Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5979008 International Journal of Cardiology 2012 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

AimsThe coronary slow flow phenomenon [CSFP] is a coronary microvascular disorder, characterized by delayed distal vessel opacification despite the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. Patients frequently present with an acute coronary syndrome [ACS] although the pathophysiological mechanisms responsible are unknown. The aim of this study was to identify potential mechanisms for the ACS presentation associated with the CSFP using a plasma proteomic profiling approach.Methods and resultsPlasma samples from nine CSFP subjects [56 ± 11 years] were assayed for high sensitivity C-reactive protein [hsCRP], troponin T [TnT], creatine kinase [CK], and proteomic analyses (n = 6), during an ACS presentation and one month later [chronic phase]. Proteomic analysis involved chromatographic depletion of abundant plasma proteins followed by two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis [2-D DIGE]. Protein spots demonstrating ± 1.5-fold change relative to the control were identified by mass spectrometry and two differentially expressed proteins were selected for validation via Western blotting. During the ACS presentation, hsCRP was elevated [ACS = 14.9 ± 3.9 mg/L vs chronic = 4.23 ± 1.37 mg/L, p = 0.05] but TnT and CK levels were unchanged. Proteomic analysis identified six proteins that were significantly different in abundance between the acute and chronic samples. During the ACS presentation there was a 1.6 ± 0.13 fold increase in the anti-oxidant enzyme paraoxonase-1 and an increase in inflammatory proteins alpha-1-antichymotrypsin [1.65 ± 0.13 fold] and alpha-1-antitrypsin [2.5 ± 0.34 fold]. The latter was confirmed by Western blotting [1.33 ± 0.17 OD acute/chronic ratio, p = 0.05].ConclusionThe findings from this novel detailed approach, implicate an inflammatory/oxidative stress process in the pathogenesis of the ACS presentation associated with the CSFP. Future studies should further elucidate these mechanisms.

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