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Background-Dalcetrapib did not improve clinical outcomes, despite increasing high-density lipopro... more Background-Dalcetrapib did not improve clinical outcomes, despite increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol by 30%. These results differ from other evidence supporting high-density lipoprotein as a therapeutic target. Responses to dalcetrapib may vary according to patients' genetic profile. Methods and Results-We conducted a pharmacogenomic evaluation using a genome-wide approach in the dal-OUTCOMES study (discovery cohort, n=5749) and a targeted genotyping panel in the dal-PLAQUE-2 imaging trial (support cohort, n=386). The primary endpoint for the discovery cohort was a composite of cardiovascular events. The change from baseline in carotid intima-media thickness on ultrasonography at 6 and 12 months was evaluated as supporting evidence. A single-nucleotide polymorphism was found to be associated with cardiovascular events in the dalcetrapib arm, identifying the ADCY9 gene on chromosome 16 (rs1967309; P=2.41×10-8), with 8 polymorphisms providing P<10-6 in this gene. Considering patients with genotype AA at rs1967309, there was a 39% reduction in the composite cardiovascular endpoint with dalcetrapib compared with placebo (hazard ratio, 0.61; 95% confidence interval, 0.41-0.92). In patients with genotype GG, there was a 27% increase in events with dalcetrapib versus placebo. Ten single-nucleotide polymorphism in the ADCY9 gene, the majority in linkage disequilibrium with rs1967309, were associated with the effect of dalcetrapib on intima-media thickness (P<0.05). Marker rs2238448 in ADCY9, in linkage disequilibrium with rs1967309 (r 2 =0.8), was associated with both the effects of dalcetrapib on intima-media thickness in dal-PLAQUE-2 (P=0.009) and events in dal-OUTCOMES (P=8.88×10-8 ; hazard ratio, 0.67; 95% confidence interval, 0.58-0.78). Conclusions-The effects of dalcetrapib on atherosclerotic outcomes are determined by correlated polymorphisms in the ADCY9 gene.
Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, 2015
Adenylyl cyclase 9 (ADCY9) mediates β2-adrenoceptor (β2-AR) signalling. Both proteins are associa... more Adenylyl cyclase 9 (ADCY9) mediates β2-adrenoceptor (β2-AR) signalling. Both proteins are associated with caveolae, specialized cholesterol-rich membrane substructures. Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1), the major protein component of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), removes cholesterol from cell membrane and caveolae and may thereby influence β2-AR signalling, shown in vitro to be modulated by cholesterol. Patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) typically have low HDL and ApoA1 levels. In patients, mainly of African origin, with SCD, β2-AR activation may trigger adhesion of red blood cells to endothelial cells, leading to vascular occlusive events. Moreover, ADCY9 polymorphism is associated with risk of stroke in SCD. In recent clinical trials, ADCY9 polymorphism was found to be a discriminant factor associated with the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events in Caucasian patients treated with the HDL-raising compound dalcetrapib. We hypothesize that these seemingly disparate observations share a common mechanism related to interaction of HDL/ApoA1 and ADCY9 on β2-AR signalling. This review also raises the importance of characterizing polymorphisms that determine the response to HDL-raising and -mimicking agents in the non-Caucasian population at high risk of CV diseases and suffering from SCD. This may facilitate personalized CV treatments.
European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, 2001
Recent clinical trials of primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease have demonst... more Recent clinical trials of primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease have demonstrated that lowering plasma cholesterol with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase inhibitors ('statins') reduces morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease in diverse patient populations. The aim of the present ALERT (Assessment of Lescol in Renal Transplantation) study is to determine whether renal transplant recipients would also benefit from statin therapy. ALERT is a multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the effect of fluvastatin in renal transplant recipients with mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolaemia. The primary objective is to investigate the effects of fluvastatin on major adverse cardiac events (MACE). In addition, the effects on cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, as well as renal function, will be addressed. The study population contains patients with functioning renal allografts of more than 6 months' duration, recruited from 75 centres in Northern Europe and Canada. Patients of both sexes, aged 30-75 years, with a total cholesterol level of 4.0-9.0 mmol/l (155-348 mg/dl) were included, except for those with a history of myocardial infarction, where the upper limit for inclusion was 7.0 mmol/l (270 mg/dl). A total of 2100 patients were recruited by the end of October 1997 and will be followed for up to 6 years. This report presents the design features of the study (recruitment, follow-up, sample size, data analysis and study organization), along with baseline results. ALERT is the first large-scale prospective, randomized, double-blind study to address the prevention of cardiovascular mortality in renal transplant patients receiving an HMGCoA reductase inhibitor.
