PMID- 35023695 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220117 LR - 20220531 IS - 1433-6510 (Print) IS - 1433-6510 (Linking) VI - 68 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Jan 1 TI - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3: a Novel Effective Biomarker for Predicting the Mortality and the Severity of Pneumonia. LID - 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2021.210404 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3) is known as an inflammatory factor; however, the effectiveness of MMP3 for diagnosis of pneumonia and predicting outcomes is unclear. We evaluated the diagnostic and prognostic value of serum MMP3 in patients with pneumonia. METHODS: One hundred and eighty-five patients with pneumonia and 52 healthy controls were enrolled. Serum MMP3, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), interleukin 6 (IL-6), procalcitonin (PCT), and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations were measured at admission. The patients were followed up for 90 days. RESULTS: Compared with healthy controls, the concentrations of MMP3, NGAL, and IL-6 at admission were significantly higher in patients with pneumonia (p < 0.05). The median concentrations of MMP3, NGAL, and IL-6 were significantly higher in the patients with severe pneumonia than the group of non-severe pneumonia (p < 0.05). Compared with PCT (AUC = 0.778), CRP (AUC = 0.719), and IL-6 (AUC = 0.726), MMP3 (AUC = 0.846) and NGAL (AUC = 0.826) had significantly higher AUC values for distinguishing the severity of pneumonia. The ROC of the combination of MMP3, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and D-dimer showed the best performance of predicting pneumonia severity, which gave an AUC of 0.956. The AUC of MMP3 (0.950) for predicting mortality was highest, followed by NLR (AUC = 0.945), D-dimer (AUC = 0.938), and NGAL (AUC = 0.913). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed MMP3, D-dimer, and NLR were the independent predictors of hospital mortality in patients with pneumonia. Patients with MMP3 concentration > 124.3 ng/mL had a significantly higher risk of mortality (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: MMP3 is a valuable biomarker in assessment of the severity and prediction of mortality in patients with pneumonia. FAU - Wang, Fei AU - Wang F FAU - Yang, Shuo AU - Yang S FAU - Liu, Chong AU - Liu C FAU - Xu, Zhen AU - Xu Z FAU - Jia, Ke-Ke AU - Jia KK FAU - Zhou, Jian-Suo AU - Zhou JS FAU - Cui, Li-Yan AU - Cui LY LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Germany TA - Clin Lab JT - Clinical laboratory JID - 9705611 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (IL6 protein, human) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Lipocalin-2) RN - 0 (Procalcitonin) RN - 9007-41-4 (C-Reactive Protein) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (MMP3 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) SB - IM MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - C-Reactive Protein/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-6/blood MH - Lipocalin-2/blood MH - *Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/blood MH - *Pneumonia/diagnosis/mortality MH - Procalcitonin/blood MH - Prognosis MH - ROC Curve EDAT- 2022/01/14 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/18 06:00 CRDT- 2022/01/13 09:01 PHST- 2022/01/13 09:01 [entrez] PHST- 2022/01/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/18 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2021.210404 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Lab. 2022 Jan 1;68(1). doi: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2021.210404.