scholarly journals Cardiac Tissue Factor Regulates Inflammation, Hypertrophy and Heart Failure in Mouse Model of Type 1 Diabetes

Author(s):  
Dasan Mary Cibi ◽  
Reddemma Sandireddy ◽  
Hanumakumar Bogireddy ◽  
Nicole Tee ◽  
Siti Aishah Binte Abdul Ghani ◽  
...  

Diabetes patients have an increased risk of heart failure (HF). Diabetes is highly prevalent in HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), which is on the rise worldwide. The role of diabetes in HF is less established and available treatments of HF are not effective in HFpEF patients. Tissue factor (TF), a transmembrane receptor, plays an important role in immune-cell inflammation and atherothrombosis in diabetes. However, its role in diabetes-induced cardiac inflammation, hypertrophy, and HF has not been studied. Here, we have utilized Wildtype (WT), heterozygous, and Low-TF (with 1% human TF) mice to determine TF’s role in <i>Type1 diabetes</i>-induced HF. We found significant upregulation of cardiac TF mRNA and protein levels in diabetic WT hearts compared to non-diabetic controls. WT diabetic hearts also exhibited increased inflammation and cardiac hypertrophy versus controls. However, these changes in cardiac inflammation and hypertrophy were not found in diabetic Low-TF mice compared to their non-diabetic controls. TF deficiency was also associated with improved cardiac function parameters suggestive of HFpEF, which was evident in diabetic WT mice. The TF regulation of inflammation and cardiac remodeling was further dependent on downstream ERK1/2 and STAT3 pathways. In summary, our study demonstrated an important role of TF in regulating diabetes-induced inflammation, hypertrophy, and remodeling of the heart leading to HF with preserved ejection fraction.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dasan Mary Cibi ◽  
Reddemma Sandireddy ◽  
Hanumakumar Bogireddy ◽  
Nicole Tee ◽  
Siti Aishah Binte Abdul Ghani ◽  
...  

Diabetes patients have an increased risk of heart failure (HF). Diabetes is highly prevalent in HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), which is on the rise worldwide. The role of diabetes in HF is less established and available treatments of HF are not effective in HFpEF patients. Tissue factor (TF), a transmembrane receptor, plays an important role in immune-cell inflammation and atherothrombosis in diabetes. However, its role in diabetes-induced cardiac inflammation, hypertrophy, and HF has not been studied. Here, we have utilized Wildtype (WT), heterozygous, and Low-TF (with 1% human TF) mice to determine TF’s role in <i>Type1 diabetes</i>-induced HF. We found significant upregulation of cardiac TF mRNA and protein levels in diabetic WT hearts compared to non-diabetic controls. WT diabetic hearts also exhibited increased inflammation and cardiac hypertrophy versus controls. However, these changes in cardiac inflammation and hypertrophy were not found in diabetic Low-TF mice compared to their non-diabetic controls. TF deficiency was also associated with improved cardiac function parameters suggestive of HFpEF, which was evident in diabetic WT mice. The TF regulation of inflammation and cardiac remodeling was further dependent on downstream ERK1/2 and STAT3 pathways. In summary, our study demonstrated an important role of TF in regulating diabetes-induced inflammation, hypertrophy, and remodeling of the heart leading to HF with preserved ejection fraction.


2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (46) ◽  
pp. 5525-5527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achilleas Papagiannis ◽  
Stelina Alkagiet ◽  
Konstantinos Tziomalos

Background: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is associated with increased risk for hospitalization and all-cause mortality. Currently, there is no established treatment to improve the survival of these patients. Aldosterone appears to play a role in the pathogenesis of HFpEF. Objective: To discuss the findings of studies that evaluated the effects of mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonists on the outcome of patients with HFpEF. Methods: PubMed was searched for relevant papers. References of retrieved articles were also evaluated for pertinent material. Results: Accumulating data suggest that MR antagonists might be useful in the management of patients with HFpEF. However, existing evidence is limited and conflicting. Conclusions: More studies are needed to clearly define the therapeutic potential of MR antagonists in HFpEF. Given the heterogeneity of this disease and the low specificity of the criteria used for its diagnosis, it is also important to improve the definition of HFpEF and include appropriately selected patients in these studies.


2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R deFilippi ◽  
G Michael Felker ◽  
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For many with heart failure, including the elderly and those with a preserved ejection fraction, both risk stratification and treatment are challenging. For these large populations and others there is increasing recognition of the role of cardiac fibrosis in the pathophysiology of heart failure. Galectin-3 is a novel biomarker of fibrosis and cardiac remodelling that represents an intriguing link between inflammation and fibrosis. In this article we review the biology of galectin-3, recent clinical research and its application in the management of heart failure patients.


