRAGE in different CVD, highlighting unanswered concerns and outlining the possibilities for further investigation.
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- Charlotte Delrue
- Department of Nephrology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Nephrology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO), Brussels, Belgium.
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Reynaert NL, Vanfleteren LEGW, Perkins TN. The AGE-RAGE Axis and the Pathophysiology of Multimorbidity in COPD. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12103366. [PMID: 37240472 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12103366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of the airways and lungs due to an enhanced inflammatory response, commonly caused by cigarette smoking. Patients with COPD are often multimorbid, as they commonly suffer from multiple chronic (inflammatory) conditions. This intensifies the burden of individual diseases, negatively affects quality of life, and complicates disease management. COPD and comorbidities share genetic and lifestyle-related risk factors and pathobiological mechanisms, including chronic inflammation and oxidative stress. The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is an important driver of chronic inflammation. Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are RAGE ligands that accumulate due to aging, inflammation, oxidative stress, and carbohydrate metabolism. AGEs cause further inflammation and oxidative stress through RAGE, but also through RAGE-independent mechanisms. This review describes the complexity of RAGE signaling and the causes of AGE accumulation, followed by a comprehensive overview of alterations reported on AGEs and RAGE in COPD and in important co-morbidities. Furthermore, it describes the mechanisms by which AGEs and RAGE contribute to the pathophysiology of individual disease conditions and how they execute crosstalk between organ systems. A section on therapeutic strategies that target AGEs and RAGE and could alleviate patients from multimorbid conditions using single therapeutics concludes this review.
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- Niki L Reynaert
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center+, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- COPD Center, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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Prasad K. Involvement of AGE and Its Receptors in the Pathogenesis of Hypertension in Elderly People and Its Treatment. Int J Angiol 2022; 31:213-221. [PMID: 36588874 PMCID: PMC9803554 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1756175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Both systolic and diastolic blood pressures increase with age up to 50 to 60 years of age. After 60 years of age systolic pressure rises to 84 years of age but diastolic pressure remains stable or even decreases. In the oldest age group (85-99 years), the systolic blood pressure (SBP) is high and diastolic pressure (DBP) is the lowest. Seventy percent of people older than 65 years are hypertensive. This paper deals with the role of advanced glycation end products (AGE) and its cell receptor (RAGE) and soluble receptor (sRAGE) in the development of hypertension in the elderly population. Plasma/serum levels of AGE are higher in older people as compared with younger people. Serum levels of AGE are positively correlated with age, arterial stiffness, and hypertension. Low serum levels of sRAGE are associated with arterial stiffness and hypertension. Levels of sRAGE are negatively correlated with age and blood pressure. Levels of sRAGE are lower in patients with arterial stiffness and hypertension than patients with high levels of sRAGE. AGE could induce hypertension through numerous mechanisms including, cross-linking with collagen, reduction of nitric oxide, increased expression of endothelin-1, and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β). Interaction of AGE with RAGE could produce hypertension through the generation of reactive oxygen species, increased sympathetic activity, activation of nuclear factor-kB, and increased expression of cytokines, cell adhesion molecules, and TGF- β. In conclusion, the AGE-RAGE axis could be involved in hypertension in elderly people. Treatment for hypertension in elderly people should be targeted at reduction of AGE levels in the body, prevention of AGE formation, degradation of AGE in vivo, downregulation of RAGE expression, blockade of AGE-RAGE interaction, upregulation of sRAGE expression, and use of antioxidants.