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Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux
The antihypertensive efficacy of calcium antagonists could depend on the concentration of circula... more The antihypertensive efficacy of calcium antagonists could depend on the concentration of circulating renin. To investigate this hypothesis, 102 hypertensive men or women were included in this study. After an initial 2 week placebo period, the patients were administered slow-release nicardipine, 50 mg twice a day for twelve weeks. The blood pressures were measured with a mercury sphygmomanometer at inclusion (S2) and after 12 weeks of treatment (S14), in addition to home automeasure during the week before inclusion and the two weeks preceding the final visit. The plasma renin activity (RA) was measured at S2 and S14. Its value at inclusion was used to differentiate patients with low renin (< or = 11 ng/l) from those with normal (> 11 < or = 17 ng/l) or high renin activity (> 17 ng/l). The blood pressure measured by sphygmomanometer or automeasure was significantly lower at the end of the active treatment period (SBP: -8 mmHg; DBP: -9.5 mmHg; and SBP: -5.8 mmHg; DBP: -5.7 mmHg respectively); the reduction in blood pressure was significantly higher in the group with low RA than in the group with high RA. The reductions in SBP measured in the morning and evening and in DBP measured in the morning were significantly greater in the group with low RA than in the group with high RA. The reduction of SBP measured in the morning at midday, and in the evening was correlated to the basal value of RA. Mild side effects were observed in 20 patients leading to the interruption of treatment in 11 cases because of headache. The best antihypertensive response is observed in patients with low plasma RA. This could explain the good response to calcium antagonists usually observed in elderly hypertensives.
Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux
Animal models of atherosclerosis have improved our understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms inv... more Animal models of atherosclerosis have improved our understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms involved in the formation of the atherosclerotic plaque. However, extrapolation of these data to the clinical situation is difficult. In addition, evaluation of the prevention or regression of atherosclerosis raises methodological problems. Although improved techniques provide a better evaluation of the extension of the plaques and their functional consequences, a number of points remain undecided: when to intervene, in which patients and how to extrapolate the results. A standardisation of the methods of evaluation of the atherosclerotic plaque is essential as is the fact that the benefit observed should be a reduction in cardiovascular complications and not simply the progression or regression of an angiographic lesion.
Archives of Medical Research, 2015
The main atheroprotective mechanism of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) has been regarded as revers... more The main atheroprotective mechanism of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) has been regarded as reverse cholesterol transport, whereby cholesterol from peripheral tissues is removed and transported to the liver for elimination. Although numerous additional atheroprotective mechanisms have been suggested, the role of HDL in modulating signal transduction of cell membrane-bound receptors has received little attention to date. This potential was recently highlighted following the identification of a polymorphism in the adenylyl cyclase 9 gene (ADCY9) that was shown to be a determining factor in the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events in patients treated with the HDL-raising compound dalcetrapib. Indeed, ADCY9 is part of the signaling pathway of the β2-adrenergic receptor (β2-AR) and both are membrane-bound proteins affected by changes in membrane-rich cholesterol plasma membrane domains (caveolae). Numerous G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and ion channels are affected by caveolae, with caveolae composition acting as a &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;signalosome&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;. Polymorphisms in the genes encoding ADCY9 and β2-AR are associated with response to β2-agonist drugs in patients with asthma, malaria and with sickle cell disease. Crystallization of the β2-AR has found cholesterol tightly bound to transmembrane structures of the receptor. Cholesterol has also been shown to modulate the activity of this receptor. Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1), the major protein component of HDL, destabilizes and removes cholesterol from caveolae with high affinity through interaction with ATP-binding cassette transporter. Furthermore, β2-AR activity may be affected by ApoA1/HDL-targeted therapies. Taken together, these observations suggest a common pathway that potentially links a primary HDL function to the regulation of signal transduction.
Vascular Pharmacology, 2015
Fibrates and niacin are at present the most effective therapies to increase plasma levels of high... more Fibrates and niacin are at present the most effective therapies to increase plasma levels of high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C); to date, limited data are available on their effects on HDL protective functions. Within a multicenter, randomized, open-label, cross-over study, 37 patients with metabolic syndrome received 6weeks&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39; treatment with fenofibrate or extended-release niacin (ER niacin), with a 4weeks&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39; wash-out period. HDL ability to preserve endothelial cell homeostasis was assessed by incubating cultured endothelial cells with HDL isolated from patients at baseline and after each treatment. HDL isolated from patients at baseline were as effective as control HDL in inhibiting vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression, but less efficient in promoting endothelial cell nitric oxide (NO) release. Both fenofibrate and ER niacin increased HDL ability to inhibit TNFα-induced VCAM-1 expression (+7% and +11%, respectively). Fenofibrate and ER niacin also improved the impaired HDL ability to induce the expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and NO production (+10% and +8%, respectively). Interestingly, HDL isolated after treatment showed an ability to promote endothelial NO release similar to HDL isolated from controls. No differences were observed between the two drugs. With both drugs, HDL function was improved irrespective of baseline HDL-C levels. Treatment with fenofibrate or ER niacin in patients with metabolic syndrome not only increased HDL-C levels but also improved the endothelial protective effects of HDL.
