Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/27834
Title: Endothelial progenitor cells in diabetic patients with myocardial infarction – Can statins improve their function?
Authors: António, Natália 
Soares, Ana 
Fernandes, Rosa 
Soares, Francisco 
Lopes, Ana 
Carvalheiro, Tiago 
Paiva, Artur 
Providência, Luís A. 
Gonçalves, Lino 
Ribeiro, Carlos Fontes 
Keywords: Endothelial progenitor cells; Diabetes mellitus; Myocardial infarction; Statins; Function
Issue Date: 15-Oct-2014
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: ANTÓNIO, Natália [et. al] - Endothelial progenitor cells in diabetic patients with myocardial infarction – Can statins improve their function?. "European Journal of Pharmacology". ISSN 0014-2999. Vol. 741 (2014) p. 25–36
Serial title, monograph or event: European Journal of Pharmacology
Volume: 741
Abstract: The effect of statins on endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) function derived from diabetic patients (DMpts) with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is unknown. In this study we assess the response of early and late EPCs from diabetic versus non-diabetic patients (NDMpts) with AMI to statins. EPCs were obtained from 10 diabetic and 10 age-matched non-diabetic male patients with AMI. For each patient, cultures of early and late EPCs were performed under 4 different conditions: normal glucose concentration (control); high glucose concentration; normal glucose concentration with atorvastatin supplementation and normal glucose concentration with pravastatin supplementation. To compare the effect of these treatments on EPC function in DMpts versus NDMpts, we performed in vitro: EPC colony-forming units (CFU) assay; cell cycle analysis; viability assessment and expression of the surface markers CXCR4, CD133, CD34 and KDR. Under control conditions, CFU numbers were reduced in DMpts-derived EPCs when compared to those of NDMpts (1.4±0.8 vs 2.6±1.2 CFU/well, P=0.021). When early EPCs from DMpts were cultured in the presence of statins, CFU capacity was restored, surmounting that of NDMpts under control conditions. Statins significantly improved viability of early EPCs and delayed the onset of late EPCs senescence, even in cells from DMpts. In addition, statins induced approximately a 2-fold increase in the proportion of late EPCs in S-phase of the cell cycle (P<0.05). Statins have a beneficial effect on both early and late EPCs from DMpts with AMI. Despite the functional impairment of EPCs from DMpts, they exhibit similar responsiveness to statins as equivalent cells from NDMpts.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/27834
ISSN: 0014-2999
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.07.010
Rights: openAccess
Appears in Collections:FMUC Medicina - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais
I&D IBILI - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais

Files in This Item:
Show full item record

SCOPUSTM   
Citations

9
checked on Mar 25, 2024

WEB OF SCIENCETM
Citations 10

9
checked on Feb 2, 2024

Page view(s) 5

1,188
checked on Mar 26, 2024

Download(s) 20

941
checked on Mar 26, 2024

Google ScholarTM

Check

Altmetric

Altmetric


Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.