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Plasma concentrations of Gas6 and soluble Axl correlate with disease and predict mortality in patients with critical limb ischemia.

Ekman, Carl LU ; Gottsäter, Anders LU ; Lindblad, Bengt LU and Dahlbäck, Björn LU (2010) In Clinical Biochemistry May 4. p.873-876
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is a severe peripheral arterial disease, characterized by rest pain, ulcers and gangrene in the legs. Gas6 is a vitamin K-dependent protein, which binds and activates the tyrosine kinase receptor Axl. Gas6-mediated Axl-signaling influences endothelial activation, neointima formation and immune regulation. Axl can be cleaved and soluble Axl (sAxl) is detectable in circulation. DESIGN AND METHODS: We quantified plasma concentrations of Gas6 and sAxl in 189 CLI patients and 204 controls. RESULTS: Gas6 and sAxl concentrations were increased in the CLI patients (p<0.0001) and correlated to C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha and neopterin. Patients who died within three... (More)
INTRODUCTION: Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is a severe peripheral arterial disease, characterized by rest pain, ulcers and gangrene in the legs. Gas6 is a vitamin K-dependent protein, which binds and activates the tyrosine kinase receptor Axl. Gas6-mediated Axl-signaling influences endothelial activation, neointima formation and immune regulation. Axl can be cleaved and soluble Axl (sAxl) is detectable in circulation. DESIGN AND METHODS: We quantified plasma concentrations of Gas6 and sAxl in 189 CLI patients and 204 controls. RESULTS: Gas6 and sAxl concentrations were increased in the CLI patients (p<0.0001) and correlated to C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha and neopterin. Patients who died within three years of sampling (n=84) had increased concentrations of Gas6 and sAxl as compared to survivors (p=0.0009 and p=0.0011). CONCLUSIONS: Plasma concentrations of Gas6 and sAxl correlate to inflammation and predict survival. This indicates that Gas6 and sAxl have a role in CLI, presumably connected to the inflammatory process. (Less)
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10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2010.04.006
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  abstract     = {{INTRODUCTION: Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is a severe peripheral arterial disease, characterized by rest pain, ulcers and gangrene in the legs. Gas6 is a vitamin K-dependent protein, which binds and activates the tyrosine kinase receptor Axl. Gas6-mediated Axl-signaling influences endothelial activation, neointima formation and immune regulation. Axl can be cleaved and soluble Axl (sAxl) is detectable in circulation. DESIGN AND METHODS: We quantified plasma concentrations of Gas6 and sAxl in 189 CLI patients and 204 controls. RESULTS: Gas6 and sAxl concentrations were increased in the CLI patients (p&lt;0.0001) and correlated to C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha and neopterin. Patients who died within three years of sampling (n=84) had increased concentrations of Gas6 and sAxl as compared to survivors (p=0.0009 and p=0.0011). CONCLUSIONS: Plasma concentrations of Gas6 and sAxl correlate to inflammation and predict survival. This indicates that Gas6 and sAxl have a role in CLI, presumably connected to the inflammatory process.}},
  author       = {{Ekman, Carl and Gottsäter, Anders and Lindblad, Bengt and Dahlbäck, Björn}},
  issn         = {{1873-2933}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{873--876}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Clinical Biochemistry}},
  title        = {{Plasma concentrations of Gas6 and soluble Axl correlate with disease and predict mortality in patients with critical limb ischemia.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2010.04.006}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2010.04.006}},
  volume       = {{May 4}},
  year         = {{2010}},
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