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Pan Y, Wang Q, Chen M, Takao T. Profiling of urinary steroids aided by lithium ion adduction-based ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2024; 38:e9719. [PMID: 38500352 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.9719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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RATIONALE As 3-OH-containing steroids are prone to dehydration by conventional electrospray ionization, reducing detection sensitivity, Li ion adduction-based ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC/MS/MS), developed to prevent dehydration and effectively detect 3-OH steroids, was applied for profiling total and free steroids in urine. METHODS Free urinary steroids were isolated directly from urine by solid-phase extraction (SPE) with 80% acetonitrile. The total steroids were prepared by enzymatic treatment of urine with a cocktail of sulfatase and glucronidase, protein precipitation, and separation with the above SPE. In order to detect as many steroid types as possible, UHPLC/MS/MS (Li method) with Li+ solution added after the column was used for analysis in addition to the conventional method of detecting protonated ions (H method). The 13 3-OH steroids and the remaining 16 steroids were quantified by standard curves prepared using product ion transitions derived from [M + Li]+ and MH+ , respectively. RESULTS Two groups of human urine, male and female urine, were analyzed. 3-OH steroids could be detected with greater sensitivity using the Li method than the conventional method. The absolute amounts of each steroid were normalized based on creatinine levels. The difference between the male and female groups are clearly attributable to sex steroids. CONCLUSIONS Twenty-nine total steroids and 19 free steroids were identified in a limited volume (240 mL) of urine. Of these, 13 3-OH steroids were better detected by Li+ adduction-based UHPLC/MS/MS.
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- Yue Pan
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Yang T, Yuan J, Peng Y, Pang J, Qiu Z, Chen S, Huang Y, Jiang Z, Fan Y, Liu J, Wang T, Zhou X, Qian S, Song J, Xu Y, Lu Q, Yin X. Metformin: A promising clinical therapeutical approach for BPH treatment via inhibiting dysregulated steroid hormones-induced prostatic epithelial cells proliferation. J Pharm Anal 2024; 14:52-68. [PMID: 38352949 PMCID: PMC10859540 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2023.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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The occurrence of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) was related to disrupted sex steroid hormones, and metformin (Met) had a clinical response to sex steroid hormone-related gynaecological disease. However, whether Met exerts an antiproliferative effect on BPH via sex steroid hormones remains unclear. Here, our clinical study showed that along with prostatic epithelial cell (PEC) proliferation, sex steroid hormones were dysregulated in the serum and prostate of BPH patients. As the major contributor to dysregulated sex steroid hormones, elevated dihydrotestosterone (DHT) had a significant positive relationship with the clinical characteristics of BPH patients. Activation of adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) by Met restored dysregulated sex steroid hormone homeostasis and exerted antiproliferative effects against DHT-induced proliferation by inhibiting the formation of androgen receptor (AR)-mediated Yes-associated protein (YAP1)-TEA domain transcription factor (TEAD4) heterodimers. Met's anti-proliferative effects were blocked by AMPK inhibitor or YAP1 overexpression in DHT-cultured BPH-1 cells. Our findings indicated that Met would be a promising clinical therapeutic approach for BPH by inhibiting dysregulated steroid hormone-induced PEC proliferation.
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- Tingting Yang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222061, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China
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- New Drug Screening Center, Jiangsu Center for Pharmacodynamics Research and Evaluation, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Essex CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Urology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222061, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
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Fu XK, Han SQ, Ha W, Shi YP. Click Chemoselective Probe with a Photoswitchable Handle for Highly Sensitive Determination of Steroid Hormones in Food Samples. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:14814-14824. [PMID: 37782472 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c05262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Residues of endocrine disrupting steroid hormones in food might cause various diseases like cardiovascular diseases and breast and prostate cancers. Monitoring steroid hormone levels plays a vital role in ensuring food safety and exploring the pathogenic mechanism of steroid hormone-related diseases. Based on the Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) click reaction, a novel chemoselective probe, Azo-N3, which contains a reactive site N3, an imidazolium salt-based MS tag, and an azobenzene-based photoswitchable handle, was designed and synthesized to label ethynyl-bearing steroid hormones. The probe Azo-N3 was applied for the highly selective and sensitive detection of four ethynyl-bearing steroid hormones in food samples (milk, egg, and pork) by using ultraperformance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). The ionization efficiency of the labeled analytes could be increased by 6-105-fold, and such a labeled method exhibited satisfactory detection limits (0.04-0.2 μg/L), recovery (80.6-122.4%), and precision (RSDs% lower than 6.9%). Interestingly, the efficient immobilization of the probe Azo-N3 onto α-cyclodextrin (α-CD)-modified magnetic particles to construct a solid supported chemoselective probe Fe3O4-CD-Azo-N3 and UV light-controlled release of the labeled analytes from a magnetic support can be achieved by taking advantage of the photoswitched host-guest inclusion between the azobenzene unit and α-CD. The potential applications of Fe3O4-CD-Azo-N3 for labeling, capturing, and the photocontrolled release of the labeled steroid hormones were fully investigated by mass spectrometry imaging analysis. This work not only provides a sensitive and accurate method to detect steroid hormones in food but also opens a new avenue in designing solid supported chemoselective probes.
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- Xiao-Kang Fu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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Wang D, Xiao H, Lv X, Chen H, Wei F. Mass Spectrometry Based on Chemical Derivatization Has Brought Novel Discoveries to Lipidomics: A Comprehensive Review. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2023:1-32. [PMID: 37782560 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2023.2261130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Lipids, as one of the most important organic compounds in organisms, are important components of cells and participate in energy storage and signal transduction of living organisms. As a rapidly rising field, lipidomics research involves the identification and quantification of multiple classes of lipid molecules, as well as the structure, function, dynamics, and interactions of lipids in living organisms. Due to its inherent high selectivity and high sensitivity, mass spectrometry (MS) is the "gold standard" analysis technique for small molecules in biological samples. The combination chemical derivatization with MS detection is a unique strategy that could improve MS ionization efficiency, facilitate structure identification and quantitative analysis. Herein, this review discusses derivatization-based MS strategies for lipidomic analysis over the past decade and focuses on all the reported lipid categories, including fatty acids and modified fatty acids, glycerolipids, glycerophospholipids, sterols and saccharolipids. The functional groups of lipids mainly involved in chemical derivatization include the C=C group, carboxyl group, hydroxyl group, amino group, carbonyl group. Furthermore, representative applications of these derivatization-based lipid profiling methods were summarized. Finally, challenges and countermeasures of lipid derivatization are mentioned and highlighted to guide future studies of derivatization-based MS strategy in lipidomics.
