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Liu Y, Wang X, Wei J, Fu K, Chen Y, Li L, Wang Z, Yang L. Comprehensive profiling of amino acids and derivatives in biological samples: A robust UHPLC-MS/MS method for investigating acute lung injury. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1721:464816. [PMID: 38537486 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.464816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
Abstract
The severe respiratory dysfunctions associated with acute lung injury (ALI) and its sequelae have a high morbidity and mortality rate, are multifactorial, and lack a viable treatment. Considering the critical function that amino acids and derivatives play in the genesis of illnesses and the regulation of metabolic processes, monitoring the levels of metabolites associated with amino acids in biological matrices is necessary and interesting to study their pathological mechanisms. Exploring the dynamics of amino acids and derivatives level and searching for biomarkers provides improved clinical ideas for the diagnosis and treatment of ALI. Therefore, we developed an ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method that can simultaneously determine the amino acid and derivatives metabolic levels to study amino acid profiles in different biological samples to facilitate clinical research of ALI. In this study, 48 amino acids and derivatives, including neurotransmitters, polyamines, purines, and other types, were quantified simultaneously in a fast, high-throughput, sensitive, and reliable manner within a 15-minute run time without derivatization. No relevant studies have been reported to quantify these 48 amino acid metabolites in three biological samples simultaneously. Satisfactory linearity (R > 0.995), inter-day and intra-day accuracy (85.17-112.67 % and 85.29-111.60 %, respectively), inter-day and intra-day precision (RSD < 13.80 % and RSD < 12.01 %, respectively), matrix effects (81.00 %-118.00 %), recovery (85.09 %-114.65 %) and stability (RSD < 14.72 %) were all demonstrated by the optimized method's successful validation for all analytes. In addition, the suggested method was effectively implemented in plasma, urine, and lung tissue from normal mice and mice with ALI, with the aim of finding potential biomarkers associated with ALI. Potential biomarkers were screened through multivariate statistical analysis and volcanic map analysis, and the changes of markers in ALI were again identified through heat map analysis and correlation analysis with biochemical indicators, which provided ideas and references for subsequent mechanism studies. Here, the technique created in this work offers a quick and dependable way to perform an integrated analysis of amino acids in a variety of biological materials, which can provide research ideas for understanding the physiopathological state of various diseases.
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- Yamin Liu
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines, the SATCM Key Laboratory of New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Mi W, Zhang X, Tian X, Sun R, Ma S, Hu Z, Dai X. Development of a potential primary method for protein quantification via electrospray differential mobility analysis. Talanta 2024; 266:124797. [PMID: 37541009 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023]
Abstract
Accurate protein quantification is the basis for establishing the metrological traceability of in vitro diagnostics or drug products. In this study, we established and validated a potential primary method for protein quantification based on electrospray-differential mobility analysis coupled with a condensation particle counter (ES-DMA-CPC). The analytical performance of this method was assessed using the certified reference material NIMCmAb, and the uncertainty of measurement was evaluated. The method was applied to the quantification of three other protein reference materials and one highly purified protein, including myoglobin, bovine serum albumin, IgG monoclonal antibody, and one highly purified fibrinogen, with a molecular weight range between 17 kDa and 340 kDa. In addition, when compared with isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) and UV‒VIS spectrophotometry approaches, the ES-DMA-CPC method showed good agreement with IDMS method for the quantification of these protein reference materials. Our proposed method provided an accurate quantification of proteins, especially those with large molecular weights. Moreover, our method could be a potential primary method for protein quantification and serve as a complement to IDMS method.
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- Wei Mi
- National Institute of Metrology, No.18 Beisanhuan Donglu, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- National Institute of Metrology, No.18 Beisanhuan Donglu, Beijing, 100029, China
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- College of Biology and Environmental Science, JiShou University, Renming South Road 120, Jishou, Hunan, 416000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Xueyuan Street 258, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Xueyuan Street 258, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- National Institute of Metrology, No.18 Beisanhuan Donglu, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- National Institute of Metrology, No.18 Beisanhuan Donglu, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Wissenbach DK, Binz TM, Steuer AE. Advances in testing for sample manipulation in clinical and forensic toxicology-part B: hair samples. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023; 415:5117-5128. [PMID: 37115212 PMCID: PMC10404185 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04706-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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As a continuation of part A, focusing on advances in testing for sample manipulation of urine samples in clinical and forensic toxicology, part B of the review article relates to hair, another commonly used matrix for abstinence control testing. Similar to urine manipulation, relevant strategies to manipulate a hair test are lowering drug concentrations in hair to undercut the limits of detection/cut-offs, for instance, by forced washout effects or adulteration. However, distinguishing between usual, common cosmetic hair treatment and deliberate manipulation to circumvent a positive drug test is often impossible. Nevertheless, the identification of cosmetic hair treatment is very relevant in the context of hair testing and interpretation of hair analysis results. Newly evaluated techniques or elucidation of specific biomarkers to unravel adulteration or cosmetic treatment often focused on specific structures of the hair matrix with promising strategies recently proposed for daily routine work. Identification of other approaches, e.g., forced hair-washing procedures, still remains a challenge in clinical and forensic toxicology.
