Analyzing the Release of Copeptin from the Heart in Acute Myocardial Infarction Using a Transcoronary Gradient Model

Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 11:6:20812. doi: 10.1038/srep20812.

Abstract

Copeptin is the C-terminal end of pre-provasopressin released equimolar to vasopressin into circulation and recently discussed as promising cardiovascular biomarker amendatory to established markers such as troponins. Vasopressin is a cytokine synthesized in the hypothalamus. A direct release of copeptin from the heart into the circulation is implied by data from a rat model showing a cardiac origin in hearts put under cardiovascular wall stress. Therefore, evaluation of a potential release of copeptin from the human heart in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been done.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aorta / metabolism
  • Aorta / physiopathology
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cohort Studies
  • Coronary Circulation
  • Female
  • Glycopeptides / blood*
  • Glycopeptides / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / blood
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Hypertension / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Models, Cardiovascular*
  • Myocardial Infarction / blood*
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications
  • Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
  • Myocardium / metabolism
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Obesity / blood
  • Obesity / complications
  • Obesity / physiopathology
  • Smoking / blood
  • Smoking / physiopathology
  • Troponin T / blood*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Glycopeptides
  • Troponin T
  • copeptins