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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2022

Circulating Ubiquitin Carboxyl Terminal Hydrolase L1 and Neuroglobin Levels in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries: Relation to Severity and Outcomes.

Sawsan Abuhamdah, Tahia H Saleem, Bakheet E M Elsadek, Omyma Ashraf, Ali R Hamdan, Eslam El Sayed El-Khateeb, Saeda M Abd Elwahab, Mohammed H Hassan

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Sawsan AbuhamdahCollege of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-5886-5742
Tahia H SaleemDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-8575-4714
Bakheet E M ElsadekDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, 71524, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-5444-0245
Omyma AshrafDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt.
Ali R HamdanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt.
Eslam El Sayed El-KhateebDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt.
Saeda M Abd ElwahabRadio-Diagnosis Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt.
Mohammed H HassanDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-2698-9438
South Valley University · EGAl-Azhar University · EGAssiut University · EGUniversity of Jordan · JO

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Abstract

Introduction: Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is a life-threatening neurological disorder and there is a lack of biomarker research, particularly human studies that could help to categorize the severity and predict the outcome. We aimed to assess the role of serum Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) and Neuroglobin (NGB) in predicting severity and outcome of TSCI. Methods: This prospective study included 63 participants categorized into 33 patients with various types of TSCI and 30 unrelated healthy volunteers. Neurosurgical [American spinal injury association (ASIA) impairment score (AIS)] and radiological [using spine computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)] assessments were performed on the included patients to determine the severity and the level of injury with neurological follow-up of patients within 6 months post-injury. Serum UCH-L1 and NGB were measured for all participants using commercially available ELISA assay kits. Results: Of the included patients, 20 (60.60%) had partial SCI and the remaining 13 patients (39.39%) had complete SCI. On follow-up, 19 patients (57.57%) showed improved AIS, while 14 cases (42.42%) did not show any improvement in their AIS scores. There was significantly higher median serum UCHL1 value among cases compared to controls (1723 pg/mL and 657 pg/mL, respectively), p ˂ 0.05. There was an insignificant rise of serum NGB levels among cases in comparison with the controls (15.2pg/mL and 7.52pg/mL, respectively, p ˃ 0.05). Significantly lower initial median serum UCHL1 levels (pg/mL) were observed in patients with improved AIS during the neurological follow-up compared with those who did not show any improvement in their AIS score (1723, and 4700 respectively, p ˂ 0.05), with lack of significant difference in the initial median serum NGB levels, p ˃ 0.05. Conclusion: Initial serum UCHL1 assay could be a helpful marker in reflecting the degree of TSCI and predicting its outcome, though NGB needs further assessment.

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diagnostic and prognostic markersneuroglobintraumatic spinal cord injuryUbiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1

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