Evaluating the potential of IP-10 and MCP-2 as biomarkers for the diagnosis of tuberculosis

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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential of diagnostic tests based on interferon-γ inducible protein (IP)-10 and monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-2, and compare the performance with the QuantiFERON TB® Gold In-Tube (QFT-IT; Cellestis, Carnagie, Australia) test. IP-10 and MCP-2 were determined in supernatants from whole blood stimulated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens. Samples were obtained from 80 patients with culture- and/or PCR-proven tuberculosis (TB), and 124 unexposed healthy controls: 86 high school students and 38 high school staff. IP-10 and MCP-2 test cut-offs were established based on receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. TB patients produced significantly higher levels (median) of IP-10 (2158 pg·mL-1) and MCP-2 (379 pg·mL-1) compared with interferon (IFN)-γ (215 pg·mL-1). The QFT-IT, IP-10 and MCP-2 tests detected 81, 83 and 71% of the TB patients; 0, 3 and 0% of the high school students and 0, 16 and 3% of the staff, respectively. Agreement between tests was high (>89%). By combining IP-10 and IFN-γ tests, the detection rate increased among TB patients to 90% without a significant increase in positive responders among the students. In conclusion, interferon-γ inducible protein-10 and monocyte chemotactic protein-2 responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens could be used to diagnose infection. Combining interferon-γ inducible protein-10 and interferon-γ may be a simple approach to increase the detection rate of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific in vitro tests. Copyright©ERS Journals Ltd 2008.

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Ruhwald, M., Bodmer, T., Maier, C., Jepsen, M., Haaland, M. B., Eugen-Olsen, J., & Ravn, P. (2008). Evaluating the potential of IP-10 and MCP-2 as biomarkers for the diagnosis of tuberculosis. European Respiratory Journal, 32(6), 1607–1615. https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00055508

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