Author(s):  
Monil Majmundar ◽  
Rajkumar Doshi ◽  
Harshvardhan Zala ◽  
Palak Shah ◽  
Devina Adalja ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. MacNamara ◽  
Vivek Koshti ◽  
I‐Jou Cheng ◽  
Katrin A. Dias ◽  
Christopher M. Hearon ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Selvaraj ◽  
B.L Claggett ◽  
D.V Veldhuisen ◽  
I.S Anand ◽  
B Pieske ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Serum uric acid (SUA) is a biomarker of several pathobiologies relevant to the pathogenesis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), though by itself may also worsen outcomes. In HF with reduced EF, SUA is independently associated with adverse outcomes and sacubitril/valsartan reduces SUA compared to enalapril. These effects in HFpEF have not been delineated. Purpose To determine the prognostic value of SUA, relationship of change in SUA to quality of life and outcomes, and influence of sacubitril/valsartan on SUA in HFpEF. Methods We analyzed 4,795 participants from the Prospective Comparison of ARNI with ARB Global Outcomes in HF with Preserved Ejection Fraction (PARAGON-HF) trial. We related baseline hyperuricemia to the primary outcome (CV death and total HF hospitalization), its components, myocardial infarction or stroke, and a renal composite outcome. At the 4-month visit, the relationship between SUA change and Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire overall summary score (KCCQ-OSS) and several biomarkers including N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) were also assessed. We simultaneously adjusted for baseline and time-updated SUA to determine whether lowering SUA was associated with clinical benefit. Results Average age was 73±8 years and 52% were women. After multivariable adjustment, hyperuricemia was associated with increased risk for most outcomes (primary outcome HR 1.61, 95% CI 1.37, 1.90, Fig 1A). The treatment effect of sacubitril/valsartan for the primary outcome was not modified by baseline SUA (interaction p=0.11). Sacubitril/valsartan reduced SUA −0.38 mg/dL (95% CI: −0.45, −0.31) compared with valsartan (Fig 1B), with greater effect in those with baseline hyperuricemia (−0.50 mg/dL) (interaction p=0.013). Change in SUA was independently and inversely associated with change in KCCQ-OSS (p=0.019) and eGFR (p&lt;0.001), but not NT-proBNP (p=0.52). Time-updated SUA was a stronger predictor of adverse outcomes over baseline SUA. Conclusions SUA independently predicts adverse outcomes in HFpEF. Sacubitril/valsartan significantly reduces SUA compared to valsartan, an effect that was stronger in those with higher baseline SUA, and reducing SUA was associated with improved outcomes. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Private company. Main funding source(s): Novartis


2021 ◽  
pp. postgradmedj-2021-139933
Author(s):  
Akash Batta ◽  
Ganesh Kasinadhuni ◽  
Manphool Singhal ◽  
Pankaj Malhotra ◽  
Rajesh Vijayvergiya

Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inder S Anand ◽  
Scott D Solomon ◽  
Brian Claggett ◽  
Sanjiv J Shah ◽  
Eileen O’Meara ◽  
...  

Background: Plasma natriuretic peptides (NP) are helpful in the diagnosis of heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and predict adverse outcomes. Levels of NP beyond a certain cut-off level are often used as inclusion criteria in clinical trials to ensure that the patients have HF, and to select patients at higher risk. Whether treatments have a differential effect on outcomes across the spectrum of NP levels is unclear. In the I-Preserve trial a benefit of irbesartan on all outcomes was only seen in HFpEF patients with low but not high NP levels. We hypothesized that in the Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist (TOPCAT) trial, spironolactone might have a greater benefit in patients with lower NP levels. Methods and Results: BNP (n=468) or NT-proBNP (n=400) levels were available at baseline in 868 patients with HFpEF enrolled in the natriuretic peptide stratum (BNP ≥100 pg/mL or an NT- proBNP ≥360 pg/mL) of the TOPCAT trial. In a multi-variable Cox regression model, that included age, gender, region (Americas vs. Russia/Georgia), atrial fibrillation, diabetes, eGFR, BMI and heart rate, higher BNP or NT-proBNP as a continuous, standardized log-transformed variable or grouped by terciles (see Figure for BNP & NT-proBNP tercile values) was independently associated with an increased risk of the primary endpoint of cardiovascular mortality, aborted cardiac arrest, or hospitalization for heart failure (Figure-1). There was a significant interaction between the effect of spironolactone and baseline BNP or NT-proBNP terciles for the primary outcome (P=0.02, Figure-2), with greater benefit of the drug in the lower compared to higher NP terciles. Conclusions: The benefit of spironolactone in lower risk HFpEF patients may indicate effects of the drug on early, but not late higher-risk stage of the disease. These findings question the strategy of using elevated NP as a patient selection criterion in HFpEF trials.


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