outcome or aggravated cardiac remodeling among patients. 11,12 Recent studies have shown that FGF23 is expressed and regulated in the heart and vessels. 13, 14 Notably, cardiac FGF23 expression and serum FGF23 levels were found to be increased in a rodent model of myocardial infarction (MI). 15 Considering that higher levels of circulating FGF23 predict aggravated left ventricular (LV) remodeling after reperfusion of acute MI (AMI) in humans, 12 how the serum FGF23 concentration, as well as cardiac FGF23 expression, is regulated in patients with AMI may provide important clinical information. To this end, we investigated whether serum FGF23 levels are altered in patients diagnosed with AMI and, if so, what factors are related to the changes in serum FGF23 in these patients.
Methods
Ethics StatementThe current retrospective study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Osaka Medical College and conducted B y suppressing the renal reabsorption of phosphate, fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) plays a critical role in maintaining phosphate homeostasis together with α-Klotho. 1,2 FGF23 is primarily derived from bone, 3 and exerts its phosphaturic effect via FGF receptor (FGFR) 1c expressed on proximal renal tubules. Serum FGF23 levels are elevated in individuals with renal failure, presumably to counter-regulate the decrease in urinary inorganic phosphate (iP). Several epidemiological studies have shown that individuals with increased serum FGF23 levels may have poor clinical outcomes, 4 incident kidney disease, and cardiac hypertrophy, 5-7 suggesting that FGF23 may be a factor that mediates the increase in cardiovascular disorders observed among patients with renal dysfunction. Differing from its phosphaturic effect, FGF23 may promote cardiac hypertrophy via the activation of FGFR4 expressed on cardiomyocytes without requiring the coexistence of α-Klotho. 8,9 It has also been found that the association between serum FGF23 and cardiac hypertrophy is not limited to those with impaired renal function. 10 Raised FGF23 levels increase the risk of worse cardiac Background: Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) induces cardiac remodeling. We investigated the changes in serum FGF23 levels in patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).