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- Dan Wang
- Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Oilseeds Processing of Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Oilseeds Processing of Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Oilseeds Processing of Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Oilseeds Processing of Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Oilseeds Processing of Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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Safari F, Kehelpannala C, Safarchi A, Batarseh AM, Vafaee F. Biomarker Reproducibility Challenge: A Review of Non-Nucleotide Biomarker Discovery Protocols from Body Fluids in Breast Cancer Diagnosis. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:2780. [PMID: 37345117 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15102780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Breast cancer has now become the most commonly diagnosed cancer, accounting for one in eight cancer diagnoses worldwide. Non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers and associated tests are superlative candidates to complement or improve current approaches for screening, early diagnosis, or prognosis of breast cancer. Biomarkers detected from body fluids such as blood (serum/plasma), urine, saliva, nipple aspiration fluid, and tears can detect breast cancer at its early stages in a minimally invasive way. The advancements in high-throughput molecular profiling (omics) technologies have opened an unprecedented opportunity for unbiased biomarker detection. However, the irreproducibility of biomarkers and discrepancies of reported markers have remained a major roadblock to clinical implementation, demanding the investigation of contributing factors and the development of standardised biomarker discovery pipelines. A typical biomarker discovery workflow includes pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases, from sample collection to model development. Variations introduced during these steps impact the data quality and the reproducibility of the findings. Here, we present a comprehensive review of methodological variations in biomarker discovery studies in breast cancer, with a focus on non-nucleotide biomarkers (i.e., proteins, lipids, and metabolites), highlighting the pre-analytical to post-analytical variables, which may affect the accurate identification of biomarkers from body fluids.
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- Fatemeh Safari
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- BCAL Diagnostics Ltd., Suite 506, 50 Clarence St, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
- BCAL Dx, The University of Sydney, Sydney Knowledge Hub, Merewether Building, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Microbiomes for One Systems Health, Health and Biosecurity, CSIRO, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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- BCAL Diagnostics Ltd., Suite 506, 50 Clarence St, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
- BCAL Dx, The University of Sydney, Sydney Knowledge Hub, Merewether Building, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- UNSW Data Science Hub (uDASH), University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- OmniOmics.ai Pty Ltd., Sydney, NSW 2035, Australia
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Jordaens S, Zwaenepoel K, Tjalma W, Deben C, Beyers K, Vankerckhoven V, Pauwels P, Vorsters A. Urine biomarkers in cancer detection: A systematic review of preanalytical parameters and applied methods. Int J Cancer 2023; 152:2186-2205. [PMID: 36647333 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The aim of this review was to explore the status of urine sampling as a liquid biopsy for noninvasive cancer research by reviewing used preanalytical parameters and protocols. We searched two main health sciences databases, PubMed and Web of Science. From all eligible publications (2010-2022), information was extracted regarding: (a) study population characteristics, (b) cancer type, (c) urine preanalytics, (d) analyte class, (e) isolation method, (f) detection method, (g) comparator used, (h) biomarker type, (i) conclusion and (j) sensitivity and specificity. The search query identified 7835 records, of which 924 unique publications remained after screening the title, abstract and full text. Our analysis demonstrated that many publications did not report information about the preanalytical parameters of their urine samples, even though several other studies have shown the importance of standardization of sample handling. Interestingly, it was noted that urine is used for many cancer types and not just cancers originating from the urogenital tract. Many different types of relevant analytes have been shown to be found in urine. Additionally, future considerations and recommendations are discussed: (a) the heterogeneous nature of urine, (b) the need for standardized practice protocols and (c) the road toward the clinic. Urine is an emerging liquid biopsy with broad applicability in different analytes and several cancer types. However, standard practice protocols for sample handling and processing would help to elaborate the clinical utility of urine in cancer research, detection and disease monitoring.
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- Stephanie Jordaens
- Center for Oncological Research (CORE), Integrated Personalized & Precision Oncology Network (IPPON), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.,Novosanis NV, Wijnegem, Belgium
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- Center for Oncological Research (CORE), Integrated Personalized & Precision Oncology Network (IPPON), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.,Laboratory of Pathological Anatomy, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium
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- Center for Oncological Research (CORE), Integrated Personalized & Precision Oncology Network (IPPON), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.,Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic, Gynecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium
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- Center for Oncological Research (CORE), Integrated Personalized & Precision Oncology Network (IPPON), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Novosanis NV, Wijnegem, Belgium.,Center for Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV), Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Center for Oncological Research (CORE), Integrated Personalized & Precision Oncology Network (IPPON), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.,Laboratory of Pathological Anatomy, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium
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- Center for Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV), Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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Honda L, Arismendi D, Richter P. Integration of rotating disk sorptive extraction and dispersive-solid phase extraction for the determination of estrogens and their metabolites in urine by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Microchem J 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.108273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Salahandish R, Haghayegh F, Ayala-Charca G, Hyun JE, Khalghollah M, Zare A, Far B, Berenger BM, Niu YD, Ghafar-Zadeh E, Sanati-Nezhad A. Bi-ECDAQ: An electrochemical dual-immuno-biosensor accompanied by a customized bi-potentiostat for clinical detection of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid proteins. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 203:114018. [PMID: 35114466 PMCID: PMC8786409 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Revised: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Multiplex electrochemical biosensors have been used for eliminating the matrix effect in complex bodily fluids or enabling the detection of two or more bioanalytes, overall resulting in more sensitive assays and accurate diagnostics. Many electrochemical biosensors lack reliable and low-cost multiplexing to meet the requirements of point-of-care detection due to either limited functional biosensors for multi-electrode detection or incompatible readout systems. We developed a new dual electrochemical biosensing unit accompanied by a customized potentiostat to address the unmet need for point-of-care multi-electrode electrochemical biosensing. The two-working electrode system was developed using screen-printing of a carboxyl-rich nanomaterial containing ink, with both working electrodes offering active sites for recognition of bioanalytes. The low-cost bi-potentiostat system (∼$80) was developed and customized specifically to the bi-electrode design and used for rapid, repeatable, and accurate measurement of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy signals from the dual biosensor. This binary electrochemical data acquisition (Bi-ECDAQ) system accurately and selectively detected SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid protein (N-protein) in both spiked samples and clinical nasopharyngeal swab samples of COVID-19 patients within 30 min. The two working electrodes offered the limit of detection of 116 fg/mL and 150 fg/mL, respectively, with the dynamic detection range of 1-10,000 pg/mL and the sensitivity range of 2744-2936 Ω mL/pg.mm2 for the detection of N-protein. The potentiostat performed comparable or better than commercial Autolab potentiostats while it is significantly lower cost. The open-source Bi-ECDAQ presents a customizable and flexible approach towards addressing the need for rapid and accurate point-of-care electrochemical biosensors for the rapid detection of various diseases.
