Decreased plasma nociceptin/orphanin FQ levels after acute coronary syndromes
| Autor: | Péter Sótonyi, Béla Merkely, Cs. Csobay-Novák, Zoltán Szeberin, Nóra Szilágyi, Kornélia Tekes, Endre Zima, Sz. Tóth, Miklós Krepuska, G. Acsády |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Nociceptin-orphanin FQ
Male Acute coronary syndrome medicine.medical_specialty Down-Regulation Severity of Illness Index chemistry.chemical_compound Leukocyte Count Physiology (medical) Internal medicine White blood cell Blood plasma medicine Humans Platelet Aspartate Aminotransferases Acute Coronary Syndrome Creatine Kinase Aged Hungary biology business.industry Cholesterol Platelet Count General Medicine Glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase Middle Aged medicine.disease Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Opioid Peptides biology.protein Creatine kinase Female business Biomarkers |
| Zdroj: | Acta physiologica Hungarica. 99(2) |
| ISSN: | 0231-424X |
| Popis: | Foregoing researches made on the N/OFQ system brought up a possible role for this system in cardiovascular regulation. In this study we examined how N/OFQ levels of the blood plasma changed in acute cardiovascular diseases. Three cardiac patient groups were created: enzyme positive acute coronary syndrome (EPACS, n = 10), enzyme negative ACS (ENACS, n = 7) and ischemic heart disease (IHD, n = 11). We compared the patients to healthy control subjects (n = 31). We found significantly lower N/OFQ levels in the EPACS [6.86 (6.21-7.38) pg/ml], ENACS [6.97 (6.87-7.01) pg/ml and IHD groups [7.58 (7.23-8.20) pg/ml] compared to the control group [8.86 (7.27-9.83) pg/ml]. A significant correlation was detected between N/OFQ and white blood cell count (WBC), platelet count (PLT), creatine kinase (CK), glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT) and cholesterol levels in the EPACS group.Decreased plasma N/OFQ is closely associated with the presence of acute cardiovascular disease, and the severity of symptoms has a significant negative correlation with the N/OFQ levels. We believe that the rate of N/OFQ depression is in association with the level of ischemic stress and the following inflammatory response. Further investigations are needed to clarify the relevance and elucidate the exact effects of the ischemic stress on the N/OFQ system. |
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