Autotaxin Activity Predicts 30-Day Mortality in Sepsis Patients and Correlates With Platelet Count and Vascular Dysfunction

Travis Sexton, George Chalhoub, Shaojing Ye, William Morris, Rahul Annabathula, Adam Dugan, Susan Smyth

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Abstract

Objectives:We investigated whether platelet count associated with biomarkers of endothelial function, and additionally sought to identify novel predictors of outcomes in a cohort of patients with severe sepsis at a quaternary care academic medical center.Design:Prospective, observational cohort.Patients:Eighty-six sepsis patients admitted into intensive care units were prospectively enrolled into an on-site sepsis registry and biobank.Interventions:None.Measurements and Main Results:Platelet count, mean platelet volume, platelet mass, plasma angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2, syndecan-1, platelet factor 4, sCD40L concentrations, and plasma autotaxin activity were determined for each patient at enrollment. Patient mortality was recorded up to 30 days following hospital discharge. Platelet count and plasma sCD40L was significantly lower in patients who did not survive up to 30 days following hospital discharge. Angiopoietin-2 and the angiopoietin-2/1 ratio were significantly higher in patients who did not survive up to 30 days following discharge. Furthermore, plasma autotaxin activity was significantly higher in patients who did not survive up to 30 days. Interestingly, autotaxin activity correlated with platelet count and the ratio of angiopoietin-2/1 across our population.Conclusions:Platelet count, the ratio of angiopoietin-2/1, and autotaxin activity all predicted 30-day mortality. Autotaxin activity within the plasma correlates with both platelet counts and vascular dysfunction biomarkers across both survivors and non-survivors indicating a possible involvement of autotaxin within sepsis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)738-743
Number of pages6
JournalShock
Volume54
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2020

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Funding

This publication was supported by the National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR000117. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

FundersFunder number
National Institutes of Health (NIH)UL1TR000117
National Center for Research Resources
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

    Keywords

    • Autotaxin
    • platelet
    • sepsis

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
    • Emergency Medicine

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