1. Maternal Plasma and Amniotic Fluid LBP, Pentraxin 3, Resistin, and IGFBP-3: Biomarkers of Microbial Invasion of Amniotic Cavity and/or Intra-amniotic Inflammation in Women with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes.
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Joo E, Park KH, Kim YM, Ahn K, and Hong S
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- Adult, Area Under Curve, Biomarkers blood, Carrier Proteins blood, Chorioamnionitis microbiology, Chorioamnionitis pathology, Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 blood, Logistic Models, Membrane Glycoproteins blood, Pregnancy, ROC Curve, Resistin blood, Retrospective Studies, Acute-Phase Proteins analysis, Amniotic Fluid metabolism, Biomarkers analysis, C-Reactive Protein analysis, Carrier Proteins analysis, Chorioamnionitis diagnosis, Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture pathology, Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 analysis, Membrane Glycoproteins analysis, Resistin analysis, Serum Amyloid P-Component analysis
- Abstract
Background: We sought to determine whether lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP), pentraxin 3, resistin, and insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-3 in plasma and amniotic fluid (AF) can predict microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity (MIAC), intra-amniotic inflammation (IAI), and microbial-associated IAI in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM)., Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study involving 168 singleton pregnant women with PPROM. AF obtained via amniocentesis was cultured and assayed for interleukin (IL)-6 to define IAI and for IL-8 to compare with AF biomarkers. Plasma samples were collected at the time of amniocentesis, and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in serum were compared with plasma biomarkers. The stored plasma and AF samples were assayed for LBP, pentraxin 3 (PTX3), resistin, and IGFBP-3 by ELISA., Results: Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that: 1) elevated plasma and AF levels of LBP were independently associated with increased risks of MIAC, IAI, and microbial-associated IAI; 2) elevated AF, but not plasma, PTX3, and resistin levels were independently associated with increased risks of MIAC, IAI, and microbial-associated IAI; 3) decreased IGFBP-3 levels in the plasma were independently associated with only IAI, whereas those in the AF were associated with only microbial-associated IAI. Among the tested biomarkers, AF PTX3 and resistin had the highest predictive performance for MIAC, IAI, and microbial-associated IAI (area under the curves [AUC] = 0.85-0.95), which is similar to the performance of AF IL-8. The AUCs of the plasma LBP and IGFBP-3 were similar to that of serum CRP with respect to IAI., Conclusion: Maternal plasma LBP and IGFBP-3 are potential biomarkers for the non-invasive identification of IAI in women with PPROM, with a similar accuracy to the serum CRP level. AF LBP, PTX3, resistin, and IGFBP-3 may be involved in the intra-amniotic inflammatory responses in PPROM complicated by MIAC., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest., (© 2021 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.)
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- 2021
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