Abstract
The role of circulating stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) in heart failure (HF) has not been defined. The aim of this study was to examine the circulating SDF-1 levels in hospitalized heart failure (HHF) patients. Circulating SDF-1 and other clinical variables, including N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), C-reactive protein (CRP), and echocardiographic parameters, were measured in HHF patients (n = 69) and healthy control subjects (n = 35). The circulating SDF-1 level was significantly greater in patients with HF (5,101 ± 1,977pg/ml) compared with the control subjects (1,879 ± 1,417pg/ml; p < 0.001). Circulating SDF-1 levels were positively correlated with NT-proBNP (r = 0.46 p < 0.001) and CRP (r = 0.53 p < 0.001) levels, and negatively correlated with left ventricular ejection fraction values (r = - 0.41, p < 0.001). The level of circulating SDF-1 increases in HHF patients.
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