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Review

β1 Adrenergic Receptor Autoantibodies and IgG Subclasses: Current Status and Unsolved Issues

by
Akane Kawai
1,
Yuji Nagatomo
1,*,
Midori Yukino-Iwashita
1,
Ryota Nakazawa
1,
Akira Taruoka
1,
Yusuke Yumita
1,
Asako Takefuji
1,
Risako Yasuda
2,
Takumi Toya
1,
Yukinori Ikegami
1,
Nobuyuki Masaki
2,
Yasuo Ido
1 and
Takeshi Adachi
1
1
Department of Cardiology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa 359-8513, Japan
2
Department of Intensive Care, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa 359-8513, Japan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2023, 10(9), 390; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd10090390
Submission received: 26 July 2023 / Revised: 1 September 2023 / Accepted: 5 September 2023 / Published: 10 September 2023
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Abstract

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A wide range of anti-myocardial autoantibodies have been reported since the 1970s. Among them, autoantibodies against the β1-adrenergic receptor (β1AR-AAb) have been the most thoroughly investigated, especially in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Β1AR-Aabs have agonist effects inducing desensitization of β1AR, cardiomyocyte apoptosis, and sustained calcium influx which lead to cardiac dysfunction and arrhythmias. Β1AR-Aab has been reported to be detected in approximately 40% of patients with DCM, and the presence of the antibody has been associated with worse clinical outcomes. The removal of anti-myocardial autoantibodies including β1AR-AAb by immunoadsorption is beneficial for the improvement of cardiac function for DCM patients. However, several studies have suggested that its efficacy depended on the removal of AAbs belonging to the IgG3 subclass, not total IgG. IgG subclasses differ in the structure of the Fc region, suggesting that the mechanism of action of β1AR-AAb differs depending on the IgG subclasses. Our previous clinical research demonstrated that the patients with β1AR-AAb better responded to β-blocker therapy, but the following studies found that its response also differed among IgG subclasses. Further studies are needed to elucidate the possible pathogenic role of IgG subclasses of β1AR-AAbs in DCM, and the broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases including HF with preserved ejection fraction.

1. Introduction

Heart failure (HF) is a global health and socioeconomic burden in developed countries worldwide. Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the most common causes of HF without an ischemic etiology and one of the most common reasons for heart transplant. In many cases, the underlying causes are unknown (hence termed “idiopathic”) [1] and may affect all ages. There has been a long debate on the pathogenetic mechanisms of DCM. According to accumulating evidence, genetic mutation, viral infection, and autoimmunity have been believed to contribute to the pathogenesis [2]. The anti-cardiac autoantibodies were discovered in the 1970s and then various kinds of autoantibodies (AAbs) such as those against myosin heavy chain [3,4,5,6,7], β1 adrenergic receptor (β1AR) [3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12], M2 muscarinic receptor [13,14,15,16,17], myosin troponin I [18,19,20,21], Na-K-ATPase and angiotensin receptor 1 (AT1R) have been detected to date [3,4,5]. Although the pathogenetic role of these circulating anti-cardiac AAbs has been debated, some of them have been believed to have a contributing role in the pathogenesis of cardiac dysfunction [22], Especially, among them, the autoantibody against β1AR (β1AR-AAb) is one of the most thoroughly investigated by many research groups.
The presence of β1AR-AAb was reported in the chronic phase of Chagas’ disease with inflammatory cardiomyopathy [23,24]. Molecular mimicry has been presumed as a mechanism of β1AR-AAb production since antibodies against the C-terminal of Trypanosoma Cruzi cross-react with β1AR [23,24]. The presence of β1AR-Aabs was reported in cardiomyopathies with specific causes, such as peripartum cardiomyopathy [25], alcoholic cardiomyopathy, and even in ischemic cardiomyopathy [26,27], and ST-elevated myocardial infraction (STEMI) with 39% positivity [28]. β1AR-AAbs were also detected in cardiovascular diseases other than cardiomyopathies such as idiopathic cardiac arrhythmias [29], and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) [30,31].

