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(2025-12-31 19:09):
#paper Liao H, Ma R, Hao S, Tan X, Zeng X, Song R, Chen B, Cao Z, Shen W, Luo Z, Huang J, Huang H, Liu L, Duan C. Revealing Cell-Free Mitochondrial DNA Breakage Patterns as Novel Biomarkers for Sepsis. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2025 Oct;12(39):e14159. doi: 10.1002/advs.202414159. Epub 2025 Jul 26. PMID: 40714845; PMCID: PMC12533296. 这是一篇研究脓毒症的文章,该研究首次将线粒体DNA片段组学技术应用于脓毒症的早期诊断和预后评估,凸显了cfmtDNA断裂模式的临床潜力。与传统的 cfmtDNA 拷贝数分析相比,血浆 cfmtDNA 的 RNR2 和 COX2 区域的特异性断裂为脓毒症的早期诊断提供了更高的敏感性和特异性。值得注意的是,COX2 区域的高频断裂与不良预后密切相关,使其成为潜在的早期预警指标。进一步分析显示,在脓毒症患者中,血浆 cfmtDNA 暴露位点的蛋白质结合水平降低,这些位点容易被细菌释放的限制性核酸内切酶切割,从而导致高频断裂。这些见解为推进脓毒症的早期诊断和预后评估以及开发治疗靶点提供了新的方向。
Advanced Science,
2025-10.
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202414159
Revealing Cell‐Free Mitochondrial DNA Breakage Patterns as Novel Biomarkers for Sepsis
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Abstract:
Abstract Accurate early diagnosis and prognosis of sepsis remain major clinical challenges. This study explores specific plasma cell‐free mitochondrial DNA (cfmtDNA) breakage patterns as potential biomarkers for sepsis. Plasma samples from ten non‐sepsis control patients and 63 sepsis patients are analyzed using mitochondrial DNA fragmentomics, revealing distinct breakage sites in the RNR2 (positions 2474–2478) and COX2 (positions 7761, 7775, 7776, 7777, and 7783) regions, which are intact in healthy individuals but exhibited high‐frequency breakage in sepsis patients. Diagnostic models based on these breakage sites show superior accuracy for sepsis detection (AUC = 0.865) and prognosis prediction (AUC = 0.809) compared to traditional cfmtDNA copy number assessments. Notably, COX2 breakage frequency correlated with inflammatory markers and SOFA scores, highlighting its prognostic potential. Mechanistic analyses suggest that reduced protein binding in sepsis may increase cfmtDNA susceptibility to cleavage by bacterial restriction endonucleases. These findings indicate that plasma cfmtDNA breakage characteristics can serve as valuable biomarkers for early sepsis detection and therapeutic monitoring.
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