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- Razieh Salahandish
- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Biologically Inspired Sensors and Actuators (BioSA), Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto, M3J1P3, Canada
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- Alberta Public Health Laboratory, Alberta Precision Laboratories, 3330 Hospital Drive, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4W4, Canada
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- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada; Department of Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Alberta Public Health Laboratory, Alberta Precision Laboratories, 3330 Hospital Drive, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4W4, Canada; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, 3535 Research Rd, Calgary, Alberta, T2L 1Y1, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, 3535 Research Rd, Calgary, Alberta, T2L 1Y1, Canada; Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Biologically Inspired Sensors and Actuators (BioSA), Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto, M3J1P3, Canada.
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- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada; Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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PURPOSE Current concepts regarding estrogen and its mechanistic effects on breast cancer in women are evolving. This article reviews studies that address estrogen-mediated breast cancer development, the prevalence of occult tumors at autopsy, and the natural history of breast cancer as predicted by a newly developed tumor kinetic model. METHODS This article reviews previously published studies from the authors and articles pertinent to the data presented. RESULTS We discuss the concepts of adaptive hypersensitivity that develops in response to long-term deprivation of estrogen and results in both increased cell proliferation and apoptosis. The effects of menopausal hormonal therapy on breast cancer in postmenopausal women are interpreted based on the tumor kinetic model. Studies of the administration of a tissue selective estrogen complex in vitro, in vivo, and in patients are described. We review the various clinical studies of breast cancer prevention with selective estrogen receptor modulators and aromatase inhibitors. Finally, the effects of the underlying risk of breast cancer on the effects of menopausal hormone therapy are outlined. DISCUSSION The overall intent of this review is to present data supporting recent concepts, discuss pertinent literature, and critically examine areas of controversy.
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Blood and urine biomarkers in invasive ductal breast cancer: Mass spectrometry applied to identify metabolic alterations. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Zheng S, Zhang X, Li Z, Hoene M, Fritsche L, Zheng F, Li Q, Fritsche A, Peter A, Lehmann R, Zhao X, Xu G. Systematic, Modifying Group-Assisted Strategy Expanding Coverage of Metabolite Annotation in Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry-Based Nontargeted Metabolomics Studies. Anal Chem 2021; 93:10916-10924. [PMID: 34328315 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
From microbes to human beings, nontargeted metabolic profiling by liquid chromatography (LC)-mass spectrometry (MS) has been commonly used to investigate metabolic alterations. Still, a major challenge is the annotation of metabolites from thousands of detected features. The aim of our research was to go beyond coverage of metabolite annotation in common nontargeted metabolomics studies by an integrated multistep strategy applying data-dependent acquisition (DDA)-based ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC)-high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) analysis followed by comprehensive neutral loss matches for characteristic metabolite modifications and database searches in a successive manner. Using pooled human urine as a model sample for method establishment, we found 22% of the detected compounds having modifying structures. Major types of metabolite modifications in urine were glucuronidation (33%), sulfation (20%), and acetylation (6%). Among the 383 annotated metabolites, 100 were confirmed by standard compounds and 50 modified metabolites not present in common databases such as human metabolite database (HMDB) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) were structurally elucidated. Practicability was tested by the investigation of urines from pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus vs healthy controls. Overall, 83 differential metabolites were annotated and 67% of them were modified metabolites including five previously unreported compounds. To conclude, the systematic modifying group-assisted strategy can be taken as a useful tool to extend the number of annotated metabolites in biological and biomedical nontargeted studies.
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- Sijia Zheng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, Tuebingen 72076, Germany
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- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Tuebingen 72076, Germany.,Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of the Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen at the University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen 72076, Germany.,Internal Medicine 4, University Hospital Tuebingen, Otfried-Mueller-Str. 10, Tuebingen 72076, Germany
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Tuebingen 72076, Germany.,Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of the Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen at the University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen 72076, Germany.,Internal Medicine 4, University Hospital Tuebingen, Otfried-Mueller-Str. 10, Tuebingen 72076, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, Tuebingen 72076, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Tuebingen 72076, Germany.,Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of the Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen at the University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen 72076, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, Tuebingen 72076, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Tuebingen 72076, Germany.,Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of the Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen at the University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen 72076, Germany
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Valko-Rokytovská M, Očenáš P, Salayová A, Kostecká Z. Breast Cancer: Targeting of Steroid Hormones in Cancerogenesis and Diagnostics. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22115878. [PMID: 34070921 PMCID: PMC8199112 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women with high mortality. Sensitive and specific methods for the detection, characterization and quantification of endogenous steroids in body fluids or tissues are needed for the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of breast cancer and many other diseases. At present, non-invasive diagnostic methods are gaining more and more prominence, which enable a relatively fast and painless way of detecting many diseases. Metabolomics is a promising analytical method, the principle of which is the study and analysis of metabolites in biological material. It represents a comprehensive non-invasive diagnosis, which has a high potential for use in the diagnosis and prognosis of cancers, including breast cancer. This short review focuses on the targeted metabolomics of steroid hormones, which play an important role in the development and classification of breast cancer. The most commonly used diagnostic tool is the chromatographic method with mass spectrometry detection, which can simultaneously determine several steroid hormones and metabolites in one sample. This analytical procedure has a high potential in effective diagnosis of steroidogenesis disorders. Due to the association between steroidogenesis and breast cancer progression, steroid profiling is an important tool, as well as in monitoring disease progression, improving prognosis, and minimizing recurrence.
