Relationship of the Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells to the Severity of a Coronary Artery Lesion in Unstable Angina

The number and function of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) decreased in stable coronary artery disease. Nevertheless, there were few studies that explored the variation of EPC and the relationship with the severity of coronary artery lesions in unstable angina (UA). Therefore, this l...

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Main Authors: Cheng Xiao, Lixiang Liu, Xi Li, Xiaoan Yang, Hanxiong Liu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Cardiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9619626
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Lixiang Liu
Xi Li
Xiaoan Yang
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Xi Li
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description The number and function of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) decreased in stable coronary artery disease. Nevertheless, there were few studies that explored the variation of EPC and the relationship with the severity of coronary artery lesions in unstable angina (UA). Therefore, this leaves an area for the investigation of the difference in the number and activity of circulating EPCs and the relationship with the Gensini score in unstable angina. Fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis, as well as DiI-acLDL and lectin fluorescent staining measure the number of circulating EPCs. The transwell chamber assay and MTT were evaluated by the migration and proliferation of circulating EPCs. In addition, the flow-mediated dilation (FMD), Gensini score, and IL-6 levels in plasma were determined. We found that UA patients had the higher number and lower function of circulating EPCs. With the increase in severity of coronary artery lesions, the migration and proliferation of EPCs were decreased. Moreover, the function of the circulating EPCs was negatively associated with severity of coronary artery lesions in unstable angina. In addition, UA patients presented elevated IL-6, which was negatively correlated with the function of circulating EPCs and FMD and positively correlated with the severity of coronary artery lesions evaluated by the Gensini score. These findings revealed the decline in the function of circulating EPCs was associated with the severity of coronary artery disease, which may be related to systemic inflammation.
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spelling doaj-art-784e8ccd53c447f682e0642e3078178d2025-08-20T03:35:12ZengWileyCardiology Research and Practice2090-05972022-01-01202210.1155/2022/9619626Relationship of the Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells to the Severity of a Coronary Artery Lesion in Unstable AnginaCheng Xiao0Lixiang Liu1Xi Li2Xiaoan Yang3Hanxiong Liu4Medical CollegeDepartment of GynecologyPharmacy DepartmentDepartment of Infectious DiseasesDepartment of GastroenterologyThe number and function of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) decreased in stable coronary artery disease. Nevertheless, there were few studies that explored the variation of EPC and the relationship with the severity of coronary artery lesions in unstable angina (UA). Therefore, this leaves an area for the investigation of the difference in the number and activity of circulating EPCs and the relationship with the Gensini score in unstable angina. Fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis, as well as DiI-acLDL and lectin fluorescent staining measure the number of circulating EPCs. The transwell chamber assay and MTT were evaluated by the migration and proliferation of circulating EPCs. In addition, the flow-mediated dilation (FMD), Gensini score, and IL-6 levels in plasma were determined. We found that UA patients had the higher number and lower function of circulating EPCs. With the increase in severity of coronary artery lesions, the migration and proliferation of EPCs were decreased. Moreover, the function of the circulating EPCs was negatively associated with severity of coronary artery lesions in unstable angina. In addition, UA patients presented elevated IL-6, which was negatively correlated with the function of circulating EPCs and FMD and positively correlated with the severity of coronary artery lesions evaluated by the Gensini score. These findings revealed the decline in the function of circulating EPCs was associated with the severity of coronary artery disease, which may be related to systemic inflammation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9619626
spellingShingle Cheng Xiao
Lixiang Liu
Xi Li
Xiaoan Yang
Hanxiong Liu
Relationship of the Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells to the Severity of a Coronary Artery Lesion in Unstable Angina
Cardiology Research and Practice
title Relationship of the Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells to the Severity of a Coronary Artery Lesion in Unstable Angina
title_full Relationship of the Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells to the Severity of a Coronary Artery Lesion in Unstable Angina
title_fullStr Relationship of the Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells to the Severity of a Coronary Artery Lesion in Unstable Angina
title_full_unstemmed Relationship of the Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells to the Severity of a Coronary Artery Lesion in Unstable Angina
title_short Relationship of the Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells to the Severity of a Coronary Artery Lesion in Unstable Angina
title_sort relationship of the circulating endothelial progenitor cells to the severity of a coronary artery lesion in unstable angina
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9619626
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