Fatty Acid Binding Proteins 3 and 4 Predict Both All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Subjects with Chronic Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) are at increased risk for heart failure (HF). The cardiac-specific (FABP3) and adipose-tissue-specific (FABP4) types of the fatty acid binding proteins have been associated with both all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality. The aim of this study was t...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo, Minerva Granado-Casas, Alejandra Pérez-Montes de Oca, María Teresa Julian, Mar Domingo, Pau Codina, Evelyn Santiago-Vacas, Germán Cediel, Josep Julve, Joana Rossell, Lluís Masana, Didac Mauricio, Josep Lupón, Antoni Bayes-Genis, Núria Alonso
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author Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo
Minerva Granado-Casas
Alejandra Pérez-Montes de Oca
María Teresa Julian
Mar Domingo
Pau Codina
Evelyn Santiago-Vacas
Germán Cediel
Josep Julve
Joana Rossell
Lluís Masana
Didac Mauricio
Josep Lupón
Antoni Bayes-Genis
Núria Alonso
author_facet Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo
Minerva Granado-Casas
Alejandra Pérez-Montes de Oca
María Teresa Julian
Mar Domingo
Pau Codina
Evelyn Santiago-Vacas
Germán Cediel
Josep Julve
Joana Rossell
Lluís Masana
Didac Mauricio
Josep Lupón
Antoni Bayes-Genis
Núria Alonso
author_sort Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo
collection DOAJ
description Subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) are at increased risk for heart failure (HF). The cardiac-specific (FABP3) and adipose-tissue-specific (FABP4) types of the fatty acid binding proteins have been associated with both all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality. The aim of this study was to explore the prognosis value of FABP3 and FABP4 in ambulatory subjects with chronic HF (CHF), with and without T2D. A prospective study involving 240 ambulatory CHF subjects was performed. Patients were followed-up for a mean of 5.78 ± 3.30 years and cause of death (if any) was recorded. Primary endpoints were defined as all-cause and CV death, and a composite endpoint that included CV death or hospitalization for HF was included as a secondary endpoint. Baseline serum samples were obtained and the serum FABP3 and FABP4 concentrations were assessed by sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Survival analysis was performed with multivariable Cox regressions, using Fine and Gray competing risks models when needed, to explore the prognostic value of FABP3 and FABP4 concentrations, adjusting for potential confounders. Type 2 diabetes mellitus was highly prevalent, accounting for 47.5% for total subjects with CHF. Subjects with T2D showed higher mortality rates (T2D: 69.30%; non-T2D: 50.79%, <i>p</i> = 0.004) and higher serum FABP3 (1829.3 (1104.9–3440.5) pg/mL vs. 1396.05 (820.3–2362.16) pg/mL, <i>p</i> = 0.007) and FABP4 (45.5 (27.6–79.8) ng/mL vs. 34.1 (24.09–55.3) ng/mL, <i>p</i> = 0.006) concentrations compared with non-T2D CHF subjects. In the whole study cohort, FABP3 was independently associated with all-cause death, and both FABP3 and FABP4 concentrations were associated with CV mortality. The predictive values of these two molecules for all-cause (FABP3: HR 1.25, 95% CI 1.09–1.44; <i>p</i> = 0.002. FABP4: HR 2.21, 95% CI 1.12–4.36; <i>p</i> = 0.023) and CV mortality (FABP3: HR 1.28, 95% CI 1.09–1.50; <i>p</i> = 0.002. FABP4: HR 4.19, 95% CI 2.21–7.95; <i>p</i> < 0.001) were only statistically significant in the subgroup of subjects with T2D. Notably, FABP4 (HR 2.07, 95% CI 1.11–3.87; <i>p</i> = 0.022), but not FABP3, also predicted the occurrence of the composite endpoint (death or hospitalization for HF) only in subjects with T2D. All these associations were not found in CHF subjects without T2D. Our findings support the usefulness of serum FABP3 and FABP4 concentrations as independent predictors for the occurrence of all-cause and CV mortality in ambulatory subjects with CHF with T2D.
