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. 2021 Oct 4;12:687397. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.687397

Table 1.

Autotaxin serum levels in patients of different inflammatory diseases and cancer.

Disease classification PMID Disease Samples (M/F/M+F) ATX1 Method
Viral hepatitis 33102751 Chronic hepatitis C 28 1.1 ± 0.8 Two-site enzyme immunoassay
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis 19 1.4 ± 0.4 *
Alcoholic steatohepatitis 15 1.2 ± 0.4 *
vs. vs. vs.
Chronic hepatitis B 38 0.9 ± 0.3
21419756 Chronic Hepatitis C (histologically proven fibrosis) 74 2.40 ± 0.96 Two-site enzyme immunoassay
Chronic Hepatitis C (FibroScan proven fibrosis) 134 2.20 ± 1.22
27981605 Chronic viral hepatitis 14 0.19 (0.13 - 0.35) * ELISA
21 0.17 (0.04 - 0.13)
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls 8 0.13 (0.02 - 0.20)
12 0.18 (0.09 - 0.35)
28425454 Chronic hepatitis C 292 1.16 (0.85 - 1.68) *, # Two-site enzyme immunoassay
301 1.64 (1.19 - 2.20) *
593 1.39 (1.01 - 1.99) *
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls 80 0.76 #
80 0.82
160 0.76
31933517 Liver cirrhosis
(multiple aetiologies)
240 1.58 ± 0.68 # Two-site enzyme immunoassay
160 1.99 ± 0.73
Chronic hepatitis B 33 1.36 ± 0.62 #, ~
17 1.82 ± 0.5
Chronic hepatitis C 64 1.62 ± 0.67 #, $
66 2.09 ± 0.71
Non viral hepatitis 143 1.49 ± 0.71 #
77 1.96 ± 0.79
29114991 Chronic hepatitis B 62 1.10 (0.85-1.24) Two-site enzyme immunoassay
39 1.36 (1.23-1.64)
101 1.22 (0.95-1.42)
Non-viral liver disorders 25062038 Liver cirrhosis 181 0.77 ± 0.41 *, # ELISA
89 0.86 ± 0.43 *
270 0.81 ± 0.42 *
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls 35 0.18 ± 0.04 #
50 0.35 ± 0.47
85 0.26 ± 0.40
29568204 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 186 0.86 * Two-site enzyme immunoassay
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls 160 0.76
30905718 Liver cirrhosis 50 0.44 ± 0.22 * ELISA
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls 20 0.19 ± 0.06
31144415 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 173 0.67 ± 0.21 # Two-site enzyme immunoassay
134 0.97 ± 0.36
307 0.81 ± 0.32
Bile duct disorders 31186435 Primary sclerosing cholangitis 193 6.3 ± 3.0 #, * Homovanillic acid assay
59 8.6 ± 4.9 *
252 6.8 ± 3.7
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls 57 2.5 ± 0.7 #
142 3.2 ± 1.5
31651244 Primary biliary cholangitis – Severe 25 1.25 (0.72 - 4.31) Two-site enzyme immunoassay
vs. vs. vs.
Primary biliary cholangitis – Moderate 94 1.08 (0.58 - 3.12)
27506882 Primary biliary cholangitis 118 10.2 ± 4.4 Homovanillic acid assay
Primary sclerosing cholangitis 115 7.3 ± 3.4
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls Undisclosed 3.1 ± 1.7
Undisclosed 2.5 ± 0.7
109 2.8 ± 1.4
29802350 Primary biliary cholangitis 20 1.00 (0.82 - 1.13) *,# Two-site enzyme immunoassay
108 0.78 (0.66 - 0.98) *
128 0.97 (0.79 - 1.11) *
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls 80 0.76 #
80 0.82
160 0.76
25450205 Preeclampsia / HELLP syndrome 17 16.8 ± 8.9 Homovanillic acid assay
Pruritic disorders of pregnancy 33 16.8 ± 6.7
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy 55 43.5 ± 18.2 *, †
vs. vs. vs.
Normal pregnancy 44 19.6 ± 5.4 *
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls 57 2.5 ± 0.7 #
142 3.2 ± 1.5
Malignancies 2464234 Hepatocellular carcinoma 105 1.94 ± 1.01 # Two-site enzyme immunoassay
43 2.87 ± 0.76
148 2.21 ± 1.03
18710386 Acute myeloid leukemia 26 0.86 ± 0.29 ELISA
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia 14 0.93 ± 0.30 *
Follicular lymphoma 25 1.47 ± 0.69 *
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma 28 0.94 ± 0.39 *
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls 74 0.66 ± 0.12 #
46 0.85 ± 0.18
120 0.73 ± 0.18
27583415 Hepatocellular carcinoma 58 1.07 (0.84 - 1.37) * Two-site enzyme immunoassay
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls 74 0.68 ± 0.12 #
46 0.97 ± 0.17
120 0.73 ± 0.18
29724718 a Non-small cell lung cancer 19 0.124 * TOOS assay
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls 49 0.088
30921203 Breast cancer 112 0.29  ±  0.04 * ELISA
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls 50 0.25  ±  0.02
Metabolic disorders 26727116 Obese – overweight people >60 yo 20 0.17 ± 0.01 # ELISA
40 0.29 ± 0.02
60 0.25 ± 0.11
26831013 Diabetic nephropathy 38 0.75 ± 0.27 ELISA
Autoimmune disorders 22493518 b Rheumatoid arthritis 10 0.87 ± 0.83 * ELISA
16 1.12 ± 1.08 *
26 1.03 ± 0.98 *
vs. vs. vs.
Osteoarthritis 11 0.27 ± 0.19
15 0.32 ± 0.19
26 0.30 ± 0.19
24984830 Multiple sclerosis 20 12.11 ± 1.42 * TOOS assay
vs. vs. vs.
Other neurological disorders 20 7.05 ± 1.51
Various disorders 26083365 Chronic liver diseases 18 1.37 ± 0.77 * Two-site enzyme immunoassay
17 1.46 ± 0.67 *
Follicular lymphoma 10 0.95 ± 0.27 *
15 1.28 ± 0.47 *
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls 76 0.98 ± 0.58 #
98 1.49 ± 0.98
32826822 Sepsis 84 443.6 (285.8 - 632.2) TOOS assay
33568105 Pancreatic diseases 114 0.39 * ELISA
Benign pancreatic diseases 94 0.27
vs. vs. vs.
Healthy controls 120 0.26
34130757 Acute respiratory distress syndrome (survivors) 31 39.01 ± 13.89 Human Magnetic Luminex Assay
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (non-survivors) 21 44.79 ± 13.38

Only publications analyzing more than 10 samples are included.

1All reported values were converted to mg/L and presented as in the original publication as means ± SD, or as median (interquartile range). Individual values represent medians unless stated otherwise.

*: Compared to the same sex group of the controls; p < 0.05.

#: Compared to within-the-group opposite sex; p < 0.05.

: Compared to females with normal pregnancy.

~: Compared to non-viral hepatitis.

$: Compared to hepatitis B.

a

: ATX activity mean values are indicated.

b

: ATX concentration in the serum was calculated anew by utilizing the supplementary data of this publication.