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Zhao R, Ren S, Li C, Guo K, Lu Z, Tian L, He J, Zhang K, Cao Y, Liu S, Li D, Wang Z. Biomarkers for pancreatic cancer based on tissue and serum metabolomics analysis in a multicenter study. Cancer Med 2023; 12:5158-5171. [PMID: 36161527 PMCID: PMC9972159 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) may improve the prognosis of patients. This study was to identify metabolic features of PDAC and to discover early detection biomarkers for PDAC by tissue and serum metabolomics analysis. METHODS We conducted nontargeted metabolomics analysis in tissue samples of 51 PDAC tumors, 40 noncancerous pancreatic tissues (NT), and 14 benign pancreatic neoplasms (BP) as well as serum samples from 80 patients with PDAC, 36 with BP, and 48 healthy controls (Ctr). The candidate metabolites identified from the initial analysis were further quantified using targeted analysis in serum samples of an independent cohort of 22 early stage PDAC, 27 BP, and 27 Ctr subjects. Unconditional binary logistic regression analysis was used to construct the optimal model for PDAC diagnosis. RESULTS Upregulated levels of fatty acids and lipids and downregulated amino acids were observed in tissue and serum samples of PDAC patients. Proline, creatine, and palmitic acid were identified as a panel of potential biomarkers to distinguish PDAC from BP and Ctr (odds ratio = 2.17, [95% confidence interval 1.34-3.53]). The three markers showed area under the receiver-operating characteristic curves (AUCs) of 0.854 and 0.865, respectively, for the comparison of PDAC versus Ctr and PDAC versus BP. The AUCs were 0.830 and 0.852 in the validation set and were improved to 0.949 and 0.909 when serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) was added to the model. CONCLUSION The novel metabolite biomarker panel identified in this study exhibited promising performance in distinguishing PDAC from BP or Ctr, especially in combination with CA19-9.
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- Rui Zhao
- Department of Radiology, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Pancreas Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Pancreas Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Pancreas Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Adil N, Siddiqui AJ, Musharraf SG. Metabolomics‐based Researches in Autoimmune Liver Disease: A
Mini‐Review. Scand J Immunol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/sji.13208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Nurmeen Adil
- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences University of Karachi Karachi Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences University of Karachi Karachi Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences University of Karachi Karachi Pakistan
- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences University of Karachi Karachi Pakistan
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Yu D, Zheng F, Wang L, Li C, Lu X, Lin X, Zhou L, Xu G. Novel Stable Isotope-Resolved Metabolomics Method for a Small Number of Cells Using Chip-Based Nanoelectrospray Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2021; 93:13765-13773. [PMID: 34606241 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Stable isotope-resolved metabolomics (SIRM) can provide metabolic conversion information of specific targets; it is a powerful tool for cell metabolism studies. The common analytical platform for SIRM is chromatography-mass spectrometry, which requires a large number of cells and is not suitable for precious rare cell analysis. To study a small number of cells, we established a novel SIRM method using chip-based nanoelectrospray mass spectrometry (MS). 13C-glutamine was taken as an example; the unlabeled and 13C-labeled cells were cultured and extracted in a 96-well plate and then directly injected into MS and analyzed in full scan mode and parallel reaction monitoring (PRM) mode targeting 44 glutamine-derived metabolites and their isotopologues. To define focused metabolite-related MS2 fragments produced in the PRM, a new strategy was proposed including MS2 exact m/z matching, MS2 false positive filtering, and MS2 fragment grouping to remove the interfering MS2 ions. In total, 292 and 349 pairs of paired MS2 ions were obtained in positive and negative ionization modes, respectively. By searching spectra databases, 31 targeted metabolites with their isotopologues were identified and their characteristic product ions were confirmed for MS2 quantification. The relative quantification was achieved by MS2 quantification, which showed better sensitivity and accuracy than common MS1-based quantification. Finally, this method was applied to isocitrate dehydrogenase I-mutated glioma cells for revealing the effects of triptolide on glioma cell metabolism using U-13C-glutamine as a labeling substrate.