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- Kailash Prasad
- Department of Physiology (APP), College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Adane T, Asrie F, Getaneh Z, Getawa S. White blood cells and platelet profiles of diabetic patients at University of Gondar specialized referral hospital: A comparative cross-sectional study. J Clin Lab Anal 2021; 35:e23808. [PMID: 33938591 PMCID: PMC8183936 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.23808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Altered level of many hematological parameters such as white blood cells (WBC) and platelet function has been observed in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the WBC and platelet profiles and their association with anthropometric measurement and blood pressure in DM patients and healthy controls. METHOD A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 246 participants at the University of Gondar Specialized Referral Hospital. Venous blood with K2 EDTA anticoagulant was drawn and analyzed by using Sysmex KX21N hematology analyzers for WBC and platelet parameters. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Results were presented as frequency and mean ± standard deviation (SD). The independent sample t test was used to compare quantitative variables between DM and control groups. The bivariate (spearman's rank) correlation was used to analyze continuous variables. A p-value ˂ 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. RESULTS The mean platelet count was significantly higher among diabetics (252.77 ± 77.7) compared to non-diabetic controls (208.22 ± 68), p < 0.001. Similarly, the total WBC count was higher among DM patients (6.95 ± 2.23) than in the controls (6.15 ± 1.95), p = 0.04. A significant negative correlation was also found between neutrophil and duration of illness in DM patients. Besides, there is a significant positive correlation between WBC and lymphocyte number with systolic blood pressure (SBP) in DM patients. CONCLUSION Platelet and WBC count were significantly higher in DM patients than in the controls. Therefore, routine screening and profile checking of those abnormal indices is recommended to minimize DM-related complications.
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- Tiruneh Adane
- Department of Hematology and Immunohematology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Hematology and Immunohematology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Hematology and Immunohematology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Hematology and Immunohematology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Serum biomarkers, skin autofluorescence and other methods. Which parameter better illustrates the relationship between advanced glycation end products and arterial stiffness in the general population? Hypertens Res 2021; 44:518-527. [PMID: 33437026 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-020-00601-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Stiffening of large arteries, clinically manifesting as increased aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV), is an inevitable outcome of aging. Among other mechanisms, impaired glucose metabolism plays an important role, leading to the deposition of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). This process is counterbalanced by the circulating soluble receptor for AGEs (sRAGE). We investigated the association between arterial stiffness on one side and multiple circulating biomarkers and the degree of skin deposition of AGEs on the other. In a cross-sectional design, 867 participants based on a general population sample (Czech post-MONICA studies) were examined. PWV was measured by SphygmoCor device (AtCor Medical Ltd.), while skin AGEs were measured using a dedicated autofluorescence method (AGE Reader mu®). To quantify the circulating status of AGEs, carboxymethyl lysine (CML) and sRAGE concentrations were assessed by ELISA, along with conventional glucose metabolism indicators. When analyzing the whole sample using multiple linear or logistic regression models and after adjustment for potential covariates, a significant association with PWV was found for fasting glycemia, HbA1c, sRAGE, skin AGEs, and the skin AGE-to-sRAGE ratio. Among these parameters, stepwise models identified the strongest association for the skin AGEs and AGE-to-sRAGE ratio, and this was also true when diabetic subjects were excluded. In contrast, neither CML nor its ratio relative to sRAGE showed any association with arterial stiffness. In conclusion, skin AGEs along with their ratio relative to sRAGE were closely associated with arterial stiffness and is a better indicator of the current status of deposited AGEs than other relevant factors.
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Wang H, Zeng Y, Zheng H, Liu B. Association Between sRAGE and Arterial Stiffness in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 2020; 21:504-510. [PMID: 32370733 DOI: 10.2174/1871530320666200506082848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND sRAGE (soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products) is known to play a protective role in chronic inflammatory diseases, and has been found to be related to arterial stiffness in hypertensive or diabetic patients. This cross-sectional study was designed to study the potential association of sRAGE with arterial stiffness in systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) patients. METHODS A total of 94 female SLE patients were enrolled. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was measured by an automatic pulse wave analyzer. The patients were divided into two groups according to the baPWV values, those with values greater than 1400cm/s were placed in the high arterial stiffness group. Biochemical parameters were compared between the two groups. Linear and logistic regression analysis was used to observe the association between sRAGE and arterial stiffness in these patients. RESULTS Thirty-five patients were placed in the high arterial stiffness group in which sRAGE levels were lower (P<0.05). sRAGE levels were significantly related to baPWV(standardized β=1.18, P<0.01) by linear regression analysis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that sRAGE, SLE duration, systolic blood pressure, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were independent predictors of arterial stiffness in these patients. CONCLUSION The results revealed that sRAGE was negatively associated with arterial stiffness in Chinese female SLE patients.