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Jia Y, Liu X, Xu L, Zhao J, Ni J, Zhang Y. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry measurement of 26 steroid hormones in human serum and plasma samples. J Sep Sci 2021; 44:2358-2370. [PMID: 33835710 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202100091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The measurement of steroid hormones provided critical information in the clinical evaluation of endocrine disorders. In this study, we developed a high-throughput solid-phase extraction method for the analysis of 26 steroids in human serum and plasma samples by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Chromatographic conditions and sample preparation were optimized to achieve good separation and maximum sensitivity for these analytes. Under the optimum conditions, good linearities were achieved in the quantitative range for each steroid hormone with the correlation coefficients (r) larger than 0.99. The limits of quantitation of the method were in the range from 0.0005 to 0.7901 ng/mL. The recoveries were in the range of 87.2-114.2% with intra- and interday precision lower than 9.94%. This method has already been applied to series of samples from clinical trials, and there was no significant difference between serum and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid plasma samples.
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- Yongjuan Jia
- Beijing Harmony Health Medical Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing Harmony Health Medical Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing Harmony Health Medical Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing Harmony Health Medical Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing Harmony Health Medical Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing AB Sciex Analytical Instrument Trading Co., Ltd., Beijing, P. R. China
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Pescatori S, Berardinelli F, Albanesi J, Ascenzi P, Marino M, Antoccia A, di Masi A, Acconcia F. A Tale of Ice and Fire: The Dual Role for 17β-Estradiol in Balancing DNA Damage and Genome Integrity. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:1583. [PMID: 33808099 PMCID: PMC8036963 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13071583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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17β-estradiol (E2) regulates human physiology both in females and in males. At the same time, E2 acts as a genotoxic substance as it could induce DNA damages, causing the initiation of cellular transformation. Indeed, increased E2 plasma levels are a risk factor for the development of several types of cancers including breast cancer. This paradoxical identity of E2 undermines the foundations of the physiological definition of "hormone" as E2 works both as a homeostatic regulator of body functions and as a genotoxic compound. Here, (i) the molecular circuitries underlying this double face of E2 are reviewed, and (ii) a possible framework to reconcile the intrinsic discrepancies of the E2 function is reported. Indeed, E2 is a regulator of the DNA damage response, which this hormone exploits to calibrate its genotoxicity with its physiological effects. Accordingly, the genes required to maintain genome integrity belong to the E2-controlled cellular signaling network and are essential for the appearance of the E2-induced cellular effects. This concept requires an "upgrade" to the vision of E2 as a "genotoxic hormone", which balances physiological and detrimental pathways to guarantee human body homeostasis. Deregulation of this equilibrium between cellular pathways would determine the E2 pathological effects.
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- Sara Pescatori
- Department of Sciences, Section Biomedical Sciences, and Technology, University Roma Tre, Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 446, I-00146 Rome, Italy; (S.P.); (F.B.); (J.A.); (P.A.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Sciences, Section Biomedical Sciences, and Technology, University Roma Tre, Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 446, I-00146 Rome, Italy; (S.P.); (F.B.); (J.A.); (P.A.); (M.M.)
- Neurodevelopment, Neurogenetics and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, Section Biomedical Sciences, and Technology, University Roma Tre, Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 446, I-00146 Rome, Italy; (S.P.); (F.B.); (J.A.); (P.A.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Sciences, Section Biomedical Sciences, and Technology, University Roma Tre, Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 446, I-00146 Rome, Italy; (S.P.); (F.B.); (J.A.); (P.A.); (M.M.)
- Neuroendocrinology, Metabolism and Neuropharmacology Unit, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, Section Biomedical Sciences, and Technology, University Roma Tre, Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 446, I-00146 Rome, Italy; (S.P.); (F.B.); (J.A.); (P.A.); (M.M.)
- Neuroendocrinology, Metabolism and Neuropharmacology Unit, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, Section Biomedical Sciences, and Technology, University Roma Tre, Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 446, I-00146 Rome, Italy; (S.P.); (F.B.); (J.A.); (P.A.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Sciences, Section Biomedical Sciences, and Technology, University Roma Tre, Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 446, I-00146 Rome, Italy; (S.P.); (F.B.); (J.A.); (P.A.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Sciences, Section Biomedical Sciences, and Technology, University Roma Tre, Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 446, I-00146 Rome, Italy; (S.P.); (F.B.); (J.A.); (P.A.); (M.M.)
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Zhao F, Wang X, Wang Y, Zhang J, Lai R, Zhang B, Zhou X. The function of uterine UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A8 (UGT1A8) and UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2B7 (UGT2B7) is involved in endometrial cancer based on estrogen metabolism regulation. Hormones (Athens) 2020; 19:403-412. [PMID: 32592099 DOI: 10.1007/s42000-020-00213-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The progression of endometrial cancer (EC) is closely related to estrogen levels. UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) are an essential class of phase II metabolizing enzymes that play a pivotal role in detoxifying steroid hormone. PURPOSE In this study, we aimed to uncover the role of UGTs in estrogen metabolism and the pathogenesis of EC. METHODS A total of 100 unrelated EC patients (mean age 52.15 ± 10.04 y) and 100 healthy subjects (mean age 50.26 ± 8.80 y) were recruited for analysis of the UGT gene polymorphism and estrogen level. In six cases of EC, EC-adjacent tissues and cancer tissues were collected for detection of UGT expression. RESULTS Our results showed that the estrogen homeostasis profile was disturbed in EC patients, with carcinogenic catechol estrogens (4-OHE1, 2-OHE1, 2-OHE2) significantly accumulated in the serum of these patients. Also, levels of estrogen-glucuronides were decreased significantly, and the expression of UGT1A8 and UGT2B7 in uterine tissues was downregulated in EC patients. Consistent with this, we observed that the distribution of genotypes and allele frequencies in UGT1A8 rs1042597 and UGT2B7 rs7439366 was significantly different between EC patients and healthy volunteers. CONCLUSION These results indicated that UGT1A8 and UGT2B7 may contribute to the estrogen signaling pathway and the pathogenesis of EC.
