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ArticleThe American journal of case reports2020

The MicroRNA-based Liquid Biopsy Improves Early Assessment of Lethal Acetaminophen Poisoning: A Case Report.

Julian Krauskopf, Mark M Gosink, Shelli Schomaker, Florian Caiment, Roscoe Warner, Kent Johnson, Jos Kleinjans, Jiri Aubrecht

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Article in The American journal of case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Julian KrauskopfDepartment of Toxicogenomics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Mark M GosinkDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Shelli SchomakerDrug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer, Inc., Groton, CT, USA.
Florian CaimentDepartment of Toxicogenomics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Roscoe WarnerDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Kent JohnsonDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Jos KleinjansDepartment of Toxicogenomics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Jiri AubrechtDrug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer, Inc., Groton, CT, USA.
Maastricht University · NLUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USPfizer (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Acetaminophen overdose is the most common cause of acute liver failure. Nevertheless, new biomarker approaches enabling early prediction of the outcome of the acetaminophen overdose are needed. Recently, using next-generation sequencing analysis of serum from human study participants we uncovered injury-specific signatures of circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) that represented underlying molecular mechanisms of toxicity. This case study is first to show the application of miRNA profiling to assess prognosis of acetaminophen poisoning. CASE REPORT The patient was admitted to the hospital following supra therapeutic acetaminophen ingestion. The patient showed elevated levels of biomarkers of hepatocellular injury alanine aminotransferase, aspartate transaminase, and glutamate dehydrogenase. Even though treatment with N-acetyl cysteine was initiated 24 hours post-ingestion, levels of alanine-aminotransferase and aspartate transaminase peaked at about 40 hours post ingestion of acetaminophen. We analyzed global circulating miRNA levels from 24 consecutive serum samples from this study participant covering the period from admission to time of death. CONCLUSIONS The resulting global miRNA profiles were compared with profiles from study participants with non-lethal acetaminophen poisoning and healthy controls. At the admission, the miRNA profiles of both lethal and non-lethal acetaminophen poisoning showed induction of cellular stress and oxidative damage. Later, the miRNA profiles of the lethal poisoning featured fibrosis and coagulation pathways while profiles of non-lethal cases resembled those of healthy study participants. Although additional confirmatory studies are needed, our case study is first to indicate that global miRNA profiles to be used as liquid biopsies have potential to facilitate the assessment of acetaminophen poisoning.

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Liquid BiopsyAcetaminophenAdultBiomarkersChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryDrug OverdoseFatal OutcomeFemaleHumansMicroRNAsAcetaminophenBiomarkersMicroRNAs

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