Correlation analysis of Notch signaling pathway related molecules, procalcitonin, and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 expression and prognosis in children with community-acquired pneumonia
LI Xiaona1 ZHAO Hemeng1 ZHOU Jinjin1 WANG Juan1▲ MENG Meng2 DING Jie3
1.Department of Pediatric Internal Medicine, the First People’s Hospital of Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, Lianyungang 222000, China; 2.Department of Pediatrics, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu Province, Xuzhou 221006, China; 3.Department of Pediatrics, Yancheng NO.1 People’s Hospital, Jiangsu Province, Yancheng 224004, China
Abstract:Objective To study the relationship between Notch signaling pathway related molecules, procalcitonin (PCT), and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25 [OH] D3) expression, and prognosis in children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods The clinical data of 160 children with CAP admitted to the First People’s Hospital of Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province from January 2018 to January 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were followed up for 60 days after treatment and they were divided into good prognosis group and poor prognosis group according to clinical symptoms and imaging results. The expression of relevant basic data and laboratory indicators (total cholesterol [TC], triglyceride [TG], high density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C], PCT, and 25 [OH] D3), and Notch signaling pathway related molecules (Notch1, Notch2, Notch3, Notch4, Jagged1, DLL1, and DLL3) were compared between two groups; the risk factors of poor prognosis in children with CAP were analyzed; the predictive value of Notch1, Notch3, Jagged1, DLL1, PCT, and 25[OH] D3 for poor prognosis in children with CAP was analyzed. Results A total of 31 out of 160 children with CAP had poor prognosis. There were no significant differences in gender, age, TC, TG, HDL-C, Notch2, Notch4, and DLL3 between two groups (P>0.05); Not- ch1, Notch3, Jagged1, DLL1, and PCT level in poor prognosis group were higher than those in good prognosis group, and 25 [OH] D3 level was lower than that in good prognosis group (P< 0.05). Notch1, Notch3, Jagged1, DLL1, PCT were risk factors for poor prognosis of children with CAP (OR>1, P<0.05); 25 [OH] D3 was protective factor for poor prognosis of children with CAP (OR<1, P<0.05). The areas under the curve of Notch1, Notch3, Jagged1, DLL1, PCT, and 25 [OH] D3 predicting poor prognosis were 0.830, 0.883, 0.935, 0.934, 0.708, and 0.867, respectively. Conclusion The prognosis of children with CAP is influenced by many factors, and is closely related to Notch1, Notch3, Jagged1, DLL1, PCT, and 25 [OH] D3, which should be paid close attention to clinically.