| Myocardial gene expression alterations in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. | |
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PMID: 20388650 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIMS: To assess cardiac gene expression in peripheral blood cells of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM) and its relationship to echocardiographic left ventricular (LV) function. METHODS AND RESULTS: A complete echocardiographic study and blood sampling were performed in 65 consecutive stable IDCM patients with LV ejection fraction (LVEF) 31.76 +/- 10.07% and chronic mild to moderate heart failure (NYHA functional class II to III) for > or =9 months. Blood samples from 19 healthy individuals were included for comparison. Transcript levels of myocardin, GATA4, alpha- and beta-myosin heavy chain (MHC), sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase 2 (SERCA2), and phospholamban were determined by quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Myocardin (24.88 +/- 4.93 vs. 3.98 +/- 1.12, P = 0.0048) and GATA4 (17.85 +/- 4.85 vs. 0.45 +/- 0.15, P = 0.0069 x 10(-5)) were upregulated in IDCM patients compared with controls, whereas SERCA2 (5.11 +/- 0.42 vs. 8.93 +/- 1.07, P = 0.001) was downregulated. In IDCM patients, myocardin (r = 0.279, P = 0.025), GATA4 (r = 0.314, P = 0.011), beta-MHC (r = 0.444, P=0.0002), and alpha-MHC (r = 0.272, P = 0.034) showed positive correlations, whereas SERCA2 (r = -0.264, P = 0.034) exhibited a negative correlation with LVEF. Patients with elevated LV filling pressures had lower myocardin (15.06 +/- 3.10 vs. 43.12 +/- 12.03, P = 0.048), GATA4 (8.96 +/- 2.17 vs. 34.38 +/- 12.60, P = 0.026), beta-MHC (10.59 +/- 4.05 vs. 16.43 +/- 4.91, P = 0.013), and alpha-MHC (0.27 +/- 0.08 vs. 0.79 +/- 0.20, P = 0.033) and higher SERCA2 (5.65 +/- 0.54 vs. 3.90 +/- 0.61, P = 0.037) levels. Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) had higher SERCA2 levels compared with sinus rhythm patients (6.75 +/- 0.84 vs. 4.54 +/- 0.45, P = 0.017). CONCLUSION: Our data indicate that cardiac gene expression alterations in peripheral blood cells of IDCM patients may reflect alterations in LV function, whereas the presence of AF may be associated with increased SERCA2 levels in these patients. |
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Authors:
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Joanna E Kontaraki; Fragiskos I Parthenakis; Eva G Nyktari; Alexandros P Patrianakos; Panos E Vardas |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-04-13 |
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Title: European journal of heart failure Volume: 12 ISSN: 1879-0844 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Heart Fail. Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
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Created Date: 2010-05-25 Completed Date: 2010-08-20 Revised Date: 2011-06-08 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100887595 Medline TA: Eur J Heart Fail Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 541-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Crete, Greece. kontarak@med.uoc.gr |
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Aged Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / genetics*, physiopathology, ultrasonography Echocardiography Female Gene Expression Humans Leukocytes, Mononuclear / metabolism* Male Middle Aged Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / genetics*, ultrasonography |
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