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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between the serum concentration of tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNFRII) and some adhesion molecules [including intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), P-Selectin, and E-Selectin] and coronary artery stenosis. DESIGN AND SETTING: Observational (cross-sectional) study in a University Heart Hospital in Tehran, Iran. PATIENTS: 75 patients with angiographically proven coronary artery disease were compared with 81 individuals who had undergone coronary angiography with no significant evidence of stenosis (control subjects). METHODS: Soluble adhesion molecules and TNFRII were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique. sICAM-1 and sP-selectin values were significantly higher in patients with coronary artery disease than in control subjects [146(38) vs. 132(48) p < 0.04 and 275(107) vs. 241(104) ng/ml p < 0.04 respectively]. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed sICAM-1 an independent discriminating risk factor for coronary artery disease (p < 0.03). Prediction models that incorporated sICAM-1 in addition to other established coronary risk factors were significantly better at predicting risk than the models based on the other risk factors alone. Multiple regression analysis indicated that sP-selectin levels were greater in patients with single-vessel disease than in the respective normal (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that sICAM-1 has an association with s1 coronary artery disease as such; the evaluation of this marker may improve the coronary risk assessment in Iranian patients.
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Moléculas de Adesão Celular/sangue , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/fisiopatologia , Receptores Tipo II do Fator de Necrose Tumoral/sangue , Adulto , Idoso , Estenose Coronária/fisiopatologia , Selectina E/sangue , Feminino , Humanos , Molécula 1 de Adesão Intercelular/sangue , Irã (Geográfico) , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Selectina-P/sangue , Fatores de Risco , Molécula 1 de Adesão de Célula Vascular/sangueRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between the serum concentration of TNFalphaRII and some adhesion molecules (including ICAM-1, VCAM-1, P-selectin and E-selectin) and coronary artery stenosis. DESIGN AND SETTING: Observational (cross-sectional) study in a university heart hospital in Tehran, Iran. PATIENTS: 81 patients with angiographically proven coronary artery disease were compared with 75 individuals who had undergone coronary angiography with no significant evidence of stenosis (control subjects). METHODS: Soluble adhesion molecules and TNFalphaRII were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique. sICAM-1 and sP-selectin values were significantly higher in patients with coronary artery disease than in control subjects (146 +/- 38 vs. 132 +/- 48 p < 0.04 and 275 +/- 107 vs. 241 +/- 104 ng/ml p < 0.04 respectively). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed sICAM-1 as an independent discriminating risk factor for coronary artery disease (p < 0.03). Prediction models that incorporated sICAM-1 in addition to other established coronary risk factors were significantly better at predicting risk than the models based on the other risk factors alone. Multiple regression analysis indicated that sP-selectin levels were greater in patients with single-vessel disease than in the respective normal (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that sICAM-1 has an association with stable coronary artery disease and the evaluation of this marker may improve the coronary risk assessment in Iranian patients.
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Antígenos CD/sangue , Moléculas de Adesão Celular/sangue , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/sangue , Receptores do Fator de Necrose Tumoral/sangue , Adulto , Idoso , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/patologia , Selectina E/sangue , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Feminino , Humanos , Molécula 1 de Adesão Intercelular/sangue , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , Selectina-P/sangue , Receptores Tipo II do Fator de Necrose Tumoral , Fatores Sexuais , Molécula 1 de Adesão de Célula Vascular/sangueRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: A relatively high proportion of Iranian patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have normal levels of traditional lipid risk factors and show early onset of CAD. In this study we examined the roles of apolipoprotein B (apoB), apolipoprotein AI (apoAI) and lipoprotein (a) [LP(a)] in predicting coronary heart disease in normolipidemic patients and those with premature CAD (age < or = 50). DESIGN AND METHODS: Serum levels of apoB, apoAI, and LP(a) were determined in a total of 567 Iranian patients who were candidates for coronary angiography. A subgroup of 142 patients (93 males, 49 females) with normal levels of classical lipid risk factors, and a subgroup of patients (130 males, 71 females) with age below 50 years were separately assessed for coronary risk factors. RESULTS: ApoB concentrations were significantly higher in patients with CAD (CAD+) relative to patients without CAD (CAD-) in the two subgroups. Multiple logistic regression after controlling for age and others risk factors showed apoB as the best determinant of CAD in the normolipidemic subgroup (OR, 4.3, p < 0.001) and in the men aged < or = 50 (OR, 5.7, p < 0.001). ApoB was the best predictor of CAD in a subgroup of very young patients (age < or = 40, n = 77, OR, 8.6, p < 0.009). There was a significant correlation between severity of atherosclerosis and serum apoB concentration in the normolipidemic subgroup (r = 0.22, p < 0.008). CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicate that serum concentration of apoB is the best discriminating factor to predict the presence or absence of atherosclerosis in Iranian normolipidemic individuals and young patients undergoing coronary angiography.
