Retinol-binding protein 4 levels and susceptibility to ischaemic events in men
Por:
Cubedo, J, Padro, T, Cinca, J, Mata, P, Alonso, R, Badimon, L
Publicada:
1 mar 2014
Resumen:
BackgroundMany efforts in cardiovascular medicine have been focused in the identification of patients at risk of developing an acute ischaemic event. Biomarker discovery studies have become an essential research area, being proteomic technologies an excellent tool for biomarker identification. By applying proteomic approaches, we have detected changes in retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) in acute new-onset myocardial infarction patients (AMI) and in high-risk patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH).
Materials and methodsDifferential serum proteome was analysed by two-dimensional electrophoresis and MALDI-TOF/TOF. Validation studies were performed by ELISA, and functional effects of RBP4 were tested in cell culture experiments.
ResultsRetinol-binding protein 4 proteomic characterization depicted two spots (pI=54;Mw=2301/2278kDa) with decreased intensity in AMI patients. Total serum RBP4 levels were decreased in AMI patients (N=68) compared with controls (N=132; P<00001). RBP4 was also decreased in FH patients who had an ischaemic event 2years (03) after their inclusion compared with FH patients without any cardiovascular episode at follow-up (P<0001; N=187). In both cases, changes were limited to men. RBP4 induced a significant increase in eNOS expression in human endothelial vascular cells and in prostaglandin I-2 release in coronary vascular smooth muscle cells.
ConclusionsWe show decreased serum RBP4 levels in men in the acute phase of AMI, being this decrease already detected in men with FH previous to the presentation of an ischaemic event. The decrease in RBP4 levels could confer an increased susceptibility to the precipitation of an ischaemic event that could be mediated by the decrease in its vasculoprotective properties through NO and PGI(2).
Filiaciones:
Cubedo, J:
Cardiovasc Res Ctr CSIC ICCC, Barcelona, Spain
Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Padro, T:
Cardiovasc Res Ctr CSIC ICCC, Barcelona, Spain
Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Cinca, J:
Santa Creu & St Pau Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Barcelona, Spain
Mata, P:
Fdn Jimenez Diaz, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
Alonso, R:
Fdn Jimenez Diaz, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
Badimon, L:
Cardiovasc Res Ctr CSIC ICCC, Barcelona, Spain
Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
UAB, Cardiovasc Res Chair, Barcelona, Spain
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