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- Feng Zhao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, 221004, China.
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Jiang X, Ruan G, Zhang W, Zhang Y, Du F, Chen Z. Preparation of porous polymers based on high internal phase emulsion for enrichment of estrogens in urine. J Sep Sci 2020; 44:1140-1147. [PMID: 32725854 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202000566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In this work, graphene oxide-hybridized high internal emulsion polymers with crosslinking and open-cell structure was prepared and applied for separation and enrichment of estrogens. The prepared graphene oxide-hybridized high internal emulsion polymer monoliths had hydrophobicity, porosity and stability, which were just obtained by one step in-situ emulsion polymerization of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, and divinylbenzene after doping with graphene oxide. Benefit from the advantages of its unique character, the graphene oxide-hybridized high internal emulsion polymers monolith with low background pressure (85 kPa) and high mechanical strength could be applied for efficient separation for trace estrogens in urine. Under the optimized condition, trace estrogens, including estrone, estradiol, and diethylstilbestrol in urine, were detected by high-performance liquid chromatography, all the sample preparation process were carried out in 15 min, the recovery rate was ranged from 85.0 to 106.0% and the relative standard deviation was less than 4.
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- Xiangqiong Jiang
- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Food Safety and Detection, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Food Safety and Detection, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Food Safety and Detection, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Food Safety and Detection, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Food Safety and Detection, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- Pharmacy School, Guilin Medical University, Guangxi, P. R. China
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Yang L, Wang Y, Cai H, Wang S, Shen Y, Ke C. Application of metabolomics in the diagnosis of breast cancer: a systematic review. J Cancer 2020; 11:2540-2551. [PMID: 32201524 PMCID: PMC7066003 DOI: 10.7150/jca.37604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Breast cancer (BC) remains the most frequent type of cancer in females worldwide. However, the pathogenesis of BC is still under the cloud, along with the huge challenge of early diagnosis, which is widely acknowledged as the key to a successful therapy. Metabolomics, a newborn innovative technique in recent years, has demonstrated great potential in cancer-related researches. The aim of this review is to look back on clinical and cellular metabolomic studies in the diagnosis of BC over the past decade, and provide a systematic summary of metabolic biomarkers and pathways related to BC diagnosis.
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- Liqing Yang
- Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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Hexafluoroisopropanol-alkyl carboxylic acid high-density supramolecular solvent based dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction of steroid sex hormones in human urine. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1580:12-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2018.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Liquid chromatography–time-of-flight high-resolution mass spectrometry study and determination of the dansylated products of estrogens and their hydroxylated metabolites in water and wastewater. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:7909-7919. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1412-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zhou X, Zhao Y, Wang J, Wang X, Chen C, Yin D, Zhao F, Yin J, Guo M, Zhang L, Du L, Zhang B, Yin X. Resveratrol represses estrogen-induced mammary carcinogenesis through NRF2-UGT1A8-estrogen metabolic axis activation. Biochem Pharmacol 2018; 155:252-263. [PMID: 30009768 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Estrogen plays a pivotal role in the pathological development of breast cancer. Resveratrol has chemo-preventive effects against breast cancer, whereas, the mechanism of antitumor activities of resveratrol remains unanswered. In this study, we showed that estrogen homeostasis profile was disturbed in both breast cancer patients and in experimental breast cancer model rats, with carcinogenic catechol estrogens significantly accumulated in the mammary tissues. UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A8 (UGT1A8) is an important phase II drug-metabolizing enzymes which involved in the metabolism of catechol estrogens. Here we found that the mammary nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) - UGT1A8 signaling was down-regulated in breast cancer rats, whereas treatment with resveratrol could upregulate the expression of NRF2 and UGT1A8, accelerate metabolic elimination of catechol estrogens, inhibit estrogen-induced DNA damage and suppress the pathological development of breast cancer. In addition, luciferase reporter assay suggested that resveratrol activated the expression of UGT1A8 by up-regulating the transcriptional activity of NRF2. Small-interfering RNA-mediated silencing of NRF2 abolished resveratrol-mediated preventive effects indicated that the antitumor effect of resveratrol is based on NRF2-UGT1A8-estrogen metabolism axis. Taken together, we established the resveratrol regulating potential on estrogen homeostasis based on NRF2-UGT1A8 signaling pathway, and also provided a novel link between estrogen glucuronidation metabolism and breast cancer pathological development.
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- Xueyan Zhou
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
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Park SA, Lee MH, Na HK, Surh YJ. 4-Hydroxyestradiol induces mammary epithelial cell transformation through Nrf2-mediated heme oxygenase-1 overexpression. Oncotarget 2018; 8:164-178. [PMID: 27438141 PMCID: PMC5352084 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.10516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Estrogen (17β-estradiol, E2) undergoes oxidative metabolism by CYP1B1 to form 4-hydroxyestradiol (4-OHE2), a putative carcinogenic metabolite of estrogen. Our previous study showed that 4-OHE2-induced production of reactive oxygen species contributed to neoplastic transformation of human breast epithelial (MCF-10A) cells. In this study, 4-OHE2, but not E2, increased the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), a sensor and regulator of oxidative stress, in MCF-10A cells. Silencing the HO-1 gene in MCF-10A cells suppressed 4-OHE2-induced cell proliferation and transformation. In addition, subcutaneous administration of 4-OHE2 markedly enhanced the growth of the MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer xenografts, which was retarded by zinc protoporphyrin, a pharmacological inhibitor of HO-1. 4-OHE2-induced HO-1 expression was mediated by NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2). We speculate that an electrophilic quinone formed as a consequence of oxidation of 4-OHE2 binds directly to Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1), an inhibitory protein that sequesters Nrf2 in the cytoplasm. This will diminish association between Nrf2 and Keap1. 4-OHE2 failed to interrupt the interaction between Keap1 and Nrf2 and to induce HO-1 expression in Keap1-C273S or C288S mutant cells. Lano-LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis in MCF-10A-Keap1-WT cells which were treated with 4-OHE2 revealed that the peptide fragment containing Cys288 gained a molecular mass of 287.15 Da, equivalent to the addition of a single molecule of 4-OHE2-derived ortho-quinones.
