Student and Faculty Publications

Publication Date

9-4-2023

Journal

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Abstract

Platelets play crucial roles in the development and progression of coronary artery disease (CAD). The triggering receptor expressed in myeloid cells-like transcript-1 (TLT-1) is stored in platelet α granules, and activated platelets release a soluble fragment (sTLT-1). We set out to better characterize the constituent amino acids of sTLT-1 and to evaluate sTLT-1 for use as a biomarker in patients with stable CAD. We evaluated sTLT-1 release using immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry and employed statistical methods to retrospectively correlate sTLT-1 concentrations, utilizing ELISA in plasma samples from 1510 patients with documented stable CAD. We identified TLT-1 residues to 133 in platelet releasates. ADAM17 cuts TLT-1, suggesting that S136 is the C-terminal amino acid in sTLT-1. Our results revealed that for CAD patients, sTLT-1 levels did not differ significantly according to primary outcomes of death or major cardiac event; however, patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction had significantly lower plasma sTLT-1 levels as compared to those with normal LV function (981.62 ± 1141 pg/mL vs. 1247.48 ± 1589 pg/mL; p = 0.003). When patients were stratified based on sTLT-1 peak frequency distribution (544 pg/mL), a significant association with congestive heart failure was identified (OR = 2.94; 1.040-8.282; p = 0.042), which could be explained by LV dysfunction.

Keywords

triggering receptor expressed in myeloid cells-like transcript (TLT-1), blood platelets, cardiovascular diseases, ventricular function-left, biomarker, anthracyclines

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