PMID- 33396395 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210218 IS - 2227-9059 (Print) IS - 2227-9059 (Electronic) IS - 2227-9059 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 1 DP - 2020 Dec 31 TI - Elements of Immunoglobulin E Network Associate with Aortic valve Area in Patients with Acquired Aortic Stenosis. LID - 10.3390/biomedicines9010023 [doi] LID - 23 AB - Allergic mechanisms are likely involved in atherosclerosis and its clinical presentations, such as coronary artery disease (CAD). It has been previously reported that CAD severity associates with serum levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE), the molecule that, along with its high-affinity receptor (FcԑRI), plays a central role in allergic reactions. Considering multiple pathophysiological similarities between atherosclerosis and acquired aortic (valve) stenosis (AS), we speculated that allergic pathways could also contribute to the AS mechanisms and grading. To validate this hypothesis, we first checked whether total serum IgE levels associate with echocardiographic markers of AS severity. Having found a positive correlation between serum IgE and aortic valve area (AVA), we further speculated that also total IgE-determining genetic polymorphisms in FCER1A, a locus encoding an allergen-biding FcԑRI subunit, are related to acquired AS severity. Indeed, the major allele of rs2251746 polymorphism, known to associate with higher IgE levels, turned out to correlate with larger AVA, a marker of less severe AS. Our findings surprisingly suggest a protective role of IgE pathways against AS progression. IgE-mediated protective mechanisms in AS require further investigations. FAU - Potaczek, Daniel P AU - Potaczek DP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0324-8506 AD - Translational Inflammation Research Division & Core Facility for Single Cell Multiomics, Medical Faculty, Philipps University Marburg, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) and the Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, 35043 Marburg, Germany. AD - Krakow Center for Medical Research and Technology, John Paul II Hospital, 31-202 Krakow, Poland. FAU - Przytulska-Szczerbik, Aleksandra AU - Przytulska-Szczerbik A AD - Krakow Center for Medical Research and Technology, John Paul II Hospital, 31-202 Krakow, Poland. FAU - Bazan-Socha, Stanislawa AU - Bazan-Socha S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9634-0963 AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-066 Krakow, Poland. FAU - Jurczyszyn, Artur AU - Jurczyszyn A AD - Department of Hematology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-501 Krakow, Poland. FAU - Okumura, Ko AU - Okumura K AD - Atopy Research Center, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. FAU - Nishiyama, Chiharu AU - Nishiyama C AD - Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, Department of Biological Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan. FAU - Undas, Anetta AU - Undas A AD - Krakow Center for Medical Research and Technology, John Paul II Hospital, 31-202 Krakow, Poland. AD - Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-202 Krakow, Poland. FAU - Wypasek, Ewa AU - Wypasek E AD - Krakow Center for Medical Research and Technology, John Paul II Hospital, 31-202 Krakow, Poland. AD - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Krakow, Poland. LA - eng GR - UMO-2013/11/B/NZ5/00157/Narodowym Centrum Nauki/ GR - JSPS/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science/ GR - -/Myeloma Treatment Foundation Centre/ GR - -/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201231 PL - Switzerland TA - Biomedicines JT - Biomedicines JID - 101691304 PMC - PMC7824289 OTO - NOTNLM OT - (genetic) polymorphism OT - AVS) OT - FcԑRI alpha-subunit (FcԑRIalpha) gene (FCER1A) OT - aortic (valve) stenosis (AS OT - aortic valve area (AVA) OT - high-affinity IgE receptor (FcԑRI) OT - immunoglobulin E (IgE) COIS- The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests. EDAT- 2021/01/06 06:00 MHDA- 2021/01/06 06:01 PMCR- 2020/12/31 CRDT- 2021/01/05 01:12 PHST- 2020/11/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/12/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/01/05 01:12 [entrez] PHST- 2021/01/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/01/06 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/12/31 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - biomedicines9010023 [pii] AID - biomedicines-09-00023 [pii] AID - 10.3390/biomedicines9010023 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biomedicines. 2020 Dec 31;9(1):23. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9010023.