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We investigated the value of cord blood LRG levels for predicting bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This prospective cohort study included 64 infants born at 22\u201331 weeks' gestation (22 and 42 in the BPD and non\u2010BPD arms, respectively), and between\u2010group comparisons of LRG and interleukin (IL)\u20106 levels in the cord blood, neonatal LRG, and immunoglobulin (Ig)M were undertaken. Accounting for gestational age, inverse probability weighted generalized estimating equation assessed the biomarkers' independent effects on BPD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In the BPD group, the incidences of histological chorioamnionitis, funisitis, neonatal steroid treatment, and ventilator duration were significantly higher (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.023, 0.043, 0.011, and &lt;\u20090.001, respectively) whereas the Apgar score 1st minute, 5th minute, birthweight, and gestational age were significantly lower (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001, 0.011, &lt;\u20090.001, &lt;\u20090.001, respectively). After adjustment, umbilical artery (UA)\u2010LRG (odds ratio [OR]: 2.678, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.225\u20130.5.857;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.014) and umbilical vein (UV)\u2010IL\u20106 (OR: 1.258, 95% CI: 1.020\u20131.552;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.032) remained independent risk factors for BPD, whereas UV\u2010LRG, UA\u2010IL\u20106, IgM, and neonatal\u2010LRG showed no significant associations.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>UA\u2010LRG may serve as a biomarker for predicting BPD and identify infants who are at a higher risk of BPD and could benefit more from corticosteroids or other therapies. UA\u2010LRG's superior predictive accuracy over UV\u2010LRG is attributable to the fact that cytokines in the amniotic fluid might cause fetal inflammation in utero before the development of histologically chorioamnionitis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ppul.71425","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,10]],"date-time":"2025-12-10T09:59:11Z","timestamp":1765360751000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Umbilical Artery Leucine\u2010Rich \u03b1\u20102 Glycoprotein as a Predictor of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"60","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8530-4219","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Genichiro","family":"Sotodate","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics Iwate Medical University Yahaba 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