👤 Mohammad Haji Aghajani

Apolipoproteins are proposed to predict the status of CAD and its occurrence. The aim of this study was to assess the association between serum levels of apolipoproteins A-I, b100 and the ratio of Apo A-I/Apo b100 with the development and severity of premature coronary artery disease (PCAD). In this registry-based case-control study, patients under the age of 50 years with at least one coronary artery disease with stenosis ≥ 50% (PCAD group) were assessed and compared with patients without coronary artery involvement (normal group). The Gensini score considered to assess the CAD severity. The mean Apo A-I and Apo A-I/Apo b100 levels were higher in the control group, but Apo b100 was higher in the patient group (p < 0.05). Apo A-I and Apo A-I/Apo b100 ratio had a negative correlations (rho = -0.57, rho = -0.71, respectively) with the severity of PCAD based on the Gensini score. Apo b100 also had a positive correlation (rho = 0.67) with the severity of PCAD (p < 0.05). Apo A-I and Apo b100 were significantly associated with the occurrence of PCAD. Based on the results of multivariable analysis, with a 1 mg/dL increase in Apo A-I levels and Apo b100, the odds of PCAD decreased by 13% and increased by 31%, respectively. With a 1 mg/dL increase in apolipoprotein A-I and apolipoprotein b100 levels, the odds of high Gensini score decreased by 7% and increased by 8%, respectively (p = 0.001). The use of serum apolipoproteins in patients with suspected PCAD can predict the occurrence of CAD and its severity. Show less

It is suggested that C771G (His241Gln) polymorphism of MLXIPL gene might be a genetic risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD); therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the association between C771G polymorphism of MLXIPL gene and the pathogenesis of CAD in Iranian patients with coronary artery stenosis and control subjects. Two hundred and five patients with coronary artery stenosis and 195 healthy control subjects were included in this study. MLXIPL genotypes were determined by polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). There was an association between the MLXIPL polymorphism and quantitative lipid traits in patient group. Distribution of the CC genotype of MLXIPL was more frequent in patients, (χ2=5.13; p<0.005) and after adjustment for classical CAD risk factors, the MLXIPL CC genotype was independently associated with CAD (OR=1.98, 95% CI, 1.12-4.11; p=0.02). Distribution of MLXIPL genotypes were significantly different as compared with the severity of stenosis (χ2=6.34; p<0.05). These results suggest that C771G polymorphism of MLXIPL gene is associated with stenosis and its severity. Show less