Cardiac and Vascular Hypertrophy in Fabry Disease : Evidence for a New Mechanism Independent of Blood Pressure and Glycosphingolipid Deposition
: Evidence for a New Mechanism Independent of Blood Pressure and Glycosphingolipid Deposition
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E-Article
Title:
Cardiac and Vascular Hypertrophy in Fabry Disease : Evidence for a New Mechanism Independent of Blood Pressure and Glycosphingolipid Deposition
:
Evidence for a New Mechanism Independent of Blood Pressure and Glycosphingolipid Deposition
Published in:Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1161/01.atv.0000209649.60409.38
ISSN:
1079-5642;
1524-4636
Origination:
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Description:
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<jats:italic>Objectives—</jats:italic>
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Fabry disease is an X-linked disorder resulting from α-galactosidase A deficiency. The cardiovascular findings include left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and increased intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery (CCA IMT). The current study examined the possible correlation between these parameters. To corroborate these clinical findings in vitro, plasma from Fabry patients was tested for possible proliferative effect on rat vascular smooth muscle cells (vascular smooth muscle cell [VSMC]) and mouse neonatal cardiomyocytes.
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<jats:italic>Methods and Results—</jats:italic>
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Thirty male and 38 female patients were enrolled. LVH was found in 60% of men and 39% of women. Increased CCA IMT was equally present in males and females. There was a strong positive correlation between LV mass and CCA IMT (r
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=0.27;
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<0.0001). VSMC and neonatal cardiomyocyte proliferative response in vitro correlated with CCA IMT (r
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=0.39;
<jats:italic>P</jats:italic>
<0.0004) and LV mass index (r
<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>
=0.19;
<jats:italic>P</jats:italic>
=0.028), respectively.
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<jats:italic>Conclusions—</jats:italic>
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LVH and CCA IMT occur concomitantly in Fabry suggesting common pathogenesis. The underlying cause may be a circulating growth-promoting factor whose presence has been confirmed in vitro.
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