PMID- 28567553 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180423 LR - 20181113 IS - 1615-2573 (Electronic) IS - 0910-8327 (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 11 DP - 2017 Nov TI - Plasma levels of sRANKL and OPG are associated with atherogenic cytokines in patients with intermediate cardiovascular risk. PG - 1304-1313 LID - 10.1007/s00380-017-0998-z [doi] AB - Osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) are regulators of bone remodeling, but are also considered to play important roles in coronary artery disease (CAD). This study evaluated potential associations of soluble (s) RANKL and OPG with atherosclerosis-relevant cytokines. Blood was collected from 414 individuals who presented to our hospital with intermediate likelihood for CAD for further examination. Plasma concentrations of total sRANKL, OPG, and 20 cytokines were measured using sandwich-type enzyme-linked immunoassays (ELISAs; OPG and sRANKL) and Luminex laser-based fluorescence analysis and correlated with each other. The plasma levels of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and the T-helper cell 2 cytokines interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-13 showed a positive correlation with sRANKL. The association with sRANKL levels was negative for IFN-gamma-induced protein-10 (IP-10) and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1). The strongest independent association with sRANKL in multivariable analyses was found for IFN-gamma (positive) and IP-10 (negative), while IL-13 showed a positive and independent association with OPG plasma levels. OPG and sRANKL plasma levels correlate strongly and independently with specific circulating atherosclerosis-related cytokines in patients with intermediate cardiovascular risk. FAU - Raaz-Schrauder, Dorette AU - Raaz-Schrauder D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1840-5850 AD - Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Erlangen University Hospital, Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany. Dorette.Raaz@uk-erlangen.de. FAU - Schrauder, Michael G AU - Schrauder MG AD - Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erlangen University Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany. FAU - Stumpf, Christian AU - Stumpf C AD - Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Erlangen University Hospital, Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany. FAU - Lewczuk, Piotr AU - Lewczuk P AD - Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg(FAU), Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Erlangen, University Hospital, Erlangen, Germany. AD - Department of Neurodegeneration Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. AD - Department of Biochemical Diagnostics, University Hospital of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. FAU - Kilian, Tobias AU - Kilian T AD - Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Erlangen University Hospital, Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany. FAU - Dietel, Barbara AU - Dietel B AD - Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Erlangen University Hospital, Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany. FAU - Garlichs, Christoph D AU - Garlichs CD AD - Diakonissenkrankenhaus, Flensburg, Germany. FAU - Schlundt, Christian AU - Schlundt C AD - Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Erlangen University Hospital, Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany. FAU - Achenbach, Stephan AU - Achenbach S AD - Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Erlangen University Hospital, Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany. FAU - Klinghammer, Lutz AU - Klinghammer L AD - Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Erlangen University Hospital, Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170531 PL - Japan TA - Heart Vessels JT - Heart and vessels JID - 8511258 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Osteoprotegerin) RN - 0 (RANK Ligand) RN - 0 (TNFSF11 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Atherosclerosis/*blood/epidemiology MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - Coronary Artery Disease/*blood/epidemiology MH - Cytokines/*blood MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Female MH - Germany/epidemiology MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Morbidity/trends MH - Osteoprotegerin/*blood MH - RANK Ligand/*blood MH - *Risk Assessment MH - Risk Factors MH - Young Adult OTO - NOTNLM OT - Atherosclerosis OT - Cytokines OT - Inflammation OT - Osteoprotegerin (OPG) OT - Receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) EDAT- 2017/06/02 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/24 06:00 CRDT- 2017/06/02 06:00 PHST- 2016/12/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/05/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/06/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/02 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00380-017-0998-z [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00380-017-0998-z [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Heart Vessels. 2017 Nov;32(11):1304-1313. doi: 10.1007/s00380-017-0998-z. Epub 2017 May 31.