Does administration of eicosapentaenoic acid increase soluble thrombomodulin level in statin-treated patients with stable coronary artery disease?

Heart and Vessels
Shigemasa TaniAtsushi Hirayama

Abstract

Interventions targeting the serum eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)/arachidonic acid (AA) ratio could be useful for the prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD). Few data exist regarding the effects of administration of EPA on the serum levels of soluble thrombomodulin (sTM) as a marker of endothelial damage, or on the relationship between the sTM and EPA/AA ratio in patients with CAD receiving statin treatment. We assigned stable CAD patients already receiving statin therapy to an EPA group (1800 mg/day: n = 50) or control group (n = 50). A significant increase of the sTM level was observed in the EPA group as compared to that in the control group 0.40 (0.10/0.70) FU/mL vs. 0.20 (0/0.40) FU/mL, p = 0.004 at the 6-month follow-up examination. Multivariate regression analysis after adjustments for coronary risk factors and changes of the serum lipid levels identified an increased EPA/AA ratio as an independent predictor of increased serum sTM level (β = 0.244, p = 0.02). The results suggest that an increased sTM level caused by additional administration of EPA to statin might be associated with an increased EPA/AA ratio. The increase of the serum sTM after administration of EPA might reflect an increase of the TM expression on the ...Continue Reading

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