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Nosair W, Weintraub WS. Editorial: Identifying racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular outcomes: Methodological challenges and the way forward. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2024:S1553-8389(24)00548-7. [PMID: 38910041 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2024.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Waseem Nosair
- School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States of America; Department of Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States of America; Population Health Research, Medstar Health Research Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States of America.
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Herrera-Quiroz D, Smith BB, Dodoo C, Brown MJ, Hayes SN, Milam AJ. Examining patient demographics and major adverse cardiac events following noncardiac surgery: Applying a health equity lens. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2024:S1553-8389(24)00534-7. [PMID: 38876941 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2024.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) are a major contributor to postoperative complications. This study employed a health equity lens to examine rates of postoperative MACE by race and ethnicity. METHODS This single-center, retrospective observational cohort study followed patients with and without pre-existing coronary artery stents from 2008 to 2018 who underwent non-cardiac surgery. MACE was the primary outcome (death, acute MI, repeated coronary revascularization, in-stent thrombosis) and self-reported race and ethnicity was the primary predictor. A propensity score model of a 1:1 cohort of non-Hispanic White (NHW) patients and all other racial and ethnic minority populations (Hispanic and Black) was used to compare the rate of perioperative MACE in this cohort. RESULTS During the study period, 79,686 cases were included in the analytic sample; 950 patients (1.2 %) had pre-existing coronary artery stents. <1 % of patients experienced MACE within 30 days following non-cardiac surgery (0.8 %). After confounder adjustment and propensity score matching, there were no statistically significant differences in MACE among racial and ethnic minority patients compared to NHW patients (OR = 0.77; 95 % CI: 0.48, 1.25). In our sensitivity analyses, stratifying by sex, there were no differences in MACE by race and ethnicity. CONCLUSIONS The study found no statistically significant differences in MACE by race and ethnicity among patients who underwent non-cardiac surgery. Access to a high-volume, high-quality hospital such as the one studied may reduce the presence of healthcare disparities and may explain why our findings are not consistent with previous studies.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic; Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA; Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic; Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA.
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Ismail SR, Mohammad MSF, Butterworth AS, Chowdhury R, Danesh J, Di Angelantonio E, Griffin SJ, Pennells L, Wood AM, Md Noh MF, Shah SA. Risk Factors of Secondary Cardiovascular Events in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Population with Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study from Malaysia. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2023; 10:250. [PMID: 37367415 PMCID: PMC10299045 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd10060250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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This retrospective cohort study investigated the incidence and risk factors of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) after 1 year of first-documented myocardial infarctions (MIs) in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Secondary MACE were observed in 231 (14.3%) individuals, including 92 (5.7%) cardiovascular-related deaths. Both histories of hypertension and diabetes were associated with secondary MACE after adjustment for age, sex, and ethnicity (HR 1.60 [95%CI 1.22-2.12] and 1.46 [95%CI 1.09-1.97], respectively). With further adjustments for traditional risk factors, individuals with conduction disturbances demonstrated higher risks of MACE: new left-bundle branch block (HR 2.86 [95%CI 1.15-6.55]), right-bundle branch block (HR 2.09 [95%CI 1.02-4.29]), and second-degree heart block (HR 2.45 [95%CI 0.59-10.16]). These associations were broadly similar across different age, sex, and ethnicity groups, although somewhat greater for history of hypertension and BMI among women versus men, for HbA1c control in individuals aged >50 years, and for LVEF ≤ 40% in those with Indian versus Chinese or Bumiputera ethnicities. Several traditional and cardiac risk factors are associated with a higher risk of secondary major adverse cardiovascular events. In addition to hypertension and diabetes, the identification of conduction disturbances in individuals with first-onset MI may be useful for the risk stratification of high-risk individuals.
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- Sophia Rasheeqa Ismail
- Nutrition, Metabolic and Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam 40170, Malaysia; (S.R.I.)
- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK (E.D.A.)
- British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Donor Health and Behaviour, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK
- Health Data Research UK Cambridge, Wellcome Genome Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK (E.D.A.)
- Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33174, USA
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK (E.D.A.)
- British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Donor Health and Behaviour, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK
- Health Data Research UK Cambridge, Wellcome Genome Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Department of Human Genetics, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK (E.D.A.)
- British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Donor Health and Behaviour, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK
- Health Data Research UK Cambridge, Wellcome Genome Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- Health Data Science Research Centre, Human Technopole, 20157 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK
- MRC Epidemiology Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SL, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK (E.D.A.)
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK (E.D.A.)
- British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Donor Health and Behaviour, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK
- Health Data Research UK Cambridge, Wellcome Genome Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
- The Alan Turing Institute, London NW1 2DB, UK
- Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SR, UK
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- Nutrition, Metabolic and Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam 40170, Malaysia; (S.R.I.)
