Can biomarkers differentiate pain and no pain subgroups of nonverbal children with cerebral palsy? A preliminary investigation based on noninvasive saliva sampling.
Can biomarkers differentiate pain and no pain subgroups of nonverbal children with cerebral palsy? A preliminary investigation based on noninvasive saliva sampling.
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生物标志物可以区分脑瘫非语言儿童的疼痛和无痛亚组吗?
DOI:
10.1111/pme.12545
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发表时间:
2015
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Wilcox,GeorgeL
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Symons,FrankJ;ElGhazi,Issam;Reilly,BrianG;Barney,ChantelC;Hanson,Leah;Panoskaltsis-Mortari,Angela;Armitage,IanM;Wilcox,GeorgeL
ObjectiveAssessing and treating pain in nonverbal children with developmental disabilities are a clinical challenge. Current assessment approaches rely on clinical impression and behavioral rating scales completed by proxy report. Given the growing health relevance of the salivary metabolome, we undertook a translational-oriented feasibility study using proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and neuropeptide/cytokine/hormone detection to compare a set of salivary biomarkers relevant to nociception.DesignWithin-group observational design.SettingTertiary pediatric rehabilitation hospital.SubjectsTen nonverbal pediatric patients with cerebral palsy with and without pain.MethodsUnstimulated (passively collected) saliva was collected using oral swabs followed by perchloric acid extraction and analyzed on a Bruker Avance 700 MHz NMR spectrometer. We also measured salivary levels of several cytokines, chemokines, hormones, and neuropeptides.ResultsPartial least squares discriminant analysis showed separation of those children with/without pain for a number of different biomarkers. The majority of the salivary metabolite, neuropeptide, cytokine, and hormone levels were higher in children with pain vs no pain.ConclusionsThe ease of collection and noninvasive manner in which the samples were collected and analyzed support the possibility of the regular predictive use of this novel biomarker-monitoring method in clinical practice.