脓毒症患者血浆细胞外囊泡的蛋白质组学分析确定了先天免疫、凝血和内皮激活的特征。

Proteomic profiling of plasma extracellular vesicles identifies signatures of innate immunity, coagulation, and endothelial activation in septic patients.

作者信息

Park Chanhee, Ryu Taekyung, Mohamed-Hinds Rashida, Kim Kyungdo, Kim Jin Hyeok, Zou Lin, Williams Brittney, Na Chan Hyun, Chao Wei

机构信息

Translational Research Program, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

出版信息

Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 1;15(1):21871. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-06430-x.

Abstract

Plasma extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-derived lipid particles and reportedly play a role in sepsis pathogenesis. This study aimed to identify EV cargo proteins in septic patients and explore their association with key sepsis pathophysiology. Plasma EVs were subjected to Tandem Mass Tag (TMT)-based quantitative proteomic analysis. We identified 522 differentially expressed (DE) EV proteins in septic patients (n = 15) compared to the healthy controls (n = 10). The KEGG analysis of the DE proteins revealed multiple functional pathways linked to sepsis, e.g., complement/coagulation, platelet activation, phagosome, inflammation, and neutrophil extracellular trap formation. Weighted Gene Coexpression Network Analysis of 1,642 EV proteins identified nine unique protein modules, some of which were highly correlated with the sepsis diagnosis and diverse endotype markers including organ injury, inflammation, coagulopathy, and endothelial activation, and mortality. ROC analysis revealed a list of novel EV proteins that exhibited strong diagnostic performance. Cell type-specific enrichment analysis revealed the cellular origins of EVs, including immune and epithelial cells, neurons, and glial cells. Thus, the current study discovered complex proteomic signatures in plasma EVs that are closely associated with key pathophysiological responses in sepsis. These findings support the importance of EV cargo proteins in the patients' immune responses, coagulation, and endothelial activation and lay the foundation for future mechanistic study of plasma EVs and their clinical application as potential diagnostic and prognostic markers.

摘要

血浆细胞外囊泡(EVs)是细胞衍生的脂质颗粒,据报道在脓毒症发病机制中起作用。本研究旨在鉴定脓毒症患者的EVs载脂蛋白,并探讨它们与脓毒症关键病理生理学的关联。对血浆EVs进行基于串联质谱标签(TMT)的定量蛋白质组学分析。与健康对照(n = 10)相比,我们在脓毒症患者(n = 15)中鉴定出522种差异表达(DE)的EV蛋白。对DE蛋白的KEGG分析揭示了与脓毒症相关的多种功能途径,例如补体/凝血、血小板活化、吞噬体、炎症和中性粒细胞胞外陷阱形成。对1642种EV蛋白进行加权基因共表达网络分析,鉴定出9个独特的蛋白质模块,其中一些与脓毒症诊断以及包括器官损伤、炎症、凝血病和内皮激活在内的多种内型标志物以及死亡率高度相关。ROC分析揭示了一系列具有强大诊断性能的新型EV蛋白。细胞类型特异性富集分析揭示了EVs的细胞来源,包括免疫和上皮细胞、神经元和神经胶质细胞。因此,本研究在血浆EVs中发现了与脓毒症关键病理生理反应密切相关的复杂蛋白质组学特征。这些发现支持了EV载脂蛋白在患者免疫反应、凝血和内皮激活中的重要性,并为未来血浆EVs的机制研究及其作为潜在诊断和预后标志物的临床应用奠定了基础。

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