Effect of interleukin-6 system components on the development of coronary atherosclerosis

Authors

  • A. I. Kaminnyi
  • S. A. Moskalenko
  • Yu. A. Shuvalova

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34687/2219-8202.JAD.2022.02.0005

Keywords:

Interleukin-6; soluble IL-6 receptor; soluble gp130 transducer protein; coronary atherosclerosis.

Abstract

Objective: To carry out a comprehensive assessment of the interaction between components of the inyerleukin-6 (IL-6) system and atherosclerotic coronary artery (CA) lesions.

Material and Methods: Patients with documented coronary artery disease (n=387) and intact coronary arteries (n=92) were included in the study. Plasma levels of IL-6, soluble IL-6 receptor, and soluble glycoprotein 130 (sgp130) were determined by ELISA using the R&D Systems VR Minneapolis, MN kit.

Results: IL-6 levels were significantly higher in patients with affected CA than in controls (3.58 vs 2.04 pg/mL; p < 0.009), whereas sgp130 levels were significantly lower (317 vs 361 ng/mL; p < 0.006); the groups did not differ in soluble IL-6 receptor levels (56.4 vs 55.8 ng/mL; p < 0.088). A single-factor regression analysis revealed an association of atherosclerotic CA lesions with both IL-6 levels (OR=3.5; 95% CI: 1.6-8.0) and sgp130 levels (OR=0.34; 95% CI: 0.16-0.72). No association of coronary atherosclerosis with IL-6 levels was detected in a multivariate analysis corrected for traditional risk factors (OR=3.3; 95% CI: 0.87-12.3), while the association with sgp-130 levels persisted (OR=0.22; 95% CI: 0.06-0.8). To understand the interaction between the levels of IL-6 and sgp130 with atherosclerotic CA lesions, a pairwise and partial correlation analysis was performed. Paired correlation analysis revealed a direct correlation of coronary atherosclerosis with IL-6 levels (r = 0.17; p = 0.023) and an inverse correlation with sgp 130 levels (r = - 0.22; p = 0.006). When analyzing private correlations, the correlation between coronary atherosclerosis and IL-6 level controlled by sgp 130 level becomes insignificant, while the private correlation between coronary atherosclerosis and sgp 130 level controlled by IL-6 level maintains statistical validity (r = 0.22; p = 0.04).

Conclusions: The results suggest that the development of atherosclerotic lesion of the coronary artery is influenced not so much by the increased level of IL-6 in the body as by the decreased level of sgp130.

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Published

2022-06-24

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Kaminnyi A. I., Moskalenko S. A., Shuvalova Y. A. Effect of interleukin-6 system components on the development of coronary atherosclerosis // The Journal of Atherosclerosis and Dyslipidemias. 2022. VOL. № 2 (47). PP. 33–40.

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