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The Relationship of Adiponectin in Adipose Tissue, Thy-1 in Plaques, and Inflammatory Mediators With Cardiac Diseases

NCT02519257 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 96

Last updated 2015-08-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory process in which immune mechanisms interact with metabolic risk factors to initiate, propagate, and activate lesions in the arterial trees and is known as the main cause of coronary artery disease (CAD). Recently, there are more and more studies highlighted the potential importance of adipose tissue in relation to inflammation effects on CAD pathogenesis. However, it remains unclear whether Thy-1, adiponectin or any other inflammatory mediators in mediastinal adipose tissue contribute to CAD. In this study, we aim to analyze the expression of inflammatory mediators' expression via in vitro assay (3T3-L1 cell culture) and in vivo assay (human adipose tissues).

Conditions

  • Heart Surgery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

CAD

Patients with CAD diseases proposed to have cardiac operations will be enrolled in this study, but those with congestive heart failure are excluded. Besides, those patients with valve diseases should have patent coronary arteries on coronary angiography.

PROCEDURE

VHD

Patients with valve diseases proposed to have cardiac operations will be enrolled in this study, but those with congestive heart failure are excluded. Besides, those patients with valve diseases should have patent coronary arteries on coronary angiography.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-07-31
Completion
2010-07-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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