Vahid Tavakolian Ferdousie1, Maryam Mohammadi2, Gholamhossein Hassanshahi3, Hossein Khorramdelazad4, Soudeh Khanamani Falahati-Pour4, Mohsen Mirzaei5, Mohammad Allah Tavakoli6, Zahra Kamiab7, Zahra Ahmadi8, Reza Vazirinejad9, Effat Shahrabadi8, Ioanna Koniari10, Nicholas G Kounis10, Ali Esmaeili Nadimi11. 1. Molecular Medicine Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran; Rafsanjan Cohort Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. 2. Rafsanjan Cohort Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. 3. Molecular Medicine Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran; Department of Immunology, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. 4. Molecular Medicine Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. 5. Department of Cardiology, Medical School, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. 6. Physiology-Pharmacology Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. 7. Clinical Research Development Center, Department of Community Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. 8. Occupational Environment Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. 9. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. 10. Department of Cardiology, University of Patras Medical School, Rion, Patras, Achaia, Greece. 11. Department of Cardiology, Medical School, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran; Occupational Environment Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. Electronic address: dr_esmaeili_n@yahoo.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease constitutes a major cause of death worldwide. Inflammation plays an important role in atherosclerosis formation, coronary artery disease progression, acute coronary thrombosis and occlusion. Chemokines are inflammatory mediators disposing several bio-functions, as leukocyte migration towards inflammatory signals and vascular injuries. The present study was designed to evaluate the potential correlation between serum levels of chemokines CXCL-10 and CXCL-12 and the degree of coronary artery occlusion. METHODS: Eighty eight patient candidates for coronary angiography with coronary artery disease symptoms and potentially high risk of coronary artery occlusion were recruited. Chemokine serum levels were measured with the ELISA method and patients underwent coronary angiography. All patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) were divided into four groups according to the Gensini score. Data were presented as mean±SD. All P values <0.05 were considered significant. RESULTS: Our demographic data showed that of the 88 patients, 46 were male and 42 female. The mean age of patients was 57.95±11.13. Following increased coronary artery occlusion the serum levels of chemokines were significantly increased (CXCL-10 and CXCL-12; P<0.0001 and P<0.0001, respectively). CONCLUSION: In this novel study, a significant correlation between the serum levels of CXCL-10 and CXCL-12 and the severity of coronary artery occlusion was found. This could be attributed to the role of these chemokines in the processes of angiogenesis and angiostasis, a biological phenomenon that can play key role in the development of collateral circulation.
BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease constitutes a major cause of death worldwide. Inflammation plays an important role in atherosclerosis formation, coronary artery disease progression, acute coronary thrombosis and occlusion. Chemokines are inflammatory mediators disposing several bio-functions, as leukocyte migration towards inflammatory signals and vascular injuries. The present study was designed to evaluate the potential correlation between serum levels of chemokines CXCL-10 and CXCL-12 and the degree of coronary artery occlusion. METHODS: Eighty eight patient candidates for coronary angiography with coronary artery disease symptoms and potentially high risk of coronary artery occlusion were recruited. Chemokine serum levels were measured with the ELISA method and patients underwent coronary angiography. All patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) were divided into four groups according to the Gensini score. Data were presented as mean±SD. All P values <0.05 were considered significant. RESULTS: Our demographic data showed that of the 88 patients, 46 were male and 42 female. The mean age of patients was 57.95±11.13. Following increased coronary artery occlusion the serum levels of chemokines were significantly increased (CXCL-10 and CXCL-12; P<0.0001 and P<0.0001, respectively). CONCLUSION: In this novel study, a significant correlation between the serum levels of CXCL-10 and CXCL-12 and the severity of coronary artery occlusion was found. This could be attributed to the role of these chemokines in the processes of angiogenesis and angiostasis, a biological phenomenon that can play key role in the development of collateral circulation.
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