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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2022

Wingless-related integration site (WNT) signaling is activated during the inflammatory response upon cardiac surgery: A translational study.

Bernard D Krüger, Gilles E Hofer, Alain Rudiger, Gabriela H Spahn, Julia Braun, Dominique Bettex, Gabriele Schoedon, Donat R Spahn

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04058496 (The Importance of Wnt-signaling in the Pathobiology of Systemic Inflammation and Organ Dysfunction After Cardiac Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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The Importance of Wnt-signaling in the Pathobiology of Systemic Inflammation and Organ Dysfunction After Cardiac Surgery

TypeobservationalSponsorAlain RudigerRan2018 to 2022Enrolled64ConditionsInflammation, Thoracic SurgeryArmsBlood sampling
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bernard D KrügerInstitute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Gilles E HoferInstitute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Alain RudigerUniversity of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Gabriela H SpahnInstitute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Julia BraunUniversity of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Dominique BettexInstitute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Gabriele SchoedonUniversity of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Donat R SpahnInstitute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
University Hospital of Zurich · CHUniversity of Zurich · CHSpital Limmattal · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Cardiac surgery and the use of cardiopulmonary bypass initiate a systemic inflammatory response. Wingless-related integration site (WNT) signaling is part of the innate immunity and has been attributed a major role in the regulation of inflammation. In preclinical research, WNT-5a may sustain an inflammatory response and cause endothelial dysfunction. Our aim was to investigate WNT signaling after cardiac surgery and its association with postoperative inflammation (Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT04058496). Methods: In this prospective, single-center, observational study, 64 consecutive patients for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) ± valve surgery were assigned into three groups: off-pump CABG ( Results: At baseline, WNT-5a, sFRP-1, and WIF-1 were present in a minimal concentration, while sFRP-5 was elevated. A higher baseline value of WNT-5a, sFRP-5, and WIF-1 resulted in higher subsequent values of the respective parameter. At ICU admission, WNT-5a and sFRP-5 reached their maximum and minimum value, respectively. WIF-1 decreased over time and was lowest 8 h after surgery. sFRP-1 changed minimally over time. While WNT-5a returned to the baseline within 48 h, sFRP-5 and WIF-1 did not reach their baseline value at 48 h. Of the investigated WNT system components, only WIF-1 partially reflected the severity of surgery. WNT-5a and WIF-1 had an impact on postoperative fluid balance and noradrenaline requirement. Conclusion: WNT-5a, sFRP-5, and WIF-1 are part of the systemic inflammatory response after cardiac surgery. WNT-5a peaks immediately after cardiac surgery and returns to baseline within 48 h, presumably modulated by its antagonist sFRP-5. Based on this translational study, WNT-5a antagonism may be further investigated to assess potentially beneficial effects in patients with a dysregulated inflammation after cardiac surgery.

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cardiac surgerycardiopulmonary bypassinflammationinflammatory biomarkersSIRSsystemic inflammatory response syndromeWNT-5aWNT signaling

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PMID36440011
PMCPMC9692086
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