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- Di Yu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- School of Computer Science & Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- School of Computer Science & Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Calanzani N, Druce PE, Snudden C, Milley KM, Boscott R, Behiyat D, Saji S, Martinez-Gutierrez J, Oberoi J, Funston G, Messenger M, Emery J, Walter FM. Identifying Novel Biomarkers Ready for Evaluation in Low-Prevalence Populations for the Early Detection of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Systematic Review. Adv Ther 2021; 38:793-834. [PMID: 33306189 PMCID: PMC7889689 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-020-01571-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Introduction Detecting upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancers in primary care is challenging, as cancer symptoms are common, often non-specific, and most patients presenting with these symptoms will not have cancer. Substantial investment has been made to develop biomarkers for cancer detection, but few have reached routine clinical practice. We aimed to identify novel biomarkers for upper GI cancers which have been sufficiently validated to be ready for evaluation in low-prevalence populations. Methods We systematically searched MEDLINE, Embase, Emcare, and Web of Science for studies published in English from January 2000 to October 2019 (PROSPERO registration CRD42020165005). Reference lists of included studies were assessed. Studies had to report on second measures of diagnostic performance (beyond discovery phase) for biomarkers (single or in panels) used to detect pancreatic, oesophageal, gastric, and biliary tract cancers. We included all designs and excluded studies with less than 50 cases/controls. Data were extracted on types of biomarkers, populations and outcomes. Heterogeneity prevented pooling of outcomes. Results We identified 149 eligible studies, involving 22,264 cancer cases and 49,474 controls. A total of 431 biomarkers were identified (183 microRNAs and other RNAs, 79 autoantibodies and other immunological markers, 119 other proteins, 36 metabolic markers, 6 circulating tumour DNA and 8 other). Over half (n = 231) were reported in pancreatic cancer studies. Only 35 biomarkers had been investigated in at least two studies, with reported outcomes for that individual marker for the same tumour type. Apolipoproteins (apoAII-AT and apoAII-ATQ), and pepsinogens (PGI and PGII) were the most promising biomarkers for pancreatic and gastric cancer, respectively. Conclusion Most novel biomarkers for the early detection of upper GI cancers are still at an early stage of matureness. Further evidence is needed on biomarker performance in low-prevalence populations, in addition to implementation and health economic studies, before extensive adoption into clinical practice can be recommended. Electronic Supplementary Material The online version of this article (10.1007/s12325-020-01571-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Natalia Calanzani
- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Leeds Centre for Personalised Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Centre for Cancer Research and Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Centre for Cancer Research and Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Zhang XW, Li QH, Xu ZD, Dou JJ. Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics in health and medical science: a systematic review. RSC Adv 2020; 10:3092-3104. [PMID: 35497733 PMCID: PMC9048967 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra08985c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Metabolomics is the study of the investigation of small molecules derived from cellular and organism metabolism, which reflects the outcomes of the complex network of biochemical reactions in living systems. As the most recent member of the omics family, there has been notable progress in metabolomics in the last decade, mainly driven by the improvement in mass spectrometry (MS). MS-based metabolomic strategies in modern health and medical science studies provide innovative tools for novel diagnostic and prognostic approaches, as well as an augmented role in drug development, nutrition science, toxicology, and forensic science. In the present review, we not only introduce the application of MS-based metabolomics in the above fields, but also discuss the MS analysis technologies commonly used in metabolomics and the application of metabolomics in precision medicine, and further explore the challenges and perspectives of metabolomics in the field of health and medical science, which are expected to make a little contribution to the better development of metabolomics.
