US20040185516A1 - Kit for diagnosing cadiovascular disease and early atherosclerosis - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to methods for identifying patients who have cardiovascular disease and increased risk of developing atherosclerosis. More particularly, the invention relates to the detection of IgG antibodies to platelet activating factor (PAF) in body fluids of patients.
- PAF platelet activating factor
- the present inventors have shown that elevated concentrations of antibodies to PAF in body fluids is correlated to borderline hypertension and metabolic syndrome, i.e. early cardiovascular disease, which is connected to increased risk of developing early atherosclerosis.
- Clinical symptoms may take years to manifest themselves and are very serious; they include coronary heart disease and stroke. Generally, the disease process will have begun long before these clinical manifestations appear.
- the present techniques for diagnosing atherosclerosis depend on measuring cholesterol or triglycerid levels in serum or detection of atheromatous lesions, but by the time of detection, the most effective time for treatment has been passed.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,731,208 discloses a screening test for atherosclerosis comprising determining the concentration of p-hydroxyphenylaldehyde-lysine in serum or plasma.
- the present inventors have found that elevated concentrations of IgG antibodies to platelet activating factor (PAF) in patients are an indicator of cardiovascular diseases which is often accompanied by early atherosclerosis. More specifically, antibodies to PAF (aPAF) are associated with early vascular disease in the form of both borderline hypertension and the metabolic syndrome, both of which are strong risk factors for later stages of atherosclerosis, which give rise to clinical symptoms.
- PAF platelet activating factor
- aPL in general, especially against cardiolipin have been shown to predict risk of cardiovascular disease, also in autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and our data thus indicate that antibodies against PAF is a novel category of aPL, with a potential as a marker also in other autoimmune conditions in addition to cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis in general.
- aPL have been related to both arterial and venous thrombosis, and also to spontaneous abortion. These data indicate that antibodies to PAF were much more strongly associated with spontaneous abortion than aPL, and furthermore, that antibodies to PAF was a novel marker for disease activity in SLE.
- Antibodies to PAF are therefore relevant also in these other autoimmune vascular-related diseases.
- antibodies to PAF-like lipids are relevant in this context, one being lysophosphatidylcholine, where the results indicate a comparable profile as the one obtained by PAF antibodies.
- Early atherosclerosis refers to the very first stage of atherosclerosis, before the clinical onset of symptoms.
- Early cardiovascular disease refers to the first stages of cardiovascular disease, as in borderline hypertension and the metabolic syndrome, when atherosclerosis is yet not easy to detect by other methods and has not given rise to disease.
- Platelet activating factor is a phospholipid inflammatory mediator that is synthesized by a variety of cells, including monocytes and endothelial cells. During oxidation of LDL, PAF-hke Epids are produced. PAF may therefore be of importance in pathological processes in the vascular wall like atherosclerosis and hypertension.
- aPAF antibodies to PAF
- Antibodies against PAF may be determined using any of the methods and techniques conventional in the art for such determination.
- a method may comprise immunoassay e.g. ELISA or RIA.
- the immunoassay will conveniently use an antigen (PAF) in immobilized form, e.g. on microtitre plates, membranes or beads, to isolate the target aPAF.
- PAF antigen
- the bound antigen may be labelled using additional soluble antibody, which may be monoclonal or polyclonal and which may either carry a label or, more conveniently, may itself be labelled subsequently by reaction with a secondary antibody carrying a label.
- Suitable labels include radionucleides, fluorescent substances, and enzymes.
- kit form Such a kit would comprise:
- the body fluid on which the determination is performed may be any body fluid in which aPAF may be located, but conveniently will be or serum or plasma. In some cases it may be convenient to extract the antibodies, or otherwise treat the sample prior to determination.
- BHT diastolic blood pressure
- the right and left carotid arteries were examined with a duplex scanner (Acuson 128 ⁇ P/5, Mountain View, Calif., USA) using a 7.0 MHz linear array transducer.
- the subjects were investigated in the supine position and intima-media (1-M) thickness was determined in the far wall as the distance between the leading edge of the lumen-intima echo and the leading edge of the media-adventitia's echo.
- Plaque was defined as a localized I-M thickening with a thickness >1 mm and a 100% increase in thickness compared with normal, adjacent wall segments. Plaque occurrence was scored as present or absent. Plaque was screened for in the common, internal and external carotid arteries on: both sides, as described earlier (Lemne et al 1995).
- BMI Body mass index
- IgG antibodies to PAF were determined according to Example 2.
- PAF (1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) was obtained from Sigma, St Louis, USA.
