Serum matrix metalloproteinase-7 levels in infants with cholestasis and biliary atresia

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum level of matrix metalloproteinase 7 (MMP7) in infants with cholestasis and the diagnostic values of this biomarker to differentiate biliary atresia (BA) from other causes of cholestasis. Methods This multi-center study is conducted during 2 years in Mofid children’s hospital and Children’s Medical Center, Pediatrics Center of Excellence Tehran, Iran. 54 infants with cholestasis were enrolled in this study with a control group consists of 41 healthy infants with the same age. Serum samples were taken from all these patients to assess serum levels of MMP7, Gamma-glutamyl Transferase (GGT). For each biomarker, we calculated the sensitivity and specificity and other statistical characteristics. Results There were 89 subjects, 22 patients with BA, 32 patients with non-BA cholestasis and 41 subjects as control group. The mean serum MMP7 levels in BA, non-BA cholestasis and control group was 15.91 ng/ml ± 6.64, 4.73 ng/ml ± 2.59 and 0.49 ng/ml ± 0.33, respectively. The best cut-off point is calculated 7.8 ng/ml for MMP7 and 434.5 U/L for GGT. The area under curve (AUC) for these two markers are 0.988 ± 0.008 and 0.854 ± 0.052, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of MMP7 to differentiate biliary atresia from nonbiliary atresia cholestasis in our study was 95.5% and 94.5%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of GGT was 77.3% and 77.8%, respectively. These results show that the MMP7 has more sensitivity and specificity in differentiation. Conclusion MMP7 demonstrated good accuracy to differentiate biliary atresia from other causes of cholestasis..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

BMC Pediatrics - 22(2022), 1, Seite 10

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pejman Rohani [VerfasserIn]
Seyyed Bahador Mirrahimi [VerfasserIn]
Haleh Bashirirad [VerfasserIn]
Parisa Rahmani [VerfasserIn]
Niyoosha Kamran [VerfasserIn]
Hosein Alimadadi [VerfasserIn]
Mahmoud Hajipour [VerfasserIn]
Mohammad Hassan Sohouli [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alkaline phosphatase
Biliary atresia
GGT
MMP7
Pediatrics

doi:

10.1186/s12887-022-03409-9

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DOAJ044037848