Association between non-cholesterol sterol concentrations and Achilles tendon thickness in patients with genetic familial hypercholesterolemia
Resumen: Background: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder that result in abnormally high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, markedly increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and tendon xanthomas (TX). However, the clinical expression is highly variable. TX are present in other metabolic diseases that associate increased sterol concentration. If non-cholesterol sterols are involved in the development of TX in FH has not been analyzed. Methods: Clinical and biochemical characteristics, non-cholesterol sterols concentrations and Aquilles tendon thickness were determined in subjects with genetic FH with (n = 63) and without (n = 40) TX. Student-t test o Mann-Whitney test were used accordingly. Categorical variables were compared using a Chi square test. ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis tests were performed to multiple independent variables comparison. Post hoc adjusted comparisons were performed with Bonferroni correction when applicable. Correlations of parameters in selected groups were calculated applying the non-parametric Spearman correlation procedure. To identify variables associated with Achilles tendon thickness changes, multiple linear regression were applied. Results: Patients with TX presented higher concentrations of non-cholesterol sterols in plasma than patients without xanthomas (P = 0.006 and 0.034, respectively). Furthermore, there was a significant association between 5a-cholestanol, ß-sitosterol, desmosterol, 24S-hydroxycholesterol and 27-hydroxycholesterol concentrations and Achilles tendon thickness (p = 0.002, 0.012, 0.020, 0.045 and 0.040, respectively). Conclusions: Our results indicate that non-cholesterol sterol concentrations are associated with the presence of TX. Since cholesterol and non-cholesterol sterols are present in the same lipoproteins, further studies would be needed to elucidate their potential role in the development of TX.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.1186/s12967-018-1380-3
Año: 2018
Publicado en: Journal of translational medicine 16, 6 (2018), [9 pp]
ISSN: 1479-5876

Factor impacto JCR: 4.098 (2018)
Categ. JCR: MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL rank: 39 / 135 = 0.289 (2018) - Q2 - T1
Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.591 - Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/FIS/PI15-00114
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/FIS/PI13-02507
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/FIS/PI15-01983
Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)
Área (Departamento): Área Enfermería (Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería)
Área (Departamento): Area Medicina (Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.)


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