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Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF1?) gene expression in human shock states.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF1) controls the expression of genes involved in the cellular response to hypoxia. No information is available on its expression in critically ill patients. Thus, we designed the first clinical study in order to evaluate the role of HIF1? as a prognosis marker in patients with shock.

Methods

50 consecutive adult patients with shock and 11 healthy volunteers were prospectively included. RNA was extracted from whole blood samples and expression of HIF1? was assessed over the first 4 hours of shock. The primary objective was to assess HIF1? as a prognostic marker in shock. Secondary objectives were to evaluate the role of HIF1? as a diagnostic and follow-up marker. Patient survival was evaluated at day 28.

Results

The causes of shock were sepsis (78%), hemorrhage (18%), and cardiac dysfunction (4%). The HIF1? expression was significantly higher in the shock patients than in the healthy volunteers (121 [72-168] vs. 48 [38-54] normalized copies, p < 0.01), whatever the measured isoforms. It was similar in non-survivors and survivors (108 [range 84-183] vs. 121 [range 72-185] normalized copies, p = 0.92), and did not significantly change within the study period.

Conclusions

The present study is the first to demonstrate the increased expression of HIF1? in patients with shock. Further studies are needed to clarify the potential association with outcome. Our findings reinforce the value of monitoring plasma lactate levels to guide the treatment of shock.

SUBMITTER: Textoris J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3580697 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF1α) gene expression in human shock states.

Textoris Julien J Beaufils Nathalie N Quintana Gabrielle G Ben Lassoued Amin A Zieleskiewicz Laurent L Wiramus Sandrine S Blasco Valéry V Lesavre Nathalie N Martin Claude C Gabert Jean J Leone Marc M

Critical care (London, England) 20120710 4

<h4>Introduction</h4>Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF1) controls the expression of genes involved in the cellular response to hypoxia. No information is available on its expression in critically ill patients. Thus, we designed the first clinical study in order to evaluate the role of HIF1α as a prognosis marker in patients with shock.<h4>Methods</h4>50 consecutive adult patients with shock and 11 healthy volunteers were prospectively included. RNA was extracted from whole blood samples and expres ...[more]

PMID: 22781303

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