| Cell death serum biomarkers are early predictors for survival in severe septic patients with hepatic dysfunction. | |
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PMID: 19538738 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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INTRODUCTION: Severe sepsis, septic shock, and resulting organ failure represent the most common cause of death in intensive care medicine, with mortality ranging from 40% to 70%. It is still unclear whether necrosis or apoptosis plays the predominant role in severe sepsis. Determining the prevalent mode of cell death would be valuable, as new therapeutic agents (eg, antiapoptotic drugs such as caspase inhibitors) may improve unsatisfactory outcomes in patients with severe sepsis. Furthermore, the prognostic value of newly developed cell death serum biomarkers is of great interest. METHODS: In total, 147 patients (101 patients with severe sepsis, 28 postoperative patients after major abdominal surgery, 18 healthy volunteers) were enrolled. Baseline and clinical data were evaluated. Blood samples from patients with severe sepsis were collected at the time of sepsis diagnosis, and 48 and 120 hours later; samples from healthy volunteers were collected once, and from postoperative patients, once immediately after surgery. We measured caspase-cleaved and uncleaved cytokeratin-18 (CK-18, intermediate filament protein) as a marker of cell death, isolated CK-18 fragments as a marker of apoptosis, as well as IL-6, soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule, and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule. RESULTS: Age and sex of patients with severe sepsis and postoperative patients were comparable, whereas healthy volunteers were significantly younger. In healthy volunteers, the mode of cellular turnover was primarily apoptotic cell death. Postoperative patients showed comparable levels of apoptotic activity, but necrotic cell death was markedly increased, probably due to surgical tissue injury. In contrast, patients with severe sepsis, and especially non-survivors of the septic group showed increased levels of markers for both apoptotic and necrotic cell death. In severe septic patients with liver dysfunction, necrosis is increased relative to severe septic patients with intact hepatic function. For severe septic patients with liver dysfunction, a cut-off value for caspase-cleaved and uncleaved cytokeratin-18 could be calculated, in order to identify patients at high risk for death due to severe sepsis. CONCLUSIONS: The measurement of caspase-cleaved and uncleaved cytokeratin-18 appears to be an early predictor for survival in severe septic patients with hepatic dysfunction. Furthermore, the loss of parenchymal cells due to necrosis may be the primary mode of cell death in these patients. This may limit possible therapeutic options. |
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Authors:
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Stefan Hofer; Thorsten Brenner; Christian Bopp; Jochen Steppan; Christoph Lichtenstern; Jürgen Weitz; Thomas Bruckner; Eike Martin; Ursula Hoffmann; Markus A Weigand |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-06-18 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Critical care (London, England) Volume: 13 ISSN: 1466-609X ISO Abbreviation: Crit Care Publication Date: 2009 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-07-29 Completed Date: 2009-10-28 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9801902 Medline TA: Crit Care Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: R93 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Stefan.Hofer@med.uni-heidelberg.de |
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological Markers / blood Case-Control Studies Cell Death* Female Germany / epidemiology Humans Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / blood Interleukin-6 / blood Keratin-18 / blood* Liver Failure, Acute / blood*, mortality Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Multiple Organ Failure / blood, mortality Prognosis Sepsis / blood*, mortality Survival Analysis Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / blood |
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0/Biological Markers; 0/Interleukin-6; 0/Keratin-18; 0/Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; 126547-89-5/Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 |
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Crit Care. 2009;13(4):173
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19678906
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