Plasma autoantibodies against apolipoprotein B-100 peptide 210 in subclinical atherosclerosis.

Olga McLeod, Angela Silveira, Gunilla Nordin Fredrikson, Karl Gertow, Damiano Baldassarre, Fabrizio Veglia, Bengt Sennblad, Rona J Strawbridge, Malin Larsson, Karin Leander, Bruna Gigante, Jussi Kauhanen, Rainer Rauramaa, Andries J Smit, Elmo Mannarino, Philippe Giral, Steve E Humphries, Elena Tremoli, Ulf de Faire, John OhrvikJan Nilsson, Anders Hamsten

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Abstract

Experimental studies have suggested that autoimmunity is involved in atherosclerosis and provided evidence that both protective and pro-atherogenic immune responses exist. This concept has received support from small clinical studies implicating autoantibodies directed against apolipoprotein B-100 (apoB-100) in human atherosclerosis. We examined circulating autoantibodies directed against native and malondialdehyde (MDA)-modified epitope p210 of apoB-100 (IgG-p210nat and IgM-p210MDA) in relation to early atherosclerosis in a large, European longitudinal cohort study of healthy high-risk individuals.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)242-248
JournalAtherosclerosis
Volume232
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease

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