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A comprehensive profile and inter-individual variations analysis of the human normal amniotic fluid proteome. J Proteomics 2018; 192:1-9. [PMID: 29684686 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2018.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Revised: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Amniotic fluid contains large amounts of proteins produced by amnion epithelial cells, fetal tissues, fetal excretions and placental tissues; thus, it is an important potential source of biomarkers for identifying fetal pathologies. In this study, a pooled AF sample from 7 healthy volunteers was used to provide a comprehensive profile of normal human AF proteome using immunoaffinity depletion of 14 high-abundance proteins. Each individual AF sample was used to analyze inter-individual variations with iTRAQ method. As a result, a total of 2881 non-redundant proteins were identified, and 1624 proteins were quantified based on the peak intensity-based semi-quantification (iBAQ) method. Gene Ontology (GO) analysis showed that the AF proteome was enriched in extracellular region and extracellular matrix. Further function annotation showed that the top canonical pathway was axonal guidance signaling. The inter-individual variation analysis of 7 individual AF samples showed that the median inter-individual CV (Coefficient of variation) was 0.22. iBAQ quantification analysis revealed that the inter-individual variations were not correlated with protein abundance. GO analysis indicated that intracellular proteins tended to have higher CVs, and extracellular proteins tended to have lower CVs. These data will contribute to a better understanding of amniotic fluid proteomic analysis and biomarker discovery. SIGNIFICANCE: Amniotic fluid is an important potential source of biomarkers for identifying fetal pathologies. This study provided a large database for the normal human amniotic fluid proteome and analysis of inter-individual variations in amniotic fluid proteomes, which will offer a baseline reference for further AF proteomic analysis and pregnancy-related disease biomarker discovery.
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Wang X, Zhu J, Fang Y, Bian Z, Meng L. Lower concentrations of receptor for advanced glycation end products and epiregulin in amniotic fluid correlate to chemically induced cleft palate in mice. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2017; 51:45-50. [PMID: 28282589 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2017.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2016] [Revised: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/26/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study investigated the correlation between differentially expressed proteins in amniotic fluid (AF) and cleft palate induced by all-trans retinoic acid (atRA), and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in mice. Seven proteins were differentially expressed at embryonic day (E) 16.5 in atRA and control groups as revealed by label-based mouse antibody array. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was further used to detect the expression levels of these proteins in AF from E13.5 to E16.5 in atRA, TCDD, and control groups. The cleft palate groups showed lower concentrations of receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and epiregulin at E16.5. RAGE immunostaining obviously decreased in palatal tissue sections obtained from E14.5 to E16.5 in the cleft palate groups as revealed by immunohistochemistry. These findings indicate that reduced levels of RAGE and epiregulin in AF are correlated to chemically induced cleft palate in mice.
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- Xinhuan Wang
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China.
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China.
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Zheng Z, Chen P, Li G, Zhu Y, Shi Z, Luo Y, Zhao C, Fu Z, Cui X, Ji C, Wang F, Huang G, Liang G. Mechanistic study of CBT-Cys click reaction and its application for identifying bioactive N-terminal cysteine peptides in amniotic fluid. Chem Sci 2016; 8:214-222. [PMID: 28451168 PMCID: PMC5308401 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc01461e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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CBT-Cys click condensation reaction has a high second-order reaction rate constant and has found wide applicability in recent years. However, its reaction mechanism has not been experimentally validated and its application for identifying bioactive N-terminal Cys peptides in real clinical samples has not been reported. Herein, firstly, by employing induced nanoelectrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (InESI-MS) and a home-built micro-reactor, we successfully intercepted and structurally characterized the crucial intermediate in this click reaction for the first time. With the intermediate, the proposed mechanism of this reaction was corroborated. Moreover, we also applied this MS setup to monitor the reaction in real time and obtained the second-order reaction rate constants of this reaction at different pH values. After mechanistic study, we applied this click reaction for identifying bioactive N-terminal cysteine peptides in amniotic fluid (AF). Eight unique N-terminal Cys peptides in AF, three of which are located in the functional domain regions of their corresponding proteins, were identified with a false positive rate less than 1%. One of the three peptides was found able to inhibit the growth of uterine endometrial cancer HEC-1-B cells but not the endometrial normal cells via a typical apoptotic pathway. With its mechanism satisfactorily elucidated, the kinetic parameters obtained, as well as its application for fishing bioactive N-terminal Cys peptides from vast complex clinical samples, we anticipate that this CBT-Cys click reaction could be applied more widely for the facile isolation, site-specific identification, and quantification of N-terminal Cys-containing peptides in complex biological samples.
