Diagnostic and Prognostic Relevance of Acute Kidney Injury Biomarkers in the ICU

描述（由申请人提供）：指导患者导向研究职业发展奖（K23）将使Edward D. Siew博士发展成为急性肾损伤（AKI）临床和转化研究的独立研究者，并建立一个专注于危重疾病相关肾损伤的独立研究项目。通过在临床蛋白质组学、高级流行病学和生物统计学方面精心构建的教学活动计划；由本地及国际专家提供密集辅导；以及在设计、实施和解释来自大量危重成人前瞻性队列数据方面的直接经验，萧博士将利用该奖项成为AKI研究中训练有素的研究者。本提案的主要科学目的是研究损伤生物标志物对危重患者AKI早期检测和预后的独立和附加影响，并应用新兴的蛋白质组学技术发现能够在早期诊断时预测损伤进展的新型蛋白质标志物。尽管在提供护理方面取得了进展，AKI仍然是危重患者中常见和破坏性的事件，也是发病率和死亡率的独立预测因子。在将有希望的干预措施转化为改善AKI结果的尝试中，迟发性和不可靠的损伤标志物（即血清肌酐和尿量的变化）有限，这些标志物对持续损伤的时间和机制提供的信息很少。在混合ICU患者人群中，这些局限性进一步放大，损伤的时间和程度更难以确定。使用一项大型的、表型良好的危重成人前瞻性队列研究（The Validation of Biomarkers for Acute Lung Injury Diagnosis/VALID Study），本研究将验证由肾损伤特定指标组成的生物标志物组对混合ICU成人人群AKI的早期诊断和预后具有独立和附加价值的假设（specific Aims 1a和1b）。候选人将学习应用新兴的蛋白质组学技术，如液相色谱串联质谱（LC-MS-MS）来发现和验证新的潜在蛋白质靶点，这些靶点能够在最初诊断AKI时预测损伤的进展（Specific Aim 2）。拟议的研究计划将进一步确定有希望的候选标记物在提供额外的病理生理学见解，加强风险分层和促进临床试验招募方面的作用。此外，本提案中的研究也将为该候选人提供技能和经验，使其成为一名成功的独立研究者，能够为改善这种疾病患者的护理做出重大贡献。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) will enable Dr. Edward D. Siew to develop into an independent investigator in the clinical and translational study of acute kidney injury (AKI) and establish an independent research program focused on critical illness-associated kidney injury. Through the availability of a carefully constructed program of didactic activities in clinical proteomics, advanced epidemiology, and biostatistics; intensive mentorship by local and international experts; and direct experience in the design, implementation, and interpretation of data derived from a large prospective cohort of critically ill adults, Dr. Siew will use this award to become a highly trained investigator in AKI research. The primary scientific aims of this proposal are to examine the independent and additive impact of biological markers of injury for the early detection and prognosis of AKI in the critically ill and to apply emerging proteomic technology towards the discovery of novel protein markers able to predict progression of injury at the time of early diagnosis. Despite advances in the provision of care, AKI remains a common and devastating occurrence in the critically ill and an independent predictor of morbidity and mortality. Attempts at translating promising interventions into improved outcomes in AKI have been limited belated and unreliable markers of injury (i.e. changes in serum creatinine and urine output) that provide little information on the timing and mechanisms of ongoing injury. These limitations are further magnified in a mixed ICU patient population where the timing and extent of injury is more difficult to define. Using a large, well- phenotyped prospective cohort of critically ill adults (The Validation of Biomarkers for Acute Lung Injury Diagnosis/VALID Study), this proposal will test the hypothesis that a biomarker panel consisting of specific indicators of kidney injury will have independent and additive value for the early diagnosis and prognosis of AKI in a mixed adult ICU population (Specific Aims 1a and 1b). The candidate will learn to apply emerging proteomic techniques such as liquid- chromatography tandem mass-spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) towards discovering and verifying new potential protein targets able to predict progression of injury at the time of initial AKI diagnosis (Specific Aim 2). The proposed research plan will further define the role of promising candidate markers in providing additional pathophysiologic insight, enhancing risk stratification, and facilitating clinical trial enrollment. Further, the research included in this proposal will also provide this candidate with the skill set and experience to develop into a successful independent investigator able to make significant contributions toward improving the care of patients with this disease.