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Soluble fibrinogen‑like protein 2 levels are decreased in patients with ischemic heart failure and associated with cardiac function

  • Authors:
    • Ya You
    • Shiyuan Huang
    • Hui Liu
    • Cheng Fan
    • Kun Liu
    • Zhaohui Wang
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  • Published online on: June 3, 2021     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2021.12198
  • Article Number: 559
  • Copyright: © You et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Soluble fibrinogen‑like protein 2 (sFGL2), as a novel effector of regulatory T cells (Tregs), exhibits immune regulatory activity in several inflammatory diseases. Immune activation and persistent inflammation participate in the progression of ischemic heart failure (IHF). The present study aimed to determine serum sFGL2 levels in patients with IHF and explore the relationship between sFGL2 levels and cardiac function. A total of 104 patients with IHF and 32 healthy controls were enrolled. patients with IHF were further split into subgroups according to the New York Heart Association functional classification or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Serum sFGL2 levels and peripheral Tregs frequencies were analyzed by ELISA and flow cytometry, respectively. The suppressive function of Tregs was measured by proliferation and functional suppression assays. Serum levels of sFGL2 and circulating Tregs frequencies were significantly decreased in patients with IHF compared with healthy controls. In patients with IHF, sFGL2 levels and Tregs frequencies were decreased with the deterioration of cardiac function. Tregs from patients with IHF exhibited compromised ability to suppress CD4+CD25 T cells proliferation and inflammatory cytokines secretion. Specifically, sFGL2 levels and Tregs frequencies positively correlated with LVEF, whereas negatively correlated with left ventricular end‑diastolic dimension and N‑terminal pro‑brain natriuretic peptide. sFGL2 levels were positively correlated with Tregs frequencies. In conclusion, the reduction of serum sFGL2 levels are associated with the progression of IHF and sFGL2 could be used as a potential indicator for predicting disease severity.
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You Y, Huang S, Liu H, Fan C, Liu K and Wang Z: Soluble fibrinogen‑like protein 2 levels are decreased in patients with ischemic heart failure and associated with cardiac function. Mol Med Rep 24: 559, 2021.
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You, Y., Huang, S., Liu, H., Fan, C., Liu, K., & Wang, Z. (2021). Soluble fibrinogen‑like protein 2 levels are decreased in patients with ischemic heart failure and associated with cardiac function. Molecular Medicine Reports, 24, 559. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2021.12198
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You, Y., Huang, S., Liu, H., Fan, C., Liu, K., Wang, Z."Soluble fibrinogen‑like protein 2 levels are decreased in patients with ischemic heart failure and associated with cardiac function". Molecular Medicine Reports 24.2 (2021): 559.
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You, Y., Huang, S., Liu, H., Fan, C., Liu, K., Wang, Z."Soluble fibrinogen‑like protein 2 levels are decreased in patients with ischemic heart failure and associated with cardiac function". Molecular Medicine Reports 24, no. 2 (2021): 559. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2021.12198