Beta-Secretase-1 Antisense RNA Is Associated with Vascular Ageing and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

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BACKGROUND:  The noncoding antisense transcript for β-secretase-1 (BACE1-AS) is a long noncoding RNA with a pivotal role in the regulation of amyloid-β (Aβ). We aimed to explore the clinical value of BACE1-AS expression in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).

METHODS:  Expression of BACE1-AS and its target, β-secretase 1 (BACE1) mRNA, was measured in peripheral blood mononuclear cells derived from 434 individuals (259 without established ASCVD [non-CVD], 90 with stable coronary artery disease [CAD], and 85 with acute coronary syndrome). Intima-media thickness and atheromatous plaques evaluated by ultrasonography, as well as arterial wave reflections and pulse wave velocity, were measured as markers of subclinical ASCVD. Patients were followed for a median of 52 months for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).

RESULTS:  In the cross-sectional arm, BACE1-AS expression correlated with BACE1 expression (r = 0.396, p < 0.001) and marginally with Aβ1-40 levels in plasma (r = 0.141, p = 0.008). Higher BACE1-AS was associated with higher estimated CVD risk assessed by HeartScore for non-CVD subjects and by European Society of Cardiology clinical criteria for the total population (p < 0.05 for both). BACE1-AS was associated with higher prevalence of CAD (odds ratio [OR] = 1.85, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.37-2.5), multivessel CAD (OR = 1.36, 95% CI: 1.06-1.75), and with higher number of diseased vascular beds (OR = 1.31, 95% CI: 1.07-1.61, for multiple diseased vascular beds) after multivariable adjustment for traditional cardiovascular risk factors. In the prospective arm, BACE1-AS was an independent predictor of MACE in high cardiovascular risk patients (adjusted hazard ratio = 1.86 per ascending tertile, 95% CI: 1.011-3.43, p = 0.046).

CONCLUSION:  BACE1-AS is associated with the incidence and severity of ASCVD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:122

Enthalten in:

Thrombosis and haemostasis - 122(2022), 11 vom: 16. Nov., Seite 1932-1942

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bampatsias, Dimitrios [VerfasserIn]
Mavroeidis, Ioannis [VerfasserIn]
Tual-Chalot, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Vlachogiannis, Nikolaos I [VerfasserIn]
Bonini, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Sachse, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Mavraganis, Georgios [VerfasserIn]
Mareti, Alexia [VerfasserIn]
Kritsioti, Chrysoula [VerfasserIn]
Laina, Ageliki [VerfasserIn]
Delialis, Dimitrios [VerfasserIn]
Ciliberti, Giorgia [VerfasserIn]
Sopova, Kateryna [VerfasserIn]
Gatsiou, Aikaterini [VerfasserIn]
Martelli, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Georgiopoulos, Georgios [VerfasserIn]
Stellos, Konstantinos [VerfasserIn]
Stamatelopoulos, Kimon [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases
Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases
BACE1-AS long non-coding RNA, human
EC 3.4.-
EC 3.4.23.-
Journal Article
RNA, Antisense
RNA, Long Noncoding

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Date Completed 04.11.2022

Date Revised 04.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1055/a-1914-2094

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM344355888