- Lipid and lipoprotein levels were determined by a combination of preparative ultracentrifugation followed by lipid analyses in the lipoprotein fractions as previously described (Lemne et al 1995).
- Serum immunoglobulins IgG, IgM and IgA were determined as described (FrostegArd et al, Hypertension 1997).
- IgG antibodies to PAF and lysoPAF were determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) essentially as described when phospholipid antibodies including cardiolipin are analyzed (Harris 1986).
- ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- Titertek® 96-well polyvinylchloride microplates (Flow Laboratories, Costa Mesa, Calif., USA) were coated with 50 ⁇ l/well of 50 ⁇ g/ml PAF dissolved in ethanol and allowed to dry overnight at 4° C. Blocking was accomplished with 20% ABS-PBS for two hours. 50 ⁇ l of serum samples, diluted 1:50 in 20% ABS-PBS were added to each well. Control assay were performed in the absence of PAF.
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Abstract
A kit for diagnosing cardiovascular disease and increased levels of early atherosclerosis in a human involves assessing the presence and/or concentration of antibodies to platelet activating factor (PAF) in a sample of body fluid of the human.
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- The present application is a divisional of co-pending parent application Ser. No. 09/720,967, nationalized on Jan. 3, 2001, which application was the national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371 of PCT/SE99/01208, filed 02 Jul. 1999, itself based on U.S. application 60/091,741 filed Jul. 6, 1998, and claiming priority from Swedish application 9802402-9 filed Jul. 3, 1998.
- The present invention relates generally to methods for identifying patients who have cardiovascular disease and increased risk of developing atherosclerosis. More particularly, the invention relates to the detection of IgG antibodies to platelet activating factor (PAF) in body fluids of patients. The present inventors have shown that elevated concentrations of antibodies to PAF in body fluids is correlated to borderline hypertension and metabolic syndrome, i.e. early cardiovascular disease, which is connected to increased risk of developing early atherosclerosis.
- The morbidity and mortality associated with cardiovascular diseases and atherosclerosis in developed countries is higher than that associated with any other disorder. Hypertension is, together with hyperlipidemia, the most prominent risk factor for atherosclerosis. Individuals with borderline hypertension are an example of early cardiovascular disease in general, with endothelial dysfunction and increased risk of atherosclerotic disease, in apparently healthy individuals. Early atherosclerosis manifests itself in the form of cholesterol depositions in the arterial wall. During recent years, it has been convincingly shown that the atherosclerotic process is a chronic inflammation, characterized by presence of activated T cells and monocytes/macrophages. Many of these macrophages have developed into cholesterol-filled foam cells. The deposition is slow and starts at an early age. Clinical symptoms may take years to manifest themselves and are very serious; they include coronary heart disease and stroke. Generally, the disease process will have begun long before these clinical manifestations appear. There are available a number of genetic analysis screening for patients with pre-deposition for atherosclerosis. But it is desirable to have available a diagnostic technique which provides an early warning of the onset of the deposition. The importance of early detection is stressed by the fact that an effective long-term treatment is possible. The present techniques for diagnosing atherosclerosis depend on measuring cholesterol or triglycerid levels in serum or detection of atheromatous lesions, but by the time of detection, the most effective time for treatment has been passed. U.S. Pat. No. 5,731,208 discloses a screening test for atherosclerosis comprising determining the concentration of p-hydroxyphenylaldehyde-lysine in serum or plasma.
- The present inventors have found that elevated concentrations of IgG antibodies to platelet activating factor (PAF) in patients are an indicator of cardiovascular diseases which is often accompanied by early atherosclerosis. More specifically, antibodies to PAF (aPAF) are associated with early vascular disease in the form of both borderline hypertension and the metabolic syndrome, both of which are strong risk factors for later stages of atherosclerosis, which give rise to clinical symptoms.
- These results demonstrate that antibodies against PAF represent a novel category of anti-phospholipid antibodies (aPL), which are sensitive to early vascular dysfunction and disease, especially early atherosclerosis and hypertension.
- aPL in general, especially against cardiolipin have been shown to predict risk of cardiovascular disease, also in autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and our data thus indicate that antibodies against PAF is a novel category of aPL, with a potential as a marker also in other autoimmune conditions in addition to cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis in general. aPL have been related to both arterial and venous thrombosis, and also to spontaneous abortion. These data indicate that antibodies to PAF were much more strongly associated with spontaneous abortion than aPL, and furthermore, that antibodies to PAF was a novel marker for disease activity in SLE.
- Antibodies to PAF are therefore relevant also in these other autoimmune vascular-related diseases.
- Also antibodies to PAF-like lipids are relevant in this context, one being lysophosphatidylcholine, where the results indicate a comparable profile as the one obtained by PAF antibodies.