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- Hongru Wang
- Department of Family Medicine, Gumei Community Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Worldpath Clinic International, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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The role of advanced glycation end products in vascular aging: which parameter is the most suitable as a biomarker? J Hum Hypertens 2020; 35:240-249. [PMID: 32203073 DOI: 10.1038/s41371-020-0327-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are involved in several pathophysiologic processes in vascular diseases, including progressive loss of elasticity of the vessel wall (arterial stiffness). Circulating soluble receptors for AGEs (sRAGE) act as a decoy and counterbalanced the harmful properties of AGEs as the natural protective factor. We compared the role of circulating or skin-deposed AGEs and sRAGE regarding the natural course of arterial stiffening. In a prospective cohort study, we longitudinally followed 536 general population-based subjects (subsample of Czech post-MONICA study). Aortic pulse-wave velocity (PWV) was measured twice (at baseline and after ~8 years of follow-up) using a SphygmoCor device (AtCor Medical Ltd), and the intraindividual change in PWV per year (∆PWV/year) was calculated. Concentrations of sRAGE and carboxymethyl lysine (circulating AGEs) were assessed at the follow-up visit by ELISA, while skin AGEs were measured using the autofluorescence-based device AGE Reader. Using multiple regressions, we found significant association between ∆PWV/year as a dependent variable, and both, sRAGE and skin AGEs as independent ones (each on its own model). However, the closest associations to ∆PWV/year were found for the ratio of these two factors (skin AGEs/sRAGE) [β coeff = 0.0747 (SE 0.0189), p < 0.0001]. In a categorized manner, subjects with skin AGEs/sRAGE ratio ≥ 3.3 showed about twofold higher risk having ΔPWV/year ≥ 0.2 m/s [adjusted odds ratio was 2.09 (95% CI: 1.35-3.22), p = 0.001]. In contrast, neither circulating AGEs nor circulating AGEs/sRAGE showed any significant relation to ΔPWV/year. In conclusion, skin AGEs/sRAGE ratio seems to be a more sensitive biomarker of vascular aging than these single factors themselves or circulation status of AGEs.
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Mayer O, Seidlerová J, Kučera R, Kučerová A, Černá V, Gelžinský J, Mateřánková M, Mareš Š, Kordíková V, Pešta M, Topolčan O, Cífková R, Filipovský J. Synergistic effect of sclerostin and angiotensin II receptor 1 polymorphism on arterial stiffening. Biomark Med 2020; 14:173-184. [PMID: 32057249 DOI: 10.2217/bmm-2019-0249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Aim: We aimed to establish the association between sclerostin (a glycoprotein involved in bone metabolism) and development of pulse wave velocity (PWV) in the general population. Methods: A prospective cohort study with a total of 522 subjects. Aortic PWV was measured twice (at baseline and after approximately 8 years of follow-up) and intraindividual change in PWV per year (ΔPWV/year) was calculated. Results: ΔPWV/year increased across the sclerostin quintiles, but generally in a strong age-dependent manner. However, a significant independent positive association between sclerostin and ΔPWV/year was observed exclusively in C allele carriers of rs5186 polymorphism for the angiotensin II receptor 1 (n = 246). Conclusion: Sclerostin concentrations were associated with an accelerated natural course of arterial stiffening, but only in interaction with renin-angiotension system.
