Angiopoietin-2, a regulator of vascular permeability in inflammation, is associated with persistent organ failure in patients with acute pancreatitis from the United States and Germany
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Angiopoietin-2, a regulator of vascular permeability in inflammation, is associated with persistent organ failure in patients with acute pancreatitis from the United States and Germany
Abstract
Objectives: Patients with severe acute pancreatitis (AP) typically develop vascular leak syndrome, resulting in hemoconcentration, hypotension, pulmonary edema, and renal insufficiency. Angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) and 2 (Ang-2) are autocrine peptides that reduce or increase endothelial permeability, respectively. The aim of this study was to determine whether Ang-1 and/or Ang-2 levels are predictive biomarkers of persistent organ failure (>48 h) and prolonged hospital course.
Methods: Banked serum from 28 patients enrolled in the Severity of Acute Pancreatitis Study at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and 58 controls was analyzed for Ang-1 and Ang-2 levels. Separately, serum from 123 patients and 103 controls at Greifswald University (GU), Germany was analyzed for Ang-2 levels. Angiopoietin levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Results: In all, 6 out of 28 UPMC patients (21%) and 14 out of 123 GU patients (13%) developed persistent organ failure and were classified as severe AP. Ang-2 was significantly higher on admission in patients who developed persistent organ failure compared with those who did not in UPMC (3,698 pg/ml vs. 1,001 pg/ml; P=0.001) and GU (4,945 pg/ml vs. 2,631 pg/ml; P=0.0004) cohorts. After data scaling, admission Ang-2 levels showed a receiver-operator curve of 0.81, sensitivity 90%, and specificity 67% in predicting persistent organ failure. In addition, Ang-2 levels remained significantly higher in severe AP compared with mild AP patients until day 7 (days 2-4: P<0.005; day 7: P<0.02). Ang-1 levels were not significantly different between mild and severe AP patients on admission.
Conclusions: Elevated serum Ang-2 levels on admission are associated with and may be a useful biomarker of predicting persistent organ failure and ongoing endothelial cell activation in AP.
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