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ArticleToxicology letters2015

Association of serum aryl hydrocarbon receptor activity and RBC omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with flow-mediated dilation in healthy, young Hispanic cigarette smokers.

Elani F Wiest, Alex Warneke, Mary T Walsh, Mark Langsfeld, Joe Anderson, Mary K Walker

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Article in Toxicology letters, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elani F WiestDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Alex WarnekeVascular Lab, University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Mary T WalshDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Mark LangsfeldDepartment of Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Joe AndersonDepartment of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Mary K WalkerDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA. Electronic address: mwalker@salud.unm.edu.
University of New Mexico · USUniversity of New Mexico Hospital · US

Funding

UNM HSC Clinical and Translational Science CenterUL1TR001449 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI CAMPEN, MATTHEW J, PANDHI, NANCY · 2015 to 2024
$36.9M
University of New Mexico Clinical and Translational Science CenterUL1TR000041 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI LARSON, RICHARD S · 2012 to 2014
$9.8M
NCATS NIH HHS 8UL1TR000041NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000041NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001449
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Impaired flow-mediated dilation (FMD) occurs prior to clinical disease in young cigarette smokers. We investigated two potential biomarkers of FMD: serum aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) activity and RBC omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in healthy young Hispanic cigarette smokers. We recruited never (n=16) and current (n=16) Hispanic smokers (32 ± 7 years old), excluding individuals with clinical cardiovascular disease. We measured FMD with duplex ultrasound, RBC fatty acids and serum AHR activity using a luciferase reporter assay. FMD was significantly impaired in smokers (5.8 ± 4%) versus never smokers (12.3 ± 7.4%, p=0.001). Serum AHR activity was significantly increased in smokers (1467 ± 358 relative light units (RLU)) versus never smokers (689 ± 251 RLU, p<0.001), and correlated positively with FMD only in smokers (r=0.691, p<0.004). RBC percentage of α-linolenic acid (ALA%) was significantly increased in smokers (0.14 ± 0.03%) versus never smokers (0.11 ± 0.03%, p=0.018), and correlated inversely with FMD only in smokers (r=-0.538, p=0.03). The combination of serum AHR activity, ALA%, and systolic blood pressure significantly correlated with FMD in a multivariable regression model (r=0.802, p<0.008). These results suggest that serum AHR activity and RBC ALA% could serve as biomarkers of FMD in healthy, young Hispanic cigarette smokers.

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Adultalpha-Linolenic AcidCross-Sectional StudiesErythrocytesFatty AcidsFatty Acids, Omega-3FemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMiddle AgedReceptors, Aryl HydrocarbonSmokingVasodilationYoung Adultalpha-Linolenic AcidFatty AcidsFatty Acids, Omega-3Receptors, Aryl HydrocarbonAryl hydrocarbon receptorCigarette smokeEndothelial dysfunctionFlow-mediated dilationOmega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

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PMCPMC4335765
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