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- Otto Mayer
- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Charles University and University Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Charles University and University Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Immunodiagnostics, University Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Department of Biology, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Department of Biology, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Charles University and University Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Charles University and University Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Charles University and University Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Charles University and University Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Department of Biology, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Immunodiagnostics, University Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Prevention of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Thomayer's Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Charles University and University Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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Karnosová P, Mateřánková M, Seidlerová J, Mayer O, Filipovský J, Karnos V. Soluble RAGEs and cardiovascular risk factors in adult offspring of patients with premature coronary heart disease. Blood Press 2019; 29:87-94. [PMID: 31691578 DOI: 10.1080/08037051.2019.1685372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Purpose: Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are a heterogeneous group of highly oxidant compounds which can potentiate microvascular and macrovascular complications through the formation of irreversible cross-links between molecules in the basal membrane and also by engaging the receptor for AGEs (RAGE). Soluble receptor for AGEs (sRAGE) is suggested to have a protective role neutralizing the toxic action of AGEs. We aimed to investigate differences in plasma levels of sRAGE alongside with classic cardiovascular risk factors between offspring of patients with early onset of coronary heart disease (CHD) and healthy controls.Materials and methods: In a cross-sectional design, we examined 114 adult offspring of patients with premature CHD and 194 controls. Concentrations of soluble RAGE were quantified by ELISA methods. Aortic PWV was measured using Sphygmocor device. Multivariate logistic regressions were used to compare differences between the offspring and controls.Results: In the offspring group there were more men (p = 0.023), both groups had similar age (28.5 vs. 28.9 years; p = 0.51). After adjustment for covariates, we observed significantly higher aPWV (6.17 vs. 5.82 m s-1; p = 0.001) and lower sRAGE (1308.11 vs. 1475.59; p = 0.009) in the offspring group compared to controls. The significant determinants of the intergroup difference were sRAGE (p = 0.0017), aPWV (p = 0.011) and current smoking (p = 0.0053).Conclusion: Offspring of patients with early onset of CHD compared to age-matched healthy controls had significantly lower sRAGE levels suggesting a shift in the oxidative balance between stressors and defence mechanisms that may influence a higher cardiovascular risk in the future. The measurement of sRAGE might be a valuable predictor for more precise stratification of cardiovascular risk.
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- Petra Karnosová
- Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Centre, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Centre, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Centre, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Centre, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic.,Biomedical Centre, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital in Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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Soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products independently influences individual age-dependent increase of arterial stiffness. Hypertens Res 2019; 43:111-120. [DOI: 10.1038/s41440-019-0347-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 09/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Zouboulis CC, Makrantonaki E, Nikolakis G. When the skin is in the center of interest: An aging issue. Clin Dermatol 2019; 37:296-305. [PMID: 31345316 DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The skin represents the first bearer of marks of time as well as an easily accessible model for the assessment and determination of the involved molecular mechanisms. The deterioration of important skin functions due to intrinsic and extrinsic aging leads to clinical manifestations, which mirror several internal age-associated diseases, such as neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, skeletal, and endocrine/metabolic skin diseases. Current molecular data indicate that skin aging, especially intrinsic aging, mirrors age-related deficiencies in the entire human body. These data and the development of new biologic technologies highlight the importance of the skin in aging research and should enable future interdisciplinary projects on internal diseases, which could barely have been performed until recently due mainly to the lack of respective tissue.
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- Christos C Zouboulis
- Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Dessau, Germany.
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- Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Dessau, Germany
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- Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Dessau, Germany
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OBJECTIVE Increased pulse pressure (PP) has been implicated in the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease in middle-aged and elderly adults. Considering the close relationship between peripheral amyloid-β clearance and brain amyloid-β deposition, we investigated the potential association between PP and plasma amyloid-β transport function. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, a total of 1118 participants underwent a health assessment and quantification of plasma amyloid-β and amyloid-β transporter expression. Relationships between plasma levels of amyloid-β1-40, amyloid-β1-42, soluble low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 (sLRP1), soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE), and PP were determined using multiple linear regressions. RESULTS PP was a significant determinant of amyloid-β1-40 level (β = 0.059, P = 0.036) and log-transformed sRAGE (β = -0.002, P = 0.029) independent of age, sex, body mass index, pulse rate, mean arterial pressure, blood glucose, blood lipids, lifestyle, and medical history. Additionally, log-transformed soluble low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 and log-transformed sRAGE were positively associated with plasma amyloid-β1-40 level (β = 3.610, P < 0.001; β = 2.573, P = 0.001). Similar associations were observed between log-transformed sRAGE and plasma amyloid-β1-42 level (β = 1.350, P = 0.022). CONCLUSION An elevation in PP is associated with increased plasma amyloid-β1-40 and decreased log-transformed sRAGE among individuals not taking antihypertensive medication. The underlying mechanism of this effect may be relevant to peripheral amyloid-β clearance.
