Increased Levels of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
| Autor: | Ahmet Alacacioglu, Levent Kebapcilar, Didem Kozaci, Ali Taylan, Arif Yuksel, Oktay Bilgir, Ismail Sari, Yasar Yildiz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Endothelium Blood lipids Arginine Nitric Oxide chemistry.chemical_compound Risk Factors Internal medicine Internal Medicine medicine Humans Spondylitis Ankylosing Endothelial dysfunction Spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis Endothelin-1 Cholesterol business.industry Acute-phase protein General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Up-Regulation medicine.anatomical_structure Endocrinology chemistry Female Nitric Oxide Synthase Asymmetric dimethylarginine business Biomarkers |
| Zdroj: | Internal Medicine. 48:1363-1368 |
| ISSN: | 1349-7235 0918-2918 |
| DOI: | 10.2169/internalmedicine.48.2193 |
| Popis: | Endothelial dysfunction is present in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However, the etiology of events is still unclear. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether there are abnormalities in nitric oxide (NO) metabolism and endothelin-1 (ET-1) in AS patients.Subjects without any classical cardiovascular (CV) risk factors were studied. Fasting glucose, serum lipids, high sensitive CRP (hsCRP), ESR, asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and ET-1 were studied. Patients were also evaluated with the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index, and the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index.A total of 48 AS patients (38.6+/-10.6 years; 36M/12F) and 38 controls (36.4+/-11.1 years; 27M/11F) were studied. Acute phase reactants including hsCRP, and ESR were significantly increased in the patients group (p0.05). Serum ADMA concentrations were also significantly higher in AS than in controls. Plasma levels of ET-1 did not differ between the groups (p0.05). Comparison of three groups (conventional and anti-TNF treatment groups and controls) revealed that ADMA was significantly higher in the conventional treated AS than in controls. The levels of ADMA were not different between anti-TNF group and healthy subjects. Plasma ET-1 concentrations were similar between groups (p0.05). Correlation analysis yielded significant correlations between ADMA, hsCRP, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides (p0.05).The increased ADMA levels obtained in a group of relatively young AS patients who did not have classical CV risk factors suggest that NO metabolism is impaired in AS. On the other hand, anti-TNF treatments may have a beneficial effect on vascular function in AS. |
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