2. The Basic Aspects of β1AR-AAb

The β1AR is a G-protein coupled receptor, and agonist binding produces a positive inotropic and chronotropic effect by increasing cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) in cardiomyocytes [32]. Autoantibodies directed against N-terminal, first extracellular loop, and second extracellular loop of β1AR were reported [33]. Among them, those against N-terminal or first extracellular loop were non-functional [9,11,33], although those against 1st extracellular loop showed minimal agonistic effect by a very sensitive detection method [34]. The β1AR-AAbs against the second extracellular loop of β1AR are regarded to have a partial agonist effect [33,35,36,37], whereas β1AR-AAbs showed non-competitive inhibition of radiolabeled antagonist binding to the receptor [35]. The β1AR-AAb showed a positive chronotropic effect on isolated rat heart myocyte in vitro [10], induced desensitization of β1AR [8,38,39], cardiomyocyte apoptosis [40] as well as sustained calcium influx resulting in electric instability of the heart [41,42,43]. β1AR-AAbs provoked by immunization of epitope peptide were also shown to induce myocardial hypertrophy and systolic dysfunction [8,44,45] accompanied by apoptosis [46] in experimental animals in vivo. The experiments using rats suggested the association between the β1AR-AAbs and aortic endothelial functional changes [47]. These effects were abolished by β-blocker in vitro [26,37] and in vivo [8]. The putative binding site of β-blockers differs from that of the β1AR-AAbs, the conformational changes of β1AR induced by β1AR-AAbs may play a significant role [35].
The possible mechanism of autoantibody production, including β1AR-AAbs has not been proven, although genetic predisposition to autoimmunity has been long postulated [2]. Acute heart failure was shown to be associated with B-cell activation markers [48]. A high prevalence of β1AR-AAb (39.1%) was reported in the patients who suffered from STEMI [28]. In the DCM patients with stage D severe HF who underwent LVAD implantation, a very high prevalence of β1AR-AAb (97.1%) was reported and most of them disappeared after LV unloading by LVAD support [49]. Collectively, myocardial damage resulting from pressure overload or myocardial ischemia/ infarction can lead to activation of humoral immunity and autoantibody production (See Section 4).

3. β1AR-AAbs in Human DCM

To date, anti-myocardial autoantibodies including β1AR-AAbs have been studied principally in patients with HF and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), especially in DCM. The β1AR-AAbs were detected in approximately 40% of DCM patients while less than 19% in healthy patients [31,50,51]. In the analysis of DCM patients with stage D severe HF who required left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, as many as 34 out of 35 patients (97.1%) were positive for β1AR-AAb [49]. From these findings, the positivity of β1AR-AAb might be associated with the severity of HF. Their serum concentration was related to lower left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) or LV hypertrophy [26]. In clinical research conducted in the early 2000s, the presence of β1AR-AAbs was reported to be associated with worse clinical outcomes, such as higher incidence of cardiovascular mortality [26], fatal ventricular arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death in patients with DCM (Table 1) [50]. These findings suggest a possible role of β1AR-AAbs in the pathophysiology of human DCM.

