Biomarkers in Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Disease

A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Disease Biomarker".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2025 | Viewed by 2015

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1. Department of Pathology, General Hospital of Thessaloniki 'Georgios Papanikolaou', Thessaloniki, Greece
2. Laboratory of Histology-Embryology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: asthma; lung cancer; biomarkers; airway remodeling
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Pulmonary Department, General Hospital of Thessaloniki 'Georgios Papanikolaou', Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: asthma; bronchoscopy; lung cancer; biologic agents

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Dear Colleagues,

The lungs and airways are affected by several pathologies such as inflammation, infection and cancer. We know that the combination of biomarkers yields more information when analyzing the association between systemic inflammation and lung function. Indeed, pulmonary biomarkers may be useful in diagnosis, predicting disease progression, indicating disease instability and predicting response to current therapies and novel therapies, many of which are now in development.

In addition, studies have shown that abnormally developed lung structure and function may contribute as susceptibility factors in several adult lung diseases such as COPD, cystic fibrosis and asthma, caused by many etiologies, including genetic–environmental interactions. Thus, lung development and pathogenesis are connected, indicating the need to identify more biomarkers at early stages.

Ιn this Special Issue, we would like to welcome the submission of original research studies (either clinical or basic), meta-analysis and state-of-the-art reviews related to pulmonary diseases. Focus will be placed on the identification of biomarkers in the context of precision medicine for patients with pulmonary diseases. Within the scope of these terms, this Special Issue aims to collate novel data so as to move the current knowledge of pulmonary diseases forward.

Dr. Kelly Domvri
Dr. Konstantinos Porpodis
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • biomarkers
  • asthma
  • obstructive disease
  • cancer
  • pulmonary fibrosis
  • airway remodeling
  • inflammation

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Prognostic Value of Serum Biomarkers in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Relation to Disease Progression
by Kalliopi Domvri, Ioannis Organtzis, Apostolos Apostolopoulos, Evangelia Fouka, Theodoros Kontakiotis and Despoina Papakosta
J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13(9), 1307; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13091307 - 26 Aug 2023
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Background: The aim of this present study was to determine serum biomarker levels and their correlation with respiratory function and the clinical course of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Materials and Methods: This study included 72 IPF patients, according to the ATS/ERS [...] Read more.
Background: The aim of this present study was to determine serum biomarker levels and their correlation with respiratory function and the clinical course of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Materials and Methods: This study included 72 IPF patients, according to the ATS/ERS criteria, in whom antifibrotic treatment was initiated. Blood samples were taken, and serum biomarkers, such as KL-6, SP-D, CCL18, CXCL13, VEGF-A, IL-8, IGFBP-1, IGFBP-2, IGFBP-7 and ICAM-1 were measured using ELISA methodology. Pulmonary function tests (FVC, TLC, DLCO-% pred) were determined at baseline and after 12 and 24 months and analyzed in correlation with the biomarkers. Results: The majority of patients (mean age 72 ± 6 years) were men (83%). The FVC and DLCO values at the 12-month follow-up were found to be statistically decreased in deceased patients (p < 0.05). The SP-D (p < 0.001) and the IGFBP-1 (p = 0.021) levels were found to be increased at the 1-year follow-up in deceased patients, and similarly, the SP-D (p = 0.005) and ICAM-1 (p = 0.043) levels at the 2-year follow-up. A chi-square test revealed that 70% of the category IV GAP index was found with cut-off elevated levels of a biomarker combination (KL-6, SP-D, VEGF-A) from the ROC curve analysis (p < 0.05). Conclusion: This study provides evidence, for the first time in a Greek population, of the possibility of using a combination of KL-6, SP-D, and VEGF-A serum levels along with the GAP index. Full article
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