Angiopoietin 2 and hsCRP are associated with pulmonary hemodynamics and long-term mortality respectively in CTEPH-Results from a prospective discovery and validation biomarker study

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INTRODUCTION: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is an underdiagnosed disease of uncertain etiology. Altered endothelial homeostasis, defective angiogenesis and inflammation are implicated. Angiopoietin 2 (Ang2) impairs acute thrombus resolution and is associated with vasculopathy in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.

METHODS: We assessed circulating proteins associated with these processes in serum from patients with CTEPH (n = 71) before and after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA), chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease without pulmonary hypertension (CTEPD, n = 9) and healthy controls (n = 20) using Luminex multiplex arrays. Comparisons between groups were made using multivariable rank regression models. Ang2 and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) were measured in a larger validation dataset (CTEPH = 277, CTEPD = 26). Cox proportional hazards models were used to identify markers predictive of survival.

RESULTS: In CTEPH patients, Ang2, interleukin (IL) 8, tumor necrosis factor α, and hsCRP were elevated compared to controls, while vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) c was lower (p < 0.05). Ang2 fell post-PEA (p < 0.05) and was associated with both pre- and post-PEA pulmonary hemodynamic variables and functional assessments (p < 0.05). In the validation dataset, Ang2 was significantly higher in CTEPH compared to CTEPD. Pre-operative hsCRP was an independent predictor of mortality.

CONCLUSIONS: We hypothesize that CTEPH patients have significant distal micro-vasculopathy and consequently high circulating Ang2. Patients with CTEPD without pulmonary hypertension have no discernible distal micro-vasculopathy and therefore have low circulating Ang2. This suggests Ang2 may be critical to CTEPH disease pathogenesis (impaired thrombus organization and disease severity).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

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The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 42(2023), 3 vom: 04. März, Seite 398-405

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hadinnapola, Charaka M [VerfasserIn]
Southwood, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Hernández-Sánchez, Jules [VerfasserIn]
Bunclark, Katherine [VerfasserIn]
Newnham, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Swietlik, Emilia M [VerfasserIn]
Cannon, John [VerfasserIn]
Preston, Stephen D [VerfasserIn]
Sheares, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Taboada, Dolores [VerfasserIn]
Screaton, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Jenkins, David P [VerfasserIn]
Morrell, Nicholas W [VerfasserIn]
Toshner, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Pepke-Zaba, Joanna [VerfasserIn]

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9007-41-4
Angiogenesis
Angiopoietin 2
Angiopoietin-2
Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein
CTEPH
Inflammation
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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Date Completed 26.02.2023

Date Revised 02.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.healun.2022.08.021

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351201920