Carotid femoral pulse wave velocity and serum galectin-3 level significantly increases in patients with acromegaly

Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and growth hormone release is elevated in acromegaly, a chronic condition. Our objective was to study the correlation between carotid femoral pulse wave velocity (CF-PWV) and galectin-3 level in acromegaly patients. This protein is believed to alter in response to early inflammation and atherosclerosis. Our study was planned as a prospective, single-center cross-sectional study. Our study comprised 40 healthy controls and 40 newly diagnosed acromegaly patients ranging in age from 18 to 65 years old at Adana City Training and Research Hospital. The patients’ IGF-1, growth hormone, hemogram, and biochemistry values were assessed. Human galectin-3 kits and the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay were used to measure the amount of galectin-3. Patients underwent CF-PWV assessments with the use of Doppler ultrasonography and concurrent electrocardiography. Our investigation indicated that acromegaly patients had greater levels of the fibrosis and inflammation indicator galectin-3 as well as the gold standard indication of arterial stiffness, CF-PWV. We observed a link between blood galectin-3 level and both IGF-1 level and CF-PWV measures in the correlation analysis. Galectin-3 has the potential to be a novel biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of cardiovascular disease in acromegaly patients, as well as a therapeutic target for the development of this disease.