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SDF1 Gene Variation Is Associated with Circulating SDF1 alpha Level and Endothelial Progenitor Cell Number-The Bruneck Study

Xiao, Q; Ye, S; Oberhollenzer, F; Mayr, A; Jahangiri, M; Willeit, J; Kiechl, S; Xu, Q (2008) SDF1 Gene Variation Is Associated with Circulating SDF1 alpha Level and Endothelial Progenitor Cell Number-The Bruneck Study. PLOS ONE, 3 (12). e4061. ISSN 1932-6203 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004061
SGUL Authors: Jahangiri, Marjan

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF1) and its receptor CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) play a critical role in progenitor cell homing, mobilization and differentiation. It would be interesting to assess the predictive value of SDF-1alpha level for EPC number, and to ascertain whether there is a relationship between SDF1 gene variation, plasma SDF-1alpha level, and the number and function of circulating EPCs. We also tested whether EPC number and function was related to CXCR4 gene variation. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We genotyped a cohort of individuals who participated in the Bruneck Study for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the SDF1 and CXCR4 genes, and measured blood SDF1alpha level as well as EPC number and function. SDF1alpha levels were correlated with age, gender, alcohol consumption, circulating reticulocyte numbers, and concentrations of matrix metalloproteinase-9, C-reactive protein, cystatin C, fibrinogen and homocytein. In blood samples taken in 2005, EPC number was inversely associated with SDF1alpha level (p<0.001). EPC number in 2005 was also inversely associated with SDF1alpha level in 2000 (p = 0.009), suggesting a predictive value of plasma SDF1alpha level for EPC number. There was an association between the SDF1 gene rs2297630 SNP A/A genotype, increased SDF1alpha level (p = 0.002) and lower EPC number (p = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicate that a SDF1 gene variation (rs2297630) has an influence on SDF1alpha level and circulating EPC number, and that plasma SDF1alpha level is a predictor of EPC number.

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Additional Information: PubMed ID: 19115008 ©2008 Xiao et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Keywords: Cell Count, Chemokine CXCL12, Cohort Studies, Endothelial Cells, Genetic Variation, Genetics, Population, Genotype, Humans, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Receptors, CXCR4, Stem Cells, Science & Technology, Multidisciplinary Sciences, Science & Technology - Other Topics
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS)
Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS) > Cardiac (INCCCA)
Journal or Publication Title: PLOS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
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30 December 2008Published
Web of Science ID: WOS:000265466300005
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/1272
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004061

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