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Abstract

Background: The endotheliopathy of trauma (EoT) is associated with increased mortality following injury. Herein, we describe the plasma proteome related to EoT in order to provide insight into the role of the endothelium within the systemic response to trauma. Methods: 99 subjects requiring the highest level of trauma activation were included in the study. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays of endothelial and catecholamine biomarkers were performed on admission plasma samples, as well as untargeted proteome quantification utilizing high-performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry. Results: Plasma endothelial and catecholamine biomarker abundance was elevated in EoT. Patients with EoT (n = 62) had an increased incidence of death within 24 h at 21% compared to 3% for non-EoT (n = 37). Proteomic analysis revealed that 52 out of 290 proteins were differentially expressed between the EoT and non-EoT groups. These proteins are involved in endothelial activation, coagulation, inflammation, and oxidative stress, and include known damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and intracellular proteins specific to several organs. Conclusions: We report a proteomic profile of EoT suggestive of a surge of DAMPs and inflammation driving nonspecific activation of the endothelial, coagulation, and complement systems with subsequent end-organ damage and poor clinical outcome. These findings support the utility of EoT as an index of cellular injury and delineate protein candidates for therapeutic intervention.

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Title
Exploratory Investigation of the Plasma Proteome Associated with the Endotheliopathy of Trauma
Author
Krocker, Joseph D 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lee, Kyung Hyun 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Henriksen, Hanne H 3 ; Yao-Wei, Willa Wang 1 ; Schoof, Erwin M 4 ; Karvelsson, Sigurdur T 5 ; Rolfsson, Óttar 5 ; Johansson, Pär I 6 ; Pedroza, Claudia 2 ; Wade, Charles E 1 

 Center for Translational Injury Research, Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; [email protected] (Y.-W.W.W.); [email protected] (C.E.W.) 
 Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; [email protected] (K.H.L.); [email protected] (C.P.) 
 Center for Endotheliomics CAG, Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; [email protected] 
 Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark; [email protected] 
 Center for Systems Biology, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland; [email protected] (S.T.K.); [email protected] (Ó.R.) 
 Center for Endotheliomics CAG, Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet, & Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; [email protected] 
First page
6213
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
16616596
e-ISSN
14220067
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2674362356
Copyright
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.