Abstract
Objectives: Soluble tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand (sTRAIL) has been shown to exert protective action against atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to investigate potential associations of coronary sTRAIL levels with indices of in-stent neointimal hyperplasia. Methods: 67 patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stent were followed up at approximately 12 months with determination of coronary sTRAIL concentration, angiography and intravascular ultrasound evaluation of the stent sites. Results: Mean sTRAIL concentration was 72.2 ± 2.8 pg/ml. sTRAIL was negatively correlated to indices of neointimal hyperplasia and positively correlated to in-stent minimum lumen area (p < 0.001). Neointimal obstruction and maximal in-stent cross-sectional neointima burden in patients in the upper sTRAIL quartile were 3.8 ± 1.2 and 12.6 ± 3.3%, respectively, versus 14.0 ± 0.7 and 49.8 ± 2.7% in the lower quartile (p < 0.001 for both). sTRAIL levels were significantly lower in patients with binary restenosis (48.7 ± 3.0 vs. 75.2 ± 2.9 pg/ml; p < 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, sTRAIL was an independent predictor of neointimal hyperplasia. Conclusion: This study demonstrates a negative association of sTRAIL to in-stent neointima formation. The potential pathophysiologic substrate of this effect implicates modulation of apoptosis in various cell types. These observations should prompt further evaluation of the link between sTRAIL and in-stent restenosis.
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