BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The number of Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs) is considered a novel marker of cardiovascular (CV) disease. It is not clear which are the main determinants of EPC number in apparently healthy subjects in the absence of overt clinical CV or metabolic abnormalities. We evaluated the main clinical determinants of EPC levels in a population of healthy subjects with normal glucose tolerance. METHODS AND RESULTS: EPC number was determined in 122 healthy subjects (73M/49F;36.6 ± 8yrs). Blood samples were collected to test biochemical variables. OGTT was performed and insulin resistance/compensatory hyperinsulinemia was defined according to fasting plasma insulin (FPI) levels. EPCs were identified as cells co-expressing CD133/CD34/KDR antigens by flow-cytometry. CD133(+)/KDR(+) count inversely correlated with BMI (rho=-0.18;p < 0.05), waist circumference (-0.2;<0.05), diastolic (-0.23;<0.01) and systolic blood pressure (-0.21;<0.05), uric acid (-0.24;<0.005), PAI-1 (-0.197; <0.05) and FPI (-0.2;<0.05) and directly correlated with HDL cholesterol (0.182;<0.05). CD34(+)/CD133(+)/KDR(+) count inversely correlated with uric acid (-0.28;<0.005) and FPI (-0.2;<0.05). EPC number was lower in males (p < 0.05) and gender was the only independent predictor of EPC count (p < 0.05). By dividing the population in four subgroups based on gender and insulin resistance, CD133(+)/KDR(+) levels were lower in insulin resistant compared to insulin sensitive males (p < 0.05) with no differences in females. CONCLUSION: The male gender is an independent predictor of low EPC levels in healthy subjects. This might contribute to explaining the higher CV risk in males compared to pre-menopausal age-matched females. In this study a reduced EPC number seems to be associated with insulin resistance in male subjects.

Reduced circulating endothelial progenitor cell number in healthy young adult hyperinsulinemic men / DEI CAS, Alessandra; V., Spigoni; D., Ardigò; Pedrazzi, Giuseppe; Franzini, Laura; E., Derlindati; S., Urbani; L., Monti; L., Gnudi; Zavaroni, Ivana. - In: NMCD. NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. - ISSN 0939-4753. - 21(7):(2011), pp. 512-517. [10.1016/j.numecd.2009.11.011]

Reduced circulating endothelial progenitor cell number in healthy young adult hyperinsulinemic men

DEI CAS, Alessandra;PEDRAZZI, Giuseppe;FRANZINI, Laura;ZAVARONI, Ivana
2011-01-01

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The number of Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs) is considered a novel marker of cardiovascular (CV) disease. It is not clear which are the main determinants of EPC number in apparently healthy subjects in the absence of overt clinical CV or metabolic abnormalities. We evaluated the main clinical determinants of EPC levels in a population of healthy subjects with normal glucose tolerance. METHODS AND RESULTS: EPC number was determined in 122 healthy subjects (73M/49F;36.6 ± 8yrs). Blood samples were collected to test biochemical variables. OGTT was performed and insulin resistance/compensatory hyperinsulinemia was defined according to fasting plasma insulin (FPI) levels. EPCs were identified as cells co-expressing CD133/CD34/KDR antigens by flow-cytometry. CD133(+)/KDR(+) count inversely correlated with BMI (rho=-0.18;p < 0.05), waist circumference (-0.2;<0.05), diastolic (-0.23;<0.01) and systolic blood pressure (-0.21;<0.05), uric acid (-0.24;<0.005), PAI-1 (-0.197; <0.05) and FPI (-0.2;<0.05) and directly correlated with HDL cholesterol (0.182;<0.05). CD34(+)/CD133(+)/KDR(+) count inversely correlated with uric acid (-0.28;<0.005) and FPI (-0.2;<0.05). EPC number was lower in males (p < 0.05) and gender was the only independent predictor of EPC count (p < 0.05). By dividing the population in four subgroups based on gender and insulin resistance, CD133(+)/KDR(+) levels were lower in insulin resistant compared to insulin sensitive males (p < 0.05) with no differences in females. CONCLUSION: The male gender is an independent predictor of low EPC levels in healthy subjects. This might contribute to explaining the higher CV risk in males compared to pre-menopausal age-matched females. In this study a reduced EPC number seems to be associated with insulin resistance in male subjects.
2011
Reduced circulating endothelial progenitor cell number in healthy young adult hyperinsulinemic men / DEI CAS, Alessandra; V., Spigoni; D., Ardigò; Pedrazzi, Giuseppe; Franzini, Laura; E., Derlindati; S., Urbani; L., Monti; L., Gnudi; Zavaroni, Ivana. - In: NMCD. NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. - ISSN 0939-4753. - 21(7):(2011), pp. 512-517. [10.1016/j.numecd.2009.11.011]
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