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Positive association between circulating free insulin-like growth factor-1 levels and coronary flow reserve in arterial systemic hypertension.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12219870     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The reduction of coronary flow reserve (CFR) found in arterial hypertension may be due to changes in afterload, left ventricular (LV) structure, and metabolic factors. Also, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) may be associated with the magnitude of CFR in relation to its modulating action on cardiac and endothelial function. METHODS: A total of 44 newly diagnosed, untreated hypertensive patients, who were free of diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease, underwent M-mode analysis, second-harmonic Doppler echocardiographic assessment of CFR (dipyridamole infusion 0.56 mg/kg intravenously in four patients), determination of circulating free IGF-1, and insulin resistance. Based on CFR levels, hypertensive subjects were divided into two groups: 18 with normal CFR (> or = 2) and 26 with impaired CFR (<2). RESULTS: Patients with normal CFR had lower diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, and LV mass index but higher free circulating IGF-I than patients with reduced CFR (P < .001). Insulin resistance was not significantly different between the two groups. In a first multilinear regression analysis that included demographic and echocardiographic variables, insulin resistance was independently associated with CFR (standardized beta coefficient = -0.31, P < .05) in the overall population. However, in a subsequent model which included also IGF-1, the relationship between insulin resistance and CFR disappeared, whereas IGF-1 was the main independent determinant of CFR (beta = 0.51, P < .0002). CONCLUSIONS: Free IGF-1 circulating levels are independently associated with CFR in hypertensive individuals free of overt coronary artery disease. A possible beneficial effect exerted by IGF-1 on coronary blood flow may be supposed in arterial hypertension.
Authors:
Maurizio Galderisi; Pio Caso; Silvana Cicala; Luigi De Simone; Michelangela Barbieri; Giovanni Vitale; Oreste de Divitiis; Giuseppe Paolisso
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of hypertension     Volume:  15     ISSN:  0895-7061     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Hypertens.     Publication Date:  2002 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-09-10     Completed Date:  2003-04-30     Revised Date:  2009-02-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8803676     Medline TA:  Am J Hypertens     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  766-72     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Blood Flow Velocity
Body Mass Index
Coronary Circulation / physiology*
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Rate / physiology
Humans
Hypertension / blood,  physiopathology*,  ultrasonography
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / physiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Regression Analysis
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
67763-96-6/Insulin-Like Growth Factor I

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