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Biomarkers of paracetamol toxicity
Dr James Dear Edinburgh University
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Hospital Episode Sta?s?cs 2010-‐11
Poison Emergency admissions (England)
Paracetamol 38,464
An?depressants 16,180
NSAIDs 9,429
Opiates 9.135
Benzodiazepines 8,952
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Hospital Episode Sta?s?cs 2010-‐11
Reason for admission Emergency admissions (England)
Paracetamol 38,464
Fracture of neck of femur 42,616
Conges?ve heart failure 37,148
Acute myocardial infarc?on 26,967
Acute exacerba?on of COPD 44,969
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Na?onal Poisons Informa?on Service UK Toxbase use
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Na?onal Poisons Informa?on Service UK Telephone enquiries
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Paracetamol
Oxida?on by cytochrome P450 enzymes – a minor route
in therapeu?c doses
NAPQI
Reacts with SH-‐ group in
glutathione
Paracetamol conjugates
Conjuga?on – the major route of metabolism in therapeu?c dose
NAPQI conjugate
Mechanism of paracetamol hepatotoxicity
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Paracetamol
In overdose, oxida?on by cytochrome P450s becomes
important
NAPQI
Glutathione supply exhausted
Paracetamol conjugates
Conjuga?on – saturated in overdose
NAPQI conjugate
SH-‐
Excess NAPQI binds to SH-‐groups in structural protein
Mechanism of paracetamol hepatotoxicity
Acetylcysteine
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Risk assessment • Majority of pa?ents present soon aaer OD before liver injury can be diagnosed using current tests such as ALT
• Therefore, use surrogate marker • Blood paracetamol concentra4on
BJCP 2009 68 260 -‐ 268
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Risk assessment – paracetamol concentra?on
Prescoc LF, Health Bulle?n 1978, 204-‐212
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ADRs to acetylcysteine and paracetamol level at presenta4on
Clin Tox 2013 51 467-‐472
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Risk assessment – paracetamol concentra?on UK USA
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Risk assessment – paracetamol concentra?on
Prescoc LF, Health Bulle?n 1978, 204-‐212
No injury without NAC
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What is a biomarker?
• Biomarker. A biomarker is a biological characteris?c that is objec?vely measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic response to therapeu?c interven?on.
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Pregnancy test
• Perfect biomarker!
• Posi?ve result has a significant impact – adds real value • Highly sensi?ve/specific for early diagnosis – accurate (in context) • Detects a urine protein not normally expressed – accessible ?ssue • Urine concentra?on not an issue – no normaliza?on needed
• Simple accurate test – measurable
• Rapid result – appropriate turnaround ?me • Widely available – used by those who need it
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Paracetamol poisoning
• Good model for biomarker discovery in humans as: • Young pa?ents • Oaen no co-‐morbidity
• Clearly defined insult • No symptoms (at first)
• Loads of pa?ents • Neglected from research viewpoint
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JASN 2004;15:1677-1689
Uses of biomarkers Disease severity
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Chest pain ECG Cardiac enzymes CK,AST,LDH
Presen?ng complaint Risk stra?fy Detect cell death
?me
Heart acacks…..
Early, diagnos?c markers…….
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Chest pain ECG Cardiac enzymes CK,AST,LDH
Presen?ng complaint Risk stra?fy Detect cell death
?me
Troponin
Heart acacks…..
Early, diagnos?c markers…….
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History of overdose
Timed paracetamol concentra?on
Liver enzymes ALT etc
Presen?ng complaint Risk stra?fy Detect cell death
?me
Paracetamol OD…..
Early, diagnos?c markers…….
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History of overdose
Timed paracetamol concentra?on
Liver enzymes ALT etc
Presen?ng complaint Risk stra?fy Detect cell death
?me
New marker
Paracetamol OD…..
Early, diagnos?c markers…….
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MicroRNA -‐ 122
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Circulating microRNAs as translational biomarkers
miR-122 miR-192
miR-1
miR-218
miR-218 miR-219 miR-709
miR-146a miR-155
miR-21 miR-133a
HCC – miR-15b, 130b Kidney – miR-378 ( Wang et al, 2009, Mitchell et al, 2007, Redova et al, 2012, Liu et al,
2012
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Prostate – miR-629,650
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 106:4402-‐7.
