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- Kempf, Tibor, et al.
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Circulating concentrations of growth-differentiation factor 15 in apparently healthy elderly individuals and patients with chronic heart failure as assessed by a new immunoradiometric sandwich assay
- 2007
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Ingår i: Clinical Chemistry. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 0009-9147 .- 1530-8561. ; 53:2, s. 284-291
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Growth-differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a member of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) cytokine superfamily. There has been increasing interest in using circulating GDF15 as a biomarker in patients, for example those with cardiovascular disease. METHODS: We developed an IRMA that uses a polyclonal, affinity chromatography-purified goat antihuman GDF15 IgG antibody, assessed the preanalytic characteristics of GDF15, and determined circulating GDF15 concentrations in 429 apparently healthy elderly individuals and 153 patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). RESULTS: The assay had a detection limit of 20 ng/L, an intraassay imprecision of < or =10.6%, and an interassay imprecision of < or =12.2%. Specificity was demonstrated with size-exclusion chromatography, parallel measurements with polyclonal and monoclonal anti-GDF15 antibody, and lack of cross-reactivity with TGF-beta. The assay was not appreciably influenced by the anticoagulant matrix or unrelated biological substances. GDF15 was stable at room temperature for 48 h and resistant to 4 freeze-thaw cycles. Apparently healthy, elderly individuals presented with a median GDF15 concentration of 762 ng/L (25th-75th percentiles, 600-959 ng/L). GDF15 concentrations were associated with age and with cystatin C and C-reactive protein concentrations. CHF patients had increased GDF15 concentrations that were closely related to disease severity. CONCLUSION: The IRMA can detect GDF15 in human serum and plasma with excellent sensitivity and specificity. The reference limits and confounding variables defined for apparently healthy elderly individuals and the favorable preanalytic characteristics of GDF15 are expected to facilitate future studies of GDF15 as a biomarker in various disease settings, including CHF.
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- Kempf, Tibor, et al.
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Growth-differentiation factor-15 improves risk stratification in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
- 2007
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Ingår i: European Heart Journal. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 0195-668X .- 1522-9645. ; 28:23, s. 2858-2865
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aims Growth-differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is a transforming growth factor-beta-related cytokine that is induced in the heart following ischaemia-reperfusion injury. We explored the prognostic utility of GDF-15 in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving fibrinolytic therapy. Methods and results Circulating levels of GDF-15 were determined by an immunoradiometric assay in 741 STEMI patients who were included in the Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Thrombolytic (ASSENT)-2 and ASSENT-plus trials. About 72.7% of the patients presented with GDF-15 levels >= 1200 ng/L, the upper limit of normal in apparently healthy elderly individuals. Increased levels of GDF-15 were associated with a higher risk of death during 1-year follow-up. Mortality rates at 1 year were 2.1, 5.0, and 14.0% in patients with GDF-15 levels < 1200, 1200-1800, and > 1800 ng/L, respectively (P < 0.001). GDF-15 remained an independent predictor of mortality after adjustment for clinical variables, troponin T, and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP). GDF-15 provided prognostic information in clinically relevant patient subgroups, defined according to age, gender, cardiovascular risk factors, haemodynamic status, and the TIMI risk score. Moreover, GDF-15 added prognostic information to the established biomarkers of adverse prognosis in STEMI, troponin T, and NT-proBNP. Conclusion GDF-15 is a new biomarker in STEMI that provides prognostic information beyond established clinical and biochemical markers.
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- Wollert, Kai C, et al.
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Growth Differentiation Factor 15 for Risk Stratification and Selection of an Invasive Treatment Strategy in Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome
- 2007
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Ingår i: Circulation. - 0009-7322 .- 1524-4539. ; 116:14, s. 1540-1548
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background— An invasive treatment strategy improves outcomein patients with non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndromeat moderate to high risk. We hypothesized that the circulatinglevel of growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) may improverisk stratification. Methods and Results— The Fast Revascularization duringInStability in Coronary artery disease II (FRISC-II) trial randomizedpatients with non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndrometo an invasive or conservative strategy with a follow-up for2 years. GDF-15 and other biomarkers were determined on admissionin 2079 patients. GDF-15 was moderately elevated (between 1200and 1800 ng/L) in 770 patients (37.0%), and highly elevated(>1800 ng/L) in 493 patients (23.7%). Elevated levels ofGDF-15 independently predicted the risk of the composite endpoint of death or recurrent myocardial infarction in the conservativegroup (P=0.016) but not in the invasive group. A significantinteraction existed between the GDF-15 level on admission andthe effect of treatment strategy on the composite end point.The occurrence of the composite end point was reduced by theinvasive strategy at GDF-15 levels >1800 ng/L (hazard ratio,0.49; 95% confidence interval, 0.33 to 0.73; P=0.001), between1200 and 1800 ng/L (hazard ratio, 0.68; 95% confidence interval,0.46 to 1.00; P=0.048), but not <1200 ng/L (hazard ratio,1.06; 95% confidence interval, 0.68 to 1.65; P=0.81). Patientswith ST-segment depression or a troponin T level >0.01 µg/Lwith a GDF-15 level <1200 ng/L did not benefit from the invasivestrategy. Conclusions— GDF-15 is a potential tool for risk stratificationand therapeutic decision making in patients with non–ST-elevationacute coronary syndrome as initially diagnosed by ECG and troponinlevels. A prospective randomized trial is needed to validatethese findings.
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