- Accordingly, it is a principal object of the present invention to provide a diagnostic method or screening test for early atherosclerosis or cardiovascular changes related to early atherosclerosis. It is yet an other object of the invention to provide a kit for assaying the concentrations of aPAF for diagnosing early atherosclerosis or cardiovascular changes.
- “Early atherosclerosis” as used herein refers to the very first stage of atherosclerosis, before the clinical onset of symptoms. “Early cardiovascular disease” as used herein refers to the first stages of cardiovascular disease, as in borderline hypertension and the metabolic syndrome, when atherosclerosis is yet not easy to detect by other methods and has not given rise to disease.
- Platelet activating factor (PAF) is a phospholipid inflammatory mediator that is synthesized by a variety of cells, including monocytes and endothelial cells. During oxidation of LDL, PAF-hke Epids are produced. PAF may therefore be of importance in pathological processes in the vascular wall like atherosclerosis and hypertension. In a previous report, the existence of antibodies to PAF (aPAF) were described in individuals with phospholipid antibody syndrome (Barquinero et al., 1994.), but nothing has been reported about possible clinical implications of these antibodies and a putative role in cardiovascular disease.
- As mentioned above, we have surprisingly shown that concentration of antibodies to PAF (aPAF) is an effective indicator of early cardiovascular disease. We have found that antibodies to this particular antigen develop in patients well before the clinical onset of atherosclerosis.
- In our study we found that concentration of aPAF was 49.3% higher in borderline hypertension men than in normotensive men the. When defining aPAF concentrations above mean concentration of control plus two standard deviations (i.e. 0.144+(2×0.109)=0.362 OD405) as positive, 15 men out of 73 were positive in the borderline hypertension group whereas only 3 men out of 73 were positive in the normotensive group. Antibodies to PAF as a marker for early atherosclerosis may be combined with additional and alternative markers for early atherosclerosis to improve the accuracy of the diagnosis, such as determining the concentrations of cholesterol, blood lipids or p-hydroxyphenylaldehyde-lysine.
- Antibodies against PAF (aPAF) may be determined using any of the methods and techniques conventional in the art for such determination. Conveniently, such a method may comprise immunoassay e.g. ELISA or RIA. The immunoassay will conveniently use an antigen (PAF) in immobilized form, e.g. on microtitre plates, membranes or beads, to isolate the target aPAF. In a sandwich assay, the bound antigen may be labelled using additional soluble antibody, which may be monoclonal or polyclonal and which may either carry a label or, more conveniently, may itself be labelled subsequently by reaction with a secondary antibody carrying a label. Suitable labels include radionucleides, fluorescent substances, and enzymes.
- Alternatively, a competitive binding assay may be used. Conveniently, the components needed to perform the immunoassay will be supplied in kit form. Such a kit would comprise:
- a) an antigen capable of binding to aPAF and, optionally;
- a labelled sample of antigen to aPAF or a fragment thereof;
- said antigen (a) in non-immobilised form;
- a labelled secondary antibody specific to said antigen (c)
- The body fluid on which the determination is performed may be any body fluid in which aPAF may be located, but conveniently will be or serum or plasma. In some cases it may be convenient to extract the antibodies, or otherwise treat the sample prior to determination.
- The invention will now be described in greater detail by reference to the following non-limiting examples:
- Determination of concentration of PAF antibodies of early atherosclerosis patients and of normal patients.
- In order to investigate the role of aPAF in borderline hypertension (BHT) and early atherosclerosis, we studied a group of 146 middle aged men, where borderline hypertension were compared with age-matched controls. We here report that serum aPAF titers are enhanced in patients with borderline hypertension and metabolic syndrome.
- Patients were recruited from a population screening program as previously described (Lemne et al 1995). BHT was defined as diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 85 to 94 mmHg, and the screening identified 81 men who remained within the range for borderline hypertension during repeated measurements over a three year period. From the same population 80 age matched controls were recruited, whose blood pressure was measured on two occasions a few weeks apart, and was <80 mmHg on both occasions.
- Of the 81 men with BHT and the 80 NT controls who agreed to participate, 73 in the BHT and 75 in the NT group completed all procedures of the present study. None of the subjects had any other illnesses or were regularly using any drugs known to influence blood pressure, metabolic or inflammatory variables.
- All subjects were investigated according to the same schedule. Both BHT and NT controls were investigated simultaneously when possible and no more than 4 weeks apart. Blood samples for analyses of metabolic and inflammatory variables were taken between 8 and 9:30 a.m., after 8 to 12 hours of fasting. All samples were drawn after 15 minutes of rest in the supine position.