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- Zhen Zheng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry , Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China . ;
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry , Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China . ;
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry , Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China . ;
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province , Jiangsu Diabetes Center , Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210093 , China
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- Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Institute , Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210093 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry , Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine , Analysis Center , Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210093 , China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine , Analysis Center , Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210093 , China .
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- Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Institute , Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210093 , China
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- Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Institute , Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210093 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine , Analysis Center , Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , Jiangsu 210093 , China .
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry , Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China . ;
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry , Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China . ;
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Proteomics advancements in fetomaternal medicine. Clin Biochem 2013; 46:487-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Revised: 10/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Orczyk-Pawiłowicz M, Augustyniak D, Hirnle L, Kątnik-Prastowska I. Lectin-based analysis of fucose and sialic acid expressions on human amniotic IgA during normal pregnancy. Glycoconj J 2012; 30:599-608. [PMID: 23250795 PMCID: PMC3717160 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-012-9460-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Revised: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The sugar moiety of IgA is known to provide a link between the innate and adaptive immune systems. Terminally located glycotopes on IgA are potential ligands engaged in the interactions which may modulate the biological activities of IgA. In the present work the expressions of Maackia amurensis (MAA), Sambucus nigra (SNA), Lens culinaris (LCA), Tetragonolobus purpureus (LTA), and Ulex europaeus (UEA) reactive glycotopes on maternal plasma and amniotic IgA were evaluated in relation to the progression of a normal human pregnancy, from the 2nd trimester, throughout the 3rd trimester, perinatal period, post-date pregnancy and delivery, by lectin-IgA-ELISA, using specific biotinylated lectins. The amniotic and maternal plasma IgA concentrations and a degree of SNA and LCA reactivity of maternal plasma IgA were almost unaltered during the normal pregnancy. The amniotic IgA from the 2nd trimester was decorated by MAA-, SNA-reactive and LCA-, LTA-, and UEA-reactive glycotopes. At the turn of the 2nd and 3rd trimesters the expression of MAA-, SNA-, LTA-, and UEA-reactive glycotopes, except for LCA-reactive, increased and remained almost at unaltered levels throughout the perinatal period and delivery. However, in the post-date pregnancy the expression of LCA-, LTA-, and UEA-reactive and SNA-reactive glycotopes were significantly higher. The unique fucosylated and sialylated glycovariants of amniotic IgA associated with the progression of the normal pregnancy may illustrate a general importance of carbohydrate-lectin receptor interactions in the control and modulation of biological events to ensuring homeostasis during pregnancy, protection and well-being of fetus.
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- Magdalena Orczyk-Pawiłowicz
- Department of Chemistry and Immunochemistry, Wrocław Medical University, Bujwida 44a, 50-345, Wrocław, Poland.
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Degree of sialylation and fucosylation of plasma and amniotic immunoglobulin G changes progressively during normal pregnancy. Prenat Diagn 2012; 32:432-9. [DOI: 10.1002/pd.3832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Kolialexi A, Tounta G, Mavrou A, Tsangaris GT. Proteomic analysis of amniotic fluid for the diagnosis of fetal aneuploidies. Expert Rev Proteomics 2011; 8:175-85. [PMID: 21501011 DOI: 10.1586/epr.10.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Advances in technologies associated with mass spectrometry-based proteomic techniques have added a new dimension to the field of biomedical research. Most of the existing research on human gestation has focused on the application of these high-throughput methodologies in the study of amniotic fluid. In cases of fetal aneuploidies, the use of proteomic platforms has contributed to the identification of relevant protein biomarkers that could potentially change early diagnosis and treatment. The current article focuses on studies of normal amniotic fluid using proteomic technologies and describes alterations noted in the amniotic fluid proteome in the presence of fetal aneuploidies.
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- Aggeliki Kolialexi
- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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Anagnostopoulos AK, Tsiliki G, Spyrou G, Tsangaris GT. Bioinformatics approaches in the discovery and understanding of reproduction-related biomarkers. Expert Rev Proteomics 2011; 8:187-95. [PMID: 21501012 DOI: 10.1586/epr.11.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The emerging field of bioinformatics in proteomics is introducing new algorithms in order to handle large and heterogeneous datasets and improve the knowledge-discovery process. Management systems, software construction and application, database population and leverage, as well as computed prediction, have crafted bioinformatics into a valuable tool for basic research. Human reproduction is one of many fields proteomics has been extensively studying over the last decade, accumulating complex experimental data at a rate far exceeding the ability to assimilate them. Transformation of the rapidly proliferating quantities of experimental information into a usable form in order to facilitate their analysis is a challenging task. On this track, bioinformatics, an essential part of proteomics research, aspires to amend inquiries into a better manipulated, a better handled and a better understood form so as to enhance existing knowledge expansion.