Revue du Rhumatisme, 2006
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry, Jan 13, 2015
Biomarkers are a promising tool for the management of patients with atherosclerosis, but their va... more Biomarkers are a promising tool for the management of patients with atherosclerosis, but their variation is largely unknown. We assessed within-subject and between-subject biological variation of biomarkers in peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients and healthy controls, and defined which biomarkers have a favorable variation profile for future studies. Prospective, parallel-group cohort study, including 62 patients with stable PAD (79% men, 65±7years) and 18 healthy control subjects (44% men, 57±7years). Blood samples were taken at baseline, and after 3-, 6-, and 12-months. We calculated within-subject (CVI) and between-subject (CVG) coefficients of variation and intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). Mean levels of D-dimer, hs-CRP, IL-6, IL-8, MMP-9, MMP-3, S100A8/A9, PAI-1, sICAM-1, and sP-selectin levels were higher in PAD patients than in healthy controls (P≤.05 for all). CVI and CVG of the different biomarkers varied considerably in both groups. An ICC≥0.5 (indicating mod...
Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 2015
The condensation of palmitoyl-CoA and L-Serine is the first step in the de novo formation of sphi... more The condensation of palmitoyl-CoA and L-Serine is the first step in the de novo formation of sphingolipids and catalyzed by the serine-palmitoyltransferase (SPT). Besides other acyl-CoAs the SPT can also metabolize L-alanine and glycine, which forms an atypical category of neurotoxic 1-deoxy-sphingolipids (1-deoxySL). Several mutations in SPT are associated with pathologically increased 1-deoxySL levels, which cause the inherited sensory neuropathy HSAN1. 1-DeoxySL levels are also elevated in individuals with the metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus type II and seem to be involved in the pathology of the diabetic neuropathy. In previous studies, we observed a strong correlation between plasma 1-deoxySLs and triglycerides (TGs). We were therefore interested whether lowering plasma TG levels also affects plasma sphingolipid and in particular, 1-deoxySL levels. Sixty-six patients with dyslipidemia were treated for 6 wk with the TG-lowering drug fenofibrate (160 mg/d) or extended-release niacin (0.5 g/d for 3 wk, then 1 g/d) with 4 wk of washout between treatments. The sphingoid base profile was analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) before and after each treatment block. Fenofibrate significantly lowered 1-deoxySLs and other atypical sphingoid bases (P &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt; .001) but had no effect on the typical sphingolipids. In contrast, extended-release niacin had no effect on 1-deoxySL levels although both treatments lowered plasma TG levels. The lowering of plasma 1-deoxySL levels by fenofibrate in dyslipidemic patients might be a novel therapeutic approach in the prevention and treatment of diabetic neuropathy.
Heart (British Cardiac Society), Jan 14, 2015
Epidemiological evidence that the risk of coronary heart disease is inversely associated with the... more Epidemiological evidence that the risk of coronary heart disease is inversely associated with the level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) has motivated several phase III programmes with cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors. To assess alternative methods to predict clinical response of CETP inhibitors. Meta-regression analysis on raising HDL-C drugs (statins, fibrates, niacin) in randomised controlled trials. 51 trials in secondary prevention with a total of 167 311 patients for a follow-up >1 year where HDL-C was measured at baseline and during treatment. The meta-regression analysis showed no significant association between change in HDL-C (treatment vs comparator) and log risk ratio (RR) of clinical endpoint (non-fatal myocardial infarction or cardiac death). CETP inhibitors data are consistent with this finding (RR: 1.03; P5-P95: 0.99-1.21). A prespecified sensitivity analysis by drug class suggested that the strength of relationship might differ ...
Cardiovascular drugs and therapy / sponsored by the International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, 2015
Cholesterol efflux from macrophages to HDL, measured in vitro, is augmented by treatment with age... more Cholesterol efflux from macrophages to HDL, measured in vitro, is augmented by treatment with agents which raise HDL cholesterol. In vitro, cholesterol depletion by statins is known to trigger a positive feedback on the cholesterol synthetic pathway via sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) transcription and changes in expression of SREBP regulated genes including microRNA33 (miR33) which is co-transcribed with SREBP and down-regulates ABCA1 and ABCG1 expression. We investigated whether miR33 up-regulation, associated with SREBP increased transcription by statins, reduces macrophage ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter expression, thereby decreasing HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux at the tissue level. In human macrophage THP-1 cells cholesterol-loaded with acetylated LDL, incubation with 1 μM atorvastatin increased miR33 by 33 % (P < 0.05), and decreased ABCA1 messenger RNA (mRNA) and ABCG1 mRNA by 47 % (P < 0.05) and 27 % (NS), respectively. In J774A.1 mouse mac...
International journal of cardiovascular interventions, 2001
BACKGROUND: The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) inhibit athe... more BACKGROUND: The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) inhibit atherosclerosis and reduce both morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary heart disease. No randomised prospective study, however, has investigated the long-term effect of statins on clinical outcomes in patients who have undergone first successful transcatheter therapy. METHODS: The Lescol((R)) Intervention Prevention Study (LIPS) is a double-blind randomized trial designed to compare the effect of fluvastatin (Lescol) with that of placebo on the time which patients with serum cholesterol >/= 3.5 mmol/l and < 7.0 mmol/l (135-270 mg/dl) remain free of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after successful first transcatheter therapy (TCT). Patients, aged 18-80 years inclusive, will be randomized in a 1 : 1 ratio to receive fluvastatin, 40 mg, or placebo, twice daily for three to five years. The primary endpoint is the survival time during which patients remain MACE free after fir...
