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ArticleJournal of clinical and translational research2021

The usefulness of plasma levels of mature and total adrenomedullin as biomarkers indicating the magnitude of surgical stress responses: A single-center, prospective, observational study.

Go Otao, Toyoaki Maruta, Tetsu Yonaha, Koji Igarashi, Sayaka Nagata, Kazuo Kitamura, Isao Tsuneyoshi

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Article in Journal of clinical and translational research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Go OtaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
Toyoaki MarutaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
Tetsu YonahaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
Koji IgarashiResearch and Development Management, Bioscience Division, TOSOH Corporation, Ayase 252-1123, Japan.
Sayaka NagataCirculatory and Body Fluid Regulation, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
Kazuo KitamuraCirculatory and Body Fluid Regulation, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
Isao TsuneyoshiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
University of Miyazaki · JPTosoh (Japan) · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimAdrenomedullin (AM), a vasodilatory peptide, is known for its pleiotropic actions. AM levels are increased under inflammatory conditions such as sepsis and can be useful as a prognostic biomarker. However, there are only a few reports on the physiological actions of AM in the perioperative period. The aim of this single-center, prospective, and observational study was to investigate the changes in the plasma levels of mature AM (mAM) and total AM (tAM) observed during the perioperative period. In addition, we aimed to determine the association between each AM level and immune-inflammatory parameters to explore the usefulness of AM as a biomarker of the magnitude of surgical stress responses.

methodsThe levels of both mAM and tAM, in addition to the levels of presepsin, interleukin-6, procalcitonin, white blood cell, and C-reactive protein, were measured in blood samples obtained during the perioperative period. Other laboratory data, including sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II scores, were obtained from individual clinical records. Correlations between each AM and clinical parameters were determined using Spearman's rank correlation.

resultsOne hundred and twenty-three perioperative patients scheduled for three types of surgical procedures, including cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, abdominal surgery, and cervical laminoplasty, were included in this study. There was a moderate to strong correlation between each AM and immune-inflammatory parameters, SOFA score, and APACHE II score, as related to surgical trauma. Specifically, the strongest correlation was observed between each AM and SOFA score.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that plasma AM levels may represent the most important inflammatory mediators that are evident in surgical stress responses. RELEVANCE FOR PATIENTS: Since the levels of both tAM and mAM show the same trend, mAM and tAM may be equally used as biomarkers for the evaluation of the physiological status of surgical patients.

trial registrationThis observational study was retrospectively registered with Japanese Clinical Trial Registry "UMIN-CTR" on March 19, 2018, and was given a trial ID number UMIN000031792.

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adrenomedullinbiomarkersperioperative periodprospective studysequential organ failure assessment score

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