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Abstract
Background: Distinguishing between myocarditis (MC) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the early stages is crucial due to their similar symptoms yet vastly different treatment protocols. This study seeks to utilize metabolomics techniques to differentiate between MC and AMI.
Methods: Plasma samples from 15 patients with MC and 12 patients with AMI were collected. Metabolic profiles of plasma from the two groups of patients were obtained using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS), identifying metabolites with significant differences.
Results: We identified 30 significantly different metabolites in both diseases. In patients with MC, 17 metabolites were upregulated, including 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan and LysoPC (18:2(9Z,12Z)), while 13 metabolites were downregulated, such as 11-cis-retinol, L-glutamate, and hydroxynicotinic acid. KEGG enrichment analysis revealed that the altered metabolites were enriched in tryptophan metabolism, linoleic acid metabolism, primary bile acid biosynthesis, nitrogen metabolism, and retinol metabolism. Biomarker analysis via receiver-operating characteristic curves highlighted 11-cis-retinol as the predominant biomarker, with an AUC value of 0.917.
Conclusions: In conclusion, patients experiencing AMI and MC undergo significant metabolic reprogramming. Metabolites exhibiting abnormal expression in peripheral blood hold diagnostic value for distinguishing between AMI and MC in clinical settings. 11-cis-retinol proved to be the pivotal biomarker for AMI, potentially aiding in the development of a robust predictive model for distinguishing between MC and AMI in clinical settings.
期刊介绍:
Cardiovascular Therapeutics (formerly Cardiovascular Drug Reviews) is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that publishes original research and review articles focusing on cardiovascular and clinical pharmacology, as well as clinical trials of new cardiovascular therapies. Articles on translational research, pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine, device, gene and cell therapies, and pharmacoepidemiology are also encouraged.
Subject areas include (but are by no means limited to):
Acute coronary syndrome
Arrhythmias
Atherosclerosis
Basic cardiac electrophysiology
Cardiac catheterization
Cardiac remodeling
Coagulation and thrombosis
Diabetic cardiovascular disease
Heart failure (systolic HF, HFrEF, diastolic HF, HFpEF)
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
Ischemic heart disease
Vascular biology
Ventricular assist devices
Molecular cardio-biology
Myocardial regeneration
Lipoprotein metabolism
Radial artery access
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Transcatheter aortic and mitral valve replacement.