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LOX-1 ligands containing apolipoprotein B and carotid intima-media thickness in middle-aged community-dwelling US Caucasian and Japanese men.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The serum level of LOX-1 ligand containing ApoB (LAB) may reflect atherogenicity better than LDL cholesterol (LDLC), total LDL particles and usual measurement of oxidized LDL. The association between LAB and intima-media thickness (IMT) of carotid artery was investigated by ultrasound in US and Japan men.

Methods

Participants were 297 US Caucasian and 310 Japanese men, aged 40-49 years without past history of cardiovascular disease. Serum LAB levels were measured by ELISAs with recombinant LOX-1 and monoclonal anti-apolipoprotein B antibody.

Results

Serum LAB levels [median (interquartile range), μg/L] were 1321 (936, 1730) in US Caucasians and 940 (688, 1259) in Japanese. For Caucasian men, average IMT was higher in higher LAB quartile, which was 0.653, 0.667, 0.688, and 0.702 mm, respectively (p for trend = 0.02). Linear regression analysis showed serum LAB was significantly associated with IMT after adjustment for LDLC or total LDL particles in addition to other traditional or novel risk factors for atherosclerosis such as C-reactive protein. However, there was no significant relationship between LAB and IMT in Japanese men.

Conclusion

Serum LAB, a new candidate biomarker for residual risk, was associated with an increased carotid IMT in US Caucasian men independently of various risk factors; however, ethnic difference should be clarified in the future.

SUBMITTER: Okamura T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3691341 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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LOX-1 ligands containing apolipoprotein B and carotid intima-media thickness in middle-aged community-dwelling US Caucasian and Japanese men.

Okamura Tomonori T Sekikawa Akira A Sawamura Tatsuya T Kadowaki Takashi T Barinas-Mitchell Emma E Mackey Rachel H RH Kadota Aya A Evans Rhobert W RW Edmundowicz Daniel D Higashiyama Aya A Nakamura Yasuyuki Y Abbott Robert D RD Miura Katsuyuki K Fujiyoshi Akira A Fujita Yoshiko Y Murakami Yoshitaka Y Miyamatsu Naomi N Kakino Akemi A Maegawa Hiroshi H Murata Kiyoshi K Horie Minoru M Mitsunami Kenichi K Kashiwagi Atsunori A Kuller Lewis H LH Ueshima Hirotsugu H

Atherosclerosis 20130430 1

<h4>Objective</h4>The serum level of LOX-1 ligand containing ApoB (LAB) may reflect atherogenicity better than LDL cholesterol (LDLC), total LDL particles and usual measurement of oxidized LDL. The association between LAB and intima-media thickness (IMT) of carotid artery was investigated by ultrasound in US and Japan men.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants were 297 US Caucasian and 310 Japanese men, aged 40-49 years without past history of cardiovascular disease. Serum LAB levels were measured by ELIS ...[more]

PMID: 23683938

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LOX-1 ligands containing apolipoprotein B and carotid intima-media thickness in middle-aged community-dwelling US Caucasian and Japanese men.

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LOX-1 ligands containing apolipoprotein B and carotid intima-media thickness in middle-aged community-dwelling US Caucasian and Japanese men.

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