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Clinical and laboratory skin biomarkers of organ-specific diseases. Mech Ageing Dev 2019; 177:144-149. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2018.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cardoso AL, Fernandes A, Aguilar-Pimentel JA, de Angelis MH, Guedes JR, Brito MA, Ortolano S, Pani G, Athanasopoulou S, Gonos ES, Schosserer M, Grillari J, Peterson P, Tuna BG, Dogan S, Meyer A, van Os R, Trendelenburg AU. Towards frailty biomarkers: Candidates from genes and pathways regulated in aging and age-related diseases. Ageing Res Rev 2018; 47:214-277. [PMID: 30071357 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2018.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 281] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Use of the frailty index to measure an accumulation of deficits has been proven a valuable method for identifying elderly people at risk for increased vulnerability, disease, injury, and mortality. However, complementary molecular frailty biomarkers or ideally biomarker panels have not yet been identified. We conducted a systematic search to identify biomarker candidates for a frailty biomarker panel. METHODS Gene expression databases were searched (http://genomics.senescence.info/genes including GenAge, AnAge, LongevityMap, CellAge, DrugAge, Digital Aging Atlas) to identify genes regulated in aging, longevity, and age-related diseases with a focus on secreted factors or molecules detectable in body fluids as potential frailty biomarkers. Factors broadly expressed, related to several "hallmark of aging" pathways as well as used or predicted as biomarkers in other disease settings, particularly age-related pathologies, were identified. This set of biomarkers was further expanded according to the expertise and experience of the authors. In the next step, biomarkers were assigned to six "hallmark of aging" pathways, namely (1) inflammation, (2) mitochondria and apoptosis, (3) calcium homeostasis, (4) fibrosis, (5) NMJ (neuromuscular junction) and neurons, (6) cytoskeleton and hormones, or (7) other principles and an extensive literature search was performed for each candidate to explore their potential and priority as frailty biomarkers. RESULTS A total of 44 markers were evaluated in the seven categories listed above, and 19 were awarded a high priority score, 22 identified as medium priority and three were low priority. In each category high and medium priority markers were identified. CONCLUSION Biomarker panels for frailty would be of high value and better than single markers. Based on our search we would propose a core panel of frailty biomarkers consisting of (1) CXCL10 (C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10), IL-6 (interleukin 6), CX3CL1 (C-X3-C motif chemokine ligand 1), (2) GDF15 (growth differentiation factor 15), FNDC5 (fibronectin type III domain containing 5), vimentin (VIM), (3) regucalcin (RGN/SMP30), calreticulin, (4) PLAU (plasminogen activator, urokinase), AGT (angiotensinogen), (5) BDNF (brain derived neurotrophic factor), progranulin (PGRN), (6) α-klotho (KL), FGF23 (fibroblast growth factor 23), FGF21, leptin (LEP), (7) miRNA (micro Ribonucleic acid) panel (to be further defined), AHCY (adenosylhomocysteinase) and KRT18 (keratin 18). An expanded panel would also include (1) pentraxin (PTX3), sVCAM/ICAM (soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1/Intercellular adhesion molecule 1), defensin α, (2) APP (amyloid beta precursor protein), LDH (lactate dehydrogenase), (3) S100B (S100 calcium binding protein B), (4) TGFβ (transforming growth factor beta), PAI-1 (plasminogen activator inhibitor 1), TGM2 (transglutaminase 2), (5) sRAGE (soluble receptor for advanced glycosylation end products), HMGB1 (high mobility group box 1), C3/C1Q (complement factor 3/1Q), ST2 (Interleukin 1 receptor like 1), agrin (AGRN), (6) IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor 1), resistin (RETN), adiponectin (ADIPOQ), ghrelin (GHRL), growth hormone (GH), (7) microparticle panel (to be further defined), GpnmB (glycoprotein nonmetastatic melanoma protein B) and lactoferrin (LTF). We believe that these predicted panels need to be experimentally explored in animal models and frail cohorts in order to ascertain their diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic potential.
