scholarly journals Genetic variants in the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene are associated with an increased risk of radiation pneumonitis in lung cancer patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 681-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Liu ◽  
Yang Tang ◽  
Minxiao Yi ◽  
Qingxu Liu ◽  
Huihua Xiong ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Mansilha ◽  
F Araújo ◽  
M Severo ◽  
S M Sampaio ◽  
T Toledo ◽  
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Objective: To evaluate the association between the 4G/5G polymorphism in the promoter of the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in young people. Methods: Prevalence of the 4G/5G polymorphism was investigated using DNA analysis in a population of 81 consecutive and unrelated patients with an objectively documented first episode of DVT under 40 years old and in a control group of 88 healthy subjects. Results: The frequency of genotypes among patients was 0.27 4G/4G, 0.49 4G/5G and 0.23 5G/5G, corresponding to a frequency of 0.52 for the 4G allele. In the control group the results were, respectively, 0.24, 0.44 and 0.32, corresponding to a frequency of 0.46 for the 4G allele. The odds ratio (OR) for homozygous 4G genotype was 1.5 (95% confidence interval: 0.7–3.6), which was not statistically significant ( P = 0.51). Conclusion: In this study, the 4G/5G polymorphism in the promoter of the PAI-1 gene, including the homozygous 4G genotype, was not associated with a significantly increased risk of DVT in young people.


1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (02) ◽  
pp. 400-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Pankow ◽  
Roger Williams ◽  
Gregory Evans ◽  
Michael Province ◽  
John Eckfeldt ◽  
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SummarySeveral studies have linked higher plasma fibrinogen and plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) concentrations with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. We studied whether members of families with increased occurrence of coronary heart disease (CHD) have increased levels of fibrinogen and PAI-1 and whether subclinical carotid atherosclerosis is associated with these two hemostatic factors. Contrary to our hypothesis, fibrinogen and PAI-1 antigen levels were not different between high CHD risk families versus random families. Adjusted for age and family type, fibrinogen and PAI-1 were both associated positively with carotid intima-media thickness assessed by B-mode ultrasound. However, adjustment for lifestyle and medical covariates essentially eliminated these associations. These data suggest 1) elevated fibrinogen and PAI-1 do not explain clustering of CHD in families and 2) fibrinogen and PAI-1 may partly mediate the effects of other risk factors on carotid atherosclerosis, though the data are also consistent with them playing no causal role.


Oral Oncology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 42 (9) ◽  
pp. 888-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Vairaktaris ◽  
C. Yapijakis ◽  
Z. Serefoglou ◽  
A. Vylliotis ◽  
J. Ries ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 487-495
Author(s):  
Yohei Hisada ◽  
Kenison B. Garratt ◽  
Anaum Maqsood ◽  
Steven P. Grover ◽  
Tomohiro Kawano ◽  
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Abstract Pancreatic cancer patients have a high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) inhibits plasminogen activators and increases the risk of thrombosis. PAI-1 is expressed by pancreatic tumors and human pancreatic cell lines. However, to date, there are no studies analyzing the association of active PAI-1 and VTE in pancreatic cancer patients. We investigated the association of active PAI-1 in plasma and VTE in pancreatic cancer patients. In addition, we determined if the presence of human pancreatic tumors expressing PAI-1 impairs venous thrombus resolution in mice. Plasma levels of active PAI-1 in patients with pancreatic cancer and mice bearing human tumors were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. We measured PAI-1 expression in 5 different human pancreatic cancer cell lines and found that PANC-1 cells expressed the highest level. PANC-1 tumors were grown in nude mice. Venous thrombosis was induced by complete ligation of the inferior vena cava (IVC). Levels of active PAI-1 were independently associated with increased risk of VTE in patients with pancreatic cancer (subdistribution hazard ratio per doubling of levels: 1.39 [95% confidence interval, 1.09-1.78], P = .007). Mice bearing PANC-1 tumors had increased levels of both active human and active mouse PAI-1 and decreased levels of plasmin activity. Importantly, mice bearing PANC-1 tumors exhibited impaired venous thrombus resolution 8 days after IVC stasis compared with nontumor controls. Our results suggest that PAI-1 contributes to VTE in pancreatic cancer.


2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 574-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray M. Bern ◽  
Nancy McCarthy

Plasminogen activator Inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) inhibits plasminogen activators leading to decreased fibrinolysis and increased risk of thromboembolic disease (TED). Shifts in PAI-1 promoter genome from normal 5G>5G to 4G>5G or 4G>4G alleles are associated with overexpression of PAI-1. In this study patients with residual venous thrombi were observed to have increased PAI-1 levels and more frequent shifts to 4G alleles. Of the 26, 20 (76.9%) patients with unresolved thrombus had elevated PAI-1 values. 4G genomic shifts were found in 92.9% patients studied. Normal PAI-1 levels were found in 5 patients with 4G polymorphisms. Thus, PAI-1 is often elevated among patients with residual thrombus, with an unexpectedly high prevalence of the 4G polymorphism of the promoter genome. Patients with persistent thrombus should be considered at risk of having constituently increased PAI-1 due to genomic changes in the PAI-1 promoter genome. Hypotheses are proposed to explain those with normal PAI-1, despite having 4G polymorphisms.


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