Abstract:Objective To investigate the association of serum CXC chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10) and CXC chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12) with the severity and prognosis of hyperlipidemic acute pancreatitis (HLAP).Methods A total of 126 HLAP patients admitted to Qingdao Central Hospital and Qingdao Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital from June 2020 to June 2022 were selected. They were divided into the mild group (n = 55), moderately severe group (n = 43) and severe group (n = 28) according to the severity of the disease, and into the good prognosis group (n = 107) and poor prognosis group (n = 19) according to the prognosis of the patients. The expressions of serum CXCL10 and CXCL12 in different groups were compared. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify prognostic factors in HLAP patients, based on which a nomogram was constructed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was established to analyze the predictive value of serum CXCL10 and CXCL12 for the prognosis of HLAP patients.Results The levels of CXCL10 and CXCL12 in the severe group were higher than those in the mild and moderately severe groups (P < 0.05). The BISAP and MCTSI scores, and levels of CRP, TG, lactic acid, CXCL10 and CXCL12 in the poor prognosis group were all higher than those in the good prognosis group (P < 0.05). The multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that high CRP level [O^R = 1.086 (95% CI: 1.004, 1.174) ], high TG level [O^R = 1.851 (95% CI: 1.080, 3.172) ], high CXCL10 level [O^R = 1.107 (95% CI: 1.035, 1.185) ] and high CXCL12 level [O^R = 1.063 (95% CI: 1.008, 1.122) ] were all risk factors for poor prognosis in HLAP patients (P < 0.05). The ROC curve analysis revealed that the sensitivity and specificity of the combined detection of serum CXCL10 and CXCL12 for predicting the prognosis of HLAP patients were 94.7% (95% CI: 0.740, 0.999) and 95.3% (95% CI: 0.894, 0.985), respectively.Conclusion Serum CXCL10 and CXCL12 are significantly associated with the severity of HLAP and have good predictive value for the prognosis of HLAP patients.