Angiopoietin-2 may contribute to multiple organ dysfunction and death in sepsis*.
Angiopoietin-2 may contribute to multiple organ dysfunction and death in sepsis*.
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DOI:
10.1097/ccm.0b013e31825fdc31
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发表时间:
2012-11
影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
Parikh SM
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作者:
David S;Mukherjee A;Ghosh CC;Yano M;Khankin EV;Wenger JB;Karumanchi SA;Shapiro NI;Parikh SM
In sepsis, quiescent blood vessels become leaky and inflamed by mechanisms that are incompletely understood. We hypothesized that Angiopoietin-2 (Angpt-2), a partial antagonist of the endothelium-stabilizing receptor Tie-2 secreted by endothelium, contributes to adverse outcomes in this disease. Laboratory and animal research Research laboratories and Emergency Department of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA Angpt-2 heterozygous mice, Emergency Department patients Mice with one functional Angpt-2 allele developed milder kidney and lung injury, less tissue inflammation, and less vascular leakage compared to wildtype counterparts. Heterozygotes experienced >40% absolute survival advantage following two different models of sepsis (p = 0.004 and 0.018). In human subjects presenting to our emergency department with suspected infection (n = 270 combined), circulating Angpt-2 was markedly elevated within the first hour of clinical care. First-hour Angpt-2 concentrations were proportional to current disease severity (p < 0.0001), rose further over time in eventual non-survivors (p < 0.0001), and predicted the future occurrence of shock (p < 0.0001) or death (p < 0.0001) in the original cohort and an independent validation group. Finally, septic human serum disrupted the barrier function of microvascular endothelial cells, an effect fully neutralized by an Angpt-2 monoclonal antibody. We conclude that Angpt-2 induction precedes and contributes to the adverse outcomes in sepsis, opening a new avenue for therapeutic investigation.