CD34(+) circulating cells display signs of immune activation in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Riesinger, Lisa; Saemisch, Michael; Nickmann, Markus und Methe, Heiko (2018): CD34(+) circulating cells display signs of immune activation in patients with acute coronary syndrome. In: Heart and Vessels, Bd. 33, Nr. 12: S. 1559-1569

Abstract

Bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) are released into the peripheral blood in situations of vascular repair/angiogenesis. Regulation of vascular repair and angiogenesis by EPC depends not only on the number of circulating EPC but also on their functionality. As endothelial cells can act as antigen-presenting cells in coronary artery disease (CAD), we postulated that EPC can be immune activated here as well. CD34(+)-EPC were isolated from peripheral blood of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI, n=12), non-STEMI/unstable angina (UA, n=15), and stable CAD (SA, n=18). Expression of HLA-DR, adhesion and costimulatory molecules by isolated CD34(+)-EPC were compared with levels in healthy controls (n=18). There were no significant differences in VCAM-1 and CD80 expression by peripheral circulating CD34(+)-EPC between the four groups, yet expression of CD86 was highest in UA (p<0.05). ICAM-1 expression was lowest in SA (p<0.01). CD34(+)-EPC constitutively expressed HLA-DR across all groups. Of note, patients pretreated with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors exhibited lower expression of VCAM-1 by CD34(+)-EPC throughout all patient groups;furthermore, statins significantly limited ex vivo-induced upregulation of ICAM-1 by TNF-alpha. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the expression of immune markers in peripheral circulating CD34(+)-EPC ex vivo. We demonstrate that CD34(+)-EPC display different patterns of adhesion and costimulatory molecules in various states of CAD. Expression levels were affected by pretreatment with statins. Hence, immune activity of peripheral circulating CD34(+) cells might play a pathophysiologic role in evolution of CAD.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0910-8327
• Sprache: Englisch