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Contribution of Endothelin-1 to Exercise Intolerance in Heart Failure
December 17, 2021 updated by: VA Office of Research and Development
Contribution of Endothelin-1 to Exercise Intolerance in HF
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for one in every four deaths in 2010 and costing over $300 billion annually in health care, medication, and lost productivity.
Heart failure (HF), a clinical syndrome that develops as a consequence of heart disease, is characterized by the worsening of symptoms, such as dyspnea and fatigue, upon exertion, collectively defined as "exercise intolerance".
Surprisingly, exercise intolerance does not correlate with the degree of cardiac contractile (ventricular) dysfunction, suggesting that changes in the peripheral circulation may be to blame for exercise intolerance in this cohort.
Though there are a host of factors that may contribute to this impairment, disease-related increases in circulating endothelin-1 (ET-1) may be a significant factor in the sequelae of exercise intolerance in HF.
Thus, the overall purpose of this Small Projects in Rehabilitation Research (SPiRE) proposal is to explore the contribution of ET-1 to chronic vasoconstriction in HF patients, and to examine whether inhibition of this pathway could improve vasodilatory ability, and thus exercise tolerance, in Veterans with HF.
Study Overview
Detailed Description
Specific Aim 1 will determine the direct effect of vascular endothelin-1 (ET-1) on skeletal muscle vasoconstriction in HF and age-matched controls.
Intra-arterial infusion of the ETA subtype receptor will be undertaken to pharmacologically probe disease-related changes in the ET-1 pathway at rest and during exercise.
It is hypothesized that ET-1-mediated vasoconstriction will be elevated in HF compared to controls at rest, such that ETA receptor blockade will augment blood flow in HF patients to a greater degree than age-matched controls.
During exercise, the investigators anticipate that inhibition of the ETA receptor will augment skeletal muscle blood flow in HF patients compared to age-matched controls, leading to improved exercise tolerance and reduced skeletal muscle fatigue in this patient group.
Specific Aim 2 will determine the potentiating effect of vascular endothelin-1 (ET-1) on sympathetic vasoconstriction in HF and age-matched controls.
At rest, the investigators hypothesize that infusion of a sympathomimetic drug (norepinephrine, NE) will produce greater vasoconstriction in HF patients compared to age-matched controls, demonstrating a hypersensitivity of the alpha-adrenergic receptors.
Inhibition of the ETA receptor will reduce "sensitivity" of NE-mediated vasoconstriction in HF patients towards that of age-matched controls, identifying ET-1 as a contributor to alpha adrenergic hypersensitivity in HF.
During exercise, it is anticipated that NE-mediated vasoconstriction will be greater in HF patients compared to age-matched controls.
Inhibition of the ETA receptor will reduce NE-mediated vasoconstriction during exercise.
This will augment skeletal muscle blood flow, leading to improved exercise tolerance and reduced skeletal muscle fatigue in HF patients.
The investigators anticipate that findings from the proposed work with ET-1 inhibition could thus provide a "missing link" of information in the investigators' understanding of skeletal muscle blood flow regulation and exercise tolerance in HF, ultimately leading to enhanced quality of life in this cohort.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
30
Phase
- Early Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Utah
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84148
- VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
45 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
General Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria:
- The study group will include subjects with a history of stable cardiomyopathy (ischemic and non-ischemic, >3 months duration, ages 45-75 yrs) despite a minimum of 6 weeks of optimal treatment.
- Optimal therapy will be according to AHA/ACC and HFSA HF guidelines, including treatment with ACE and -blocker therapy (for at least 6 weeks), or have documented reason for variation, including medication intolerance, contraindication, patient preference, or personal physician's judgment.
- Patient enrollment will be limited to those individuals with NYHA class II and III symptoms, LVEF<35%, with no or minimal smoking history (<15 pk yrs), and without pacemakers.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with atrial fibrillation or HF believed to be secondary to atrial fibrillation will be excluded.
- Patients with HF secondary to significant uncorrected primary valvular disease (except mitral regurgitation secondary to left ventricular dysfunction) will also be excluded.
- Patients will be sedentary, defined here as no regular physical activity for at least the prior 6 months and current activity level will be documented by an activity questionnaire.
- Patients must have no orthopedic limitations that would prohibit them from performing knee-extensor exercise.
- Due to the typical age of patients with HF, all women will be postmenopausal (either natural or surgical) defined as a cessation of menses for at least 2 years, and in women without a uterus, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) >40 IU/L.
Women currently taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) will be excluded from the proposed studies due to the direct vascular effects of HRT Comorbidity Exclusion Criteria: Patients with significant non-cardiac comorbidities, which if present could alter the study results, will be excluded.
- These include a diagnosis of Dementia
- Severe COPD
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Anemia
- Sleep-related Breathing Disorder
- Severe Valvular Heart Disease
- Diabetes (if on insulin therapy)
- or End-stage Malignancy
- The investigators will also exclude morbidly obese patients (BMI >35), patients with uncontrolled Hypertension (>160/100), Anemia (Hgb<9) and Severe Renal Insufficiency (individuals with creatinine clearance <30 by the Cockcroft-Gault formula).
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Basic Science
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Arm 1: Control
Control
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Endothelin subtype A antagonist
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Experimental: Arm 2: Heart Failure
Heart Failure
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Endothelin subtype A antagonist
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Blood Flow
Time Frame: two years
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Ultrasound Doppler
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two years
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Collaborators
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
September 1, 2014
Primary Completion (Actual)
March 31, 2019
Study Completion (Actual)
March 31, 2019
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
February 11, 2014
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
April 24, 2014
First Posted (Estimate)
April 28, 2014
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
December 20, 2021
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 17, 2021
Last Verified
December 1, 2021
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- F1418-P
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
No
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