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19540141

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-10-13
pubmed:abstractText
It is well known that oxidative stress plays an important role in atherosclerosis and age-related diseases. The antioxidant properties of the Human Paraoxonase gene family (PON1, 2, 3) have been widely investigated, as well as a possible role of the such gene family in cardiovascular disease. In this study, we investigated the relationship between the C311S PON2 polymorphism and the prognosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We analyzed the PON2 C311S polymorphism in 442 elderly patients who had experienced an AMI. PON2 C311S genotypes were identified by PCR based analysis and analyzed as C- (SS genotype) or C+ (CS+CC) carriers. After 1 year of follow-up, the cardiovascular mortality rate in a sub-group of 295 AMI patients was calculated. We found that AMI patients carrying CS+CC genotypes (C+ carriers) had a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, low levels of HDL-cholesterol and higher levels of TroponinT (TnT). Furthermore, we found that C+ carrier patients with low levels of HDL-cholesterol had an increased risk for mortality after 1 year of follow-up (Log Rank=11.45, p=0.001). Our study suggests a possible role for PON2 C311S polymorphism in the pathogenesis of cardiac ischemic damage. Patients with at least one C allele (C+ carriers) represent a category of subjects at a higher risk for the development of AMI with a worse prognosis. Our findings suggest the need for a more careful clinical monitoring in older persons with such characteristics.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1096-7206
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
98
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
314-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Paraoxonase2 C311S polymorphism and low levels of HDL contribute to a higher mortality risk after acute myocardial infarction in elderly patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Immunology Center, Italian National Research Center on Aging (I.N.R.C.A.), Ancona, Italy. fr.marchegiani@inrca.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't