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- Dirk K Wissenbach
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Center for Forensic Hairanalytics, Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Forensic Pharmacology & Toxicology, Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine (ZIFM), University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190/52, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Beattie M, Jones OA. Rate of Advancement of Detection Limits in Mass Spectrometry: Is there a Moore's Law of Mass Spec? Mass Spectrom (Tokyo) 2023; 12:A0118. [DOI: 10.5702/massspectrometry.a0118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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- Mark Beattie
- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Science, RMIT University
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- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Science, RMIT University
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Li YQ, Liu ZH, Chen S, Wu YJ, Liang JT, Dang Z, Liu Y. Trace determination of fifteen free amino acids in drinking source water via solid-phase extraction coupled with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:594-605. [PMID: 35902528 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22133-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Amino acids (AAs) are important nitrogen-containing organics in water, and a large number of reports have proven that they were the precursors of many nitrogen-containing disinfection by-products, some of which have cytotoxicity and carcinogenicity. However, little has been done on their occurrence in drinking source water. Therefore, a trace determination method via solid-phase extraction coupled with ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) for 15 free AAs (FAAs) was developed, which was successfully applied for drinking source water samples. For sample preparation, strong cation-exchange stationary solid-phase extraction (SPE) cartridge showed better extraction performance to that of reverse phase stationary oasis HLB SPE cartridge. The optimal water pH was determined to be 2.8 before extraction. Strong matrix effects for most FAAs were observed in this work; thus, sample extraction with SPE was recommended to eliminate the matrix effects. The developed method showed excellent linearity (R2 > 0.991), low limits of detection (LODs, 0.01-0.27 nmol/L), and good recoveries of 69.8-117.9% in drinking source water with low relative standard deviations (RSDs, 0.3-13.2%). The developed method was finally applied to eight drinking source water samples, and the top five FAAs were found to be serine, glycine, leucine, alanine, and isoleucine.
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- Ying-Qiang Li
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China.
- Key Lab Pollution Control & Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Cluster, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China.
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- Zhongshan Public Water Co., Ltd, Zhongshan, 528403, Guangdong, China
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- Zhongshan Public Water Co., Ltd, Zhongshan, 528403, Guangdong, China
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- Zhongshan Public Water Co., Ltd, Zhongshan, 528403, Guangdong, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Guangzhou, 510655, China
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Kaddah MMY, Ali HM, Hammad SF, El-Malla SF. New quantification method for monitoring eighteen L-amino acids levels in schizophrenic patients by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer. Biomed Chromatogr 2022; 36:e5472. [PMID: 35906747 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.5472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A fast, uncomplicated, sensitive, and fully validated high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) method has been developed for estimating L-amino acids in the plasma of schizophrenic patients. The gradient-elution chromatographic method was implemented with the Luna® PFP column (50 × 2.0 mm, 5-μm), and a mobile phase of 0.1% formic acid in water and methanol was used. The intraday and interday variability of the L-amino acids were less than 13.11%, and their accuracy ranged from 85.14 - 116.75% at the quality control levels and the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) ranged from 2.5 - 15 nM. The extraction efficiency (apparent recovery) of amino acids from healthy plasma was employed by spiking the plasma with standard amino acids at the quality control levels. Their percentage recoveries ranged from 80.4% to 119.94%. Our method has a short run time and fast sample preparation compared with existing methods, which are suffered from long preparative steps and/or time-consuming analysis, restricted reagents, and suboptimal performance characteristics presently available technologies. Therefore, the proposed HPLC-MS/MS method was effectively applied for monitoring the L-amino acids in the plasma of schizophrenic patients and healthy volunteers.
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- Mohamed M Y Kaddah
- Pharmaceutical and Fermentation Industries Development Center, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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