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Prognostic Role Of Elevated Myeloperoxidase In Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Systemic Review And Meta-Analysis, Andrew R. Kolodziej, Mohamed Abo-Aly, Eman Elsawalhy, Charles Campbell, Khaled M. Ziada, Ahmed K. Abdel-Latif Jun 2019

Prognostic Role Of Elevated Myeloperoxidase In Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Systemic Review And Meta-Analysis, Andrew R. Kolodziej, Mohamed Abo-Aly, Eman Elsawalhy, Charles Campbell, Khaled M. Ziada, Ahmed K. Abdel-Latif

Gill Heart & Vascular Institute Faculty Publications

Background. Myocardial inflammation following acute ischemic injury has been linked to poor cardiac remodeling and heart failure. Many studies have linked myeloperoxidase (MPO), a neutrophil and inflammatory marker, to cardiac inflammation in the setting of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the prognostic role of MPO for adverse clinical outcomes in ACS patients has not been well established. Methods. MEDLINE and Cochrane databases were searched for studies from 1975 to March 2018 that investigated the prognostic value of serum MPO in ACS patients. Studies which have dichotomized patients into a high MPO group and a low MPO group reported clinical outcomes …


Adipose-Derived Autotaxin Regulates Inflammation And Steatosis Associated With Diet-Induced Obesity, J. Anthony Brandon, Maria Kraemer, Julia Vandra, Suchismita Halder, Margo F. Ubele, Andrew J. Morris, Susan S. Smyth Feb 2019

Adipose-Derived Autotaxin Regulates Inflammation And Steatosis Associated With Diet-Induced Obesity, J. Anthony Brandon, Maria Kraemer, Julia Vandra, Suchismita Halder, Margo F. Ubele, Andrew J. Morris, Susan S. Smyth

Gill Heart & Vascular Institute Faculty Publications

Autotaxin (ATX) is a secreted enzyme that generates the bioactive lipid lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). We generated mice with global inducible post-natal inactivation or adipose-specific loss of the Enpp2 gene encoding ATX. The animals are phenotypically unremarkable and exhibit differences in adipocyte size and adipose tissue expression of inflammatory genes after high fat feeding without gross differences in fat distribution or body mass. Surprisingly, both models of Enpp2- deficiency exhibited marked protection from high fat diet-induced hepatic steatosis. This phenotype was not associated with differences in dietary fat absorption but may be accounted for by differences in hepatic expression of …