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- Athanasios K Anagnostopoulos
- Proteomics Research Unit, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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Tsangaris GT, Anagnostopoulos AK, Tounta G, Antsaklis A, Mavrou A, Kolialexi A. Application of proteomics for the identification of biomarkers in amniotic fluid: are we ready to provide a reliable prediction? EPMA J 2011. [PMID: 23199144 PMCID: PMC3405381 DOI: 10.1007/s13167-011-0083-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Proteomics-based identification of biomarkers for fetal abnormalities and pregnancy complications in amniotic fluid (AF) has made significant progress in the past 5 years. This is attributed mainly to advances in mass spectrometry-based proteomic technologies that enable new strategies for discovering biomarkers from complex biological fluids in a high-throughput and sensitive manner. These markers, although they still need to be verified, are diagnostic and may in the future provide targets for therapeutic intervention. In the current review we focus on the emergence of proteomics as a major platform technology in studying AF and developing biomarkers for fetal aneuploidies and pregnancy-related disorders.
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- George Th Tsangaris
- Proteomics Research Unit, Center of Basic Research II, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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Terminal monosaccharide expression on amniotic glycoproteins as biomarkers of fetus maturity. Biochem Soc Trans 2011; 39:344-8. [PMID: 21265801 DOI: 10.1042/bst0390344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Glycotypes, particularly those that terminate with sialic acid and fucose are known to play a fundamental role in human development, during implantation, growth and differentiation of fetal tissues. The present review describes changes in the exposition of terminal sialic acid and fucose isoforms in the amniotic fluid glycoconjugates, α1-acid glycoprotein and fibronectin during critical stages of pregnancy, i.e. second and third trimester, perinatal period, delivery and post-date pregnancy. The distinct amniotic glycoforms are suggested to be implicated in regulatory processes to ensure homoeostasis during pregnancy and to protect the fetus. These may have the potential of becoming additional laboratory makers in obstetrics to monitor pregnancy.
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Lee CL, Chiu PC, Pang PC, Chu IK, Lee KF, Koistinen R, Koistinen H, Seppälä M, Morris HR, Tissot B, Panico M, Dell A, Yeung WS. Glycosylation failure extends to glycoproteins in gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence from reduced α2-6 sialylation and impaired immunomodulatory activities of pregnancy-related glycodelin-A. Diabetes 2011; 60:909-17. [PMID: 21300843 PMCID: PMC3046852 DOI: 10.2337/db10-1186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common metabolic disorder of pregnancy. Patients with GDM are at risk for high fetal mortality and gestational complications associated with reduced immune tolerance and abnormal carbohydrate metabolism. Glycodelin-A (GdA) is an abundant decidual glycoprotein with glycosylation-dependent immunomodulatory activities. We hypothesized that aberrant carbohydrate metabolism in GDM was associated with changes in glycosylation of GdA, leading to defective immunomodulatory activities. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS GdA in the amniotic fluid from women with normal (NGdA) and GDM (DGdA) pregnancies was purified by affinity chromatography. Structural analysis of protein glycosylation was preformed by lectin-binding assay and mass spectrometry. Cytotoxicity, cell death, cytokine secretion, and GdA binding of the GdA-treated lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells were determined. The sialidase activity in the placental tissue from normal and GDM patients was measured. RESULTS GDM affected the glycosylation but not the protein core of GdA. Specifically, DGdA had a lower abundance of α2-6-sialylated and high-mannose glycans and a higher abundance of glycans with Sda (NeuAcα2-3[GalNAcβ1-4]Gal) epitopes compared with NGdA. DGdA had reduced immuosuppressive activities in terms of cytotoxicity on lymphocytes, inhibitory activities on interleukin (IL)-2 secretion by lymphocytes, stimulatory activities on IL-6 secretion by NK cells, and binding to these cells. Desialylation abolished the immunomodulation and binding of NGdA. Placental sialidase activity was increased in GDM patients, which may account for the reduced sialic acid content of DGdA. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, this study provides the first direct evidence for altered enzymatic glycosylation and impaired bioactivity of GdA in GDM patients.