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spelling doaj.art-06f2d38fe2374064aecff8810847dfe22023-11-17T09:17:45ZengMDPI AGAntioxidants2076-39212023-03-0112364510.3390/antiox12030645Fatty Acid Binding Proteins 3 and 4 Predict Both All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Subjects with Chronic Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes MellitusRicardo Rodríguez-Calvo0Minerva Granado-Casas1Alejandra Pérez-Montes de Oca2María Teresa Julian3Mar Domingo4Pau Codina5Evelyn Santiago-Vacas6Germán Cediel7Josep Julve8Joana Rossell9Lluís Masana10Didac Mauricio11Josep Lupón12Antoni Bayes-Genis13Núria Alonso14Vascular Medicine and Metabolism Unit, “Sant Joan” University Hospital, Institut de Investigació Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), 43204 Reus, SpainCIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, SpainDepartment of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, SpainHeart Failure Clinic and Cardiology Service, University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, SpainHeart Failure Clinic and Cardiology Service, University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, SpainHeart Failure Clinic and Cardiology Service, University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, SpainHeart Failure Clinic and Cardiology Service, University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, SpainCIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, SpainCIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, SpainVascular Medicine and Metabolism Unit, “Sant Joan” University Hospital, Institut de Investigació Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), 43204 Reus, SpainCIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, SpainHeart Failure Clinic and Cardiology Service, University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, SpainHeart Failure Clinic and Cardiology Service, University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, SpainCIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, SpainSubjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) are at increased risk for heart failure (HF). The cardiac-specific (FABP3) and adipose-tissue-specific (FABP4) types of the fatty acid binding proteins have been associated with both all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality. The aim of this study was to explore the prognosis value of FABP3 and FABP4 in ambulatory subjects with chronic HF (CHF), with and without T2D. A prospective study involving 240 ambulatory CHF subjects was performed. Patients were followed-up for a mean of 5.78 ± 3.30 years and cause of death (if any) was recorded. Primary endpoints were defined as all-cause and CV death, and a composite endpoint that included CV death or hospitalization for HF was included as a secondary endpoint. Baseline serum samples were obtained and the serum FABP3 and FABP4 concentrations were assessed by sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Survival analysis was performed with multivariable Cox regressions, using Fine and Gray competing risks models when needed, to explore the prognostic value of FABP3 and FABP4 concentrations, adjusting for potential confounders. Type 2 diabetes mellitus was highly prevalent, accounting for 47.5% for total subjects with CHF. Subjects with T2D showed higher mortality rates (T2D: 69.30%; non-T2D: 50.79%, <i>p</i> = 0.004) and higher serum FABP3 (1829.3 (1104.9–3440.5) pg/mL vs. 1396.05 (820.3–2362.16) pg/mL, <i>p</i> = 0.007) and FABP4 (45.5 (27.6–79.8) ng/mL vs. 34.1 (24.09–55.3) ng/mL, <i>p</i> = 0.006) concentrations compared with non-T2D CHF subjects. In the whole study cohort, FABP3 was independently associated with all-cause death, and both FABP3 and FABP4 concentrations were associated with CV mortality. The predictive values of these two molecules for all-cause (FABP3: HR 1.25, 95% CI 1.09–1.44; <i>p</i> = 0.002. FABP4: HR 2.21, 95% CI 1.12–4.36; <i>p</i> = 0.023) and CV mortality (FABP3: HR 1.28, 95% CI 1.09–1.50; <i>p</i> = 0.002. FABP4: HR 4.19, 95% CI 2.21–7.95; <i>p</i> < 0.001) were only statistically significant in the subgroup of subjects with T2D. Notably, FABP4 (HR 2.07, 95% CI 1.11–3.87; <i>p</i> = 0.022), but not FABP3, also predicted the occurrence of the composite endpoint (death or hospitalization for HF) only in subjects with T2D. All these associations were not found in CHF subjects without T2D. Our findings support the usefulness of serum FABP3 and FABP4 concentrations as independent predictors for the occurrence of all-cause and CV mortality in ambulatory subjects with CHF with T2D.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/12/3/645FABP3FABP4chronic heart failurediabetic patientsall-cause deathcardiovascular death
spellingShingle Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo
Minerva Granado-Casas
Alejandra Pérez-Montes de Oca
María Teresa Julian
Mar Domingo
Pau Codina
Evelyn Santiago-Vacas
Germán Cediel
Josep Julve
Joana Rossell
Lluís Masana
Didac Mauricio
Josep Lupón
Antoni Bayes-Genis
Núria Alonso
Fatty Acid Binding Proteins 3 and 4 Predict Both All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Subjects with Chronic Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Antioxidants
FABP3
FABP4
chronic heart failure
diabetic patients
all-cause death
cardiovascular death
title Fatty Acid Binding Proteins 3 and 4 Predict Both All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Subjects with Chronic Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
title_full Fatty Acid Binding Proteins 3 and 4 Predict Both All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Subjects with Chronic Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
title_fullStr Fatty Acid Binding Proteins 3 and 4 Predict Both All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Subjects with Chronic Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
title_full_unstemmed Fatty Acid Binding Proteins 3 and 4 Predict Both All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Subjects with Chronic Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
title_short Fatty Acid Binding Proteins 3 and 4 Predict Both All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Subjects with Chronic Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
title_sort fatty acid binding proteins 3 and 4 predict both all cause and cardiovascular mortality in subjects with chronic heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus
topic FABP3
FABP4
chronic heart failure
diabetic patients
all-cause death
cardiovascular death
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/12/3/645
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