Circulating CD34+ and CD34+VEGFR2+ progenitor cells are associated with KLOTHO KL-VS polymorphism.
Microvasc Res
; 119: 1-6, 2018 09.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
KLOTHO is a regulator of endothelial cells activity and integrity. It has been described for the first time because of its anti-aging properties. KLOTHO encoding gene is present in many functional variants in humans, including "KL-VS" variant that has been connected with longevity and cardiovascular disease development. Few mechanisms have been proposed to explain these associations, but none of them focused on cells from CD34+ population. The aim of our study was to investigate influence of KLOTHO KL-VS polymorphism on populations of CD34+ and CD34+VEGFR2+ cells. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
We examined 167 Polish subjects from Pomeranian region. The analysis concerned KL-VS polymorphism, flow cytometry evaluation of whole blood cells and determination of endothelium-associated serum/plasma factors. Our results indicate that individuals possessing at least one KL-VS allele are characterized by greater number of CD34+ and CD34+VEGFR2+ and their various subpopulations (CD34+CD133+, CD34+c-Kit+, CD34+CXCR4+ and CD34+VEGFR2+c-Kit+) than wild-type volunteers. This group also exhibited more favorable lipid profile and statistically insignificant decrease of vWF and angiotensin II in their blood, whereas VEGF levels were elevated.CONCLUSION:
One of the mechanisms that are responsible for previously described KL-VS heterozygote advantage may be connected with maintaining greater size of hematopoietic and endothelial progenitor cells population.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Polimorfismo Genético
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Antígenos CD34
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Receptor 2 de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular
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Células Progenitoras Endoteliais
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Proteínas de Membrana
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Microvasc Res
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article