TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between blood spot transforming growth factor-β and patent ductus arteriosus in extremely low-birth weight infants
AU - Natarajan, Girija
AU - Shankaran, Seetha
AU - McDonald, Scott A.
AU - Das, Abhik
AU - Ehrenkranz, Richard A.
AU - Goldberg, Ronald N.
AU - Stoll, Barbara J.
AU - Tyson, Jon E.
AU - Higgins, Rosemary D.
AU - Schendel, Diana
AU - Hougaard, David M.
AU - Skogstrand, Kristin
AU - Thorsen, Poul
AU - Carlo, Waldemar A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by grants from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Department of Health and Human Services (Grants No. U10 HD21385, U10 HD40689, U10 HD 27871, U10 HD21373, U10 HD36790, U10 HD40461, U10 HD34216, U10 HD21397, U10 HD27904, U10 HD40492, U10 HD27856, U10 HD40521, U10 HD27853, U10 HD27880, U10 HD27851, and R03 HD054420) and from the National Institutes of Health (Grants No. GCRC M01 RR 08084, M01 RR 00125, M01 RR 00750, M01 RR 00070, M01 RR 0039-43, M01 RR 00039, and 5 M01 RR00044). The National Institutes of Health, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided grant support for recruitment for 1999 through 2001 and data analysis for the Neonatal Research Network’s Cytokines Study. The funding agencies provided overall oversight for study conduct, but all data analyses and interpretation were independent of the funding agencies. Data collected at participating NRN sites were transmitted to RTI International, the data-coordinating center (DCC) for the NRN, which stored, managed, and analyzed the data for this study. On behalf of the network, Abhik Das (DCC PI) and Scott A. McDonald (DCC statistician) had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and accuracy of the data analysis. We are indebted to our medical and nursing colleagues as well as the infants and their parents who agreed to take part in this study.
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - Permanent ductal closure involves anatomic remodeling, in which transforming growth factor (TGF)-β appears to play a role. Our objective was to evaluate the relationship, if any, between blood spot TGF-β on day 3 and day 7 of life and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Prospective observational study involving ELBW infants (n = 968) in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network who had TGF-β measured on filter paper spot blood samples using a Luminex assay. Infants with a PDA (n = 493) were significantly more immature, had lower birth weights, and had higher rates of respiratory distress syndrome than those without PDA (n = 475). TGF-β on days 3 and 7 of life, respectively, were significantly lower among neonates with PDA (median 1,177 pg/ml [range 642-1,896]; median 1,386 pg/ml [range 868-1,913]) compared with others without PDA (median 1,334 pg/ml [range 760-2,064]; median 1,712 pg/ml [range 1,014-2,518 pg/ml]). The significant difference persisted when death or PDA was considered a composite outcome. TGF-β levels were not significantly different among subgroups of infants with PDA who were not treated (n = 51) versus those who were treated medically (n = 283) or by surgical ligation (n = 159). TGF-β was not a significant predictor of death or PDA (day 3 odds ratio [OR] 0.99, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 0.83-1.17; day 7 OR 0.88, 95 % CI 0.74-1.04) on adjusted analyses. Our results suggest that blood spot TGF-β alone is unlikely to be a reliable biomarker of a clinically significant PDA or its responsiveness to treatment.
AB - Permanent ductal closure involves anatomic remodeling, in which transforming growth factor (TGF)-β appears to play a role. Our objective was to evaluate the relationship, if any, between blood spot TGF-β on day 3 and day 7 of life and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Prospective observational study involving ELBW infants (n = 968) in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network who had TGF-β measured on filter paper spot blood samples using a Luminex assay. Infants with a PDA (n = 493) were significantly more immature, had lower birth weights, and had higher rates of respiratory distress syndrome than those without PDA (n = 475). TGF-β on days 3 and 7 of life, respectively, were significantly lower among neonates with PDA (median 1,177 pg/ml [range 642-1,896]; median 1,386 pg/ml [range 868-1,913]) compared with others without PDA (median 1,334 pg/ml [range 760-2,064]; median 1,712 pg/ml [range 1,014-2,518 pg/ml]). The significant difference persisted when death or PDA was considered a composite outcome. TGF-β levels were not significantly different among subgroups of infants with PDA who were not treated (n = 51) versus those who were treated medically (n = 283) or by surgical ligation (n = 159). TGF-β was not a significant predictor of death or PDA (day 3 odds ratio [OR] 0.99, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 0.83-1.17; day 7 OR 0.88, 95 % CI 0.74-1.04) on adjusted analyses. Our results suggest that blood spot TGF-β alone is unlikely to be a reliable biomarker of a clinically significant PDA or its responsiveness to treatment.
KW - Neonate
KW - Patent ductus arteriosus
KW - Preterm
KW - Transforming growth factor
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84872615283&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00246-012-0404-7
DO - 10.1007/s00246-012-0404-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 22684193
AN - SCOPUS:84872615283
SN - 0172-0643
VL - 34
SP - 149
EP - 154
JO - Pediatric Cardiology
JF - Pediatric Cardiology
IS - 1
ER -
