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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Dongmei Wei, Jesus D. Melgarejo, Lucas Van Aelst, Thomas Vanassche, Peter Verhamme, Stefan Janssens, Karlheinz Peter, Zhen-Yu Zhang
Summary: A urinary proteomic classifier related to collagen metabolism, lipids, and inflammation was developed and validated for the prediction of coronary artery disease (CAD). This novel classifier improves the risk reclassification on top of the clinical risk score, offering an alternative approach to personalized prevention.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Hematology
Elizabeth K. Fletcher, Yanling Wang, Laura K. Flynn, Susan E. Turner, Jeffrey J. Rade, Carey D. Kimmelstiel, Paul A. Gurbel, Kevin P. Bliden, Lidija Covic, Athan Kuliopulos
Summary: Deficiency of MMP1a gene resulted in a significant reduction in aortic plaque burden, decreasing monocytes/macrophages, smooth muscle cells, and necrosis, while increasing collagen content. High levels of MMP1 were correlated with stenotic coronary artery disease burden, suggesting its potential as a target for patients with coronary artery disease/acute coronary syndrome.
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Michael McDermott, David E. Newby
Summary: In this study, Fuchs et al. analyzed the outcomes of 9533 adults who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography. The unique data provided by this study on the natural history of coronary artery disease will be valuable for informing prevention strategies.
ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Medicinal
Panagiotis Theofilis, Marios Sagris, Evangelos Oikonomou, Alexios S. Antonopoulos, George Lazaros, Anastasios Theofilis, Charalambos Papastamos, Spyridon Papaioannou, Gerasimos Siasos, Kostas Tsioufis, Dimitris Tousoulis
Summary: Atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease are significant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, requiring early detection and treatment. Extracellular matrix remodeling plays a crucial role in this process, and indicators of matrix degradation have been studied in relation to the existence, severity, and prognosis of coronary artery disease.
CURRENT TOPICS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Beth Whittington, Marc R. R. Dweck, Edwin J. R. van Beek, David Newby, Michelle C. C. Williams
Summary: PET-MRI combines MRI's anatomical detail and tissue characterization with PET's functional information, allowing for the identification of biological activity and high-risk plaque features within the coronary arteries. It can also provide information on myocardial perfusion, viability, and function, characterizing the downstream effects of coronary artery disease on the myocardium.
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Henry W. West, Charalambos Antoniades
Summary: Coronary artery disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with a focus on understanding inflammatory mechanisms driving residual CAD risk. Advances in noninvasive detection of coronary artery inflammation and targeted therapies for inflammation have become critical issues in the field.
ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sadiya S. Khan, Wendy S. Post, Xiuqing Guo, Jingyi Tan, Fang Zhu, Daniel Bos, Bahar Sedaghati-Khayat, Jeroen van Rooij, Aaron Aday, Norrina B. Allen, Maxime M. Bos, Andre G. Uitterlinden, Matthew J. Budoff, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, Jonathan D. Mosley, Jerome I. Rotter, Philip Greenland, Maryam Kavousi
Summary: Coronary artery calcium score and polygenic risk score were evaluated for their ability to predict risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in two population-based studies. The results showed that coronary artery calcium score had better discrimination and improved risk prediction when added to traditional risk factors compared to the polygenic risk score.
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Audunn S. Snaebjarnarson, Anna Helgadottir, Gudny A. Arnadottir, Erna V. Ivarsdottir, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Egil Ferkingstad, Gudmundur Einarsson, Gardar Sveinbjornsson, Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson, Magnus O. Ulfarsson, Bjarni V. Halldorsson, Isleifur Olafsson, Christian Erikstrup, Ole B. Pedersen, Mette Nyegaard, Mie T. Bruun, Henrik Ullum, Soren Brunak, Kasper Karmark Iversen, Alex Hoerby Christensen, Morten S. Olesen, Jonas Ghouse, Karina Banasik, Kirk U. Knowlton, David O. Arnar, Gudmundur Thorgeirsson, Lincoln Nadauld, Sisse Rye Ostrowski, Henning Bundgaard, Hilma Holm, Patrick Sulem, Kari Stefansson, Daniel F. Gudbjartsson
Summary: Sequence variants have both additive and non-additive effects on blood lipid levels, and interact with each other to affect lipid levels, variance, and correlations. These complex effects can translate into risk of coronary artery disease (CAD).
