Pyruvate
metabolitePyruvate dysregulation reflects myocardial metabolic dysfunction and cardiomyocyte ischemia during acute MI.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepOff-pathway / systemic markers
Confidencemedium
RationaleEnergetic/metabolic biomarker reflecting myocardial metabolic dysregulation and ischemic injury in AMI.
Also acts inMyocardial injury
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresIndeterminate
R — rupture / Type-I—
C — confounder / Type-II33
A — assay feasibility42
E — evidence strength50
T1DI (composite)9
Specificity differential (R−C)-18.3
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
1sepsis / systemic inflammationn/a
2anemia / acute blood lossn/a
3hypovolemia / dehydrationmag 1
4tachyarrhythmian/a
5hypoxemia / respiratory failuren/a
6hypertensive emergencymag 1
7high-demand / peri-operative stressmag 1
Coverage: 3/7 confounders with evidence
Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 3 supporting references. See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum, plasma or urine
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · Lithium heparin (green-top) · Sterile urine container
Method / principle
LC-MS/MS (targeted metabolomics) or enzymatic colorimetric where available
Reagent / substrate
Stable-isotope-labeled internal standard (MS); or enzyme-coupled Trinder reagent
Platform
LC-MS/MS; some automated chemistry
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Specialized / research
Literature evidence(2)
- Gemini SERS for Cross-Category Biomarker Detection and Early Warning of Sudden Cardiac Death in Acute Coronary Syndrome.ACS nano · 2025 · PMID 41131881 · doi
- NMR plasma metabolomics study of patients overcoming acute myocardial infarction: in the first 12 h after onset of chest pain with statistical discrimination towards metabolomic biomarkers.Physiological research · 2020 · PMID 32901496 · doi
Clinical trials(1)
- A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multicenter, Proof of Concept Clinical Study of CTI-01 in Patients Undergoing Major Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary BypassNCT00107666 · PHASE2 · TERMINATED · CTI-01 (ethyl pyruvate)