The perinatal factors that influence the excretion of fecal calprotectin in premature-born children
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Jelena R. Cekovic
, Nikola S. Prodanovic, Sara S. Mijailovic
, Sanja M. Knezevic , Biljana P. Vuletic , Andjelka K. Stojkovic , Dragana M. Savic , Tijana V. Prodanovic , Marina M. Stanojevic und Aleksandra M. Simovic
Abstract
This study aimed to provide additional information on the influence of perinatal factors on fecal (f)-calprotectin values in preterm infants. Calprotectin was determined from the first spontaneous stool (analyzed on the Alegria device by using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA] method) obtained from neonates at a mean age of 3.41 ± 2.44 days of life. We analyzed 114 subjects who had a body weight of 1847.67 ± 418.6 g and were born at a gestational age of 32.6 ± 2.43 weeks, without intestinal and other congenital anomalies or any diseases other than those related to premature birth. The values of f-calprotectin are in a positive correlation with female subjects, intrauterine growth restriction, significant ductus arteriosus, enteral feeding intolerance, postnatal prolonged use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, and values of bicarbonates (analyzed in a sample of capillary arterial blood). Measurement of f-calprotectin in the first 7 days after birth can help to early detect the intestinal distress or early staging of necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants.
1 Introduction
Calprotectin is the main component of soluble cytosolic proteins in human neutrophil granulocytes. The granulocytes excrete calprotectin actively into the lumen of the digestive tract [1,2,3,4,5]. Calprotectin concentration in the stool is about six times higher than in the plasma [6]. During the neonatal period, the levels of fecal (f)-calprotectin have been observed to be significantly higher, in both term and preterm infants, compared to the reference values established for children and adults [1,2,3]. There is growing evidence of the potential role of calprotectin as a non-invasive diagnostic screening test of inflammation and the influence of stress factors on the digestive tract of the newborns, such as respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), perinatal asphyxia, significant ductus arteriosus, and the influence of some drugs (e.g., indomethacin or ibuprofen) [1,3]. It is of interest to determine the interdependence of f-calprotectin and the method of delivery, prenatal (gestational) or postnatal age, milk diet, volume of enteral feeding, enteral nutrition tolerance, and intestinal microflora [4,5,7,8,9]. All of the aforementioned factors, especially the quality of enteral colonization, are seen as possible modulating factors of the activity and differentiation of immune cells [7,8,10,11,12]. Some authors believe that bifidobacteria supplementation in the neonatal period may be associated with a significant reduction in f-calprotectin levels [7,8,10,11,12,13]. This study was aimed to provide more information regarding the factors that influence the excretion of f-calprotectin in premature-born children.
2 Materials and methods
The sample size was calculated “a priori” (G-power software), based on the following baseline parameters: study power (80%), clinically significant value of Pearson’s correlation coefficient (0.35) and first type error (α) (0.05). The required sample size in the study group is at least 61 subjects.
2.1 Ethics statement
This study was approved by the ethics committee of the University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Serbia 01.19.1973 13.05.2019 and Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia. Data were prospectively collected over a period from January 2019 to September 2021.
The subjects included in our study were 114 premature infants (61 males and 53 females) hospitalized at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Center for Neonatology, the University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Serbia. The inclusion criteria were as follows: gestational age of <37 weeks, postnatal age of <7 days, and the absence of any disease other than those related to premature birth (hyaline membrane disease, perinatal asphyxia, patent ductus arteriosus, anemia, etc.). Excluding criteria were death in the first 24 h of life, gestational age of <24 weeks, postnatal age of ≥7 days at the time of stool collection, gastrointestinal and other congenital anomalies, chromosomal aberrations, and congenital metabolic diseases.
After admission to the NICU, all the preterm infants were fed a reconstituted formula for preterm infants, as they were transported from 12 distant maternity hospitals. Calprotectin was determined from the first spontaneous thick, greenish-black and sticky stools after birth. Stools were collected once a day until 10 am from the infants at a mean age of 3.41 ± 2.44 days of life. Stool samples were not stored in the refrigerator. The duration of meconium passage was significantly prolonged in infants with very preterm (28–32 weeks), and especially, extremely preterm birth (less than 28 weeks). The values of f-calprotectin were analyzed immediately after taking the stool samples to the laboratory to be tested on the Alegria device, (24 Alegria® strips, range 0–1,000 µg/g) performing the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) [14,15]. Blood was taken for laboratory processing at the same time as the stool was collected.
During the study period, all preterm infants underwent echocardiography on the third day of life. Significant ductus arteriosus was defined [16,17,18,19] as a ductal diameter >1.5 mm and the presence of at least 2 of the following criteria: left atrium/aorta ratio ≥1.6, pulsatile flow in the arterial duct, retrograde or absent diastolic flow in the anterior cerebral artery or descending aorta, or fractional shortening <40%.