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Jia-Lu Hu, Zhi-Feng Yao, Min-Na Tang, Chun Tang, Xiao-Fan Zhao, Xi Su, Dan-Bo Lu, Qiu-Rong Li, Zhang-Sheng Wang, Yan Yan, Zeneng Wang
Summary: In this study, 78 human subjects were recruited and their gut microbiota compositions were analyzed. Specific microbial taxa associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) risks were identified, but the reproducibility of enriched taxa across different cohorts limited their use in early diagnosis and prevention of CAD. Only decreased Bacteroides abundance was found to be a reliable marker for indicating CAD progression.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jiangming Sun, Pratibha Singh, Johan Osterlund, Marju Orho-Melander, Olle Melander, Gunnar Engstrom, Andreas Edsfeldt
Summary: Plasma sCaspase-3 is strongly associated with HbA1c and predicts future risk of diabetes and CAD, making it a potential marker for cardio-metabolic risk factors.
JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Larisa N. Ilina, Olga Afanasieva, Andrey A. Shiryaev, Elina E. Vlasova, Said K. Kurbanov, Marina Afanasieva, Marat Ezhov, Vladislav P. Vasiliev, Damir M. Galyautdinov, Sergey N. Pokrovsky, Renat S. Akchurin
Summary: This study compares demographic indicators, lipids, and clinical outcomes in patients with different phenotypes of coronary artery disease after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The results show that diffuse atherosclerosis and coronary calcinosis are associated with elevated levels of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)), and patients with these conditions have a higher risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) within one year after surgery.
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Chuan Wang, Wei-Guo Ma, Yang Yu, Jing-Xing Li, Cheng-Xiong Gu
Summary: The alternative technique involving a Foley catheter and polypropylene suture for dealing with calcified ascending aorta during coronary artery bypass grafting showed favorable outcomes, with no early or late deaths, and a graft patency rate of 93% at mean follow-up of 1.6 ± 0.5 years.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ana Luiza Vieira de Araujo, Raul D. Santos, Marcio Sommer Bittencourt, Roberto Nery Dantas, Carlos Andre Oshiro, Cesar Higa Nomura, Edson Bor-Seng-Shu, Marcelo de Lima Oliveira, Claudia da Costa Leite, Maria da Graca Morais Martin, Maramelia Miranda Alves, Gisele Sampaio Silva, Victor Marinho Silva, Adriana Bastos Conforto
Summary: The frequency of coronary calcification is higher in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack caused by large-artery atherosclerosis than in controls. CAC scores are even higher in patients with stenosis in both cervical and intracranial arteries.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Arne M. Mueller, Justus Bertram, Christian Bradaric, Tobias Koppara, Salvatore Cassese, Erion Xhepa, Britta Heilmeier, Ilka Ott, Adnan Kastrati, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, Tareq Ibrahim, Ralf J. Dirschinger
Summary: This retrospective multicenter study analyzed patient records of internal mammary artery coronary bypass patients undergoing coronary angiography and found that subclavian artery stenosis was a relevant finding in these patients. Among the patients with severe stenosis, 32% underwent endovascular or surgical revascularization. Developing dedicated algorithms for screening and ischemia evaluation may improve treatment for this potentially underdiagnosed and undertreated condition.
CLINICAL RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Bo Li, Zhijun Lei, You Wu, Bingyu Li, Ming Zhai, Yuan Zhong, Peinan Ju, Wenxin Kou, Yefei Shi, Xianling Zhang, Wenhui Peng
Summary: Plasma SERPINA3 levels were found to be associated with CAD, potentially affecting the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis by increasing inflammatory factors expression in HUVECs, regulating VSMCs proliferation and migration, and influencing the NF-kappa B signaling pathway.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Tara Linseman, Sebastien Soubeyrand, Amy Martinuk, Majid Nikpay, Paulina Lau, Ruth McPherson
CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR GENETICS
(2017)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sebastien Soubeyrand, Amy Martinuk, Ruth McPherson
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2017)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Sebastien Soubeyrand, Majid Nikpay, Adam Turner, Ann-Thu Dang, Mikayla Herfkens, Paulina Lau, Ruth McPherson
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sebastien Soubeyrand, Paulina Lau, Victoria Peters, Ruth McPherson
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Paulina Lau, Sebastien Soubeyrand, Robert A. Hegele, Thomas A. Lagace, Ruth McPherson
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Sebastien Soubeyrand, Majid Nikpay, Paulina Lau, Adam Turner, Huy-Dung Hoang, Tommy Alain, Ruth McPherson
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2020)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Majid Nikpay, Sebastien Soubeyrand, Rasool Tahmasbi, Ruth McPherson
CIRCULATION-GENOMIC AND PRECISION MEDICINE
(2020)
Article
Hematology
Kaitlyn Beehler, Majid Nikpay, Paulina Lau, Anh-Thu Dang, Thomas A. Lagace, Sebastien Soubeyrand, Ruth McPherson
Summary: This study identified rs174561 as a strong microRNA quantitative trait loci for circulating microRNA-1908-5p, which is associated with higher miR-1908-5p and reduced LDL-cholesterol levels in carriers of the rs-174561-C allele. The research found that miR-1908-5p reduces TGFB1 abundance, leading to lower expression of BMP1 and ultimately reduced LDLR cleavage, resulting in lower cell surface affinity for LDL.
