Acute Local Metabolomic Alterations in Blood and Muscle Tissue in Intermittent Claudication
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease Fontaine Stage IIa
- Sponsor
- University of Tartu
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in local metabolomic profile after treadmill exercise as reflected by arteriovenous gradients of low-molecular metabolites.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The most common clinical presentation of lower extremity arterial disease is intermittent claudication. Current understanding of the pathophysiology of intermittent claudication, as well as its treatment options are limited. The progression of the disease may lead to lower limb amputation, which is devastating for patients' quality of life and is a huge socio-economic burden to society.
Current study allows to determine the acute local metabolomic alterations in the ischaemic limb of the patient with intermittent claudication, and investigate the associations between the metabolomic alterations and the patient's maximal walking distance. This provides potentially valuable insight into the pathophysiology of this disease, and helps lay the groundwork for identifying potential novel targets for instituting more effective therapies for this high-risk population.
Investigators
Jaak Kals, MD
Professor
University of Tartu
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •LEAD group: Patients with diagnosis of lower extremity arterial disease (Fontaine IIa).
- •Control group: Healthy volunteers with no leg symptoms and an ankle-brachial index (ABI) of 1.0-1.4.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Fontaine stages I or IIb-IV
- •Exacerbation of limb ischaemia within the preceding 2 weeks;
- •strong rest pain of any cause;
- •age \<18 or \>80 years;
- •fasting \< 6 hours;
- •time since last use of tobacco products \< 6 hours;
- •body mass index ≥ 35 kg/m2
- •poor sonographic visibility of femoral artery;
- •cardiac arrhythmia at the time of presentation;
- •presence of cardiac pacemaker;
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in local metabolomic profile after treadmill exercise as reflected by arteriovenous gradients of low-molecular metabolites.
Time Frame: Blood sampling at two points in time: Baseline (Day 1) & 10-15 minutes after treadmill test (Day 2).
Measured using liquid chromatography combined with mass spectrometry (AbsoluteIDQ MxP Quant 500 Kit, BIOCRATES Life Sciences AG, Austria).
Change in local inflammatory profile after treadmill exercise as reflected by arteriovenous gradients of inflammatory mediators (IL-6, MPO, SOD, NOX isoform 1, NOX isoform 2, NOX isoform 5, nitrotyrosine, 8-iso-PGF2α).
Time Frame: Blood sampling at two points in time: Baseline (Day 1) & 10-15 minutes after treadmill test (Day 2).
Measured using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Measurement unit: ng/mL.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in local metabolomic profile after treadmill exercise as reflected by absolute concentrations of low-molecular metabolites in muscle biopsy.(Biopsy at two points in time: Baseline (Day 1) & 15-20 minutes after treadmill test (Day 2).)
- Correlations between maximal walking distance and exercise-induced changes in local metabolomic and inflammatory profiles.(Data analysis after the enrollment period.)
- Correlations between baseline arterial functionality/hemodynamic parameters and exercise-induced changes in local metabolomic and inflammatory profiles.(Data analysis after the enrollment period.)