2.2 Statistical analysis
Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 18.0 (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). The continuous variables were presented as the mean value and standard deviation (SD) or median and interquartile range (IQR). The categorical data were presented as the number and proportion (%). Comparisons of f-calprotectin according to clinical factors were performed by Mann–Whitney U test. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used for correlating f-calprotectin and continuous variables. A value of p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
3 Results
The demographic characteristics of the patients included in the study are shown in Table 1 and other clinical and laboratory variables included in the investigation are shown in Tables 2 and 3. In our study, the median level of fecal calprotectin in the first 7 days of life was 76.12 ± 175.44 μg/g. Female subjects had significantly higher levels of f-calprotectin, while birth weight, gestational age, delivery mode, and a 5-minute Apgar score did not significantly affect its values (Table 1).
Association of demographic characteristics of patients and calprotectin
| Characteristic (n = 114) | Mean value ± SD; median (IQR) | p |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.003* | |
| Male (n = 61) | 66.57 ± 184.15; 18.3 (31.7) | |
| Female (n = 53) | 86.93 ± 166.10; 30.0 (63.0) | |
| Birth weight (g) | 1847.67 ± 418.60; 1830.0 (567.5) | 0.351 ** |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 32.60 ± 2.43; 33.0 (4.0) | 0.445 ** |
| Apgar score | 6.53 ± 1.65; 7.0 (2.0) | 0.735 ** |
| Delivery mode | 0.571* | |
| Vaginal (n = 50) | 70.28 ± 157.64; 23.7 (39.9) | |
| Caesarean section (n = 64) | 80.75 ± 189.49; 23.4 (37.4) |
SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range; *Mann–Whitney U test; ** Spearman correlation.
Correlations of laboratory values and calprotectin
| Variables | Mean value ± SD | Median (IQR) | Normative value* | Spearman ρ/p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fecal calprotectin (µg/g) | 76.12 ± 175.44 | 23.0 (36.60) | — | |
| CRP (mg/L) | 14.97 ± 31.93 | 2.95 (7.43) | 0.0–7.0 | –0.020/0.831 |
| Serum procalcitonin (ng/mL) | 11.55 ± 18.96 | 4.19 (13.71) | 0.5–2.0 | 0.008/0.935 |
| Urea (mmol/L) | 3.83 ± 2.53 | 3.2 (3.90) | 1.1–9.1 | 0.019/0.846 |
| Creatinine (µmol/L) | 71.37 ± 19.28 | 69.5 (23.75) | 49.0–106.0 | 0.015/0.878 |
| pH value | 7.29 ± 0.11 | 7.3 (0.15) | 7.30 –7.45 | 0.020/0.830 |
| pCO2 (kPa) | 6.80 ± 2.23 | 6.30 (3.10) | 3.5–4.5 | 0.052/0.583 |
| pO2 (kPa) | 6.10 ± 1.92 | 5.95 (2.20) | 8.0–10.0 | –0.037/0.695 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 133.57 ± 4.25 | 133.5 (5.0) | 133.0–146.0 | –0.084/0.378 |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 5.70 ± 1.42 | 5.6 (1.90) | 4.6–6.7 | –0.040/0.678 |
| Calcium (mmol/L) | 1.18 ± 0.15 | 1.20 (0.19) | 1.04–1.52 | 0.011/0.910 |
| Glycaemia (mmol/L) | 4.81 ± 4.04 | 3.80 (2.80) | 1.5–5.5 | 0.076/0.424 |
| Bicarbonates (mmol/L) | 22.74 ± 4.18 | 22.60 (4.7) | 22.0–28.0 | 0.215/0.022 |
| Base excess (mmol/L) | –2.72 ± 4.35 | –3.00 (5.2) | –1.0 to 1.0 | 0.039/0.685 |
| Leukocytes (×109/L) | 15.62 ± 8.73 | 13.71 (8.6) | 5.0–21.0 | 0.060/0.526 |
| Neutrophils (%) | 48.75 ± 12.28 | 49.50 (17.7) | 55.0–65.0 | 0.168/0.080 |
| Erythrocyte (×1012/L) | 4.73 ± 0.90 | 4.80 (1.31) | 4.22–5.95 | –0.029/0.759 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 173.40 ± 32.74 | 176.25 (49.3) | 179.0–209.0 | –0.047/0.619 |
| Hematocrit (L/L) | 0.60 ± 0.87 | 0.52 (0.15) | 0.59–0.71 | –0.062/0.523 |
| Thrombocytes (×109/L) | 216.13 ± 114.68 | 191.45 (130.8) | 150.0–350.0 | –0.083/0.382 |
*Normal laboratory values for newborns <37 weeks of gestation, up to 7 days of age. https://www.bettersafercare.vic.gov.au/clinical-guidance/neonatal/normal-laboratory-values-for-neonates.
Association of laboratory values and calprotectin
| N (%) | Median (IQR) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RDS | |||
| Yes | 82 (71.9) | 23.4 (34.9) | |
| No | 32 (28.1) | 25.3 (44.4) | 0.794* |
| Asphyxia | |||
| Yes | 58 (50.9) | 20.3 (27.1) | |
| No | 49 (49.1) | 29.5 (50.5) | 0.124* |
| Meal volume | — | 45.5 (25.5) | 0.916** |
| Intrauterine growth retardation | |||
| Yes | 10 (8.8) | 26.7 (39.5) | |
| No | 104 (91.1) | 15.5 (9.2) | 0.039 * |
| Vomiting | |||
| Yes | 34 (29.8) | 35.9 (70.3) | |
| No | 80 (70.2) | 20.2 (30.2) | 0.038 * |
| Silverman score | — | 4.0 (3.0) | 0.842** |
| Mechanical ventilation | |||
| Yes | 45 (39.5) | 26.7 (42.9) | |
| No | 69 (60.5) | 23.4 (34.1) | 0.993* |
| Dopamine | |||
| Yes | 9 (7.9) | 17.3 (21.8) | |
| No | 105 (92.1) | 25.3 (38.8) | 0.203* |
| Prenatal antibiotics | |||
| Yes | 8 (7.0) | 18.4 (23.8) | |
| No | 106 (93.0) | 25.3 (38.3) | 0.059* |
| Postnatal antibiotics | |||
| Initial, empiric | 75 (65.8) | 19.0 (33.9) | |
| Broad-spectrum and prolonged | 39 (34.2) | 30.0 (45.6) | 0.040 * |
| Positive blood culture | |||
| Yes | 8 (7.1) | 21.8 (33.5) | |
| No | 104 (92.9) | 23.4 (38.4) | 0.842* |
| PROM | |||
| Yes | 18 (15.8) | 21.6 (28.5) | |
| No | 96 (84.2) | 23.4 (40.0) | 0.361* |
| Prenatal progesterone | |||
| Yes | 19 (16.7) | 29.6 (27.1) | |
| No | 95 (83.3) | 21.5 (38.8) | 0.450* |
| Prenatal dexamethasone | |||
| Yes | 26 (23.6) | 25.6 (20.9) | |
| No | 84 (76.4) | 20.2 (38.4) | 0.725* |
| Methyldopa (mother) | |||
| Yes | 16 (14.5) | 24.3 (40.1) | |
| No | 94 (85.5) | 22.2 (32.5) | 0.794* |
| Anemia (mother) | |||
| Yes | 8 (7.2) | 28.3 (42.5) | |
| No | 103 (92.8) | 21.5 (34.3) | 0.468* |
| Thrombophilia (mother) | |||
| Yes | 13 (11.7) | 23.4 (27.7) | |
| No | 98 (88.3) | 22.2 (38.8) | 0.511* |
| Mortality | |||
| Yes | 4 (3.5) | 35.7 (47.8) | |
| No | 110 (96.5) | 23.4 (36.6) | 0.877* |
| NEC | |||
| Yes | 8 (7.0) | 29.2 (60.1) | |
| No | 106 (93.0) | 22.2 (37.1) | 0.463* |
| Significant ductus arteriosus | |||
| Yes | 12 (19.0) | 60.8 (92.5) | |
| No | 51 (81.0) | 25.0 (34.4) | 0.025 * |
RDS-Respiratory distress syndrome; PROM-Premature rupture of fetal membranes; NEC-Necrotizing enterocolitis; *Mann–Whitney U test; ** Spearman correlation.
Results obtained have shown that the values of f-calprotectin are in a positive correlation with bicarbonates (Table 2), while pH, base excess, partial pressure of oxygen (pO2), and carbon dioxide (pCO2) analyzed in a sample of capillary arterial blood were not. Significantly higher fecal calprotectin were detected in female newborn (p = 0.003) significant ductus arteriosus (p = 0.025), postnatal prolonged use of broad-spectrum antibiotics (p = 0.040), and vomiting (p = 0.038) (Tables 1 and 3).
Significantly higher fecal calprotectin levels (median 35.9; IQR 70.3 μg/g) were detected in subject with feeding intolerance (performed due to vomiting) compared with the group without enteral feeding intolerance (median 20.2; IQR 30.2 μg/g; p = 0.038).
Maternal diseases, prenatal use of antibiotics, corticosteroids and other prenatal therapy did not significantly affect f-calprotectin values. Moreover, postnatal age and other clinical characteristics of subjects: RDS, use of conventional mechanical ventilation or inotropes, a complete blood count, C-reactive protein (CRP), serum procalcitonin, urea, creatinine, and positive blood culture did not significantly affect its values (Table 3).
