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. 2020 Sep 14;5:201. doi: 10.1038/s41392-020-00303-7

Table 3.

CHI3L1 in other non-cancerous diseases

System Category Related factors Phenomenon and effect
Respiratory Inflammation Cigarette smoke33 CHI3L1↑
RSV154 CHI3L1↑ → M2 MΦ activation
IL-18155 CHI3L1↑ → Type 2 and type 17 inflammation and fibrotic airway remodeling
Interstitial lung disease157,158 CHI3L1↑ → poorer prognosis
Chronic inflammatory airway disease294 CHI3L1↑ → MUC5AC↑
Bacterial infection16 CHI3L1↑ → bacterial clearance
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis156 CHI3L1↑ → poorer prognosis
Ashma High fat diet74 CHI3L1↑ → WAT accumulation and lung Th2 inflammation
Bronchial remodeling33 CHI3L1↑ → bronchial smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration
Asthma status and lung function159162 CHI3L1↑ → asthma↑, lung function↓
Lung fibrosis Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis163 CHI3L1↑ → injury↓ profibrotic effect ↑
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome31,97 CHI3L1↑ → pulmonary fibrosis↑
Cystic fibrosis164 CHI3L1↑ → exacerbations↑
Asbestosis165 CHI3L1↑ → lung function↓
Lung injury Hyperoxia30,269 CHI3L1↓ → acute lung injury↑
Oxidant-induced30 CHI3L1↑ → oxidant-induced apoptosis and lung injury
COPD Status and airway remodeling166,167 CHI3L1↑ → exacerbations↑, MΦ activation↑
Digestive Liver injury ConA168 CHI3L1 → liver injury↑
APAP169 CHI3L1 → liver damage↓
Alcohol170 CHI3L1 → liver injury↑
Ischemia–reperfusion171 CHI3L1 → liver injury↑
Liver fibrosis Hepatitis C CHI3L1↑ → fibrosis rate↑, TGF-β↑;172 Promoter polymorphism is not associated with disease progression;175 CHI3L1↑ → false-positive rates;176 CHI3L1↑ → Rapid fibrosis progression after liver transplantation;173 CHI3L1↑ → steatosis↑174
Hepatitis B177180 Serum CHI3L1↑ → liver fibrosis
Alcoholic liver disease181,182 CHI3L1↑ → liver fibrosis
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease183 CHI3L1↑ → liver fibrosis
Bowel diseases IBD Fecal CHI3L1 → mucosal inflammation184 and endoscopic activity185
Colitis CHI3L1 binds to bacterial chitin-binding protein,186,187 enhances bacterial adhesion and invasion,60 activates Akt signaling145 and IL-6-mediated STAT3 Phosphorylation188
Cardiovascular Atherosclerosis CHI3L1↑ → coronary189,190 and carotid191 atherosclerosis severity↑, risk↑,193 exacerbates atherosclerosis192

Coronary artery

disease

Type 1194 and type 2195 diabetes CHI3L1↑
Peripheral artery disease CHI3L1↑ → risk↑,196,197 ankle-brachial index↓198
Giant cell arteritis CHI3L1↑ in giant cells and macrophages199
Thromboembolism Venous201 and incident200 CHI3L1↑
Hypertension Chinese men295 CHI3L1↑
idiopathic pulmonary arterial Hypertension202 CHI3L1↑
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) CHI3L1↑ → endothelial function↓
Atrial fibrillation CHI3L1↑ in epicardial adipose tissue,205 risk↑204
β-thalassemia major Hepatic fibrosis CHI3L1↑206
Ischemic heart disease Type 2 diabetes CHI3L1↑195
Chronic heart failure CHI3L1↑207
Endocrine Diabetes Type 2 CHI3L1↑209 → BMI-independent marker,213 albuminuria,211,212 mortality,214 obesity,210 psychotic disorders296
Type 1 CHI3L1↑ → albuminuria215
Obesity CHI3L1↑208
Insulin resistance CHI3L1↑ → TNFα-induced inflammation and insulin resistance↓9
Nervous AD CSF CHI3L1↑,216,217,219222 No change223,224
PD CHI3L1↑ → cognitive function↓226
Urinary Renal disease Kidney injury CHI3L1↑in pediatric severe malaria,229 ischemic injury,17 cardiac surgery-associated,230 adult critically ill,228 hospitalized patients227
Fibrosis232 CHI3L1↑
Hemodialysis234 CHI3L1↑ → mortality risk↑
Nephrotic syndrome235 CHI3L1↑ → endothelial dysfunction and increased arterial stiffness
Bladder Bladder pain syndrome, interstitial cystitis s233 CHI3L1↑
Skeletal Joint Arthritis CHI3L1↑236
Osteoarthritis CHI3L1↑47,297300
Rheumatoid arthritis CHI3L1↑,241246,301 autoantigen,248250 autoantibody,252 targeted therapy247,251,259,260