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 2015
Inclacumab, a novel monoclonal antibody against P-selectin in development for the treatment and p... more Inclacumab, a novel monoclonal antibody against P-selectin in development for the treatment and prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, was administered in an ascending single-dose study as intravenous infusion to evaluate safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. Fifty-six healthy subjects were enrolled in this randomized, double-blind placebocontrolled study. Each dose level (0.03-20 mg/kg) was investigated in separate groups of 8 subjects (6 on inclacumab, 2 on placebo). Platelet-leukocyte aggregates, free/total soluble P-selectin concentration ratio, drug concentrations, bleeding time, platelet aggregation, antibody formation, and routine laboratory parameters were measured frequently until 32 weeks. Pharmacokinetic profiles were indicative of target-mediated drug disposition. Platelet-leukocyte aggregate inhibition and soluble P-selectin occupancy showed dose dependency and were strongly correlated to inclacumab plasma concentrations, with IC 50 of 740 and 4600 ng/mL, respectively. Inclacumab was well tolerated by the majority of subjects and did neither affect bleeding time nor platelet aggregation. These findings allowed the investigation of the potential beneficial therapeutic use of inclacumab in patient study.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2013
Background: Reverse cholesterol transport is believed to be an important function of high-density... more Background: Reverse cholesterol transport is believed to be an important function of high-density lipoprotein (HDL). HDL-cholesterol from patients treated with the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) modulator dalcetrapib has been shown to increase cholesterol eflux in vitro in the absence of statin. However, in a Phase 3 trial in which almost all patients were treated with a statin, dalcetrapib failed to reduce cardiovascular events despite signiicant increases in HDL-C and apolipoprotein A1 concentrations. As a possible explanation for these disparate indings, we investigated the possibility that statins suppress expression of ABC transporters and thereby reduce cholesterol eflux by HDL.
European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, 2001
Recent clinical trials of primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease have demonst... more Recent clinical trials of primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease have demonstrated that lowering plasma cholesterol with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase inhibitors ('statins') reduces morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease in diverse patient populations. The aim of the present ALERT (Assessment of Lescol in Renal Transplantation) study is to determine whether renal transplant recipients would also benefit from statin therapy. ALERT is a multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the effect of fluvastatin in renal transplant recipients with mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolaemia. The primary objective is to investigate the effects of fluvastatin on major adverse cardiac events (MACE). In addition, the effects on cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, as well as renal function, will be addressed. The study population contains patients with functioning renal allografts of more than 6 months' duration, recruited from 75 centres in Northern Europe and Canada. Patients of both sexes, aged 30-75 years, with a total cholesterol level of 4.0-9.0 mmol/l (155-348 mg/dl) were included, except for those with a history of myocardial infarction, where the upper limit for inclusion was 7.0 mmol/l (270 mg/dl). A total of 2100 patients were recruited by the end of October 1997 and will be followed for up to 6 years. This report presents the design features of the study (recruitment, follow-up, sample size, data analysis and study organization), along with baseline results. ALERT is the first large-scale prospective, randomized, double-blind study to address the prevention of cardiovascular mortality in renal transplant patients receiving an HMGCoA reductase inhibitor.
The American Journal of Cardiology, 1995
Following a 6-week placebo period, 134 patients with low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) ... more Following a 6-week placebo period, 134 patients with low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) > or = 160 mg/dL and plasma triglyceride < or = 400 mg/dL, despite following a standard lipid-lowering diet, were randomized to double-blind, double-placebo treatment with fluvastatin (22 women, 46 men; age 21-71 years) or pravastatin (25 women, 41 men; age 19-76 years). Fluvastatin at 40 mg and pravastatin at 20 mg were given for the first 4 weeks, both once daily with the evening meal. For the following 12 weeks, fluvastatin at 40 mg twice daily and pravastatin at 40 mg once daily were given with the evening meal. Both drugs were equally effective in lowering LDL-C after 4 weeks of treatment (-24.0% with fluvastatin, -24.1% with pravastatin) but, after 16 weeks, LDL-C reduction was -30.4% with fluvastatin and -26.6% with pravastatin. This further lowering of LDL-C between week 4 and week 16 was significant (p < 0.001) for fluvastatin but not pravastatin. Adverse events were reported by 23 fluvastatin patients and 22 pravastatin patients: 3 patients in each group withdrew from the study because of these. No notable abnormalities in levels of alanine or aspartate aminotransferase values (defined as > 3 times the upper limit of normal on 2 consecutive occasions) or of creatine phosphokinase (defined as > 10 times the upper limit of normal on any occasion) were observed in either treatment group.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
The American Journal of Cardiology, 2002
hyperlipidemia. The results of this study suggest that orlistat is a useful adjunct to convention... more hyperlipidemia. The results of this study suggest that orlistat is a useful adjunct to conventional therapies in the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia.
