Effects of ghrelin administration on left ventricular function, exercise capacity, and muscle wasting in patients with chronic heart failure.

نویسندگان

  • Noritoshi Nagaya
  • Junji Moriya
  • Yoshio Yasumura
  • Masaaki Uematsu
  • Fumiaki Ono
  • Wataru Shimizu
  • Kazuyuki Ueno
  • Masafumi Kitakaze
  • Kunio Miyatake
  • Kenji Kangawa
چکیده

BACKGROUND Ghrelin is a novel growth hormone-releasing peptide that also induces vasodilation, inhibits sympathetic nerve activity, and stimulates feeding through growth hormone-independent mechanisms. We investigated the effects of ghrelin on left ventricular (LV) function, exercise capacity, and muscle wasting in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). METHODS AND RESULTS Human synthetic ghrelin (2 microg/kg twice a day) was intravenously administered to 10 patients with CHF for 3 weeks. Echocardiography, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, dual x-ray absorptiometry, and blood sampling were performed before and after ghrelin therapy. A single administration of ghrelin elicited a marked increase in serum GH (25-fold). Three-week administration of ghrelin resulted in a significant decrease in plasma norepinephrine (1132+/-188 to 655+/-134 pg/mL; P<0.001). Ghrelin increased LV ejection fraction (27+/-2% to 31+/-2%; P<0.05) in association with an increase in LV mass and a decrease in LV end-systolic volume. Treatment with ghrelin increased peak workload and peak oxygen consumption during exercise. Ghrelin improved muscle wasting, as indicated by increases in muscle strength and lean body mass. These parameters remained unchanged in 8 patients with CHF who did not receive ghrelin therapy. CONCLUSIONS These preliminary results suggest that repeated administration of ghrelin improves LV function, exercise capacity, and muscle wasting in patients with CHF.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Circulation

دوره 110 24  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004