YUAN-TI LEESHUN-FA YANG2026-10-162026-10-162012-03-01Pure ID: 15097716Pure UUID: d1736b85-456b-42a6-8c12-a8cea8c121cd10.1515/cclm.2011.805https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84860435518https://scholars.csmu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/26827Background: The purpose here was to detect the association among plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) concentration, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of MMP-9 gene and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods: The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) were, respectively used to measure the plasma MMP-9 level and its gene polymorphisms. Results: The level of plasma of MMP-9 was elevated in patients with CAP as compared to that of normal controls and decreased significantly after treatment. Plasma MMP-9 concentration was significantly correlated with white blood cell (WBC) and neutrophil counts in patients with CAP. No significant difference was found in the genotypes distribution of MMP-9 SNPs, rs3918242, rs17576 or rs2274756, between patients with CAP and normal controls. Plasma MMP-9 concentration was not associated with MMP-9 polymorphism. When the cut-off level of the plasma MMP-9 concentration was set to be 105.02 ng/mL, the odds ratio of plasma MMP-9 for CAP risk was 9.86 (95 confident interval: 4.2722.75). Plasma MMP-9 level may act as a prediction marker for CAP. Conclusions: Elevated plasma MMP-9 could be a biological marker for the diagnosis and be a new strategy for target therapy of community-acquired pneumonia.6enjournal article