Background-Dalcetrapib did not improve clinical outcomes, despite increasing high-density lipopro... more Background-Dalcetrapib did not improve clinical outcomes, despite increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol by 30%. These results differ from other evidence supporting high-density lipoprotein as a therapeutic target. Responses to dalcetrapib may vary according to patients' genetic profile. Methods and Results-We conducted a pharmacogenomic evaluation using a genome-wide approach in the dal-OUTCOMES study (discovery cohort, n=5749) and a targeted genotyping panel in the dal-PLAQUE-2 imaging trial (support cohort, n=386). The primary endpoint for the discovery cohort was a composite of cardiovascular events. The change from baseline in carotid intima-media thickness on ultrasonography at 6 and 12 months was evaluated as supporting evidence. A single-nucleotide polymorphism was found to be associated with cardiovascular events in the dalcetrapib arm, identifying the ADCY9 gene on chromosome 16 (rs1967309; P=2.41×10-8), with 8 polymorphisms providing P<10-6 in this gene. Considering patients with genotype AA at rs1967309, there was a 39% reduction in the composite cardiovascular endpoint with dalcetrapib compared with placebo (hazard ratio, 0.61; 95% confidence interval, 0.41-0.92). In patients with genotype GG, there was a 27% increase in events with dalcetrapib versus placebo. Ten single-nucleotide polymorphism in the ADCY9 gene, the majority in linkage disequilibrium with rs1967309, were associated with the effect of dalcetrapib on intima-media thickness (P<0.05). Marker rs2238448 in ADCY9, in linkage disequilibrium with rs1967309 (r 2 =0.8), was associated with both the effects of dalcetrapib on intima-media thickness in dal-PLAQUE-2 (P=0.009) and events in dal-OUTCOMES (P=8.88×10-8 ; hazard ratio, 0.67; 95% confidence interval, 0.58-0.78). Conclusions-The effects of dalcetrapib on atherosclerotic outcomes are determined by correlated polymorphisms in the ADCY9 gene.
Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, 2015
Adenylyl cyclase 9 (ADCY9) mediates β2-adrenoceptor (β2-AR) signalling. Both proteins are associa... more Adenylyl cyclase 9 (ADCY9) mediates β2-adrenoceptor (β2-AR) signalling. Both proteins are associated with caveolae, specialized cholesterol-rich membrane substructures. Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1), the major protein component of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), removes cholesterol from cell membrane and caveolae and may thereby influence β2-AR signalling, shown in vitro to be modulated by cholesterol. Patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) typically have low HDL and ApoA1 levels. In patients, mainly of African origin, with SCD, β2-AR activation may trigger adhesion of red blood cells to endothelial cells, leading to vascular occlusive events. Moreover, ADCY9 polymorphism is associated with risk of stroke in SCD. In recent clinical trials, ADCY9 polymorphism was found to be a discriminant factor associated with the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events in Caucasian patients treated with the HDL-raising compound dalcetrapib. We hypothesize that these seemingly disparate observations share a common mechanism related to interaction of HDL/ApoA1 and ADCY9 on β2-AR signalling. This review also raises the importance of characterizing polymorphisms that determine the response to HDL-raising and -mimicking agents in the non-Caucasian population at high risk of CV diseases and suffering from SCD. This may facilitate personalized CV treatments.
European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, 2001
Recent clinical trials of primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease have demonst... more Recent clinical trials of primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease have demonstrated that lowering plasma cholesterol with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase inhibitors ('statins') reduces morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease in diverse patient populations. The aim of the present ALERT (Assessment of Lescol in Renal Transplantation) study is to determine whether renal transplant recipients would also benefit from statin therapy. ALERT is a multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the effect of fluvastatin in renal transplant recipients with mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolaemia. The primary objective is to investigate the effects of fluvastatin on major adverse cardiac events (MACE). In addition, the effects on cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, as well as renal function, will be addressed. The study population contains patients with functioning renal allografts of more than 6 months' duration, recruited from 75 centres in Northern Europe and Canada. Patients of both sexes, aged 30-75 years, with a total cholesterol level of 4.0-9.0 mmol/l (155-348 mg/dl) were included, except for those with a history of myocardial infarction, where the upper limit for inclusion was 7.0 mmol/l (270 mg/dl). A total of 2100 patients were recruited by the end of October 1997 and will be followed for up to 6 years. This report presents the design features of the study (recruitment, follow-up, sample size, data analysis and study organization), along with baseline results. ALERT is the first large-scale prospective, randomized, double-blind study to address the prevention of cardiovascular mortality in renal transplant patients receiving an HMGCoA reductase inhibitor.
