SynthesisThe Journal of international medical research2021
Accuracy of angiopoietin-2 for predicting organ failure in patients with acute pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Angiogenesis, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress: Interrelationships in Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Spexin as a Novel Biomarker for Predicting Disease Severity and Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Comparative Evaluation of the Prognostic Accuracy of IL-6 and Angiopoietin-2 for Early Severity Assessment in Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Post-translational modification crosstalk in acute pancreatitis: linking acinar stress to innate immune amplification and tissue repair.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Adipokines and their role in acute pancreatitis.Journal of medical biochemistry · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveOur aim was to assess the accuracy of angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) as a prognostic marker for acute pancreatitis (AP) with organ failure (OF).
methodsWe undertook a systematic search of the PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Chinese Journals Full-text, Wanfang, China Biology Medicine disc, and Weipu databases to identify eligible cohort studies on the predictive value of Ang-2 for AP with OF. The main outcome measures were sensitivity and specificity. The effects were pooled using a bivariate mixed-effects model.
resultsSix articles with seven case-control studies (n = 650) were included. Pooled sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative likelihood ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for AP with OF were 0.93 (95%CI: 0.75-0.99), 0.85 (95%CI: 0.75-0.92), 6.40 (95%CI: 3.36-12.19), and 0.08 (95%CI: 0.02-0.36), respectively. The area under the summary receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.95 (95%CI: 0.92-0.96), and the diagnostic odds ratio was 83.18 (95%CI: 11.50-623.17). Subgroup analysis showed that admission time of AP onset (< or ≥24 hours) was a source of overall heterogeneity. Sensitivity analysis supported this finding.
conclusionAng-2 had high diagnostic accuracy for AP with OF; the best prediction of Ang-2 may be 24 to 72 hours after onset of AP.
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