- An identical procedure was followed at each occasion during the entire recruitment period. All blood pressure measurements were performed with a mercury sphygmomanometer. The cuff was adjusted according to the circumference of the arm and placed at the level of the heart. Blood pressure was recorded as the mean of two measurements taken after 5 minutes rest in the supine position. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements were defined according to Korotkoff I and V. The same specially trained nurse performed the measurements on all occasions.
- The right and left carotid arteries were examined with a duplex scanner (Acuson 128×P/5, Mountain View, Calif., USA) using a 7.0 MHz linear array transducer. The subjects were investigated in the supine position and intima-media (1-M) thickness was determined in the far wall as the distance between the leading edge of the lumen-intima echo and the leading edge of the media-adventitia's echo. Plaque was defined as a localized I-M thickening with a thickness >1 mm and a 100% increase in thickness compared with normal, adjacent wall segments. Plaque occurrence was scored as present or absent. Plaque was screened for in the common, internal and external carotid arteries on: both sides, as described earlier (Lemne et al 1995).
- All patients were weighed without other clothing than underwear, using the same scale (Delta 707, SECA, Germany). Length was measured with a special ruler, fixed to the wall. Waist circumference was measured at the level of the umbilicus and the hips were measured at the level of the greatest circumference. Body mass index (BMI) was subsequently calculated as weight in kilograms/(height in meters) 2.
- IgG antibodies to PAF were determined according to Example 2. PAF (1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) was obtained from Sigma, St Louis, USA.
- Lipid and lipoprotein levels were determined by a combination of preparative ultracentrifugation followed by lipid analyses in the lipoprotein fractions as previously described (Lemne et al 1995).
- Venous blood samples for determination of plasma insulin (Radio-Immuno Assay, Kabi Pharmacia, Sweden) were taken.
- Serum immunoglobulins, IgG, IgM and IgA were determined as described (FrostegArd et al, Hypertension 1997).
- Variables were tested for skewness. For skewed variables non-parametric tests were used for comparisons between the groups (Mann-Whitney U-test), whereas Student's t-test was used for normally distributed variables. Spearman rank correlation coefficients were calculated to estimate interrelations between antibody levels, metabolic variables and blood pressure levels. The significance level was put at p<0.05. Values in the text are given as mean±standard deviation (SD) as indicated.
- Results
- Basic characteristics of the two study groups are presented in Table 1. The mean blood pressure level in the NT group was 125/75(±11/±5) mmHg as compared to 141/89(±10/±2) mmHg in the BHT group. The two groups were well-matched for age. The BHT men had a significantly altered metabolic profile with fasting hyperinsulineamia and dyslipoproteineamia, as previously presented (Table 1). In the BHT group 26% of the subjects had plaque on one or both sides while and the corresponding figure for the NT group was 16% (19 vs 10 subjects, n.s.).
- In the material as a whole, the aPAF levels were significantly higher in the BHT group, compared with the NT group (Table II). There was no difference in alysoPAF levels between the BHT and NT group.
- There were no significant differences in aPAF levels between individuals with plaque (n=29) compared to individuals without (n=117); data not shown).
- If values above 2SD in the control group were defined as positive, 21% in the BHT group and 4% in the NT group had increased aPAF levels. Age did not correlate with antibody levels (data not shown).
- To exclude the possibility that differences in antibody levels simply reflected enhanced total antibody levels total IgG was determined. There was no difference between the BHT group and controls (data not shown).
- In the material as a whole, and the two groups separately there were no significant correlations between aPAF and BMI, blood pressure levels, or smoking (data not shown).
- However, individuals with the metabolic syndrome (defined as having at least two of the following three conditions: BMI>27 kg/m2, insulin levels above the 90th percentile of the normal population, dyslipoproteinemia) had higher aPAF levels than those without (0.222+0.167 versus 0.169+0.106; p=0.0009).
- Taken together, individuals with early cardiovascular disease, as in borderline hypertension, had 5 times higher risk of being positive for aPAF than those without.
TABLE I NT (n = 73) BHT (n = 73) p Waist-hip ratio 0.90 (±0.05) 0.92 (±0.05) 0.022 Current smokers, % 37 32 Cholesterol (mmol/l) Plasma 5.5 (±1.0) 5.5 (±0.9) HDL 1.27 (±0.27) 1.16 (±0.28) 0.016 Triglycerides (mmol/l) Plasma 1.34 (±0.80) 1.57 (±0.77) 0.015 VLDL 0.85 (±0.69) 1.0 (±0.68) 0.029 Insulin (mU/l) 14.2 (±4.5) 17.4 (±5.7) 0.0004 - Values are given as mean±SD. Group differences were determined by Student's t-test or Mann-Whitney's U-test (skewed variables). HDL=high density lipoprotein, VLDL=very low density lipoprotein.
