PLASMA OSTEOPONTIN LEVELS, BUT NOT ITS MYOCARDIAL EXPRESSION, REFLECT HEART FAILURE SEVERITY IN RECENTLY DIAGNOSED DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY
Topic: Myocardial and pericardial diseases | |
Type: Poster - doctors , Number in the programme: 572 | |
Podzimková J.1, Paleček T.1, Kuchynka P.1, Marek J.1, Daněk B.1, Jáchymová M.2, Šafaříková M.2, Kalousová M.2, Zima T.2, Linhart A.1 1 II.interna, VFN, Praha, 2 Ústav lékařské biochemie a laboratorní diagnostiky, 1. lékařská fakulta, UK, VFN, Praha | |
Background and aim of the study: An extracellular matrix glycoprotein osteopontin (OPN) may be detected in elevated levels in both myocardium and plasma under various pathological conditions affecting the heart. Several studies demonstrated increased plasma OPN levels in patients with heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in the past, while other studies showed high OPN expression levels in myocardium of such patients. However, very little is known about OPN levels in both plasma and myocardium of the same individual with DCM. Therefore, we aimed to compare plasma OPN levels and levels of myocardial OPN expression in patients with recent onset dilated cardiomyopathy (Ro-DCM). Conclusions: Plasma OPN levels reflect heart failure severity in patients with Ro-DCM. Myocardial OPN expression is not associated with either plasma OPN levels or markers of heart failure in these individuals. | |