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Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux
The antihypertensive efficacy of calcium antagonists could depend on the concentration of circula... more The antihypertensive efficacy of calcium antagonists could depend on the concentration of circulating renin. To investigate this hypothesis, 102 hypertensive men or women were included in this study. After an initial 2 week placebo period, the patients were administered slow-release nicardipine, 50 mg twice a day for twelve weeks. The blood pressures were measured with a mercury sphygmomanometer at inclusion (S2) and after 12 weeks of treatment (S14), in addition to home automeasure during the week before inclusion and the two weeks preceding the final visit. The plasma renin activity (RA) was measured at S2 and S14. Its value at inclusion was used to differentiate patients with low renin (< or = 11 ng/l) from those with normal (> 11 < or = 17 ng/l) or high renin activity (> 17 ng/l). The blood pressure measured by sphygmomanometer or automeasure was significantly lower at the end of the active treatment period (SBP: -8 mmHg; DBP: -9.5 mmHg; and SBP: -5.8 mmHg; DBP: -5.7 mmHg respectively); the reduction in blood pressure was significantly higher in the group with low RA than in the group with high RA. The reductions in SBP measured in the morning and evening and in DBP measured in the morning were significantly greater in the group with low RA than in the group with high RA. The reduction of SBP measured in the morning at midday, and in the evening was correlated to the basal value of RA. Mild side effects were observed in 20 patients leading to the interruption of treatment in 11 cases because of headache. The best antihypertensive response is observed in patients with low plasma RA. This could explain the good response to calcium antagonists usually observed in elderly hypertensives.
Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux
Animal models of atherosclerosis have improved our understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms inv... more Animal models of atherosclerosis have improved our understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms involved in the formation of the atherosclerotic plaque. However, extrapolation of these data to the clinical situation is difficult. In addition, evaluation of the prevention or regression of atherosclerosis raises methodological problems. Although improved techniques provide a better evaluation of the extension of the plaques and their functional consequences, a number of points remain undecided: when to intervene, in which patients and how to extrapolate the results. A standardisation of the methods of evaluation of the atherosclerotic plaque is essential as is the fact that the benefit observed should be a reduction in cardiovascular complications and not simply the progression or regression of an angiographic lesion.
Archives of Medical Research, 2015
The main atheroprotective mechanism of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) has been regarded as revers... more The main atheroprotective mechanism of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) has been regarded as reverse cholesterol transport, whereby cholesterol from peripheral tissues is removed and transported to the liver for elimination. Although numerous additional atheroprotective mechanisms have been suggested, the role of HDL in modulating signal transduction of cell membrane-bound receptors has received little attention to date. This potential was recently highlighted following the identification of a polymorphism in the adenylyl cyclase 9 gene (ADCY9) that was shown to be a determining factor in the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events in patients treated with the HDL-raising compound dalcetrapib. Indeed, ADCY9 is part of the signaling pathway of the β2-adrenergic receptor (β2-AR) and both are membrane-bound proteins affected by changes in membrane-rich cholesterol plasma membrane domains (caveolae). Numerous G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and ion channels are affected by caveolae, with caveolae composition acting as a &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;signalosome&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;. Polymorphisms in the genes encoding ADCY9 and β2-AR are associated with response to β2-agonist drugs in patients with asthma, malaria and with sickle cell disease. Crystallization of the β2-AR has found cholesterol tightly bound to transmembrane structures of the receptor. Cholesterol has also been shown to modulate the activity of this receptor. Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1), the major protein component of HDL, destabilizes and removes cholesterol from caveolae with high affinity through interaction with ATP-binding cassette transporter. Furthermore, β2-AR activity may be affected by ApoA1/HDL-targeted therapies. Taken together, these observations suggest a common pathway that potentially links a primary HDL function to the regulation of signal transduction.
Vascular Pharmacology, 2015
Fibrates and niacin are at present the most effective therapies to increase plasma levels of high... more Fibrates and niacin are at present the most effective therapies to increase plasma levels of high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C); to date, limited data are available on their effects on HDL protective functions. Within a multicenter, randomized, open-label, cross-over study, 37 patients with metabolic syndrome received 6weeks&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39; treatment with fenofibrate or extended-release niacin (ER niacin), with a 4weeks&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39; wash-out period. HDL ability to preserve endothelial cell homeostasis was assessed by incubating cultured endothelial cells with HDL isolated from patients at baseline and after each treatment. HDL isolated from patients at baseline were as effective as control HDL in inhibiting vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression, but less efficient in promoting endothelial cell nitric oxide (NO) release. Both fenofibrate and ER niacin increased HDL ability to inhibit TNFα-induced VCAM-1 expression (+7% and +11%, respectively). Fenofibrate and ER niacin also improved the impaired HDL ability to induce the expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and NO production (+10% and +8%, respectively). Interestingly, HDL isolated after treatment showed an ability to promote endothelial NO release similar to HDL isolated from controls. No differences were observed between the two drugs. With both drugs, HDL function was improved irrespective of baseline HDL-C levels. Treatment with fenofibrate or ER niacin in patients with metabolic syndrome not only increased HDL-C levels but also improved the endothelial protective effects of HDL.
