Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide1-108 Circulates in the General Community Plasma Determinants and Detection of Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide1-108 Circulates in the General Community Plasma Determinants and Detection of Left Ventricular Dysfunction
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10.1016/j.jacc.2011.01.005
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发表时间:
2011-03-22
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24
通讯作者:
Burnett, John C., Jr.
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Macheret, Fima;Boerrigter, Guido;Burnett, John C., Jr.
Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate circulating pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (proBNP(1-108)) in the general community and evaluate its ability to detect left ventricular (LV) dysfunction.Background The current concept for cardiac endocrine function is that, in response to cardiac stress, the heart secretes B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP1-32) and amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP(1-76)) after intracardiac cleavage of their molecular precursor, proBNP(1-108). We hypothesized that proBNP(1-108) circulates in normal human subjects and that it is a useful biomarker for LV dysfunction.Methods Our population-based study included a cohort of 1,939 adults (age >= 45 years) from Olmsted County, Minnesota, with 672 participants defined as healthy. Subjects underwent in-depth clinical characterization, detailed echocardiography, and measurement of proBNP(1-108). Independent factors associated with proBNP(1-108) and test characteristics for the detection of LV dysfunction were determined.Results ProBNP(1-108) in normal humans was strongly influenced by sex, age, heart rate, and body mass index. The median concentration was 20 ng/l with a mean proBNP(1-108) to NT-proBNP(1-76) ratio of 0.366, which decreased with heart failure stage. ProBNP(1-108) was a sensitive (78.8%) and specific (86.1%) biomarker for detecting LV systolic dysfunction, which was comparable to BNP1-32, but less than NT-proBNP(1-76), in several subsets of the population.Conclusions ProBNP(1-108) circulates in the majority of healthy humans in the general population and is a sensitive and specific biomarker for the detection of systolic dysfunction. The proBNP(1-108) to NT-proBNP(1-76) ratio may provide insights into altered proBNP(1-108) processing during heart failure progression. Thus, this highly specific assay for proBNP(1-108) provides important new insights into the biology of the BNP system. (J Am Coll Cardiol 2011;57:1386-95) (C) 2011 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation