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Liang Q, Liu X, Peng X, Luo T, Su Y, Xu X, Xie H, Gao H, Chen Z, Xie C. Salvianolic acid B in fibrosis treatment: a comprehensive review. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1442181. [PMID: 39139645 PMCID: PMC11319160 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1442181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
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Fibrosis is a public health issue of great concern characterized by the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix, leading to the destruction of parenchymal tissue and organ dysfunction that places a heavy burden on the global healthcare system due to its high incidence, disability, and mortality. Salvianolic acid B (SalB) has positively affected various human diseases, including fibrosis. In this review, we concentrate on the anti-fibrotic effects of SalB from a molecular perspective while providing information on the safety, adverse effects, and drug interactions of SalB. Additionally, we discuss the innovative SalB formulations, which give some references for further investigation and therapeutic use of SalB's anti-fibrotic qualities. Even with the encouraging preclinical data, additional research is required before relevant clinical trials can be conducted. Therefore, we conclude with recommendations for future studies. It is hoped that this review will provide comprehensive new perspectives on future research and product development related to SalB treatment of fibrosis and promote the efficient development of this field.
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- Qingzhi Liang
- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- TCM Regulating Metabolic Diseases Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- TCM Regulating Metabolic Diseases Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- TCM Regulating Metabolic Diseases Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Qin Y, Wang Y, Meng F, Feng M, Zhao X, Gao C, Luo J. Identification of biomarkers by machine learning classifiers to assist diagnose rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease. Arthritis Res Ther 2022; 24:115. [PMID: 35590341 PMCID: PMC9118651 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-022-02800-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background This study aimed to search for blood biomarkers among the profiles of patients with RA-ILD by using machine learning classifiers and probe correlations between the markers and the characteristics of RA-ILD. Methods A total of 153 RA patients were enrolled, including 75 RA-ILD and 78 RA-non-ILD. Routine laboratory data, the levels of tumor markers and autoantibodies, and clinical manifestations were recorded. Univariate analysis, least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), random forest (RF), and partial least square (PLS) were performed, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted. Results Univariate analysis showed that, compared to RA-non-ILD, patients with RA-ILD were older (p < 0.001), had higher white blood cell (p = 0.003) and neutrophil counts (p = 0.017), had higher erythrocyte sedimentation rate (p = 0.003) and C-reactive protein (p = 0.003), had higher levels of KL-6 (p < 0.001), D-dimer (p < 0.001), fibrinogen (p < 0.001), fibrinogen degradation products (p < 0.001), lactate dehydrogenase (p < 0.001), hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (p < 0.001), carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19–9 (p < 0.001), carcinoembryonic antigen (p = 0.001), and CA242 (p < 0.001), but a significantly lower albumin level (p = 0.003). The areas under the curves (AUCs) of the LASSO, RF, and PLS models attained 0.95 in terms of differentiating patients with RA-ILD from those without. When data from the univariate analysis and the top 10 indicators of the three machine learning models were combined, the most discriminatory markers were age and the KL-6, D-dimer, and CA19-9, with AUCs of 0.814 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.731–0.880], 0.749 (95% CI 0.660–0.824), 0.749 (95% CI 0.660–0.824), and 0.727 (95% CI 0.637–0.805), respectively. When all four markers were combined, the AUC reached 0.928 (95% CI 0.865–0.968). Notably, neither the KL-6 nor the CA19-9 level correlated with disease activity in RA-ILD group. Conclusions The levels of KL-6, D-dimer, and tumor markers greatly aided RA-ILD identification. Machine learning algorithms combined with traditional biostatistical analysis can diagnose patients with RA-ILD and identify biomarkers potentially associated with the disease. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13075-022-02800-2.
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- Yan Qin
- Department of Rheumatology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China
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- The Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China.
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Okada S, Okada J, Kikkawa K, Yamada E, Okada K, Ohshima K. Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Accompanied by Elevated Serum CA19-9 Associated Not with Pancreatic Cancer but Interstitial Lung Disease. DUBAI DIABETES AND ENDOCRINOLOGY JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1159/000524603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> CA19-9 is the most reliable tumor marker for pancreatic cancer, with 70–90% sensitivity, 90% specificity, 69% positive predictive value, and 90% negative predictive value. However, increased CA19-9 levels have been observed in benign conditions, pancreatitis, pulmonary disease, smoking, and hepatobiliary system disease. Numerous studies have reported that circulating CA19-9 levels are elevated during hyperglycemia in diabetes mellitus (DM) and have been associated with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). However, the precise mechanism behind increased serum CA19-9 levels in diabetes remains still unclear. Here, we report a case of type 2 DM (T2DM) accompanied by elevated serum CA19-9 levels due to not pancreatic cancer but interstitial pneumonitis. <b><i>Case Report:</i></b> The patient, a 73-year-old Japanese woman, was taking metformin (1,500 mg/day), repaglinide (1.5 mg/day), and sitagliptin (50 mg/day). Over the past year, she also took atorvastatin (5 mg/day) and azilsartan (40 mg/day). The patient had been followed up for systemic scleroderma (with low-dose steroid therapy) and mild interstitial lung disease (ILD) (without treatment) for a number of years at a different hospital. The patient’s peripheral blood laboratory findings were normal range. Her HbA1c level fluctuated between 7.0% and 8.0% in the past 6 months. Her CA19-9 level was fluctuated between 562.7 and 823.2 U/mL (normal <37), and her KL-6 level was fluctuated between 516 and 557 U/L (normal <500) in the past 6 months. Due to the marked increase in the CA19-9 level, an extensive screening examination was performed for malignancy, including abdominal ultrasound scan, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, revealing no malignancy. We observed bilateral pulmonary lesions (bottom of lungs) and ground-glass opacity on the chest CT. The pancreatic monoclonal antigen type 2 (DU-PAN-2) level was <25 U/mL. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> In our case, CA19-9 levels were increased in association not with pancreatic cancer but with ILD. Thus, when T2DM is accompanied by elevated serum CA19-9 levels, attention needs to be paid not only to the presence of pancreatic cancer but also to the possible ILD. Especially, when diabetes and ILD are treated in different hospitals, diabetologists need to pay attention about the presence of hidden ILD besides DM.
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Xu F, Cui W, Wei Y, Dong J, Liu B. Association of serum tumor markers with interstitial lung disease in patients with or without connective tissue disease: A cross-sectional study. TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND MODERN MEDICINE 2018. [DOI: 10.1142/s2575900018500088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: Serum markers, such as Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6), are reported to reflect the severity, progression and prognosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We aimed to evaluate whether tumor markers could improve the diagnosis of connective tissue diseases (CTDs) and predict CTD-related interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) (CTD–ILD); and whether there was a significant difference between ILD patients with CTD and without CTD (non-CTD–ILD). Methods: In this study, 146 patients with ILD only, 61 with CTD–ILD, 102 with lung cancer (LC), 111 with COPD, and 46 with CTD were enrolled. Serum levels of several tumor markers were collected. Results: Compared with COPD, the serum levels of CEA, NSE, CYFRA21-1, CA19-9 and CA125 were higher, but the level of SCC was lower; meanwhile, there were significant differences in NSE, SCC, CYFRA21-1 and CA125 between CTD–ILD and non-CTD–ILD groups. Conclusions: It appears that tumor-associated antigens may be the predictive factors for CTD–ILD that could be used to identify CTD from ILD before it is detected on autoimmune symptoms or auto-antibodies. However, further studies are needed to validate our findings and determine whether serum tumor markers have prognostic value or predict progressive CTD–ILD.
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- Fei Xu
- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- The Academy of Integrative Medicine of Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- The Academy of Integrative Medicine of Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Department of Integrative Medicine and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- The Academy of Integrative Medicine of Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- The Academy of Integrative Medicine of Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- The Academy of Integrative Medicine of Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Advanced Role of Neutrophils in Common Respiratory Diseases. J Immunol Res 2017; 2017:6710278. [PMID: 28589151 PMCID: PMC5447318 DOI: 10.1155/2017/6710278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Respiratory diseases, always being a threat towards the health of people all over the world, are most tightly associated with immune system. Neutrophils serve as an important component of immune defense barrier linking innate and adaptive immunity. They participate in the clearance of exogenous pathogens and endogenous cell debris and play an essential role in the pathogenesis of many respiratory diseases. However, the pathological mechanism of neutrophils remains complex and obscure. The traditional roles of neutrophils in severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), pneumonia, lung cancer, pulmonary fibrosis, bronchitis, and bronchiolitis had already been reviewed. With the development of scientific research, the involvement of neutrophils in respiratory diseases is being brought to light with emerging data on neutrophil subsets, trafficking, and cell death mechanism (e.g., NETosis, apoptosis) in diseases. We reviewed all these recent studies here to provide you with the latest advances about the role of neutrophils in respiratory diseases.