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- Xi-Wu Zhang
- Institute of Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine Heping Road 24 Harbin 150040 China +86-451-87266827 +86-451-87266827
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine Heping Road 24 Harbin 150040 China +86-451-87266827 +86-451-87266827
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine Heping Road 24 Harbin 150040 China +86-451-87266827 +86-451-87266827
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine Heping Road 24 Harbin 150040 China +86-451-87266827 +86-451-87266827
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Ren H, Chen W, Wang H, Kang Y, Zhu X, Li J, Wu T, Du Y. Quantitative analysis of free fatty acids in gout by disposable paper-array plate based MALDI MS. Anal Biochem 2019; 579:38-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2019.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 05/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Chen X, Gao J, Wang T, Jiang X, Chen J, Liang X, Wu J. Hepatocarcinoma Discrimination by Ratiometric Lipid Profiles Using Tip-Contact Sampling/Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2019; 91:10376-10380. [PMID: 31356056 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Xiaoming Chen
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, P. R. China
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, P. R. China
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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Long NP, Yoon SJ, Anh NH, Nghi TD, Lim DK, Hong YJ, Hong SS, Kwon SW. A systematic review on metabolomics-based diagnostic biomarker discovery and validation in pancreatic cancer. Metabolomics 2018; 14:109. [PMID: 30830397 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-018-1404-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Metabolomics is an emerging approach for early detection of cancer. Along with the development of metabolomics, high-throughput technologies and statistical learning, the integration of multiple biomarkers has significantly improved clinical diagnosis and management for patients. OBJECTIVES In this study, we conducted a systematic review to examine recent advancements in the oncometabolomics-based diagnostic biomarker discovery and validation in pancreatic cancer. METHODS PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched for relevant studies published before September 2017. We examined the study designs, the metabolomics approaches, and the reporting methodological quality following PRISMA statement. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The included 25 studies primarily focused on the identification rather than the validation of predictive capacity of potential biomarkers. The sample size ranged from 10 to 8760. External validation of the biomarker panels was observed in nine studies. The diagnostic area under the curve ranged from 0.68 to 1.00 (sensitivity: 0.43-1.00, specificity: 0.73-1.00). The effects of patients' bio-parameters on metabolome alterations in a context-dependent manner have not been thoroughly elucidated. The most reported candidates were glutamic acid and histidine in seven studies, and glutamine and isoleucine in five studies, leading to the predominant enrichment of amino acid-related pathways. Notably, 46 metabolites were estimated in at least two studies. Specific challenges and potential pitfalls to provide better insights into future research directions were thoroughly discussed. Our investigation suggests that metabolomics is a robust approach that will improve the diagnostic assessment of pancreatic cancer. Further studies are warranted to validate their validity in multi-clinical settings.
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- Nguyen Phuoc Long
- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- School of Medicine, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Drug Development, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea.
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Ren JL, Zhang AH, Kong L, Wang XJ. Advances in mass spectrometry-based metabolomics for investigation of metabolites. RSC Adv 2018; 8:22335-22350. [PMID: 35539746 PMCID: PMC9081429 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra01574k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Metabolomics is the systematic study of all the metabolites present within a biological system, which consists of a mass of molecules, having a variety of physical and chemical properties and existing over an extensive dynamic range in biological samples. Diverse analytical techniques are needed to achieve higher coverage of metabolites. The application of mass spectrometry (MS) in metabolomics has increased exponentially since the discovery and development of electrospray ionization and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization techniques. Significant advances have also occurred in separation-based MS techniques (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry, and ion mobility-mass spectrometry), as well as separation-free MS techniques (direct infusion-mass spectrometry, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-mass spectrometry, mass spectrometry imaging, and direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry) in the past decades. This review presents a brief overview of the recent advanced MS techniques and their latest applications in metabolomics. The software/websites for MS result analyses are also reviewed. Metabolomics is the systematic study of all the metabolites present within a biological system, supply functional information and has received extensive attention in the field of life sciences.![]()
