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Plasma cGMP and large artery remodeling in asymptomatic men
Marie-Aude Devynck1, Alain Simon, Marie-Gabrielle Pernollet
1Centre de Médecine Préventive Cardiovasculaire, UNR-CNRS 7131, Hôpital Broussais, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris 5, France.
Abstract:
cGMP regulates vascular smooth muscle tone and arterial wall response to proliferative signals. We determined plasma cGMP and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and diameter in 84 asymptomatic men submitted to investigation of their cardiovascular risk profiles. Plasma cGMP was positively associated with IMT (P<0.01) and diameter (P<0.05), independently of coexisting risk factors. These associations were reinforced in the subgroup of subjects with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level or multiple atherosclerotic plaques. A positive relationship existed between diameter and IMT (P<0.01) and disappeared after cGMP adjustment. This suggests a link between cGMP pathway and arterial wall geometry that is revealed by vascular injury conditions and may participate in early large artery remodeling.
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