Possible Association Between Body Temperature and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases

J Card Fail. 2021 Jan;27(1):75-82. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.08.012. Epub 2020 Aug 29.

Abstract

Background: In addition to various biological effects of natriuretic peptides (NP) on cardiovascular systems, we recently reported that NP raises intracellular temperature in cultured adipocytes. We herein examined the possible thermogenic action of NP in consideration of hemodynamic parameters and inflammatory reaction by proposing structural equation models.

Methods and results: The study population consisted of 1985 consecutive patients who underwent cardiac catheterization. Covariance structure analyses were performed to clarify the direct contribution of plasma B-type NP (BNP) to body temperature (BT) by excluding other confounding factors. A hierarchical path model showed increase in BNP, increase in C-reactive protein and decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction were mutually associated. As expected, C-reactive protein was positively correlated with BT. Importantly, despite a negative correlation between BNP and left ventricular ejection fraction, a decrease in the left ventricular ejection fraction was associated with BT decrease, whereas elevation in BNP level was associated with BT increase independently of C-reactive protein level (P = .007).

Conclusions: Patients with LV dysfunction tend to manifest a decrease in BT, whereas BNP elevation is associated with an increase in BT independently of inflammatory response. These findings suggest the adaptive heat-retaining property of NP (and/or NP-associated factors) when BT falls owing to unfavorable hemodynamic conditions in a state of impaired cardiac function.

Keywords: Natriuretic peptides; covariance structure analysis; temperature; thermogenic action.

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers
  • Body Temperature
  • Cardiovascular Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Cardiovascular Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Heart Failure*
  • Humans
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
  • Stroke Volume
  • Temperature
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left*
  • Ventricular Function, Left

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain