التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Investigation of Serum Endocan Levels and Age in Critical Inflammatory Conditions. |
| المؤلفون: |
Keskinidou, Chrysi, Vassiliou, Alice G., Jahaj, Edison, Mastora, Zafeiria, Athanasiou, Nikolaos, Roumpaki, Anastasia, Tsipilis, Stamatios, Dimopoulou, Ioanna, Orfanos, Stylianos E., Kotanidou, Anastasia |
| المصدر: |
International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Jun2023, Vol. 24 Issue 12, p10135, 9p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
ENDOTHELIAL cells, INTENSIVE care units, COVID-19, CRITICALLY ill, ARTIFICIAL respiration, ENDOTHELIUM diseases |
| مستخلص: |
Aging negatively affects the endothelium. Endocan (ESM-1), an endothelium-derived soluble proteoglycan, participates in fundamental biological processes of endothelial cells. We aimed to examine the role of endothelial dysfunction and age in poor outcomes in critical illness. ESM-1 levels were measured in the sera of mechanically ventilated critically ill patients, including COVID-19, non-septic, and septic patients. The 3 patient cohorts were divided based on age (≥65 and <65). Critically ill COVID-19 patients had statistically higher ESM-1 levels compared to critically ill septic and non-septic patients. Only in critically ill septic patients were ESM-1 levels higher in older compared to younger patients. Finally, the age-subgrouped patients were further subdivided based on intensive care unit (ICU) outcome. ESM-1 levels were similar in COVID-19 survivors and non-survivors, irrespective of age. Interestingly, only for the younger critically ill septic patients, non-survivors had higher ESM-1 levels compared to survivors. In the non-septic survivors and non-survivors, ESM-1 levels remained unaltered in the younger patients and tended to be higher in the elderly. Even though endocan has been recognized as an important prognostic biomarker in critically ill patients with sepsis, in our patient cohort, increased age, as well as the extent of endothelial dysfunction, seemed to affect its prognostic ability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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