Revue du Rhumatisme, 2006
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry, Jan 13, 2015
Biomarkers are a promising tool for the management of patients with atherosclerosis, but their va... more Biomarkers are a promising tool for the management of patients with atherosclerosis, but their variation is largely unknown. We assessed within-subject and between-subject biological variation of biomarkers in peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients and healthy controls, and defined which biomarkers have a favorable variation profile for future studies. Prospective, parallel-group cohort study, including 62 patients with stable PAD (79% men, 65±7years) and 18 healthy control subjects (44% men, 57±7years). Blood samples were taken at baseline, and after 3-, 6-, and 12-months. We calculated within-subject (CVI) and between-subject (CVG) coefficients of variation and intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). Mean levels of D-dimer, hs-CRP, IL-6, IL-8, MMP-9, MMP-3, S100A8/A9, PAI-1, sICAM-1, and sP-selectin levels were higher in PAD patients than in healthy controls (P≤.05 for all). CVI and CVG of the different biomarkers varied considerably in both groups. An ICC≥0.5 (indicating mod...
Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 2015
The condensation of palmitoyl-CoA and L-Serine is the first step in the de novo formation of sphi... more The condensation of palmitoyl-CoA and L-Serine is the first step in the de novo formation of sphingolipids and catalyzed by the serine-palmitoyltransferase (SPT). Besides other acyl-CoAs the SPT can also metabolize L-alanine and glycine, which forms an atypical category of neurotoxic 1-deoxy-sphingolipids (1-deoxySL). Several mutations in SPT are associated with pathologically increased 1-deoxySL levels, which cause the inherited sensory neuropathy HSAN1. 1-DeoxySL levels are also elevated in individuals with the metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus type II and seem to be involved in the pathology of the diabetic neuropathy. In previous studies, we observed a strong correlation between plasma 1-deoxySLs and triglycerides (TGs). We were therefore interested whether lowering plasma TG levels also affects plasma sphingolipid and in particular, 1-deoxySL levels. Sixty-six patients with dyslipidemia were treated for 6 wk with the TG-lowering drug fenofibrate (160 mg/d) or extended-release niacin (0.5 g/d for 3 wk, then 1 g/d) with 4 wk of washout between treatments. The sphingoid base profile was analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) before and after each treatment block. Fenofibrate significantly lowered 1-deoxySLs and other atypical sphingoid bases (P &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt; .001) but had no effect on the typical sphingolipids. In contrast, extended-release niacin had no effect on 1-deoxySL levels although both treatments lowered plasma TG levels. The lowering of plasma 1-deoxySL levels by fenofibrate in dyslipidemic patients might be a novel therapeutic approach in the prevention and treatment of diabetic neuropathy.
Heart (British Cardiac Society), Jan 14, 2015
Epidemiological evidence that the risk of coronary heart disease is inversely associated with the... more Epidemiological evidence that the risk of coronary heart disease is inversely associated with the level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) has motivated several phase III programmes with cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors. To assess alternative methods to predict clinical response of CETP inhibitors. Meta-regression analysis on raising HDL-C drugs (statins, fibrates, niacin) in randomised controlled trials. 51 trials in secondary prevention with a total of 167 311 patients for a follow-up >1 year where HDL-C was measured at baseline and during treatment. The meta-regression analysis showed no significant association between change in HDL-C (treatment vs comparator) and log risk ratio (RR) of clinical endpoint (non-fatal myocardial infarction or cardiac death). CETP inhibitors data are consistent with this finding (RR: 1.03; P5-P95: 0.99-1.21). A prespecified sensitivity analysis by drug class suggested that the strength of relationship might differ ...
Cardiovascular drugs and therapy / sponsored by the International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, 2015
Cholesterol efflux from macrophages to HDL, measured in vitro, is augmented by treatment with age... more Cholesterol efflux from macrophages to HDL, measured in vitro, is augmented by treatment with agents which raise HDL cholesterol. In vitro, cholesterol depletion by statins is known to trigger a positive feedback on the cholesterol synthetic pathway via sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) transcription and changes in expression of SREBP regulated genes including microRNA33 (miR33) which is co-transcribed with SREBP and down-regulates ABCA1 and ABCG1 expression. We investigated whether miR33 up-regulation, associated with SREBP increased transcription by statins, reduces macrophage ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter expression, thereby decreasing HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux at the tissue level. In human macrophage THP-1 cells cholesterol-loaded with acetylated LDL, incubation with 1 μM atorvastatin increased miR33 by 33 % (P < 0.05), and decreased ABCA1 messenger RNA (mRNA) and ABCG1 mRNA by 47 % (P < 0.05) and 27 % (NS), respectively. In J774A.1 mouse mac...
International journal of cardiovascular interventions, 2001
BACKGROUND: The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) inhibit athe... more BACKGROUND: The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) inhibit atherosclerosis and reduce both morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary heart disease. No randomised prospective study, however, has investigated the long-term effect of statins on clinical outcomes in patients who have undergone first successful transcatheter therapy. METHODS: The Lescol((R)) Intervention Prevention Study (LIPS) is a double-blind randomized trial designed to compare the effect of fluvastatin (Lescol) with that of placebo on the time which patients with serum cholesterol >/= 3.5 mmol/l and < 7.0 mmol/l (135-270 mg/dl) remain free of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after successful first transcatheter therapy (TCT). Patients, aged 18-80 years inclusive, will be randomized in a 1 : 1 ratio to receive fluvastatin, 40 mg, or placebo, twice daily for three to five years. The primary endpoint is the survival time during which patients remain MACE free after fir...