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- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
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The Genetic Architecture of the Etiology of Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges in the Era of Genomic Medicine. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231810481. [PMID: 36142394 PMCID: PMC9499674 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Lower extremity artery disease (LEAD), caused by atherosclerotic obstruction of the arteries of the lower limb extremities, has exhibited an increase in mortality and morbidity worldwide. The phenotypic variability of LEAD is correlated with its complex, multifactorial etiology. In addition to traditional risk factors, it has been shown that the interaction between genetic factors (epistasis) or between genes and the environment potentially have an independent role in the development and progression of LEAD. In recent years, progress has been made in identifying genetic variants associated with LEAD, by Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) studies, and epigenetic profiling. The aim of this review is to present the current knowledge about the genetic factors involved in the etiopathogenic mechanisms of LEAD, as well as possible directions for future research. We analyzed data from the literature, starting with candidate gene-based association studies, and then continuing with extensive association studies, such as GWAS and WES. The results of these studies showed that the genetic architecture of LEAD is extremely heterogeneous. In the future, the identification of new genetic factors will allow for the development of targeted molecular therapies, and the use of polygenic risk scores (PRS) to identify individuals at an increased risk of LEAD will allow for early prophylactic measures and personalized therapy to improve their prognosis.
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Ismail SR, Khalil MKN, Mohamad MSF, Azhar Shah S. Systematic review and meta-analysis of prognostic models in Southeast Asian populations with acute myocardial infarction. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:921044. [PMID: 35958391 PMCID: PMC9360484 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.921044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background The cultural and genetic diversity of the Southeast Asian population has contributed to distinct cardiovascular disease risks, incidence, and prognosis compared to the Western population, thereby raising concerns about the accuracy of predicted risks of existing prognostic models. Objectives We aimed to evaluate the predictive performances of validated, recalibrated, and developed prognostic risk prediction tools used in the Southeast Asian population with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) events for secondary events Methods We searched MEDLINE and Cochrane Central databases until March 2022. We included prospective and retrospective cohort studies that exclusively evaluated populations in the Southeast Asian region with a confirmed diagnosis of an AMI event and evaluated for risk of secondary events such as mortality, recurrent AMI, and heart failure admission. The CHARMS and PRISMA checklists and PROBAST for risk of bias assessment were used in this review. Results We included 7 studies with 11 external validations, 3 recalibrations, and 3 new models from 4 countries. Both short- and long-term outcomes were assessed. Overall, we observed that the external validation studies provided a good predictive accuracy of the models in the respective populations. The pooled estimate of the C-statistic in the Southeast Asian population for GRACE risk score is 0.83 (95%CI 0.72–0.90, n = 6 validations) and for the TIMI risk score is 0.80 (95%CI: 0.772–0.83, n = 5 validations). Recalibrated and new models demonstrated marginal improvements in discriminative values. However, the method of predictive accuracy measurement in most studies was insufficient thereby contributing to the mixed accuracy effect. The evidence synthesis was limited due to the relatively low quality and heterogeneity of the available studies. Conclusion Both TIMI and GRACE risk scores demonstrated good predictive accuracies in the population. However, with the limited strength of evidence, these results should be interpreted with caution. Future higher-quality studies spanning various parts of the Asian region will help to understand the prognostic utility of these models better. Systematic review registration https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?%20RecordID=228486.
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- Sophia Rasheeqa Ismail
- Nutrition, Metabolic and Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Shah Alam, Malaysia
- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Nutrition, Metabolic and Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Shah Alam, Malaysia
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- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- *Correspondence: Shamsul Azhar Shah
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Brodsky MA, Sukumar S, Selvakumar S, Yanek L, Hussain S, Mazepa MA, Braunstein EM, Moliterno AR, Kickler TS, Brodsky RA, Cataland SR, Chaturvedi S. Major adverse cardiovascular events in survivors of immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Am J Hematol 2021; 96:1587-1594. [PMID: 34460124 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in survivors of immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP), but the epidemiology of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in iTTP survivors is unknown. We evaluated the prevalence and risk factors for MACE, defined as the composite of non-fatal or fatal myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cardiac revascularization, during clinical remission in two large iTTP cohorts (Johns Hopkins University and Ohio State University). Of 181 patients followed for ≥ 3 months after recovery from acute iTTP, 28.6% had a MACE event over a median follow up of 7.6 years. Stroke was the most common type of MACE (18.2%), followed by non-fatal MI (6.6%), cardiac revascularization (4.9%) and fatal MI (0.6%). Compared to the general United States population, iTTP survivors were younger at first stroke in remission (males [56.5 years vs. 68.6 years, p = 0.031], females [49.7 years vs. 72.9 years, p < 0.001]) or MI in remission (males [56.5 years vs. 65.6 years, p < 0.001] and females [53.1 years vs. 72.0 years, p < 0.001]). Age (HR 1.03 [95% CI 1.002-1.054]), race (Black/Other vs. White) (HR 2.32 [95% CI 1.12-4.82]), and diabetes mellitus (HR 2.37 [95% CI 1.09-0.03]) were associated with MACE in a Cox regression model also adjusted for sex, hypertension, obesity, hyperlipidemia, chronic kidney disease, atrial fibrillation, autoimmune disease, and relapsing iTTP. Remission ADAMTS13 activity was not significantly associated with MACE. In conclusion, iTTP survivors experience high rates of MACE and may benefit from aggressively screening for and managing cardiovascular risk factors.
