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Page 1: Biomarkers of Traumatic Brain Injury · Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) EACH YEAR IN THE U.S. • 1 million head-injured treated in emergency departments • 50,000 die from head injury;

Cameron Jeter, Ph.D.Cameron Jeter, Ph.D.

Biomarkers of Traumatic Brain Injury

Biomarkers of Traumatic Brain Injury

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• Vehicle accidents, falls, violence• Blunt, penetrating, blast• Mild, moderate, severe• Primary and secondary injuries

• Vehicle accidents, falls, violence• Blunt, penetrating, blast• Mild, moderate, severe• Primary and secondary injuries

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

EACH YEAR IN THE U.S.• 1 million head-injured treated in emergency departments• 50,000 die from head injury; 80,000 with life long disabilities• Higher than incidence of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s combined

#1 killer of individuals under 45 years of ageCost exceeds $76 billion

EACH YEAR IN THE U.S.• 1 million head-injured treated in emergency departments• 50,000 die from head injury; 80,000 with life long disabilities• Higher than incidence of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s combined

#1 killer of individuals under 45 years of ageCost exceeds $76 billion

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Famous Cases of TBIFamous Cases of TBI

Bob Woodruff: Blast Injury

Natasha Richardson: Epidural Hematoma

Dave Duerson: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Gabrielle Giffords: Gun shot wound to head

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TBI PathophysiologyTBI Pathophysiology

Modified from Ottens et al Mass Spec Rev 2006

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An indicator of a specific disease state.An indicator of a specific disease state.

What is a Biomarker?What is a Biomarker?

EXAMPLES Differentiation of disease subtypes Early detection of subclinical disease Pathophysiological underpinnings Prognostic assessment of disease

course Selection of appropriate treatment Monitoring of response to therapy

Body temperature Blood pressure Imaging Genetic variants Proteins, metabolites,

inflammatory markers

APPLICATIONS

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An indicator of a specific disease state.An indicator of a specific disease state.

Molecular BiomarkersMolecular Biomarkers

EXAMPLE SOURCES

Damaged tissue Cerebrospinal fluid Saliva Urine Blood

BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER

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Contribution of Biomarkers to Clinical CareContribution of Biomarkers to Clinical Care

• Can a biomarker be useful for patient care?

• Does the biomarker add new information?

• Will the biomarker help the clinician to manage patients?

• Can a biomarker be useful for patient care?

• Does the biomarker add new information?

• Will the biomarker help the clinician to manage patients?

Morrow & de Lemos Circulation 2007

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Contribution of Biomarkers to Clinical CareContribution of Biomarkers to Clinical Care

Morrow & de Lemos Circulation 2007

• Cancer antigen 125 (CA125) for Ovarian Cancer

• Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for Prostate cancer

• Cardiac troponin T for Myocardial Infarction

• Cancer antigen 125 (CA125) for Ovarian Cancer

• Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for Prostate cancer

• Cardiac troponin T for Myocardial Infarction

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TBI PathophysiologyTBI Pathophysiology

Modified from Ottens et al Mass Spec Rev 2006

Primary injury Secondary injury Recovery

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Biomarker DiscoveryBiomarker Discovery

BIOMARKER DISCOVERY APPROACHES

Top-downBottom-up

BIOMARKER DISCOVERY APPROACHES

Top-downBottom-up

BOTTOM-UP

No prior assumptions (i.e., unbiased)

Would hate to miss an ideal, but unforeseen biomarker

TOP-DOWN

Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)

Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) S100B cleaved-Tau

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Biomarker DiscoveryBiomarker Discovery

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To determine if the blood plasma from brain-injured patients contains reproducible biomarkers thatTo determine if the blood plasma from brain-injured patients contains reproducible biomarkers that

Study ObjectivesStudy Objectives

• Are indicative of injury severity.

• Appear prior to elevations in intracranial pressure (ICP).

• Are indicative of injury severity.

• Appear prior to elevations in intracranial pressure (ICP).

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Study Flow ChartStudy Flow Chart

Collect serum samples from TBI patients and healthy volunteers

iTRAQ labeling of pooled serum samples from each group

Validation of candidates using ELISA

Test predictability of verified candidates using independent samples

Immunodepletion of high abundance serum proteins

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Finding the Needles in the HaystackFinding the Needles in the Haystack

Taken from Beckman Coulter ProteomeLab IgYTM

12 of the most highly abundant serum proteins comprise ~95% of total protein content

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Study DesignStudy Design

HVn=20

Ortho Injuryn=15

Mild TBIn=18

Severe TBIn=20

Age (years) 25.15 ± 6.7 38.3 ± 15.5 36.5 ± 13.2 25.8 ± 15.5

Gender (M:F) 16 : 4 10 : 5 13 : 5 16:4

Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) NA 14.7 ± 1.0 14.7 ± 0.5 3.65 ± 1.2

Injury Severity Score (ISS) NA 8.3 ± 4.0 5.4 ± 2.2 27.8 ± 7.8

Jeter et al., 2012Jeter et al., 2012

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Arginine MetabolismArginine Metabolism

Jeter et al., 2012Jeter et al., 2012

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Arginine after TBIArginine after TBI

Jeter et al., 2012Jeter et al., 2012

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Inflammation Signaling after TBIInflammation Signaling after TBI

Jeter et al., 2012Jeter et al., 2012

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Urea Cycle after TBIUrea Cycle after TBI

Jeter et al., 2012Jeter et al., 2012

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Extracellular Remodeling after TBIExtracellular Remodeling after TBI

Jeter et al., 2012Jeter et al., 2012

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Energy Metabolism after TBIEnergy Metabolism after TBI

Jeter et al., 2012Jeter et al., 2012

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Clinical case of elevated intracranial pressureClinical case of elevated intracranial pressure

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CONSEQUENCES OF ELEVATED ICPTissue herniation

Cerebral hypoperfusionIschemia

Exacerbated brain damageDeath

CONSEQUENCES OF ELEVATED ICPTissue herniation

Cerebral hypoperfusionIschemia

Exacerbated brain damageDeath

Elevated Intracranial Pressure (ICP)Elevated Intracranial Pressure (ICP)

• Develops within 72 hours of injury• ICP elevated when > 25 mm Hg• Develops within 72 hours of injury• ICP elevated when > 25 mm Hg

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Rationale for markers of elevated ICPRationale for markers of elevated ICP

• Early diagnosis prior to elevation of ICP

• Allow for appropriate clinical management

• Evacuation of “at risk” patients from far-forward battlefields and rural areas

• Early diagnosis prior to elevation of ICP

• Allow for appropriate clinical management

• Evacuation of “at risk” patients from far-forward battlefields and rural areas

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Intracranial Pressure (ICP) after TBIIntracranial Pressure (ICP) after TBI

Jeter et al., 2012Jeter et al., 2012

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RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC (ROC) CURVE

Graph of sensitivity vs. 1-specificityDiagnostic accuracy: area under the curve (AUC)

RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC (ROC) CURVE

Graph of sensitivity vs. 1-specificityDiagnostic accuracy: area under the curve (AUC)

Diagnostic Value of a BiomarkerDiagnostic Value of a Biomarker

SENSITIVITY

Percent true positiveDoes not miss a diagnosis

SENSITIVITY

Percent true positiveDoes not miss a diagnosis

SPECIFICITY

Percent true negativeDoes not falsely diagnose

SPECIFICITY

Percent true negativeDoes not falsely diagnose

AUC = 0.5 - 0.7 poor AUC = 0.7 - 0.8 fairAUC = 0.8 - 0.9 goodAUC = 0.9 - 0.98 very goodAUC = 0.98 - 1.0 excellent

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Biomarkers of Elevated Intracranial PressureBiomarkers of Elevated Intracranial Pressure

Jeter et al., 2012Jeter et al., 2012

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VALIDATION

Verify biomarkers in new patient cohort

THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS

Proline/hydroxyproline supplementationCreatine supplementation

VALIDATION

Verify biomarkers in new patient cohort

THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS

Proline/hydroxyproline supplementationCreatine supplementation

Future DirectionsFuture Directions

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Other Identified Pathways of InterestOther Identified Pathways of Interest

tryptophan

indolepyruvate

indole-acetate

indole-lactate

indolepropionate (IPA)

indole

indoxyl

indoxylsulfate

liver

serotoninkynurenine

transulfuration

homocysteine

methionine

SAH

cystathionine

glutathione

transmethylation

choline

betaine

N,N-dimethylglycine

SAMX

CH3-X

phosphatidyl-ethanolamine

phosphatidyl-choline

α‐ ketobutyrate 2-hydroxybutyrate

γ-glutamyl-amino acid

amino acid

amino acid

5-oxoproline

γ-glutamyl cycle

cysteine

D- phenyllactate

phenylalanine

phenylpyruvate (PPA)

phenylacetate (PAA)

phenylacetylglycine

phenyllactate (PLA)

N-acetylphenylalanine

4-hydroxyphenylacetate

tyrosine

phenol hydroxyphenyl-pyruvate

cresolhydroxyphenyl-lactate (HPLA)

liver

tyramine

4-hydroxyphenylacetate

phenol sulfatecresol sulfate

dopamine noradrenaline adrenaline

Branched chain amino acid catabolism

Branched chain amino acid catabolism

Tryptophan metabolismTryptophan metabolism Redox homeostasisRedox homeostasis

Aromatic amino acid metabolismAromatic amino acid metabolism

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Pramod Dash, Ph.D.Georgene Hergenroeder, R.N., M.H.A.

Memorial Hermann Hospital and patients

CONTACT INFORMATION

Cameron Jeter, Ph.D.UTHealth School of Dentistry at Houston

[email protected]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Pramod Dash, Ph.D.Georgene Hergenroeder, R.N., M.H.A.

Memorial Hermann Hospital and patients

CONTACT INFORMATION

Cameron Jeter, Ph.D.UTHealth School of Dentistry at Houston

[email protected]

Acknowledgements and ContactAcknowledgements and Contact