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Campo I, Zorzetto M, Bonella F. Facts and promises on lung biomarkers in interstitial lung diseases. Expert Rev Respir Med 2015; 9:437-57. [DOI: 10.1586/17476348.2015.1062367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Dai H, Liu J, Liang L, Ban C, Jiang J, Liu Y, Ye Q, Wang C. Increased lung cancer risk in patients with interstitial lung disease and elevated CEA and CA125 serum tumour markers. Respirology 2014; 19:707-13. [PMID: 24903079 DOI: 10.1111/resp.12317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Revised: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Huaping Dai
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Respiratory and Pulmonary Circulation Disorders; Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine; Beijing China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Respiratory and Pulmonary Circulation Disorders; Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine; Beijing China
- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Beijing Fengtai Hospital; Beijing China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Respiratory and Pulmonary Circulation Disorders; Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine; Beijing China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Respiratory and Pulmonary Circulation Disorders; Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine; Beijing China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Beijing Fengtai Hospital; Beijing China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Respiratory and Pulmonary Circulation Disorders; Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine; Beijing China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Respiratory and Pulmonary Circulation Disorders; Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine; Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Respiratory and Pulmonary Circulation Disorders; Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine; Beijing China
- National Clinical Research Centre for Respiratory Medicine; Beijing Hospital; Beijing China
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Rusanov V, Kramer MR, Raviv Y, Medalion B, Guber A, Shitrit D. The Significance of Elevated Tumor Markers Among Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Before and After Lung Transplantation. Chest 2012; 141:1047-1054. [DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-0284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Capelozzi VL, Faludi EP, Balthazar AB, Fernezlian SDM, Filho JVB, Parra ER. Bronchoalveolar lavage improves diagnostic accuracy in patients with diffuse lung disease. Diagn Cytopathol 2011; 41:1-8. [PMID: 21674814 DOI: 10.1002/dc.21743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2011] [Accepted: 05/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is an established diagnostic tool in diffuse parenchyma lung disease. The objective of the present study was designed to investigate whether immunophenotyping affects BAL results and improves diagnostic accuracy. BAL from 61 patients was included in the study. The patients were also submitted to transbronchial biopsy, with a final diagnosis of granulomatous disease [tuberculosis (TB), n = 20; sarcoidosis (SARC), n = 3; and hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), n = 4]; idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) [idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), n = 9; organizing pneumonia (OP), n = 17]; and lung cancer (LC), n = 8. Immunohistochemistry and histomorphometry were used to identify and quantify type 1 and type 2 alveolar epithelial cells, macrophages, CD3+T-cells, CD4+T-cells, CD8+T-cells, and CD20+B-cells in BAL. These markers were correlated with a database and pulmonary function tests. The cellular, inflammatory, and immune components of BAL varied among the diagnostic groups and were negatively correlated with age and smoking history. An increased quantity of lymphocyte surface markers CD3 (P < 0.05) and CD20 (P = 0.01) was seen in IIPs. Patients with a pattern of OP had a higher proportion of type 2 alveolar epithelial cells; patients with SARC had a higher density of CD20+B-cells and CD4+T-helper cells; and patients with HP had a higher proportion of CD8+T-cytotoxic cells. A positive association was found between the density of type I alveolar epithelial cells and forced vital capacity. The immunophenotyping affects the cellular, inflammatory, or immune constituents of BAL and improved the diagnostic accuracy in diffuse parenchymal lung disease.
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- Vera Luiza Capelozzi
- Department of Pathology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Kodama T, Satoh H, Ishikawa H, Ohtsuka M. Serum levels of CA19-9 in patients with nonmalignant respiratory diseases. J Clin Lab Anal 2007; 21:103-6. [PMID: 17385665 PMCID: PMC6648978 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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CA19-9 is a specific tumor marker in patients with gastrointestinal cancer; however, some patients with respiratory disease can have elevated serum levels of CA19-9 as well. In this study we evaluated serum CA19-9 levels of patients with nonmalignant respiratory diseases. We also estimated the prognostic significance of elevated serum levels of CA19-9 in patients with interstitial lung diseases. The study included 554 patients who had been diagnosed at our hospital during the period of 1984-2005. Serum CA19-9 levels in these patients were measured with a commercially available kit. Elevated levels (>37 U/mL) of CA19-9 were observed in 30.7% of patients with lung cancer. Furthermore, 38.9% of patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP), collagen disease-associated pulmonary fibrosis (CDPF), diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB), and bronchiectasis had elevated serum CA19-9 levels. Survival rates were significantly lower in patients with interstitial lung diseases (IIP and CDPF) and elevated serum CA19-9 levels than in those with levels in the normal range (P=0.0065). Serum CA19-9 was elevated in some patients with nonmalignant diffuse lung diseases. Therefore, clinicians should pay attention to the evidence that increased serum CA19-9 levels can be found in nonmalignant respiratory disease patients. In patients with IIP and CDPF, elevated serum CA19-9 levels may be related to poor prognosis.
