Journal
BIOMEDICINES
Volume 9, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9091269
Keywords
coronary aneurysm; coronary artery disease; angiogenesis
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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The study evaluated plasma concentrations of pro and antiangiogenic factors in patients with coronary artery abnormal dilation (CAAD) and found significantly higher levels of VEGF in CAAD patients, indicating the importance of pathological angiogenesis and inflammation in the pathogenesis of coronary artery aneurysmal dilatation.
The present study aimed to evaluate the plasma concentration of pro and antiangiogenic factors and their role in the pathogenesis of coronary artery abnormal dilation (CAAD). We measured the plasma concentration of matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8), transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta 1), Angiopoietin-2, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and fibroblast growth factor (FGF) using a sandwich ELISA technique in the plasma of patients with coronary artery abnormal dilation (CAAD, Group 1), coronary artery disease (CAD, Group 2), and normal coronary arteries (NCA, Group 3). Patients suffering from CAAD showed significantly higher plasma concentrations of VEGF (p = 0.002) than those from the control group. Both pathological angiogenesis and inflammation appear to be crucial in the pathogenesis of aneurysmal dilatation of the coronary arteries.
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