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PAF and its metabolic enzymes in healthy volunteers: Interrelations and correlations with basic characteristics

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PAF and its metabolic enzymes in healthy volunteers: Interrelations and correlations with basic characteristics
Detopoulou, P. Nomikos, T. Fragopoulou, E. Stamatakis, G. Panagiotakos, D.B. Antonopoulou, S.
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Επιστημονική δημοσίευση - Άρθρο Περιοδικού (EL)
Scientific publication - Journal Article (EN)
2012
PAF (1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine), a potent inflammatory mediator, is synthesized via the remodeling and the de novo route, key enzymes of which are acetyl-CoA:lyso-PAF acetyltransferase (lyso-PAF-AT) and DTT-insensitive CDP-choline:1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol cholinephosphotransferase (PAF-CPT), respectively. PAF-acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) and its extracellular isoform lipoprotein-associated phospholipase-A 2 (Lp-PLA 2) catabolize PAF. This study evaluated PAF levels together with leukocyte PAF-CPT, lyso-PAF-AT, PAF-AH and Lp-PLA 2 activities in 106 healthy volunteers. Men had lower PAF levels and higher activity of both catabolic enzymes and lyso-PAF-AT than women (P-values <0.05). Age was inversely correlated with PAF levels in men (r = -0.279, P = 0.06) and lyso-PAF-AT in women (r = -0.280, P = 0.05). In contrast, Lp-PLA 2 was positively correlated with age (r = 0.201, P = 0.04). Moreover, PAF-CPT was positively correlated with glucose (r = 0.430, P = 0.002) in women. In addition, Principal Component Analysis revealed three PAF metabolic patterns: (i) increased activities of PAF-CPT and PAF-AH, (ii) increased activities of PAF-CPT and lyso-PAF-AT and (iii) increased activity of Lp-PLA 2. The present study underlines the complexity of PAF's metabolism determinants. © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (EN)
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