Naslov
The N-Glycosylation of Total Plasma Proteins and IgG in Atrial Fibrillation

Autori
Plavša, Branimir ; Szavits-Nossan, Janko ; Blivajs, Aleksandar ; Rapčan, Borna ; Radovani, Barbara ; Šesto, Igor ; Štambuk, Krešimir ; Mustapić, Vito ; Đerek, Lovorka ; Rudan, Diana ; Lauc, Gordan ; Gudelj, Ivan

Izvornik
Biomolecules (2218-273X) 13(4) (2023); 605, 15

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
atrial fibrillation ; N-glycosylation ; immunoglobulin G ; biomarker ; total plasma proteins ; pulmonary vein isolation

Sažetak
Atrial fibrillation is a disease with a complex pathophysiology, whose occurrence and persistence are caused not only by aberrant electrical signaling in the heart, but by the development of a susceptible heart substrate. These changes, such as the accumulation of adipose tissue and interstitial fibrosis, are characterized by the presence of inflammation. N-glycans have shown great promise as biomarkers in different diseases, specifically those involving inflammatory changes. To assess the changes in the N-glycosylation of the plasma proteins and IgG in atrial fibrillation, we analyzed the N-glycosylation of 172 patients with atrial fibrillation, before and six months after a pulmonary vein isolation procedure, with 54 cardiovascularly healthy controls. An analysis was performed using ultra- high-performance liquid chromatography. We found one oligomannose N-glycan structure from the plasma N-glycome and six IgG N-glycans, mainly revolving around the presence of bisecting N- acetylglucosamine, that were significantly different between the case and control groups. In addition, four plasma N-glycans, mostly oligomannose structures and a derived trait that was related to them, were found to be different in the patients who experienced an atrial fibrillation recurrence during the six-month follow-up. IgG N-glycosylation was extensively associated with the CHA2DS2-VASc score, confirming its previously reported associations with the conditions that make up the score. This is the first study looking at the N-glycosylation patterns in atrial fibrillation and warrants further investigation into the prospect of glycans as biomarkers for atrial fibrillation.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biotehnologija u biomedicini (prirodno područje, biomedicina i zdravstvo, biotehničko područje)

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