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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2024

Serum Proteomic Predictors of Calcification of Solitary Cysticercus Granuloma.

Betcy Evangeline Pamela, Subashini Thamizhmaran, Elias Jackson, Prabhakaran Vasudevan, Ranjith K Moorthy, Josephin Manoj, Anupriya Thanigachalam, Douglas A Drevets, Hélène Carabin, Anna Oommen and 1 more

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Calcified Neurocysticercosis: Understanding Dead (Not Necessarily Inactive) Parasites.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025
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Betcy Evangeline PamelaDepartment of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Subashini ThamizhmaranDepartment of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Elias JacksonDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Montreal, Canada.
Prabhakaran VasudevanDepartment of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ranjith K MoorthyDepartment of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Josephin ManojDepartment of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Anupriya ThanigachalamDepartment of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Douglas A DrevetsDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Hélène CarabinDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Montreal, Canada.
Anna OommenGudalur Adivasi Hospital, Gudalur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Vedantam RajshekharDepartment of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Funding

Using Host Responses to Neurocysticercosis to Develop Novel, Brain-imaging Free Diagnostics: a US-India PartnershipR01NS098891 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI CARABIN, HELENE, DREVETS, DOUGLAS ALLEN · 2016 to 2020
$2.6M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS098891
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Solitary cysticercus granulomas (SCG), prevalent among Indian patients with new-onset seizures, either resolve completely or transform into calcified granulomas. This study aimed to identify serum proteins through liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry that could predict calcification of SCGs in 20 patients with SCG with at least 6-months of follow-up. At a median follow-up of 14 months, the SCG had calcified (n = 5), resolved (n = 11), or persisted (n = 4). Two serum proteins, ECM1 and MST1, were present in significantly higher serum concentrations, and AZGP1 in significantly lower concentration in subjects with calcifying SCGs than in those with lesions that resolved or persisted. On multivariate analysis, only ECM1 (odds ratio: 1.7, 95% CI: 0-2.8) and MST1 (odds ratio: 3.3, 95% CI: 0-4.1) were independent predictors of calcification of SCG. Combining elevated levels of serum ECM1 and MST1 had a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 100% in differentiating granulomas that calcified from those that resolved/persisted. Increased expression of serum ECM1 and MST1 in patients with SCG might predict calcification.

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CalcinosisGranulomaProteomicsAdolescentAdultAnimalsBiomarkersChildCysticercosisCysticercusExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFemaleHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsMaleYoung AdultBiomarkersECM1 protein, humanExtracellular Matrix ProteinsImmediate-Early Proteins

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PMID39255805
PMCPMC11542509

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