Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with accelerated atherosclerosis. However, the degree of endothelial dysfunction and its relationship to traditional and novel cardiovascular risk factors have not been examined in SLE. In a case-control design, 35 patients with clinically stable SLE and 35 control subjects matched for age, sex, body mass index and smoking status were studied. Arterial elasticity, lipid profile, homocysteine, measures of inflammation and oxidative stress were determined. Among traditional vascular risk factors, there was a nonsignificant trend towards lower blood pressure in the control subjects, whereas low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels were significantly lower in the SLE group (2.5 vs 3.3 mmol/L, P < 0.001). Patients with SLE had significantly lower small artery elasticity (SAE; 4.9 vs 7.0 ml/mmHg x 100, P < 0.001) and higher plasma homocysteine (11.4 vs 8.3 mmol/L, P = 0.002) than control subjects. Levels of serum sVCAM-1 (614 vs 494 ng/mL, P = 0.002), oxidized LDL (144 vs 97, P < 0.001) and CD40 ligand (4385 vs 1373 pg/ml, P = 0.001) were significantly higher in SLE. Oxidized LDL levels, older age at SLE diagnosis and higher disease damage scores correlated inversely with SAE b...Continue Reading
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