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- Sin-Aye Park
- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul 136-742, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea.,Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea.,Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-799, South Korea
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Chen Y, Zhou Z, Yang W, Bi N, Xu J, He J, Zhang R, Wang L, Abliz Z. Development of a Data-Independent Targeted Metabolomics Method for Relative Quantification Using Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2017; 89:6954-6962. [PMID: 28574715 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Quantitative metabolomics approaches can significantly improve the repeatability and reliability of metabolomics investigations but face critical technical challenges, owing to the vast number of unknown endogenous metabolites and the lack of authentic standards. The present study contributes to the development of a novel method known as "data-independent targeted quantitative metabolomics" (DITQM), which was used to investigate the label-free quantitative metabolomics of multiple known and unknown metabolites in biofluid samples. This approach initially involved the acquisition of MS/MS data for all metabolites in biosamples using a sequentially stepped targeted MS/MS (sst-MS/MS) method, in which multiple product ion scans were performed by selecting all ions in the targeted mass ranges as the precursor ions. Subsequently, scheduled multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) by LC-MS/MS of the metabolome was established for 1658 characteristic ion pairs of 1324 metabolites. For sensitive and accurate quantification of these metabolites, mixed calibration curves were generated using sequentially diluted standard reference plasma samples using established MRM methods. Relative concentrations of all metabolites in each sample were calculated without using individual authentic standards. To evaluate the reliability and applicability of this new method, the performance of DITQM was validated by comparison to absolute quantification of 12 acylcarnitines using authentic standards and traditional metabolomics analysis for lung cancer. The results proved that the DITQM protocol is more reliable and can significantly improve clustering effects and repeatability in biomarker discovery. In this study, we established a novel methodology to standardize and quantify large-scale metabolome, providing a new choice for metabolomics research and its clinical applications.
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- Yanhua Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050, P. R. China.,Center for DMPK Research of Herbal Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences , Beijing 100700, P. R. China
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- Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100021, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050, P. R. China
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- Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100021, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050, P. R. China.,Centre for Bioimaging & Systems Biology, Minzu University of China , Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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Guo C, Li X, Ye M, Xu F, Yu J, Xie C, Cao X, Guo M, Yuan Y, Zheng S. Discriminating patients with early-stage breast cancer from benign lesions by detection of oxidative DNA damage biomarker in urine. Oncotarget 2017; 8:53100-53109. [PMID: 28881796 PMCID: PMC5581095 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.17831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed and death-related cancers in women worldwide. Mammography is routinely used for screening and invasive examinations such as painful tissue biopsies were recommended for patients with abnormal screening outcomes. However, a considerable proportion of these cases turn out to be benign lesions. Thus, novel non-invasive approach for discriminating breast cancer from benign lesions is desirable. Herein, we applied a high-throughput ultra performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-MS/MS) analysis to determine the oxidative DNA damage biomarker, 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) in urine samples from 60 patients with early-stage breast cancer (stage I, II), 51 patients with benign breast diseases and 73 healthy volunteers. We demonstrated that the concentration of urinary 8-oxodG in patients with early-stage breast cancer was significantly higher not only than that in healthy controls, but also than that in patients with benign breast diseases, whereas no significant difference of urinary 8-oxodG level was observed between benign breast diseases group and healthy control group. Moreover, there was significant difference between early-stage breast cancer group and non-cancerous group which consisted of benign breast diseases patients and healthy controls. Besides, logistic regression analysis and receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis were also performed. Our findings indicate that the marked increase of 8-oxodG in urine may serve as a potential biomarker for the risk estimation, early screening and detection of breast cancer, particularly for discriminating early-stage breast cancer from benign lesions.
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- Cheng Guo
- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education), The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education), The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education), The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China.,Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education), The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education), The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education), The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
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Zhou X, Zheng Z, Xu C, Wang J, Min M, Zhao Y, Wang X, Gong Y, Yin J, Guo M, Guo D, Zheng J, Zhang B, Yin X. Disturbance of Mammary UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase Represses Estrogen Metabolism and Exacerbates Experimental Breast Cancer. J Pharm Sci 2017; 106:2152-2162. [PMID: 28479355 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2017.04.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The progression of breast cancer is closely related to the levels of estrogens within the body. UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) is an important class of phase II metabolizing enzymes, playing a pivotal role in detoxifying steroid hormone. In the present study, we aim at uncovering the potential dysregulation pattern of UGT and its role in estrogen metabolism and in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with 100 mg/kg dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) to induce breast cancer. Our results showed that the expression and activity of UGT in mammary tissues were downregulated significantly in DMBA rats. Consistent with this, levels of estradiol, 4-hydroxylated estradiol, and 2-hydroxylated estradiol were increased in both mammary tissues and serum, supporting a notable accumulation of toxic estrogen species in the target tissue of breast cancer. In addition, we also observed the decreased cell migration, cell proliferation, and DNA damage in UGT-transfected MCF-7 cells, suggesting a protective role of UGT against estrogen-induced mammary carcinogenesis. Taken together, these results indicated that accumulation of estrogens induced by UGT deficiency is a critical factor to induce the development of breast cancer. UGT contributes to estrogen elimination, and its glucuronidation capacity influences the estrogen signaling pathway and the pathogenesis of breast cancer.
