Nicotinamide Phosphate Transferase (NAMPT) Increases in Plasma in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes, and Promotes Macrophages to M2 Polarization

International Heart Journal
Chengxin ZhangZhimin Zhai

Abstract

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease; monocytes and macrophages play an important role in the progression of this disease. However, the mechanisms are not fully understood yet. Nicotinamide phosphate transferase (NAMPT) is the rate limiting enzyme in the synthesis of NAD, but extracellular NAMPT shows the characteristics of cytokines/adipokines, suggesting that it may be a link between metabolism and inflammation. In this study, we compared the expression levels of the NAMPT/NAD+/Sirt1 signaling pathway as well as NAMPT, CRP and IL-6 in the peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC), and plasma in patients with acute coronary syndromes and healthy subjects, and analyzed their association with macrophage polarization. The relationship between eNAMPT and iNAMPT and the polarization of macrophages was analyzed by NAD+, NAMPT blocker, and neutralizing antibody treatment. The results showed that the expression of the NAMPT/NAD+/Sirt1 signaling pathway was up-regulated in the peripheral blood of patients with ACS. Inhibition of iNAMPT expression can reduce M1 polarization; however, there was no significant effect on eNAMPT secretion and M2 polarization. Neutralizing eNAMPT by neutralizing antibodies can reduce M2 polarization and...Continue Reading

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