Development of a Novel Biomarker for the Progression of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

The progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is diverse and unpredictable. We identified and validated a new biomarker for IPF progression. To identify a candidate gene to predict progression, we assessed differentially expressed genes in patients with advanced IPF compared with early IPF and controls in three lung sample cohorts. Candidate gene expression was confirmed using immunohistochemistry and Western blotting of lung tissue samples from an independent IPF clinical cohort. Biomarker potential was assessed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of serum samples from the retrospective validation cohort. We verified that the final candidate gene reflected the progression of IPF in a prospective validation cohort. In the RNA-seq comparative analysis of lung tissues, CD276, COL7A1, CTSB, GLI2, PIK3R2, PRAF2, IGF2BP3, and NUPR1 were up-regulated, and ADAMTS8 was down-regulated in the samples of advanced IPF. Only CTSB showed significant differences in expression based on Western blotting (n = 12; p < 0.001) and immunohistochemistry between the three groups of the independent IPF cohort. In the retrospective validation cohort (n = 78), serum CTSB levels were higher in the progressive group (n = 25) than in the control (n = 29, mean 7.37 ng/mL vs. 2.70 ng/mL, p < 0.001) and nonprogressive groups (n = 24, mean 7.37 ng/mL vs. 2.56 ng/mL, p < 0.001). In the prospective validation cohort (n = 129), serum CTSB levels were higher in the progressive group than in the nonprogressive group (mean 8.30 ng/mL vs. 3.00 ng/mL, p < 0.001). After adjusting for baseline FVC, we found that CTSB was independently associated with IPF progression (adjusted OR = 2.61, p < 0.001). Serum CTSB levels significantly predicted IPF progression (AUC = 0.944, p < 0.001). Serum CTSB level significantly distinguished the progression of IPF from the non-progression of IPF or healthy control.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 25(2024), 1 vom: 02. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yeo, Hye Ju [VerfasserIn]
Ha, Mihyang [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Dong Hoon [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Hye Rin [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Yun Hak [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Woo Hyun [VerfasserIn]

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ADAMTS Proteins
ADAMTS8 protein, human
B7 Antigens
Biomarkers
CD276 protein, human
COL7A1 protein, human
Carrier Proteins
Cathepsin
Collagen Type VII
EC 3.4.24.-
IPF
Journal Article
Membrane Proteins
PRAF2 protein, human
Prediction
Prognosis
Progression
Transcription Factors

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Date Completed 12.01.2024

Date Revised 13.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms25010599

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36694357X