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Observational studyJournal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany)2021

Soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme levels in heart failure or acute coronary syndrome: revisiting its modulation and prognosis value.

Cristina Almengló, Marinela Couselo-Seijas, Rosa M Agra, Alfonso Varela-Román, José M García-Acuña, Mercedes González-Peteiro, José R González-Juanatey, Sonia Eiras, Ezequiel Álvarez

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Observational study in Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany), 2021. 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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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cristina AlmenglóInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), SERGAS, Travesía da Choupana S/N, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
Marinela Couselo-SeijasInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), SERGAS, Travesía da Choupana S/N, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
Rosa M AgraInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), SERGAS, Travesía da Choupana S/N, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
Alfonso Varela-RománInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), SERGAS, Travesía da Choupana S/N, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
José M García-AcuñaInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), SERGAS, Travesía da Choupana S/N, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
Mercedes González-PeteiroDepartamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
José R González-JuanateyInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), SERGAS, Travesía da Choupana S/N, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
Sonia EirasInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), SERGAS, Travesía da Choupana S/N, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
Ezequiel ÁlvarezInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), SERGAS, Travesía da Choupana S/N, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain. ezequiel.alvarez.castro@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-2381-8425
Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares · ESComplexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña · ESUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The main objective was to compare the meaning of soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (sACE2) plasma levels modulation on the prognosis of two cohorts of heart failure (HF) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We conducted an observational clinical study where sACE2 was measured in two cohorts of HF or ACS (102 patients each), matched by age and gender. The primary endpoint (cardiac death) and the secondary endpoints (non-fatal myocardial infarction or HF readmission) were registered during a 5-year follow-up period. Association with pharmacotherapy was studied, and the effects of cardiovascular drugs on ACE isoforms expression were analysed in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) in vitro. The levels of sACE2 were significantly higher in the HF than ACS cohort. sACE2 was inversely related with the leukocytes number and directly with urea levels. In the ACS cohort, sACE2 was associated with age and glycaemic parameters, but in the HF cohort, the association was with N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide. The levels of sACE2 were related to long-term prognosis and confirmed as a non-independent predictor in the HF cohort. Soluble ACE2 was higher in patients treated with angiotensin receptors blockers and β-blockers, accordingly with losartan and metoprolol upregulation of ACE1 and ACE2 in HUVECs. Plasma levels of sACE2 were higher in HF than in ACS, independently of age and gender, and were related to long-term cardiac death in the HF cohort. Losartan and metoprolol, but not enalapril, upregulated ACE expression in endothelial cells, accordingly with higher levels of sACE2 in patients using these drugs.

Indexed as

Acute Coronary SyndromeADAM17 ProteinAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAged, 80 and overAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Angiotensin IIAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsEnalaprilFemaleHeart FailureHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsKaplan-Meier EstimateLosartanMaleACE2 protein, humanACE protein, humanADAM17 ProteinADAM17 protein, humanAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Angiotensin IIAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsEnalaprilLosartanMetoprololPeptidyl-Dipeptidase AAcute coronary syndromeChronic heart failureLong-term cardiovascular prognosisPharmacotherapySoluble angiotensin-converting enzyme-2

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PMID34529122
PMCPMC8443916
OpenAlexW3201382479

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