DocumentCode
471594
Title
Soluble CD40L Versus Myocyte Enhancer Factor: Predicting a Prominent Marker For Cardiovascular Disease
Author
De Trad, Chafia Hejase
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., United Arab Emirates Univ., Al-Ain
fYear
2006
fDate
Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006
Firstpage
1698
Lastpage
1701
Abstract
Atherosclerosis (ACS) has set off the innovation of molecular markers measured in plasma or serum, and used for the identification of individuals at high risk of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). In an attempt to improve cardiovascular risk prediction, considerable interest is focused on inflammatory biomarkers including Interleukin (IL)-6, Phospholamban (PLB), Myocyte enhancer factor 2A (MEF2A), and Soluble CD40 ligand. In this paper, signal-processing techniques predicted the characteristic frequencies of the above-mentioned proteins, and common binding sites. The CD40L characteristic frequency, 0.3555plusmn0.0001, is correlated with Protease inhibitors and the second peak, 0.4531plusmn0.0009, is closely related to Fgfs. This study also revealed that for MEF2A, the characteristic frequency, 0.0488plusmn0.0001, is specific for enhancers DNA regulating sequences. The remaining frequencies, 0.3672 plusmn0.0001 and 0.4648plusmn0.0002, are characteristic of the Myocyte Protease inhibiting activity and SOS operator function. Furthermore, clinical data suggested that the increased levels of CD40L reliably identify the subgroup of patients with ACS who are at highest risk for cardiac events. It is suggested that CD40L is a most prominent candidate for early detection of cardiac disease
Keywords
DNA; biochemistry; cardiovascular system; diseases; medical signal processing; molecular biophysics; proteins; wavelet transforms; CHD; DNA regulating sequence; atherosclerosis; binding site; cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular risk prediction; coronary heart disease; inflammatory biomarker; interleukin-6; molecular marker; myocyte enhancer factor 2A; myocyte protease inhibiting activity; phospholamban; plasma; proteins; serum; signal-processing technique; soluble CD40 ligand; wavelets; Atherosclerosis; Biomarkers; Cardiac disease; Cardiology; Cardiovascular diseases; Frequency; Inhibitors; Plasma measurements; Proteins; Technological innovation; Biomarkers; Myocyte Enhancer Factor; Signal Processing Techniques; Soluble CD40L; Wavelets;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
New York, NY
ISSN
1557-170X
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN
1557-170X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260240
Filename
4462098
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