Interleukin-10 and regulation of monocyte-procoagulant activity relevance in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Les monocytes jouent un rôle procoagulant majeur au cours du Syndrome Coronaire Aigu (SCA). Ils expriment à leur surface le Facteur Tissulaire (FT), initiateur majeur de la génération de la thrombine et sont à l’origine de la génération de icroparticules (MPs) procoagulantes exprimant également le FT. L’inhibition de la génération de thrombine et/ou de la génération des MPs monocytaires est ainsi d’un grand intérêt dans le contexte coronaire. Dans la première partie de ce travail, nous avons effectué une étude fondamentale évaluant, in vitro, l’effet d’anticoagulants utilisés dans le SCA, particulièrement le fondaparinux, ainsi que l’effet de l’interleukine-10 (IL-10), une cytokine anti-inflammatoire dotée des propriétés anti-athéromateuses. Ces deux types de molécules ont été analysées seules ou de façon combinée dans des modèles de génération de thrombine et de microvésiculation monocytaire. Ainsi, nous démontrons 1- que l’IL-10 inhibe lamicrovésiculation monocytaire, 2- que les molécules anticoagulantes inhibent d’avantage la génération de thrombine médiée par la MP monocytaire que celle médiée par le monocyte activé 3- que l’IL-10 potentialise l’effet anticoagulant du fondaparinux. Dans la mesure où la production de l’IL-10 est contrôlée génétiquement, nous avons évalué, dans la seconde partie de ce travail, l’association possible entre 5 polymorphismes génétiques de l’IL-10 et lerisque de pathologie coronaire aigue, et ce, dans une population tunisienne (291 patients/291témoins sains). Nous rapportons une association positive entre les variants polymorphes, IL-10 -592A (Odds ratio : 1,82) et IL-10R3 (Odds ratio : 1,46), et la pathologie coronaire. De façon intéressante, la littérature rapporte que ces deux variants polymorphes sont associés à une synthèse faible d’IL-10. En conclusion, nos résultats ne nous autorisent pas à proposer l’étude systématique des polymorphismes de l’IL-10 dans l’appréciation du risque coronaire aigu chez le patient. En revanche, nos résultats suggèrent que l’IL-10 pourrait constituer une molécule prometteuse dans l’arsenal des thérapeutiques anti-thrombotiques.Procoagulant monocytes play a major role in the pathogeny of the acute coronary syndrome(ACS). Indeed, they express Tissue Factor (TF), the main trigger of thrombin generation, and generate highly procoagulant TF-bearing microparticles (MPs). It is therefore a major issue to control MPassociated thrombin generation in SCA. This led us to evaluate, in the first part of this work, the effect of anticoagulant molecules used in the management of ACS (including fondaparinux) but also of IL-10, an anti-inflammatory cytokine, which can modulate the progression of atheroma. Both types of molecules were evaluated separately or incombination, in a in vitro model of thrombin generation and monocytic MP generation. Ours results show that: 1- IL-10 inhibits monocytic-MP generation; 2- anticoagulants inhibit more potently MP-induced thrombin generation than activated monocyte-induced thrombin generation; 3- IL-10 potentiates fondaparinux inhibitory effect on thrombin generation.As IL-10 production is genetically controlled, we evaluated the possible influence of 5 well-described IL- 10 polymorphisms on the risk of ACS among Tunisians (291 patients/291 healthy controls). Results show that two polymorphic variants of IL-10 i.e. SNP-592A (Odds ratio: 1,82) and microsatellite IL-10R3 Odds ratio: 1,46) are significantly associated with the risk of SCA. Interestingly, the literature reports that these two polymorphic variants are associated with low levels of IL-10 production. In conclusion: Our results do not allow us to recommend the analysis of IL-10 polymorphisms in the assessment of ACS risk. However, our data suggest that IL-10 is a promising antithrombotic pharmacological agent, in this clinical situation

–308G>A and –1031T>C tumor necrosis factor gene polymorphisms in Tunisian patients with coronary artery disease

Background: Recent research has shown that inflammation plays a key role in coronary artery disease (CAD) and other manifestations of atherosclerosis. Several lines of evidence support a key role for tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), a potent immunomodulator and pro-inflammatory cytokine, in the development of atherosclerosis and in complications of CAD. Methods: We investigated the possible association between CAD and the TNF gene promoter polymorphisms –308G>A and –1031T>C in a Tunisian population. We compared the distribution of these polymorphisms between 418 patients with CAD and 406 healthy controls using polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length-polymorphism analysis. Results: The frequency of the TNF-α –308A allele in the control group was similar to that observed in CAD patients [p=0.78; odds ratio (OR)=1.15; 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.86–1.55], but higher than those described in other Europeans, such as in the French, Finnish and Spanish. Concerning the TNF-α –1031T/C polymorphism, the same distribution was observed between patients with CAD and controls (p=0.12; OR=1.27; 95% CI=0.94–1.72). In addition, the genotype and allele frequencies of control individuals were comparable to those previously reported in healthy Tunisian controls and other ethnic groups. Haplotype analysis (TNF-α –308G>A and –1031T>C) demonstrated no significant association between TNF haplotypes and CAD. Conclusions: We conclude that TNF promoter gene polymorphisms at position –308G>A and –1031T>C do not play a major role in the pathogenesis of CAD in the Tunisian population. Clin Chem Lab Med 2009;47:1247–51.Peer Reviewe

Evaluation of the Contribution of Renin Angiotensin System Polymorphisms to the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease Among Tunisians

International audienceRecent studies have identified genetic markers that may directly influence the risk of the coronary artery disease (CAD), in particular the renin angiotensin system genes. Since there are no existing data for the Tunisian population, we investigated the association between these polymorphisms (angiotensin-converting enzyme [ACE] insertion/deletion [Ins/Del]; the angiotensinogen T174M and M235T; and the angiotensin II type 1 receptor A1166C polymorphisms) and CAD in Tunisians. Study subjects comprised 341 cases and 316 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals. Clinical characteristics and other biochemical and environmental risk factors were collected for both. The distribution of the Ins/Del genotypes was significantly different between cases and controls (p = 0.049) with the genotype Ins/Ins identified as a risk, p = 0.02. Similarly, the distributions of the T174M and M235T genotypes were significantly different between cases and controls (p = 0.037 and 0.047, respectively) with 174M/M and 235 T/T as the risky genotypes (p = 0.001 and 0.026, respectively). However, A1166C genotype frequencies were not significantly different between patients and controls. In conclusion, our results suggest that a significantly higher risk of CAD was associated with the Ins/Del, the M235T, and T174M polymorphisms; other environmental variables such as body mass index; and biochemical variables such as cholesterol