• Clin. Chim. Acta · Jun 2017

    Serum macrophage migration inhibitory factor concentrations correlate with prognosis of traumatic brain injury.

    • Ding-Bo Yang, Wen-Hua Yu, Xiao-Qiao Dong, Zu-Yong Zhang, Quan Du, Qiang Zhu, Zhi-Hao Che, Hao Wang, Yong-Feng Shen, and Li Jiang.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, The Tumor Hospital of Hangzhou City, 34 Yanguan Lane, Hangzhou 310002, China.
    • Clin. Chim. Acta. 2017 Jun 1; 469: 99-104.

    BackgroundMacrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a well-known pro-inflammatory cytokine. Serum MIF concentrations are associated with the severity and prognosis of ischemic stroke.MethodsIn this prospective, observational study, white blood cell (WBC) count and serum concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and MIF among 108 severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients and 108 controls were measured. We determined whether serum MIF concentrations are associated with inflammation, severity, in-hospital major adverse events (IMAEs) (i.e., in-hospital mortality, acute lung injury, acute traumatic coagulopathy, progressive hemorrhagic injury and posttraumatic cerebral infarction) and long-term clinical outcome (i.e., 6-month functional outcome) after TBI.ResultsAs compared to the controls, serum CRP, IL-6, TNF-α and MIF concentrations were significantly increased. MIF concentrations correlated with WBC count, CRP, IL-6 and TNF-α concentrations and Glasgow coma scale (GCS) scores. MIF in serum was independently associated with IMAEs and long-term clinical outcome. Area under receiver operating characteristic curve of MIF concentrations was similar to GCS scores'. Moreover, MIF concentrations markedly improved the predictive value of GCS scores for 6-month unfavorable outcome.ConclusionIncreased serum MIF concentrations have close relation to inflammation, trauma severity and clinical outcomes, substantializing MIF as a good prognostic biomarker after TBI.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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