Angiotensinogen
AGTproteinSubstrate for renin-angiotensin system; systemic regulator of vascular inflammation, remodeling, and hemodynamic recovery post-MI.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepOff-pathway / systemic markers
Confidencemedium
RationaleRenin-angiotensin system; vascular remodeling and inflammation but not atherothrombotic cascade.
Also acts inVascular inflammation
Druggability
DruggableYes
Known drugs / candidates1
Small-molecule tractableYes
Antibody tractableYes
EnsemblENSG00000135744
Type I vs non-Type I discrimination
ScoresNon-Type-I-associated
R — rupture / Type-I0
C — non-Type-I60
A — assay feasibility72
E — evidence strength80
T1DI (composite)12
Specificity differential (R−C)-60
Non-Type-I axis panel
Does this marker also move in each non-Type-I setting? mag 0–3; higher means less Type-I-specific. n/a = no evidence retrieved, which is not the same as no change.
2sepsis / systemic inflammationn/a
2anemia / acute blood lossn/a
2hypovolemia / dehydrationmag 2
2tachyarrhythmian/a
2hypoxemia / respiratory failuren/a
2hypertensive emergencymag 3
2high-demand / peri-operative stressn/a
3sudden cardiac deathmag 1
4aPCI-related periproceduraln/a
4bstent thrombosisn/a
4cin-stent restenosismag 1
5CABG-relatedmag 2
Coverage: 5/12 axes with evidence
Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 20 supporting references. See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists
Reagent / substrate
Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)
Platform
ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)
Literature evidence(3)
- Comparative Analysis of Plasma Protein Dynamics in Women with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Takotsubo Syndrome.Cells · 2024 · PMID 39513871 · doi
- Prognostic importance of biomarkers associated with haemostatic, vascular and endothelial disturbances in acute coronary syndrome patients in relation to kidney function.International journal of cardiology · 2022 · PMID 36476672 · doi
- Pathological cardiac remodeling seen by the eyes of proteomics.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics · 2021 · PMID 33607275 · doi