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ArticleClinical and experimental emergency medicine2025

Study of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1, glial fibrillary acidic protein, and interleukin-6 levels in an experimental head trauma model in rabbits.

İlknur Şahin, Hasan Kara, Ali Ünlü, Ceyhan Uğurluoğlu, Beyza Saraçlıgil

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İlknur ŞahinDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkiye.
Hasan KaraDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkiye.
Ali ÜnlüDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkiye.
Ceyhan UğurluoğluDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkiye.
Beyza SaraçlıgilDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkiye.

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objectiveThe study investigates experimental brain trauma in rabbits, assessing levels of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and interleukin 6 (IL-6) in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and compares these biomarkers among trauma groups.

methodsThirty rabbits were randomized to a control group (n=6) or to mild-, moderate-, and severe-trauma groups (n=8 each) created by dropping 200, 350, or 500 g weights, respectively, onto their skulls using a modified Marmarou impact acceleration model. CSF and venous blood samples were collected at 0, 12, and 24 hours after injury; UCH-1 L, GFAP, and IL-6 concentrations in CSF and serum were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, and group differences were analyzed with a Friedman test followed by Dunn-Bonferroni correction.

resultsNeither CSF nor serum concentration of GFAP, IL-6, or UCH-L1 differed from those of controls after mild trauma. Severe head trauma produced markedly higher GFAP and IL-6 concentrations in CSF compared with the control group (P<0.05), with both biomarkers peaking at 12 hours after injury. Serum UCH-L1 increased significantly in both moderate-trauma (peak at 12 hours) and severe-trauma groups (peak at 24 hours) compared with the control group (P<0.05), whereas no intergroup difference in CSF UCH-L1 levels was evident.

conclusionSerum UCH-L1 differentiated moderate and severe trauma from controls in a rabbit model, whereas CSF GFAP and IL-6 levels reflected severe injury. Validation in larger preclinical and clinical studies is warranted.

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Experimental studyGlial fibrillary acidic proteinInterleukin-6Traumatic brain injuriesUbiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1

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PMCPMC12824541

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