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Landberg R, Karra P, Hoobler R, Loftfield E, Huybrechts I, Rattner JI, Noerman S, Claeys L, Neveu V, Vidkjaer NH, Savolainen O, Playdon MC, Scalbert A. Dietary biomarkers-an update on their validity and applicability in epidemiological studies. Nutr Rev 2024; 82:1260-1280. [PMID: 37791499 PMCID: PMC11317775 DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuad119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
Abstract
The aim of this literature review was to identify and provide a summary update on the validity and applicability of the most promising dietary biomarkers reflecting the intake of important foods in the Western diet for application in epidemiological studies. Many dietary biomarker candidates, reflecting intake of common foods and their specific constituents, have been discovered from intervention and observational studies in humans, but few have been validated. The literature search was targeted for biomarker candidates previously reported to reflect intakes of specific food groups or components that are of major importance in health and disease. Their validity was evaluated according to 8 predefined validation criteria and adapted to epidemiological studies; we summarized the findings and listed the most promising food intake biomarkers based on the evaluation. Biomarker candidates for alcohol, cereals, coffee, dairy, fats and oils, fruits, legumes, meat, seafood, sugar, tea, and vegetables were identified. Top candidates for all categories are specific to certain foods, have defined parent compounds, and their concentrations are unaffected by nonfood determinants. The correlations of candidate dietary biomarkers with habitual food intake were moderate to strong and their reproducibility over time ranged from low to high. For many biomarker candidates, critical information regarding dose response, correlation with habitual food intake, and reproducibility over time is yet unknown. The nutritional epidemiology field will benefit from the development of novel methods to combine single biomarkers to generate biomarker panels in combination with self-reported data. The most promising dietary biomarker candidates that reflect commonly consumed foods and food components for application in epidemiological studies were identified, and research required for their full validation was summarized.
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- Rikard Landberg
- Division of Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Nutrition and Metabolism Branch, Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Nutrition and Metabolism Branch, Lyon, France
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- Division of Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Molecular Mechanisms and Biomarkers Group, Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Nutrition and Metabolism Branch, Lyon, France
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- Division of Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division of Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Nutrition and Metabolism Branch, Lyon, France
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Tor-Roca A, Sánchez-Pla A, Korosi A, Pallàs M, Lucassen PJ, Castellano-Escuder P, Aigner L, González-Domínguez R, Manach C, Carmona F, Vegas E, Helmer C, Feart C, Lefèvre-Arbogast S, Neuffer J, Lee H, Thuret S, Andres-Lacueva C, Samieri C, Urpi-Sarda M. A Mediterranean Diet-Based Metabolomic Score and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: A Case-Control Analysis Nested within the Three-City Cohort Study. Mol Nutr Food Res 2024; 68:e2300271. [PMID: 37876144 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202300271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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SCOPE Evidence on the Mediterranean diet (MD) and age-related cognitive decline (CD) is still inconclusive partly due to self-reported dietary assessment. The aim of the current study is to develop an MD- metabolomic score (MDMS) and investigate its association with CD in community-dwelling older adults. METHODS AND RESULTS This study includes participants from the Three-City Study from the Bordeaux (n = 418) and Dijon (n = 422) cohorts who are free of dementia at baseline. Repeated measures of cognition over 12 years are collected. An MDMS is designed based on serum biomarkers related to MD key food groups and using a targeted metabolomics platform. Associations with CD are investigated through conditional logistic regression (matched on age, sex, and education level) in both sample sets. The MDMS is found to be inversely associated with CD (odds ratio [OR] [95% confidence interval (CI)] = 0.90 [0.80-1.00]; p = 0.048) in the Bordeaux (discovery) cohort. Results are comparable in the Dijon (validation) cohort, with a trend toward significance (OR [95% CI] = 0.91 [0.83-1.01]; p = 0.084). CONCLUSIONS A greater adherence to the MD, here assessed by a serum MDMS, is associated with lower odds of CD in older adults.
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- Alba Tor-Roca
- Biomarkers and Nutrimetabolomics Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Food Science and Nutrition Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, 08921, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, 28029, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, 28029, Spain
- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Brain Plasticity Group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Center for Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1098 XH, The Netherlands
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- Pharmacology Section, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences and Institut of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Neurodegeneracion, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, 28029, Spain
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- Brain Plasticity Group, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Center for Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1098 XH, The Netherlands
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- Biomarkers and Nutrimetabolomics Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Food Science and Nutrition Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, 08921, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, 28029, Spain
- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Regenerative Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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- Biomarkers and Nutrimetabolomics Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Food Science and Nutrition Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, 08921, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, 28029, Spain
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UNH, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63000, France
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, 28029, Spain
- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, 28029, Spain
- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- University of Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, UMR 1219, Bordeaux, F-33000, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, UMR 1219, Bordeaux, F-33000, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, UMR 1219, Bordeaux, F-33000, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, UMR 1219, Bordeaux, F-33000, France
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- Biomarkers and Nutrimetabolomics Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Food Science and Nutrition Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, 08921, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, 28029, Spain
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- University of Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, UMR 1219, Bordeaux, F-33000, France
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- Biomarkers and Nutrimetabolomics Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Food Science and Nutrition Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, 08921, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, 28029, Spain
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Hu Y, Wang M, Willett WC, Stampfer M, Liang L, Hu FB, Rimm E, Brennan L, Sun Q. Calibration of citrus intake assessed by food frequency questionnaires using urinary proline betaine in an observational study setting. Am J Clin Nutr 2024; 120:178-186. [PMID: 38762186 PMCID: PMC11251408 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.05.011] [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: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Whether observational study can be employed to establish calibration equations for self-reported dietary intake using food biomarkers is unknown. OBJECTIVES This study aims to demonstrate the feasibility of obtaining calibration equations based on food biomarkers and 7-d diet records (7DDRs) to correct measurement errors of food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) in an observational study setting. METHODS The study population consisted of 669 males and 749 females from the Women's and Men's Lifestyle Validation Studies. In the training set, the biomarker-predicted intake derived by regressing 7DDR-assessed intake on urinary proline betaine concentration was regressed on the FFQ-assessed intake to obtain the calibration equations. The regression coefficients were applied to the test set to calculate the calibrated FFQ intake. We examined total citrus as well as individual citrus fruits/beverages. RESULTS Urinary proline betaine was moderately correlated with orange juice intake (Pearson correlation [r] = 0.53 for 7DDR and 0.48 for FFQ) but only weakly correlated with intakes of orange (r = 0.12 for 7DDR and 0.15 for FFQ) and grapefruit (r = 0.14 for 7DDR and 0.09 for FFQ). The FFQ-assessed citrus intake was systematically higher than the 7DDR-assessed intake, and after calibrations, the mean calibrated FFQ measurements were almost identical to 7DDR assessments. In the test set, the mean intake levels from 7DDRs, FFQs, and calibrated FFQs were 62.5, 75.3, and 63.2 g/d for total citrus; 41.6, 42.5, and 41.9 g/d for orange juice; 11.8, 24.3, and 12.3 g/d for oranges; and 8.3, 9.3, and 8.6 g/d for grapefruit, respectively. We observed larger differences between calibrated FFQ and 7DDR assessments at the extreme ends of intake, although, on average, good agreements were observed for all citrus except grapefruit. CONCLUSIONS Our 2-step calibration approach has the potential to be adapted to correct systematic measurement error for other foods/nutrients with established food biomarkers in a cost effective way.
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- Yang Hu
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institute of Food and Health, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
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Ottaviani JI, Sagi-Kiss V, Schroeter H, Kuhnle GGC. Reliance on self-reports and estimated food composition data in nutrition research introduces significant bias that can only be addressed with biomarkers. eLife 2024; 13:RP92941. [PMID: 38896457 PMCID: PMC11186626 DOI: 10.7554/elife.92941] [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] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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The chemical composition of foods is complex, variable, and dependent on many factors. This has a major impact on nutrition research as it foundationally affects our ability to adequately assess the actual intake of nutrients and other compounds. In spite of this, accurate data on nutrient intake are key for investigating the associations and causal relationships between intake, health, and disease risk at the service of developing evidence-based dietary guidance that enables improvements in population health. Here, we exemplify the importance of this challenge by investigating the impact of food content variability on nutrition research using three bioactives as model: flavan-3-ols, (-)-epicatechin, and nitrate. Our results show that common approaches aimed at addressing the high compositional variability of even the same foods impede the accurate assessment of nutrient intake generally. This suggests that the results of many nutrition studies using food composition data are potentially unreliable and carry greater limitations than commonly appreciated, consequently resulting in dietary recommendations with significant limitations and unreliable impact on public health. Thus, current challenges related to nutrient intake assessments need to be addressed and mitigated by the development of improved dietary assessment methods involving the use of nutritional biomarkers.
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Ananthakrishnan AN, Gerasimidis K, Ho SM, Mayer E, Pollock J, Soni S, Wu GD, Benyacoub J, Ali B, Favreau A, Smith DE, Oh JE, Heller C, Hurtado-Lorenzo A, Moss A, Croitoru K. Challenges in IBD Research 2024: Environmental Triggers. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2024; 30:S19-S29. [PMID: 38778624 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izae085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Environmental factors play an important role in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD; Crohn's disease, [CD], ulcerative colitis [UC]). As part of the Crohn's & Colitis Challenges 2024 agenda, the Environmental Triggers workgroup summarized the progress made in the field of environmental impact on IBD since the last Challenges cycle in this document. The workgroup identified 4 unmet gaps in this content area pertaining to 4 broad categories: (1) Epidemiology; (2) Exposomics and environmental measurement; (3) Biologic mechanisms; and (4) Interventions and Implementation. Within epidemiology, the biggest unmet gaps were in the study of environmental factors in understudied populations including racial and ethnic minority groups and in populations witnessing rapid rise in disease incidence globally. The workgroup also identified a lack of robust knowledge of how environmental factors may impact difference stages of the disease and for different disease-related end points. Leveraging existing cohorts and targeted new prospective studies were felt to be an important need for the field. The workgroup identified the limitations of traditional questionnaire-based assessment of environmental exposure and placed high priority on the identification of measurable biomarkers that can quantify cross-sectional and longitudinal environmental exposure. This would, in turn, allow for identifying the biologic mechanisms of influence of environmental factors on IBD and understand the heterogeneity in effect of such influences. Finally, the working group emphasized the importance of generating high-quality data on effective environmental modification on an individual and societal level, and the importance of scalable and sustainable methods to deliver such changes.
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- Ashwin N Ananthakrishnan
- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, New Lister Building, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, G31 2ER, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience; Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center; The Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine Section, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Crohn's Disease Program, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, IBD Patient Representative, USA
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- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, IBD Patient Representative, USA
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- Research Department, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Research Department, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Research Department, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Stråvik M, Hartvigsson O, Noerman S, Sandin A, Wold AE, Barman M, Sandberg AS. Biomarker Candidates of Habitual Food Intake in a Swedish Cohort of Pregnant and Lactating Women and Their Infants. Metabolites 2024; 14:256. [PMID: 38786733 PMCID: PMC11123206 DOI: 10.3390/metabo14050256] [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: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Circulating food metabolites could improve dietary assessments by complementing traditional methods. Here, biomarker candidates of food intake were identified in plasma samples from pregnancy (gestational week 29, N = 579), delivery (mothers, N = 532; infants, N = 348), and four months postpartum (mothers, N = 477; breastfed infants, N = 193) and associated to food intake assessed with semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaires. Families from the Swedish birth cohort Nutritional impact on Immunological maturation during Childhood in relation to the Environment (NICE) were included. Samples were analyzed using untargeted liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)-based metabolomics. Both exposure and outcome were standardized, and relationships were investigated using a linear regression analysis. The intake of fruits and berries and fruit juice were both positively related to proline betaine levels during pregnancy (fruits and berries, β = 0.23, FDR < 0.001; fruit juice, β = 0.27, FDR < 0.001), at delivery (fruit juice, infants: β = 0.19, FDR = 0.028), and postpartum (fruits and berries, mothers: β = 0.27, FDR < 0.001, infants: β = 0.29, FDR < 0.001; fruit juice, mothers: β = 0.37, FDR < 0.001). Lutein levels were positively related to vegetable intake during pregnancy (β = 0.23, FDR < 0.001) and delivery (mothers: β = 0.24, FDR < 0.001; newborns: β = 0.18, FDR = 0.014) and CMPF with fatty fish intake postpartum (mothers: β = 0.20, FDR < 0.001). No clear relationships were observed with the expected food sources of the remaining metabolites (acetylcarnitine, choline, indole-3-lactic acid, pipecolic acid). Our study suggests that plasma lutein could be useful as a more general food group intake biomarker for vegetables and fruits during pregnancy and delivery. Also, our results suggest the application of proline betaine as an intake biomarker of citrus fruit during gestation and lactation.
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- Mia Stråvik
- Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden (A.-S.S.)
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- Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden (A.-S.S.)
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- Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden (A.-S.S.)
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- Pediatrics, Department of Clinical Science, Sunderby Research Unit, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 90 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden (A.-S.S.)
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- Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden (A.-S.S.)
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Tipton M, Baxter BA, Pfluger BA, Sayre-Chavez B, Muñoz-Amatriaín M, Broeckling CD, Shani I, Steiner-Asiedu M, Manary M, Ryan EP. Urine and Dried Blood Spots From Children and Pregnant Women Reveal Phytochemicals, Amino Acids, and Carnitine Metabolites as Cowpea Consumption Biomarkers. Mol Nutr Food Res 2024; 68:e2300222. [PMID: 38233141 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202300222] [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: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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SCOPE Legumes consumption has been proven to promote health across the lifespan; cowpeas have demonstrated efficacy in combating childhood malnutrition and growth faltering, with an estimated malnutrition prevalence of 35.6% of children in Ghana. This cowpea feeding study aimed to identify a suite of metabolic consumption biomarkers in children and adults. METHODS AND RESULTS Urine and dried blood spots (DBS) from 24 children (9-21 months) and 21 pregnant women (>18 years) in Northern Ghana are collected before and after dose-escalated consumption of four cowpea varieties for 15 days. Untargeted metabolomics identified significant increases in amino acids, phytochemicals, and lipids. The carnitine metabolism pathway is represented by 137 urine and 43 DBS metabolites, with significant changes to tiglylcarnitine and acetylcarnitine. Additional noteworthy candidate biomarkers are mansouramycin C, N-acetylalliin, proline betaine, N2, N5-diacetylornithine, S-methylcysteine, S-methylcysteine sulfoxide, and cis-urocanate. S-methylcysteine and S-methylcysteine sulfoxide are targeted and quantified in urine. CONCLUSION This feeding study for cowpea biomarkers supports the utility of a suite of key metabolites classified as amino acids, lipids, and phytochemicals for dietary legume and cowpea-specific food exposures of global health importance.
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- Madison Tipton
- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, USA
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80521, USA
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80521, USA
- Departamento de Biología Molecular - Área de Genética, Universidad de León, León, 24071, Spain
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- Analytical Resources Core: Bioanalysis and Omics Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, College of Basic and Applied Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, P.O. Box LG 134 Legon, Ghana
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, College of Basic and Applied Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, P.O. Box LG 134 Legon, Ghana
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, USA
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French CD, Arnold CD, Taha AY, Engle-Stone R, Schmidt RJ, Hertz-Picciotto I, Slupsky CM. Assessing Repeated Urinary Proline Betaine Measures as a Biomarker of Usual Citrus Intake during Pregnancy: Sources of Within-Person Variation and Correlation with Reported Intake. Metabolites 2023; 13:904. [PMID: 37623848 PMCID: PMC10456298 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13080904] [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: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Proline betaine (Pro-B) has been identified as a biomarker of dietary citrus intake, yet gaps remain in its validation as a quantitative predictor of intake during various physiological states. This study quantified sources of within-individual variation (WIV) in urinary Pro-B concentration during pregnancy and assessed its correlation with the reported usual intake of citrus fruit and juice. Pro-B concentrations were determined by 1H-NMR spectroscopy in spot and 24-h urine specimens (n = 255) collected throughout pregnancy from women participating in the MARBLES cohort study. Adjusted linear or log mixed effects models quantified WIV and tested potential temporal predictors of continuous or elevated Pro-B concentration. Pearson or Spearman correlations assessed the relationship between averaged repeated biomarker measures and usual citrus intake reported by food frequency questionnaires. The proportion of variance in urinary Pro-B attributable to WIV ranged from 0.69 to 0.74 in unadjusted and adjusted models. Citrus season was a significant predictor of Pro-B in most analyses (e.g., adjusted β [95% CI]: 0.52 [0.16, 0.88] for non-normalized Pro-B), while gestational age predicted only non-normalized Pro-B (adjusted β [95% CI]: -0.093 [-0.18, -0.0038]). Moderate correlations (rs of 0.40 to 0.42) were found between reported usual citrus intake and averaged repeated biomarker measurements, which were stronger compared to using a single measurement. Given the high degree of WIV observed in urinary Pro-B, multiple samples per participant are likely needed to assess associations between citrus consumption and health outcomes.
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- Caitlin D. French
- Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA; (C.D.F.); (C.D.A.); (R.E.-S.)
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- Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA; (C.D.F.); (C.D.A.); (R.E.-S.)
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
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- Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA; (C.D.F.); (C.D.A.); (R.E.-S.)
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA; (R.J.S.); (I.H.-P.)
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA; (R.J.S.); (I.H.-P.)
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- Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA; (C.D.F.); (C.D.A.); (R.E.-S.)
