Pseudouridine and N-formylmethionine associate with left ventricular mass index: Metabolome-wide association analysis of cardiac remodeling. (March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Razavi, Alexander C.; Bazzano, Lydia A.; He, Jiang; Li, Shengxu; Fernandez, Camilo; Whelton, Seamus P.; Krousel-Wood, Marie; Nierenberg, Jovia L.; Shi, Mengyao; Li, Changwei; Mi, Xuenan; Kinchen, Jason; Kelly, Tanika N.
• Is Part Of: Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology. Volume 140(2020)
• Page Start: 22
• Page End: 29
• Publication Date: 2020-03
• Subjects: Heart failure -- Ventricular remodeling -- Biomarkers -- Metabolomics -- Epidemiology -- Cardiovascular -- Pseudouridine -- N-formylmethionine; BMI body mass index -- CVD cardiovascular disease -- eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate -- HbA1c hemoglobin A1c -- HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol -- HF heart failure -- LDL-C low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol -- LV left ventricular -- LVMI left ventricular mass index -- RWT relative wall thickness; Cardiology -- Periodicals; Heart Diseases -- Periodicals; Molecular Biology -- Periodicals; Cardiologie -- Périodiques; Cardiology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.12
• DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.02.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-2828

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Heart failure (HF) is the fastest growing form of cardiovascular disease both nationally and globally, underlining a need to phenotype subclinical HF intermediaries to improve primary prevention. Objectives: We aimed to identify novel metabolite associations with left ventricular (LV) remodeling, one upstream HF intermediary, among a community-based cohort of individuals. Methods: We examined 1052 Bogalusa Heart Study participants (34.98% African American, 57.41% female, aged 33.6–57.5 years). Measures of LV mass and relative wall thickness (RWT) were obtained using two-dimensional-guided echocardiographic measurements via validated eqs. LV mass was indexed to height 2.7 to calculate left ventricular mass index (LVMI). Untargeted metabolomic analysis of fasting serum samples was conducted. In combined and ethnicity-stratified analyses, multivariable linear and multinomial logistic regression models tested the associations of metabolites with the continuous LVMI and RWT and categorical LV geometry phenotypes, respectively, after adjusting for demographic and traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors. Results: Pseudouridine (B = 1.38; p = 3.20 × 10 −5 ) and N-formylmethionine (B = 1.65; 3.30 × 10 −6 ) were significantly associated with LVMI in the overall sample as well significant in Caucasians, with consistent effect direction and nominal significance ( p < .05) in African Americans. Upon exclusion of individuals with self-report myocardial infarction or congestive HF, we similarly observed a 1.33 g/m 2.7 and 1.52 g/m 2.7 higher LVMI for each standard deviation increase in pseudouridine and N-formylmethionine, respectively. No significant associations were observed for metabolites with RWT or categorical LV remodeling outcomes. Conclusions: The current analysis identified novel associations of pseudouridine and N-formylmethionine with LVMI, suggesting that mitochondrial-derived metabolites may serve as early biomarkers for LV remodeling and subclinical HF. Highlights: A metabolome-wide association analysis of LV remodeling was conducted. Cardiac remodeling patterns were assessed via two-dimensional echocardiography. Mitochondrial-related metabolites positively associate with LV mass index. Molecular phenotyping of LV remodeling is a novel precision medicine approach. Subclinical heart failure detection may be achieved via metabolomic profiling.