Raised FGF23 Correlates to Increased Mortality in Critical Illness, Independent of Vitamin D

BACKGROUND: Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF23) is an endocrine hormone classically associated with the homeostasis of vitamin D, phosphate, and calcium. Elevated serum FGF23 is a known independent risk factor for mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. We aimed to determine if there was a similar relationship between FGF23 levels and mortality in critically ill patients.

METHODS: Plasma FGF23 levels were measured by ELISA in two separate cohorts of patients receiving vitamin D supplementation: critical illness patients (VITdAL-ICU trial, n = 475) and elective oesophagectomy patients (VINDALOO trial, n = 76). Mortality data were recorded at 30 and 180 days or at two years, respectively. FGF23 levels in a healthy control cohort were also measured (n = 27).

RESULTS: Elevated FGF23 (quartile 4 vs. quartiles 1-3) was associated with increased short-term (30 and 180 day) mortality in critical illness patients (p < 0.001) and long-term (two-year) mortality in oesophagectomy patients (p = 0.0149). Patients who died had significantly higher FGF23 levels than those who survived: In the critical illness cohort, those who died had 1194.6 pg/mL (range 0-14,000), while those who survived had 120.4 pg/mL (range = 15-14,000) (p = 0.0462). In the oesophagectomy cohort, those who died had 1304 pg/mL (range = 154-77,800), while those who survived had 644 pg/mL (range = 179-54,894) (p < 0.001). This was found to be independent of vitamin D or CKD status (critical illness p = 0.3507; oesophagectomy p = 0.3800). FGF23 levels in healthy controls were similar to those seen in oesophagectomy patients (p = 0.4802).

CONCLUSIONS: Elevated baseline serum FGF23 is correlated with increased mortality in both the post-oesophagectomy cohort and the cohort of patients with critical illness requiring intensive care admission. This was independent of vitamin D status, supplementation, or CKD status, which suggests the presence of vitamin D-independent mechanisms of FGF23 action during the acute and convalescent stages of critical illness, warranting further investigation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Biology - 12(2023), 2 vom: 14. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Thein, Onn Shaun [VerfasserIn]
Ali, Naeman Akbar [VerfasserIn]
Mahida, Rahul Y [VerfasserIn]
Dancer, Rachel C A [VerfasserIn]
Ostermann, Marlies [VerfasserIn]
Amrein, Karin [VerfasserIn]
Martucci, Gennaro [VerfasserIn]
Scott, Aaron [VerfasserIn]
Thickett, David R [VerfasserIn]
Parekh, Dhruv [VerfasserIn]

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Critical illness
FGF23
Intensive care
Journal Article

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Date Revised 28.02.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/biology12020309

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NLM353357286