Evaluating the diagnostic and therapeutic significance of KL-6 in patients with interstitial lung diseases

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Background: This study aimed to assess the diagnostic value of Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6), Surfactant protein-A (SP-A), SP-D and molecular matrixmetalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) in discriminating patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) from disease control subjects.

Methods: Serum levels of KL-6, SP-A, SP-D and MMP-7 were measured in both the ILD and non-ILD (NILD) groups. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic potential of these markers and laboratory indices. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) fibrosis scores were determined, and their correlation with the serum markers was analyzed.

Results: Serum levels of KL-6 and MMP-7 were significantly elevated in the ILD group compared to the control group, while no significant differences were observed for SP-A and SP-D. ROC analysis of KL-6 demonstrated superior diagnostic accuracy, with a sensitivity of 76.36%, specificity of 91.07%, and an area under curve (AUC) of 0.902 (95%CI 0.866-0.945). These findings were consistent across an additional cohort. Correlation analysis revealed a link between KL-6 levels at initial diagnosis and HRCT fibrosis scores, indicating disease severity. Moreover, a negative correlation was found between KL-6 and pulmonary function indices, reflecting disease progression. Patients with increased 12-month HRCT fibrosis score showed higher lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels, with LDH exhibiting an AUC of 0.767 (95% CI: 0.520-0.927) as a predictor of progression.

Conclusions: Serum KL-6 detection proves to be a valuable tool for accurately distinguishing ILDs from control subjects. While KL-6 shows a correlation with HRCT fibrosis scores and a negative association with pulmonary function indices, its predictive value for ILDs prognosis is limited.

Trial registration: This study received retrospective approval from the Ethical Committee of Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (institutional review board ID: TJ-IRB20210331, date: 2021.03.30).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Heliyon - 10(2024), 7 vom: 15. Apr., Seite e27561

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Yihao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yun [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Botao [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Min [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Peihong [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Rujia [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Shiji [VerfasserIn]
Hou, Hongyan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diagnosis
HRCT fibrosis score
ILDs
Journal Article
KL-6
LDH

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Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27561

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370497333