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Lévy BI, Taddei S. Vascular legacy beyond blood pressure control: benefits of perindopril/indapamide combination in hypertensive patients with diabetes. Curr Med Res Opin 2018; 34:1557-1570. [PMID: 29307229 DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2018.1425674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Much of the chronic care of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension involves the prevention of diabetic complications. Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors are recommended as first-line therapies because of their nephroprotective properties. Their combination with metabolically neutral diuretics is recommended to reduce blood pressure, morbidity and mortality. Our objective was to review the mechanisms by which the combination of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, perindopril, and metabolically neutral thiazide-like diuretic, indapamide, targets the pathways involved in microvascular and macrovascular diabetic complications. METHODS For this narrative review, extensive literature searches were performed using PubMed/Medline. Articles published in English describing clinical trials and mechanism of action studies that were relevant to the treatment of patients with perindopril and/or indapamide were included. RESULTS Perindopril/indapamide treatment has been shown to reduce blood pressure and to have significant beneficial effects on arterial distensibility, kidney structure and function, and endothelial function. Recent data also suggests that perindopril may reduce the deleterious accumulation of advanced glycation end products in diabetic tissue. In the Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Preterax and Diamicron MR Controlled Evaluation diabetes trial, perindopril/indapamide treatment significantly reduced the relative risk of microvascular and macrovascular events by 9%, cardiovascular mortality by 18%, and all-cause mortality by 14%. Interestingly, 6 years after the end of the double-blind period, follow-up data showed that the beneficial effects on mortality continued to be significant even though differences in blood pressure and glycated hemoglobin levels had not been significant for several years. Together this data suggests that treatment with perindopril/indapamide has microvascular and macrovascular effects that extend beyond blood pressure lowering and that this treatment might confer a long-lasting beneficial vascular legacy. CONCLUSION Moving forward, understanding the pathophysiological bases of the effects that extend beyond those of blood pressure control will help us differentiate between anti-hypertensive choices.
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- b Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine , University of Pisa , Pisa , Italy
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Cho KH, Yadav D, Kim SJ, Kim JR. Blood Pressure Lowering Effect of Cuban Policosanol is Accompanied by Improvement of Hepatic Inflammation, Lipoprotein Profile, and HDL Quality in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. Molecules 2018; 23:E1080. [PMID: 29751583 PMCID: PMC6102548 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23051080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2018] [Revised: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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We investigated the antihypertensive effect of policosanol on spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). For this, we analyzed blood pressure, blood lipid, and lipoprotein properties in male SHR after consumption of Cuban policosanol (PCO). The experimental groups were as follows: normotensive Wistar Kyoto (WKY) control, SHR group fed normal diet (ND), SHR group fed 20 mg of PCO, SHR group fed 100 mg of PCO, and SHR group fed 200 mg of PCO per kg of body weight. After eight weeks, the SHR control group showed gradual increases up to 21% in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) compared with values at week 0. However, policosanol consumption had a dose-dependent reduction effect on SBP and also reduced DBP up to 17% in a dose-dependent manner. Heart rate (HR) bpm increased by six percent in the SHR control, whereas the 20 mg, 100 mg, and 200 mg of policosanol groups showed a reduction of 36%, 28%, and 34% respectively. Although serum total cholesterol (TC) level of SHR was not affected by policosanol consumption (70⁻80 mg/dL), serum triglyceride (TG) level significantly decreased in the SHR + 200 mg of PCO group. Serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) level was also significantly elevated by policosanol consumption. The % HDL-C/TC ratio was elevated in the policosanol group up to 67⁻70%, whereas the SHR control group showed a ratio of 58%. Serum cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) activity was reduced by policosanol in a dose-dependent manner. Although the serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT)/ glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT) were similar across all groups, policosanol consumption caused reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in hepatic tissue. The SHR control group showed a 2.1-fold higher serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level than the WKY group, whereas the CRP level decreased in the SHR + 200 mg of PCO group (up to 45%) than SHR control group. Aldosterone level was reduced in the policosanol group (up to 34%) in a dose-dependent manner compared to the control. In conclusion, eight weeks of policosanol consumption in SHR resulted in remarkable reduction of blood pressure, serum aldosterone, and serum TG levels along with the elevation of HDL-C and improvement of hepatic inflammation.
