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BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY
Volume 38, Issue -, Pages 59-65Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2013.12.023
Keywords
Lipocalin 2; Depression; Cognitive and somatic depressive symptoms; Inflammation; Heart failure; Follow-up
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- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) [453-04-004]
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Depression adversely affects prognosis in heart failure (HF) patients. Inflammation is indicated as potential biological pathway in this co-morbidity. Since increased levels of the cytokine Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) are predictive for HF prognosis, and recently indicated in patients with major depression, this study examined the association of serum NGAL levels with symptoms of depression in patients with HF. Serum NGAL levels were measured in 104 patients with HF (left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEF <= 40). Depression, evaluated using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI; total score, somatic and cognitive component), and the Hamilton Depression Rating scale (HAMD), at baseline and 12 months follow-up, was associated with NGAL levels using mixed model analysis. Analyses were adjusted for demographics measures, disease severity indicators, inflammation, comorbidity and medication. Increased serum NGAL levels were significantly associated with depression measured by HAMD (baseline: r = 0.25, p < .05) and BDI (baseline: r = 0.22, p < .05; 12 months: r = 0.37, p < .01). This association remained significant after adjustment for covariates; age, sex, time, LVEF, and creatinine (HAMD, t = 2.01, p = .047; BDI, t = 2.28, p = .024). NGAL was significantly associated with somatic- (p = 0.004), but not cognitive depressive symptoms (p = 0.32). NGAL levels were associated with the experienced HF-related functional limitations (6 min walk test), rather than the severity of cardiac dysfunction (LVEF). This study indicates that depression in patients with chronic HF is associated with elevated NGAL levels, independent of clinical severity of the underlying disease. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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