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How paracetamol could increase microRNA in circula?on
Paracetamol
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Human Studies
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Study 1. Pa?ent groups 1. APAP – induced acute liver injury. Defined as a sudden
deteriora?on in liver func?on with associated coagulopathy in the absence of a history of chronic liver disease. Clear history of excess APAP inges?on. n=53.
2. APAP – no liver injury. Single APAP inges?on in overdose that required treatment with acetylcysteine. Absence of liver injury was confirmed by a normal serum ALT ac?vity (defined as ≤3 x ULN). n=6.
3. Non APAP acute liver injury. Causes: HBV, HCV, AFLP, AIH, DILI, Ischemia, Malignancy. n=11.
4. Healthy controls. Age and sex matched with APAP-‐ALI group. n=25.
5. Chronic kidney disease. Mean urinary protein excre?on rate was 1570 ± 371 µg/min. Mean GFR of 43 ± 5 ml/min/1.73m2. n=22.
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MicroRNA species
• miR-‐122 Liver enriched * * Increased in mice
• miR-‐192 Liver enriched (also kidney) *
• miR-‐1 Heart enriched
• miR-‐218 Brain enriched
• All normalized to U6 snRNA
• Day 1 = day of entry into study NOT day of inges?on
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Hepatology. 2011 54:1767-‐76
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Study 2. Method • Pa?ents (total N=129) were recruited from the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
(N=107) and the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-‐Upon-‐Tyne (N=22).
• Inclusion criteria were: adults with a clear history of a single excess paracetamol inges?on and a ?med blood paracetamol concentra?on that was judged to necessitate hospital admission for intravenous acetylcysteine therapy, as per UK guidelines at the ?me of study
• Exclusion criteria were: pa?ents detained under the Mental Health Act; pa?ents with permanent cogni?ve impairment; pa?ents with a life-‐threatening illness; unreliable history of paracetamol overdose; pa?ents who take an?coagulants therapeu?cally or have taken an overdose of an?coagulants; and pa?ents who, in the opinion of the responsible clinician/nurse, were unlikely to complete the full course of acetylcysteine.
• All pa?ents completed the full course of acetylcysteine.
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Method
miR-‐122 was measured in plasma at first presenta?on to hospital before acetylcysteine started
Primary outcome: Acute liver injury -‐ peak serum ALT ac?vity greater than 3x the upper limit of normal (>150IU/L)
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Presenta4on biomarkers vs peak ALT
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Hepatology. 2013 58:777-‐787
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Hepatology. 2013 58:777-‐787
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Performance of first presenta?on miR-‐122 at predic?ng acute liver injury In pa?ents with a normal ALT
Hepatology. 2013 58:777-‐787
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Time course of miR-‐122 11053
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Time course of miR-‐122
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Zebrafish
Zebrafish in press
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Zebrafish
miR-‐122 is transla?onal across species Zebrafish in press
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Other microRNA?
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Mechanism markers
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J Hepatology 2012 J Hepatol 2012 56:1070-‐9
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J Clin Invest. 2012;122:1574-‐83
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Method • Pa?ents (total N=129) were recruited from the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
(N=107) and the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-‐Upon-‐Tyne (N=22).
• Inclusion criteria were: adults with a clear history of a single excess paracetamol inges?on and a ?med blood paracetamol concentra?on that was judged to necessitate hospital admission for intravenous acetylcysteine therapy, as per UK guidelines at the ?me of study
• Exclusion criteria were: pa?ents detained under the Mental Health Act; pa?ents with permanent cogni?ve impairment; pa?ents with a life-‐threatening illness; unreliable history of paracetamol overdose; pa?ents who take an?coagulants therapeu?cally or have taken an overdose of an?coagulants; and pa?ents who, in the opinion of the responsible clinician/nurse, were unlikely to complete the full course of acetylcysteine.
• All pa?ents completed the full course of acetylcysteine.
