Consumptive reduction following increased production of CD34-posistive cells and carotid intima-media thickness in non-hypertensive elderly Japanese men.
Consumptive reduction following increased production of CD34-posistive cells and carotid intima-media thickness in non-hypertensive elderly Japanese men.
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在非高血压老年日本男性中,随着 CD34 阳性细胞的产生和颈动脉内膜中层厚度增加,消耗减少。
DOI:
10.1080/2331205x.2019.1629169
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2019
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Maeda T
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作者:
Shimizu Y;Yamanashi H;Noguchi Y;Koyamatsu J;Kiyoura K;Kawashiri SY;Maeda T
Background: Increase in the number of circulating CD34-positive cells has been shown to have a protective effect against atherosclerosis, owing to an inverse association with the disease. However, increased hematopoietic activity is also reported in atherosclerotic participants. Thus, this study investigated the association between circulating CD34-positive cells and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in elderly men.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in 335 non-hypertensive elderly men (aged 60–69 years), as hypertension masks the beneficial effects of circulating CD34-positive cells.Results: In case of non-overweight subjects, no association was found between the CD34-positive cell count and CIMT (adjusted-standardized parameter estimate (β) between natural log-transformed CD34-positive cells and CIMT was β = −0.03,p= 0.630), while a significant inverse correlation was observed between CD34-positive cell count and CIMT in case of overweight subjects (β = −0.26,p= 0.029). As overweight subjects had significantly higher levels of CD34-positive cells than non-overweight subjects (p= 0.005), we analyzed the results further by stratifying the levels of CD34-positive cells. Results showed that the significant association between the CD34-positive cell count and CIMT is limited to subjects with a high CD34-positive cell count (β = −0.09,p= 0.242 for subjects with low CD34-positive cell count; and β = −0.22,p= 0.007 for subjects with a high CD34-positive cell count).Conclusion: The inverse correlation between CD34-positive cells and CIMT was limited to overweight subjects and individuals with a high CD34-positive cell count as a result of endothelial injury that stimulates CD34-positive cell production.