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Cytokine ; 59(2): 294-8, 2012 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22595645

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Many studies have postulated that atherosclerosis should be considered as an inflammatory disease. In addition, some studies have focused on the relationship between inflammation and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). OBJECTIVE: Define the plasma levels of soluble markers, including the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6), the anti-inflammatory cytokine transforming growth factor-ß1 (TGF-ß1), the endothelial-specific adhesion factor (E-selectin) and two proteinases involved in extracellular matrix degradation (matrix metalloproteinases-2 and -9, MMP-2, and MMP-9) in previously unrecognized patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and non-PAD controls. RESULTS: Significantly higher levels of IL-6, E-selectin and MMP-2/MMP-9 and significantly reduced levels of TGF-ß1 were found in PAD patients (ankle-brachial index, ABI⩽0.9) compared to non-PAD control subjects (1.4>ABI>0.9). CONCLUSION: The results demonstrated the subjects with unrecognized PAD (ABI⩽0.9) show a characteristic phlogistic pattern differently from healthy subjects and it strongly supports the pivotal role played by inflammatory and immunological mechanisms in the initiation and progression of the atherosclerotic process in peripheral arteries. These biomarkers could be helpful to screen the susceptibility for the diseases in peripheral arteries.


Subject(s)
Ankle Brachial Index , Health , Inflammation Mediators/blood , Peripheral Arterial Disease/blood , Peripheral Arterial Disease/physiopathology , Biomarkers/blood , Case-Control Studies , Demography , E-Selectin/blood , Female , Humans , Interleukin-6/blood , Male , Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/blood , Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/blood , Middle Aged , Peripheral Arterial Disease/diagnosis , Peripheral Arterial Disease/enzymology
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Arch Gerontol Geriatr ; 53(1): 55-9, 2011.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20591512

ABSTRACT

Many studies have been carried out to assess the prevalence, risk factors and co-morbidities of peripheral artery disease (PAD). By contrast, to date there is a lack of data on patients with high-ABI. This study aimed at estimating the prevalence of increased ABI (ABI>1.4) and to evaluate the involvement of traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and the atherosclerotic burden (peripheral and carotid arteries) of these patients in a population of Southern Italy. We invited 9647 subjects, age ranging from 30 to 80, by letters to undergo an ABI measurement. Consequently, in patients with ABI>1.4, an ultrasound evaluation of the peripheral and carotid arteries was performed. An ABI>1.4 was found in 260 of 3412 subjects (7.6%). Statistically significant differences were reported in age, diabetes and hypertension, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). No differences in sex distribution, dyslipidemia and smoke prevalence were observed. Moreover, 67.9% of ABI>1.4 patients showed a peripheral intima-media thickness (IMT)>0.9 mm; at linear regression it was correlated with ABI values; 25% of patients showed peripheral plaques. A carotid IMT>0.9 mm was reported in 78.6% of high-ABI patients and 32.1% were affected by atherosclerotic plaques. The observed increased-ABI prevalence of 7.6% was higher than previously reported. This was more prevalent in an older population with diabetes, hypertension and obesity. Moreover, these patients are characterized by an extended atherosclerotic involvement. Further studies are needed to clarify this evidence, a longitudinal observation of this clinical outcome, as we are performing, could provide a number of interesting elements.


Subject(s)
Ankle Brachial Index/statistics & numerical data , Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology , Adult , Aged , Carotid Artery Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Carotid Artery Diseases/epidemiology , Comorbidity , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology , Dyslipidemias/epidemiology , Female , Geriatric Assessment/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Hypertension/epidemiology , Italy/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Obesity/epidemiology , Peripheral Arterial Disease/diagnostic imaging , Peripheral Arterial Disease/epidemiology , Prevalence , Risk Factors , Smoking/epidemiology , Ultrasonography
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Angiology ; 61(6): 524-9, 2010 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20547542

ABSTRACT

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is under diagnosed and early diagnosis decreases consequences. We screened unrecognized PAD focusing on arterial co-morbidities. In the 3412 subjects, screened from 10 general practices in the city of Catania (Sicily, Italy), ankle brachial index (ABI) measurements were performed. An ABI < or =0.9 was considered as valid in diagnosing PAD. ABI value < or =0.9 was found in 2.3%, and a significant rate of carotid stenosis was also found Echocardiographic markers left ventricular diameter (LVD) >55 mm, interventricular septum (IVS) >11 mm, left ventricular diastolic volume (LVDV) was found > 100 ml), and ejection fraction (EF) was <50% were found with high frequency in those with ABI < or =0.9. Unrecognized PAD is lower compared with other findings but our prevalence resulted higher than other prevalence previously found by other study performed in Italy. Unrecognized PAD shows significant arterial co-morbidities and the ABI is a useful method to screen asymptomatic PAD.


Subject(s)
Ankle Brachial Index , Carotid Stenosis/diagnosis , Peripheral Vascular Diseases/diagnosis , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Carotid Stenosis/epidemiology , Comorbidity , Echocardiography , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Peripheral Vascular Diseases/epidemiology , Prevalence , Regression Analysis , Risk Factors , Sicily/epidemiology
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