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
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Gao Z, Li P, Lin H, Lin W, Ren Y. Biomarker selection strategies based on compound stability in wastewater-based epidemiology. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:5516-5529. [PMID: 36418835 PMCID: PMC9684832 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24268-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The specific compositions of human excreta in sewage can be used as biomarkers to indicate the disease prevalence, health status, and lifestyle of the population living in the investigated catchment. It is important for guiding and evaluating public health policies as well as promoting human health development. Among several parameters of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), the decay of biomarkers during transportation in sewer and storage plays a crucial role in the back-calculation of population consumption. In this paper, we summarized the stability data of common biomarkers in storage at different temperatures and in-sewer transportation. Among them, cardiovascular drugs and antidiabetic drugs are very stable which can be used as biomarkers; most of the illicit drugs are stable except for cocaine, heroin, and tetrahydrocannabinol which could be substituted by their metabolites as biomarkers. There are some losses for part of antibiotics and antidepressants even in frozen storage. Rapid detection of contagious viruses is a new challenge for infectious disease control. With the deeper and broader study of biomarkers, it is expected that the reliable application of the WBE will be a useful addition to epidemiological studies.
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- Zhihan Gao
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Datansha Branch of Guangzhou Sewage Treatment Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, 510163, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
- The Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Eco-Remediation of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institution, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Liang D, Dirndorfer S, Somoza V, Krautwurst D, Lang R, Hofmann T. Metabolites of Key Flavor Compound 2,3,5-Trimethylpyrazine in Human Urine. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:15134-15142. [PMID: 36399543 PMCID: PMC9733599 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c06418] [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: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Pyrazines are among the most important compound class conveying the odor impressions "roasty", "nutty", and "earthy". They are formed by the Maillard reaction and occur ubiquitously in heated foods. The excretion of metabolites of the key flavor odorant 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine, abundant in the volatile fraction of roasted coffee, was investigated. Based on literature suggestions, putative phase 1 and phase 2 metabolites were synthesized, characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy data and used as standards for targeted, quantitative analysis of coffee drinkers' urine using stable-isotope-dilution-ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectroscopy (SIDA-UHPLC-MS/MS). The analysis of spot urine samples from a coffee intervention study revealed 3,6-dimethylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid, 3,5-dimethylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid, and 5,6-dimethylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid were quantitatively dominating metabolites. Only negligible traces of pyrazinemethanols (3,6-dimethyl-2-pyrazinemethanol and 3,5,6-trimethylpyrazine-2-ol), glucuronides ((3,6-dimethylpyrazine-2-yl-)methyl-O-β-D-glucuronide and (3,5-dimethylpyrazine-2-yl-)methyl-O-β-D-glucuronide), and sulfates ((3,6-dimethylpyrazine-2-yl-)methyl-sulfate and (3,5-dimethylpyrazine-2-yl-)methyl-sulfate) were detected.
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- Dong Liang
- Leibniz
Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str. 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
- Chair
for Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, Technical University Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str. 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str. 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str. 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str. 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str. 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str. 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
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for Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, Technical University Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str. 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
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Yuan L, Muli S, Huybrechts I, Nöthlings U, Ahrens W, Scalbert A, Floegel A. Assessment of Fruit and Vegetables Intake with Biomarkers in Children and Adolescents and Their Level of Validation: A Systematic Review. Metabolites 2022; 12:126. [PMID: 35208201 PMCID: PMC8876138 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12020126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Fruit and vegetables (FV) are part of a healthy diet and should be frequently consumed already at a young age. However, intake of FV is difficult to assess in children and adolescents due to various misreporting aspects. Thus, measurement of dietary biomarkers may be a promising alternative to assess FV intake more objectively at young age. To date, dietary biomarkers have been primarily studied in adults, and research focused on their usefulness in children is scarce. However, clinical studies have revealed important differences between children and adults, most importantly in their gut microbiome composition, resulting in differences in postprandial metabolism, as well as in food choices and meal compositions that may influence individual biomarker levels. Therefore, the present review aimed to identify biomarkers of FV intake (BFVI) currently available in children and adolescents and to explore whether there are any differences in the BFVI profile above between children and adolescents and adults. In addition, the current level of validation of BFVI in children and adolescents was examined. In total, 28 studies were eligible for this review, and 18 compounds were identified as potential biomarkers for FV intake in children and adolescents. Carotenoid concentration in skin was a valuable biomarker for total FV intake for both children and adult populations. Common BFVI in blood in adults (e.g., carotenoids and vitamin C) showed inconsistent results in children and adolescents. Biomarkers particularly useful in children included urinary hippuric acid as a biomarker of polyphenolic compound intake originating from FV and the combination of N-methylnicotinic acid and acetylornithine as a biomarker of bean intake. Further studies are needed to assess their kinetics, dose-response, and other validation aspects. There is limited evidence so far regarding valid BFVI in children and adolescents. Thus, to put BFVI into practice in children and adolescents, further studies, particularly based on metabolomics, are needed to identify and validate BFVI that can be used in future epidemiological studies.
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- Li Yuan
- Department of Epidemiological Methods and Etiological Research, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology—BIPS, Achterstraße 30, 28359 Bremen, Germany; (W.A.); (A.F.)
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- Unit of Nutritional Epidemiology, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany; (S.M.); (U.N.)
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 69372 Lyon, France; (I.H.); (A.S.)
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- Unit of Nutritional Epidemiology, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany; (S.M.); (U.N.)
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- Department of Epidemiological Methods and Etiological Research, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology—BIPS, Achterstraße 30, 28359 Bremen, Germany; (W.A.); (A.F.)
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 69372 Lyon, France; (I.H.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Epidemiological Methods and Etiological Research, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology—BIPS, Achterstraße 30, 28359 Bremen, Germany; (W.A.); (A.F.)
- Section of Dietetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Hochschule Neubrandenburg—University of Applied Sciences, 17033 Neubrandenburg, Germany
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Rafiq T, Azab SM, Teo KK, Thabane L, Anand SS, Morrison KM, de Souza RJ, Britz-McKibbin P. Nutritional Metabolomics and the Classification of Dietary Biomarker Candidates: A Critical Review. Adv Nutr 2021; 12:2333-2357. [PMID: 34015815 PMCID: PMC8634495 DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmab054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Recent advances in metabolomics allow for more objective assessment of contemporary food exposures, which have been proposed as an alternative or complement to self-reporting of food intake. However, the quality of evidence supporting the utility of dietary biomarkers as valid measures of habitual intake of foods or complex dietary patterns in diverse populations has not been systematically evaluated. We reviewed nutritional metabolomics studies reporting metabolites associated with specific foods or food groups; evaluated the interstudy repeatability of dietary biomarker candidates; and reported study design, metabolomic approach, analytical technique(s), and type of biofluid analyzed. A comprehensive literature search of 5 databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, BIOSIS, and CINAHL) was conducted from inception through December 2020. This review included 244 studies, 169 (69%) of which were interventional studies (9 of these were replicated in free-living participants) and 151 (62%) of which measured the metabolomic profile of serum and/or plasma. Food-based metabolites identified in ≥1 study and/or biofluid were associated with 11 food-specific categories or dietary patterns: 1) fruits; 2) vegetables; 3) high-fiber foods (grain-rich); 4) meats; 5) seafood; 6) pulses, legumes, and nuts; 7) alcohol; 8) caffeinated beverages, teas, and cocoas; 9) dairy and soya; 10) sweet and sugary foods; and 11) complex dietary patterns and other foods. We conclude that 69 metabolites represent good candidate biomarkers of food intake. Quantitative measurement of these metabolites will advance our understanding of the relation between diet and chronic disease risk and support evidence-based dietary guidelines for global health.
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- Talha Rafiq
- Medical Sciences Graduate Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Hakeem Said I, Heidorn C, Petrov DD, Retta MB, Truex JD, Haka S, Ullrich MS, Kuhnert N. LC-MS based metabolomic approach for the efficient identification and relative quantification of bioavailable cocoa phenolics in human urine. Food Chem 2021; 364:130198. [PMID: 34256277 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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This study was designed to investigate the rate and extent of urinary excretion of cocoa phenolic metabolites after human intake using metabolomics approach. In this context, a feeding trial was conducted where urine samples were collected at different time points over 48-h period. Several biomarkers were highlighted in LC-MS based chemometrics using principal component (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), which revealed the presence of both epicatechin and gut microbial phenyl-γ-valerolactones (PVLs) conjugated analogues. The presences of these metabolites segregated and grouped the samples based on cocoa and non-cocoa ingestion. Furthermore, semi quantification of major bioavailable metabolites was performed to determine the interindividual differences and assess the relative bioavailability of cocoa compounds in the human body. Our approach presented here is unique in displaying a combination of LC-MS based chemometrics visualization strategies, which revealed and identified significant biomarkers that could reduce the problems associated with data screening complexity.
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- Campus Ring 1, Jacobs University Bremen, 28759 Bremen, Germany
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- Campus Ring 1, Jacobs University Bremen, 28759 Bremen, Germany
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- Campus Ring 1, Jacobs University Bremen, 28759 Bremen, Germany.
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Characterization of Metabolites in Plasma, Urine and Feces of Healthy Participants after Taking Brahmi Essence for Twelve Weeks Using LC-ESI-QTOF-MS Metabolomic Approach. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26102944. [PMID: 34063409 PMCID: PMC8156768 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26102944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Brahmi essence, developed from Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. standardized extract and mulberry juice, was proven to improve the memory speed of healthy participants aged 55–80 years old, following a 12-week dietary program. However, the metabolites have not yet been reported. Our objective was to characterize the altered metabolites in the plasma, urine, and feces of healthy volunteers after consumption of Brahmi essence for 12 weeks, using the LC-MS metabolomics approach. The altered metabolites were selected from OPLS-DA S-plots; 15 metabolites in the plasma, 7 in the urine, and 17 in the feces samples were tentatively identified by comparison with an online database and literature. The metabolites in the plasma samples were in the classes of amino acids, acylcarnitine, and phospholipids. Benzeneactamide-4-O-sulphate and 3-hydroxyhippuric acid were found in urine samples. The metabolites in the class of amino acids, together with jujubogenin and pseudojujubogenin, were identified in the fecal samples. The aminoacyl-tRNA, aromatic amino acids, and branched-chain amino acid biosynthetic pathways were mainly related to the identified metabolites in all three samples. It could be implied that those metabolites and their pathways might be linked with the effect of Brahmi essence on memory speed.
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Borodina I, Kenny LC, McCarthy CM, Paramasivan K, Pretorius E, Roberts TJ, van der Hoek SA, Kell DB. The biology of ergothioneine, an antioxidant nutraceutical. Nutr Res Rev 2020; 33:190-217. [PMID: 32051057 PMCID: PMC7653990 DOI: 10.1017/s0954422419000301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ergothioneine (ERG) is an unusual thio-histidine betaine amino acid that has potent antioxidant activities. It is synthesised by a variety of microbes, especially fungi (including in mushroom fruiting bodies) and actinobacteria, but is not synthesised by plants and animals who acquire it via the soil and their diet, respectively. Animals have evolved a highly selective transporter for it, known as solute carrier family 22, member 4 (SLC22A4) in humans, signifying its importance, and ERG may even have the status of a vitamin. ERG accumulates differentially in various tissues, according to their expression of SLC22A4, favouring those such as erythrocytes that may be subject to oxidative stress. Mushroom or ERG consumption seems to provide significant prevention against oxidative stress in a large variety of systems. ERG seems to have strong cytoprotective status, and its concentration is lowered in a number of chronic inflammatory diseases. It has been passed as safe by regulatory agencies, and may have value as a nutraceutical and antioxidant more generally.
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- Irina Borodina
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Building 220, Chemitorvet 200, Technical University of Denmark, 2800Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, LiverpoolL8 7SS, UK
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- Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research (INFANT), Cork University Maternity Hospital, Cork, Republic of Ireland
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Western Gateway Building, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Building 220, Chemitorvet 200, Technical University of Denmark, 2800Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1 Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1 Matieland, 7602, South Africa
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Integrative Biology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, LiverpoolL69 7ZB, UK
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Building 220, Chemitorvet 200, Technical University of Denmark, 2800Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Building 220, Chemitorvet 200, Technical University of Denmark, 2800Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1 Matieland, 7602, South Africa
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Integrative Biology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, LiverpoolL69 7ZB, UK
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Beckmann M, Wilson T, Lloyd AJ, Torres D, Goios A, Willis ND, Lyons L, Phillips H, Mathers JC, Draper J. Challenges Associated With the Design and Deployment of Food Intake Urine Biomarker Technology for Assessment of Habitual Diet in Free-Living Individuals and Populations-A Perspective. Front Nutr 2020; 7:602515. [PMID: 33344495 PMCID: PMC7745244 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2020.602515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Improvement of diet at the population level is a cornerstone of national and international strategies for reducing chronic disease burden. A critical challenge in generating robust data on habitual dietary intake is accurate exposure assessment. Self-reporting instruments (e.g., food frequency questionnaires, dietary recall) are subject to reporting bias and serving size perceptions, while weighed dietary assessments are unfeasible in large-scale studies. However, secondary metabolites derived from individual foods/food groups and present in urine provide an opportunity to develop potential biomarkers of food intake (BFIs). Habitual dietary intake assessment in population surveys using biomarkers presents several challenges, including the need to develop affordable biofluid collection methods, acceptable to participants that allow collection of informative samples. Monitoring diet comprehensively using biomarkers requires analytical methods to quantify the structurally diverse mixture of target biomarkers, at a range of concentrations within urine. The present article provides a perspective on the challenges associated with the development of urine biomarker technology for monitoring diet exposure in free-living individuals with a view to its future deployment in "real world" situations. An observational study (n = 95), as part of a national survey on eating habits, provided an opportunity to explore biomarker measurement in a free-living population. In a second food intervention study (n = 15), individuals consumed a wide range of foods as a series of menus designed specifically to achieve exposure reflecting a diversity of foods commonly consumed in the UK, emulating normal eating patterns. First Morning Void urines were shown to be suitable samples for biomarker measurement. Triple quadrupole mass spectrometry, coupled with liquid chromatography, was used to assess simultaneously the behavior of a panel of 54 potential BFIs. This panel of chemically diverse biomarkers, reporting intake of a wide range of commonly-consumed foods, can be extended successfully as new biomarker leads are discovered. Towards validation, we demonstrate excellent discrimination of eating patterns and quantitative relationships between biomarker concentrations in urine and the intake of several foods. In conclusion, we believe that the integration of information from BFI technology and dietary self-reporting tools will expedite research on the complex interactions between dietary choices and health.
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- Manfred Beckmann
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Epidemiology Research Unit (EPIUnit), Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Epidemiology Research Unit (EPIUnit), Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Human Nutrition Research Centre, Population Health Sciences Institute, William Leech Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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- Human Nutrition Research Centre, Population Health Sciences Institute, William Leech Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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Saenger T, Hübner F, Lindemann V, Ganswind K, Humpf HU. Urinary Biomarkers for Orange Juice Consumption. Mol Nutr Food Res 2020; 65:e2000781. [PMID: 33216459 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202000781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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SCOPE As orange juice belongs to one of the most consumed juices worldwide, a human study is performed to identify urinary biomarkers for the consumption of orange juice in order to differentiate between low, medium, and high intake. METHODS AND RESULTS The 32 study participants abstained from citrus fruits, juices and products thereof, except for one portion of orange juice, for eight days. Throughout the study, spot urine samples are collected and quantitatively analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) regarding their content of several potential biomarkers for orange juice intake after enzymatic treatment with β-glucuronidase. Proline betaine is determined as a long-term biomarker: based on its urinary excretion, orange juice consumption is traceable for at least 72 h after intake. Naringenin and hesperetin are identified as qualitative short-term biomarkers. Synephrine sulfate also showed a fast increase and decrease in a semi-quantitative approach. In the case of phloretin, no correlation between orange juice consumption and the urinary concentration is observed. CONCLUSION Proline betaine is the most promising biomarker for orange juice consumption and allows to differentiate between low, medium, and high intake. Hesperetin and naringenin (as well as synephrine) are applicable as supporting biomarkers, whereas phloretin does not represent a reliable biomarker for orange juice consumption.
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- Theresa Saenger
- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 45, Münster, 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 45, Münster, 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 45, Münster, 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 45, Münster, 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 45, Münster, 48149, Germany
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de Souza RJ, Shanmuganathan M, Lamri A, Atkinson SA, Becker A, Desai D, Gupta M, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Morrison KM, Subbarao P, Teo KK, Turvey SE, Williams NC, Britz-McKibbin P, Anand SS. Maternal Diet and the Serum Metabolome in Pregnancy: Robust Dietary Biomarkers Generalizable to a Multiethnic Birth Cohort. Curr Dev Nutr 2020; 4:nzaa144. [PMID: 33073162 PMCID: PMC7547851 DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Advances in metabolomics are anticipated to decipher associations between dietary exposures and health. Replication biomarker studies in different populations are critical to demonstrate generalizability. OBJECTIVES To identify and validate robust serum metabolites associated with diet quality and specific foods in a multiethnic cohort of pregnant women. DESIGN In this cross-sectional analysis of 3 multiethnic Canadian birth cohorts, we collected semiquantitative FFQ and serum data from 900 women at the second trimester of pregnancy. We calculated a diet quality score (DQS), defined as daily servings of "healthy" minus "unhealthy" foods. Serum metabolomics was performed by multisegment injection-capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry, and specific serum metabolites associated with maternal DQSs were identified. We combined the results across all 3 cohorts using meta-analysis to classify robust dietary biomarkers (r > ± 0.1; P < 0.05). RESULTS Diet quality was higher in the South Asian birth cohort (mean DQS = 7.1) than the 2 white Caucasian birth cohorts (mean DQS <3.2). Sixty-six metabolites were detected with high frequency (>75%) and adequate precision (CV <30%), and 47 were common to all cohorts. Hippuric acid was positively associated with healthy diet score in all cohorts, and with the overall DQS only in the primarily white Caucasian cohorts. We observed robust correlations between: 1) proline betaine-citrus foods; 2) 3-methylhistidine-red meat, chicken, and eggs; 3) hippuric acid-fruits and vegetables; 4) trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO)-seafood, meat, and eggs; and 5) tryptophan betaine-nuts/legumes. CONCLUSIONS Specific serum metabolites reflect intake of citrus fruit/juice, vegetables, animal foods, and nuts/legumes in pregnant women independent of ethnicity, fasting status, and delays to storage across multiple collection centers. Robust biomarkers of overall diet quality varied by cohort. Proline betaine, 3-methylhistidine, hippuric acid, TMAO, and tryptophan betaine were robust dietary biomarkers for investigations of maternal nutrition in diverse populations.
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- Russell J de Souza
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Canadian Collaborative Research Network, Brampton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
- University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- BC Children's Hospital and The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Choi PM, Bowes DA, O'Brien JW, Li J, Halden RU, Jiang G, Thomas KV, Mueller JF. Do food and stress biomarkers work for wastewater-based epidemiology? A critical evaluation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 736:139654. [PMID: 32497888 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Dietary characteristics and oxidative stress are closely linked to the wellbeing of individuals. In recent years, various urinary biomarkers of food and oxidative stress have been proposed for use in wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), in efforts to objectively monitor the food consumed and the oxidative stress experienced by individuals in a wastewater catchment. However, it is not clear whether such biomarkers are suitable for wastewater-based epidemiology. This study presents a suite of 30 urinary food and oxidative stress biomarkers and evaluates their applicability for WBE studies. This includes 22 biomarkers which were not previously considered for WBE studies. Daily per capita loads of biomarkers were measured from 57 wastewater influent samples from nine Australian catchments. Stability of biomarkers were assessed using laboratory scale sewer reactors. Biomarkers of consumption of vitamin B2, vitamin B3 and fibre, as well as a component of citrus had per capita loads in line with reported literature values despite susceptibility of degradation in sewer reactors. Consumption biomarkers of red meat, fish, fruit, other vitamins and biomarkers of stress had per capita values inconsistent with literature findings, and/or degraded rapidly in sewer reactors, indicating that they are unsuitable for use as WBE biomarkers in the traditional quantitative sense. This study serves to communicate the suitability of food and oxidative stress biomarkers for future WBE research.
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- P M Choi
- Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), The University of Queensland, Australia.
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- Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering, Arizona State University, United States of America; OneWaterOneHealth, Arizona State University Foundation, United States of America
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- Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), The University of Queensland, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, Australia
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- Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering, Arizona State University, United States of America; OneWaterOneHealth, Arizona State University Foundation, United States of America
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, Australia; School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), The University of Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), The University of Queensland, Australia
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Sandoval-Ramírez BA, Catalán Ú, Fernández-Castillejo S, Pedret A, Llauradó E, Solà R. Cyanidin-3-glucoside as a possible biomarker of anthocyanin-rich berry intake in body fluids of healthy humans: a systematic review of clinical trials. Nutr Rev 2020; 78:597-610. [PMID: 31858139 PMCID: PMC7279666 DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuz083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Context Anthocyanins are phenolic compounds found in berries. They exhibit promising health benefits in humans, but no accurate biomarkers of berry intake have been identified thus far. Objective The aim of this systematic review is to propose a biomarker of anthocyanin-rich berry intake in human plasma and urine. Data Sources PubMed and Cochrane databases were searched from January 2008 to January 2019. Study Selection Databases were searched for human intervention studies that assessed the presence of anthocyanins in human body fluids using high-throughput techniques. Non-English articles and studies publishing targeted analyses were excluded. Data Extraction Ten clinical trials, in which 203 phenolic compounds were identified, were included and assessed qualitatively. The following criteria were used to identify biomarkers of berry intake: frequency, plausibility, dose-response, time response, robustness, reliability, stability, analytical performance, and reproducibility. Sensitivity and specificity of potential biomarkers were determined by the receiver operating characteristic curve. Results Of the 203 phenolic compounds identified in human samples, the anthocyanin cyanidin-3-glucoside was the molecule found most frequently in urine (58.06%) and plasma (69.49%). Cyanidin-3-glucoside fulfills the essential criterion of plausibility as well as the dose-response, time response, stability, and analytical performance criteria. Its positive predictive value is 74% (P = 0.210) in plasma, which is acceptable, and 61.7% (P = 0.402) in urine. Conclusions Current evidence suggests that cyanidin-3-glucoside is a potential biomarker of anthocyanin-rich berry intake in plasma and urine of healthy humans. PROSPERO registration number CRD42018096796.
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- Berner Andrée Sandoval-Ramírez
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, the Functional Nutrition, Oxidation, and Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, the Functional Nutrition, Oxidation, and Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.,Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, the Functional Nutrition, Oxidation, and Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.,Fundació EURECAT-Centre Technològic de Nutrició Salut, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, the Functional Nutrition, Oxidation, and Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.,Fundació EURECAT-Centre Technològic de Nutrició Salut, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, the Functional Nutrition, Oxidation, and Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, the Functional Nutrition, Oxidation, and Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.,Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus, Reus, Spain
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Lacalle-Bergeron L, Portolés T, López FJ, Sancho JV, Ortega-Azorín C, Asensio EM, Coltell O, Corella D. Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Ion Mobility Separation-Quadruple Time-of-Flight MS (UHPLC-IMS-QTOF MS) Metabolomics for Short-Term Biomarker Discovery of Orange Intake: A Randomized, Controlled Crossover Study. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12071916. [PMID: 32610451 PMCID: PMC7400617 DOI: 10.3390/nu12071916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A major problem with dietary assessments is their subjective nature. Untargeted metabolomics and new technologies can shed light on this issue and provide a more complete picture of dietary intake by measuring the profile of metabolites in biological samples. Oranges are one of the most consumed fruits in the world, and therefore one of the most studied for their properties. The aim of this work was the application of untargeted metabolomics approach with the novel combination of ion mobility separation coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry (IMS-HRMS) and study the advantages that this technique can bring to the area of dietary biomarker discovery, with the specific case of biomarkers associated with orange consumption (Citrus reticulata) in plasma samples taken during an acute intervention study (consisting of a randomized, controlled crossover trial in healthy individuals). A total of six markers of acute orange consumption, including betonicines and conjugated flavonoids, were identified with the experimental data and previous literature, demonstrating the advantages of ion mobility in the identification of dietary biomarkers and the benefits that an additional structural descriptor, as the collision cross section value (CCS), can provide in this area.
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- Leticia Lacalle-Bergeron
- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water (IUPA), Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain; (L.L.-B.); (T.P.); (F.J.L.); (J.V.S.)
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- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water (IUPA), Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain; (L.L.-B.); (T.P.); (F.J.L.); (J.V.S.)
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- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water (IUPA), Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain; (L.L.-B.); (T.P.); (F.J.L.); (J.V.S.)
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- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water (IUPA), Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain; (L.L.-B.); (T.P.); (F.J.L.); (J.V.S.)
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (C.O.-A.); (E.M.A.)
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (C.O.-A.); (E.M.A.)
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Department of Computer Languages and Systems, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (C.O.-A.); (E.M.A.)
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-963-86-4800
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Hövelmann Y, Lewin L, Steinert K, Hübner F, Humpf HU. Mass Spectrometry-Based Analysis of Urinary Biomarkers for Dietary Tomato Intake. Mol Nutr Food Res 2020; 64:e2000011. [PMID: 32386275 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202000011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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SCOPE In this study, the applicability of several β-carboline, imidazole, and steroidal alkaloids as biomarkers for tomato juice intake is evaluated. METHODS AND RESULTS Over the course of a 2-week crossover dietary intervention study, 14 volunteers were given low and high doses of tomato juice after 3 days of avoiding tomato-based products. On the day of consumption and the following days, volunteers provided urine samples that were quantitatively analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Herein, glucose-derived β-carboline alkaloids are determined as supporting, yet non-specific dietary biomarkers for tomato juice intake. Several imidazole alkaloids represent further biomarkers, which are shown to specifically indicate consumption of tomato juice for 24 h and partly >24 h. Additionally, steroidal alkaloids derived from esculeogenin B are determined to be specific biomarkers for tomato juice detectable for at least 48 h after consumption. The intake of low and high amounts of tomato juice is significantly distinguishable based on the urinary excretion of all determined biomarkers as well. CONCLUSIONS The dietary intake of tomato juice is conclusively traceable based on urinary excretion of multiple β-carboline, imidazole, and steroidal alkaloids, and can be determined for up to 48 h after consumption. Furthermore, different intake doses can clearly be distinguished based on their urinary excretion.