4 Discussion
The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of the newborns is considered sterile at birth. After birth, it becomes rapidly colonized by microorganisms from the birth canal or from the environment. According to the recent hypothesis, the GIT of the neonate is first inhabited by the microorganisms from the mother’s GIT and uterus, followed by the colonization of the bacteria present in mother’s milk. The mechanism is still unclear. Bacterial colonization of the GIT of the newborn can be considered a kind of the fetus’ immune response to adapt to life outside the uterus [20]. Today, it is known that the effect of interaction between intestinal bacteria and fetal development can have long-term consequences, including the development of gastrointestinal, allergic and metabolic diseases.
During the study period, significantly higher fecal calprotectin levels were recorded in female newborns with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) than in the group of males without IUGR. Certain studies [21,22,23] revealed a correlation between IUGR, female infants, and adverse perinatal outcomes that include perinatal asphyxia and polycythemia, which may favor the later development of intestinal distress or necrotizing enterocolitis, with a consequent increase in f-calprotectin. However, certain authors [24,25,26] suggest that high levels of f-calprotectin are associated with enteral feeding and do not always imply pathological GIT inflammation in very low body weight (VLBW) infants. New studies and further investigations are needed to determine the mechanisms underlying this.
In the era of personalized medicine, non-invasive biomarkers can play a key role in reducing neonatal mortality, first and foremost, by enabling more accurate assessment of the risk for the development of neonatal diseases, more appropriate therapeutic treatment, and earlier prediction of the clinical outcome. Previous research suggested that the determination of the calprotectin in the stool of preterm infants could be crucially important since it has already been validated in adults and children as a sensitive marker of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis [27]. F-calprotectin is still not sufficiently validated as a non-invasive marker of necrotizing enterocolitis, especially for the early stages according to Bell’s criteria. The influence of other factors on the excretion of f-calprotectin in newborns is still incompletely known and controversial [15,26]. The level of f-calprotectin in children born after a cesarean section did not differ significantly in relation to children born after vaginal delivery, and no significant difference was found in its values with respect to gestational age, postnatal age, and birth weight, which is similar to the findings of other authors [1,2].
Due to large inter- and intra-individual variations, the precise determination of the limit values for f-calprotectin remains an unachievable target, and the proposed limit values, depending on the author, range from 200 to 2,000 μg/g [20,21,22]. During our study, the median calprotectin values were 76.12 ± 175.44 μg/g (from a minimum of 4.4 to a maximum of 1,000 μg/g).
Vomiting, compensatory elevated values of bicarbonates, hemodynamically significant ductus arteriosus, and prolonged postnatal treatment of broad-spectrum antibiotics were associated with higher values of fecal calprotectin, as a sign of intestinal distress or GIT inflammation [27,28]. It is known that, in addition to immaturity, inflammation stimulates cyclooxygenase 2 activation and prostaglandin synthesis, which favors the persistence of the ductus arteriosus. On the other hand, its persistence may worsen pre-existing intestinal ischemia [29].
Enteral feeding intolerance is very common in preterm infants [25,28] and can be a sign of reduced gastrointestinal motility due to the insufficiency of insufficient mature enzymatic system (lactase, lipase, enterokinase, etc.) or may be the initial manifestation of the necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) [30,31,32,33,34,35,36]. In our study, initial empiric antimicrobial therapy (in which the aminoglycosides have been used in conjunction with beta-lactam antibiotics) was initiated promptly at a high risk of sepsis in symptomatic infants. However, the replacement of the empiric therapy, especially with broad-spectrum antibiotics treatment in the setting of negative cultures, correlated with an increase in the values of f-calprotectin in preterm infants. The benefits of initial antibiotic therapy when indicated are clearly enormous, but the continued use of antibiotics without any microbiological justification is dangerous [37] and may lead to gut microbiota imbalance, antibiotic resistance, or the development of NEC with high mortality.
NEC almost exclusively occurs in preterm infants followed by the development of intestinal inflammation with a significant participation of neutrophils, because of the immature enterocyte response to bacterial stimulation and the onset of oral feeding. While some authors find that f-calprotectin levels increase significantly in VLBW premature infants with NEC [30], other authors believe that this parameter does not play a role in the diagnosis of NEC, especially in the early stages of this disease [26]. In our study, the increase in f-calprotectin did not precede the clinical symptoms and radiographic evidence of NEC IIa-IIb stages, according to Bell, in 8 VLBW premature infants (7%). In many published cases, increased f-calprotectin levels occurred later than acute NEC, so sequential measurement of calprotectin values in stool is necessary when diagnosing NEC. This represents one of the limitations of this study. It may be that the limits in the diagnostic value of f-calprotectin come from variables that affect its levels (e.g., postnatal use of antibiotics and/or probiotics, age, etc.) [36]. Certain variables can be the cause of the unusually low values of calprotectin even in cases of fulminant NEC. Despite few reported cases, the correlation of f-calprotectin with acute NEC is important for neonatologists, since tracking the dynamics of its level changes could be useful for the prospective assessment of NEC and the prediction of outcome. NEC was indicated by the bland necrosis observed in respected specimens. The inflammation, if present, is at the junction of the ischemic bowel that maintains the circulation. Calprotectin may then only indicate the infant’s response to an injury that has already occurred. It has recently been reported that the concentration of f-calprotectin was higher in VLBW premature infants with gastrointestinal “injuries” or gut inflammation than in those with a lower degree of systemic inflammation or perinatal stress, similar to our results. This indicates that calprotectin decreases with healing [9,26]. Longitudinal studies in terms of the long-term follow-up of f-calprotectin during the neonatal period could be of crucial importance.
