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Michailides C, Paraskevas T, Demiri S, Chourpiliadi C, Papantoniou K, Aggeletopoulou I, Velissari EK, Lagadinou M, Triantos C, Velissaris D. Diagnostic and Prognostic Ability of Pancreatic Stone Protein: A Scoping Review. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6046. [PMID: 38892234 PMCID: PMC11172959 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25116046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
Abstract
Pancreatic stone protein (PSP) is an acute-phase reactant mainly produced in response to stress. Its diagnostic and prognostic accuracy for several types of infection has been studied in several clinical settings. The aim of the current review was to assess all studies examining a possible connection of pancreatic stone protein levels with the severity and possible complications of patients diagnosed with infection. We performed a systematic search in PubMed, Scopus, the Cochrane Library and Clinicaltrials.gov to identify original clinical studies assessing the role of pancreatic stone protein in the diagnosis and prognosis of infectious diseases. We identified 22 eligible studies. Ten of them provided diagnostic aspects, ten studies provided prognostic aspects, and another two studies provided both diagnostic and prognostic information. The majority of the studies were performed in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting, five studies were on patients who visited the emergency department (ED), and three studies were on burn-injury patients. According to the literature, pancreatic stone protein has been utilized in patients with different sites of infection, including pneumonia, soft tissue infections, intra-abdominal infections, urinary tract infections, and sepsis. In conclusion, PSP appears to be a useful point-of-care biomarker for the ED and ICU due to its ability to recognize bacterial infections and sepsis early. Further studies are required to examine PSP's kinetics and utility in specific populations and conditions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christos Michailides
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (C.M.); (T.P.); (S.D.); (C.C.); (K.P.); (E.K.V.); (M.L.); (D.V.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (C.M.); (T.P.); (S.D.); (C.C.); (K.P.); (E.K.V.); (M.L.); (D.V.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (C.M.); (T.P.); (S.D.); (C.C.); (K.P.); (E.K.V.); (M.L.); (D.V.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (C.M.); (T.P.); (S.D.); (C.C.); (K.P.); (E.K.V.); (M.L.); (D.V.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (C.M.); (T.P.); (S.D.); (C.C.); (K.P.); (E.K.V.); (M.L.); (D.V.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (C.M.); (T.P.); (S.D.); (C.C.); (K.P.); (E.K.V.); (M.L.); (D.V.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (C.M.); (T.P.); (S.D.); (C.C.); (K.P.); (E.K.V.); (M.L.); (D.V.)
- Medical School of Patras, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (C.M.); (T.P.); (S.D.); (C.C.); (K.P.); (E.K.V.); (M.L.); (D.V.)
- Medical School of Patras, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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Michailides C, Lagadinou M, Paraskevas T, Papantoniou K, Kavvousanos M, Vasileiou A, Thomopoulos K, Velissaris D, Marangos M. The Role of the Pancreatic Stone Protein in Predicting Intra-Abdominal Infection-Related Complications: A Prospective Observational Single-Center Cohort Study. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2579. [PMID: 37894237 PMCID: PMC10609141 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11102579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Pancreatic Stone Protein (PSP) is an acute-phase protein that is mainly secreted by pancreatic cells in response to stress. The current literature supports its use as a predictor of sepsis. Its prognostic role has recently been evaluated in a point-of-care setting, mostly in high-risk patients. We conducted a prospective observational cohort study to evaluate its utility in the prognosis of patients admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of intra-abdominal infection. METHODS Adult patients consecutively admitted to the Internal Medicine Department of the University Hospital of Patras, Greece, with a diagnosis of intra-abdominal infection were enrolled. PSP levels were measured within 24 h of admission in whole blood. RESULTS a total of 40 patients were included after being diagnosed with IAI. PSP was used as an independent predictive factor for sepsis after adjusting for age with OR = 7.888 (95% CI: 1.247-49.890). PSP also predicted readmission and the need for treatment escalation (p: <0.01) and was an excellent prognostic factor regarding these outcomes (AUC = 0.899, 95% CI: 0.794-1.0, and AUC = 0.862, 95% CI: 0.748-0.976, respectively). PSP also proved superior to CRP, ferritin, and fibrinogen in sepsis diagnosis, treatment escalation, and readmission prediction with an AUC of 0.862, 0.698, and 0.899, respectively. CONCLUSIONS PSP can predict unfavorable outcomes, such as sepsis development, readmission, and the need for treatment escalation among patients with intra-abdominal infections.
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- Christos Michailides
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (M.L.); (T.P.); (K.P.); (M.K.); (D.V.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (M.L.); (T.P.); (K.P.); (M.K.); (D.V.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (M.L.); (T.P.); (K.P.); (M.K.); (D.V.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (M.L.); (T.P.); (K.P.); (M.K.); (D.V.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (M.L.); (T.P.); (K.P.); (M.K.); (D.V.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (M.L.); (T.P.); (K.P.); (M.K.); (D.V.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (M.L.); (T.P.); (K.P.); (M.K.); (D.V.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece; (M.L.); (T.P.); (K.P.); (M.K.); (D.V.); (M.M.)
