Hepcidin as a predictor of disease severity in acute pancreatitis : a single center prospective study

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis is limited to clinical, laboratory and radiological risk factors. Hepcidin levels increase in acute inflammation. We aimed to assess the relationship between hepcidin and C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cells (WBC) and multi-detector computerized tomography (MDCT) in predicting the severity of pancreatitis.

METHODOLOGY: We undertook a prospective review of 59 consecutive patients with acute pancreatitis admitted to our clinic. Biochemical values were measured from blood samples taken within 2 hours of admission and from between 2 and 72 hours related to the time of symptom onset.

RESULTS: In predicting severe acute pancreatitis, hepcidin was superior to CRP and WBC (Area Under the Curve (AUC)=0.79, p=0.003; AUC=0.69, p=NS; AUC=0.53, p=NS, respectively).

CONCLUSIONS: In this study, hepcidin was found to be superior to CRP in predicting the severity of pancreatitis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

Hepato-gastroenterology - 60(2013), 123 vom: 02. Mai, Seite 595-600

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Arabul, Mahmut [VerfasserIn]
Celik, Mustafa [VerfasserIn]
Aslan, Ozgur [VerfasserIn]
Torun, Serkan [VerfasserIn]
Beyazit, Yavuz [VerfasserIn]
Alper, Emrah [VerfasserIn]
Kandemir, Altay [VerfasserIn]
Ünsal, Belkis [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-41-4
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein
Comparative Study
HAMP protein, human
Hepcidins
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.09.2013

Date Revised 25.11.2016

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.5754/hge12770

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM227416686