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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2020

Plasma TNFSF13B and TNFSF14 Function as Inflammatory Indicators of Severe Adenovirus Pneumonia in Pediatric Patients.

Huifeng Fan, Bingtai Lu, Can Cao, Hui Li, Diyuan Yang, Li Huang, Tao Ding, Minhao Wu, Gen Lu

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Huifeng FanDepartment of Respiration, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Centre, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Bingtai LuGuangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Centre, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Can CaoDepartment of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Hui LiDepartment of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Diyuan YangDepartment of Respiration, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Centre, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Li HuangPediatric Intensive Care Unit, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Tao DingDepartment of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Minhao WuDepartment of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Gen LuDepartment of Respiration, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Centre, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Guangzhou Medical University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Human adenoviruses (HAdV) infection caused pneumonia remains a major threat to global children health. Currently, diagnosis of severe HAdV pneumonia in children is hampered by the lack of specific biomarkers. Also, the severity of adenovirus pneumonia in pediatric patients is generally based on clinical features and existing biomarkers do not reliably correlate to clinical severity. Here, we asked whether local and systemic inflammatory mediators could act as biomarkers predicting severe HAdV pneumonia in children. Methods: Totally 37 common inflammatory protein levels were determined by Luminex assay in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) from pediatric patients who were diagnosed with HAdV pneumonia, and their correlation with the disease severity and lung lesion were assessed using statistical and bioinformatic analysis. Results: Among 37 inflammatory cytokines, the protein levels of 4 TNF superfamily (TNFSF) members and their receptors (TNF receptor superfamily, TNFRSF) [TNFSF13B, TNFSF14, sTNF-R1 and sTNF-R2] in the plasma and 7 TNFSF/TNFRSF members [TNFSF12, TNFSF13, TNFSF13B, TNFSF14, TNFRSF8, sTNF-R1, and sTNF-R2] in the BAL were enhanced in patients with HAdV pneumonia compared with control subjects with airway foreign body. Moreover, the protein levels of all the tested TNFSF/TNFRSF members (except TNFSF12) were elevated in the BAL of severe group compared with non-severe HAdV pneumonia patients, while only TNFSF13B and TNFSF14 were dramatically increased in the plasma of severe cases, and positively related to the plasma CRP levels. In addition, ROC analysis indicated that TNFSF13B and TNFSF14 displayed a great potential to predict severe HAdV pneumonia. Conclusion: In pediatric HAdV pneumonia, TNFSF/TNFRSF members function as key molecules in local and systemic inflammatory network, and the plasma TNFSF13B and TNFSF14 may be the potential local and systemic inflammatory indicators of severe HAdV pneumonia in pediatric patients.

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Adenoviruses, HumanAdenovirus Infections, HumanB-Cell Activating FactorBiomarkersBronchoalveolar LavageBronchoscopyChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesCytokinesDown-RegulationFemaleHumansImmunoassayInfantInflammationB-Cell Activating FactorBiomarkersCytokinesTNFSF13B protein, humanTNFSF14 protein, humanTumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 14adenovirusinflammationpediatricpneumoniatumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily (TNFRSF)

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