Galectin-3 as prognostic biomarker in patients with COVID-19 acute respiratory failure

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OBJECTIVES: Galectin-3 is β-galactoside-binding lectin with several roles in immune-inflammatory response. To date, there is no evidence of Galectin-3 role as a prognostic biomarker in COVID-19 disease. The aim of this study is to clarify the prognostic role of Galectin-3 in patients with COVID 19 acute respiratory failure.

METHODS: We enrolled 156 consecutive patients with COVID-19 disease. Routine laboratory test, arterial blood gas, chest X-ray or Computed Tomography and Galectin-3 dosage were performed. The primary outcome was to assess Galectin-3 predictive power for 30-day mortality. Secondary outcomes were 30-day Intensive Care Unit admission and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome stratification according to Galectin-3 dosage. We performed Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests for continuous variables comparison. Fisher's exact test or Chi-square test were used for categorical variables analysis. Receiver Operating Characteristic curves estimated Galectin-3 predictive power for the endpoints. With a fixed cut-off of 35.3 ng/ml, Kaplan-Meier with Log-Rank test and Cox Regression were performed to assess mortality and Intensive Care Unit admission risk.

RESULTS: Galectin-3 correlated with many other prognostic predictors tested in our analysis. Moreover, patients with serum levels of Galectin-3 above 35.3 ng/ml had increased risk for mortality, Intensive Care Unit admission and severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates the role of Galectin-3 as a predictor of mortality, Intensive Care Unit access and ARDS stratification in patients with COVID 19 acute respiratory failure.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:187

Enthalten in:

Respiratory medicine - 187(2021) vom: 15. Okt., Seite 106556

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Portacci, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Diaferia, Fabrizio [VerfasserIn]
Santomasi, Carla [VerfasserIn]
Dragonieri, Silvano [VerfasserIn]
Boniello, Esterina [VerfasserIn]
Di Serio, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Carpagnano, Giovanna Elisiana [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ARDS
Biomarkers
Blood Proteins
Galectins
ICU
Inflammation
Journal Article
LGALS3 protein, human
Lung injury
Observational Study
Viral pneumonia

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Date Completed 05.11.2021

Date Revised 21.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106556

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329199447