Relevance of superoxide dismutase type 1 to lipoid pneumonia: the first retrospective case-control study

Abstract Background Lipoid pneumonia (LP) is a rare disease caused by the accumulation of lipids and lipid-laden macrophages in the alveoli inducing damage. LP is difficult to differentiate from other similar diseases without pathological evidence, such as upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), p...

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Main Authors: Yinan Hu, Yanhong Ren, Yinzhen Han, Zhen Li, Weiqing Meng, Yuhui Qiang, Mengyuan Liu, Huaping Dai
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Yanhong Ren
Yinzhen Han
Zhen Li
Weiqing Meng
Yuhui Qiang
Mengyuan Liu
Huaping Dai
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Weiqing Meng
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Huaping Dai
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description Abstract Background Lipoid pneumonia (LP) is a rare disease caused by the accumulation of lipids and lipid-laden macrophages in the alveoli inducing damage. LP is difficult to differentiate from other similar diseases without pathological evidence, such as upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), pneumonia, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP), pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP), lung mucinous adenocarcinoma and pulmonary edema. Given the high misdiagnosis rate and limited statistical clinical and treatment data, there is an urgent need for novel indicators of LP. Superoxide dismutase type1 (SOD1) plays an essential role in macrophage polarization, promoting inflammation and oxidative stress, but its association with LP remains unknown. Methods The clinical data of 22 patients with proven LP from January 2008 to June 2024 and their prognostic information up to June 2024 were retrospectively gathered (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT06430008). Additionally, information on patients with URTI, bacterial and fungal pneumonia, COP, PAP, lung mucinous adenocarcinoma and pulmonary edema, was collected totaling 140 patients as control subjects. Receiver operating characteristic curve, machine learning (ML), regression and survival analyses were performed to analyze the data. Results In multivariate regression analysis, the sole independent risk factor of LP was the level of SOD1 (OR 0.922, 95% CI: 0.878 ~ 0.967, P < 0.001), while smoking status (β= -0.177, 95% CI -18.645~-2.836, P = 0.008), diabetes mellitus (β= -0.191, 95% CI: -20.442~-3.592, P = 0.005), and total sialic acid (TSA) (β= -0.426, 95% CI: -0.915~ -0.433, P < 0.001) independently influenced the level of SOD1. SOD1 had the highest importance score in ML-based LP predictive models. Additionally, advanced age may be associated with higher mortality in LP. Conclusion SOD1 is a potential biomarker for LP, but the smoking status, diabetes comorbidities, and TSA level need to be considered.
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spelling doaj-art-e446612cd31c4185b37177e3c49619012025-01-19T12:36:34ZengBMCRespiratory Research1465-993X2025-01-0126111410.1186/s12931-025-03101-3Relevance of superoxide dismutase type 1 to lipoid pneumonia: the first retrospective case-control studyYinan Hu0Yanhong Ren1Yinzhen Han2Zhen Li3Weiqing Meng4Yuhui Qiang5Mengyuan Liu6Huaping Dai7National Center for Respiratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship HospitalNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship HospitalNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship HospitalDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical ScienceNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship HospitalNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship HospitalNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship HospitalNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship HospitalAbstract Background Lipoid pneumonia (LP) is a rare disease caused by the accumulation of lipids and lipid-laden macrophages in the alveoli inducing damage. LP is difficult to differentiate from other similar diseases without pathological evidence, such as upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), pneumonia, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP), pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP), lung mucinous adenocarcinoma and pulmonary edema. Given the high misdiagnosis rate and limited statistical clinical and treatment data, there is an urgent need for novel indicators of LP. Superoxide dismutase type1 (SOD1) plays an essential role in macrophage polarization, promoting inflammation and oxidative stress, but its association with LP remains unknown. Methods The clinical data of 22 patients with proven LP from January 2008 to June 2024 and their prognostic information up to June 2024 were retrospectively gathered (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT06430008). Additionally, information on patients with URTI, bacterial and fungal pneumonia, COP, PAP, lung mucinous adenocarcinoma and pulmonary edema, was collected totaling 140 patients as control subjects. Receiver operating characteristic curve, machine learning (ML), regression and survival analyses were performed to analyze the data. Results In multivariate regression analysis, the sole independent risk factor of LP was the level of SOD1 (OR 0.922, 95% CI: 0.878 ~ 0.967, P < 0.001), while smoking status (β= -0.177, 95% CI -18.645~-2.836, P = 0.008), diabetes mellitus (β= -0.191, 95% CI: -20.442~-3.592, P = 0.005), and total sialic acid (TSA) (β= -0.426, 95% CI: -0.915~ -0.433, P < 0.001) independently influenced the level of SOD1. SOD1 had the highest importance score in ML-based LP predictive models. Additionally, advanced age may be associated with higher mortality in LP. Conclusion SOD1 is a potential biomarker for LP, but the smoking status, diabetes comorbidities, and TSA level need to be considered.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-025-03101-3Lipoid pneumoniaSuperoxide dismutase type1Total sialic acidMachine learningRare disease
spellingShingle Yinan Hu
Yanhong Ren
Yinzhen Han
Zhen Li
Weiqing Meng
Yuhui Qiang
Mengyuan Liu
Huaping Dai
Relevance of superoxide dismutase type 1 to lipoid pneumonia: the first retrospective case-control study
Respiratory Research
Lipoid pneumonia
Superoxide dismutase type1
Total sialic acid
Machine learning
Rare disease
title Relevance of superoxide dismutase type 1 to lipoid pneumonia: the first retrospective case-control study
title_full Relevance of superoxide dismutase type 1 to lipoid pneumonia: the first retrospective case-control study
title_fullStr Relevance of superoxide dismutase type 1 to lipoid pneumonia: the first retrospective case-control study
title_full_unstemmed Relevance of superoxide dismutase type 1 to lipoid pneumonia: the first retrospective case-control study
title_short Relevance of superoxide dismutase type 1 to lipoid pneumonia: the first retrospective case-control study
title_sort relevance of superoxide dismutase type 1 to lipoid pneumonia the first retrospective case control study
topic Lipoid pneumonia
Superoxide dismutase type1
Total sialic acid
Machine learning
Rare disease
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-025-03101-3
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