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- Jun-Ling Ren
- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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- Sino-America Chinmedomics Technology Collaboration Center
- National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry
- Chinmedomics Research Center of State Administration of TCM
- Laboratory of Metabolomics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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Peng Z, Zhang Q, Mao Z, Wang J, Liu C, Lin X, Li X, Ji W, Fan J, Wang M, Su C. A rapid quantitative analysis of bile acids, lysophosphatidylcholines and polyunsaturated fatty acids in biofluids based on ultraperformance liquid chromatography coupled with triple quadrupole tandem massspectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2017; 1068-1069:343-351. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2017.10.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Guo Y, Ren J, Li X, Liu X, Liu N, Wang Y, Li Z. Simultaneous Quantification of Serum Multi-Phospholipids as Potential Biomarkers for Differentiating Different Pathophysiological states of lung, stomach, intestine, and pancreas. J Cancer 2017; 8:2191-2204. [PMID: 28819421 PMCID: PMC5560136 DOI: 10.7150/jca.19128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/22/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: Aberrant lipid metabolism is closely associated with cancer. Materials & Methods: Serum levels of sphingomyelins (SM) (34:1), phosphatidylcholine (PC) (34:2), PC(34:1), PC(36:4), PC(36:3), and PC(36:2) in 1449 serum samples (including 599 normal controls, 69 patients with benign lung diseases (BLDs), 61 with benign colorectal diseases, 54 with benign gastric diseases, 67 with benign pancreatic diseases, and 246 with lung cancer (LC), 144 with colorectal cancer, 94 with gastric cancer, 115 with pancreatic cancer) were quantified simultaneously based on their respective calibration equations with correlation coefficient of >0.98. Results: Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis indicated that 18 panels obtained from these six phospholipids have high diagnostic ability to differentiate between different pathophysiological states. For example, a combination of SM(34:1), PC(34:2), PC(34:1), PC(36:3), and PC(36:2) to differentiating male patients with early stage LC from male normal controls plus male BLDs with a value under ROC curve (AUC) of 0.957, a sensitivity of 88.9%, and a specificity of 90.8%. SM(34:1) and PC(34:1) to differentiating female patients with early stage LC from female normal controls plus female BLDs with an AUC of 0.903, a sensitivity of 90.0%, and a specificity of 77.5%. Conclusion: Change trends of these six phospholipids were significantly correlated with gender, physiological states, and cancer stages.
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- Yumei Guo
- Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory, Tumor Hospital of Jilin Province, Changchun, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory, Tumor Hospital of Jilin Province, Changchun, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Jilin University Second Hospital, Changchun, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Heze Municipal Hospital, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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Chekmeneva E, Dos Santos Correia G, Chan Q, Wijeyesekera A, Tin A, Young JH, Elliott P, Nicholson JK, Holmes E. Optimization and Application of Direct Infusion Nanoelectrospray HRMS Method for Large-Scale Urinary Metabolic Phenotyping in Molecular Epidemiology. J Proteome Res 2017; 16:1646-1658. [PMID: 28245357 PMCID: PMC5387673 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b01003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Large-scale metabolic profiling requires
the development of novel
economical high-throughput analytical methods to facilitate characterization
of systemic metabolic variation in population phenotypes. We report
a fit-for-purpose direct infusion nanoelectrospray high-resolution
mass spectrometry (DI-nESI-HRMS) method with time-of-flight detection
for rapid targeted parallel analysis of over 40 urinary metabolites.
The newly developed 2 min infusion method requires <10 μL
of urine sample and generates high-resolution MS profiles in both
positive and negative polarities, enabling further data mining and
relative quantification of hundreds of metabolites. Here we present
optimization of the DI-nESI-HRMS method in a detailed step-by-step
guide and provide a workflow with rigorous quality assessment for
large-scale studies. We demonstrate for the first time the application
of the method for urinary metabolic profiling in human epidemiological
investigations. Implementation of the presented DI-nESI-HRMS method
enabled cost-efficient analysis of >10 000 24 h urine samples
from the INTERMAP study in 12 weeks and >2200 spot urine samples
from
the ARIC study in <3 weeks with the required sensitivity and accuracy.
We illustrate the application of the technique by characterizing the
differences in metabolic phenotypes of the USA and Japanese population
from the INTERMAP study.