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sebastien Soubeyrand, Paulina Lau, Kaitlyn Beehler, Kelsey McShane, Ruth McPherson
Summary: The study demonstrates that miR1908-5p affects metabolic and energy regulation in hepatocyte models through multiple pathways, including sensitivity to glucose, impact on autophagy and mitochondrial function, as well as decreased activation and/or levels of several key energy and metabolic regulators. This implicates miR1908-5p in metabolic and energy regulation in hepatocyte models.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Sebastien Soubeyrand, Paulina Lau, Majid Nikpay, Anh-Thu Dang, Ruth McPherson
Summary: This study analyzed public databases and used bioinformatic analysis and cell models to validate the association between common genetic variants within the FN1 gene and coronary artery disease risk. The findings showed that higher levels of FN1 protein in plasma were associated with lower coronary artery disease risk, and the L15Q polymorphism in the FN1 signal peptide affected protein secretion and glycosylation.
CIRCULATION-GENOMIC AND PRECISION MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Anh-Thu Dang, Adam W. Turner, Paulina Lau, Dhanuddara Mohottalage, Yuet Kay Stephanie Fong, Per Eriksson, Lasse Folkersen, Ljubica Matic, Ulf Hedin, Sebastien Soubeyrand, Ruth McPherson
Summary: A genetic risk locus associated with coronary artery disease was found to be related to the expression of CARS2 gene, which plays a role in anti-inflammatory processes in human macrophages and smooth muscle cells.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sebastien Soubeyrand, Paulina Lau, Ruth McPherson
Summary: Tribbles related homolog 1 (TRIB1) is involved in the regulation of lipid and glucose metabolism by promoting the degradation of target cargos through the proteasome. In this study, it was found that proteasome inhibitors significantly increased the levels of TRIB1 mRNA and protein in transformed hepatocyte cell lines HuH-7 and HepG2. Further experiments showed that suppressing proteasome function via PSMB3 silencing upregulated TRIB1 mRNA expression. Although proteasome inhibition delayed TRIB1 degradation, it did not completely prevent it, suggesting the presence of an inhibitor resistant proteasome activity responsible for TRIB1 degradation.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Majid Nikpay, Paulina Lau, Sebastien Soubeyrand, Katey L. Whytock, Kaitlyn Beehler, Chantal Pileggi, Sujoy Ghosh, Mary-Ellen Harper, Robert Dent, Ruth McPherson
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Denuja Karunakaran, Adam W. Turner, Anne-Claire Duchez, Sebastien Soubeyrand, Adil Rasheed, David Smyth, David P. Cook, Majid Nikpay, Joshua W. Kandiah, Calvin Pan, Michele Geoffrion, Richard Lee, Ludovic Boytard, Hailey Wyatt, My-Anh Nguyen, Paulina Lau, Markku Laakso, Bhama Ramkhelawon, Marcus Alvarez, Kirsi H. Pietilainen, Paivi Pajukanta, Barbara C. Vanderhyden, Peter Liu, Scott B. Berger, Peter J. Gough, John Bertin, Mary-Ellen Harper, Aldons J. Lusis, Ruth McPherson, Katey J. Rayner
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Denuja Karunakaran, Adam W. Turner, Anne-Claire Duchez, Sebastien Soubeyrand, Adil Rasheed, David Smyth, David P. Cook, Majid Nikpay, Joshua W. Kandiah, Calvin Pan, Michele Geoffrion, Richard Lee, Ludovic Boytard, Hailey Wyatt, My-Anh Nguyen, Paulina Lau, Markku Laakso, Bhama Ramkhelawon, Marcus Alvarez, Kirsi H. Pietilainen, Paivi Pajukanta, Barbara C. Vanderhyden, Peter Liu, Scott B. Berger, Peter J. Gough, John Bertin, Mary-Ellen Harper, Aldons J. Lusis, Ruth McPherson, Katey J. Rayner