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Observational studyPediatric research2023

Serum brain injury biomarkers are gestationally and post-natally regulated in non-brain injured neonates.

Sandra Brooks, Barbara D Friedes, Frances Northington, Ernest Graham, Aylin Tekes, Vera J Burton, Gwendolyn Gerner, Jie Zhu, Raul Chavez-Valdez, Dhananjay Vaidya and 1 more

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Observational study in Pediatric research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Sandra Brooks *Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL, USA. sbrook36@jhmi.edu.
Barbara D Friedes *Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Frances NorthingtonDepartment of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Ernest GrahamDepartments of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Aylin TekesDepartment of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Vera J BurtonKennedy-Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Gwendolyn GernerKennedy-Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jie ZhuDepartment of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Raul Chavez-ValdezDepartment of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Dhananjay VaidyaDepartment of Intermal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Allen D EverettDepartment of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Funding

Adult Biomarkers in Neonatal Brain Injury and DevelopmentR01HD086058 · NICHD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI EVERETT, ALLEN D, NORTHINGTON, FRANCES J · 2016 to 2020
$3.1M
Advanced therapeutic hypothermia efficacy network modeling in neonatal HIER01HD110091 · NICHD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI EVERETT, ALLEN D, NORTHINGTON, FRANCES J · 2022 to 2025
$2.7M
Injury of Hippocampal Interneurons following Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia and Therapeutic HypothermiaK08NS096115 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CHAVEZ-VALDEZ, RAUL · 2017 to 2021
$1.2M
Early Life Brain Injury and Neurodegenerative Disorders of AgingR21AG061643 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI NORTHINGTON, FRANCES J · 2019 to 2020
$459k
Cholinergic neuron degeneration after HI: New target for delayed therapy of neonatal HI to improve Learning and Memory DeficitsR21NS123814 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI NORTHINGTON, FRANCES J · 2022 to 2023
$450k
NIA NIH HHS R21 AG061643NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD086058NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD110091NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS096115NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS123814
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo determine the association of gestational age (GA) and day of life (DOL) with the circulating serum concentration of six brain injury-associated biomarkers in non-brain injured neonates born between 23 and 41 weeks' GA.

methodsIn a multicenter prospective observational cohort study, serum CNS-insult, inflammatory and trophic proteins concentrations were measured daily in the first 7 DOL.

resultsOverall, 3232 serum samples were analyzed from 745 enrollees, median GA 32.3 weeks. BDNF increased 3.7% and IL-8 increased 8.9% each week of gestation. VEGF, IL-6, and IL-10 showed no relationship with GA. VEGF increased 10.8% and IL-8 18.9%, each DOL. IL-6 decreased by 15.8% each DOL. IL-10 decreased by 81.4% each DOL for DOL 0-3. BDNF did not change with DOL. Only 49.67% of samples had detectable GFAP and 33.15% had detectable NRGN. The odds of having detectable GFAP and NRGN increased by 53% and 11%, respectively, each week after 36 weeks' GA. The odds of having detectable GFAP and NRGN decreased by 15% and 8%, respectively, each DOL.

conclusionsBDNF and IL-8 serum concentrations vary with GA. VEGF and interleukin concentrations are dynamic in the first week of life, suggesting circulating levels should be adjusted for GA and DOL for clinically relevant assessment of brain injury. IMPACT: Normative data of six brain injury-related biomarkers is being proposed. When interpreting serum concentrations of brain injury biomarkers, it is key to adjust for gestational age at birth and day of life during the first week to correctly assess for clinical brain injury in neonates. Variation in levels of some biomarkers may be related to gestational and postnatal age and not necessarily pathology.

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Brain InjuriesInterleukin-10BiomarkersBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorGestational AgeHumansInfant, NewbornInterleukin-6Interleukin-8Prospective StudiesVascular Endothelial Growth Factor ABiomarkersBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorInterleukin-10Interleukin-6Interleukin-8Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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PMID34923579
PMCPMC9206041

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