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Published in: Critical Care 4/2013

Open Access 01-08-2013 | Research

A high angiopoietin-2/angiopoietin-1 ratio is associated with a high risk of septic shock in patients with febrile neutropenia

Authors: Maiara Marx Luz Fiusa, Carolina Costa-Lima, Gleice Regina de Souza, Afonso Celso Vigorito, Francisco Jose Penteado Aranha, Irene Lorand-Metze, Joyce M Annichino-Bizzacchi, Carmino Antonio de Souza, Erich V De Paula

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 4/2013

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Abstract

Introduction

Endothelial barrier breakdown is a hallmark of septic shock, and proteins that physiologically regulate endothelial barrier integrity are emerging as promising biomarkers of septic shock development. Patients with cancer and febrile neutropenia (FN) present a higher risk of sepsis complications, such as septic shock. Nonetheless, these patients are normally excluded or under-represented in sepsis biomarker studies. The aim of our study was to validate the measurement of a panel of microvascular permeability modulators as biomarkers of septic shock development in cancer patients with chemotherapy-associated FN.

Methods

This was a prospective study of diagnostic accuracy, performed in two distinct in-patient units of a university hospital. Levels of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) and angiopoietin (Ang) 1 and 2 were measured after the onset of neutropenic fever, in conditions designed to mimic the real-world use of a sepsis biomarker, based on our local practice. Patients were categorized based on the development of septic shock by 28 days as an outcome.

Results

A total of 99 consecutive patients were evaluated in the study, of which 20 developed septic shock and 79 were classified as non-complicated FN. VEGF-A and sFlt-1 levels were similar between both outcome groups. In contrast, Ang-2 concentrations were increased in patients with septic shock, whereas an inverse finding was observed for Ang-1, resulting in a higher Ang-2/Ang-1 ratio in patients with septic shock (5.29, range 0.58 to 57.14) compared to non-complicated FN (1.99, range 0.06 to 64.62; P = 0.01). After multivariate analysis, the Ang-2/Ang-1 ratio remained an independent factor for septic shock development and 28-day mortality.

Conclusions

A high Ang-2/Ang-1 ratio can predict the development of septic shock in cancer patients with febrile neutropenia.
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Metadata
Title
A high angiopoietin-2/angiopoietin-1 ratio is associated with a high risk of septic shock in patients with febrile neutropenia
Authors
Maiara Marx Luz Fiusa
Carolina Costa-Lima
Gleice Regina de Souza
Afonso Celso Vigorito
Francisco Jose Penteado Aranha
Irene Lorand-Metze
Joyce M Annichino-Bizzacchi
Carmino Antonio de Souza
Erich V De Paula
Publication date
01-08-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 4/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc12848

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