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ArticleNeurosurgery2021

Machine Learning-Driven Metabolomic Evaluation of Cerebrospinal Fluid: Insights Into Poor Outcomes After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

Matthew Koch, Animesh Acharjee, Zsuzsanna Ament, Riana Schleicher, Matthew Bevers, Christopher Stapleton, Aman Patel, W Taylor Kimberly

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Article in Neurosurgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Metabolome Wide Mendelian Randomization Assessing the Causal Relationship Between Serum Metabolites, Cerebrospinal Metabolites, and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  6. Metabolomic and lipidomic pathways in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Matthew KochDepartment of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Animesh AcharjeeCollege of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, Centre for Computational Biology and NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Zsuzsanna AmentDivision of Neurocritical Care and Center for Genomic Medicine, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Riana SchleicherDivision of Neurocritical Care and Center for Genomic Medicine, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Matthew BeversDivisions of Stroke, Cerebrovascular and Critical Care Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Christopher StapletonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Aman PatelDepartment of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
W Taylor KimberlyDivision of Neurocritical Care and Center for Genomic Medicine, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USNIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre · GB

Funding

Metabolomic predictors of stroke in REGARDSR01NS099209 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI KIMBERLY, WILLIAM TAYLOR · 2017 to 2021
$2.4M
Role of Soluble ST2 in Immune Cell Regulation and Secondary Neurologic Injury After Intracerebral HemorrhageK23NS112474 · NINDS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI BEVERS, MATTHEW BRADFORD · 2020 to 2024
$1.1M
NINDS NIH HHS K23 NS112474NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS099209
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is associated with a high mortality and poor neurologic outcomes. The biologic underpinnings of the morbidity and mortality associated with aSAH remain poorly understood.

objectiveTo ascertain potential insights into pathological mechanisms of injury after aSAH using an approach of metabolomics coupled with machine learning methods.

methodsUsing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from 81 aSAH enrolled in a retrospective cohort biorepository, samples collected during the peak of delayed cerebral ischemia were analyzed using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. A total of 138 metabolites were measured and quantified in each sample. Data were analyzed using elastic net (EN) machine learning and orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) to identify the leading CSF metabolites associated with poor outcome, as determined by the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at discharge and at 90 d. Repeated measures analysis determined the effect size for each metabolite on poor outcome.

resultsEN machine learning and OPLS-DA analysis identified 8 and 10 metabolites, respectively, that predicted poor mRS (mRS 3-6) at discharge and at 90 d. Of these candidates, symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA), dimethylguanidine valeric acid (DMGV), and ornithine were consistent markers, with an association with poor mRS at discharge (P = .0005, .002, and .0001, respectively) and at 90 d (P = .0036, .0001, and .004, respectively). SDMA also demonstrated a significantly elevated CSF concentration compared with nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage controls (P = .0087).

conclusionSDMA, DMGV, and ornithine are vasoactive molecules linked to the nitric oxide pathway that predicts poor outcome after severe aSAH. Further study of dimethylarginine metabolites in brain injury after aSAH is warranted.

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Machine LearningSubarachnoid HemorrhageBiomarkersHumansMetabolomeMetabolomicsRetrospective StudiesBiomarkersAneurysmBiomarkerCerebrospinal fluidMachine learningMetabolitesMetabolomicsSubarachnoid hemorrhage

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PMID33469656
PMCPMC8046589
OpenAlexW3123816888

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