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Table 2 A GRADE summary of the protective effect of APN on MIRI

From: Adiponectin protects against myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical animal studies

Outcomes

Summary of finding

Relative effect (95% CI)

Limitations

Inconsistency

Indirectness

Imprecision

Publication bias

Quality

MIRI group

APN group

Infarct size

171 animals in 15 studies

169 animals in 15 studies

WMD, 16.67 (13.18, 20.16)

 + 

 − 

 + 

 + 

 + 

, Moderate

LVEDP

99 animals in 9 studies

98 animals in 9 studies

WMD, 5.96 (4.23, 7.70)

 − 

 − 

 + 

 + 

 − 

, Critically low

 + dp/dtmax

107 animals in 9 studies

107 animals in 9 studies

WMD, 1393.59 (972.57, 1814.60)

 + 

 − 

 + 

 + 

 − 

, Low

-dp/dtmax

68 animals in 7 studies

68 animals in 7 studies

WMD, 850.06 (541.22, 1158.90)

 + 

 − 

 + 

 + 

 + 

, Moderate

LVEF

68 animals in 5 studies

68 animals in 5 studies

WMD, 9.96 (7.29, 12.63)

 + 

 − 

 + 

 + 

 + 

, Moderate

Caspase-3

126 animals in 12 studies

126 animals in 12 studies

SMD, 3.86 (2.97, 4.76)

 − 

 − 

 + 

 + 

 − 

, Critically low

Apoptotic rate

95 animals in 9 studies

95 animals in 9 studies

WMD, 13.10 (8.15, 18.05)

 − 

 − 

 + 

 + 

 + 

, Low

SOD

24 animals in 3 studies

24 animals in 3 studies

SMD, 1.91 (1.17, 2.65)

 − 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 − 

, Low

LDH

70 animals in 6 studies

70 animals in 6 studies

SMD, 2.82 (1.60, 4.04)

 − 

 − 

 + 

 + 

 − 

, Critically low

TNF-α

13 animals in 2 studies

13 animals in 2 studies

SMD, 4.23 (2.48, 5.98)

 − 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 − 

, Low

Superoxide production

43 animals in 4 studies

43 animals in 4 studies

SMD, 4.53 (2.39, 6.67)

 − 

 − 

 + 

 + 

 − 

, Critically low

  1.  − downgrade, + not downgrade, LVEDP Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, + dp/dtmax Maximum rate of left ventricular pressure rise, -dp/dtmax Maximum rate of left ventricular pressure decrease, LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction, SOD Superoxide dismutase, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, SMD standardized mean difference, WMD weighted mean difference