20-LB: Impact of Optimal Medical Therapy, Insulin Sensitization, and Revascularization Strategies on Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor and Its Association with Cardiovascular Outcomes—A BARI-2D Ancillary Study
Authors: AMADI KINGSLEY-MICHAEL , HUANG YIYUAN , ISMAIL ANIS , HAYEK SALIM , VASBINDER ALEXI , PRATLEY RICHARD E. , BANERJEE MOUSUMI , BUSUI RODICA , CATALAN TONIMARIE C. , ERNE GRACE , PRESSWALLA FERIEL , BITTERMAN BRAYDEN , NELAPUDI MOSES , PIZZO IAN S. , TRIPATHI MEDHA , TEKUMULLA ANNIKA , MEYETTE NATHAN , BLAKELY PENNELOPE , SULAIMAN NOOR , BARDWELL ALINA , CHEN JIAZI , TILLEY CAROLINE R. 
Published: June 2023

Chronic inflammation is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and a driver of its complications. Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is an immune-derived signaling glycoprotein involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes-related outcomes, notably atherosclerosis and nephropathy. We aimed to determine if optimal medical therapy, insulin sensitization, and revascularization strategy impact suPAR levels and modulate its association with outcomes. We leveraged the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI-2D) trial, a study of patients with T2D and coronary artery disease (CAD) who underwent either revascularization or optimized medical therapy, and were randomized to either insulin-sensitization or insulin-provision therapy. We measured plasma suPAR levels in 2316 patients at baseline and 1-year follow-up and examined the association between suPAR and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). The median suPAR level at baseline was 3.02 ng/ml (IQR 2.32-3.95) and 3.15 ng/ml (2.4-4.2) at 1-year. SuPAR levels were notably higher in patients who underwent CABG (2.94 vs 2.70, p&lt;0.001), but were unchanged post-PCI, insulin sensitization or insulin provisioning at 1 year. In multivariable analyses, baseline and 1-years suPAR levels were predictive of MACE, without difference in the strengths of the association between the two time points (HR of 2.18 (95%CI[1.57-3.03]) at baseline and 2.13 (95%CI[1.45-3.13]) at follow-up for the 3rd tertile compared to the first. Our findings suggest that inflammation as measured by suPAR is not reduced by revascularization or T2D treatment strategy, and likely accounts for the residual CV risk in patients with T2D. The advent of anti-suPAR therapies may offer new promise for patients with T2D and co-morbid CAD.

Disclosure

K. Amadi: None. G. Erne: None. F. Presswalla: None. B. Bitterman: None. M. Nelapudi: None. I. S. Pizzo: None. M. Tripathi: None. A. Tekumulla: None. N. Meyette: None. P. Blakely: None. N. Sulaiman: None. Y. Huang: None. A. Bardwell: None. J. Chen: None. C. R. Tilley: None. A. Ismail: None. S. Hayek: None. A. Vasbinder: None. R. E. Pratley: Other Relationship; Bayer Inc., Corcept Therapeutics, Dexcom, Inc., Gasherbrum Bio, Inc., Hanmi Pharm. Co., Ltd., Hengrui (USA) Ltd., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Novo Nordisk, Pfizer Inc., Rivus Pharmaceuticals Inc., Sanofi, Scohia Pharma Inc., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. M. Banerjee: None. R. Busui: Board Member; American Diabetes Association, Consultant; Averitas Pharma, Inc., Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Nevro Corp., Novo Nordisk, Roche Diagnostics, Procter & Gamble, Research Support; Novo Nordisk, Medtronic, National Institutes of Health. T. C. Catalan: None.

Funding

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Biologic Specimen and Data Repository Information Coordinating Center