From the Department of Surgery and Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center (C.G.A., E.S.M., K.B.K., J.A.S., M.C., T.J.L., S.B., P.A.E., A.M.M.), University of Florida Health; and Department of Orthopedic Surgery (H.K.P., M.P., J.E.H.), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Dec;89(6):1124-1130. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002895.
Severe traumatic injury leads to persistent injury-associated anemia that is associated with hypercatecholaminemia, systemic inflammation, increased hepcidin, and a functional iron deficiency. Vitamin D has been shown to reduce proinflammatory cytokines and hepcidin concentrations. This study aimed to investigate the association of vitamin D status with inflammation, iron biomarkers, and anemia following blunt trauma.
A prospective observational cohort study comparing blunt trauma patients (n = 45) with elective hip replacement patients (n = 22) and healthy controls (n = 8) was performed. Bone marrow ferroportin, transferrin receptor, and erythroferrone expression was measured using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Plasma was assessed for systemic inflammation, erythropoietin (EPO), iron regulation, and vitamin D (25-OH) concentrations using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Hemoglobin was measured on the day of discharge.
Compared with hip replacement, trauma patients had higher plasma interleukin-6 (90.1 vs. 3.8 pg/mL), C-reactive protein (6,223 vs. 2,612 ng/mL), and hepcidin (79.3 vs. 21.2 ng/mL) concentrations. Trauma patients had lower vitamin D (25-OH) (12.8 vs. 18.1 ng/mL) and iron (23.5 vs. 59.9 μg/mL) levels compared with hip replacement patients. Despite the higher hepcidin EPO levels, bone marrow erythroferrone expression was increased 69% following trauma.
Following elective hip replacement, patients did have anemia and impaired iron homeostasis without a significant change in inflammatory biomarkers, EPO, and vitamin D status. Vitamin D status did correlate with systemic inflammation, iron dysfunction, and persistent injury-associated anemia following severe blunt trauma. Further research is needed to determine whether supplementation with vitamin D in the trauma population could improve the persistent injury-associated anemia.
Prospective study, prognostic, level III.
严重创伤导致持续的创伤相关贫血,与高儿茶酚胺血症、全身炎症、铁调素升高和功能性缺铁有关。维生素 D 已被证明可降低促炎细胞因子和铁调素浓度。本研究旨在探讨维生素 D 状态与钝性创伤后炎症、铁生物标志物和贫血的关系。
对 45 例钝性创伤患者(创伤组)、22 例择期髋关节置换患者(髋置换组)和 8 例健康对照者(对照组)进行前瞻性观察队列研究。采用定量聚合酶链反应(qPCR)测量骨髓亚铁转运蛋白、转铁蛋白受体和红细胞生成素(erythroferrone,EPO)表达。采用酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)检测血浆中全身炎症、EPO、铁调节和维生素 D(25-OH)浓度。出院当天测量血红蛋白。
与髋置换组相比,创伤组患者的血浆白细胞介素-6(interleukin-6,IL-6)(90.1 比 3.8 pg/mL)、C 反应蛋白(C-reactive protein,CRP)(6223 比 2612 ng/mL)和铁调素(hepcidin,Hepc)(79.3 比 21.2 ng/mL)浓度更高。与髋置换组相比,创伤组患者的维生素 D(25-OH)(12.8 比 18.1 ng/mL)和铁(23.5 比 59.9 μg/mL)水平更低。尽管 Hepc 和 EPO 水平更高,但创伤后骨髓中 EPO 的表达增加了 69%。
在接受择期髋关节置换的患者中,尽管没有明显改变炎症标志物、EPO 和维生素 D 状态,但仍会出现贫血和铁稳态受损。维生素 D 状态与严重钝性创伤后全身炎症、铁功能障碍和持续的创伤相关贫血相关。需要进一步研究以确定在创伤人群中补充维生素 D 是否可以改善持续的创伤相关贫血。
前瞻性研究,预后,III 级。