Neopterin and beta-2 microglobulin relations to immunity and inflammatory status in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy patients.

Celina WojciechowskaJan WodnieckiRomuald Wojnicz Ewa RomukWojciech JachećAndrzej TomasikBronisława Skrzep-PoloczekBeata SpinczykEwa Nowalany-Kozielska

Published in: Mediators of inflammation (2014)

Neopterin but not β-2 microglobulin concentration reflected immune response in biopsy specimens. Neopterin correlated with acute phase proteins and stage of heart failure and may indicate a general immune and inflammatory activation in heart failure.

Keyphrases

heart failure
immune response
end stage renal disease
oxidative stress
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
left ventricular
atrial fibrillation
fine needle aspiration
ultrasound guided
patient reported outcomes
toll like receptor
patient reported