Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a major public health concern, affecting more than 4.5 million Americans with 550,000 cases being diagnosed each year. CHF is characterized by neuroimmune activation, including increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines and increased leukocyte activation and adhesion. Depression is the most robust behavioral predictor of premature mortality and morbidity among patients with CHF. A relatively large literature documents neuroimmune and cellular adhesion molecule alterations in patients with major depression, but translation of these observations into clinically relevant outcomes in CHF patients remains incomplete. No studies have examined whether neuroimmune activation is the underlying pathophysiological mechanism through which depression worsens outcomes in patients with CHF. This study will examine BNP levels and neuroimmune (norepinephrine, IL-6, TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, CRP) and cellular adhesion molecule (sICAM-1 and sP-selectin levels, CD11a and CD11b expression on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), and PBMC chemotaxis) characteristics in 200 CHF patients with and without major depression and 100 non-CHF controls with and without major depression. CHF patients with and without major depression will be followed in a naturalistic prospective design over 18 months to examine neuroimmune, adhesion molecule contributions to adverse clinical outcomes. The overarching hypothesis of this study is that neuroimmune and adhesion molecule activation constitute an important pathophysiological pathway linking depression to worse outcomes in CHF.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
1R01HL073355-01A2
Application #
6920387
Study Section
Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Emotion, Stress and Health Study Section (MESH)
Program Officer
Jobe, Jared B
Project Start
2005-05-01
Project End
2009-04-30
Budget Start
2005-05-01
Budget End
2006-04-30
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2005
Total Cost
$562,935
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California San Diego
Department
Psychiatry
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
804355790
City
La Jolla
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
92093
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