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- Yannick Hövelmann
- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, 48149, Germany
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González-Domínguez R, Urpi-Sarda M, Jáuregui O, Needs PW, Kroon PA, Andrés-Lacueva C. Quantitative Dietary Fingerprinting (QDF)-A Novel Tool for Comprehensive Dietary Assessment Based on Urinary Nutrimetabolomics. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:1851-1861. [PMID: 30799616 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b07023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Accurate dietary assessment is a challenge in nutritional research, needing powerful and robust tools for reliable measurement of food intake biomarkers. In this work, we have developed a novel quantitative dietary fingerprinting (QDF) approach, which enables for the first time the simultaneous quantitation of about 350 urinary food-derived metabolites, including (poly)phenolic aglycones, phase II metabolites, and microbial-transformed compounds, as well as other compounds (e.g., glucosinolates, amino acid derivatives, methylxanthines, alkaloids, and markers of alcohol and tobacco consumption). This method was fully validated for 220 metabolites, yielding good linearity, high sensitivity and precision, accurate recovery rates, and negligible matrix effects. Furthermore, 127 additional phase II metabolites were also included in this method after identification in urines collected from acute dietary interventions with various foods. Thus, this metabolomic approach represents one-step further toward precision nutrition and the objective of improving the accurateness and comprehensiveness in the assessment of dietary patterns and lifestyles.
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- Raúl González-Domínguez
- Biomarkers and Nutrimetabolomics Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, Food Technology Reference Net (XaRTA), Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute (INSA), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences , University of Barcelona , 08028 Barcelona , Spain
- CIBER Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERfes) , Instituto de Salud Carlos III , 08028 Barcelona , Spain
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- Biomarkers and Nutrimetabolomics Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, Food Technology Reference Net (XaRTA), Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute (INSA), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences , University of Barcelona , 08028 Barcelona , Spain
- CIBER Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERfes) , Instituto de Salud Carlos III , 08028 Barcelona , Spain
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- CIBER Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERfes) , Instituto de Salud Carlos III , 08028 Barcelona , Spain
- Scientific and Technological Center of University of Barcelona (CCiTUB) , 08028 Barcelona , Spain
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience , Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UA , United Kingdom
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience , Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UA , United Kingdom
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- Biomarkers and Nutrimetabolomics Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, Food Technology Reference Net (XaRTA), Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute (INSA), Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences , University of Barcelona , 08028 Barcelona , Spain
- CIBER Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERfes) , Instituto de Salud Carlos III , 08028 Barcelona , Spain
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Untargeted HILIC-MS-Based Metabolomics Approach to Evaluate Coffee Roasting Process: Contributing to an Integrated Metabolomics Multiplatform. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25040887. [PMID: 32079306 PMCID: PMC7070313 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25040887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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An untargeted metabolomics strategy using hydrophilic interaction chromatography-mass spectrometry (HILIC-MS) was developed in this work enabling the study of the coffee roasting process. Green coffee beans and coffee beans submitted to three different roasting degrees (light, medium, and strong) were analyzed. Chromatographic separation was carried out using water containing 10 mM ammonium formate with 0.2 % formic acid (mobile phase A) and acetonitrile containing 10 mM ammonium formate with 0.2 % formic acid (mobile phase B). A total of 93 molecular features were considered from which 31 were chosen as the most statistically significant using variable in the projection values. 13 metabolites were tentatively identified as potential biomarkers of the coffee roasting process using this metabolomic platform. Results obtained in this work were complementary to those achieved using orthogonal techniques such as reversed-phase liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (RPLC-MS) and capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS) since only one metabolite was found to be common between HILIC-MS and RPLC-MS platforms (caffeoylshikimic acid isomer) and other between HILIC-MS and CE-MS platforms (choline). On the basis of these results, an untargeted metabolomics multiplatform is proposed in this work based on the integration of the three orthogonal techniques as a powerful tool to expand the coverage of the roasted coffee metabolome.
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Choi PM, Tscharke B, Samanipour S, Hall WD, Gartner CE, Mueller JF, Thomas KV, O'Brien JW. Social, demographic, and economic correlates of food and chemical consumption measured by wastewater-based epidemiology. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:21864-21873. [PMID: 31591193 PMCID: PMC6815118 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1910242116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Wastewater is a potential treasure trove of chemicals that reflects population behavior and health status. Wastewater-based epidemiology has been employed to determine population-scale consumption of chemicals, particularly illicit drugs, across different communities and over time. However, the sociodemographic or socioeconomic correlates of chemical consumption and exposure are unclear. This study explores the relationships between catchment specific sociodemographic parameters and biomarkers in wastewater generated by the respective catchments. Domestic wastewater influent samples taken during the 2016 Australian census week were analyzed for a range of diet, drug, pharmaceutical, and lifestyle biomarkers. We present both linear and rank-order (i.e., Pearson and Spearman) correlations between loads of 42 biomarkers and census-derived metrics, index of relative socioeconomic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), median age, and 40 socioeconomic index for area (SEIFA) descriptors. Biomarkers of caffeine, citrus, and dietary fiber consumption had strong positive correlations with IRSAD, while tramadol, atenolol, and pregabalin had strong negative correlation with IRSAD. As expected, atenolol and hydrochlorothiazide correlated positively with median age. We also found specific SEIFA descriptors such as occupation and educational attainment correlating with each biomarker. Our study demonstrates that wastewater-based epidemiology can be used to study sociodemographic influences and disparities in chemical consumption.
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- Phil M Choi
- Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Science, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia;
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- Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Science, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Science, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia
- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Science, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Science, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Science, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia
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Wellington N, Shanmuganathan M, de Souza RJ, Zulyniak MA, Azab S, Bloomfield J, Mell A, Ly R, Desai D, Anand SS, Britz-McKibbin P. Metabolic Trajectories Following Contrasting Prudent and Western Diets from Food Provisions: Identifying Robust Biomarkers of Short-Term Changes in Habitual Diet. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11102407. [PMID: 31600930 PMCID: PMC6835357 DOI: 10.3390/nu11102407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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A large body of evidence has linked unhealthy eating patterns with an alarming increase in obesity and chronic disease worldwide. However, existing methods of assessing dietary intake in nutritional epidemiology rely on food frequency questionnaires or dietary records that are prone to bias and selective reporting. Herein, metabolic phenotyping was performed on 42 healthy participants from the Diet and Gene Intervention (DIGEST) pilot study, a parallel two-arm randomized clinical trial that provided complete diets to all participants. Matching single-spot urine and fasting plasma specimens were collected at baseline, and then following two weeks of either a Prudent or Western diet with a weight-maintaining menu plan designed by a dietician. Targeted and nontargeted metabolite profiling was conducted using three complementary analytical platforms, where 80 plasma metabolites and 84 creatinine-normalized urinary metabolites were reliably measured (CV < 30%) in the majority of participants (>75%) after implementing a rigorous data workflow for metabolite authentication with stringent quality control. We classified a panel of metabolites with distinctive trajectories following two weeks of food provisions when using complementary univariate and multivariate statistical models. Unknown metabolites associated with contrasting dietary patterns were identified with high-resolution MS/MS, as well as co-elution after spiking with authentic standards if available. Overall, 3-methylhistidine and proline betaine concentrations increased in both plasma and urine samples after participants were assigned a Prudent diet (q < 0.05) with a corresponding decrease in the Western diet group. Similarly, creatinine-normalized urinary imidazole propionate, hydroxypipecolic acid, dihydroxybenzoic acid, and enterolactone glucuronide, as well as plasma ketoleucine and ketovaline increased with a Prudent diet (p < 0.05) after adjustments for age, sex, and BMI. In contrast, plasma myristic acid, linoelaidic acid, linoleic acid, α-linoleic acid, pentadecanoic acid, alanine, proline, carnitine, and deoxycarnitine, as well as urinary acesulfame K increased among participants following a Western diet. Most metabolites were also correlated (r > ± 0.30, p < 0.05) to changes in the average intake of specific nutrients from self-reported diet records reflecting good adherence to assigned food provisions. Our study revealed robust biomarkers sensitive to short-term changes in habitual diet, which is needed for accurate monitoring of healthy eating patterns in free-living populations, and evidence-based public health policies for chronic disease prevention.
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- Nadine Wellington
- Department of Chemical and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.
- School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK.
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada.
