Ceramides and phospholipids in plasma extracellular vesicles are associated with high risk of major cardiovascular events after carotid endarterectomy

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Ceramides and phosphatidylcholines (PCs) are bioactive lipids and lipid bilayer membrane components. Distinct ceramides/PCs (ratios) predict cardiovascular outcome in patients with coronary artery disease. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are proposed biomarkers for cardiovascular disease and contain ceramides/PCs. Ceramides/PCs have not been studied in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) nor in EVs. We therefore investigated whether levels of ceramides/PCs in plasma and EVs are associated with postoperative risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) following CEA. In 873 patients undergoing CEA of the Athero-Express biobank, we quantitatively measured seven ceramides/PCs in preoperative blood samples: Cer(d18:1/16:0), Cer(d18:1/18:0), Cer(d18:1/24:0), Cer(d18:1/24:1), PC(14:0/22:6), PC(16:0/16:0) and PC(16:0/22:5) in plasma and two plasma EV-subfractions (LDL and TEX). We analyzed the association of ceramides, PCs and their predefined ratios with the three-year postoperative risk of MACE (including stroke, myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death). A total of 138 patients (16%) developed MACE during the three-year follow-up. In the LDL-EV subfraction, higher levels of Cer(d18:1/24:1) and Cer(d18:1/16:0)/PC(16:0/22:5) ratio were significantly associated with an increased risk of MACE (adjusted HR per SD [95% CI] 1.24 [1.01-1.53] and 1.26 [1.04-1.52], respectively). In the TEX-EV subfraction, three ratios Cer(d18:1/16:0)/Cer(d18:1/24:0), Cer(d18:1/18:0)/Cer(d18:1/24:0) and Cer(d18:1/24:1)/Cer(d18:1/24:0) were positively associated with MACE (adjusted HR per SD 1.34 [1.06-1.70], 1.24 [1.01-1.51] and 1.31 [1.08-1.58], respectively). In conclusion, distinct ceramides and PCs in plasma EVs determined in preoperative blood were independently associated with an increased 3-year risk of MACE after CEA. These lipids are therefore potential markers to identify high-risk CEA patients qualifying for secondary preventive add-on therapy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

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Scientific reports - 12(2022), 1 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 5521

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Timmerman, Nathalie [VerfasserIn]
Waissi, Farahnaz [VerfasserIn]
Dekker, Mirthe [VerfasserIn]
de Borst, Gert J [VerfasserIn]
van Bennekom, Joelle [VerfasserIn]
de Winter, Robbert J [VerfasserIn]
Hilvo, Mika [VerfasserIn]
Jylhä, Antti [VerfasserIn]
Pasterkamp, Gerard [VerfasserIn]
de Kleijn, Dominique P V [VerfasserIn]
Laaksonen, Reijo [VerfasserIn]

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Ceramides
Journal Article
Phospholipids
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 05.04.2022

Date Revised 13.05.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-022-09225-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338955925