title: Plasma soluble prion protein, a potential biomarker for sport-related concussions: a pilot study.
abstract: Sport-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or concussion is a significant health concern to athletes with potential long-term consequences. The diagnosis of sport concussion and return to sport decision making is one of the greatest challenges facing health care clinicians working in sports. Blood biomarkers have recently demonstrated their potential in assisting the detection of brain injury particularly, in those cases with no obvious physical injury. We have recently discovered plasma soluble cellular prion protein (PrP(C)) as a potential reliable biomarker for blast induced TBI (bTBI) in a rodent animal model. In order to explore the application of this novel TBI biomarker to sport-related concussion, we conducted a pilot study at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) by recruiting athlete and non-athlete 18 to 30 year-old students. Using a modified quantitative ELISA method, we first established normal values for the plasma soluble PrP(C) in male and female students. The measured plasma soluble PrP(C) in confirmed concussion cases demonstrated a significant elevation of this analyte in post-concussion samples. Data collected from our pilot study indicates that the plasma soluble PrP(C) is a potential biomarker for sport-related concussion, which may be further developed into a clinical diagnostic tool to assist clinicians in the assessment of sport concussion and return-to-play decision making.
authors: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
authors: Nam
authors: N
authors: Pham
authors: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
authors: Hungbo
authors: H
authors: Akonasu
authors: College of Kinesiology and Huskies Athletics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
authors: Rhonda
authors: R
authors: Shishkin
authors: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
authors: Changiz
authors: C
authors: Taghibiglou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D018621:PrPC Proteins / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D013177:Sports; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D018621:PrPC Proteins
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