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    Elevated Plasma Levels of N-terminal pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Children with Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
    (Tohoku Univ Medical Press, 2009) Taskesen, Mustafa; Taskesen, Tuncay; Katar, Selahattin; Karadede, Abduelaziz; Tas, Mehmet Ali
    Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) is the most common prototype of acute glomerulonephritis in children, and is characterized by the sudden onset of gross hematuria, edema, hypertension and volume overload. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is produced in both the brain and the heart. Its prohormone, proBNP, is cleaved to biologically active BNP and an inactive N-terminal peptide of proBNP (NT-proBNP). NT-proBNP is released predominantly from the ventricles in response to hypervolemia and pressure overload. We therefore investigated the relationship between NT-proBNP levels and cardiac functions of patients with APSGN. NT-proBNP levels were measured in 28 patients with APSGN (17 boys and 11 girls of 8.2 +/- 2.9 years old) and in 26 healthy children (control group). Echocardiograms were performed in both patient and control groups on admission, and only in the patient group two weeks later. Upon admission, the plasma NT-proBNP levels were higher in the patients than in the control group (8876.2 +/- 9650.8 vs 69.5 +/- 22.2 pg/mL, p < 0.001), and left ventricular dysfunction was detected in six patients. Moreover, NT-proBNP levels were significantly higher in the patients with left ventricular dysfunction than other patients (n = 22). There was no significant difference in the levels of NT-proBNP between the patient and control groups, after diuretic treatment of the patients. Plasma NT-proBNP levels were positively correlated with the severity of APSGN. Thus, NT-proBNP level may be a useful marker to assess the volume overload and cardiac function in the follow up of selected APSGN patients.
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    High levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and impaired autonomic activity in smokers
    (Turkish Soc Cardiology, 2008) Alyan, Omer; Kacmaz, Fehmi; Ozdemir, Ozcan; Karahan, Zulkuf; Taskesen, Tuncay; Iyem, Hikmet; Alan, Sait
    Objectives: We investigated the relationship between high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) activity and autonomic nervous activity using heart rate variability in smokers. Study design: The study consisted of 136 healthy subjects, including 66 smokers (35 women, 31 men; mean age 36 years) and 70 nonsmokers (43 women, 27 men; mean age 34 years). Serum samples were collected from all the subjects. Three-channel, 24-hr Holter monitoring was performed to derive the mean heart rate, standard deviation of normal NN intervals (SDNN), standard deviation of 5-minute mean NN intervals (SDANN), root mean square differences of successive NN intervals (RMSSD), high-(HF) and low-(LF) frequency power components, and the LF/HF ratio. Results: In smokers, the mean duration of smoking was 13.6 +/- 8.2 years (range 3 to 45 years), and the mean number of cigarettes consumed per day was 16.3 +/- 7.1 (range 5 to 40). Smokers exhibited significantly higher mean heart rate, hs-CRP and fibrinogen levels, mean platelet volume, white blood cell count, LF, and LF/HF ratio, with significantly lower SDNN, SDANN, RMSSD, and HF values. In smokers, hs-CRP was correlated with the number of cigarettes consumed per day, duration of smoking, fibrinogen level, mean platelet volume, white blood cell count, LF, and LF/HF ratio, and inversely correlated with HF, SDNN, and SDANN. Even smoking a single cigarette resulted in an acute, 0.07-fold increase in the hs-CRP level (p< 0.0001). In linear regression analysis, both the number of cigarettes consumed per day (beta= 0.52, p= 0.011) and duration of smoking (beta= 0.073, p< 0.0001) had an independent effect on the hs-CRP level. Conclusion: Smoking both impairs the sympathovagal balance and increases the hs-CRP activity in otherwise healthy smokers, the combination of which would probably contribute to a higher rate of cardiovascular events.