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- Max A. Brodsky
- Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine The Ohio State University College of Medicine Columbus Ohio USA
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- Nova Southeastern University School of Medicine Fort Lauderdale Florida USA
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- Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology University of Minnesota School of Medicine Minneapolis Minnesota USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine The Ohio State University College of Medicine Columbus Ohio USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland USA
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Effect of GLP-1/GLP-1R on the Polarization of Macrophages in the Occurrence and Development of Atherosclerosis. Mediators Inflamm 2021; 2021:5568159. [PMID: 33854404 PMCID: PMC8019627 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5568159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Aims To investigate the effect of GLP-1/GLP-1R on the polarization of macrophages in the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis. Methods Totally, 49 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and 52 cases of health control (HC) were recruited, all subjects accept coronary angiography gold standard inspection. One or more major coronary arteries (LM, LAD, LCx, and RCA) stenosis degree in 50% of patients as CHD group; the rest of the stenosis less than 50% or not seen obvious stenosis are assigned to the HC group. Flow cytometry were used to detect the percentage of (CD14+) M macrophages, (CD14+CD80+) M1 macrophages, (CD14+CD206+) M2 macrophages, and their surface GLP-1R expression differences in the two groups, using BD cytokine kit to detect the levels of IL-8, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, TNF, and IL-12p70. Results GLP-1R expression on the surface of total macrophages and M2 macrophages was different between the CHD group and the HC group (P < 0.05). There was no difference in the percentage of total, M1 or M2 macrophages (P > 0.05). Concentration of IL-8 in the HC group was higher than that in the CHD group (P < 0.05). There is no significant difference in the cytokine IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, TNF, and IL-12p70 in the two groups (P > 0.05). After controlling for potential confounders including age, gender, smoking status (S.S.), drinking status (D.S.), HR, SBP, DBP, PP, TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C, GHbA1c, M, M1, M2, GLP-1R_M, GLP-1R_M1, GLP-1R_M2, IL-8, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, TNF, and IL-12p70 by multiple linear regression, decreasing Gensini Score was significantly associated with increased percentage of M1 macrophage. Conclusion GLP-1R agonist is independent of the hypoglycemic effect of T2DM and has protective effect on cardiovascular system. GLP-1R may regulate the polarization of macrophages toward M2, thus playing a protective role in the progression of coronary atherosclerosis.
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Wysocka A, Zwolak A. The Relevance of Noncoding DNA Variations of Paraoxonase Gene Cluster in Atherosclerosis-Related Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22042137. [PMID: 33670025 PMCID: PMC7926863 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22042137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The human paraoxonase (PON) gene cluster is comprised of three contiguous genes (PON1, PON2 and PON3) of presumably common origin coding three lactonases of highly similar structure and substrate specificity. The catalytic activity of PON proteins is directed toward artificial organophosphates and in physiological conditions toward thiolactones and oxidized phospholipids. Consequently, PON enzymes are regarded as an effective defense against oxidative stress and, as a result, against atherosclerosis development. Additionally, both PON's serum activity and its concentration are influenced by several polymorphic variations in coding and noncoding DNA regions of the PON gene cluster remaining in linkage disequilibrium. Hence, the genetic polymorphism of the PON gene cluster may contribute to atherosclerotic process progression or deceleration. In this review the authors analyzed the relevance of noncoding DNA polymorphic variations of PON genes in atherosclerosis-related diseases involving coronary and peripheral artery disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus, dementia and renal disease and concluded that the effect of PON gene cluster' polymorphism has a considerable impact on the course and outcome in these conditions. The following PON genetic variations may serve as additional predictors of the risk of atherosclerosis in selected populations and individuals.
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- Anna Wysocka
- Chair of Internal Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine in Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland;
- Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-954 Lublin, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-814487720
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- Chair of Internal Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine in Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland;
- Chair and Department of Endocrinology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-954 Lublin, Poland
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