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Characteristics of Neonatal Sepsis and Predictive Values of Polyfunctional Assessment of Umbilical Cord Neutrophils Based on Single Cell Proteomic Secretion.

Yi Chen, Cheng Lu, Jiamin Huang, Linbin Li, Yunxi Yang, Yiming Shao, Lu Liu, Bingwei Sun

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Yi Chen *Research Center for Neutrophil Engineering Technology, Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China.
Cheng Lu *Research Center for Neutrophil Engineering Technology, Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China.
Jiamin Huang *Research Center for Neutrophil Engineering Technology, Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China.
Linbin LiResearch Center for Neutrophil Engineering Technology, Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China.
Yunxi YangResearch Center for Neutrophil Engineering Technology, Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China.
Yiming ShaoDepartment of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China.
Lu LiuResearch Center for Neutrophil Engineering Technology, Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China.
Bingwei SunResearch Center for Neutrophil Engineering Technology, Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China. sunbinwe@hotmail.com.

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the National Natural Science Foundation of China No.82072217, 81772135 and U21A20370
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Abstract

The early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis is crucial as it remains a prevalent cause of neonatal mortality. In this study, we conducted an analysis on the clinical data and detection indicators of 22 cases with sepsis and 62 cases without sepsis among neonates. Our findings indicate that the clinical signs observed in neonates with sepsis lack specificity. In addition, the commonly used clinical inflammatory indicators (such as leukocyte count, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio [NLR], C-reactive protein [CRP], procalcitonin) exhibit limited sensitivity and specificity. Furthermore, the current clinical measures lack the assessment of inflammatory factors. Therefore, in order to enhance the accuracy of early sepsis diagnosis in neonates, we have employed a novel microfluidic-based single-cell technology platform for the analysis of 32 cytokines secreted by neutrophils at the individual cell level under various toxin stimulation conditions. We have further investigated and compared the disparities in single-cell protein secretomics between umbilical cord blood neutrophils and healthy adult peripheral neutrophils within an in vitro sepsis model. Our findings indicate that in a resting state UCB neutrophils exhibited lower polyfunctionality compared with healthy adult blood neutrophils, and notable variations in cytokine secretion profiles were detected between the two groups. However, the polyfunctionality of UCB neutrophils significantly increased and surpassed that of healthy adult neutrophils when exposed to alpha-hemolysin or lipopolysaccharide. UCB neutrophils secreted a wide range of chemokines and inflammatory factors, among which GM-CSF and IL-18 were the most significant. Furthermore, we initially categorized the functional subgroups of neutrophils by considering the secretion of five primary cytokines by neutrophils (GM-CSF, IL-18, IL-8, MIP-1β, and MIF). The current study, for the first time, examined in detail the heterogeneity of protein secretion and the functional diversity of UCB neutrophils stimulated by different antigens. Moreover, new insight into neonatal sepsis, early diagnosis, and wider clinical applications of UCB neutrophils are provided by these data.

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Fetal BloodNeonatal SepsisNeutrophilsProteomicsSingle-Cell AnalysisAdultCytokinesFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMalePredictive Value of TestsCytokinesneonatal sepsisneutrophilpolyfunctional assessmentpredictive valuesingle cell proteomic secretion

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