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- Takahide Kodama
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Gulumian M, Borm PJA, Vallyathan V, Castranova V, Donaldson K, Nelson G, Murray J. Mechanistically identified suitable biomarkers of exposure, effect, and susceptibility for silicosis and coal-worker's pneumoconiosis: a comprehensive review. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART B, CRITICAL REVIEWS 2006; 9:357-95. [PMID: 16990219 DOI: 10.1080/15287390500196537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Clinical detection of silicosis is currently dependent on radiological and lung function abnormalities, both late manifestations of disease. Markers of prediction and early detection of pneumoconiosis are imperative for the implementation of timely intervention strategies. Understanding the underlying mechanisms of the etiology of coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP) and silicosis was essential in proposing numerous biomarkers that have been evaluated to assess effects following exposure to crystalline silica and/or coal mine dust. Human validation studies have substantiated some of these proposed biomarkers and argued in favor of their use as biomarkers for crystalline silica- and CWP-induced pneumoconiosis. A number of "ideal" biological markers of effect were identified, namely, Clara cell protein-16 (CC16) (serum), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) (monocyte release), interleukin-8 (IL-8) (monocyte release), reactive oxygen species (ROS) measurement by chemiluminescence (neutrophil release), 8-isoprostanes (serum), total antioxidant levels measured by total equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC), glutathione, glutathione peroxidase activity, glutathione S-transferase activity, and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) (serum). TNF-alpha polymorphism (blood cellular DNA) was identified as a biomarker of susceptibility. Further studies are planned to test the validity and feasibility of these biomarkers to detect either high exposure to crystalline silica and early silicosis or susceptibility to silicosis in gold miners in South Africa.
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- M Gulumian
- Department of Toxicology and Biochemistry Research, National Institute for Occupational Health, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Chong VH. An unexpected cause of elevated prostate specific antigen. South Med J 2006; 99:900-1. [PMID: 16929892 DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000231250.72974.3f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tzouvelekis A, Kouliatsis G, Anevlavis S, Bouros D. Serum biomarkers in interstitial lung diseases. Respir Res 2005; 6:78. [PMID: 16042760 PMCID: PMC1215520 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-6-78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2005] [Accepted: 07/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The use of biomarkers in medicine lies in their ability to detect disease and support diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. New research and novel understanding of the molecular basis of the disease reveals an abundance of exciting new biomarkers who present a promise for use in the everyday clinical practice. The past fifteen years have seen the emergence of numerous clinical applications of several new molecules as biologic markers in the research field relevant to interstitial lung diseases (translational research). The scope of this review is to summarize the current state of knowledge about serum biomarkers in interstitial lung diseases and their potential value as prognostic and diagnostic tools and present some of the future perspectives and challenges.
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- Argyris Tzouvelekis
- Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College, Faculty of Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Pneumonology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
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- Department of Pneumonology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
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- Department of Pneumonology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
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Ogawa M, Hori H, Hirayama M, Kobayashi M, Shiraishi T, Watanabe Y, Komada Y. Anaplastic transformation from papillary thyroid carcinoma with increased serum CA19-9. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2005; 45:64-7. [PMID: 15770642 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A 24-year-old woman presented with anaplastic transformation from papillary thyroid carcinoma with increased serum CA19-9. The patient had been diagnosed as having papillary thyroid carcinoma with lung metastasis at 11 years of age. She received a total thyroidectomy with cervical lymph node dissection followed by iodine-131 ((131)I) therapy over 12 years, but died due to sudden onset of rapid dissemination. Elevated serum CA19-9 was detected in the terminal stage, and anaplastic transformation was confirmed by post-mortem examination. Although there are few clinical reports suggesting a prognostic indicator for anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, CA19-9 may be a useful serum marker for this tumor.
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- Masahiro Ogawa
- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Tue, Mie 514-8507, Japan.
