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Thorough overview of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 and glial fibrillary acidic protein as tandem biomarkers recently cleared by US Food and Drug Administration for the evaluation of intracranial injuries among patients with traumatic brain injury

Journal

ACUTE MEDICINE & SURGERY
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages -

Publisher

WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ams2.622

Keywords

Biomarker; brain injury; diagnostic marker; GFAP; UCH-L1

Funding

  1. US Department of Defense [W81XWH-14-2-0176, W81XWH19-2-0012, W81XWH-18-2-0042]
  2. National Institutes of Health [1U01 NS086090-01]
  3. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity across all ages, yet there is no FDA-approved drug for treatment. The heterogeneity and complexity of TBI make accurate assessment and prediction challenging. Biomarkers such as ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 and glial fibrillary acidic protein have been identified to improve diagnostic accuracy, especially in mild TBI cases.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity affecting all ages. It remains to be a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, in which, to date, there is no Food and Drug Administration-approved drug for treating patients suffering from TBI. The heterogeneity of the disease and the associated complex pathophysiology make it difficult to assess the level of the trauma and to predict the clinical outcome. Current injury severity assessment relies primarily on the Glasgow Coma Scale score or through neuroimaging, including magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scans. Nevertheless, such approaches have certain limitations when it comes to accuracy and cost efficiency, as well as exposing patients to unnecessary radiation. Consequently, extensive research work has been carried out to improve the diagnostic accuracy of TBI, especially in mild injuries, because they are often difficult to diagnose. The need for accurate and objective diagnostic measures led to the discovery of biomarkers significantly associated with TBI. Among the most well-characterized biomarkers are ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 and glial fibrillary acidic protein. The current review presents an overview regarding the structure and function of these distinctive protein biomarkers, along with their clinical significance that led to their approval by the US Food and Drug Administration to evaluate mild TBI in patients.

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