5 Conclusion
New findings on calprotectin as a potentially useful non-invasive parameter of the intestinal distress in preterm infants can be of great importance in the era of a personalized medical approach to the newborns. The diagnostic accuracy of f-calprotectin measurement in preterm infants can be confirmed and increased by including this parameter in the panel with other biomarkers, as well as with the better understanding of the factors that affect its excretion. Our results show that an increase in f-calprotectin, in a population of preterm infants, correlates with IUGR, the enteral feeding intolerance, significant patent ductus arteriosus, and prolonged antibiotic therapy. Measurement of f-calprotectin in the first 7 days after birth can help to detect early the intestinal distress or early staging of NEC in premature infants.
Acknowledgments
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Funding information: No funding was received for the preparation of this article.
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Author contributions: The authors are liable for its content and for having contributed to the conception, design and execution of the work, analysis, and data interpretation, and for having participated in writing and reviewing the text, as well as approving the final version to be submitted.
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Conflict of interest: None of the authors has any potential conflict of interest related to this manuscript. During the review, the corresponding author (Nikola S Prodanovic) became the editor of the Open Medicine, which did not affect the review process.
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Data availability statement: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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- Optimal diagnosis of the skin cancer using a hybrid deep neural network and grasshopper optimization algorithm
- miR-223-3p alleviates TGF-β-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition and extracellular matrix deposition by targeting SP3 in endometrial epithelial cells
- Clinical value of SIRT1 as a prognostic biomarker in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, a systematic meta-analysis
- circ_0020123 promotes cell proliferation and migration in lung adenocarcinoma via PDZD8
- miR-22-5p regulates the self-renewal of spermatogonial stem cells by targeting EZH2
- hsa-miR-340-5p inhibits epithelial–mesenchymal transition in endometriosis by targeting MAP3K2 and inactivating MAPK/ERK signaling
- circ_0085296 inhibits the biological functions of trophoblast cells to promote the progression of preeclampsia via the miR-942-5p/THBS2 network
- TCD hemodynamics findings in the subacute phase of anterior circulation stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy
- Development of a risk-stratification scoring system for predicting risk of breast cancer based on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic fatty pancreas disease, and uric acid
- Tollip promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via PI3K/AKT pathway
- circ_0062491 alleviates periodontitis via the miR-142-5p/IGF1 axis
- Human amniotic fluid as a source of stem cells
- lncRNA NONRATT013819.2 promotes transforming growth factor-β1-induced myofibroblastic transition of hepatic stellate cells by miR24-3p/lox
- NORAD modulates miR-30c-5p-LDHA to protect lung endothelial cells damage
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis telemedicine management during COVID-19 outbreak
- Risk factors for adverse drug reactions associated with clopidogrel therapy
- Serum zinc associated with immunity and inflammatory markers in Covid-19
- The relationship between night shift work and breast cancer incidence: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
- LncRNA expression in idiopathic achalasia: New insight and preliminary exploration into pathogenesis
- Notoginsenoside R1 alleviates spinal cord injury through the miR-301a/KLF7 axis to activate Wnt/β-catenin pathway
- Moscatilin suppresses the inflammation from macrophages and T cells
- Zoledronate promotes ECM degradation and apoptosis via Wnt/β-catenin
- Epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related genes in coronary artery disease
- The effect evaluation of traditional vaginal surgery and transvaginal mesh surgery for severe pelvic organ prolapse: 5 years follow-up
