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ArticleJournal of immunology research2020

sB7H3 in Children with Acute Appendicitis: Its Diagnostic Value and Association with Histological Findings.

Xiaochen Du, Yan Chen, Jie Zhu, Zhenjiang Bai, Jun Hua, Ying Li, Haitao Lv, Guangbo Zhang

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Article in Journal of immunology research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Xiaochen DuDepartment of Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215025, China.
Yan ChenDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215006, China.
Jie ZhuDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215025, China.
Zhenjiang BaiDepartment of Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215025, China.
Jun HuaDepartment of Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215025, China.
Ying LiDepartment of Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215025, China.
Haitao LvDepartment of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215025, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1593-3538
Guangbo ZhangInstitute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215006, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0965-6503
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Abstract

backgroundSeveral efforts have been made to find out a valuable marker to assist the diagnosis and differentiation of gangrenous/perforated appendicitis. We aimed to determine the diagnostic capacity of soluble B7H3 (sB7H3) in acute appendicitis (AA) and its accuracy as a predictor of the severity of appendicitis.

methods182 children were allocated into four groups as follows: control group (CG, 90), simple appendicitis (SA, 12), purulent appendicitis (PA, 49), and gangrenous appendicitis (GA, 31). Prior to appendectomy, blood was collected and sent for analysis of routine examination and cytokines (sB7H3 and TNF-

resultsOnly the levels of CRP, FIB, and sB7H3 had a remarkable rising trend in AA-based groups, while differences in the levels of CRP and FIB between simple appendicitis and purulent appendicitis were not statistically significant. In addition, sB7H3 was found as the only marker in children with AA, which was markedly associated with the degree of histological findings of the appendix. Furthermore, sB7H3 had a high diagnostic value in predicting AA and complex appendicitis (PA+GA) in children. However, the diagnostic performance of sB7H3 for distinguishing PA from GA was not remarkable. Additionally, only the levels of CRP and sB7H3 were statistically different between the nonperforated appendicitis group and the perforated appendicitis group. The diagnostic performance of CRP and sB7H3 could not merely predict perforation of AA in children; however, the diagnostic performance was improved after combination.

conclusionssB7H3 could be used as a valuable marker to predict the presence of AA and complex AA in children. However, the diagnostic value of sB7H3 to predict gangrenous/perforated appendicitis was not found to be remarkable. The combination of sB7H3 and CRP might improve the prediction of perforated appendicitis.

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BiomarkersAcute DiseaseAdolescentAppendicitisAppendixB7 AntigensChildChild, PreschoolCytokinesFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMalePrognosisROC CurveSeverity of Illness IndexB7 AntigensBiomarkersCD276 protein, humanCytokines

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