Abstract
Objective
Cytokines are important mediators of immune-inflammatory responses implicated in abdominal
aortic aneurysm (AAA) pathogenesis. Our objective was to investigate the cytokine
expression profile in plasma of AAA patients.
Methods
Cytokine protein expression was measured in plasma of 5 large AAA patients (aortic
size >50 mm) and 5 controls (aortic size <30 mm) using a 20-cytokine antibody-based protein array. IGFBP-1 plasma concentrations
were analyzed by ELISA. IGFBP-1 protein levels were analyzed in AAA thrombus by immunohistochemistry
and Western blot. Platelet aggregation was assessed by conventional optical aggregometry.
Results
Several proteins including MIP-3alpha (CCL20), Eotaxin-2 and IGFBP-1 were increased
in AAA patients compared to controls. Among them, IGFBP-1 concentrations were significantly
higher in large AAA patients vs control subjects. These data were validated in plasma
of patients with large AAA (n = 30) compared to matched controls (n = 30) [834(469–1628) vs 497(204–893) pg/ml, p < 0.01]. Furthermore, the potential association of IGFBP-1 with AAA size was analyzed
in a second independent group of subjects [large AAA (n = 59), small AAA patients (aortic size = 30–50 mm, n = 54) and controls (n = 30)]. Interestingly, IGFBP-1 levels correlated with AAA size (r = 0.4, p < 0.001), which remained significant after adjusting for traditional risk factors. IGFBP-1
was localized in the luminal part of AAA thrombus and IGFBP-1 levels were increased
in AAA thrombus conditioned media compared to media layer and healthy media. Interestingly,
IGFBP-1 abrogated the potentiation of ADP-induced platelet aggregation triggered by
IGF-1.
Conclusions
IGFBP-1 has been identified by a protein array approach as a potential novel biomarker
of AAA. The biological role of IGFBP-1 in AAA pathogenesis could be related to the
modulation on the effect of IGF-1 on platelet aggregation.
Highlights
- IGFBP-1 has been identified by a protein array as a novel biomarker of AAA.
- IGFBP-1 concentration are increased in AAA.
- IGFBP-1 levels correlated with AAA size.
- IGFBP-1 was localized in the luminal part of AAA thrombus.
- IGFBP-1 abrogated the effect of IGF-1 in ADP-induced platelet aggregation.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: February 13, 2012
Accepted:
January 4,
2012
Received in revised form:
January 4,
2012
Received:
August 19,
2011
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