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Trial reportShock (Augusta, Ga.)2014

Plasma angiopoietin 2 concentrations are related to impaired lung function and organ failure in a clinical cohort receiving high-dose interleukin 2 therapy.

Kathryn M Gores, Angela S Delsing, Sara J Kraus, Linda Powers, Daniel A Vaena, Mohammed M Milhem, Martha Monick, Kevin C Doerschug

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Trial report in Shock (Augusta, Ga.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. The Role of Angiopoietine-2 in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Sepsis.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kathryn M GoresDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.
Angela S Delsing
Sara J Kraus
Linda Powers
Daniel A Vaena
Mohammed M Milhem
Martha Monick
Kevin C Doerschug
University of Iowa · US

Funding

University of Iowa Clinical and Translational Science ProgramUL1TR000442 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI ROSENTHAL, GARY E · 2012 to 2013
$10.0M
Mechanisms and Meanings of Impaired Microvascular Responses in Human SepsisR01HL092056 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI DOERSCHUG, KEVIN C · 2009 to 2013
$1.9M
Cigarette Smoke and Autophagy/Lysosomal Pathway DysfunctionR01HL096625 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI MONICK, MARTHA M · 2010 to 2013
$1.5M
Cigarette Smoking Alters the Genomic Tone of Alveolar MacrophagesR21HL109589 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI GROSS, THOMAS J, MONICK, MARTHA M · 2012 to 2013
$406k
NCATS NIH HHS 2 UL1 TR000442-06NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000442NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL 092056NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL092056NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL096625NHLBI NIH HHS R21 HL109589
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe pathophysiology and therapeutic options in sepsis-induced lung injury remain elusive. High-dose interleukin 2 therapy (HDIL-2) is an important protocol for advanced malignancies but is limited by systemic inflammation and pulmonary edema that is indistinguishable from sepsis. In preclinical models, IL-2 stimulates angiopoietin 2 (AngP-2) secretion, which increases endothelial permeability and causes pulmonary edema. However, these relationships have not been fully elucidated in humans. Furthermore, the relevance of plasma AngP-2 to organ function is not clear. We hypothesized that plasma AngP-2 concentrations increase during HDIL-2 and are relevant to clinical pathophysiology.

methodsWe enrolled 13 subjects with metastatic melanoma or renal cell carcinoma admitted to receive HDIL-2 and collected blood and spirometry data daily. The plasma concentrations of AngP-2 and IL-6 were measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

resultsAt baseline, the mean AngP-2 concentration was 2.5 (SD, 1.0) ng/mL. Angiopoietin 2 concentrations increased during treatment: the mean concentration on the penultimate day was 16.0 (SD, 4.5) ng/mL and increased further to 18.6 (SD, 4.9) ng/mL (P < 0.05 vs. penultimate) during the last day of therapy. The forced expiratory volume in 1 s decreased during treatment. Interestingly, plasma AngP-2 concentrations correlated negatively with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (Spearman r = -0.78, P < 0.0001). Plasma AngP-2 concentrations also correlated with plasma IL-6 concentrations (r = 0.61, P < 0.0001) and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores (r = 0.68, P < 0.0001).

conclusionsPlasma AngP-2 concentrations increase during HDIL-2 administration and correlate with pulmonary dysfunction. High-dose IL-2 may serve as a clinical model of sepsis and acute lung injury. Further investigation is warranted.

Indexed as

Acute Lung InjuryAdultAgedAngiopoietin-2Antineoplastic AgentsBiomarkersCarcinoma, Renal CellCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansInterleukin-2Kidney NeoplasmsMaleAngiopoietin-2ANGPT2 protein, humanAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkersInterleukin-2

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PMID24727870
PMCPMC4467554
OpenAlexW2040377815

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