Inflammation markers in coronary heart disease patients with aortic valve stenosis

Abstract

Raised level of lipoproteide (a) (Lpa) is an independent risk factor of coronary heart disease (CHD) and is also a monogenic predictor (there is growth of prevalence) of aortic stenosis (AS) with the increase of Lpa in population. Lysophosphatide acid, secreted by an enzyme with phospholipase D activity — autotaxin (ATX) is an inflammatory mediator. Humoral immunity involvement in inflammatory processes in coronary arteries and aortic valve might present with the presence of circulating autoantibodies and shifts in the values of cellular immunity.Aim.To assess the relation of Lpa, ATX and immunity with the presence of AS in chronic CHD patients.Material and methods.To a single moment study, 210 patients were included, with chronic CHD. Patients were selected to two groups by the presence (main group, n=47) or absence (controls, n=163) of degenerative AS by echocardiography. Patients were taking standard CHD therapy. All patients underwent clinical blood count, lipids concentration and Lpa. ATX, C-reactive protein, autoantibodies to ApoB-100 lipoproteides and their Cu2+-oxidated modifications. Phenotypes of apoprotein (a) were assessed in 168 patients.Results.CHD patients with degenerative AS were older (74,2±7,8 versus 67,6±9,4 y., p=0,0007), but did not differ by the clinical and biochemical characteristics, level of Lpa and high sensitive С-reactive protein (hsCRP). Concentration of АТХ in plasma was significantly higher (554±95 and 497±105 ng/mL, p=0,001), but the level of IgM autoantibodies against the oxidated lipoproteid (а) (oxLpa) — significantly lower (10,8 [7,9;15,1] and 13,4 [11,4;16,7] relative units, p<0,001) in the main group comparing to control. Neutrophilic-lymphocytal index also differed significantly in the AS group and non-AS (2,04 [1,56;3,14] and 1,72 [1,39;2,14]). By the results of logistic analysis, the age, level of ATX, titer of autoantibodies to oxLpa and neutrophilic-limphocytal index were significant independent predictors of the degenerative AS.Conclusion.In the patients with chronic CHD, undergoing statin therapy, the levels of ATX, autoantiboides IgM against the oxLpa and relation of neutrophils to lymphocytes, but not the concentration of Lpa and low molecular phenotype of apo(a), were related to AS presence.