Galectin-3 as a Novel Biomarker for Predicting Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients.
Clin Lab
; 68(12)2022 Dec 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2203265
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Galectin-3 has been shown to play a key pathophysiological role in pulmonary associated inflammatory response and lung fibrosis in COVID-19 and is a mediator for viral adhesion. However, there is limited data about its potential role in severity and prognosis of COVID-19. This study aimed to investigate the predictive role of serum galectin-3 concentrations in the severe clinical outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients the severity of pneumonia, in-hospital mortality, and the need for intensive care unit (ICU) admission.METHODS:
This single-center study included 68 patients with laboratory- and radiologically-confirmed COVID-19 admitted to our emergency department. The study population was divided into patients with primary clinical out-comes (n = 32) and those without (n = 36). The need for ICU admission and/or in-hospital mortality were the primary clinical endpoints. The study group was also classified based on pneumonia severity severe or mild/moderate. Blood samples were collected within 48 hours of admission to estimate serum galectin-3 concentrations.RESULTS:
Multivariate regression analysis showed that lower concentrations of galectin-3 and arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) were independently associated with the primary clinical outcomes (OR = 0.951, p = 0.035; OR = 0.862, p = 0.017, respectively); increased concentrations of galectin-3 were an independent predictor of severe pneumonia (OR = 1.087, p = 0.016). In the receiver operating characteristics curve analysis, serum galectin-3 concentrations at hospital admission predicted pneumonia severity with 52.1% sensitivity and 90% specificity with a cutoff of 38.76 ng/mL.CONCLUSIONS:
Circulating galectin-3 at hospital admission could be a useful biomarker for identifying COVID-19 patients at high risk for severe pneumonia.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Laboratory Techniques and procedures
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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