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He Q, Chen C, Gao S, Yang L, Huang R, Qin Y, Huang W. Predictive value of perioperative peripheral blood cells counts for bacteremia and 90-day mortality in severe burn patients. Burns 2023; 49:1412-1421. [PMID: 36372599 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2022.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Burn bacteremia is related to immune barrier damage, but whether the level of circulating immune cells predicts outcomes in severe burns is still not clear. This study aimed to explore the predictive value of perioperative blood cells of the first surgery after burn for bacteremia and 90-day death. METHODS Data from severe burn patients treated at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from 2011 to 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Data on monocytes (M), lymphocytes (L), white blood cell-to-platelet ratio (WPR), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in peripheral blood and changes in temperature (T-37) were collected at one day before(X0), the first day after (X1) and the third day after (X3) the primary surgery.Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to identify the independent risk factors of bacteremia and death within 90 days, which were used to establish the risk prediction models (xbac and x90d-m) in severely burned patients. Severe burn cases from two other burn centers were selected to verify the prediction models. RESULTS We analyzed 169 severe burn cases in the training dataset, with a 90-day mortality of 21.3% (36/169); 56 (33.1%) patients experienced burn bacteremia. Higher M0, WPR0, NLR0, NLR3, T3-37, ∆M (M0-M3) and lower M3, L3 were associated with higher risk of bacteremia (P < 0.05). Multivariate regression analysis showed that SOFA0, WPR0, M3, and T3-37 were independently associated with bacteremia. The prediction model for bacteremia Xbac = 0.1809 × SOFA0 + 6.532 × WPR0-1.171 × M3 + 0.6987 × T3-37- 2.297. TBSAB, SOFA0, and ∆M (M0-M3) were independently correlated with 90-day mortality. The risk prediction model X90d-m= 0.055 × TBSAB + 0.301 ×SOFA0 + 1.508 × ∆M - 7.196. External validation suggested that the specificity, sensitivity and AUC of the prediction model Xbac was 90.7%, 62.5% and 0.797, respectively; of the prediction model X90d-m was 69.2%, 90.0% and 0.873, respectively. CONCLUSION Peripheral M3, WPR0 and ∆M (M0-M3) during the primary surgery has reasonable predictive ability for bacteremia and 90-day mortality in severe burn patients, which could inform clinical antimicrobial judgment and prognostication.
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- Qiulan He
- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Dongguan People's Hospital, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan People's Hospital, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, China.
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Robles MC, Heard TC, Chao T, Alcover K, Wagner A, Akers KS, Burmeister DM. DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA AND PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL RESPIROMETRY FOR BURN-RELATED SEPSIS. Shock 2023; 59:294-299. [PMID: 36730861 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000002025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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ABSTRACT Background: Sepsis is the leading cause of mortality among burn patients that survive acute resuscitation. Clinical criteria have poor diagnostic value for burn-induced sepsis, making it difficult to diagnose. Protein biomarkers (e.g., procalcitonin) have been examined with limited success. We aimed to explore other biomarkers related to mitochondria (mitochondrial DNA [mtDNA]) and mitochondrial function of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) for sepsis diagnosis in burn patients. Methods: We conducted a follow-up analysis of a single center, prospective observational study of subjects (n = 10 healthy volunteers, n = 24 burn patients) to examine the diagnostic value of mtDNA and PBMC respirometry. Patients were enrolled regardless of sepsis status and followed longitudinally. Patient samples were classified as septic or not based on empiric clinical criteria. Isolated PBMCs were loaded into a high-resolution respirometer, and circulating mtDNA was measured with a PCR-based assay. Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) criteria were also compared. Results: The SOFA criteria comparing septic versus before/nonseptic patients revealed significantly higher heart rate ( P = 0.012) and lower mean arterial pressure ( P = 0.039) in burn sepsis. MtDNA was significantly elevated in septic burn patients compared with healthy volunteers ( P < 0.0001) and nonseptic patients ( P < 0.0001), with no significant difference between healthy volunteers and nonseptic burn patients ( P = 0.187). The area under the ROC curve (AUC) for mtDNA was 0.685 (95% confidence interval = 0.50-0.86). For PBMC respirometry, burn patients exhibited increased routine and maximal respiration potential compared with healthy volunteers. However, no difference was found between nonseptic and septic patient samples. A subanalysis revealed a significant mortality difference in PBMC respirometry after sepsis diagnosis, wherein survivors had higher routine respiration ( P = 0.003) and maximal respiration ( P = 0.011) compared with nonsurvivors. Conclusion: Our findings reveal that mtDNA may have diagnostic value for burn sepsis, whereas PBMC respirometry is nonspecifically elevated in burns, but may have value in mortality prognosis. A larger, multisite study is warranted for further validity of the diagnostic value of mtDNA and PBMC respirometry as biomarkers for prognosis of sepsis and outcomes in burn patients.