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Gronowitz E, Pitkänen S, Kjellmer I, Heikinheimo M, Strandvik B. Association between serum oncofetal antigens CA 19-9 and CA 125 and clinical status in patients with cystic fibrosis. Acta Paediatr 2004. [PMID: 14696845 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2003.tb00495.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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UNLABELLED In cystic fibrosis (CF), mucus plugging in the airways and in the gastrointestinal tract leads to severe morbidity and mortality. The mucin-associated antigens CA 19-9 and CA 125 are markers of gastrointestinal malignancy, and CA 19-9 has also been reported in association with pulmonary function in CF. AIM To test whether these antigens might serve as markers for the severity of pulmonary and gastrointestinal disease in CF. METHODS In 99 patients, aged 1 to 48 y, serum levels of CA 19-9 and CA 125 were measured by RIA and ELISA and related to clinical data. RESULTS Patients with severe mutations had significantly increased serum levels of CA 125, indicating an association with a more severe CF phenotype. This was further supported by the association with lung function, chronic pulmonary colonization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and pancreatic insufficiency. CA 19-9 was also shown to be associated with lung function and Ps. aeruginosa colonization. No gastrointestinal malignancy was found in our patients despite very high values of CA 19-9 in some patients. During a 5-y follow-up, the very high serum levels of CA 19-9 decreased along with improved general condition of the patients. CONCLUSION Increased serum levels of CA 125 in CF patients were associated with severe cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator mutations and a severe phenotype. Both antigens were associated with pseudomonas colonization and lung function and CA 125 also with pancreatic insufficiency. The estimates of CA 19-9 are hampered by the influence of the Lewis histo-blood group system on the synthesis of CA 19-9.
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- E Gronowitz
- West Swedish CF Centre, Department of Paediatrics, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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Ishii H, Mukae H, Kadota J, Kaida H, Nagata T, Abe K, Matsukura S, Kohno S. High serum concentrations of surfactant protein A in usual interstitial pneumonia compared with non-specific interstitial pneumonia. Thorax 2003; 58:52-7. [PMID: 12511721 PMCID: PMC1746446 DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.1.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND The pathological diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases (ILD) by surgical lung biopsy is important for clinical decision making. There is a need, however, to use serum markers for differentiating usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) from other ILD. Surfactant protein (SP)-A, SP-D, KL-6, sialyl SSEA-1 (SLX), and sialyl Lewis(a) (CA19-9) are useful markers for the diagnosis and evaluation of activity of ILD. We have investigated the usefulness of these proteins as markers of UIP. METHODS Serum and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid levels of the above five markers were measured in 57 patients with various forms of ILD (19 with UIP, 12 with non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), eight with bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia (BOOP), and 10 with sarcoidosis), eight patients with the control disease (diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB)), and nine healthy volunteers. RESULTS Serum levels of SP-A, SP-D, and KL-6 in patients with UIP and NSIP were significantly higher than in healthy volunteers. In particular, the serum levels of SP-A in patients with UIP were significantly higher than in patients with NSIP (p<0.0001, mean difference -58.3 ng/ml, 95% confidence interval -81.6 to -35.0), and BAL fluid levels of SP-D in patients with UIP were significantly lower than in patients with NSIP (p=0.01, mean difference 322.4 ng/ml, 95% confidence interval 79.3 to 565.5). CONCLUSION Serum SP-A levels may be clinically useful as a biomarker to differentiate between UIP and NSIP.
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- H Ishii
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan
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Wongkham S, Bhudhisawasdi V, Chau-in S, Boonla C, Muisuk K, Kongkham S, Wongkham C, Boonsiri P, Thuwajit P. Clinical significance of serum total sialic acid in cholangiocarcinoma. Clin Chim Acta 2003; 327:139-47. [PMID: 12482629 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-8981(02)00371-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND High levels of serum total sialic acid (TSA) have been reported in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) patients. In this study, the clinical value and possible cause of increased total sialic acid in the serum in cholangiocarcinoma patients were examined. METHODS Total sialic acid was determined in 172 serum and 25 tumor tissue samples taken from cholangiocarcinoma patients using the periodate thiobarbituric acid method. RESULTS The total sialic acid content of the tumor tissue was significantly greater than that of the serum and not related to the concentration found in the serum. The serum total sialic acid was not correlated with age, sex, body mass index, blood group, tumor location, tumor stage, metastatic condition, histological types and survival of the patients. The increased total sialic acid in the serum had a significant correlation with serum MUC5AC mucin, alkaline phosphatase and the CA19-9, and the numbers of white blood cell and neutrophils. CONCLUSIONS The concentration of serum sialic acid was not associated with clinicopathologic features or the tumor burden. The glycoproteins secreted from the tumor and inflammatory cells might be responsible for the increased total sialic acid in the serum in these patients.