- Repeated partial splenic artery embolization for hypersplenism improves platelet count
- Low expression of miR-27b in serum exosomes of non-small cell lung cancer facilitates its progression by affecting EGFR
- Exosomal hsa_circ_0000519 modulates the NSCLC cell growth and metastasis via miR-1258/RHOV axis
- miR-455-5p enhances 5-fluorouracil sensitivity in colorectal cancer cells by targeting PIK3R1 and DEPDC1
- The effect of tranexamic acid on the reduction of intraoperative and postoperative blood loss and thromboembolic risk in patients with hip fracture
- Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 mutation in cholangiocarcinoma impairs tumor progression by sensitizing cells to ferroptosis
- Artemisinin protects against cerebral ischemia and reperfusion injury via inhibiting the NF-κB pathway
- A 16-gene signature associated with homologous recombination deficiency for prognosis prediction in patients with triple-negative breast cancer
- Lidocaine ameliorates chronic constriction injury-induced neuropathic pain through regulating M1/M2 microglia polarization
- MicroRNA 322-5p reduced neuronal inflammation via the TLR4/TRAF6/NF-κB axis in a rat epilepsy model
- miR-1273h-5p suppresses CXCL12 expression and inhibits gastric cancer cell invasion and metastasis
- Clinical characteristics of pneumonia patients of long course of illness infected with SARS-CoV-2
- circRNF20 aggravates the malignancy of retinoblastoma depending on the regulation of miR-132-3p/PAX6 axis
- Linezolid for resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections in children under 12 years: A meta-analysis
- Rack1 regulates pro-inflammatory cytokines by NF-κB in diabetic nephropathy
- Comprehensive analysis of molecular mechanism and a novel prognostic signature based on small nuclear RNA biomarkers in gastric cancer patients
- Smog and risk of maternal and fetal birth outcomes: A retrospective study in Baoding, China
- Let-7i-3p inhibits the cell cycle, proliferation, invasion, and migration of colorectal cancer cells via downregulating CCND1
- β2-Adrenergic receptor expression in subchondral bone of patients with varus knee osteoarthritis
- Possible impact of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on suicide behavior among patients in Southeast Serbia
- In vitro antimicrobial activity of ozonated oil in liposome eyedrop against multidrug-resistant bacteria
- Potential biomarkers for inflammatory response in acute lung injury
- A low serum uric acid concentration predicts a poor prognosis in adult patients with candidemia
- Antitumor activity of recombinant oncolytic vaccinia virus with human IL2
- ALKBH5 inhibits TNF-α-induced apoptosis of HUVECs through Bcl-2 pathway
- Risk prediction of cardiovascular disease using machine learning classifiers
- Value of ultrasonography parameters in diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome
- Bioinformatics analysis reveals three key genes and four survival genes associated with youth-onset NSCLC
- Identification of autophagy-related biomarkers in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension based on bioinformatics analysis
- Protective effects of glaucocalyxin A on the airway of asthmatic mice
- Overexpression of miR-100-5p inhibits papillary thyroid cancer progression via targeting FZD8
- Bioinformatics-based analysis of SUMOylation-related genes in hepatocellular carcinoma reveals a role of upregulated SAE1 in promoting cell proliferation
- Effectiveness and clinical benefits of new anti-diabetic drugs: A real life experience
- Identification of osteoporosis based on gene biomarkers using support vector machine
- Tanshinone IIA reverses oxaliplatin resistance in colorectal cancer through microRNA-30b-5p/AVEN axis
- miR-212-5p inhibits nasopharyngeal carcinoma progression by targeting METTL3
- Association of ST-T changes with all-cause mortality among patients with peripheral T-cell lymphomas
- LINC00665/miRNAs axis-mediated collagen type XI alpha 1 correlates with immune infiltration and malignant phenotypes in lung adenocarcinoma
- The perinatal factors that influence the excretion of fecal calprotectin in premature-born children
- Effect of femoral head necrosis cystic area on femoral head collapse and stress distribution in femoral head: A clinical and finite element study
- Does the use of 3D-printed cones give a chance to postpone the use of megaprostheses in patients with large bone defects in the knee joint?