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- Xueyan Zhou
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Parada-Bustamante A, Molina C, Valencia C, Flórez M, Lardone MC, Argandoña F, Piottante A, Ebensperguer M, Orihuela PA, Castro A. Disturbed testicular expression of the estrogen-metabolizing enzymes CYP1A1 and COMT in infertile men with primary spermatogenic failure: possible negative implications on Sertoli cells. Andrology 2017; 5:486-494. [PMID: 28334509 DOI: 10.1111/andr.12346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Revised: 12/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Estradiol (E2 ) is normally metabolized to hydroxyestradiols and methoxyestradiols by CYP1A1, CYP1B1 and COMT. However, an altered production of these metabolites by a disturbed expression of these enzymes is associated with reproductive and non-reproductive pathologies. In vitro studies suggest that increased hydroxyestradiols and methoxyestradiols intratesticular generation is related to male infertility, but no studies have explored whether infertile men have a disturbed testicular expression of the enzymes that generate these E2 metabolites. The aim of this study was to assess CYP1A1, CYP1B1 and COMT testicular expression at mRNA and protein level in men with spermatogenic impairment. Seventeen men with primary spermatogenic failure (13 with Sertoli cell-only syndrome and four with maturation arrest) and nine controls with normal spermatogenesis were subjected to testicular biopsy. mRNA was quantified using real-time RT-PCR and protein expression was evaluated using western blot and immunohistochemistry followed by integrated optic density analysis. Besides, the effects of hydroxyestradiols and methoxyestradiols on testosterone-induced transcriptional activity were evaluated in TM4 cells using a luciferase reporter assay system. Our results show that patients with Sertoli cell-only syndrome had significantly elevated COMT expression at the mRNA level, higher COMT immunoreactivity in their seminiferous tubules and increased protein expression of the soluble COMT isoform (S-COMT), whereas patients with maturation arrest had significantly elevated CYP1A1 mRNA levels and higher CYP1A1 immunoreactivity in interstitial space. Finally, 2-hydroxyestradiol decreased testosterone-induced transcriptional activity in Sertoli cells in vitro. In conclusion, male infertility is related to disturbed testicular expression of the enzymes responsible for producing hydroxyestradiols and/or methoxyestradiols. If these changes are related with increased intratesticular hydroxyestradiols and methoxyestradiols concentrations, they could elicit an impaired Sertoli cell function. Our results suggest CYP1A1 and COMT as new potential targets in treating male infertility.
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- A Parada-Bustamante
- Institute of Maternal and Child Research, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Maternal and Child Research, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Maternal and Child Research, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Maternal and Child Research, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Maternal and Child Research, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Maternal and Child Research, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Pathology Department, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Urology Department, San Borja-Arriarán Clinical Hospital, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Immunology, University of Santiago and CEDENNA, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Maternal and Child Research, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Higashi T, Ogawa S. Chemical derivatization for enhancing sensitivity during LC/ESI-MS/MS quantification of steroids in biological samples: a review. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2016; 162:57-69. [PMID: 26454158 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Revised: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Sensitive and specific methods for the detection, characterization and quantification of endogenous steroids in body fluids or tissues are necessary for the diagnosis, pathological analysis and treatment of many diseases. Recently, liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS/MS) has been widely used for these purposes due to its specificity and versatility. However, the ESI efficiency and fragmentation behavior of some steroids are poor, which lead to a low sensitivity. Chemical derivatization is one of the most effective methods to improve the detection characteristics of steroids in ESI-MS/MS. Based on this background, this article reviews the recent advances in chemical derivatization for the trace quantification of steroids in biological samples by LC/ESI-MS/MS. The derivatization in ESI-MS/MS is based on tagging a proton-affinitive or permanently charged moiety on the target steroid. Introduction/formation of a fragmentable moiety suitable for the selected reaction monitoring by the derivatization also enhances the sensitivity. The stable isotope-coded derivatization procedures for the steroid analysis are also described.
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- Tatsuya Higashi
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda-shi, Chiba 278-8510, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda-shi, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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Methods used to increase the comprehensive coverage of urinary and plasma metabolomes by MS. Bioanalysis 2016; 8:981-97. [DOI: 10.4155/bio-2015-0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Metabolomics, focusing on comprehensive analysis of all the metabolites in a biological system, provides a direct signature of biochemical activity. Using emerging technologies in MS, it is possible to simultaneously and rapidly analyze thousands of metabolites. However, due to the chemical and physical diversity of metabolites, it is difficult to acquire a comprehensive and reliable profiling of the whole metabolome. Here, we summarize the state of the art in metabolomics research, focusing on efforts to provide a more comprehensive metabolome coverage via improvements in two fundamental processes: sample preparation and MS analysis. Additionally, the reliable analysis is also highlighted via the combinations of multiple methods (e.g., targeted and untargeted approaches), and analytical quality control and calibration methods.
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Corrotea Y, Aguilera N, Honda L, Richter P. Determination of Hormones in Wastewater Using Rotating Disk Sorptive Extraction and Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry. ANAL LETT 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2015.1098653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ruan X, Seeger H, Wallwiener D, Huober J, Mueck AO. The ratio of the estradiol metabolites 2-hydroxyestrone (2-OHE1) and 16α-hydroxyestrone (16-OHE1) may predict breast cancer risk in postmenopausal but not in premenopausal women: two case-control studies. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2014; 291:1141-6. [PMID: 25318606 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-014-3512-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Two main estradiol metabolites have different biological behavior with tumorigenic features of 16-OHE1 and antiproliferative characteristics of 2-OHE1. We investigated the ratio of these estradiol metabolites in pre- and postmenopausal patients with breast cancer (BC) within two case-control studies. METHODS From 41 premenopausal patients with (cases) and without (controls N = 211) BC and 207 postmenopausal patients with and without BC (N = 206), urine samples were collected. Urine samples were collected prior to surgery and stored at -20 °C until measurement by ELISA. The multiple linear regression test with two interactions was performed to evaluate the influence of different factors on the metabolic ratio. RESULTS In premenopausal patients, log ratio of 2-OHE1/16-OHE1 was 0.25 (CI 0.20;0.29) and 0.21 (CI 0.11;0.31) for controls and cases without significant difference. In postmenopausal patients, log ratio was 0.22 (CI 0.17;0.26) and 0.11 (CI 0.07;0.15) in controls and cases, respectively, and was statistically significantly lower (p = 0.0002). Log ratio was significantly influenced by BMI, but only in postmenopausal patients, an increased BMI resulted in a significantly (p < 0.042) decreased ratio. CONCLUSIONS Our case control studies suggest that in postmenopausal women a different metabolism of estrogens may play a role in the tumorigenesis of breast cancer. This genetically determined metabolism could be influenced by the exogenic factor BMI. In premenopausal women different hormone levels at different time points of the menstrual cycle may be an explanation that why we could not find an influence of estrogen metabolism.