4. The Association of β-Blocker Therapy with β1AR-AAbs Mediating Pathophysiology

β-Blocker is one of the most potent agents to treat HFrEF, providing reverse remodeling of LV and drastic improvement of long-term clinical outcomes, including mortality [58,59,60]. The latest guidelines recommend prescribing β-blocker to all HFrEF patients without contraindication [61,62]. β-Blockers exert their beneficial effects by alleviating catecholamine toxicity, myocardial ischemia, oxygen consumption, and arrhythmias. Interestingly, in the randomized trials using β-blocker for HFrEF, more favorable recovery of LV systolic function and morphology in response to β-blocker therapy was observed in β1AR-Aab-positive patients compared to negative patients (Table 1) [53,54]. Its titer was significantly correlated with LV reverse remodeling, such as the change of LVEF, LV end-diastolic, and end-systolic volume during one-year β-blocker therapy [54]. Its titer was an independent predictor of LV reverse remodeling even after adjustment of the other confounding factors, including the target dose of β-blocker, carvedilol [54]. The other study group reported more favorable titration of β-blocker in β1AR-AAb-positive patients (Table 1) [52].
The potential mechanism of more favorable reverse remodeling in β1AR-AAb-positive patients can be discussed as follows (Figure 1). Although genetic mutation, viral infection, and autoimmunity can play pathogenetic roles in the onset and development of DCM [2], the etiology of DCM can differ by patient. β1AR-AAb might play a pathogenic role in patients with β1AR-AAb, whereas it might be not for those who have a genetic mutation or viral infection as an etiology of DCM. Since β-blocker has been shown to be effective in inhibiting the effect of β1AR-AAb in basic experiments, patients with β1AR-AAb can benefit from β-blocker therapy. On the other hand, the effect of β-blocker may be limited since it cannot directly intervene in the genetic mutation or viral infection for those without β1AR-AAb (Figure 1).
Furthermore, the result of in vitro experiments suggested that β1AR-AAbs promote proliferation of lymphocytes via its agonistic effect on β1AR, which was inhibited by β-blocker metoprolol [63]. On the other hand, the titer and positivity of β1AR-AAb in HFrEF patients were reported to reduce after one year of treatment with metoprolol [52]. These results suggest that β-blocker could decrease the production of β1AR-AAb. However, it is not yet known whether the decrease of β1AR-AAbs can occur as a direct inhibition of β1AR-AAb production by β-blocker or as an epiphenomenon of ameliorated myocardial damage induced by β-blocker (Figure 2).

5. The Findings from Immunoadsorption Therapy: Proof of Concept

Immunoadsorption therapy (IA) is one of the therapeutic tools to remove anti-myocardial autoantibodies from systemic circulation through the columns. Several kinds of columns have been tested and clinical studies have shown that non-specific IA using columns loaded by sheep antihuman immunoglobulin G (IgG) or protein A improved hemodynamic data [64,65], cardiac function, and survival favorably in patients with HFrEF due to DCM (Table 1) [66,67,68]. IA might be effective in alleviating cardiac dysfunction even in congenital DCM cases [69]. Removal of β1AR-AAbs using IA therapy for end-stage DCM patients improved survival free from heart transplantation or LVAD [70]. Since most of these studies utilized IA columns which are not specific for β1AR-AAbs, it is hard to conclude the pathogenicity of β1AR-AAbs from these study findings. In one study, enrolling a small number of patients IA using a column specific for β1AR-AAbs was shown to improve LVEF and oxidative stress markers (Table 2) [71,72]. However, since there was no control group in this study, these data need to be cautiously interpreted. On the other hand, another study showed similar improvement in cardiac function (LVEF) and hemodynamics (stroke volume index and cardiac index) both in β1AR-AAb positive and negative groups after non-specific IA (Table 2). Thus, it is likely that not only β1AR-AAb but also the other kinds of AAbs (i.e., AAbs against M2 muscarinic receptor [13,14,15,16,17,73] should play a pathogenic role in DCM. A novel tryptophan column, which contains both hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups in its molecular structure and captures pathogenic substances by ionic and hydrophobic interaction, was shown to efficiently remove IgG3 subclasses [74]. A pilot study of IA using the tryptophan column showed removal of anti-myocardial AAbs including β1AR-AAbs and improvement of cardiac function [74], HF symptoms, and 6-min walking test distance [74]. Subsequently, Yoshikawa et al. conducted a multicenter IA study using a tryptophan column. This study randomized the study subjects into 2 groups of “IA group” which received 2-course IA treatment, and the “delayed group” which did not receive IA for 3 months and then received 1-course IA [75]. LVEF, New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class, peak VO2, and 6-min walking test distance were significantly improved after IA, whereas there was no significant improvement in the non-treatment period (Table 2). Antibody score was calculated based on the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) measurement of autoantibodies directed against each antigen (β1AR, muscarinic M2-receptor, Na-K-ATPase, troponin I, and myosin). The patients with high antibody scores showed significant improvement of LVEF and reduction of LV end-systolic volume, although those with low antibody scores did not. [75].