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- Elena Chekmeneva
- Biomolecular Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London , South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Biomolecular Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London , South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London , London W2 1PG, United Kingdom.,MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London , London W2 1PG, United Kingdom
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- Biomolecular Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London , South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland 21287, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland 21287, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London , London W2 1PG, United Kingdom.,MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London , London W2 1PG, United Kingdom.,MRC-NIHR National Phenome Centre , London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Biomolecular Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London , South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.,MRC-NIHR National Phenome Centre , London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Biomolecular Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London , South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.,MRC-NIHR National Phenome Centre , London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Metabolomics based on direct mass spectrometry (MS) analysis, either by direct infusion or flow injection of crude sample extracts, shows a great potential for metabolic fingerprinting because of its high-throughput screening capability, wide metabolite coverage and reduced time of analysis. Considering that numerous metabolic pathways are significantly perturbed during the initiation and progression of diseases, these metabolomic tools can be used to get a deeper understanding about disease pathogenesis and discover potential biomarkers for early diagnosis. In this work, we describe the most common metabolomic platforms used in biomedical research, with special focus on strategies based on direct MS analysis. Then, a comprehensive review on the application of direct MS fingerprinting in clinical issues is provided.
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Veerapandian M, Hunter R, Neethirajan S. Lipoxygenase-modified Ru-bpy/graphene oxide: Electrochemical biosensor for on-farm monitoring of non-esterified fatty acid. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 78:253-258. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.11.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Revised: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhang Y, He C, Qiu L, Wang Y, Qin X, Liu Y, Li Z. Serum Unsaturated Free Fatty Acids: A Potential Biomarker Panel for Early-Stage Detection of Colorectal Cancer. J Cancer 2016; 7:477-83. [PMID: 26918062 PMCID: PMC4749369 DOI: 10.7150/jca.13870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background: To screen biomarkers to differentiate early-stage colorectal cancer (CRC) from benign colorectal disease (BCD) and healthy controls. Materials & Methods: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of C16:1, C18:3, C18:2, C18:1, C20:4, and C22:6 in 185 healthy controls, 55 patients with BCD, and 139 patients with CRC was performed. Comparisons of their levels in between CRC patients, BCD patients, and healthy controls were performed using Mann-Whitney U test. Results: Serum levels of C16:1, C18:3, C18:2, C18:1, C20:4, and C22:6 in CRC patients were significantly decreased compared with healthy controls and BCD patients. A combination of C16:1, C18:2, C20:4, and C22:6 has excellent diagnostic performance to differentiate early-stage CRC patients from healthy controls plus BCD patients, with an AUC of 0.926, a sensitivity of 84.6%, and a specificity of 89.8%. Conclusions: Serum levels of C16:1, C18:2, C20:4, and C22:6 could be diagnostic indicators of early-stage CRC patients.
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- Yaping Zhang
- 1. Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- 2. Clinical Lab Diagnosis, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- 3. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- 4. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Heze Municipal Hospital, Heze, China
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- 3. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- 1. Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- 1. Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Rong Q, Feng F, Ma Z. Metal ions doped chitosan–poly(acrylic acid) nanospheres: Synthesis and their application in simultaneously electrochemical detection of four markers of pancreatic cancer. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 75:148-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.08.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Revised: 08/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Yang Q, Sun J, Chen YQ. Multi-dimensional, comprehensive sample extraction combined with LC-GC/MS analysis for complex biological samples: application in the metabolomics study of acute pancreatitis. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra26708k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Multi-dimensional sample extraction and optimal LC-GC/MS were combined to obtain as much sample information as possible for metabolomics applications.
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- Qin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology
- School of Food Science and Technology
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology
- School of Food Science and Technology
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology
- School of Food Science and Technology
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi
- China
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de Raad M, Fischer CR, Northen TR. High-throughput platforms for metabolomics. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2015; 30:7-13. [PMID: 26544850 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2015.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Mass spectrometry has become a choice method for broad-spectrum metabolite analysis in both fundamental and applied research. This can range from comprehensive analysis achieved through time-consuming chromatography to the rapid analysis of a few target metabolites without chromatography. In this review article, we highlight current high-throughput MS-based platforms and their potential application in metabolomics. Although current MS platforms can reach throughputs up to 0.5 seconds per sample, the metabolite coverage of these platforms are low compared to low-throughput, separation-based MS methods. High-throughput comes at a cost, as it's a trade-off between sample throughput and metabolite coverage. As we will discuss, promising emerging technologies, including microfluidics and miniaturization of separation techniques, have the potential to achieve both rapid and more comprehensive metabolite analysis.
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- Markus de Raad
- Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, United States.
