Correlation between inflammatory mediators and biochemical markers in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.rmrp.2023.208110Keywords:
Biochemistry, Cytokines , Inflammation mediators, Pulmonary tuberculosisAbstract
Objective: Correlate inflammatory mediators and biochemical parameters in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) treated at a public hospital in São Luís, MA. Methods: This is a case-control study of patients with a positive
diagnosis of active pulmonary TB. Serum samples from patients and the control group were collected for the clinical trials, and epidemiological data were collected through medical records and interviews. The control group consisted of healthy volunteers with no previous contact with TB cases, matched by age and sex to the clinical group. To measure
inflammatory cytokines, we used the Human IL-6 ELISA Set and Human IFN-γ ELISA Set kits. Oxidative stress was measured by quantification of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and nitric oxide (NO). In biochemistry, the levels of uric acid, anti-streptolysin “O” (AEO), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), amylase, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), calcium, total cholesterol, gamma-glutamyl transferase (Gamma GT), glucose, alkaline phosphatase, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), C-reactive protein (CRP) and triglycerides were measured. Results: The clinical group consisted of 53 patients. There was a substantial decrease in IFN-γ (p<0.0001) and a significant increase in IL-6 (p<0.0001). TBARS production increased significantly (p= 0.0414). There was no significant difference in NO production (p= 0.3194). In biochemistry, there was a significant increase in ALT (p= 0.0072), AST (p= 0.0016), Gamma GT (p= 0.0011), alkaline phosphatase (p<0.0001), CRP (p<0. .0001) and triglycerides (p= 0.0343), and a significant decrease in calcium (p<0.0001). A significant positive correlation was found between IL-6 and IFN-γ (p= 0.0448), as well as AST and ALT (p<0.0001); CRP and gamma GT (p<0.0001); Gamma GT and ALT (p= 0.0016); Gamma GT and AST (p=0.0004); triglycerides and cholesterol (p= 0.0002); alkaline phosphatase and gamma GT (p<0.0001); CRP and alkaline phosphatase (p<0.0001); triglycerides and calcium (p= 0.0121); cholesterol and calcium (p= 0.0261); glucose and cholesterol (p= 0.0373); and triglycerides and glucose (p= 0.0127) in biochemistry, with a significant negative correlation between glucose and uric acid (p= 0.0092); and CRP and HDL (p=0.0037). The correlation between inflammatory mediators and biochemical markers was positive between IL-6 and gamma GT (p= 0.0011); IL-6 and CRP (p<0.0001); IL-6 and alkaline phosphatase (p=0.0076); and NO and triglycerides (p= 0.0016), and significant negative correlation between IFN-γ and cholesterol (p= 0.0171) and TBARS and cholesterol (p= 0.0138). Conclusion: Immunosuppression of IFN-γ activity was observed. A correlation was found between IL-6 and inflammatory biochemical markers, indicating damage and injury caused by M. tuberculosis.
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