title: Plasma levels of platelet-derived growth factor in normal subjects and patients with ischemic heart disease.
abstract: Plasma levels of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) were measured in 24 normal control subjects, 31 patients with stable angina pectoris, 25 patients with unstable angina pectoris, and 31 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by a sensitive direct radioimmunoassay. The plasma PDGF level in normal control subjects was 273 +/- 25 pg/ml; there was no significant correlation between the plasma PDGF level and age. Plasma PDGF levels in patients with unstable angina pectoris and acute myocardial infarction were significantly lower than those in normal control subjects and patients with stable angina pectoris (p less than 0.05). In patients with acute myocardial infarction the plasma PDGF level in the chronic phase was significantly higher than that in the acute phase (p less than 0.05). These observations raise the possibility that PDGF is involved in the pathophysiology of ischemic heart disease.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tahara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itagane
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Toda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teragaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akioka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oku
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bannai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood; D010978:Platelet Factor 4 / Q000378:metabolism; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012016:Reference Values; D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin; D010978:Platelet Factor 4