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Plasma levels of soluble Tie2 and vascular endothelial growth factor distinguish critical limb ischemia from intermittent claudication in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

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Findley, CM; Mitchell, RG; Duscha, BD; Annex, BH; Kontos, CD
Published in: J Am Coll Cardiol
July 29, 2008

OBJECTIVES: Our purpose was to determine whether factors that regulate angiogenesis are altered in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and whether these factors are associated with the severity of PAD. BACKGROUND: Alterations in angiogenic growth factors occur in cardiovascular disease (CVD), but whether these factors are altered in PAD or correlate with disease severity is unknown. METHODS: Plasma was collected from patients with PAD (n = 46) and healthy control subjects (n = 23). Peripheral arterial disease patients included those with intermittent claudication (IC) (n = 23) and critical limb ischemia (CLI) (n = 23). Plasma angiopoietin-2 (Ang2), soluble Tie2 (sTie2), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), soluble VEGF receptor 1 (sVEGFR-1), and placenta growth factor (PlGF) were measured by enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay. In vitro, endothelial cells (ECs) were treated with recombinant VEGF to investigate effects on sTie2 production. RESULTS: Plasma concentrations of sTie2 (p < 0.01), Ang2 (p < 0.001), and VEGF (p < 0.01), but not PlGF or sVEGFR-1, were significantly greater in PAD patients compared with control subjects. Plasma Ang2 was significantly increased in both IC and CLI compared with control subjects (p < 0.0001), but there was no difference between IC and CLI. Plasma VEGF and sTie2 were similar in control subjects and IC but were significantly increased in CLI (p < 0.001 vs. control or IC). Increased sTie2 and VEGF were independent of CVD risk factors or the ankle-brachial index, and VEGF treatment of ECs in vitro significantly increased sTie2 shedding. CONCLUSIONS: Levels of VEGF and sTie2 are significantly increased in CLI, and sTie2 production is induced by VEGF. These proteins may provide novel biomarkers for CLI, and sTie2 may be both a marker and a cause of CLI.

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J Am Coll Cardiol

DOI

EISSN

1558-3597

Publication Date

July 29, 2008

Volume

52

Issue

5

Start / End Page

387 / 393

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
  • Receptor, TIE-2
  • Pregnancy Proteins
  • Placenta Growth Factor
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lower Extremity
  • Ischemia
 

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Findley, C. M., Mitchell, R. G., Duscha, B. D., Annex, B. H., & Kontos, C. D. (2008). Plasma levels of soluble Tie2 and vascular endothelial growth factor distinguish critical limb ischemia from intermittent claudication in patients with peripheral arterial disease. J Am Coll Cardiol, 52(5), 387–393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2008.02.045
Findley, Clarence M., Robert G. Mitchell, Brian D. Duscha, Brian H. Annex, and Christopher D. Kontos. “Plasma levels of soluble Tie2 and vascular endothelial growth factor distinguish critical limb ischemia from intermittent claudication in patients with peripheral arterial disease.J Am Coll Cardiol 52, no. 5 (July 29, 2008): 387–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2008.02.045.
Findley, Clarence M., et al. “Plasma levels of soluble Tie2 and vascular endothelial growth factor distinguish critical limb ischemia from intermittent claudication in patients with peripheral arterial disease.J Am Coll Cardiol, vol. 52, no. 5, July 2008, pp. 387–93. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2008.02.045.
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Published In

J Am Coll Cardiol

DOI

EISSN

1558-3597

Publication Date

July 29, 2008

Volume

52

Issue

5

Start / End Page

387 / 393

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
  • Receptor, TIE-2
  • Pregnancy Proteins
  • Placenta Growth Factor
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lower Extremity
  • Ischemia