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ArticleScientific reports2024

Association between serum uric acid levels and cardio-ankle vascular index stratified by circulating level of CD34-positive cells among elderly Japanese men: a cross-sectional study.

Yuji Shimizu, Shin-Ya Kawashiri, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Seiko Nakamichi, Naomi Hayashida, Yasuhiro Nagata, Takahiro Maeda

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Yuji ShimizuDepartment of General Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan. simizu@iph.osaka.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-3381-9288
Shin-Ya KawashiriDepartment of Community Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
Hirotomo YamanashiDepartment of General Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
Seiko NakamichiDepartment of General Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
Naomi HayashidaLeading Medical Research Core Unit, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
Yasuhiro NagataDepartment of Community Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
Takahiro MaedaDepartment of General Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.

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MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 21H02575MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 22K06421
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Abstract

Although serum uric acid (UA) has been reported to be positively associated with increased arterial stiffness as evaluated by cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), UA also has an antioxidative effect that prevents endothelial damage. Therefore, the status of endothelial repair induced by endothelial damage might affect the correlation between UA and CAVI. To clarify the correlation between UA and CAVI in relation to endothelial repair activity, we performed a cross-sectional study with 246 Japanese men aged 60-69 years undergoing a general health check-up. The analysis was stratified by the median circulating level of CD34-positive cells because circulating levels of CD34-positive cells could indicate the degree of endothelial repair activity. Independent of known cardiovascular risk factors, among participants with high circulating levels of CD34-positive cells (0.95 cells/μL ≤), UA was significantly positively correlated with CAVI (standardized parameter estimate β = 0.23, p = 0.009), but not among participants with low circulating levels of CD34-positive cells (< 0.95 cells/μL) (β = 0.07, p = 0.445). Independent of established cardiovascular risk factors, UA levels were significantly positively correlated with increased arterial stiffness only among participants with aggressive endothelial repair as evaluated by circulating levels of CD34-positive cells. These results might help clarify some background mechanisms related to endothelial activity.

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Antigens, CD34Cardio Ankle Vascular IndexUric AcidVascular StiffnessAgedCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesEast Asian PeopleHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsAntigens, CD34Uric Acid

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PMID39304688
PMCPMC11415387

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