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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2022

B and T lymphocyte attenuator as a C-reactive protein and IgA associated auxiliary diagnostic marker for pulmonary tuberculosis: a case-control study.

Feifan Xu, Keyun Bian, Shouwei Wang, Fan Yao, Jinling Chen, Yali Cao, Yongwei Qin

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Feifan Xu *Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Keyun Bian *Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Shouwei Wang *Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University (The Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong), Nantong, China.
Fan YaoDepartment of Tuberculosis, Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University (The Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong), Nantong, China.
Jinling ChenDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Yali CaoDepartment of Preventive Health Care, The Third People's Hospital of Nantong, Nantong, China.
Yongwei QinDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Nantong University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Nantong University · CNSecond People's Hospital of NanTong · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Screening and identification of hematologic molecular indicators of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is crucial for its diagnose and therapy. Therefore, our work aims to detect the diagnostic value of blood marker B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) in PTB, and provide a certain theoretical basis for the auxiliary diagnosis of PTB. Methods: Based on the inclusion criteria, 56 Patients with clinically confirmed pulmonary TB by clinical between January 2020 and December 2021 at our hospital were selected as the research objects of this study. Fifty-two matched healthy population at our hospital was used as the control group. Clinical characteristics were got from clinical laboratory. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to analyze changes in BTLA along with its ligand in peripheral blood. Changes in BTLA on the surface of different cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. The correlation test was used to determine the associations between BTLA and clinical indicators. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate the auxiliary diagnostic value in PTB of BTLA expression from different sources. Results: Compared with the control, changes in peripheral blood BTLA in the PTB group were significantly increased (P=0.0187) rather than its ligand. Changes in BTLA on the surface of CD68 and antigen-presenting cell (APC) CD11c were significantly increased in the PTB group (P=0.0004, P<0.0001), while changes in BTLA on the surface of CD4 Conclusions: BTLA is highly expressed in peripheral blood and specific cell types of patients with PTB and is correlated with specific clinical indicators, which may be an important molecular marker for the auxiliary diagnosis of PTB.

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auxiliary diagnosisB and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA)correlation analysismolecular markerPulmonary tuberculosis (PTB)

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