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ATHEROSCLEROSIS
卷 216, 期 1, 页码 212-216出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.01.040
关键词
Very elderly; Inflammation; Coronary artery calcification; Carotid plaques; Carotid IMT
资金
- Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq)
Objective: To verify the existence of association between plasma levels of pro-or anti-inflammatory mediators and atherosclerotic burden at coronary and carotid arteries in individuals aged of 80 or more years old. Methods: Healthy individuals aged between 80 and 102 years old (n = 178) underwent evaluation of plasma cytokines and acute phase proteins, intima-media thickness (IMT) and presence of plaques in carotid arteries by ultrasound and coronary artery calcification (CAC) by cardiac computed tomography. Results: There was no association between CAC and carotid plaques (p = 0.8), maximum (p = 0.06) or mean IMT (p = 0.2). No association was found between the presence of carotid plaques and CRP (p = 0.4), TNF-alpha (p = 0.8) or IL-10 (p = 0.2). Likewise, individuals in the first three quartiles for CRP, TNF-alpha or IL-10 had similar values of CAC, mean and maximum IMT. In contrast, individuals above the 75th percentile for CRP or for TNF-alpha had enhanced maximum IMT (p = 0.017 and p < 0.0001) and CAC (p = 0.026 and p = 0.01) and subjects with IL-10 levels above the 75th percentile had lower maximum IMT (p = 0.027) and CAC (p = 0.006) as compared with those below this percentile. There was no difference in mean IMT for individuals above or below the 75th percentile for CRP, TNF-alpha or IL-10. Conclusion: In very old individuals, CAC and maximum IMT were positively associated with systemic inflammatory activity only in those above the 75th percentile. The markers of atherosclerotic burden at coronary and carotid arteries were not related to each other and were distinctly associated with pro-and anti-inflammatory mediators, suggesting that atherosclerosis development is different in these vascular beds. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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