Kawasaki disease and increased cardiovascular risk: Is there a link to circulating glycocalyx biomarkers?

Jakob, André; Bohlig, Sarah; König, Miriam; Nussbaum, Claudia; Dalla-Pozza, Robert; Hermann, Mathias; Haas, Nikolaus A. und Pastor-Villaescusa, Belen (2021): Kawasaki disease and increased cardiovascular risk: Is there a link to circulating glycocalyx biomarkers? In: Microvascular Research, Bd. 140, 104269

Abstract

Aims: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic vasculitis with possible long-term impact of general cardio-vascular health. An endothelial glycocalyx disorder during the disease's acute phase might predispose to long-term vascular anomalies leading to endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis. To investigate any association between increased cardiovascular risk and endothelial glycocalyx, we assessed circulating glycocalyx compo-nents in patients with a KD history, and analysed their association with acute-phase clinical features and more importantly, with patients' current cardiovascular risk factors. Methods: This prospective observational cohort study included 51 subjects: 31 patients with a history of KD, and 20 healthy subjects matched for age and sex. We analysed serum syndecan-1 and hyaluronan via ELISA. We assessed features reported during the acute phase of KD such as blood counts, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and coronary artery aneurysms (CAA), and their current blood pressure and lipid markers in relation to measured glycocalyx components. Results: Our multivariate analysis revealed that hyaluronan and syndecan-1 levels were not associated with KD. However, the latter exhibited a significant association with acute-phase blood count alterations in patients with KD. Furthermore, significant interactions of hyaluronan and syndecan-1 with certain cardiovascular risk factors like blood lipids and blood pressure were only present in KD patients. Conclusion: Vasculitis during KD's acute phase might predispose to a long-term endothelial glycocalyx alteration, influenced by other factors having a vascular impact such as blood pressure and circulating lipids. Clinical trial registration: German Clinical Trials Register on 25th February 2016, DRKS00010071 https://www. drks.de/drks_web/.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0026-2862
• Sprache: Englisch