Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine Duke University Health System Durham NC.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Duke University Health System Durham NC.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Jul 18;12(14):e029873. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.029873. Epub 2023 Jul 8.
Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) share common risk factors, including obesity and diabetes. They are also thought to be mechanistically linked. The aim of this study was to define serum metabolites associated with HFpEF in a cohort of patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD to identify common mechanisms. Methods and Results We performed a retrospective, single-center study of 89 adult patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD who had transthoracic echocardiography performed for any indication. Metabolomic analysis was performed on serum using ultrahigh performance liquid and gas chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. HFpEF was defined as ejection fraction >50% plus at least 1 echocardiographic feature of HFpEF (diastolic dysfunction, abnormal left atrial size) and at least 1 heart failure sign or symptom. We performed generalized linear models to evaluate associations between individual metabolites, NAFLD, and HFpEF. Thirty-seven out of 89 (41.6%) patients met criteria for HFpEF. A total of 1151 metabolites were detected; 656 were analyzed after exclusion of unnamed metabolites and those with >30% missing values. Fifty-three metabolites were associated with the presence of HFpEF with unadjusted value <0.05; none met statistical significance after adjustment for multiple comparisons. The majority (39/53, 73.6%) were lipid metabolites, and levels were generally increased. Two cysteine metabolites (cysteine s-sulfate and s-methylcysteine) were present at significantly lower levels in patients with HFpEF. Conclusions We identified serum metabolites associated with HFpEF in patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD, with increased levels of multiple lipid metabolites. Lipid metabolism could be an important pathway linking HFpEF to NAFLD.
背景:非酒精性脂肪性肝病(NAFLD)和射血分数保留的心力衰竭(HFpEF)具有共同的危险因素,包括肥胖和糖尿病。人们还认为它们在机制上是相关的。本研究的目的是在经活检证实的 NAFLD 患者队列中确定与 HFpEF 相关的血清代谢物,以确定共同的机制。
方法和结果:我们对 89 例经活检证实的 NAFLD 患者进行了回顾性单中心研究,这些患者因任何原因进行了经胸超声心动图检查。使用超高效液相和气相色谱/串联质谱法对血清进行代谢组学分析。HFpEF 的定义为射血分数>50%,加上至少 1 项 HFpEF 的超声心动图特征(舒张功能障碍、左心房大小异常)和至少 1 项心力衰竭体征或症状。我们进行了广义线性模型,以评估个体代谢物、NAFLD 和 HFpEF 之间的关联。89 例患者中有 37 例(41.6%)符合 HFpEF 的标准。共检测到 1151 种代谢物;排除未命名代谢物和缺失值>30%的代谢物后,分析了 656 种代谢物。有 53 种代谢物与 HFpEF 的存在相关,未经调整的 值<0.05;经多重比较调整后,无代谢物具有统计学意义。大多数(39/53,73.6%)是脂质代谢物,其水平普遍升高。两种半胱氨酸代谢物(半胱氨酸硫酸酯和 S-甲基半胱氨酸)在 HFpEF 患者中的水平明显降低。
结论:我们在经活检证实的 NAFLD 患者中发现了与 HFpEF 相关的血清代谢物,多种脂质代谢物水平升高。脂质代谢可能是将 HFpEF 与 NAFLD 联系起来的重要途径。
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