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ADAMTS-7 is associated with a high-risk plaque phenotype in human atherosclerosis

Bengtsson, Eva LU orcid ; Hultman, Karin LU ; Dunér, Pontus LU ; Asciutto, Giuseppe LU ; Almgren, Peter LU ; Orho-Melander, Marju LU ; Melander, Olle LU orcid ; Nilsson, Jan LU ; Hultgårdh, Anna LU and Gonçalves, Isabel LU orcid (2017) In Scientific Reports 7(1).
Abstract

Several large-scale genome-wide association studies have identified single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the genomic region of A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with ThromboSpondin type 1 repeats (ADAMTS)-7 and associations to coronary artery disease. Experimental studies have provided evidence for a functional role of ADAMTS-7 in both injury-induced vascular neointima formation and development of atherosclerotic lesions. However, whether ADAMTS-7 is associated with a specific plaque phenotype in humans has not been investigated. Carotid plaques (n = 206) from patients with and without cerebrovascular symptoms were analyzed for expression of ADAMTS-7 by immunohistochemistry and correlated to components associated with plaque... (More)

Several large-scale genome-wide association studies have identified single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the genomic region of A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with ThromboSpondin type 1 repeats (ADAMTS)-7 and associations to coronary artery disease. Experimental studies have provided evidence for a functional role of ADAMTS-7 in both injury-induced vascular neointima formation and development of atherosclerotic lesions. However, whether ADAMTS-7 is associated with a specific plaque phenotype in humans has not been investigated. Carotid plaques (n = 206) from patients with and without cerebrovascular symptoms were analyzed for expression of ADAMTS-7 by immunohistochemistry and correlated to components associated with plaque vulnerability. Plaques from symptomatic patients showed increased levels of ADAMTS-7 compared with lesions from asymptomatic patients. High levels of ADAMTS-7 correlated with high levels of CD68-staining and lipid content, but with low smooth muscle cell and collagen content, which together are characteristics of a vulnerable plaque phenotype. ADAMTS-7 levels above median were associated with increased risk for postoperative cardiovascular events. Our data show that ADAMTS-7 is associated with a vulnerable plaque phenotype in human carotid lesions. These data support previous observations of a potential proatherogenic role of ADAMTS-7.

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10.1038/s41598-017-03573-4
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  author       = {{Bengtsson, Eva and Hultman, Karin and Dunér, Pontus and Asciutto, Giuseppe and Almgren, Peter and Orho-Melander, Marju and Melander, Olle and Nilsson, Jan and Hultgårdh, Anna and Gonçalves, Isabel}},
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  doi          = {{10.1038/s41598-017-03573-4}},
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