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Low DY, Lefèvre‐Arbogast S, González‐Domínguez R, Urpi‐Sarda M, Micheau P, Petera M, Centeno D, Durand S, Pujos‐Guillot E, Korosi A, Lucassen PJ, Aigner L, Proust‐Lima C, Hejblum BP, Helmer C, Andres‐Lacueva C, Thuret S, Samieri C, Manach C. Diet-Related Metabolites Associated with Cognitive Decline Revealed by Untargeted Metabolomics in a Prospective Cohort. Mol Nutr Food Res 2019; 63:e1900177. [PMID: 31218777 PMCID: PMC6790579 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201900177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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SCOPE Untargeted metabolomics may reveal preventive targets in cognitive aging, including within the food metabolome. METHODS AND RESULTS A case-control study nested in the prospective Three-City study includes participants aged ≥65 years and initially free of dementia. A total of 209 cases of cognitive decline and 209 controls (matched for age, gender, education) with slower cognitive decline over up to 12 years are contrasted. Using untargeted metabolomics and bootstrap-enhanced penalized regression, a baseline serum signature of 22 metabolites associated with subsequent cognitive decline is identified. The signature includes three coffee metabolites, a biomarker of citrus intake, a cocoa metabolite, two metabolites putatively derived from fish and wine, three medium-chain acylcarnitines, glycodeoxycholic acid, lysoPC(18:3), trimethyllysine, glucose, cortisol, creatinine, and arginine. Adding the 22 metabolites to a reference predictive model for cognitive decline (conditioned on age, gender, education and including ApoE-ε4, diabetes, BMI, and number of medications) substantially increases the predictive performance: cross-validated Area Under the Receiver Operating Curve = 75% [95% CI 70-80%] compared to 62% [95% CI 56-67%]. CONCLUSIONS The untargeted metabolomics study supports a protective role of specific foods (e.g., coffee, cocoa, fish) and various alterations in the endogenous metabolism responsive to diet in cognitive aging.
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- Dorrain Yanwen Low
- Human Nutrition UnitINRA, Université Clermont AuvergneF‐63000Clermont‐FerrandFrance
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- Bordeaux Population Health Research CenterInserm, University of BordeauxUMR 1219F‐33000BordeauxFrance
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- Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Science, CIBER Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES)Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIUniversity of BarcelonaAv Joan XXIII 27–3108028BarcelonaSpain
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- Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Science, CIBER Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES)Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIUniversity of BarcelonaAv Joan XXIII 27–3108028BarcelonaSpain
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- Human Nutrition UnitINRA, Université Clermont AuvergneF‐63000Clermont‐FerrandFrance
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- Université Clermont AuvergneINRA, UNH, Plateforme d'Exploration du MétabolismeMetaboHUB ClermontF‐63000Clermont‐FerrandFrance
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- Université Clermont AuvergneINRA, UNH, Plateforme d'Exploration du MétabolismeMetaboHUB ClermontF‐63000Clermont‐FerrandFrance
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- Université Clermont AuvergneINRA, UNH, Plateforme d'Exploration du MétabolismeMetaboHUB ClermontF‐63000Clermont‐FerrandFrance
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- Université Clermont AuvergneINRA, UNH, Plateforme d'Exploration du MétabolismeMetaboHUB ClermontF‐63000Clermont‐FerrandFrance
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- Brain Plasticity Group, SILS‐CNSUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098 XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Brain Plasticity Group, SILS‐CNSUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098 XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Institute of Molecular Regenerative Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical UniversitySalzburg5020Austria
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- Bordeaux Population Health Research CenterInserm, University of BordeauxUMR 1219F‐33000BordeauxFrance
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- Bordeaux Population Health Research CenterInserm, University of BordeauxUMR 1219F‐33000BordeauxFrance
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- Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Science, CIBER Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES)Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIUniversity of BarcelonaAv Joan XXIII 27–3108028BarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Basic and Clinical NeuroscienceMaurice Wohl Neuroscience InstituteInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College LondonLondonSE5 9NUUK
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- Bordeaux Population Health Research CenterInserm, University of BordeauxUMR 1219F‐33000BordeauxFrance
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- Human Nutrition UnitINRA, Université Clermont AuvergneF‐63000Clermont‐FerrandFrance
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Picking JW, Behrman EJ, Zhang L, Krzycki JA. MtpB, a member of the MttB superfamily from the human intestinal acetogen Eubacterium limosum, catalyzes proline betaine demethylation. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:13697-13707. [PMID: 31341018 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The trimethylamine methyltransferase MttB is the founding member of a widely distributed superfamily of microbial proteins. Genes encoding most members of the MttB superfamily lack the codon for pyrrolysine that distinguishes previously characterized trimethylamine methyltransferases, leaving the function(s) of most of the enzymes in this superfamily unknown. Here, investigating the MttB family member MtpB from the human intestinal isolate Eubacterium limosum ATCC 8486, an acetogen that excretes N-methyl proline during growth on proline betaine, we demonstrate that MtpB catalyzes anoxic demethylation of proline betaine. MtpB along with MtqC (a corrinoid protein) and MtqA (a methylcorrinoid:tetrahydrofolate methyltransferase) was much more abundant in E. limosum cells grown on proline betaine than on lactate. We observed that recombinant MtpB methylates Co(I)-MtqC in the presence of proline betaine and that other quaternary amines are much less preferred substrates. MtpB, MtqC, and MtqA catalyze tetrahydrofolate methylation with proline betaine, thereby forming a key intermediate in the Wood-Ljungdahl acetogenesis pathway. To our knowledge, MtpB methylation of Co(I)-MtqC for the subsequent methylation of tetrahydrofolate represents the first described anoxic mechanism of proline betaine demethylation. The activities of MtpB and associated proteins in acetogens or other anaerobes provide a possible mechanism for the production of N-methyl proline by the gut microbiome. MtpB's activity characterized here strengthens the hypothesis that much of the MttB superfamily comprises quaternary amine-dependent methyltransferases.
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- Jonathan W Picking
- Ohio State Biochemistry Program, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Campus Chemical Instrument Center Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Ohio State Biochemistry Program, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 .,Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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Papandreou C, Hernández-Alonso P, Bulló M, Ruiz-Canela M, Yu E, Guasch-Ferré M, Toledo E, Dennis C, Deik A, Clish C, Razquin C, Corella D, Estruch R, Ros E, Fitó M, Arós F, Fiol M, Lapetra J, Ruano C, Liang L, Martínez-González MA, Hu FB, Salas-Salvadó J. Plasma Metabolites Associated with Coffee Consumption: A Metabolomic Approach within the PREDIMED Study. Nutrients 2019; 11:E1032. [PMID: 31072000 PMCID: PMC6566346 DOI: 10.3390/nu11051032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Few studies have examined the association of a wide range of metabolites with total and subtypes of coffee consumption. The aim of this study was to investigate associations of plasma metabolites with total, caffeinated, and decaffeinated coffee consumption. We also assessed the ability of metabolites to discriminate between coffee consumption categories. This is a cross-sectional analysis of 1664 participants from the PREDIMED study. Metabolites were semiquantitatively profiled using a multiplatform approach. Consumption of total coffee, caffeinated coffee and decaffeinated coffee was assessed by using a validated food frequency questionnaire. We assessed associations between 387 metabolite levels with total, caffeinated, or decaffeinated coffee consumption (≥50 mL coffee/day) using elastic net regression analysis. Ten-fold cross-validation analyses were used to estimate the discriminative accuracy of metabolites for total and subtypes of coffee. We identified different sets of metabolites associated with total coffee, caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee consumption. These metabolites consisted of lipid species (e.g., sphingomyelin, phosphatidylethanolamine, and phosphatidylcholine) or were derived from glycolysis (alpha-glycerophosphate) and polyphenol metabolism (hippurate). Other metabolites included caffeine, 5-acetylamino-6-amino-3-methyluracil, cotinine, kynurenic acid, glycocholate, lactate, and allantoin. The area under the curve (AUC) was 0.60 (95% CI 0.56-0.64), 0.78 (95% CI 0.75-0.81) and 0.52 (95% CI 0.49-0.55), in the multimetabolite model, for total, caffeinated, and decaffeinated coffee consumption, respectively. Our comprehensive metabolic analysis did not result in a new, reliable potential set of metabolites for coffee consumption.
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- Christopher Papandreou
- Human Nutrition Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Rovira i Virgili University, 43201 Reus, Spain.
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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- Human Nutrition Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Rovira i Virgili University, 43201 Reus, Spain.
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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- Human Nutrition Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Rovira i Virgili University, 43201 Reus, Spain.
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
- University of Navarra, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, IdiSNA, 31009 Pamplona, Spain.
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Human Nutrition Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Rovira i Virgili University, 43201 Reus, Spain.
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
- University of Navarra, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, IdiSNA, 31009 Pamplona, Spain.
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
- University of Navarra, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, IdiSNA, 31009 Pamplona, Spain.
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition Institut d' Investigacions Biomediques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain.
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
- Lipid Clinic, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain.
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
- Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition Research Group (CARIN), Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM), 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Álava, 01009 Vitoria, Spain.
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
- Illes Balears Health Research Institute (IdISBa), Hospital Son Espases, 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Family, Research Unit, Distrito Sanitario Atención Primaria Sevilla, 41013 Sevilla, Spain.
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35001 Las Palmas, Spain.
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
- University of Navarra, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, IdiSNA, 31009 Pamplona, Spain.
