TY - JOUR
T1 - Platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 gene polymorphism and its soluble level are associated with severe coronary artery stenosis in Chinese Singaporean
AU - Wei, Heming
AU - Fang, Lu
AU - Chowdhury, Sanual H.
AU - Gong, Nanling
AU - Xiong, Zhuowei
AU - Song, Jie
AU - Mak, Koon Hou
AU - Wu, Saizhu
AU - Koay, Evelyn
AU - Sethi, Sunil
AU - Lim, Yean Leng
AU - Chatterjee, Subroto
N1 - Funding Information:
This study is supported by funds from the Johns Hopkins Singapore Pte Ltd. and National Medical Research Council of Singapore (NMRC grant no. 10618.1200).
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - Platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1) mediates the transendothelial migration of circulating leukocytes, a characteristic change in vascular inflammation leading to atherosclerotic plaque development. We hypothesized that genetic variation and soluble level of PECAM-1 could be associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). We analyzed two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of PECAM-1 gene C+373G (Leu125Val) at exon 3, which encodes the first extracellular (Ig)-like domain that mediates the homophilic binding of PECAM-1, and G+1688A (Ser563Asn) at exon 8 in 144 angiographically documented (≥70% stenosis) patients with CAD and 150 age- and sex-matched controls in the Chinese population in Singapore, using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) strategy. Level of plasma soluble PECAM-1 (sPECAM-1) was measured by ELISA. The Leu125Val polymorphism was associated with CAD (P < 0.01). Also, the level of sPECAM-1 is was found to be elevated in CAD patients (P = 0.005). Moreover, subjects with the homozygous GG genotype of the Leu125Val polymorphism had higher sPECAM-1 levels (P = 0.005). The level of sPECAM-1 was further correlated to soluble platelet selectin (sP-selectin, also measured by ELISA), platelet count, and total white blood cell count (WBC), suggesting that platelets are a major source of sPECAM-1 and platelet activation and inflammation may contribute to PECAM-1 elevations in CAD patients. The Leu125Val polymorphism of PECAM-1 and the level of sPECAM-1 are associated with CAD in Chinese in Singapore. The level of sPECAM-1 is also associated with platelet activation and inflammation and correlated to the Leu125Val polymorphism. Our data suggest that PECAM-1 plays an important role in the development of atherosclerosis.
AB - Platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1) mediates the transendothelial migration of circulating leukocytes, a characteristic change in vascular inflammation leading to atherosclerotic plaque development. We hypothesized that genetic variation and soluble level of PECAM-1 could be associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). We analyzed two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of PECAM-1 gene C+373G (Leu125Val) at exon 3, which encodes the first extracellular (Ig)-like domain that mediates the homophilic binding of PECAM-1, and G+1688A (Ser563Asn) at exon 8 in 144 angiographically documented (≥70% stenosis) patients with CAD and 150 age- and sex-matched controls in the Chinese population in Singapore, using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) strategy. Level of plasma soluble PECAM-1 (sPECAM-1) was measured by ELISA. The Leu125Val polymorphism was associated with CAD (P < 0.01). Also, the level of sPECAM-1 is was found to be elevated in CAD patients (P = 0.005). Moreover, subjects with the homozygous GG genotype of the Leu125Val polymorphism had higher sPECAM-1 levels (P = 0.005). The level of sPECAM-1 was further correlated to soluble platelet selectin (sP-selectin, also measured by ELISA), platelet count, and total white blood cell count (WBC), suggesting that platelets are a major source of sPECAM-1 and platelet activation and inflammation may contribute to PECAM-1 elevations in CAD patients. The Leu125Val polymorphism of PECAM-1 and the level of sPECAM-1 are associated with CAD in Chinese in Singapore. The level of sPECAM-1 is also associated with platelet activation and inflammation and correlated to the Leu125Val polymorphism. Our data suggest that PECAM-1 plays an important role in the development of atherosclerosis.
KW - Atherosclerosis
KW - Coronary artery disease
KW - Gene polymorphism
KW - PECAM-1
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U2 - 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2004.08.006
DO - 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2004.08.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 15589815
AN - SCOPUS:20844456588
SN - 0009-9120
VL - 37
SP - 1091
EP - 1097
JO - Clinical Biochemistry
JF - Clinical Biochemistry
IS - 12
ER -