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Persistently Elevated Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Levels among Critically Ill Surgical Patients after Sepsis and Development of Chronic Critical Illness and Dismal Long-Term Outcomes

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Brakenridge, Scott C., Moore, Frederick A., Mercier, Nicole R., Cox, Michael, Wu, Quron, Moldawer, Lyle L., Mohr, Alicia M., Efron, Philip A. +1 more·2019·Journal of the American College of Surgeons

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BACKGROUND: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a gut-derived incretin hormone that stimulates insulin secretion, cellular glucose uptake, and has immune-regulatory functions. Glucagon-like peptide-1 is markedly altered after trauma and sepsis, but the implications remain unclear. STUDY DESIGN: We performed an analysis of a prospective, longitudinal cohort study of critically ill surgical patients with sepsis. Patient characteristics and clinical data were collected, as well as peripheral blood sampling for biomarker analysis, out to 28 days after sepsis onset. We prospectively adjudicated sepsis diagnosis, severity, clinical outcomes, and 6-month follow-up. RESULTS: The cohort included 157 septic surgical patients with significant physiologic derangement (Maximum Sequential Organ Failure Assessment [SOFA] score 8, interquartile range [IQR] 4 to 11), a high rate of multiple organ failure (50.3%), and septic shock (24.2%). Despite high disease severity, both early death (<14 days; n = 4, 2.9%) and overall inpatient mortality were low (n = 12, 7.6%). However, post-discharge 6-month mortality was nearly 3-fold higher (19.7%). Both GLP-1 and interleukin [IL]-6 levels were significantly elevated for 21 days (p ≤ 0.01) in patients who developed chronic critical illness (CCI) compared with patients with a rapid recovery. Elevated GLP-1 at 24 hours was a significant independent predictor for the development of CCI after controlling for IL-6 and glucose levels (p = 0.027), and at day 14 for death or severe functional disability at 6 months (WHO/Zubrod score 4-5, p = 0.014). CONCLUSIONS: Elevated GLP-1 within 24 hours of sepsis is a predictor of early death or persistent organ dysfunction. Among early survivors, persistently elevated GLP-1 levels at day 14 are strongly predictive of death or severe functional disability at 6 months. Persistently elevated GLP-1 levels may be a marker of a nonresolving catabolic state that is associated with muscle wasting and dismal outcomes after sepsis and chronic critical illness.

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Authors
Brakenridge, S. C., Moore, F. A., Mercier, N. R., Cox, M., Wu, Q., Moldawer, L. L., Mohr, A. M., Efron, P. A., & Smith, S. R.
Affiliations
  • University of Florida Health (US)
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
Venue
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Published
2019-07
Volume
229
Issue
1
Pages
58-67e1
ISSN
1072-7515 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2939032636
Cited by
46
References
37
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 1
FWCI
3.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of the American College of Surgeons (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01 GM-113945, T32 GM008721, P50 GM-111152)
  • National Institute on Aging (R03 AG056444, P30 AG028740)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
Keywords
glucagon-like peptide-1, sepsis, chronic critical illness, critically ill surgical patients, interleukin-6, mortality prediction, functional disability, multiple organ failure, septic shock, catabolic state, muscle atrophy, biomarkers
MeSH terms
Aged, Chronic Disease, Female, Florida, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Surgical Wound Infection, Time Factors, Biomarkers, Incidence, Survival Rate, Critical Illness, Sepsis, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1

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