Searching for a Common Thrombo-Inflammatory Basis in Patients With Deep Vein Thrombosis or Peripheral Artery Disease

Inflammation and hypercoagulability play a pivotal role in venous thromboembolism and atherothrombosis. Since venous thrombosis increases the risk of atherothrombotic events and vice versa, common mechanisms may be involved. To elucidate the role of neutrophils and coagulation in the occurrence of a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine Jg. 6; S. 33
Hauptverfasser: Kremers, Bram M. M., Birocchi, Simone, van Oerle, Rene, Zeerleder, Sacha, Spronk, Henri M. H., Mees, Barend M. E., Luken, Brenda M., ten Cate, Hugo, ten Cate-Hoek, Arina J.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 02.04.2019
Schlagworte:
atherothrombosis
cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Medicine
coagulation
deep vein thrombosis
inflammation
neutrophil extracellular traps
cardiovascular disease
deep vein thrombosis
neutrophil extracellular traps
peripheral artery disease
inflammation
atherothrombosis
coagulation
ISSN:2297-055X, 2297-055X
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Zusammenfassung:Inflammation and hypercoagulability play a pivotal role in venous thromboembolism and atherothrombosis. Since venous thrombosis increases the risk of atherothrombotic events and vice versa, common mechanisms may be involved. To elucidate the role of neutrophils and coagulation in the occurrence of atherothrombotic events in patients with a history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT or peripheral artery disease (PAD). We studied 115 patients from two cohorts (75 DVT, 40 PAD). From those with PAD, 20 patients had progressive disease; from those with DVT, 25 patients had a recurrent DVT and 25 suffered from post thrombotic syndrome (PTS); patients were age and sex matched to DVT and PAD patients without events. Markers of neutrophil recruitment (p-selectin) and activation [nucleosomes, human neutrophil elastase- α1anti-trypsin (HNE-AT)], an anti-inflammatory marker (Lipoxin A4) and a clotting activity marker (d-dimer), were measured with ELISA. Coagulation potential was analyzed by thrombin generation (CAT method). Higher nucleosome levels were found in DVT patients [11.3 U/mL (7.4-17.7)] compared to PAD patients [7.1 U/mL (5.1-13.8)], lower HNE-AT levels were found in DVT patients [33.4 ng/mL (23.5-40.5)] in comparison to PAD patients [158 ng/mL (88.1-283)]. No difference in nucleosome levels was found between DVT patients with cardiovascular (CV) events [12.6 U/mL (8.2-16.1)], and PAD patients with CV events [6.9 U/mL (4.9-11.2)]. Lipoxin A4 levels appeared to be significantly lower in DVT [2.4 ng/mL (1.7-4.8)] vs. PAD [35.6 ng/mL (16.6-80.1)], with similar results in DVT patients with CV events vs. PAD patients with CV events. Thrombin generation showed higher ETP [160.4% (141.1-215.4)], and peak height [292.1% (177.9-330)] values in DVT patients. D-dimer levels were significantly lower in the DVT cohort [330 ng/mL (220-550)] compared to the PAD cohort [550 ng/mL (369-959)]. In DVT patients, neutrophil activity does not appear to be an important driver of CV events. Although neutrophil activity is more pronounced in PAD, its effect is partly dampened by Lipoxin A4. Moreover, no associations were found between NET products and coagulation activity, suggesting that neutrophil activation does not play a pivotal role in the risk of thrombosis in either DVT or PAD.
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Edited by: Nicola Montano, University of Milan, Italy
Reviewed by: Maurizio Acampa, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Italy; Eleonora Tobaldini, University of Milan, Italy
This article was submitted to General Cardiovascular Medicine, a section of the journal Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
ISSN:2297-055X
2297-055X
DOI:10.3389/fcvm.2019.00033