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX
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Knuth CM, Rehou S, Barayan D, Jeschke MG. EVALUATING SEPSIS CRITERIA IN DETECTING ALTERATIONS IN CLINICAL, METABOLIC, AND INFLAMMATORY PARAMETERS IN BURN PATIENTS. Shock 2022; 58:103-110. [PMID: 35953463 PMCID: PMC9529909 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000001965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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ABSTRACT Sepsis has become the leading cause of death in burn patients. Furthermore, sepsis and septic complications result in significant morbidities and longer hospitalization, which has profound impacts on the healthcare system. Despite this, sepsis in burn patients is surprisingly poorly understood and characterized. This retrospective, single-institution cohort study aimed to increase our understanding of the septic response after burns. We hypothesized that different sepsis definitions will results in distinctive septic trajectories and biochemical patterns after injury. Sepsis was defined by our burn center-specific prospective definition, the American Burn Association criteria, Sepsis-3 criteria, and the Mann-Salinas criteria. Applying these definitions, we compared clinical, metabolic, and inflammatory markers in septic and nonseptic burn patients. We found that the Sepsis-3 criteria are the most reliable screening tool used before clinical diagnoses for detecting sepsis trajectories and biochemical patterns. Moreover, we characterized distinct temporal alterations in biomarkers during the pre- and post-septic periods in burn patients, which may be incorporated into future sepsis definitions to improve the accuracy of a sepsis diagnosis in burn patients.
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- Carly M. Knuth
- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
- Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Departments of Surgery and Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
- Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
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Pancreatic Stone Protein: Review of a New Biomarker in Sepsis. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11041085. [PMID: 35207355 PMCID: PMC8880320 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11041085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Sepsis is a life-threatening syndrome characterized by a dysregulated host response to an infection that may evolve rapidly into septic shock and multiple organ failure. Management of sepsis relies on the early recognition and diagnosis of infection and the providing of adequate and prompt antibiotic therapy and organ support. A novel protein biomarker, the pancreatic stone protein (PSP), has recently been studied as a biomarker of sepsis and the available evidence suggests that it has a higher diagnostic performance for the identification of infection than the most used available biomarkers and adds prognostic value. This review summarizes the clinical evidence available for PSP in the diagnosis and prognosis of sepsis.
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Yang R, Wang Z, Li J, Pi X, Wang X, Xu Y, Shi Y, Zhou S. Identification and Verification of Five Potential Biomarkers Related to Skin and Thermal Injury Using Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis. Front Genet 2022; 12:781589. [PMID: 35047008 PMCID: PMC8762241 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.781589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background: Burn injury is a life-threatening disease that does not have ideal biomarkers. Therefore, this study first applied weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) and differentially expressed gene (DEG) screening methods to identify pivotal genes and diagnostic biomarkers associated with the skin burn process. Methods: After obtaining transcriptomic datasets of burn patient skin and normal skin from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and performing differential analysis and functional enrichment, WGCNA was used to identify hub gene modules associated with burn skin processes in the burn patient peripheral blood sample dataset and determine the correlation between modules and clinical features. Enrichment analysis was performed to identify the functions and pathways of key module genes. Differential analysis, WGCNA, protein-protein interaction analysis, and enrichment analysis were utilized to screen for hub genes. Hub genes were validated in two other GEO datasets, tested by immunohistochemistry for hub gene expression in burn patients, and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed. Finally, we constructed the specific drug activity, transcription factors, and microRNA regulatory network of the five hub genes. Results: A total of 1,373 DEGs in GSE8056 were obtained, and the top 5 upregulated genes were S100A12, CXCL8, CXCL5, MMP3, and MMP1, whereas the top 5 downregulated genes were SCGB1D2, SCGB2A2, DCD, TSPAN8, and KRT25. DEGs were significantly enriched in the immunity, epidermal development, and skin development processes. In WGCNA, the yellow module was identified as the most closely associated module with tissue damage during the burn process, and the five hub genes (ANXA3, MCEMP1, MMP9, S100A12, and TCN1) were identified as the key genes for burn injury status, which consistently showed high expression in burn patient blood samples in the GSE37069 and GSE13902 datasets. Furthermore, we verified using immunohistochemistry that these five novel hub genes were also significantly elevated in burn patient skin. In addition, MCEMP1, MMP9, and S100A12 showed perfect diagnostic performance in the receiver operating characteristic analysis. Conclusion: In conclusion, we analyzed the changes in genetic processes in the skin during burns and used them to identify five potential novel diagnostic markers in blood samples from burn patients, which are important for burn patient diagnosis. In particular, MCEMP1, MMP9, and S100A12 are three key blood biomarkers that can be used to identify skin damage in burn patients.
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- Ronghua Yang
- Department of Burn Surgery and Skin Regeneration, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery and Skin Regeneration, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Wound Repair and Institute of Wound Repair, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Shenzhen, China.,The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China
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