TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of nebivolol on biomarkers in elderly patients with heart failure
AU - Taneja, Anil K
AU - Gaze, David
AU - Coats, Andrew Justin Stewart
AU - Dumitrascu, Dan
AU - Spinarova, Lenka
AU - Collinson, Paul
AU - Roughton, Michael
AU - Flather, Marcus
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Background Heart failure activates neurohormones, and elevated levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) are associated with adverse outcomes. The SENIORS trial showed that nebivolol, a highly selective beta-1 antagonist with vasodilating properties, reduced the composite outcome of all cause mortality or cardiovascular hospital admissions in older patients with heart failure. We explored the effects of nebivolol on a range of neurohormones, cytokines and markers of nitric oxide activity in heart failure. Methods In a subset of patients in SENIORS we measured N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-BNP), pro atrial natriuretic peptide (Pro-ANP), endothelin-1 (ET-1), peripheral norepinephrine (PNE), soluble Fas (sFas), soluble Fas-ligand (sFas-L), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a), serum uric acid (SUA), symmetrical dimethyl arginine (SDMA), arginine, citrulline and asymmetrical dimethyl arginine (ADMA) at baseline (before study drug), at 6 months and 12 months in a prespecified substudy. Results One hundred and six patients were enrolled and 75 had a baseline and at least one follow-up sample. There were no significant differences in neurohormone cytokines or nitric oxide markers measured between the two groups at six or twelve months. NT-ProBNP showed a numerical increase in the nebivolol group compared to placebo (P = 0.08) and sFas showed a numerical increase in patients on placebo (P = 0.08). Mean baseline LVEF was 35 in both groups and at 12 months was 43 on nebivolol group and 34 on placebo group (P = 0.01). Conclusion There were trends but no clear changes associated with nebivolol in neurohormones, cytokines or markers of nitric oxide activity in this study of elderly patients with heart failure. Further studies are needed to understand the mechanistic effects of beta blockers on biomarkers in heart failure.
AB - Background Heart failure activates neurohormones, and elevated levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) are associated with adverse outcomes. The SENIORS trial showed that nebivolol, a highly selective beta-1 antagonist with vasodilating properties, reduced the composite outcome of all cause mortality or cardiovascular hospital admissions in older patients with heart failure. We explored the effects of nebivolol on a range of neurohormones, cytokines and markers of nitric oxide activity in heart failure. Methods In a subset of patients in SENIORS we measured N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-BNP), pro atrial natriuretic peptide (Pro-ANP), endothelin-1 (ET-1), peripheral norepinephrine (PNE), soluble Fas (sFas), soluble Fas-ligand (sFas-L), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a), serum uric acid (SUA), symmetrical dimethyl arginine (SDMA), arginine, citrulline and asymmetrical dimethyl arginine (ADMA) at baseline (before study drug), at 6 months and 12 months in a prespecified substudy. Results One hundred and six patients were enrolled and 75 had a baseline and at least one follow-up sample. There were no significant differences in neurohormone cytokines or nitric oxide markers measured between the two groups at six or twelve months. NT-ProBNP showed a numerical increase in the nebivolol group compared to placebo (P = 0.08) and sFas showed a numerical increase in patients on placebo (P = 0.08). Mean baseline LVEF was 35 in both groups and at 12 months was 43 on nebivolol group and 34 on placebo group (P = 0.01). Conclusion There were trends but no clear changes associated with nebivolol in neurohormones, cytokines or markers of nitric oxide activity in this study of elderly patients with heart failure. Further studies are needed to understand the mechanistic effects of beta blockers on biomarkers in heart failure.
UR - http://goo.gl/1ywcFZ
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.05.018
DO - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.05.018
M3 - Article
SN - 0167-5273
VL - 175
SP - 253
EP - 260
JO - International Journal of Cardiology
JF - International Journal of Cardiology
IS - 2
ER -