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Basic mechanisms in heart failure: the cytokine hypothesis

Y Seta1, K Shan, B Bozkurt

  • 1Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

Journal of Cardiac Failure
|September 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Heart failure progression involves more than just hemodynamics. Cytokines, like neurohormones, are increasingly recognized as key biological molecules contributing to heart failure development and worsening.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pathophysiology

Background:

  • Heart failure traditionally viewed as a hemodynamic disorder.
  • Hemodynamic hypothesis insufficient to explain heart failure progression.
  • Neurohormones implicated in heart failure progression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review clinical and experimental evidence on the role of cytokines in heart failure.
  • To explore cytokines as a class of biologically active molecules in heart failure.
  • To compare the role of cytokines with neurohormones in heart failure pathogenesis.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent clinical studies.
  • Analysis of experimental research findings.
  • Synthesis of data on molecular mechanisms.

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Main Results:

  • Cytokines are expressed in heart failure.
  • Evidence suggests cytokines contribute to heart failure development.
  • Cytokines may play a role similar to neurohormones.

Conclusions:

  • Heart failure pathogenesis involves more than hemodynamic factors.
  • Cytokines represent a significant class of molecules in heart failure.
  • Further research into cytokine pathways is warranted for heart failure treatment.