Neuron-Specific Enolase Is Correlated to Compromised Cerebral Metabolism in Patients Suffering from Acute Bacterial Meningitis; An Observational Cohort Study

Patients suffering from acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) with a decreased level of consciousness have been shown to have an improved clinical outcome if treated with an intracranial pressure (ICP) guided therapy. By using intracranial microdialysis (MD) to monitor cerebral metabolism in combination...

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Published inPloS one Vol. 11; no. 3; p. e0152268
Main Authors Bartek, Jr, Jiri, Thelin, Eric Peter, Ghatan, Per Hamid, Glimaker, Martin, Bellander, Bo-Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Public Library of Science 28.03.2016
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Summary:Patients suffering from acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) with a decreased level of consciousness have been shown to have an improved clinical outcome if treated with an intracranial pressure (ICP) guided therapy. By using intracranial microdialysis (MD) to monitor cerebral metabolism in combination with serum samples of biomarkers indicating brain tissue injury, S100B and Neuron Specific Enolase (NSE), additional information might be provided. The aim of this study was to evaluate biomarkers in serum and MD parameters in patients with ABM. From a prior study on patients (n = 52) with a confirmed ABM and impaired consciousness (GCS ≤ 9, or GCS = 10 combined with lumbar spinal opening pressure > 400 mmH2O), a subgroup of patients (n = 21) monitored with intracerebral MD and biomarkers was included in the present study. All patients were treated in the NICU with intracranial pressure (ICP) guided therapy. Serum biomarkers were obtained at admission and every 12 hours. The MD parameters glucose, lactate, pyruvate and glycerol were analyzed. Outcome was assessed at 12-55 months after discharge from hospital. Mann-Whitney U-Test and Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test were applied. The included patients had a mean GCS of 8 (range, 3-10) on admission and increased ICP (>20 mmHg) was observed in 62% (n = 13/21) of the patients. Patients with a lactate:pyruvate ratio (LPR) >40 (n = 9/21, 43%) had significantly higher peak levels of serum NSE (p = 0.03), with similar, although non-significant observations made in patients with high levels of glycerol (>500 μmol/L, p = 0.11) and those with a metabolic crisis (Glucose <0.8 mmol/L, LPR >25, p = 0.09). No associations between serum S100B and MD parameters were found. Furthermore, median MD glucose levels decreased significantly between day 1 (0-24 h) and day 3 (48-72 h) after admission to the NICU (p = 0.0001). No correlation between MD parameters or biomarkers and outcome was found. In this observational cohort study, we were able to show that cerebral metabolism is frequently affected in patients with ABM. Furthermore, patients with high LPR (LPR>40) had significantly higher levels of NSE, suggesting ongoing deterioration in compromised cerebral tissue. However, the potential clinical impact of MD and biomarker monitoring in ABM patients will need to be further elaborated in larger clinical trials.
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Conceived and designed the experiments: MG BMB PHG JB EPT. Performed the experiments: MG BMB PHG JB EPT. Analyzed the data: JB EPT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MG BMB PHG JB EPT. Wrote the paper: JB EPT PHG MG BMB.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
These authors are shared first authors on this work.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0152268