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Uncoupling of atrial natriuretic peptide extraction and cyclic guanosine monophosphate production in the pulmonary circulation in patients with severe heart failure.
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PMID:  1324959     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to evaluate the role of endogenous atrial natriuretic peptide in the pulmonary circulation in patients with chronic heart failure. BACKGROUND: Plasma atrial natriuretic peptide concentrations in patients with heart failure have been reported to be higher than those in normal subjects and to increase as the severity of heart failure progresses. Although endogenous atrial natriuretic peptide is thought to improve the condition of patients with heart failure by reducing preload and afterload, recent findings have indicated that a high plasma atrial natriuretic peptide level is a prognostic predictor in patients with heart failure. METHODS: To evaluate the pathophysiologic role of endogenous atrial natriuretic peptide in the pulmonary circulation, plasma atrial natriuretic peptide and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) levels were determined in the main pulmonary artery and pulmonary capillary wedge region in 80 patients with chronic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association functional classes II to IV). RESULTS: The plasma atrial natriuretic peptide level decreased significantly from the main pulmonary artery to the pulmonary capillary wedge region, whereas the plasma cGMP level increased significantly from the main pulmonary artery to the pulmonary capillary wedge region. In patients with mild chronic heart failure (n = 50), the plasma atrial natriuretic peptide level correlated with the cGMP level in the main pulmonary artery (gamma = 0.71, p less than 0.001). The atrial natriuretic peptide extraction level, calculated as (Atrial natriuretic peptide in the main pulmonary artery--Atrial natriuretic peptide in the pulmonary capillary wedge region) x Cardiac output x (1-hematocrit/100) (ng/min), also correlated with the cyclic guanosine monophosphate production level, calculated as (cGMP in the pulmonary capillary wedge region--cGMP in the main pulmonary artery) x Cardiac output x (1-hematocrit/100) (nmol/min) (gamma = 0.78, p less than 0.001). In contrast, such correlations were not found in patients with severe chronic heart failure (n = 30). In these patients, the atrial natriuretic peptide extraction level was significantly higher but there was no significant difference in the cGMP production level between the two groups (mild and severe chronic heart failure). Therefore, the molar ratio of cGMP production to atrial natriuretic peptide extraction in the pulmonary circulation was significantly lower in patients with severe chronic heart failure (88 +/- 16 vs. 480 +/- 41, p less than 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that down-regulation of atrial natriuretic peptide receptors coupled to guanylate cyclase may occur in the pulmonary vascular beds of patients with severe chronic heart failure.
Authors:
T Tsutamoto; T Kanamori; A Wada; M Kinoshita
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American College of Cardiology     Volume:  20     ISSN:  0735-1097     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  1992 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-09-30     Completed Date:  1992-09-30     Revised Date:  2010-03-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8301365     Medline TA:  J Am Coll Cardiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  541-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
First Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Atrial Natriuretic Factor / blood*,  metabolism,  physiology
Chronic Disease
Cyclic GMP / biosynthesis,  blood*
Female
Heart Failure / blood*,  physiopathology
Hemodynamics
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery
Pulmonary Circulation / physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7665-99-8/Cyclic GMP; 85637-73-6/Atrial Natriuretic Factor

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