Liquid Biopsy in Organ Damage: small extracellular vesicle chip-based assessment of polytrauma

Bingduo Wang, Aliona Woehler, Johannes Greven, Rebekka J. S. Salzmann, Cindy M. Keller, Tobias Tertel, Qun Zhao, Uemit Mert, Klemens Horst, Ludmila Lupu, Markus Huber-Lang, Martijn van Griensven, Tom Erik Mollnes, Sebastian Schaaf, Robert Schwab, Christian P. Strassburg, Ingo G. H. Schmidt-Wolf, Bernd Giebel, Frank Hildebrand, Veronika Lukacs-KornekArnulf G. Willms, Miroslaw T. Kornek*

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Abstract

BackgroundDespite major advances in medicine, blood-borne biomarkers are urgently needed to support decision-making, including polytrauma. Here, we assessed serum-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) as potential markers of decision-making in polytrauma.ObjectiveOur Liquid Biopsy in Organ Damage (LiBOD) study aimed to differentiate polytrauma with organ injury from polytrauma without organ injury. We analysed of blood-borne small EVs at the individual level using a combination of immunocapture and high-resolution imaging.MethodsTo this end, we isolated, purified, and characterized small EVs according to the latest Minimal Information for Studies of Extracellular Vesicles (MISEV) guidelines from human blood collected within 24 h post-trauma and validated our results using a porcine polytrauma model.ResultsWe found that small EVs derived from monocytes CD14+ and CD14+CD61+ were significantly elevated in polytrauma with organ damage. To be precise, our findings revealed that CD9+CD14+ and CD14+CD61+ small EVs exhibited superior performance compared to CD9+CD61+ small EVs in accurately indicating polytrauma with organ damage, reaching a sensitivity and a specificity of 0.81% and 0.97%, respectively. The results in humans were confirmed in an independent porcine model of polytrauma.ConclusionThese findings suggest that these specific types of small EVs may serve as valuable, non-invasive, and objective biomarkers for assessing and monitoring the severity of polytrauma and associated organ damage.
Original languageEnglish
Article number1279496
Number of pages13
JournalFrontiers in Immunology
Volume14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2023

Keywords

  • monocytes
  • trauma
  • extracellular vesicles
  • exosomes
  • liquid biopsy
  • biomarker
  • triage
  • MICROPARTICLES
  • TRAUMA

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