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Novel biomarkers of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension

Journal of Perinatology volume 40, pages 1634–1643 (2020)Cite this article

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Objective

To quantify and compare levels of potential biomarkers in neonates with (i) Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD); (ii) BPD-associated pulmonary hypertension (BPD-PH); (iii) PH without BPD; and (iv) neonates without lung disease at ~36 weeks postmenstrual age.

Study design

Multiple potential biomarkers were measured in plasma samples of 90 patients using a multi-spot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Statistical tests done included one-way ANOVA to compare levels of biomarkers between different groups.

Results

Higher levels of ICAM-1 were present in infants with BPD and correlated with its severity. Infants with BPD have significantly higher levels of ANG-2 and lower levels of ANG-1. Infants with PH have higher levels of: IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and TNF-α. Infants with BPD-PH have significantly lower levels of MCP-1 and higher levels of IL-1β than infants with PH without BPD.

Conclusion

ICAM-1 may be used as a specific biomarker for diagnosis of BPD and its severity.

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Fig. 1: Biomarkers in PC, TC, BPD, PHTN, and BPD-PH (discovery cohort).
Fig. 2: Biomarkers in PC, TC, BPD, PHTN, and BPD-PH (discovery cohort).
Fig. 3: Biomarkers in PC, TC, BPD, PHTN, and BPD-PH (discovery cohort).
Fig. 4: Biomarkers in BPD (validation cohort vs. discovery cohort).

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This work was supported by a grant from the American Heart Association Grant-in-Aid 16GRNT29430000, and National Institute of Health R01-HL133050, to HS.

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    Mitali Sahni

  2. Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Mitali Sahni, Bettie Yeboah, Pragnya Das, Dilip Shah & Vineet Bhandari

  3. Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA

    Devasena Ponnalagu & Harpreet Singh

  4. Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA

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MS designed the study, performed the experiments, carried out the statistical analysis and drafted the initial manuscript. BY did the data collection for the study. PD and DS performed the experiments, assisted with data analysis and reviewed and revised the manuscript. DP and HS performed the experiments, reviewed and revised the manuscript. LN helped design the study, coordinated sample collection, reviewed and revised the manuscript. VB conceptualized and designed the study, supervised the experiments and statistical analysis, reviewed and revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. All authors approved the final manuscript as submitted.

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Sahni, M., Yeboah, B., Das, P. et al. Novel biomarkers of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension. J Perinatol 40, 1634–1643 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-020-00788-8

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