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ArticleJournal of cardiovascular translational research2018

The Interleukin-33/ST2 Pathway Is Expressed in the Failing Human Heart and Associated with Pro-fibrotic Remodeling of the Myocardium.

Cheyenne C S Tseng, Manon M H Huibers, Joyce van Kuik, Roel A de Weger, Aryan Vink, Nicolaas de Jonge

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Article in Journal of cardiovascular translational research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05335629 (Evaluation of the Effect of Dapagliflozin on Cardiac Remodeling in Post Myocardial Infarction Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05335629 nacompletedstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of the Effect of Dapagliflozin on Cardiac Remodeling in Post Myocardial Infarction Patients

Ran2022Enrolled54Registered outcomes2Posted comparisons0ConditionsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Remodeling, VentricularArmsDapagliflozin 10mg Tab
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. The immunology of diabetic cardiomyopathy.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025
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  13. IL-33/Regulatory T-Cell Axis Suppresses Skin Fibrosis.The Journal of investigative dermatology · 2022
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  14. Cardiovascular Biomarkers: Lessons of the Past and Prospects for the Future.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  18. Cardiac fibrosis.Cardiovascular research · 2021
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  19. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance-determined left ventricular myocardium impairment is associated with C-reactive protein and ST2 in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Cheyenne C S TsengDepartment of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. c.c.s.tseng@umcutrecht.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1622-5506
Manon M H HuibersDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Joyce van KuikDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Roel A de WegerDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Aryan VinkDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Nicolaas de JongeDepartment of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
University Medical Center Utrecht · NLUtrecht University · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interleukin-33 (IL-33)/suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (ST2) pathway is a potential pathophysiological mediator of cardiac fibrosis. Soluble ST2 (sST2) is one of the main isoforms of ST2 with strong prognostic value in cardiac disease. The exact role of sST2 in cardiac fibrosis is unknown. The aim of this study was (1) to investigate myocardial expression of the IL-33/ST2 pathway in relation to myocardial fibrosis in end-stage heart failure patients and (2) to study whether plasma sST2 is associated with histologically determined cardiac fibrosis. In 38 patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation, mRNA expression of sST2, total ST2, and IL-33 was measured in cardiac tissue obtained during the implantation. In the same tissue, histological fibrosis was digitally quantified and mRNA expression of pro-fibrotic signaling molecules, connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFβ1), was measured. In addition, plasma levels of sST2 were determined. Expression levels of IL-33/ST2 pathway factors in myocardial tissue were significantly associated with cardiac fibrosis and the expression levels of CTGF and TGFβ1. Plasma levels of sST2 did not correlate with tissue expression of ST2, the amount of fibrosis or myocardial expression of pro-fibrotic signaling proteins. The interleukin-33/ST2 pathway is expressed in the failing human heart and its expression is associated with cardiac fibrosis and pro-fibrotic signaling proteins, suggesting a role in pro-fibrotic myocardial remodeling. Soluble ST2 levels in the circulation did not correlate with the amount of cardiac fibrosis or myocardial ST2 expression, however. Therefore, other pathophysiological processes such as inflammation might also substantially affect sST2 plasma levels.

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Ventricular RemodelingAdolescentAdultAgedConnective Tissue Growth FactorFemaleFibrosisHeart-Assist DevicesHeart FailureHumansInterleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 ProteinInterleukin-33MaleMiddle AgedMyocardiumSignal TransductionCCN2 protein, humanConnective Tissue Growth FactorIL1RL1 protein, humanIL33 protein, humanInterleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 ProteinInterleukin-33TGFB1 protein, humanTransforming Growth Factor beta1CardiacFibrosisIL-33/ST2 pathwaySoluble ST2

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PMCPMC5846972
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