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- Cheuk-Lun Lee
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Centre for Reproduction, Development, and Growth, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Centre for Reproduction, Development, and Growth, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Corresponding author: Philip C.N. Chiu,
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- Division of Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Centre for Reproduction, Development, and Growth, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, U.K
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- Division of Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, U.K
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- Division of Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, U.K
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- Division of Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, U.K
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Centre for Reproduction, Development, and Growth, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Expression and potential biological role of α(1,2)fucosylated glycotopes on amniotic and seminal fibronectins. Biochem Soc Trans 2011; 39:355-9. [DOI: 10.1042/bst0390355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The present paper describes concisely the expression and role of α(1,2)-linked fucose on some glycoconjugates as well as the detection, distribution and potential role of that glycotope on human soluble plasma and cellular fibronectins in addition to the expression on both normal and pathological amniotic fluid and seminal plasma fibronectins. The determination of α(1,2)fucosylated glycans is considered with respect to its usefulness as a potential clinically applicable biomarker in obstetrics to monitor pregnancy and in andrology to evaluate the ejaculate of infertile men and in vitro fertilization.
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Radziejewska I, Borzym-Kluczyk M, Namiot Z, Stefańska E. Glycosylation of mucins present in gastric juice: the effect of helicobacter pylori eradication treatment. Clin Exp Med 2010; 11:81-8. [PMID: 20953890 PMCID: PMC3087108 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-010-0113-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2010] [Accepted: 09/27/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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It is suggested that gastric mucins, and in particular some specific glycan structures that can act as carbohydrate receptors, are involved in the interactions with Helicobacter pylori adhesins. The main aim of our study was to evaluate glycosylation pattern of glycoproteins of gastric juice before and at the end of eradication therapy. Gastric juices were taken from 13 clinical patients and subjected to analysis. Pooled fractions of the void volume obtained after gel filtration were subjected to ELISA tests. To assess the relative amounts of carbohydrate structures, lectins and monoclonal antibodies were used. Changes in the level of MUC 1 and MUC 5AC mucins and of carbohydrate structures, which are suggested to be receptors for Helicobacter pylori adhesins, were observed by the end of the eradication treatment. Our results support the idea about the involvement of MUC 5AC and MUC 1 with some specific sugar structures in the mechanism of Helicobacter pylori infection.
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- Iwona Radziejewska
- Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Białystok, Poland.
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The rapid growth of infant brains places an exceptionally high demand on the supply of nutrients from the diet, particularly for preterm infants. Sialic acid (Sia) is an essential component of brain gangliosides and the polysialic acid (polySia) chains that modify neural cell adhesion molecules (NCAM). Sia levels are high in human breast milk, predominately as N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac). In contrast, infant formulas contain a low level of Sia consisting of both Neu5Ac and N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc). Neu5Gc is implicated in some human inflammatory diseases. Brain gangliosides and polysialylated NCAM play crucial roles in cell-to-cell interactions, neuronal outgrowth, modifying synaptic connectivity, and memory formation. In piglets, a diet rich in Sia increases the level of brain Sia and the expression of two learning-related genes and enhances learning and memory. The purpose of this review is to summarize the evidence showing the importance of dietary Sia as an essential nutrient for brain development and cognition.
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- Bing Wang
- Human Nutrition Unit, School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, University of Sydney, Australia and School of Medicine, Xiamen University, P. R. China.
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The expression of fucose isoforms of amniotic and plasma alpha-1-acid glycoprotein derived from 2nd and 3rd trimester normal pregnancies. Clin Biochem 2009; 42:1517-23. [PMID: 19616527 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2009] [Revised: 06/26/2009] [Accepted: 06/30/2009] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To analyse modifications in AGP fucosylation in relation to different stages of human pregnancy. DESIGN AND METHODS The relative amounts of three fucosyl-glycotopes on AGP were analysed by lectin-ELISA using fucose-specific biotinylated lectins in 169 plasma and 178 amniotic fluid samples from normal pregnancies with gestational ages of 14 to 42 weeks. RESULTS The plasma AGPs of all the pregnant women and amniotic AGPs from the 2nd trimester lacked fucoses. In contrast, in the 3rd trimester the amniotic AGPs were highly decorated by the innermost alpha1,6-fucose as well as alpha1,2- and alpha1,3-fucoses of the outer arms, reaching the highest expression around the perinatal period. At delivery the relative amounts of the alpha1,3- and alpha1,2-AGP isoforms, but not the alpha1,6 isoform, significantly decreased. CONCLUSIONS The highly fucosylated amniotic AGP isoforms could be implicated in regulatory processes to ensure homeostasis during pregnancy and to protect the fetus. They have the potential of becoming laboratory markers in obstetrics to monitor pregnancy.