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 2015
Inclacumab, a novel monoclonal antibody against P-selectin in development for the treatment and p... more Inclacumab, a novel monoclonal antibody against P-selectin in development for the treatment and prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, was administered in an ascending single-dose study as intravenous infusion to evaluate safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. Fifty-six healthy subjects were enrolled in this randomized, double-blind placebocontrolled study. Each dose level (0.03-20 mg/kg) was investigated in separate groups of 8 subjects (6 on inclacumab, 2 on placebo). Platelet-leukocyte aggregates, free/total soluble P-selectin concentration ratio, drug concentrations, bleeding time, platelet aggregation, antibody formation, and routine laboratory parameters were measured frequently until 32 weeks. Pharmacokinetic profiles were indicative of target-mediated drug disposition. Platelet-leukocyte aggregate inhibition and soluble P-selectin occupancy showed dose dependency and were strongly correlated to inclacumab plasma concentrations, with IC 50 of 740 and 4600 ng/mL, respectively. Inclacumab was well tolerated by the majority of subjects and did neither affect bleeding time nor platelet aggregation. These findings allowed the investigation of the potential beneficial therapeutic use of inclacumab in patient study.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2013
Background: Reverse cholesterol transport is believed to be an important function of high-density... more Background: Reverse cholesterol transport is believed to be an important function of high-density lipoprotein (HDL). HDL-cholesterol from patients treated with the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) modulator dalcetrapib has been shown to increase cholesterol eflux in vitro in the absence of statin. However, in a Phase 3 trial in which almost all patients were treated with a statin, dalcetrapib failed to reduce cardiovascular events despite signiicant increases in HDL-C and apolipoprotein A1 concentrations. As a possible explanation for these disparate indings, we investigated the possibility that statins suppress expression of ABC transporters and thereby reduce cholesterol eflux by HDL.
European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, 2001
Recent clinical trials of primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease have demonst... more Recent clinical trials of primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease have demonstrated that lowering plasma cholesterol with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase inhibitors ('statins') reduces morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease in diverse patient populations. The aim of the present ALERT (Assessment of Lescol in Renal Transplantation) study is to determine whether renal transplant recipients would also benefit from statin therapy. ALERT is a multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the effect of fluvastatin in renal transplant recipients with mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolaemia. The primary objective is to investigate the effects of fluvastatin on major adverse cardiac events (MACE). In addition, the effects on cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, as well as renal function, will be addressed. The study population contains patients with functioning renal allografts of more than 6 months' duration, recruited from 75 centres in Northern Europe and Canada. Patients of both sexes, aged 30-75 years, with a total cholesterol level of 4.0-9.0 mmol/l (155-348 mg/dl) were included, except for those with a history of myocardial infarction, where the upper limit for inclusion was 7.0 mmol/l (270 mg/dl). A total of 2100 patients were recruited by the end of October 1997 and will be followed for up to 6 years. This report presents the design features of the study (recruitment, follow-up, sample size, data analysis and study organization), along with baseline results. ALERT is the first large-scale prospective, randomized, double-blind study to address the prevention of cardiovascular mortality in renal transplant patients receiving an HMGCoA reductase inhibitor.
The American Journal of Cardiology, 1995
Following a 6-week placebo period, 134 patients with low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) ... more Following a 6-week placebo period, 134 patients with low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) > or = 160 mg/dL and plasma triglyceride < or = 400 mg/dL, despite following a standard lipid-lowering diet, were randomized to double-blind, double-placebo treatment with fluvastatin (22 women, 46 men; age 21-71 years) or pravastatin (25 women, 41 men; age 19-76 years). Fluvastatin at 40 mg and pravastatin at 20 mg were given for the first 4 weeks, both once daily with the evening meal. For the following 12 weeks, fluvastatin at 40 mg twice daily and pravastatin at 40 mg once daily were given with the evening meal. Both drugs were equally effective in lowering LDL-C after 4 weeks of treatment (-24.0% with fluvastatin, -24.1% with pravastatin) but, after 16 weeks, LDL-C reduction was -30.4% with fluvastatin and -26.6% with pravastatin. This further lowering of LDL-C between week 4 and week 16 was significant (p < 0.001) for fluvastatin but not pravastatin. Adverse events were reported by 23 fluvastatin patients and 22 pravastatin patients: 3 patients in each group withdrew from the study because of these. No notable abnormalities in levels of alanine or aspartate aminotransferase values (defined as > 3 times the upper limit of normal on 2 consecutive occasions) or of creatine phosphokinase (defined as > 10 times the upper limit of normal on any occasion) were observed in either treatment group.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
The American Journal of Cardiology, 2002
hyperlipidemia. The results of this study suggest that orlistat is a useful adjunct to convention... more hyperlipidemia. The results of this study suggest that orlistat is a useful adjunct to conventional therapies in the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia.