Introduction: Statin therapy is often associated with muscle complaints and increased serum creatine kinase (CK). However, although essential in determining muscle damage, this marker is not specific for skeletal muscle. Recent studies on animal models have shown that slow and fast isoforms of skeletal troponin I (ssTnI and fsTnI, respectively) can be useful markers of skeletal muscle injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of ssTnI and fsTnI as markers to monitor the statin-induced skeletal muscle damage. Materials and methods: A total of 51 patients (14 using and 37 not using statins) admitted to the intensive care unit of the University of Ferrara Academic Hospital were included in this observational study. Serum activities of CK, aldolase, alanine aminotransferase and myoglobin were determined by spectrophotometric assays or routine laboratory analysis. Isoforms ssTnI and fsTnI were determined by commercially available ELISAs. The creatine kinase MB isoform (CK-MB) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) were evaluated as biomarkers of cardiac muscle damage by automatic analysers. Results: Among the non-specific markers, only CK was significantly higher in statin users (P = 0.027). Isoform fsTnI, but not ssTnI, was specifically increased in those patients using statins (P = 0.009) evidencing the major susceptibility of fast-twitch fibres towards statins. Sub-clinical increase in fsTnI, but not CK, was more frequent in statin users (P = 0.007). Cardiac markers were not significantly altered by statins confirming the selectivity of the effect on skeletal muscle. Conclusions: Serum fsTnI could be a good marker for monitoring statin-associated muscular damage outperforming traditional markers.

Fast skeletal troponin i, but not the slow isoform, is increased in patients under statin therapy: A pilot study

Trentini, Alessandro
Primo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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Spadaro, Savino
Secondo
Conceptualization
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Manfrinato, Maria C
Writing – Review & Editing
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Cervellati, Carlo
Writing – Review & Editing
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Dalla Corte, Francesca
Writing – Review & Editing
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Hanau, Stefania
Writing – Review & Editing
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Volta, Carlo A
Penultimo
Supervision
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Bellini, Tiziana
Ultimo
Supervision
2019

Abstract

Introduction: Statin therapy is often associated with muscle complaints and increased serum creatine kinase (CK). However, although essential in determining muscle damage, this marker is not specific for skeletal muscle. Recent studies on animal models have shown that slow and fast isoforms of skeletal troponin I (ssTnI and fsTnI, respectively) can be useful markers of skeletal muscle injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of ssTnI and fsTnI as markers to monitor the statin-induced skeletal muscle damage. Materials and methods: A total of 51 patients (14 using and 37 not using statins) admitted to the intensive care unit of the University of Ferrara Academic Hospital were included in this observational study. Serum activities of CK, aldolase, alanine aminotransferase and myoglobin were determined by spectrophotometric assays or routine laboratory analysis. Isoforms ssTnI and fsTnI were determined by commercially available ELISAs. The creatine kinase MB isoform (CK-MB) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) were evaluated as biomarkers of cardiac muscle damage by automatic analysers. Results: Among the non-specific markers, only CK was significantly higher in statin users (P = 0.027). Isoform fsTnI, but not ssTnI, was specifically increased in those patients using statins (P = 0.009) evidencing the major susceptibility of fast-twitch fibres towards statins. Sub-clinical increase in fsTnI, but not CK, was more frequent in statin users (P = 0.007). Cardiac markers were not significantly altered by statins confirming the selectivity of the effect on skeletal muscle. Conclusions: Serum fsTnI could be a good marker for monitoring statin-associated muscular damage outperforming traditional markers.
2019
Trentini, Alessandro; Spadaro, Savino; Rosta, Valentina; Manfrinato, Maria C; Cervellati, Carlo; Dalla Corte, Francesca; Hanau, Stefania; Volta, Carlo...espandi
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