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ArticleMolecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)2018

Total serum cholinesterase activity predicts hemodynamic changes during exercise and associates with cardiac troponin detection in a sex-dependent manner.

Rafael Y Brzezinski, Eyal Fisher, Noa Cohen, Etti Zwang, Gabi Shefer, Naftali Stern, David Zeltser, Itzhak Shapira, Shlomo Berliner, Ori Rogowski and 1 more

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Article in Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Rafael Y BrzezinskiDepartment of Internal Medicine "C", "D" and "E", Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel.
Eyal FisherDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Noa CohenDepartment of Internal Medicine "C", "D" and "E", Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel.
Etti ZwangDepartment of Internal Medicine "C", "D" and "E", Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel.
Gabi SheferInstitute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Naftali SternInstitute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
David ZeltserDepartment of Internal Medicine "C", "D" and "E", Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel.
Itzhak ShapiraDepartment of Internal Medicine "C", "D" and "E", Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel.
Shlomo BerlinerDepartment of Internal Medicine "C", "D" and "E", Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel.
Ori RogowskiDepartment of Internal Medicine "C", "D" and "E", Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel.
Shani Shenhar-TsarfatyDepartment of Internal Medicine "C", "D" and "E", Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel. shanis@tlvmc.gov.il.
Tel Aviv University · ILTel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center · ILUniversity of Cambridge · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImbalanced autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity is associated with poor cardiovascular outcome. However, clinically validated biomarkers to assess parasympathetic function are not yet available. We sought to evaluate parasympathetic dysfunction by measuring serum cholinesterase activity and to determine its relationship to high sensitive cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) as well as traditional non-invasive parameters of ANS function during exercise in apparently healthy individuals.

methodsWe enrolled 1526 individuals (mean age 49 ± 11 yr., 75% men) from the Tel Aviv Medical Center Inflammation Survey (TAMCIS). We used the acetylcholine (ACh) analog acetylthiocholine (ATCh) as a substrate that is hydrolyzed by both ACh degrading enzymes and reflects the total serum capacity for acetylcholine hydrolysis, referred to as cholinergic status (CS). All subjects performed a cardiac stress test reviewed on the spot by a cardiologist and multiple physiological and metabolic parameters including hs-cTnT were measured.

resultsCS values at rest predicted multiple exercise-hemodynamic changes. Heart rate recovery after exercise was inversely correlated to CS values (p < 0.01 and p = 0.03 for women and men respectively), and a hypertensive reaction during exercise was associated with elevated CS levels in women. Most importantly, women with detectable hs-cTnT (> 5 ng/L) presented with elevated CS levels compared to women with undetectable levels; 1423 ± 272.5 vs 1347 ± 297.9 (p = 0.02). An opposite trend was observed in men. Metabolic dysfunction parameters were also associated with CS elevation in both men and women.

conclusionsParasympathetic dysfunction assessed by total serum cholinesterase activity predicts hemodynamic changes during exercise. CS is also associated with hs-cTnT detection in women and inversely so in men. Future studies to assess the potential clinical use of this new sex-specific biomarker in cardiovascular disease risk stratification are warranted.

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AdultCholinesterasesExerciseFemaleHemodynamicsHumansMaleMiddle AgedSex CharacteristicsTroponin TCholinesterasesTroponin TAutonomic nervous systemCardiac troponinCholinesteraseExercise stress testParasympathetic dysfunctionSex difference

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PMID30563468
PMCPMC6299630
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