scholarly journals ABCA1 and ABCG1 DNA methylation in epicardial adipose tissue of patients with coronary artery disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina V. Miroshnikova ◽  
Alexandra A. Panteleeva ◽  
Irina A. Pobozheva ◽  
Natalia D. Razgildina ◽  
Ekaterina A. Polyakova ◽  
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Abstract Background Recent studies have focused on the potential role of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) in the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). ABCA1 and ABCG1 transporters regulate cell cholesterol content and reverse cholesterol transport. We aimed to determine whether DNA methylation and mRNA levels of the ABCA1 and ABCG1 genes in EAT and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) were associated with CAD. Methods Paired EAT and SAT samples were collected from 82 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery either for coronary artery bypass grafting (CAD group, N = 66) or valve surgery (NCAD group, N = 16). ABCA1 and ABCG1 mRNA levels in EAT and SAT samples were analyzed using real time polymerase chain reaction, ABCA1 protein levels in EAT samples were assessed by western blotting. ABCA1 and ABCG1 DNA methylation analysis was performed in 24 samples from the CAD group and 9 samples from the NCAD group via pyrosequencing. Results DNA methylation levels in the ABCA1 promoter and ABCG1 cg27243685 and cg06500161 CpG sites were higher in EAT samples from patients with CAD compared with NCAD (21.92% vs 10.81%, p = 0.003; 71.51% vs 68.42%, p = 0.024; 46.11% vs 37.79%, p = 0.016, respectively). In patients with CAD, ABCA1 and ABCG1 DNA methylation levels were higher in EAT than in SAT samples (p < 0.05). ABCA1 mRNA levels in EAT samples were reduced in the subgroup of patients with CAD and concomitant carotid artery disease or peripheral artery disease compared with the NCAD group (p = 0.024). ABCA1 protein levels in EAT samples tended to be lower in CAD patients than in the NCAD group (p = 0.053). DNA methylation levels at the ABCG1 cg27243685 site positively correlated with plasma triglyceride concentration (r = 0.510, p = 0.008), body mass index (r = 0.556, p = 0.013) and waist-to-hip ratio (r = 0.504, p = 0.012) in SAT samples. Conclusion CAD is associated with ABCA1 and ABCG1 DNA hypermethylation in EAT. CAD with concomitant carotid artery disease or peripheral artery disease is accompanied by decreased ABCA1 gene expression in EAT. DNA methylation levels at the ABCG1 cg27243685 locus in SAT are associated with hypertriglyceridemia and obesity.

Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 469-P
Author(s):  
MILOS MRAZ ◽  
ANNA CINKAJZLOVA ◽  
ZDENA LACINOVÁ ◽  
JANA KLOUCKOVA ◽  
HELENA KRATOCHVILOVA ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Se-Hong Kim ◽  
Ju-Hye Chung ◽  
Beom-June Kwon ◽  
Sang-Wook Song ◽  
Whan-Seok Choi

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 1429-1437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julieta D. Morales-Portano ◽  
Juan Ángel Peraza-Zaldivar ◽  
Juan A. Suárez-Cuenca ◽  
Rocío Aceves-Millán ◽  
Lilia Amezcua-Gómez ◽  
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Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroto Utsunomiya ◽  
Hideya Yamamoto ◽  
Atsushi Shimada ◽  
Toshiro Kitagawa ◽  
Takayuki Hidaka ◽  
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Background: Recent publications suggested that epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) contributes to the pathogenesis of coronary atherosclerosis. Although some studies showed the association between EAT accumulation and left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction, these associations are not fully understood. Methods: We evaluated 153 patients without coronary artery disease who underwent coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography and Doppler echocardiography. We evaluated 153 patients (mean age of 60 years and 54% men) with zero coronary artery calcium score in coronary CT. Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) area was simultaneously measured by abdominal scans, and EAT volume was also calculated. These measurements were corrected by body surface area; VAT area index (VATAI), and EAT volume index (EATVI). The early diastolic mitral annular velocity at the septal (septal E’) and lateral (lateral E’) were measured using tissue Doppler echocardiography. Results: The mean values of BMI, VATAI, EATVI, and LVMI were 23.7 ± 3.8 kg/m 2 , 52.6 ± 26.4 cm 2 /m 2 , 71.3 ± 29.8 cm 3 /m 2 , and 83.3 ± 17.7 g/m 2 , respectively. The mean septal E’ and lateral E’ velocities were 7.2 ± 2.2 cm/s and 9.8 ± 2.9 cm/s, respectively. Each E’ velocity was negatively correlated with EATVI (septal, R = 0.276, p < 0.001; lateral, R = 0.342, p < 0.001) and VATAI (septal, R = 0.241, p = 0.03; lateral, R = 0.255, p = 0.002; Figure). In contrast, each E’ velocity was not correlated with LVMI (septal, R = 0.161, p = 0.03; lateral, R = 0.118, p = 0.14) and BMI (septal, R = 0.182, p = 0.03; lateral, R = 0.152, p = 0.06). To determine each E’ velocity, we performed stepwise multiple regression analyses where all clinical parameters were entered. Diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.014), statin use (p = 0.011), LVMI (p = 0.003), and EATVI (p = 0.004) were independently correlated with septal E’ velocity, and statin use (p = 0.024), LVMI (p = 0.011), and EATVI (p < 0.001) were independently correlated with lateral E’ velocity. Conclusion: An increase in EATVI was associated with the decrease of early diastolic mitral annular velocity along each side of the left ventricle in patients with coronary calcium score of zero. These findings indicate that EAT accumulation may cause LV diastolic dysfunction in the early phase of coronary artery disease.


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 1379-1387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmela Nappi ◽  
Andrea Ponsiglione ◽  
Wanda Acampa ◽  
Valeria Gaudieri ◽  
Emilia Zampella ◽  
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Abstract Aims We evaluated the relationship between epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) and coronary vascular function assessed by rubidium-82 (82Rb) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods and results The study population included 270 patients with suspected CAD and normal myocardial perfusion at stress–rest 82Rb PET/CT. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) score and EAT volume were measured. Absolute myocardial blood flow (MBF) was computed in mL/min/ from the dynamic rest and stress imaging. Myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) was defined as the ratio of hyperaemic to baseline MBF and it was considered reduced when <2. MPR was normal in 177 (65%) patients and reduced in 93 (35%). Patients with impaired MPR were older (P < 0.001) and had higher CAC score values (P = 0.033), EAT thickness (P = 0.009), and EAT volume (P < 0.001). At univariable logistic regression analysis, age, heart rate reserve (HRR), CAC score, EAT thickness, and EAT volume resulted significant predictors of reduced MPR, but only age (P = 0.002), HRR (P = 0.021), and EAT volume (P = 0.043) were independently associated with reduced MPR, at multivariable analysis. In patients with CAC score 0 (n = 114), a significant relation between EAT volume and MPR (P = 0.014) was observed, while the relationship was not significant (P = 0.21) in patients with CAC score >0 (n = 156). Conclusion In patients with suspected CAD and normal myocardial perfusion, EAT volume predicts hyperaemic MBF and reduced MPR, confirming that visceral pericardium fat may influence coronary vascular function. Thus, EAT evaluation has a potential role in the early identification of coronary vascular dysfunction.


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