6. Controversy in β1AR-AAbs

There are some inconsistencies in β1AR-AAbs, which have been unsolved. In the basic experiment β1AR-AAbs from some patients increased basal and agonist-stimulated receptor activity (i.e., acted as receptor-sensitizing agents), those from other patients decreased agonist-stimulated receptor activity (i.e., acted as partial agonists) [39]. From these findings, the effect of β1AR-AAbs is not uniform and differs by patients. Clinically not all of the detectable β1AR-AAbs uniformly exert their adverse physiological effects across the spectrum of clinical conditions. While β1AR-AAbs were also detectable in patients with valvular or hypertensive heart disease (or even in some healthy subjects), AAbs in these non-DCM individuals were functionally inactive [81,82]. Furthermore, the presence of β1AR-AAb was consistently associated with increased mortality risk largely in DCM and not in ischemic cardiomyopathy [26]. For now, there have been no clues to answer the question of the inconsistencies in the physiological effect or clinical significance of β1AR-AAbs.
Second, it has been believed that AAbs including β1AR-AAbs should be produced as a consequence of autoimmunity, namely, dysregulated response to auto-antigen. However, some data suggest the possible production of β1AR-AAbs by cardiac damage or overload. The prevalence of β1AR-AAbs among the patients who suffered from the first STEMI was as high as 39.1% [28]. In the analysis of DCM patients with stage D severe HF who underwent LVAD implantation, as many as 34 out of 35 patients (97.1%) were positive for β1AR-AAb. More surprisingly, β1AR-AAb disappeared after 3 to 31 weeks following LV unloading by LVAD support in 33 of 34 patients [49] (Figure 2).
Third, β1AR-AAbs have been detected not only in DCM but also in a wide variety of diseases, including neuromuscular disorders [83,84] and even in periodontitis [85,86] (see Section 8), which raises the question of the specificity of β1AR-AAbs and this fact might imply β1AR-AAbs may serve not only as the primary causes but facilitator of a wide range of diseases.