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Application of proteomics for diagnosis of fetal aneuploidies and pregnancy complications. J Proteomics 2009; 72:731-9. [PMID: 19332162 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2009.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Revised: 03/11/2009] [Accepted: 03/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Proteomic technologies represent new strategies towards high-throughput, simultaneous analysis of thousands of biological molecules leading to the discovery of biomarkers for early diagnosis, prognosis and prediction of pregnancy outcome. Proteomics have additional relevance in understanding pathophysiology and the development of molecularly targeted therapeutics. Comparison of normal human amniotic fluid proteome with that coming from pregnancies carrying fetuses with chromosomal abnormalities facilitated the detection of panels of potential biomarkers for prenatal detection of fetal aneuploidies. Candidate biomarkers for the early prediction of preeclampsis are also available, while four biomarkers (defensins-2 and -1, calgranulin-C, and calgranulin-A), which were called the "MR score", can quickly and accurately detect potentially dangerous infections and predict premature birth. Researchers remain hopeful that proteomic studies will allow for the identification of either one protein marker or of a panel of markers for prenatal detection of fetal aneuploidies and pregnancy complications that could be usefully employed for diagnostic purposes or improvement of the current screening methods. For maximum predictive power however, biomarkers should be selected for further comparative analysis of expression and structural modifications in large numbers of samples from chromosomally normal and abnormal pregnancies obtained from different populations.
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Kolialexi A, Mavrou A, Spyrou G, Tsangaris GT. Mass spectrometry-based proteomics in reproductive medicine. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2008; 27:624-634. [PMID: 18618655 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The emergence of powerful mass spectrometry-based proteomic techniques has added a new dimension to the field of biomedical research. Application of these high throughput methodologies in pregnancy-related pathology has contributed to the comprehension of the underlying pathophysiologies and the successful identification of relevant protein biomarkers that can potentially change early diagnosis and treatment of several medical conditions related to human pregnancy. Most of the existing research on human reproduction and gestation has focused on follicular fluid, cervical/vaginal fluid, and amniotic fluid. Although proteome technologies in reproductive medicine research are not as yet widely applied, characterization of the proteome of reproductive fluids can be expected to significantly improve maternal healthcare. This article aims to summarize the applications of mass spectrometry based technology on the most important and specific biological fluids related to reproduction and gestation.
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- Aggeliki Kolialexi
- Department of Medical Genetics, Athens University School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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Kolialexi A, Mavrou A, Tsangaris GT. Proteomic analysis of human reproductive fluids. Proteomics Clin Appl 2007; 1:853-60. [DOI: 10.1002/prca.200700040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2007] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Hirnle L, Katnik-Prastowska I. Amniotic fibronectin fragmentation and expression of its domains, sialyl and fucosyl glycotopes associated with pregnancy complicated by intrauterine infection. Clin Chem Lab Med 2007; 45:208-14. [PMID: 17311510 DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2007.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Abstract: The presence of fibronectin fragments has been observed in some inflammatory diseases and is believed to reflect tissue breakdown. In this study, possible fibronectin fragmentation and alterations in its domain and sialyl and fucosyl glycotope expressions were analyzed in amniotic fluids in relation to intrauterine infection.: Samples of amniotic fluid were taken from normal pregnancies and pregnancies (28 and 42 weeks) complicated by intrauterine infection. Fibronectin fragmentation was analyzed by immunoblotting. The expression of cellular, fibrin, C-terminal and EDA fibronectin domains, as well as α2,3- and α2,6-linked sialic acids, and α1,6-, α1,3- and α1,2-linked fucoses, was determined by ELISA, using domain-specific monoclonal antibodies and specific lectins, respectively.: Amniotic fibronectin immunoblots from pregnancies with intrauterine infection revealed three groups of results. In group 1, with the native fibronectin band, and in group 2 with bands of native fibronectin and several fibronectin fragments, only higher α1,6-linked fucose expression was observed. In the infection group 3, characterized by profound fragmentation of fibronectin, lower expression of all fibronectin domains analyzed and of α1,6-linked sialic acid and α1,2-linked fucose was found.: Amniotic fibronectin status was found to be associated with pregnancy complicated by intrauterine infection. Such alterations could have a potential diagnostic value in the prevention of or intervention in fetal intrauterine infection.Clin Chem Lab Med 2007;45:208–14.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lidia Hirnle
- Department and Clinic of Reproduction and Obstetrics, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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