Abstract
Current methods for tuberculosis treatment monitoring are suboptimal. We evaluated plasma matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) and procollagen III N-terminal propeptide concentrations before and during tuberculosis treatment as biomarkers. Plasma MMP-1, MMP-8, and MMP-10 concentrations significantly decreased during treatment. Plasma MMP-8 was increased in sputum Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture–positive relative to culture-negative participants, before (median, 4993 pg/mL [interquartile range, 2542–9188] vs 698 [218–4060] pg/mL, respectively; P = .004) and after (3650 [1214–3888] vs 720 [551–1321] pg/mL; P = .008) 6 months of tuberculosis treatment. Consequently, plasma MMP-8 is a potential biomarker to enhance tuberculosis treatment monitoring and screen for possible culture positivity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 928-932 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 226 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2022 |
Keywords
- diagnosis
- HIV
- immunopathology
- matrix metalloproteinase
- procollagen III N-terminal propeptide
- Tuberculosis