title: Oxidized LDL, anti-oxidized LDL and anti-annexin A5 antibodies in primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
abstract: The aim of this study was to compare whether oxidized LDL (oxLDL), anti-oxLDL and anti-annexin (anx) A5 antibodies are associated with clinical features of primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS), and to compare these to well-defined groups of non-PAPS myocardial infarction survivors (non-PAPS MI) and to non-PAPS patients with pulmonary emboli (non-PAPS PE). All parameters investigated were analyzed by ELISA using commercial reagents. PAPS patients with MI, in comparison to the group of non-PAPS MI survivors, had significantly elevated concentrations of oxLDL (p = 0.003) and anti-oxLDL antibodies (p = 0.024). Anti-anxA5 antibodies of the IgG isotype were associated with recurrent abortions (OR = 4.788, p = 0.036, 95% CI: 1.104 - 20.762). OxLDL and anti-oxLDL antibodies represent additional risk factors which, together with other factors, might lead to complications of arterial thromboses, such as myocardial infarctions in PAPS, while association of IgG anti-anxA5 antibodies with recurrent abortions is a reflection of the small number of patients with this feature involved in the study and should therefore be investigated further.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Biochemistry, Clinical Center ofSerbia, Belgrade, Serbia. bmyrjana@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Mirjana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Becarevic
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Nada
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Majkic-Singh
mesh_terms: D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D017304:Annexin A5 / Q000276:immunology*; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D017304:Annexin A5; D001323:Autoantibodies; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; C099252:oxidized low density lipoprotein