Pentoxifylline decreases soluble CD40 ligand concentration and CD40 gene expression in coronary artery disease patients.
Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol
; 34(3): 523-9, 2012 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:
Increased level of inflammatory mediators plays a central role in the features of coronary artery diseases (CAD). As pentoxifylline could suppress the inflammatory process and has shown some promising beneficial effects in inflammatory diseases, we evaluated the effect of 2 months pentoxifylline administration in patients with CAD. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study design was used. Forty CAD patients (32 males and 8 females) were randomized into either 2 months of pentoxifylline treatment (1200 mg/day) (n = 20) or placebo treatment (n = 20). Blood samples were obtained before and after treatment. Gene expression analysis for mRNA of CD40, p65 and IκBα in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were performed using real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Plasma concentration of soluble CD40 (sCD40) ligand as well as protein concentration of p50 were measured by ELISA method.RESULTS:
Pentoxifylline decreased CD40 mRNA by 45% (p < 0.05) in PBMCs and sCD40 ligand level in plasma of CAD patients by 34% (p < 0.01). DISCUSSION ANDCONCLUSION:
Pentoxifylline treatment can suppress the CD40/CD40 ligand system activation in CAD patients. As this system has a role in plaque progression and plaque rupture, pentoxifylline could be a good choice for future studies in preventing cardiovascular events.
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Assunto principal:
Pentoxifilina
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Doença da Artéria Coronariana
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Inibidores da Agregação Plaquetária
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Regulação da Expressão Gênica
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Antígenos CD40
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article