7. IgG Subclasses of β1AR-AAbs

IgG is further classified into 4 types of IgG subclasses: IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4, according to the constitution of Fragment crystallizable region (Fc portion). These subclasses are believed to have different functionalities in terms of their affinity to Fc receptors and potency to activate effector cells [87].
Protein A column can remove IgG1, IgG2, and IgG4 but shows low affinity to IgG3, and the anti-human IgG column can remove all IgG subclasses [78]. IA therapy with an anti-IgG column showed more improvement in LVEF, cardiac index (CI), and stroke volume index (SVi) compared to Protein A IA [78]. Furthermore, protein A IA, with the application of an improved treatment regimen for IgG3 removal, was superior to conventional protein A in terms of improvement of CI and LVEF after IA (Table 1) [79]. Some studies using the tryptophan column, which efficiently removes the IgG3 subclass, reported that the titer of IgG3 anti-myocardial AAbs, including β1AR-AAbs, was correlated with improvement of cardiac function after IA (Table 1). However, the titer of total IgG AAbs did not show such a correlation. [80] DCM patients with high titer of IgG3 anti-myocardial AAbs responded more favorably to IA therapy [75]. These results suggest that the IgG3 subclass might be more relevant to the pathology of DCM, and the pathogenetic roles of anti-myocardial AAbs, including β1AR-AAbs might differ depending on their IgG subclasses.
According to the previous publication, the F(ab’) fragment of β1AR-AAbs did not show an agonistic effect [42]. The same phenomenon was reported in AAbs against β2AR as well [88]. Further, Staudt et al. nicely demonstrated the essential role of Fc portion in certain kinds of anti-myocardial AAbs by in vitro experiment. Whereas the F(ab’)2 portion did not solely show any physiological effect of AAb, the addition of the anti-F(ab’) antibody to the F(ab’)2 portion successfully reproduced its physiological effect [89]. Interestingly, Fcγ receptor IIa polymorphism, which affects the binding of IgG Fc portion to the receptor, was associated with different efficacy of IA in terms of the improvement of LVEF [90]. From this finding, the interaction of the IgG Fc portion to the Fcγ receptor might play a significant role in the pathology of DCM. For example, it is possible the interaction between the Fc portion and the Fc receptor might interfere with the downstream signaling of β1AR, but this hypothesis has not yet been investigated (Figure 3).
The clinical study using β-blockers in the contemporary HF population also suggests the different significance of β1AR-AAbs by IgG subclasses. In the single-center HFrEF cohort with 96% β-blocker administration at baseline, the presence of IgG3-β1AR-AAb was associated with more favorable outcomes defined as the composite endpoint of all-cause mortality, cardiac transplantation, or HF hospitalization, whereas total IgG-β1AR-AAb failed to discriminate long-term outcomes (Table 1) [27]. The IMAC (Intervention in Myocarditis and Acute Cardiomyopathy) -2 study was a multicenter trial that was originally conducted to explore the determinants of LV reverse remodeling and clinical outcomes in patients with recent-onset cardiomyopathy. In this study, which enrolled 373 patients with recent-onset cardiomyopathy, IgG3-β1AR-AAb was associated with more favorable myocardial recovery during 6-month guideline-directed medical therapy, including β-blockers (94% at 6 months) [57]. The titer of IgG3-β1AR-AAb showed a significant positive correlation with LVEF at 6 months, whereas total IgG did not show such correlation. The presence of IgG3-β1AR-AAb was an independent predictor of LVEF at 6 months, as well as for 6-month change in LVEF, even after adjusting for covariates that were used in the IMAC-2 main study (Table 1) [57].

8. β1AR-AAbs in the Other Cardiac Diseases

As described above, the significance of β1AR-AAbs has been investigated principally in DCM patients. On the other hand, recently several studies reported the presence of β1AR-AAbs in patients with other cardiac diseases.
Several studies reported that β1-ARAAbs were detected with a certain probability in ischemic cardiomyopathy, although its positivity was reported to be lower compared to DCM [12,26,27]. The prognostic significance of β1AR-AAb in ischemic cardiomyopathy might be questionable, whereas it was consistently associated with increased mortality risk in DCM [26]. The prevalence of β1AR-AAbs among the patients who suffered from the first STEMI was 39.1%, and the positive β1-ARAAbs was associated with the remodeling of the left ventricle and prediction of major adverse cardiac events [28]. In the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) cohort, STEMI was associated with a higher titer of β1AR-AAbs [91]. However, the prognostic significance of β1AR-AAbs in ACS was obscure [91]. As mentioned above (see Section 6), β1AR-AAbs were also detectable in patients with valvular or hypertensive heart disease, but AAbs in patients with these non-DCM individuals were functionally inactive [81,82].
Some studies reported the association of anti-cardiac autoantibodies with ventricular or supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (AF) [29] and inappropriate sinus tachycardia [92]. The serum level of β1AR-AAbs among nonvalvular AF patients or lone paroxysmal AF patients was significantly higher than healthy controls [93,94]. Further, the serum level of β1AR-AAbs was higher in persistent AF compared with paroxysmal AF [93]. AF is the common comorbidity in hyperthyroidism. The frequency of β1AR-AAbs was extremely higher in patients with AF (94%) compared with sinus rhythm (38%) among the patients with hyperthyroidism such as Grave’s disease [95]. On the other hand, patients with toxic multinodular goiter or subacute thyroiditis had a low prevalence of β1AR-AAbs (approximately 20%) [96]. Induction of β1AR-AAbs aggravated atrial electrical instability and atrial fibrosis in rabbits. Further, in vitro experiments revealed that β1AR-AAb induced calmodulin kinase and ryanodine receptor 2 activation in atrial cardiomyocytes and the myofibroblasts phenotype formation [97]. β1AR-AAbs with thyroid hormone supplementation induced sustained AF in rabbits. AF induction was blocked acutely by the neutralization of these antibodies with immunogenic peptides despite continued hyperthyroidism. The atrial effective refractory period measured by the electrophysiological study as one parameter of AF propensity shortened significantly after immunization and was acutely reversed by peptide neutralization [98].
POTS is caused by inappropriate elevation of heart rate when patients are standing up from a prone position. While POTS patients present with a wide variety of symptoms, such as dizziness and palpitation, its detailed mechanisms are still unknown. Induction of β1AR-AAbs in rabbits resulted in a greater increase in heart rate during the tilt test compared with preimmune baseline, which indicated the association of β1AR-AAbs with POTS [99]. The G-protein coupled autoantibodies against 4 subtypes of adrenergic receptors and 5 subtypes of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors were detected in the serum of the POTS patients [30,100].
It has been reported that β1AR-AAbs were detected in patients with neuromuscular disorders such as chronic fatigue syndrome [84], and myasthenia gravis [83]. However, it is still uncertain whether β1AR-AAbs have a causal relationship with these diseases. β1AR-AAbs were detected even in periodontitis patients [85,86], and β1AR-AAbs extracted from periodontitis patients were functionally active and showed a apoptotic effect on rat atrial cells, which suggests a potential link between periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases, including HF [86].

