title: Relationship between effects of statins, aspirin and angiotensin II modulators on high-sensitive C-reactive protein levels.
abstract: Statins, aspirin and angiotensin II modulators (A II-M: angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II type I receptor blockades) may have an anti-inflammatory effect, but the relationship between the effects of statins, aspirin and A II-M on high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels remains to be determined. We examined serum hs-CRP levels in consecutive patients with stable ischemic heart disease (IHD) (n=1231; 65+/-9 years; male/female, 927/304) and without IHD (n=226; 64+/-9 years; male/female, 117/109). Blood samples were collected on the day of catheterization. The hs-CRP levels were significantly higher in the IHD than in the non-IHD patients (0.32+/-0.52 vs. 0.24+/-0.29 mg/dl, P<0.05). Treatment with statins was associated with significantly lower hs-CRP levels in both groups (non-IHD, 0.17+/-0.14 vs. 0.26+/-0.31 mg/dl; IHD, 0.27+/-0.34 vs. 0.35+/-0.59 mg/dl; both P<0.05). hs-CRP levels were significantly lower only in IHD patients treated with A II-M than in those not treated with A II-M (0.28+/-0.34 vs. 0.34+/-0.58 mg/dl, P<0.05). Aspirin did not have any effect on the hs-CRP level in either group. The hs-CRP levels were significantly lower in IHD patients treated with statins and/or A II-M than those treated with neither statins nor A II-M (statin+/A II-M+, 0.28+/-0.29 mg/dl; statin+/A II-M-, 0.26+/-0.36 mg/dl; statin-/A II-M+, 0.28+/-0.37 mg/dl; statin-/A II-M-, 0.38+/-0.66 mg/dl; P<0.01). These results indicate that statins and A II-M, but not aspirin, in commonly used doses have an anti-inflammatory action as assessed by measurement of CRP levels in IHD patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoshida
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishino
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanouchi
authors.forename: Kinya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otsu
authors.forename: Masatsugu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hori
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D001241:Aspirin