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BDNFVal66met polymorphism: a potential bridge between depression and thrombosis.
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European heart journal [Eur Heart J] 2017 May 07; Vol. 38 (18), pp. 1426-1435. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Aims: Epidemiological studies strongly suggest a link between stress, depression, and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs); the mechanistic correlation, however, is poorly understood. A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the BDNF gene (BDNFVal66Met), associated with depression and anxiety, has been proposed as a genetic risk factor for CVD. Using a knock-in mouse carrying the BDNFVal66Met human polymorphism, which phenocopies psychiatric-related symptoms found in humans, we investigated the impact of this SNP on thrombosis.<br />Methods and Results: BDNFMet/Met mice displayed a depressive-like phenotype concomitantly with hypercoagulable state and platelet hyperreactivity. Proteomic analysis of aorta secretome from BDNFMet/Met and wild-type (WT) mice showed differential expression of proteins involved in the coagulation and inflammatory cascades. The BDNF Met allele predisposed to carotid artery thrombosis FeCl3-induced and to death after collagen/epinephrine injection. Interestingly, transfection with BDNFMet construct induced a prothrombotic/proinflammatory phenotype in WT cells. SIRT1 activation, using resveratrol and/or CAY10591, prevented thrombus formation and restored the physiological levels of coagulation and of platelet markers in BDNFMet/Met mice and/or cells transfected with the Met allele. Conversely, inhibition of SIRT1 by sirtinol and/or by specific siRNA induced the prothrombotic/proinflammatory phenotype in WT mice and cells. Finally, we found that BDNF Met homozygosity is associated with increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in humans.<br />Conclusion: Activation of platelets, alteration in coagulation pathways, and changes in vessel wall protein expression in BDNFMet/Met mice recapitulate well the features occurring in the anxiety/depression condition. Furthermore, our data suggest that the BDNFVal66Met polymorphism contribute to the individual propensity for arterial thrombosis related to AMI.<br /> (Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2015. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
- Subjects :
- Animals
Anxiety Disorders genetics
Aorta physiology
Blood Coagulation genetics
Carotid Arteries physiology
Carotid Artery Thrombosis genetics
Disease Models, Animal
Female
Heterozygote
Homozygote
Humans
Male
Mice, Transgenic
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia genetics
Nerve Tissue Proteins metabolism
Platelet Activation genetics
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors pharmacology
Receptors, Cell Surface metabolism
Resveratrol
Signal Transduction physiology
Sirtuin 1 antagonists & inhibitors
Stilbenes pharmacology
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor genetics
Depressive Disorder genetics
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide genetics
Thrombosis genetics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1522-9645
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 18
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European heart journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26705390
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehv655