title: Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor or granulocyte-colony stimulating factor associated to stem cell intracoronary infusion effects in non ischemic refractory heart failure.
abstract: We prospectively studied bone marrow stem cell (BMSC) therapy in 23 patients with non ischemic refractory heart failure(HF) in comparison with a HF control group with 17 patients. BMSC patients randomly underwent granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) administration (14 patients) or G-CSF associated to BMSC intracoronary infusion (eight patients). After the first month all BMSC patients received G-CSF with one-month interval between each one. CD34+ cell peaks (per mm(3)) in BMSC patients were 19+/-12 and in normal control 60+/-20 (p=0.003). In BMSC patients after the 1st G-CSF left ventricular(LV) ejection fraction (EF) increased from 21.4+/-4.7% to 23.6+/-7.7%(p=.048), peak VO(2) (ml/kg/min) from 9.9+/-2.4 to 11.6+/-3 (p=.04), functional class and quality of life improved whereas in the HF control group LVEF, RFEF and functional class were unchanged. Both BMSC subgroups presented improvement of LV function evaluated by DTI velocities. Evaluations after the first month in BMSC patients showed improvements in LVEF (p=.001), right VEF (p=0.01), DTI velocities (p=.009), peak VO(2) (p=0.04), functional class (p<0.001) and quality of life (p<0.001). In conclusion, CD34+ mobilization is impaired in HF. Stem cell therapy can improve HF. Randomized trials should be developed to confirm our results.
authors.forename: Edimar Alcides
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bocchi
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bacal
authors.forename: Guilherme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mendroni
authors.forename: Amílcar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mocelin
authors.forename: Antonio Esteves
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Filho
authors.forename: Fátima das
authors.initials: Fd
authors.lastname: Dores da Cruz
authors.forename: Marcos Coimbra
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Resende
authors.forename: Dalton
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chamone
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000188:drug therapy; D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000188:drug therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019650:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor