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ArticlePloS one2013

Knowledge-based identification of soluble biomarkers: hepatic fibrosis in NAFLD as an example.

Sandra Page, Aybike Birerdinc, Michael Estep, Maria Stepanova, Arian Afendy, Emanuel Petricoin, Zobair Younossi, Vikas Chandhoke, Ancha Baranova

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sandra PageCenter for the Study of Chronic Metabolic Diseases, School of Systems Biology, College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America.
Aybike Birerdinc
Michael Estep
Maria Stepanova
Arian Afendy
Emanuel Petricoin
Zobair Younossi
Vikas Chandhoke
Ancha Baranova
Inova Health System · USGeorge Mason University · USInova Fairfax Hospital · USResearch Centre for Medical Genetics · RU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The discovery of biomarkers is often performed using high-throughput proteomics-based platforms and is limited to the molecules recognized by a given set of purified and validated antigens or antibodies. Knowledge-based, or systems biology, approaches that involve the analysis of integrated data, predominantly molecular pathways and networks may infer quantitative changes in the levels of biomolecules not included by the given assay from the levels of the analytes profiled. In this study we attempted to use a knowledge-based approach to predict biomarkers reflecting the changes in underlying protein phosphorylation events using Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) as a model. Two soluble biomarkers, CCL-2 and FasL, were inferred in silico as relevant to NAFLD pathogenesis. Predictive performance of these biomarkers was studied using serum samples collected from patients with histologically proven NAFLD. Serum levels of both molecules, in combination with clinical and demographic data, were predictive of hepatic fibrosis in a cohort of NAFLD patients. Our study suggests that (1) NASH-specific disruption of the kinase-driven signaling cascades in visceral adipose tissue lead to detectable changes in the levels of soluble molecules released into the bloodstream, and (2) biomarkers discovered in silico could contribute to predictive models for non-malignant chronic diseases.

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Knowledge BasesSystems BiologyBiomarkersChemokine CCL2Cohort StudiesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFas Ligand ProteinFatty LiverFemaleHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePhosphorylationProteomicsBiomarkersCCL2 protein, humanChemokine CCL2FASLG protein, humanFas Ligand Protein

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PMCPMC3566090
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