TY - JOUR
T1 - Circulating levels of cytokines and their site of production in patients with mild to severe chronic heart failure.
AU - Petretta, M.
AU - Condorelli, G. L.
AU - Spinelli, L.
AU - Scopacasa, F.
AU - de Caterina, M.
AU - Leosco, D.
AU - Vicario, M. L.
AU - Bonaduce, D.
PY - 2000/12
Y1 - 2000/12
N2 - BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic heart failure have elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines; however, the mechanism for their increased expression and the site of their production are unknown. METHODS: Twenty-two patients with heart failure, New York Heart Association functional class II to IV, underwent hemodynamic evaluation and echocardiographic study. Blood samples for cytokine evaluation were performed in the ascending aorta, coronary sinus, inferior vena cava, and hepatic vein. Levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), its soluble receptors sTNF-RI and sTNF-RII, interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-6 soluble receptor, soluble gp130, interleukin-2 soluble receptor, and soluble Fas were measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. RESULTS: IL-6 concentrations were higher in class IV patients than in class III patients, which in turn were higher than those in class II. TNF-alpha, sTNF-RI, and sTNF-RII were higher in class IV patients than in class III and II patients. Significant correlations were found between IL-6 concentrations and left ventricular end-systolic volume (r = 0.64; P
AB - BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic heart failure have elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines; however, the mechanism for their increased expression and the site of their production are unknown. METHODS: Twenty-two patients with heart failure, New York Heart Association functional class II to IV, underwent hemodynamic evaluation and echocardiographic study. Blood samples for cytokine evaluation were performed in the ascending aorta, coronary sinus, inferior vena cava, and hepatic vein. Levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), its soluble receptors sTNF-RI and sTNF-RII, interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-6 soluble receptor, soluble gp130, interleukin-2 soluble receptor, and soluble Fas were measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. RESULTS: IL-6 concentrations were higher in class IV patients than in class III patients, which in turn were higher than those in class II. TNF-alpha, sTNF-RI, and sTNF-RII were higher in class IV patients than in class III and II patients. Significant correlations were found between IL-6 concentrations and left ventricular end-systolic volume (r = 0.64; P
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U2 - 10.1067/mhj.2000.110935
DO - 10.1067/mhj.2000.110935
M3 - Article
C2 - 11100001
AN - SCOPUS:33748853375
SN - 0002-8703
VL - 140
JO - American Heart Journal
JF - American Heart Journal
IS - 6
ER -