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- Sopit Wongkham
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
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Shimizu Y, Hamada T, Tanaka Y, Sasaki A, Nemoto T. Colocalization of CA19-9 and KL-6 to epithelial cells in dilated bronchioles in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis complicated by diffuse alveolar damage. Respirology 2002; 7:281-4. [PMID: 12153695 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.2002.00391.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A 73-year-old woman with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) had an elevated serum CA19-9 level, but not KL-6. Her condition worsened and she subsequently died and this was associated with a rise in the serum KL-6 level. At autopsy, the lung showed a honeycomb appearance macroscopically and, microscopically, hyaline membrane formation was seen. Immunohistochemical staining revealed partial colocalization of KL-6 and CA19-9 to dilated bronchiolar cells. These features suggest that the mechanisms that cause the synthesis and release of CA19-9 and KL-6 from damaged lung tissue in IPF are likely to differ from those in diffuse alveolar damage. In addition, serum KL-6 levels may reflect the severity of disease more sensitively than CA19-9 levels.
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- Yuji Shimizu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Nanokaichi Municipal Hospital, Tomioka, Gunma, Japan.
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Ohnishi H, Yokoyama A, Kondo K, Hamada H, Abe M, Nishimura K, Hiwada K, Kohno N. Comparative study of KL-6, surfactant protein-A, surfactant protein-D, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 as serum markers for interstitial lung diseases. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002; 165:378-81. [PMID: 11818324 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.3.2107134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 295] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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KL-6, surfactant protein (SP)-A, SP-D, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) are reported to be sensitive markers for interstitial lung diseases (ILD). However, each marker has been studied independently. The aim of this study was a comparative analysis of the diagnostic values of these markers. Subjects consisted of 33 patients with ILD (21 cases of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and 12 associated with collagen vascular diseases) and 82 control subjects (12 cases of bacterial pneumonia and 70 healthy volunteers). Receiver operating characteristic curves revealed that KL-6 was superior to the other markers. The cut-off levels for these markers that resulted in the highest diagnostic accuracy were determined to be 465 U/ml for KL-6, 48.2 ng/ml for SP-A, 116 ng/ml for SP-D, and 1080 pg/ml for MCP-1. The sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy were 93.9%, 96.3%, and 95.7% for KL-6; 81.8%, 86.6%, and 85.2% for SP-A; 69.7%, 95.1%, and 87.8% for SP-D; and 51.5%, 92.7%, and 80.9% for MCP-1; respectively. The serum levels of SP-A and SP-D, but not of KL-6, were significantly higher in patients with bacterial pneumonia than in healthy volunteers. These results suggest that of the markers studied, KL-6 is the best serum marker for ILD.
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- Hiroshi Ohnishi
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Onsen-gun, Ehime 791-0295, Japan
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Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) has become a standard diagnostic procedure for the majority of patients with interstitial disease. The technique is safe, minimally invasive, and reveals specific information in some disorders such as pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, alveolar hemorrhage, malignant infiltrates, or dust exposure. Here BAL can often replace lung biopsy. The results of BAL cell differentials with a lymphocytic, a neutrophilic, an eosinophilic, or a mixed cellular pattern can be used as an adjunct to diagnosis. If a BAL finding is compatible with the suspected diagnosis in the context of an appropriate disease history and clinical and radiologic findings, this can then be sufficient for disease confirmation. Recent research focused on the pathogenesis of various types of interstitial lung disorders. In this regard, BAL findings contributed to the characterization of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) as a condition with a predominant T-helper-2 (Th2) cytokine profile, whereas BAL findings in sarcoidosis and hypersensitivity pneumonitis are characterized by a Th1-dominant profile. The clinical value of BAL to assess the activity of disease processes and to provide prognostic information is still under debate. The routine performance of serial BAL is not recommended at present.
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- U Costabel
- Department of Rheumatology and Allergy, Ruhrlandklinik, Tueschener Weg 40, D-45239 Essen, Germany.
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Ruibal Morell A. [Tumoral secretion markers: something more than clinical indicators]. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE MEDICINA NUCLEAR 2001; 20:349-52. [PMID: 11470067 DOI: 10.1016/s0212-6982(01)71972-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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