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Method
New biomarkers were measured in plasma at first presenta?on to hospital before acetylcysteine started
Primary outcome:
Acute liver injury -‐ peak serum ALT ac?vity greater than 3x the upper limit of normal (>150IU/L)
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HMGB1 0.67 0.82 (0.75-0.87) <0.0001
Apop K18 0.57 0.75 (0.67-0.82) <0.0001
Necrosis K18 0.59 0.77 (0.69-0.83) <0.0001
Presenta4on biomarkers vs peak ALT
Hepatology 2013 58:777-‐787
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Day 1 single liver unit Predic?ng Death/LT
Crit Care Med 2013
Progression biomarkers
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J Hepatol. 2012 56:1070-‐79
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• potential novel biomarker • evidence in man for innate immune
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CASE REPORT: 25 year old male Single overdose of 35g paracetamol at 02:30 (?ming supported by Facebook message) Assessed 4.5h aaer OD No risk factors for hepatotoxicity. Paracetamol level 107 mg/L (below nomogram) Normal biochemical evidence of liver injury Assessed by senior doctor and not treated Discharged aaer psychiatry review
Represented to hospital 43h aaer OD Lethargic and vomi?ng Tender abdomen
Time from OD (h) 4.5 43
Paracetamol (mg/L) 107 9
ALT (U/L) (ULN 50)
34 11314
INR 1.0 2.1
miR-‐122 (/ let-‐7d) (ULN 5.2*)
261 (x50)
HMGB1 (ng/ml) (ULN 0.9*)
7.2 (x8)
Necrosis K18 (U/L) (ULN 480*)
4018 (x8)
NEW MARKERS CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED
LIFE THREATENING HEPATOTOXICITY MISSED
BY CURRENT TESTS *95% predic?on interval – no liver injury aaer overdose n=82 Hepatology 2013
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CASE REPORT: 25 year old male Single overdose of 35g paracetamol at 02:30 (?ming supported by Facebook message) Assessed 4.5h aaer OD No risk factors for hepatotoxicity. Paracetamol level 107 mg/L (below nomogram) Normal biochemical evidence of liver injury Assessed by senior doctor and not treated Discharged aaer psychiatry review
Represented to hospital 43h aaer OD Lethargic and vomi?ng Tender abdomen
Time from OD (h) 4.5 43
Paracetamol (mg/L) 107 9
ALT (U/L) (ULN 50)
34 11314
INR 1.0 2.1
miR-‐122 (/ let-‐7d) (ULN 5.2*)
261 (x50)
HMGB1 (ng/ml) (ULN 0.9*)
7.2 (x8)
Necrosis K18 (U/L) (ULN 480*)
4018 (x8)
NEW MARKERS CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED
LIFE THREATENING HEPATOTOXICITY MISSED
BY CURRENT TESTS *95% predic?on interval – no liver injury aaer overdose n=82 Hepatology 2013
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CASE REPORT: 25 year old male Single overdose of 35g paracetamol at 02:30 (?ming supported by Facebook message) Assessed 4.5h aaer OD No risk factors for hepatotoxicity. Paracetamol level 107 mg/L (below nomogram) Normal biochemical evidence of liver injury Assessed by senior doctor and not treated Discharged aaer psychiatry review
Represented to hospital 43h aaer OD Lethargic and vomi?ng Tender abdomen
Time from OD (h) 4.5 43
Paracetamol (mg/L) 107 9
ALT (U/L) (ULN 50)
34 11314
INR 1.0 2.1
miR-‐122 (/ let-‐7d) (ULN 5.2*)
261 (x50)
HMGB1 (ng/ml) (ULN 0.9*)
7.2 (x8)
Necrosis K18 (U/L) (ULN 480*)
4018 (x8)
NEW MARKERS CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED
LIFE THREATENING HEPATOTOXICITY MISSED
BY CURRENT TESTS *95% predic?on interval – no liver injury aaer overdose n=82 Hepatology 2013 BJCP 2013 Published online
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Biomarker discovery in
model systems
Biomarker qualifica?on in animal models
Proof of concept in humans
Biomarker qualifica?on in humans
Combina?on with therapeu?c in
stra?fied clinical trial
Transla?on to other causes of DILI in humans
Qualifica?on as tool in preclinical and clinical drug development
Paracetamol poisoning as model of DILI
Completed Completed Completed
Current posi?on
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Markers and Paracetamol Poisoning Study (MAPP)
Biomarker valida?on study
Recrui?ng across UK
Target 1000 pa?ents
Recruited around 400 so far
Will validate the markers performance at hospital front door
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Acknowledgements Edinburgh
Wilna Oosthuyzen Bas?aan Vliegenthart Jonathan Street Machew Bailey Professor Nick Bateman Judy Coyle Professor Alasdair Gray Moyra Masson Professor David J Webb Professor Chris Gregory Carl Tucker
CDSS Liverpool
Professor Kevin Park Dr Dan Antoine Dr Chris Goldring Phillip Starkey-‐Lewis Vivien Plac
Newcastle Ruben Thanacoody Professor Simon Thomas
Novar?s Dr Jonathan Moggs