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- Xiangyan Ruan
- Department of Gynecological Endocrinology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Yang X, Hu Y, Kong W, Chu X, Yang M, Zhao M, Ouyang Z. Ultra-fast liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry determination of ochratoxin A in traditional Chinese medicines based on vortex-assisted solid-liquid microextraction and aptamer-affinity column clean-up. J Sep Sci 2014; 37:3052-9. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201400635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Revised: 07/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xihui Yang
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Peking Union Medical College; Beijing China
- School of Pharmacy; Jiangsu University; Jiangsu China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Peking Union Medical College; Beijing China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Peking Union Medical College; Beijing China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Peking Union Medical College; Beijing China
- School of Pharmacy; Jiangsu University; Jiangsu China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Peking Union Medical College; Beijing China
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- School of Pharmacy; Jiangsu University; Jiangsu China
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- School of Pharmacy; Jiangsu University; Jiangsu China
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Dai W, Yin P, Zeng Z, Kong H, Tong H, Xu Z, Lu X, Lehmann R, Xu G. Nontargeted modification-specific metabolomics study based on liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry. Anal Chem 2014; 86:9146-53. [PMID: 25186149 DOI: 10.1021/ac502045j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Modifications of genes and proteins have been extensively studied in systems biology using comprehensive analytical strategies. Although metabolites are frequently modified, these modifications have not been studied using -omics approaches. Here a general strategy for the nontargeted profiling of modified metabolites, which we call "nontargeted modification-specific metabolomics", is reported. A key aspect of this strategy was the combination of in-source collision-induced dissociation liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and global nontargeted LC-MS-based metabolomics. Characteristic neutral loss fragments that are specific for acetylation, sulfation, glucuronidation, glucosidation, or ribose conjugation were reproducibly detected using human urine as a model specimen for method development. The practical application of this method was demonstrated by profiling urine samples from liver cirrhosis patients. Approximately 900 features were identified as modified endogenous metabolites and xenobiotics. Moreover, this strategy supports the identification of compounds not included in traditional metabolomics databases (HMDB, Metlin, and KEGG), which are currently referred to as "unknowns" in metabolomics projects. Nontargeted modification-specific metabolomics opens a new perspective in systems biology.
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- Weidong Dai
- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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Savage KI, Matchett KB, Barros EM, Cooper KM, Irwin GW, Gorski JJ, Orr KS, Vohhodina J, Kavanagh JN, Madden AF, Powell A, Manti L, McDade SS, Park BH, Prise KM, McIntosh SA, Salto-Tellez M, Richard DJ, Elliott CT, Harkin DP. BRCA1 deficiency exacerbates estrogen-induced DNA damage and genomic instability. Cancer Res 2014; 74:2773-2784. [PMID: 24638981 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-13-2611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Germline mutations in BRCA1 predispose carriers to a high incidence of breast and ovarian cancers. BRCA1 functions to maintain genomic stability through critical roles in DNA repair, cell-cycle arrest, and transcriptional control. A major question has been why BRCA1 loss or mutation leads to tumors mainly in estrogen-regulated tissues, given that BRCA1 has essential functions in all cell types. Here, we report that estrogen and estrogen metabolites can cause DNA double-strand breaks (DSB) in estrogen receptor-α-negative breast cells and that BRCA1 is required to repair these DSBs to prevent metabolite-induced genomic instability. We found that BRCA1 also regulates estrogen metabolism and metabolite-mediated DNA damage by repressing the transcription of estrogen-metabolizing enzymes, such as CYP1A1, in breast cells. Finally, we used a knock-in human cell model with a heterozygous BRCA1 pathogenic mutation to show how BRCA1 haploinsufficiency affects these processes. Our findings provide pivotal new insights into why BRCA1 mutation drives the formation of tumors in estrogen-regulated tissues, despite the general role of BRCA1 in DNA repair in all cell types.
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- Kienan I Savage
- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, 30 Malone Rd, Belfast BT9 5BN, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.,Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, 30 Malone Rd, Belfast BT9 5BN, UK
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- Radiation Biophysics Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia-80126 Naples, Italy
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, 4059, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, 30 Malone Rd, Belfast BT9 5BN, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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Zhao Y, Boyd JM, Sawyer MB, Li XF. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry determination of free and conjugated estrogens in breast cancer patients before and after exemestane treatment. Anal Chim Acta 2014; 806:172-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Revised: 11/03/2013] [Accepted: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhang X, Shen J, Cao B, Xu L, Zhao T, Liu X, Zhang H. Metabolomic investigation of Arthus reaction in a rat model using proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy and rapid resolution liquid chromatography (RRLC). MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2013; 9:1423-35. [DOI: 10.1039/c3mb25412g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dai W, Huang Q, Yin P, Li J, Zhou J, Kong H, Zhao C, Lu X, Xu G. Comprehensive and Highly Sensitive Urinary Steroid Hormone Profiling Method Based on Stable Isotope-Labeling Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2012; 84:10245-51. [DOI: 10.1021/ac301984t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Weidong Dai
- CAS Key Laboratory
of Separation Science for Analytical
Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory
of Separation Science for Analytical
Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory
of Separation Science for Analytical
Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory
of Separation Science for Analytical
Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory
of Separation Science for Analytical
Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory
of Separation Science for Analytical
Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory
of Separation Science for Analytical
Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory
of Separation Science for Analytical
Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory
of Separation Science for Analytical
Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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