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Firas S Ahmed1, Xian-cheng Jiang, Joseph E Schwartz
1Department of Medicine and.
Context:
Ceramide causes endothelial apoptosis and emphysema-like changes in animal models.
Objectives:
Test if plasma sphingomyelin, a major precursor of ceramide, would predict longitudinal increase in the percentage of emphysema-like lung on computed tomography (CT).
Materials And Methods:
3840 participants had their plasma sphingomyelin measured at baseline examination and their pulmonary emphysema measured on cardiac CT scans at baseline and on follow-up visits. Mixed effects models were used to adjust for potential confounders.
Results:
One standard deviation increase in sphingomyelin predicted a 0.12% per year (95% CI: 0.02-0.22; p = 0.019) greater increase of percent emphysema.
Discussion And Conclusion:
Higher plasma levels of sphingomyelin predicted greater annual increase in quantitatively measured percent emphysema.
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