9. Future Perspective

As mentioned above, the constitution of the Fc portion differs by each IgG subclass, which might lead to different interactions of the Fc portion with Fc receptors. These might contribute to their different effects among IgG subclasses. This can be a potential mechanism (Figure 3), but there have been no data supporting this hypothesis, which needs to be tested by further examinations.
In a recent study, a vaccine targeting β1AR is reported to be effective for reducing systolic blood pressure, attenuating myocardial hypertrophy, improving cardiac function, and reducing cardiac fibrosis and inflammation in animal disease models [101]. Studies are currently ongoing to determine if an aptamer for neutralizing β1AR-AAbs may curtail disease progression and perhaps even facilitate recovery [102,103].
There has been a paucity of data supporting the pathogenic role of β1AR-AAbs in cardiovascular diseases other than DCM. Currently, the incidence and prevalence of HF with preserved EF (HFpEF) show a drastic increase in developed countries mainly due to advanced aging society, which constitutes a predominant cause of the recent HF pandemic [104]. The presence and significance of β1AR-AAbs have not yet been explored in the HFpEF population. Thus, further research is needed for a better understanding of the role of β1AR-AAbs in the broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases, including HFpEF.

10. Translational Outlook

The novel therapeutics eliminating or neutralizing the effect of β1AR-AAbs can be a promising approach to the treatment of HF due to DCM. For this approach, β-blocker, IA, and aptamer could be applied. For targeting the IgG3 subclass, inhibition of Fc portion—Fc receptor interaction might be a promising approach. Immunoglobulin or Fc fragment could be applied for this purpose, although its efficacy is completely unknown at present. Since a variety of anti-cardiac AAbs are detected and β1AR-AAbs might not be the only one that facilitates disease progression, the approach suppressing B cell and autoantibody production as a whole might be efficacious. For this approach anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (rituximab) [105] might be promising [106].

11. Conclusions

The β1AR-AAbs have been investigated mainly in DCM patients. However, there has been a paucity of data on the disparity of β1AR-AAbs by IgG subclasses and the significance of β1AR-AAbs in other cardiac diseases, especially HFpEF. Further studies are needed to elucidate the possible pathogenic role of IgG subclasses of β1AR-AAbs in DCM and the broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases, including HFpEF.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, Y.N. and A.K.; methodology, Y.I. (Yasuo Ido); software, A.T. (Akira Taruoka) and Y.I. (Yukinori Ikegami); validation, M.Y.-I., R.N. and A.T. (Akira Taruoka); formal analysis, Y.Y.; investigation, M.Y.-I., R.N., A.T. (Akira Taruoka) and A.T. (Asako Takefuji); resources, A.T. (Asako Takefuji) and R.Y.; data curation, Y.N. and T.T.; writing—original draft preparation, A.K. and Y.N.; writing—review and editing, Y.N.; visualization, Y.I. (Yukinori Ikegami); supervision, T.A.; project administration, Y.N. and N.M.; funding acquisition, Y.N. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research provided by Japan. Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [16K09469, 20K08482 (Y.N.)].

