Analytical evaluation of plasma serotonin and sphingosine 1-phosphate and their clinical assessment in early atherosclerosis

Coronary Artery Disease
Tomonori SugiuraSatoshi Fujii

Abstract

Serotonin stored in platelets is released into plasma on aggregation and activation in atherosclerotic diseases. Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) in plasma is mainly derived from red blood cells and is responsible for the production of nitric oxide in endothelial cells and protects vasculature. The purpose of this study was to investigate the plasma levels of serotonin, S1P, and their clinical relationships with vascular endothelial function in patients with early atherosclerosis. Blood was withdrawn from patients with low-to-moderate risks of atherosclerotic diseases (n=49, 39 ± 7 years). Platelet-poor plasma was immediately centrifuged. Serotonin levels in plasma were measured with high-performance liquid chromatography. S1P levels in plasma were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography after fluorescent derivatization with o-phthaldialdehyde. Endothelial function was assessed by endothelium-dependent flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and endothelium-independent dilation was measured by glycerol trinitrate-induced dilation using an ultrasound system. Plasma serotonin was inversely correlated with the FMD value (r=-0.287, P<0.05). Fourteen patients with dyslipidemia, who had not shown improvements after lifestyle modificatio...Continue Reading

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