Serum Angiopoietin‐2 Predicts Mortality and Kidney Outcomes in Decompensated Cirrhosis
Andrew S. Allegretti, Xavier Vela Parada, Guillermo A. Ortiz, Joshua Long, Scott Krinsky, Sophia Zhao, Bryan C. Fuchs, Mozhdeh Sojoodi, Dongsheng Zhang, S. Ananth Karumanchi, Sahir Kalim, Sagar U. Nigwekar, Ravi I. Thadhani, Samir M. Parikh, Raymond T. Chung – 23 August 2018 – Acute kidney injury in decompensated cirrhosis has limited therapeutic options, and novel mechanistic targets are urgently needed. Angiopoietin‐2 is a context‐specific antagonist of Tie2, a receptor that signals vascular quiescence.