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- Kyung-Hyun Cho
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Korea.
- Research Institute of Protein Sensor, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Korea.
- LipoLab, Daehak-Ro 280, Gyeongsan 712-749, Korea.
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Korea.
- Research Institute of Protein Sensor, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Korea.
- LipoLab, Daehak-Ro 280, Gyeongsan 712-749, Korea.
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Korea.
- Research Institute of Protein Sensor, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Korea.
- LipoLab, Daehak-Ro 280, Gyeongsan 712-749, Korea.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Smart-Aging Convergence Research Center, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu 705-717, Korea.
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Vasto S, Accardi G, Aiello A, Di Gaudio F, Barera A, Indelicato S, Galimberti D, Italiano E, Monastero R, Rizzo C, Caruso C, Candore G. Dietary Supplements as Surrogate of Mediterranean Diet in Healthy Smoking Subjects. Rejuvenation Res 2018; 21:37-43. [DOI: 10.1089/rej.2017.1950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Sonya Vasto
- Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo, Italy
- Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology “Alberto Monroy”, National Research Council, Palermo, Italy
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- General Pathology Unit, Department of Pathobiology and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- General Pathology Unit, Department of Pathobiology and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- General Pathology Unit, Department of Pathobiology and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
- Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials, National Research Council, Palermo, Italy
- Quality Control Laboratories and Chemical Risk, University Hospital Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
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- General Pathology Unit, Department of Pathobiology and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Quality Control Laboratories and Chemical Risk, University Hospital Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
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- Operative Unit of Urology, Hospital “Villa Sofia-Cervello,” Piazzetta Salerno, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- General Pathology Unit, Department of Pathobiology and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- General Pathology Unit, Department of Pathobiology and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
- Italian Association of Anti-Ageing Physicians, Milan, Italy
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- General Pathology Unit, Department of Pathobiology and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Wannamethee SG, Welsh P, Papacosta O, Ellins EA, Halcox JPJ, Whincup PH, Sattar N. Circulating soluble receptor for advanced glycation end product: Cross-sectional associations with cardiac markers and subclinical vascular disease in older men with and without diabetes. Atherosclerosis 2017; 264:36-43. [PMID: 28759844 PMCID: PMC5603971 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) has been implicated in diabetic vascular complications. We have examined the association between sRAGE and cardiac markers [NT-proBNP and cardiac troponin T (cTnT)] and subclinical vascular markers in older men with and without diabetes. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study of 1159 men aged 71-92 years with no history of cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, coronary artery bypass graft operation or angioplasty). Prevalent diabetes included men with a doctor diagnosis of diabetes, men with fasting glucose ≥7 mmol/l or HbA1c ≥ 6.5% (N = 180). Subclinical vascular measurements included carotid intima media thickness (cIMT), arterial stiffness [pulse wave velocity (PWV)], central aortic blood pressure and arterial wave reflections [central augmentation pressure (AP) and augmentation index (AIx)]. RESULTS sRAGE was strongly and positively associated with renal dysfunction in men with and without diabetes. sRAGE was significantly and positively associated with NT-proBNP (but not cTnT) and AP and AIx in both groups of men after adjustment for CVD risk and metabolic risk markers, renal function and inflammation. However, no association was seen between sRAGE and central aortic blood pressure, cIMT or arterial stiffness as determined by PWV in either group. CONCLUSIONS Higher plasma sRAGE was associated with increased NT-proBNP and markers of arterial wave reflections in men both with and without diabetes. Increased sRAGE may contribute to or be a marker of worsening cardiac dysfunction or HF. Further studies with cardiac imaging data are required to confirm this.
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- S Goya Wannamethee
- UCL Department of Primary Care & Population Health, UCL Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK.
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- Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- UCL Department of Primary Care & Population Health, UCL Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Population Health Research Institute, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Reynaert NL, Gopal P, Rutten EP, Wouters EF, Schalkwijk CG. Advanced glycation end products and their receptor in age-related, non-communicable chronic inflammatory diseases; Overview of clinical evidence and potential contributions to disease. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2016; 81:403-418. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2016.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Revised: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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