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ArticleScientific reports2018

Role of TREM-1 in pulmonary tuberculosis patients- analysis of serum soluble TREM-1 levels.

Jia-Yih Feng, Wei-Juin Su, Sheng-Wei Pan, Yi-Chen Yeh, Yung-Yang Lin, Nien-Jung Chen

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Jia-Yih FengDepartment of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wei-Juin SuDepartment of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Sheng-Wei PanDepartment of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yi-Chen YehSchool of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yung-Yang LinInstitute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Nien-Jung ChenInstitute of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. njchen@ym.edu.tw.ORCID 0000-0002-9441-4049
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (TREM-1) amplifies inflammatory responses and is upregulated during sepsis and pulmonary infection. The association between serum soluble TREM-1 (sTREM-1) level and pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) disease deserves investigation. In the present study, patients with PTB, latent TB infection (LTBI), and non-TB, non-LTBI subjects were prospectively enrolled and serum levels of sTREM-1, sTREM-2, and C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured. We correlated serum biomarkers and clinical presentations and treatment outcomes of PTB cases. We also utilized immunohistochemistry (IHC) to visualize TREM-1-expressing cells in lung tissues from PTB patients. A total of 86 PTB, 41 LTBI, and 20 non-TB, non-LTBI subjects were enrolled. Serum levels of sTREM-1 and CRP significantly increased in PTB patients; these higher serum levels were correlated with more advanced involvement in chest films and higher bacteria burden in sputum. In multivariate analysis, serum levels of sTREM-1 >260 pg/mL and CRP >2.6 mg/L were independent predictors for on-treatment mortality. Abundant TREM-1-expressing macrophages were identified in lung tissues from PTB samples. In conclusion, serum levels of sTREM-1 correlated with disease severity and treatment outcomes in PTB patients.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAntitubercular AgentsBiomarkersFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateLungMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeTriggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1Tuberculosis, PulmonaryAntitubercular AgentsBiomarkersTREM1 protein, humanTriggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1

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