- lncRNA HAGLR modulates myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury in mice through regulating miR-133a-3p/MAPK1 axis
- Protective effect of ghrelin on intestinal I/R injury in rats
- In vivo knee kinematics of an innovative prosthesis design
- Relationship between the height of fibular head and the incidence and severity of knee osteoarthritis
- lncRNA WT1-AS attenuates hypoxia/ischemia-induced neuronal injury during cerebral ischemic stroke via miR-186-5p/XIAP axis
- Correlation of cardiac troponin T and APACHE III score with all-cause in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with acute pulmonary embolism
- LncRNA LINC01857 reduces metastasis and angiogenesis in breast cancer cells via regulating miR-2052/CENPQ axis
- Endothelial cell-specific molecule 1 (ESM1) promoted by transcription factor SPI1 acts as an oncogene to modulate the malignant phenotype of endometrial cancer
- SELENBP1 inhibits progression of colorectal cancer by suppressing epithelial–mesenchymal transition
- Visfatin is negatively associated with coronary artery lesions in subjects with impaired fasting glucose
- Treatment and outcomes of mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction during the Covid-19 era: A comparison with the pre-Covid-19 period. A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Neonatal stroke surveillance study protocol in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
- Oncogenic role of TWF2 in human tumors: A pan-cancer analysis
- Mean corpuscular hemoglobin predicts the length of hospital stay independent of severity classification in patients with acute pancreatitis
- Association of gallstone and polymorphisms of UGT1A1*27 and UGT1A1*28 in patients with hepatitis B virus-related liver failure
- TGF-β1 upregulates Sar1a expression and induces procollagen-I secretion in hypertrophic scarring fibroblasts
- Antisense lncRNA PCNA-AS1 promotes esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression through the miR-2467-3p/PCNA axis
- NK-cell dysfunction of acute myeloid leukemia in relation to the renin–angiotensin system and neurotransmitter genes
- The effect of dilution with glucose and prolonged injection time on dexamethasone-induced perineal irritation – A randomized controlled trial
- miR-146-5p restrains calcification of vascular smooth muscle cells by suppressing TRAF6
- Role of lncRNA MIAT/miR-361-3p/CCAR2 in prostate cancer cells
- lncRNA NORAD promotes lung cancer progression by competitively binding to miR-28-3p with E2F2
- Noninvasive diagnosis of AIH/PBC overlap syndrome based on prediction models
- lncRNA FAM230B is highly expressed in colorectal cancer and suppresses the maturation of miR-1182 to increase cell proliferation
- circ-LIMK1 regulates cisplatin resistance in lung adenocarcinoma by targeting miR-512-5p/HMGA1 axis
- LncRNA SNHG3 promoted cell proliferation, migration, and metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via regulating miR-151a-3p/PFN2 axis
- Risk perception and affective state on work exhaustion in obstetrics during the COVID-19 pandemic
- lncRNA-AC130710/miR-129-5p/mGluR1 axis promote migration and invasion by activating PKCα-MAPK signal pathway in melanoma
- SNRPB promotes cell cycle progression in thyroid carcinoma via inhibiting p53
- Xylooligosaccharides and aerobic training regulate metabolism and behavior in rats with streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes
- Serpin family A member 1 is an oncogene in glioma and its translation is enhanced by NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 through RNA-binding activity
- Silencing of CPSF7 inhibits the proliferation, migration, and invasion of lung adenocarcinoma cells by blocking the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway
- Ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus block versus transversus abdominis plane block for analgesia in children with hip dislocation: A double-blind, randomized trial
- Relationship of plasma MBP and 8-oxo-dG with brain damage in preterm
- Identification of a novel necroptosis-associated miRNA signature for predicting the prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
- Delayed femoral vein ligation reduces operative time and blood loss during hip disarticulation in patients with extremity tumors
- The expression of ASAP3 and NOTCH3 and the clinicopathological characteristics of adult glioma patients
- Longitudinal analysis of factors related to Helicobacter pylori infection in Chinese adults
- HOXA10 enhances cell proliferation and suppresses apoptosis in esophageal cancer via activating p38/ERK signaling pathway
- Meta-analysis of early-life antibiotic use and allergic rhinitis
- Marital status and its correlation with age, race, and gender in prognosis of tonsil squamous cell carcinomas
- HPV16 E6E7 up-regulates KIF2A expression by activating JNK/c-Jun signal, is beneficial to migration and invasion of cervical cancer cells
- Amino acid profiles in the tissue and serum of patients with liver cancer
- Pain in critically ill COVID-19 patients: An Italian retrospective study
- Immunohistochemical distribution of Bcl-2 and p53 apoptotic markers in acetamiprid-induced nephrotoxicity
- Estradiol pretreatment in GnRH antagonist protocol for IVF/ICSI treatment
- Long non-coding RNAs LINC00689 inhibits the apoptosis of human nucleus pulposus cells via miR-3127-5p/ATG7 axis-mediated autophagy
- The relationship between oxygen therapy, drug therapy, and COVID-19 mortality
- Monitoring hypertensive disorders in pregnancy to prevent preeclampsia in pregnant women of advanced maternal age: Trial mimicking with retrospective data
- SETD1A promotes the proliferation and glycolysis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells by activating the PI3K/Akt pathway
- The role of Shunaoxin pills in the treatment of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion and its main pharmacodynamic components
- TET3 governs malignant behaviors and unfavorable prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by activating the PI3K/AKT/GSK3β/β-catenin pathway
- Associations between morphokinetic parameters of temporary-arrest embryos and the clinical prognosis in FET cycles