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

The study did not report any data.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Illustration depicting the potential mechanism of more favorable reverse remodeling in β1ARAAb-positive patients during β-blocker therapy. β1AR-AAb, autoantibody against β1 adrenergic receptors.
Figure 1. Illustration depicting the potential mechanism of more favorable reverse remodeling in β1ARAAb-positive patients during β-blocker therapy. β1AR-AAb, autoantibody against β1 adrenergic receptors.
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Figure 2. The potential mechanism of β1AR-AAb production and β-blockers’ effect. β1AR-AAb, autoantibody against β1 adrenergic receptors; LVAD, left ventricular assist device; STEMI, ST elevation myocardial infarction. “←” indicates promotion. “⊢” indicates inhibition.
Figure 2. The potential mechanism of β1AR-AAb production and β-blockers’ effect. β1AR-AAb, autoantibody against β1 adrenergic receptors; LVAD, left ventricular assist device; STEMI, ST elevation myocardial infarction. “←” indicates promotion. “⊢” indicates inhibition.
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Figure 3. Proposed intracellular pathway interfering β1AR signal transduction by Fc portion binding to Fc receptor. β1AR-AAb, autoantibody against β1 adrenergic receptor; AC, adenylate cyclase; ATP, adenosine triphosphate, cAMP, cyclic adenosine monophosphate; PKA protein kinase A; ERK, extracellular signal-regulated kinase; CaMK, calmodulin kinase.
Figure 3. Proposed intracellular pathway interfering β1AR signal transduction by Fc portion binding to Fc receptor. β1AR-AAb, autoantibody against β1 adrenergic receptor; AC, adenylate cyclase; ATP, adenosine triphosphate, cAMP, cyclic adenosine monophosphate; PKA protein kinase A; ERK, extracellular signal-regulated kinase; CaMK, calmodulin kinase.
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Table 1. Summary of the clinical studies exploring the association of β1AR-AAb with clinical outcome in patients with heart failure.
Table 1. Summary of the clinical studies exploring the association of β1AR-AAb with clinical outcome in patients with heart failure.
StudyStudy DesignNo. of Patients% β-BOutcome in β1AR-AAb Positive Group
(vs. Negative Unless Otherwise Specified)		The Other Findings
IgG3Non-IgG3
Iwata et al. [50]Obs10427%VT↑ at baseline,
cardiac death↑, sudden cardiac death↑ during 31 M
Miao et al. [52]Obs96100%Better uptitration of metoprolol
LVEF↑, LVEDD↓, LVESD↓ after 1 year		β1AR-AAb frequency↘ after 1 year
Nagatomo et al. [53]Int82100%LVEF↑, LVEDD↓, LVESD↓ after 16 weeks
Nagatomo et al. (J-CHF study) [54]Int117100%LVEF↑, LVEDV↓, LVESV↓ after 14 Mβ1AR-AAb titer correlated with ΔLVEF, ΔLVEDV, ΔLVESV
Stork et al.
[26]		ObsDCM: 65
ICM: 40		DCM: 26%
ICM: 13%		All-cause death↑, cardiovascular death↑ in DCM but not in ICM
Pei et al.
[55]		ObsDCM: 704
ICM: 1054		DCM: 77%
ICM: 70%		All-cause death↑, sudden cardiac death↑ both in DCM and ICM
Mavrogenis et al.
[56]		Obs225683.4%HF rehospitalization↑
Nagatomo et al. (NORDIC-ARCTIC study) [27]Obs11697%Better event free survival from the primary endpoint 1 compared to non-IgG3Worse event free survival from the primary endpoint 1 compared to IgG3
