High Density Lipoprotein Subspecies and Coronary Disease

NCT ID: NCT00005676

Last Updated: 2014-03-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

2700 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-04-30

Study Completion Date

2005-08-31

Brief Summary

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To investigate the relative contributions of high density lipoprotein-C (HDL-C) subspecies to risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) in two distinct existing populations (samples from the VA-HIT study and the Framingham Offspring Study \[FOS\]) as well as the response of these subfractions to gemfibrozil treatment.

Detailed Description

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BACKGROUND:

Coronary heart disease (CHD) continues to be a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Information about the contribution of different subspecies of HDL-C to increased or decreased risk for premature CHD and the extent to which common lipoprotein lipase (LPL) mutations affect HDL-C composition and subspecies could contribute to an increased understanding of the role of HDL-C in determining CHD risk.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

The following parameters will be measured in blood samples collected from the VA-HIT study and the Framingham Offspring Study: apo A-I-containing HDL subspecies (prebeta, alpha, and prealpha) in plasma using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis immunoblot and image analysis, LpA-I and LpA-I/A-II in plasma using differential electroimmunoassay, and apo C-III in HDL using immunoturbidometric assay. The study hypotheses are as follow. a) Subjects from the placebo arm of VA-HIT will have significantly lower alpha l HDL subspecies, LpA-I, and apo C-III in HDL, and higher HDL/alpha l and apo A-I/alpha l ratios than subjects free of coronary heart disease from the Framingham Offspring Study. b) These parameters will also predict prospectively risk of coronary heart disease in both groups. c) In the VA-HIT study, treatment with gemfibrozil, which has been shown to be associated with a 22 percent reduction in myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease death, will be associated with increases in alpha l HDL subspecies, LpA-I, and apo C-III in HDL, as well as decreases in HDL/alpha l and apo A-I/alpha l ratios, compared to placebo. d) The hypothesis that subjects with specific mutations in the lipoprotein lipase gene have less beneficial changes in HDL subspecies with gemfibrozil than subjects with no mutations will also be tested.

Conditions

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Cardiovascular Diseases Coronary Disease Coronary Arteriosclerosis Heart Diseases

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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VA-HIT and FOS

VA-HIT cohort: men with established CHD and low HDL-C FOS cohort: men without CHD

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

VA-HIT: men, established CHD, HDL-C\<40 mg/dl, LDL-C \< 140 mg/dl, TG \< 300 mg/dl FOS: men having no evidence of CHD
Minimum Eligible Age

41 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tufts University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Bela Asztalos

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Bela Asztalos, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Tufts University

References

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Asztalos BF, Horvath KV, McNamara JR, Roheim PS, Rubinstein JJ, Schaefer EJ. Effects of atorvastatin on the HDL subpopulation profile of coronary heart disease patients. J Lipid Res. 2002 Oct;43(10):1701-7. doi: 10.1194/jlr.m200037-jlr200.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12364554 (View on PubMed)

Asztalos BF, Brousseau ME, McNamara JR, Horvath KV, Roheim PS, Schaefer EJ. Subpopulations of high density lipoproteins in homozygous and heterozygous Tangier disease. Atherosclerosis. 2001 May;156(1):217-25. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9150(00)00643-2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11369017 (View on PubMed)

Lamon-Fava S, Posfai B, Asztalos BF, Horvath KV, Dallal GE, Schaefer EJ. Effects of estrogen and medroxyprogesterone acetate on subpopulations of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and high-density lipoproteins. Metabolism. 2003 Oct;52(10):1330-6. doi: 10.1016/s0026-0495(03)00276-2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 14564686 (View on PubMed)

Asztalos BF, Horvath KV, McNamara JR, Roheim PS, Rubinstein JJ, Schaefer EJ. Comparing the effects of five different statins on the HDL subpopulation profiles of coronary heart disease patients. Atherosclerosis. 2002 Oct;164(2):361-9. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9150(02)00149-1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12204809 (View on PubMed)

Asztalos BF, Batista M, Horvath KV, Cox CE, Dallal GE, Morse JS, Brown GB, Schaefer EJ. Change in alpha1 HDL concentration predicts progression in coronary artery stenosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2003 May 1;23(5):847-52. doi: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000066133.32063.BB. Epub 2003 Mar 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12637338 (View on PubMed)

Asztalos BF, Cupples LA, Demissie S, Horvath KV, Cox CE, Batista MC, Schaefer EJ. High-density lipoprotein subpopulation profile and coronary heart disease prevalence in male participants of the Framingham Offspring Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2004 Nov;24(11):2181-7. doi: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000146325.93749.a8. Epub 2004 Sep 23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15388521 (View on PubMed)

Batista MC, Welty FK, Diffenderfer MR, Sarnak MJ, Schaefer EJ, Lamon-Fava S, Asztalos BF, Dolnikowski GG, Brousseau ME, Marsh JB. Apolipoprotein A-I, B-100, and B-48 metabolism in subjects with chronic kidney disease, obesity, and the metabolic syndrome. Metabolism. 2004 Oct;53(10):1255-61. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2004.05.001.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15375779 (View on PubMed)

Asztalos BF; HDL Atherosclerosis Treatment Study. High-density lipoprotein metabolism and progression of atherosclerosis: new insights from the HDL Atherosclerosis Treatment Study. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2004 Jul;19(4):385-91. doi: 10.1097/01.hco.0000126979.41946.7e.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15218401 (View on PubMed)

Yancey PG, Asztalos BF, Stettler N, Piccoli D, Williams DL, Connelly MA, Rothblat GH. SR-BI- and ABCA1-mediated cholesterol efflux to serum from patients with Alagille syndrome. J Lipid Res. 2004 Sep;45(9):1724-32. doi: 10.1194/jlr.M400133-JLR200. Epub 2004 Jun 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15210845 (View on PubMed)

Webb NR, de Beer MC, Asztalos BF, Whitaker N, van der Westhuyzen DR, de Beer FC. Remodeling of HDL remnants generated by scavenger receptor class B type I. J Lipid Res. 2004 Sep;45(9):1666-73. doi: 10.1194/jlr.M400026-JLR200. Epub 2004 Jun 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15210842 (View on PubMed)

Asztalos BF, Horvath KV, Kajinami K, Nartsupha C, Cox CE, Batista M, Schaefer EJ, Inazu A, Mabuchi H. Apolipoprotein composition of HDL in cholesteryl ester transfer protein deficiency. J Lipid Res. 2004 Mar;45(3):448-55. doi: 10.1194/jlr.M300198-JLR200. Epub 2003 Dec 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 14657195 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R01HL064738

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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909

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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