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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
卷 21, 期 1, 页码 4-11出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/2047487313491656
关键词
beta-Adrenergic receptor; biomarker; exercise training; G protein-coupled receptor kinase-2; heart failure
资金
- University of Naples 'FedericoII', Italy
Background Increased cardiac G protein-coupled receptor kinase-2 (GRK2) expression has a pivotal role at inducing heart failure (HF)-related -adrenergic receptor (AR) dysfunction. Importantly, abnormalities of AR signalling in the failing heart, including GRK2 overexpression, are mirrored in circulating lymphocytes and correlate with HF severity. Exercise training has been shown to exert several beneficial effects on the failing heart, including normalization of cardiac AR function and GRK2 protein levels. In the present study, we evaluated whether lymphocyte GRK2 levels and short-term changes of this kinase after an exercise training programme can predict long-term survival in HF patients. Methods For this purpose, we prospectively studied 193HF patients who underwent a 3-month exercise training programme. Lymphocyte GRK2 protein levels, plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, and norepinephrine were measured at baseline and after training along with clinical and functional parameters (left ventricular ejection fraction, NYHA class, and peak-VO2). Cardiac-related mortality was evaluated during a mean follow-up period of 3720 months. Results Exercise was associated with a significant reduction of lymphocyte GRK2 protein levels (from 1.29 +/- 0.52 to 1.16 +/- 0.65 densitometric units, p<0.0001). Importantly, exercise related changes of GRK2 (delta values) robustly predicted survival in our study population. Interestingly, HF patients who did not show reduced lymphocyte GRK2 protein levels after training presented the poorest outcome. Conclusions Our data offer the first demonstration that changes of lymphocyte GRK2 after exercise training can strongly predict outcome in advanced HF.
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