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Trimethylamine N-oxide and the reverse cholesterol transport in cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study

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The early atherosclerotic lesions develop by the accumulation of arterial foam cells derived mainly from cholesterol-loaded macrophages. Therefore, cholesterol and cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) have been considered as causative in atherosclerosis. Moreover, recent studies indicate the role of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) in development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The current study aimed to investigate the association between TMAO and CETP polymorphisms (rs12720922 and rs247616), previously identified as a genetic determinant of circulating CETP, in a population of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients (n = 394) and control subjects (n = 153). We also considered age, sex, trimethylamine (TMA) levels and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) as other factors that can potentially play a role in this complex picture. We found no association of TMAO with genetically determined CETP in a population of CAD patients and control subjects. Moreover, we noticed no differences between CAD patients and control subjects in plasma TMAO levels. On the contrary, lower levels of TMA in CAD patients respect to controls were observed. Our results indicated a significant correlation between GFR and TMAO, but not TMA. The debate whether TMAO can be a harmful, diagnostic or protective marker in CVD needs to be continued.

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Category:
Articles
Type:
artykuły w czasopismach
Published in:
Scientific Reports no. 10,
ISSN: 2045-2322
Language:
English
Publication year:
2020
Bibliographic description:
Bordoni L., Samulak J. J., Sawicka A. K., Pelikant-Malecka I., Radulska A., Lewicki L., Kalinowski L., Gabbianelli R., Olek R.: Trimethylamine N-oxide and the reverse cholesterol transport in cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study// Scientific Reports -Vol. 10,iss. 1 (2020), s.18675-
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Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1038/s41598-020-75633-1
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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