- Long noncoding RNA WT1-AS regulates trophoblast proliferation, migration, and invasion via the microRNA-186-5p/CADM2 axis
- The incidence of bronchiectasis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Integrated bioinformatics analysis shows integrin alpha 3 is a prognostic biomarker for pancreatic cancer
- Inhibition of miR-21 improves pulmonary vascular responses in bronchopulmonary dysplasia by targeting the DDAH1/ADMA/NO pathway
- Comparison of hospitalized patients with severe pneumonia caused by COVID-19 and influenza A (H7N9 and H1N1): A retrospective study from a designated hospital
- lncRNA ZFAS1 promotes intervertebral disc degeneration by upregulating AAK1
- Pathological characteristics of liver injury induced by N,N-dimethylformamide: From humans to animal models
- lncRNA ELFN1-AS1 enhances the progression of colon cancer by targeting miR-4270 to upregulate AURKB
- DARS-AS1 modulates cell proliferation and migration of gastric cancer cells by regulating miR-330-3p/NAT10 axis
- Dezocine inhibits cell proliferation, migration, and invasion by targeting CRABP2 in ovarian cancer
- MGST1 alleviates the oxidative stress of trophoblast cells induced by hypoxia/reoxygenation and promotes cell proliferation, migration, and invasion by activating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway
- Bifidobacterium lactis Probio-M8 ameliorated the symptoms of type 2 diabetes mellitus mice by changing ileum FXR-CYP7A1
- circRNA DENND1B inhibits tumorigenicity of clear cell renal cell carcinoma via miR-122-5p/TIMP2 axis
- EphA3 targeted by miR-3666 contributes to melanoma malignancy via activating ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK pathways
- Pacemakers and methylprednisolone pulse therapy in immune-related myocarditis concomitant with complete heart block
- miRNA-130a-3p targets sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 to activate the microglial and astrocytes and to promote neural injury under the high glucose condition
- Review Articles
- Current management of cancer pain in Italy: Expert opinion paper
- Hearing loss and brain disorders: A review of multiple pathologies
- The rationale for using low-molecular weight heparin in the therapy of symptomatic COVID-19 patients
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and delayed onset muscle soreness in light of the impaired blink and stretch reflexes – watch out for Piezo2
- Interleukin-35 in autoimmune dermatoses: Current concepts
- Recent discoveries in microbiota dysbiosis, cholangiocytic factors, and models for studying the pathogenesis of primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Advantages of ketamine in pediatric anesthesia
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Role of dentist in early diagnosis
- Migraine management: Non-pharmacological points for patients and health care professionals
- Atherogenic index of plasma and coronary artery disease: A systematic review
- Physiological and modulatory role of thioredoxins in the cellular function
- Case Reports
- Intrauterine Bakri balloon tamponade plus cervical cerclage for the prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage in late pregnancy complicated with acute aortic dissection: Case series
- A case of successful pembrolizumab monotherapy in a patient with advanced lung adenocarcinoma: Use of multiple biomarkers in combination for clinical practice
- Unusual neurological manifestations of bilateral medial medullary infarction: A case report
- Atypical symptoms of malignant hyperthermia: A rare causative mutation in the RYR1 gene
- A case report of dermatomyositis with the missed diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer and concurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis
- A rare case of endometrial polyp complicated with uterine inversion: A case report and clinical management
- Spontaneous rupturing of splenic artery aneurysm: Another reason for fatal syncope and shock (Case report and literature review)
- Fungal infection mimicking COVID-19 infection – A case report
- Concurrent aspergillosis and cystic pulmonary metastases in a patient with tongue squamous cell carcinoma
- Paraganglioma-induced inverted takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy leading to cardiogenic shock successfully treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- Lineage switch from lymphoma to myeloid neoplasms: First case series from a single institution
- Trismus during tracheal extubation as a complication of general anaesthesia – A case report
- Simultaneous treatment of a pubovesical fistula and lymph node metastasis secondary to multimodal treatment for prostate cancer: Case report and review of the literature
- Two case reports of skin vasculitis following the COVID-19 immunization
- Ureteroiliac fistula after oncological surgery: Case report and review of the literature
- Synchronous triple primary malignant tumours in the bladder, prostate, and lung harbouring TP53 and MEK1 mutations accompanied with severe cardiovascular diseases: A case report
- Huge mucinous cystic neoplasms with adhesion to the left colon: A case report and literature review
- Commentary
- Commentary on “Clinicopathological features of programmed cell death-ligand 1 expression in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma”
- Rapid Communication
- COVID-19 fear, post-traumatic stress, growth, and the role of resilience
- Erratum
- Erratum to “Tollip promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via PI3K/AKT pathway”
- Erratum to “Effect of femoral head necrosis cystic area on femoral head collapse and stress distribution in femoral head: A clinical and finite element study”
- Erratum to “lncRNA NORAD promotes lung cancer progression by competitively binding to miR-28-3p with E2F2”
- Retraction
- Expression and role of ABIN1 in sepsis: In vitro and in vivo studies
- Retraction to “miR-519d downregulates LEP expression to inhibit preeclampsia development”
- Special Issue Computational Intelligence Methodologies Meets Recurrent Cancers - Part II
- Usefulness of close surveillance for rectal cancer patients after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy