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Causal analysis of plasma IL-8 on carotid intima media thickness, a measure of subclinical atherosclerosis

Velásquez, Ilais Moreno ; Malarstig, Anders ; Baldassarre, Damiano ; Borne, Yan LU ; de Faire, Ulf ; Engström, Gunnar LU ; Eriksson, Per ; Giral, Philippe ; Humphries, Steve E and Kurl, Sudhir , et al. (2023) In Current Research in Translational Medicine 71(1).
Abstract

BACKGROUND: We investigated the causality of IL-8 on carotid intima-media thickness (c-IMT), a measure of sub-clinical atherosclerosis.

METHODS: The IMPROVE is a multicenter European study (n = 3,711). The association of plasma IL-8 with c-IMT (mm) was estimated by quantile regression. Genotyping was performed using the Illumina CardioMetabo and Immuno chips. Replication was attempted in three independent studies and a meta-analysis was performed using a random model.

RESULTS: In IMPROVE, each unit increase in plasma IL-8 was associated with an increase in median c-IMT measures (all p<0·03) in multivariable analyses. Linear regression identified rs117518778 and rs8057084 as associated with IL-8 levels and with measures of... (More)

BACKGROUND: We investigated the causality of IL-8 on carotid intima-media thickness (c-IMT), a measure of sub-clinical atherosclerosis.

METHODS: The IMPROVE is a multicenter European study (n = 3,711). The association of plasma IL-8 with c-IMT (mm) was estimated by quantile regression. Genotyping was performed using the Illumina CardioMetabo and Immuno chips. Replication was attempted in three independent studies and a meta-analysis was performed using a random model.

RESULTS: In IMPROVE, each unit increase in plasma IL-8 was associated with an increase in median c-IMT measures (all p<0·03) in multivariable analyses. Linear regression identified rs117518778 and rs8057084 as associated with IL-8 levels and with measures of c-IMT. The two SNPs were combined in an IL-8-increasing genetic risk that showed causality of IL-8 on c-IMT in IMPROVE and in the UK Biobank (n = 22,179). The effect of IL-8 on c-IMT measures was confirmed in PIVUS (n = 1,016) and MDCCC (n = 6,103). The association of rs8057084 with c-IMT was confirmed in PIVUS and UK Biobank with a pooled estimate effect (β) of -0·006 with 95%CI (-0·008- -0·003).

CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that genetic variants associated with plasma IL-8 also associate with c-IMT. However, we cannot infer causality of this association, as these variants lie outside of the IL8 locus.

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10.1016/j.retram.2022.103374
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  author       = {{Velásquez, Ilais Moreno and Malarstig, Anders and Baldassarre, Damiano and Borne, Yan and de Faire, Ulf and Engström, Gunnar and Eriksson, Per and Giral, Philippe and Humphries, Steve E and Kurl, Sudhir and Leander, Karin and Lind, Lars and Lindén, Anders and Orsini, Nicola and Pirro, Matteo and Silveira, Angela and Smit, Andries J and Tremoli, Elena and Veglia, Fabrizio and Strawbridge, Rona J and Gigante, Bruna}},
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