ObjectivesToinvestigatetheassociationofsolubleFasligand(sFasL)andsolubleFasreceptor(sFas)withhumanchroniccongestiveheartfailure(CHF).MethodsTheserumlevelofsFasLandsFasin33patientswithCHF(13incardiacfunctionclassⅡ,17inclassⅢ,3inclassⅣ,NYHA)wasassessedwithenzyme-linkedimmunosorbentassay,andwascomparedwiththatof18age-,bloodpressure-matchedpatientswithcardiacfunctionclassⅠ(NYHA).ResultsTherewasnodifferenceinthelevelofsFasLbetweenthetwogroups[CHFgroup:231.50+/-84.50(cardiacfunctionclassⅡ216.50+/-96.00,classⅢ226.80+/-85.70,classⅣ244.00+/-73.00)vs.cardiacfunctionclassIgroup:217.50+/-89.00pg/mL,P>0.05].However,thelevelofsFaswassignificantlyhigherinthepatientswithCHFthanthoseofcardiacfunctionclassIgroup[CHFgroup:1353.30+/-507.71(cardiacfunctionclassⅡ1154.85+/-371.20,classⅢ1412.88+/-493.62,classⅣ1875.67+/-806.