Nagatomo et al. (IMAC-2 study) [57]Obs37394%LVEF↑ compared to negative and non-IgG3
Better evet free survival from the primary endpoint 1 compared to negative in NYHA III-IV subgroup		LVEF↓, LVEDD↑, LVESD↑ compared to negative and IgG3
Worse evet free survival from the primary endpoint 1 compared to IgG3 in NYHA III-IV subgroup		IgG3-β1AR-AAb titer correlated with LVEF at 6 M
IgG3-β1AR-AAb independently associated with LVEF at 6 M and ΔLVEF
1 the primary endpoint was defined as the composite of all-cause death, cardiac transplantation, or hospitalization due to exacerbation of heart failure. β1AR-AAb, autoantibody against β1-adrenergic receptor; %β-B, percentage of β-blocker administration; IgG, immunoglobulin G; Obs, observational study; Int, interventional study; ↓, lower; ↑, higher; ↘, decrase; VT, ventricular tachycardia; M, month; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; LVESD, left ventricular end-systolic dimension; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVESV left ventricular end-systolic volume; DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; ICM, ischemic cardiomyopathy; Δ, absolute change; NYHA, New York Heart Association functional classes.
Table 2. Immunoadsorption studies suggesting the importance of anti-cardiac AAbs, β1AR-AAbs and IgG3 subclass.
Table 2. Immunoadsorption studies suggesting the importance of anti-cardiac AAbs, β1AR-AAbs and IgG3 subclass.
StudyStudy DesignIA ColumnNo. of PatientsDuration of Follow UpFindings
Muller J et al. [66]RCTAnti-human IgG34
(control 17)		12Mβ1AR-AAb reduction, LVEF↑, NYHA↓ after IA
Felix SB et al.
[65]		RCTAnti-human IgG18
(control 9)		3Mβ1AR-AAb reduction, LVEF↑, CI↑, SVi↑, SVR↓, NYHA↓
Wallukat G et al. [71]No controlPeptide column specific for β1AR-AAbs812MLVEF↑, LVEDd↓
Cooper LT et al.
[76]		No controlProtein A46MLHFQ↓, SF36↑
Mobini R et al.
[77]		No control
β1AR-AAb (+) vs. (-) groups		Anti-human IgG223MLVEF↑, SVi↑, CI↑ both in β1AR-AAb (+) and (-) groups
Staudt A et al. [78]Anti-human IgG vs. protein A columnAnti-human IgG (high affinity to IgG3) vs. Protein A (low affinity)183MLVEF↑, CI↑, SVi↑ and SVR↓ in anti-human IgG group
Staudt A et al. [79]Protein A vs. protein A + improved IgG3 removalProtein A183MLVEF↑, CI↑, SVi↑ and NYHA↓ in improved IgG3 elimination group
Nagatomo Y et al. [74]No controlTryptophan
(IgG3 specific)		163Mβ1AR-AAb, IgG3 reduction, LVEF↑, BNP↓, distance of 6MWT↑
Baba A et al. [80]No controlTryptophan
(IgG3 specific)		163MPre IA titer of IgG3 AAbs correlated with the change of LVEF
Yoshikawa T et al. [75]2 course IA vs. delayed 1 course IATryptophan
(IgG3 specific)		3312MLVEF↑, BNP↓, peak VO2↑ distance of 6MWT↑ after IA
IA, Immunoadsorption; AAb, autoantibody; β1AR, β1 adrenergic receptor; RCT, randomized control study; M, months; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; CI, Cardiac Index; SVi, stroke volume index; SVR, systemic vascular resistance; NYHA, New York Heart Association functional classes; ↓, decrease; ↑, increase; LHFQ, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure questionnaire; SF-36, Medical Outcomes Study Health Status Survey questionnaire; 6MWT, 6 min walking test; AAb autoantibody.
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