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ArticleScientific reports2020

Implications of C1q/TNF-related protein superfamily in patients with coronary artery disease.

Yanwei Zhang, Caihong Liu, Jing Liu, Rui Guo, Zheyi Yan, Wenxia Liu, Wayne Bond Lau, Xiangying Jiao, Jimin Cao, Kun Xu and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yanwei Zhang *Department of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, China.
Caihong Liu *Department of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, China.
Jing LiuDepartment of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, China.
Rui GuoDepartment of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, China.
Zheyi YanDepartment of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, China.
Wenxia LiuDepartment of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, China.
Wayne Bond LauDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Xiangying JiaoDepartment of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, China.
Jimin CaoDepartment of Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, China.
Kun XuDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, China.
Yongping JiaDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, China.
Xinliang MaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Yajing WangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. yajing.wang@jefferson.edu.
Shanxi Medical University · CNFirst Hospital of Shanxi Medical University · CNThomas Jefferson University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The C1q complement/TNF-related protein superfamily (CTRPs) displays differential effects on the regulation of metabolic homeostasis, governing cardiovascular function. However, whether and how they may serve as predictor/pro-diagnosis factors for assessing the risks of coronary artery disease (CAD) remains controversial. Therefore, we performed a clinical study to elaborate on the implication of CTRPs (CTRP1, CTRP5, CTRP7, and CTRP15) in CAD. CTRP1 were significantly increased, whereas CTRP7 and CTRP15 levels were decreased in CAD patients compared to the non-CAD group. Significant differences in CTRP1 levels were discovered between the single- and triple-vascular-vessel lesion groups. ROC analysis revealed that CTRP7 and CTRP15 may serve as CAD markers, while CTRP1 may serve as a marker for the single-vessel lesion of CAD. CTRP1 and CTRP5 can serve as markers for the triple-vessel lesion. CTRP1 may serve as an independent risk predictor for triple-vessel lesion, whereas CTRP15 alteration may serve for a single-vessel lesion of CAD. CTRP1 may serve as a novel superior biomarker for diagnosis of severity of vessel-lesion of CAD patients. CTRP7, CTRP15 may serve as more suitable biomarker for the diagnosis of CAD patients, whereas CTRP5 may serve as an independent predictor for CAD. These findings suggest CTRPs may be the superior predictive factors for the vascular lesion of CAD and represent novel therapeutic targets against CAD.

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AdultBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesCollagenCoronary Artery DiseaseElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPeptide HormonesProteinsRisk FactorsROC CurveBiomarkersC1QTNF1 protein, humanC1QTNF5 protein, humanCollagenErfe protein, humanPeptide HormonesProteins

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