Author:
Böse Dirk,Leineweber Kirsten,Konorza Thomas,Zahn Andreas,Bröcker-Preuss Martina,Mann Klaus,Haude Michael,Erbel Raimund,Heusch Gerd
Abstract
The reduction in plaque volume during stent implantation is associated with the release of particulate debris and plaque-derived soluble substances. We studied the potential release of the proinflammatory cytokine TNF-α into the coronary circulation and whether such release is related to the reduction in plaque volume and, possibly, a predictor for restenosis. In 18 male patients ( n = 24 stents) with severe stenosis in a saphenous vein aortocoronary bypass graft (SVG), we used a distal balloon occlusion-aspiration device during stent implantation. The aspirate TNF-α levels were determined before and after stent implantation and related to the angiographic and intravascular ultrasound-assessed severity of stenosis and restenosis. We found that TNF-α is, indeed, released into the aspirate of stented SVG (9 ± 1 and 28 ± 3 pg/ml before and after stent implantation, respectively, P < 0.0001) and that such release is related to the reduction in plaque volume ( r = 0.88, P < 0.0001) and associated with restenosis after 5 mo ( r = 0.71, P = 0.001). The periprocedural release of plaque-derived TNF-α possibly represents the amount and activity of the atherosclerotic process and might be a predictor for restenosis.
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Subject
Physiology (medical),Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Physiology
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