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ArticleInternational journal of medical sciences2016

Utility of Plasma Osteopontin Levels in Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia.

Jer-Hwa Chang, Wen-Yueh Hung, Kuan-Jen Bai, Shun-Fa Yang, Ming-Hsien Chien

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Article in International journal of medical sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jer-Hwa ChangDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;; School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;
Wen-Yueh HungDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;
Kuan-Jen BaiDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;; School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;
Shun-Fa YangInstitute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan;; Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;
Ming-Hsien ChienGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;; Department of Medical Education and Research, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei Medical University · TWChung Shan Medical University · TWTaipei Medical University Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteopontin (OPN) is an essential cytokine involved in immune cell recruitment and an important regulator of inflammation. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in OPN plasma levels between before and after antibiotic treatment in hospitalized adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). OPN levels were measured in 93 patients with CAP and 54 healthy controls using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The CURB-65, Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI), and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) scores were used to determine the CAP severity in patients upon initial hospitalization. A decline in the number of white blood cells (WBCs) and neutrophils, and decreases in the levels of OPN and C-reactive protein (CRP) were observed after antibiotic treatment. Only the plasma level of OPN, but not CRP, was correlated with the severity of CAP based on the PSI (r = 0.514, p < 0.001), CURB-65 (r = 0.396, p < 0.001), and APACHE II scores (r = 0.473, p < 0.001). The OPN level also showed a significant correlation with the length of hospital stay (r = 0.210, p = 0.044). In conclusion, plasma level of OPN may act as diagnostic adjuvant biomarkers for CAP and further play a role in clinical assessment of the severity of CAP, which could potentially guide the development of treatment strategies.

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AdultAgedCommunity-Acquired InfectionsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansInflammationLength of StayLeukocyte CountLeukocytesMaleMiddle AgedNeutrophilsOsteopontinSeverity of Illness IndexOsteopontinBiochemical markerCommunity-acquired pneumoniaOsteopontinPneumonia Severity Index.

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