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
- Channing Division for Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, MA 02115, USA.
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- Human Nutrition Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Rovira i Virgili University, 43201 Reus, Spain.
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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Hövelmann Y, Jagels A, Schmid R, Hübner F, Humpf HU. Identification of potential human urinary biomarkers for tomato juice intake by mass spectrometry-based metabolomics. Eur J Nutr 2019; 59:685-697. [PMID: 30820652 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-019-01935-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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PURPOSE Dietary biomarkers allow the accurate and objective determination of the dietary intake of humans and can thus be valuable for investigating the relation between consumption of foods and biochemical as well as physiological responses. The objective of this study was the identification of potential urinary biomarkers for consumption of tomato juice. METHODS In the course of a dietary intervention study, the human urine metabolome of a study cohort was compared between a tomato-free diet and after intake of tomato juice by application of an LC-HRMS-based metabolomics approach. The data acquisition was achieved using an orbitrap mass spectrometer, followed by multistage data processing and univariate as well as multivariate statistical analysis to identify discriminating features. RESULTS Statistical analysis revealed several unique features detectable after tomato juice intake. The most discriminating markers were putatively identified as hydroxylated and sulfonated metabolites of esculeogenin B, aglycone of the steroidal glycoalkaloid esculeoside B recently found in tomato juice. Furthermore, the β-carboline alkaloids tangutorid E and F and glucuronidated derivatives thereof were identified in urine. CONCLUSIONS Steroidal glycoalkaloids in tomato juice are cleaved after ingestion, and hydroxylated and sulfonated metabolites of their aglycones might serve as urinary biomarkers for tomato juice intake. Similarly, β-carboline alkaloids and glucuronidated derivatives were identified as potential urinary biomarkers. Both the aglycones of the steroidal alkaloids and the β-carboline alkaloids might exhibit biological activities worth investigating.
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- Yannick Hövelmann
- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 45, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 45, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 45, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 45, 48149, Münster, Germany.
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Al-Khelaifi F, Diboun I, Donati F, Botrè F, Alsayrafi M, Georgakopoulos C, Yousri NA, Suhre K, Elrayess MA. Metabolomics profiling of xenobiotics in elite athletes: relevance to supplement consumption. J Int Soc Sports Nutr 2018; 15:48. [PMID: 30261929 PMCID: PMC6161339 DOI: 10.1186/s12970-018-0254-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Background Supplements are widely used among elite athletes to maintain health and improve performance. Despite multiple studies investigating use of dietary supplements by athletes, a comprehensive profiling of serum supplement metabolites in elite athletes is still lacking. This study aims to analyze the presence of various xenobiotics in serum samples from elite athletes of different sports, focusing on metabolites that potentially originate from nutritional supplements. Methods Profiling of xenobiotics in serum samples from 478 elite athletes from different sports (football, athletics, cycling, rugby, swimming, boxing and rowing) was performed using non-targeted metabolomics-based mass spectroscopy combined with ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography. Multivariate analysis was performed using orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis. Differences in metabolic levels among different sport groups were identified by univariate linear models. Results Out of the 102 detected xenobiotics, 21 were significantly different among sport groups including metabolites that potentially prolong exercise tolerance (caffeic acid), carry a nootropic effect (2-pyrrolidinone), exert a potent anti-oxidant effect (eugenol, ferulic acid 4 sulfate, thioproline, retinol), or originate from drugs for different types of injuries (ectoine, quinate). Using Gaussian graphical modelling, a metabolic network that links various sport group-associated xenobiotics was constructed to further understand their metabolic pathways. Conclusions This pilot data provides evidence that athletes from different sports exhibit a distinct xenobiotic profile that may reflect their drug/supplement use, diet and exposure to various chemicals. Because of limitation in the study design, replication studies are warranted to confirm results in independent data sets, aiming ultimately for better assessment of dietary supplement use by athletes.
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- Fatima Al-Khelaifi
- Anti Doping Laboratory Qatar, ADLQ, Sports City, P.O Box 27775, Doha, Qatar.,UCL-Medical School, Royal Free Campus, NW3 2PF, London, UK
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- Department of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics, Birkbeck, University of London, WC1E 7HX, London, UK
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- Laboratorio Antidoping, Federazione Medico Sportiva Italiana, Largo Giulio Onesti 1, 00197, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratorio Antidoping, Federazione Medico Sportiva Italiana, Largo Giulio Onesti 1, 00197, Rome, Italy
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- Anti Doping Laboratory Qatar, ADLQ, Sports City, P.O Box 27775, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Qatar-Foundation, P.O. Box 24144, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Qatar-Foundation, P.O. Box 24144, Doha, Qatar
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- Anti Doping Laboratory Qatar, ADLQ, Sports City, P.O Box 27775, Doha, Qatar. .,UCL-Medical School, Royal Free Campus, NW3 2PF, London, UK.
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Orange juice affects acylcarnitine metabolism in healthy volunteers as revealed by a mass-spectrometry based metabolomics approach. Food Res Int 2018; 107:346-352. [PMID: 29580494 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2018.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Citrus juices, especially orange juice, constitute rich sources of bioactive compounds with a wide range of health-promoting activities. Data from epidemiological and in vitro studies suggest that orange juice (OJ) may have a positive impact on lipid metabolism. However, the effect of orange juice intake on blood lipid profile is still poorly understood. We have used two different blood samples, Dried Blood Spots (DBS) and plasma, to assess the effect of two-week orange juice consumption in healthy volunteers by a mass-spectrometry based metabolomics approach. DBS were analysed by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and plasma samples were analysed by the gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). One hundred sixty-nine lipids including acylcarnitines (AC), lysophosphatidylcholines (LysoPC), (diacyl- and acyl-alkyl-) phosphatidylcholines (PC aa and PC ae) and sphingomyelins (SM) were identified and quantified in DBS. Eighteen fatty acids were identified and quantified in plasma. Multivariate analysis allowed to identify an increase in C3:1, C5-DC(C6-OH), C5-M-DC, C5:1-DC, C8, C12-DC, lysoPC18:3, myristic acid, pentadecanoic acid, palmitoleic and palmitic acid and a decrease in nervonic acid, C0, C2, C10, C10:1, C16:1, C16-OH, C16:1-OH, C18-OH, PC aa C40:4, PC ae C38:4, PC ae C42:3, PC ae C42:4 and cholesterol levels after orange juice intake. A two-week period of orange juice intake could affect fatty acids β-oxidation through mitochondrial and peroxisomal pathways, leading to an increase of short-chain acylcarnitines and a decrease of medium and long-chain acylcarnitines. This is the first report analyzing the effect of orange juice intake in healthy volunteers using a dried blood spot-based metabolomics approach.
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DiBattista A, Rampersaud D, Lee H, Kim M, Britz-McKibbin P. High Throughput Screening Method for Systematic Surveillance of Drugs of Abuse by Multisegment Injection–Capillary Electrophoresis–Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2017; 89:11853-11861. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b03590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Alicia DiBattista
- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Seroclinix Corporation, Mississauga, ON L4W 5B9, Canada
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- Agilent Technologies Inc., Mississauga, ON L5N 5M4, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton L8S 4L8, Canada
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Bader M, Lang T, Lang R, Hofmann T. Synephrine as a Specific Marker for Orange Consumption. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:4853-4858. [PMID: 28532150 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b01941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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To validate the suitability of synephrine, known to be a highly abundant alkaloid in oranges, as a dietary biomarker for orange consumption, a highly sensitive and robust stable isotope dilution analysis (SIDA) as well as an ECHO method, using the analyte itself as a pseudointernal standard injected into the analysis run to provide an "echo peak" of the analyte, was developed to quantitate synephrine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in citrus juices and human urine before and after the ingestion of orange juice. A citrus juice screening revealed high synephrine concentrations of 150-420 nmol/mL in orange (n = 11) and tangerine (n = 2) juices, whereas 20-100 times lower levels were found in juice from grapefruit (n = 14), lemon (n = 5), pomelo (n = 2), and lime (n = 4). Application of the SIDA to quantitate synephrine in sulfatase/glucuronidase-treated urine samples (n = 10) after orange juice consumption showed an increase of synephrine from trace levels (0.1 ± 0.1 nmol/mL) in the 2-day washout phase to a maximum concentration of 8.9 (±5.5) nmol/mL found 4 h after ingestion of orange juice. Whereas proline betaine was recently reported as a dietary biomarker indicating the ingestion of any citrus product and Chinese artichoke, synephrine can be used a reliable additional biomarker with high specificity for orange and tangerine.
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Affiliation(s)
- Matthias Bader
- Chair for Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, Technische Universität München , Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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- Chair for Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, Technische Universität München , Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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- Chair for Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, Technische Universität München , Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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- Chair for Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, Technische Universität München , Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, D-85354 Freising, Germany
- Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry , Gregor-Mendel-Straße 4, 85354 Freising, Germany
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