TABLE II Antibody levels to PAF in subjects with or without BHT or metabolic syndrome. NT (n = 73) BHT (n = 73) p aPAF, OD405 0.144 ± 0.109 0.215 ± 0.130 p = 0.0007 - Values are given as mean±SD. Group differences were determined by Student's t-test. aPAF=antibody levels to platelet activating factor.
- Method of determining the amount of antibodies to PAF (aPAF) in a serum sample.
- IgG antibodies to PAF and lysoPAF were determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) essentially as described when phospholipid antibodies including cardiolipin are analyzed (Harris 1986). Titertek® 96-well polyvinylchloride microplates (Flow Laboratories, Costa Mesa, Calif., USA) were coated with 50 μl/well of 50 μg/ml PAF dissolved in ethanol and allowed to dry overnight at 4° C. Blocking was accomplished with 20% ABS-PBS for two hours. 50 μl of serum samples, diluted 1:50 in 20% ABS-PBS were added to each well. Control assay were performed in the absence of PAF.
- After 3 washings with PBS the plates were incubated with 50 μl/ml of alkaline phosphatase-conjugated goat anti-human IgG (Sigma A-3150) diluted 1:9000 with PBS at 37° C. for 2 hours. After 3 washings, 100 μl of substrate (phosphatase substrate tablets, Sigma 104; 5 mg in 5 ml diethanolamine buffer, pH 9.8) was added. The plates were incubated in room temperature for 30 minutes and read in an ELISA Multiskan Plus spectrophotometer at 405 nm. Each determination was done in triplicate, The coefficient of variation between triplicate test was less than 5%.
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1. A kit for diagnosing a condition of early vascular dysfunction and/or vascular disease, said kit comprising means for testing the presence and/or the concentration of antibodies to PAF and/or antibodies to an antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF in a sample of body fluid of a patient to be tested for early vascular dysfunction and/or vascular disease; and means for determining from the assayed concentration of either or both of said antibodies whether or not the patient is at risk for having cardiovascular disease and/or early atherosclerosis.
2. A kit for diagnosing early vascular dysfunction and/or vascular disease that utilizes several diagnostic indicators for said disease, wherein antibodies to PAF and/or antibodies to an antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF is one of them.
3. The kit of claim 1 for diagnosing of cardiovascular disease.
4. The kit of claim 3 wherein said diagnosing of a cardiovascular disease comprises a diagnosis of early atherosclerosis, hypertension or thrombosis.
5. The kit of claim 1 wherein said means for testing the presence and/or the concentration of antibodies to PAF and/or of antibodies to an antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF comprises measuring either or both of said antibodies by immunoassay.
6. The kit of claim 1 wherein said means for testing the present and/or the concentration of antibodies to PAF and/or of antibodies to an antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF comprises measuring either or both of said antibodies by an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.
7. The kit of claim 1 wherein said means for testing the presence and/or the concentration of antibodies to PAF and/or of antibodies to an antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF comprises measuring either or both of said antibodies by radioimmunoassay.
8. The kit of claim 1 wherein said sample of body fluid is serum prepared from a blood sample.
9. The kit of claim 1 wherein said sample of body fluid is plasma prepared from a blood sample.
10. The kit of claim 1 wherein said sample of body fluid is a human blood sample or fraction thereof, and said means for testing the presence and/or the concentration of antibodies to PAF and/or of antibodies to an antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF comprises measuring either or both of said antibodies by immunoassay.
11. The kit of claim 1 , wherein said antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF is phosphocholine.
12. The kit of claim 1 , wherein said antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF is phosphorylcholine.
13. The kit of claim 1 , wherein said antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF is phosphatidylcholine.
14. The kit of claim 1 , wherein said antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF is lysophosphatidylcholine.
15. The kit of claim 2 , wherein said antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF is selected from the group consisting of phosphocoline, phosphorycholine, phosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine.
16. The kit of claim 5 , wherein said antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF is selected from the group consisting of phosphocoline, phosphorycholine, phosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine.
17. The kit of claim 6 , wherein said antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF is selected from the group consisting of phosphocoline, phosphorycholine, phosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine.
18. The kit of claim 7 , wherein said antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF is selected from the group consisting of phosphocoline, phosphorycholine, phosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine.
19. The kit of claim 10 , wherein said antigen capable of binding to antibodies to PAF is selected from the group consisting of phosphocoline, phosphorycholine, phosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine.
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