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Nephrotic Syndrome I : Introduction
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アルコール摂取量とC反応性タンパク質の血濃度
Michelle A Albert1, Robert J Glynn, Paul M Ridker
1Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA. maalbert@partners.org
Circulation
|January 29, 2003
まとめ
適度なアルコールの摂取は,炎症と心血管リスクのマーカーであるC反応性タンパク質 (CRP) のレベルが低いことと関連しています. この関連性は,アルコールは部分的に抗炎症効果を通して,心血管疾患による死亡率を減らす可能性があることを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 心臓病学 心臓病学
- 栄養科学とは,栄養科学である.
- 炎症の研究 炎症の研究
背景:
- 適度なアルコール摂取は,心血管疾患による死亡率の減少と関連しています.
- C反応性タンパク質 (CRP) とアルコール摂取の関係に関するデータは限られている.
研究 の 目的:
- アルコールの摂取量とCRP濃度の関連性を調査する.
- アルコールの心臓血管への効果の潜在的抗炎症メカニズムを探求する.
主な方法:
- 1732人の男性と1101人の女性を対象に横断調査と縦断分析を行った.
- アルコールの摂取量を5つのレベルに分類し,アルコールを摂取しないから1日2杯以上飲むまで.
- 伝統的な心血管疾患の危険因子を制御する多変量分析.
主要な成果:
- 適度なアルコールの摂取 (週1回から7回) は,無または偶発的な摂取と比較して,著しく低いCRPレベルと関連していました.
- アルコール摂取とCRPの逆関係は,男性,女性,喫煙者,心血管疾患の有無を含むサブグループ全体で一貫していました.
- この関連性は,心血管疾患の危険因子を調整した後に依然として有意であり,アルコールが脂質レベルに及ぼす影響とは無関係であった.
結論:
- 適度なアルコール摂取は,低濃度のCRPと関連しており,抗炎症効果を示唆しています.
- アルコールは,脂質変化以外のメカニズムを通じて,心血管疾患による死亡率の減少に寄与する可能性があります.
- アルコールの抗炎症経路に関するさらなる研究が必要である.
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