on January 19, 2006
Published online before print January 19, 2006, doi: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000204327.96431.9a
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Submitted on August 5, 2005
Accepted on January 4, 2006
Modulation of Hepatic Inflammatory Risk Markers of Cardiovascular Diseases by PPAR-
Activators. Clinical and Experimental Evidence
Alberto Zambon ;
From Institut Pasteur de Lille (P.G., J.-C.F., B.S.), Département d’Athérosclerose, Lille, France; Inserm (P.G., J.-C.F., B.S.), U.545, Lille, France; Université de Lille 2 (P.G., J.-C.F., B.S.), Lille, France; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (A.Z., P.P.), Clinica Medica 1, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: pgervois{at}pharma.univ-lille2.fr.
Abstract--Atherosclerosis is a long-term chronic inflammatory disease associated with increased concentrations of inflammatory hepatic markers, such as CRP and fibrinogen, and of peripheral origin, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-
and interleukin (IL)-6. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR-)- is a ligand-activated transcription factor that regulates expression of key genes involved in lipid homeostasis and modulates the inflammatory response both in the vascular wall and the liver. PPAR- is activated by natural ligands, such as fatty acids, as well as the lipid-lowering fibrates. PPAR- agonists impact on different steps of atherogenesis: (1) early markers of atherosclerosis, such as vascular wall reactivity, are improved, (2) however, reduced expression of adhesion molecules on the surface of endothelial cells, accompanied by decreased levels of inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-, IL-1, and IL-6, leads to a decreased leukocyte recruitment into the arterial wall; (3) in later stages of the atherosclerotic process, PPAR- agonists may promote plaque stabilization and reduce cardiovascular events, via effects on metalloproteinases, such as MMP9. Moreover, PPAR- activation by fibrates also impairs proinflammatory cytokine-signaling pathways in the liver resulting in the modulation of the acute phase response reaction via mechanisms independent of changes in lipoprotein levels. Effective coronary artery disease (CAD) prevention requires the use of agents that act beyond low-density lipoprotein cholesterol-lowering. PPAR- agonists appear to comprehensively address some of the abnormalities of the most common clinical phenotypes of the high CAD risk patient of the 21st century such as in the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes: low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high triglycerides, small, dense low-density lipoprotein, and a proinflammatory, procoagulant state.
Key words: atherosclerosis • C-reactive protein • fibrates • inflammation • peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
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