脂蛋白 (a) 明显比LDL更有异质性:一种基于B型阿波脂蛋白的遗传分析
Elias Björnson1, Martin Adiels2, Marja-Riitta Taskinen3
1Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
|January 17, 2024
概括
脂蛋白 (Lp) 每颗粒大约是低密度脂蛋白 (LDL) 的6倍,增加了冠心病 (CHD) 的风险. 这一发现凸显了Lp(a) 作为危险人群中药物干预的关键目标.
科学领域:
- 心血管遗传学 心血管遗传学
- 脂质代谢 脂质代谢是什么
- 动脉样硬化研究 动脉样硬化研究
背景情况:
- 脂蛋白 (Lp) 是冠状动脉心脏病 (CHD) 的已知因果因素.
- 与低密度脂蛋白 (LDL) 相比,Lp(a) 在每颗粒基础上的相对有毒性仍然不确定.
- 无论是Lp (a) 颗粒还是LDL颗粒,都包含一个阿波利波蛋白B (apoB) 分子.
研究的目的:
- 基因评估和比较Lp(a) 和LDL的异原性,以每颗颗粒为基础.
- 量化与Lp(a) 与LDL颗粒相关的冠心病 (CHD) 风险差异.
主要方法:
- 在英国生物库人口中利用全基因组关联研究 (GWAS).
- 确定了与Lp (a) 和LDL度相关的单核酸多态 (SNP) 集群.
- 应用了门德尔的随机化和多基因分数来评估基因预测的apoB变异与心脏病风险之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 与LDL-apoB (1.04) 相比,50nmol/L高的Lp(a) -apoB与CHD (1.28) 的几率比率 (OR) 与LDL-apoB (1.04) 相比显著增加.
- 多基因评分表明,对于Lp (a) (1.47) 和LDL (1.04) 的每50nmol/L apoB,CHD的危险比率 (HR) 较高.
- 估计Lp (a) 在每颗粒子的基础上大约是LDL的6倍.
结论:
- 每个粒子的Lp (a) 的血动性明显大于LDL的血动性.
- Lp (a) 代表了基于药物干预的重要和关键的治疗目标.
- 准Lp (a) 可能会使心血管疾病风险较高的人口中相当一部分受益.
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