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Table 1 Biomarkers of sepsis-induced ALI/ARDS

From: Endothelial cell dynamics in sepsis-induced acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome: pathogenesis and therapeutic implications

Biomarkers

Detection object

Change

Reference

Receptor for advanced glycation

end products (RAGE)

Plasma and alveolar fluid clearance

↑

[177]

Specific

surfactant proteins (SP)

Pulmonary edema fluid; plasma

SP-D↓; SP-A↑

[178]

Membrane glycoprotein KL6

BALF and plasma

↑

[179]

Club cell secretory protein (CCSP)

Plasma

↑

[180, 181]

Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1)

Plasma and edema fluid

↑

[182]

Angiopoietin1 (Ang-1) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2)

Plasma

↑

[183,184,185]

E-selectin

Plasma

↑

[186]

IL-1β, TNFα, IL-8 and IL-6

Plasma

↑

[187, 188]

IL-10

Plasma

↓

[188]

High mobility group box nuclear protein (HMGB) 1

Plasma

↑

[189]

Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP)

Plasma

↑

[190]

Plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1)

BALF

↑

[191]

Thrombomodulin (TM)

Pulmonary edema fluid and Plasma

↑

[192]

Protein C

Plasma

↓

[193]

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)

BALF

↓

[194, 195]

Vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)

Epithelial lining fluid

↑

[196]

KL-6

Plasma

↑

[197, 198]