高齢女性における新たな心血管疾患リスクマーカーを発見(New cardiovascular disease risk marker discovered in older women)

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2024-10-03 カロリンスカ研究所(KI)

カロリンスカ研究所の研究者は、心血管疾患の新しいリスクマーカーとして、抗炎症性抗体「抗PC」の低レベルが高齢女性における心臓発作や冠動脈疾患のリスクと関連していることを発見しました。この抗体は動脈硬化を防ぐ効果があるとされ、研究では約1000人の女性を16年間追跡し、抗PCが高い女性はリスクが25%低いことが示されました。今後、保護的な抗PCの基準レベルを確定し、動脈硬化予防のワクチン開発が期待されています。

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女性における心血管疾患の予測におけるホスホリルコリンに対する抗体: 集団ベースの前向きコホート研究 Antibodies Against Phosphorylcholine in Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Among Women: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study

Johan Frostegård MD, PhD, Agneta Åkesson PhD, Emilie Helte PhD, Fredrik Söderlund MSc, Jun Su MD, PhD, Xiang Hua MD, PhD, Susanne Rautiainen PhD, Alicja Wolk MD, PhD
JACC: Advances  Available online: 2 October 2024
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101298

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高齢女性における新たな心血管疾患リスクマーカーを発見(New cardiovascular disease risk marker discovered in older women)

Abstract

Background
Antibodies against phosphorylcholine (anti-PC) have been reported as associated with protection against atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and other chronic inflammatory diseases. Underlying potential mechanisms have been demonstrated and include anti-inflammatory, clearance of dead cells, and inhibition of oxidized low-density lipoprotein effects.

Objectives
This study examined the role of IgM anti-PC and incident CVD among women, where less is known than among men in the general population.

Methods
In a total of 932 women, age 66 ± 6 years at baseline, from the population-based Swedish Mammography Cohort, IgM anti-PC levels of sera were measured using Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent assay. Prospective associations with any first CVD, ischemic heart disease (IHD), myocardial infarction (MI), and ischemic stroke were assessed using Cox proportional hazard regression, generating HRs and 95% CIs. The model was adjusted for potential confounding factors.

Results
Over the course of 16 years (13,033 person-years), we identified 113 cases of composite CVD, 69 cases of IHD, 44 cases of MI, and 50 cases of ischemic stroke. IgM anti-PC was statistically significantly inversely associated with risk of CVD, IHD, and MI, but not with ischemic stroke. Comparing the highest tertile with lowest, we observed multivariable-adjusted HR of 0.27 (95% CI: 0.11-0.68; P trend <0.01) for MI.

Conclusions
IgM anti-PC may play an active role in inhibition of CVD development in women, especially MI. Furthermore, IgM anti-PC levels may play a role in identifying those at risk.

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