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Zhang Y, Qiu L, He C, Wang Y, Liu Y, Zhang D, Li Z. Serum Unsaturated Free Fatty Acids: A Potential Biomarker Panel for Differentiating Benign Thyroid Diseases from Thyroid Cancer. J Cancer 2015; 6:1276-81. [PMID: 26640588 PMCID: PMC4643084 DOI: 10.7150/jca.12433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serum free fatty acids (FFAs) are correlated with pathological status, and change in serum FFA levels may be associated with thyroid diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, 664 serum samples from 322 healthy controls, 129 patients with benign thyroid disease (BTD), and 213 patients with thyroid cancer (TC) were collected. Chip-based direct-infusion nanoelectrospray-mass spectrometry was performed to simultaneously quantify six serum FFAs (i.e., C16:1, C18:1, C18:2, C18:3, C20:4, and C22:6.), with the excellent correlation coefficients of > 0.99 and relative standard deviation of <18% for all analysts. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the differences in serum FFA levels between three above-mentioned groups. RESULTS Significant increase in the levels of C16:1, C18:1, C18:2, C18:3, C20:4, and C22:6 in healthy controls relative to TC patients and BTD patients was observed, and the levels of C16:1, C18:2, C20:4, and C22:6 in BTD patients were significantly decreased relative to TC patients. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis indicated that a combination of C16:1, C18:2, C20:4, and C22:6 has excellent diagnostic performance to differentiate BTD patients from TC patients, with an area under the ROC curve of 0.857, a sensitivity of 76.8%, and a specificity of 83.7%. CONCLUSIONS Change in serum levels of FFAs is closely correlated with thyroid diseases, and a biomarker panel (C16:1, C18:2, C20:4, and C22:6) should be of benefit to differentiate BTD patients from TC patients.
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- Yaping Zhang
- 1. Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China
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- 2. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, PR China
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- 3. Clinical Lab Diagnosis, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130041, PR China
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- 4. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Heze Municipal Hospital, Shandong 1740031, PR China
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- 1. Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China
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- 1. Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China
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- 1. Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, PR China
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Zhang Y, Qiu L, Wang Y, He C, Qin X, Liu Y, Li Z. Unsaturated free fatty acids: a potential biomarker panel for early detection of gastric cancer. Biomarkers 2014; 19:667-73. [PMID: 25355065 DOI: 10.3109/1354750x.2014.977951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Changes in the levels of free fatty acids (FFAs) are closely associated with physiological status. Serum levels of C16:1, C18:3, C18:2, C18:1, C20:4, and C22:6 in 164 gastric cancer (GC) patients and 111 benign gastric disease (BGD) patients were significantly decreased compared with 252 healthy controls. Receiver operating characteristic analysis showed that the biomarker panel including C16:1, C18:3, C18:2, C20:4, and C22:6 presents a high diagnostic ability to differentiate early-stage GC patients from healthy controls plus BGD patients, with a sensitivity of 80.6% and a specificity of 72.7%.
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- Yaping Zhang
- Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College , Beijing , China
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Zhang Y, He C, Qiu L, Wang Y, Zhang L, Qin X, Liu Y, Zhang D, Li Z. Serum unsaturated free Fatty acids: potential biomarkers for early detection and disease progression monitoring of non-small cell lung cancer. J Cancer 2014; 5:706-14. [PMID: 25258652 PMCID: PMC4174515 DOI: 10.7150/jca.9787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background: Lung cancer (LC) is the deadliest cancer, with earlier stage patients having a better opportunity of long-term survival. The goal of this study is to screen less-invasive and efficient biomarkers for early detection of non-small cell LC (NSCLC). Material and Methods: We performed the simultaneous quantitative detection of six serum unsaturated free fatty acids (FFAs, C16:1, C18:3, C18:2, C18:1, C20:4, and C22:6) from 317 healthy controls, 78 patients with benign lung diseases (BLD), and 202 patients with NSCLC using chip-based direct-infusion nanoelectrospray ionization-Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (CBDInanoESI-FTICR MS) in the negative ion mode. Multiple point internal standard calibration curves between the concentration ratios of individual fatty acids to internal standards (ISs, C17:1 as IS of C16:1, C18:3, C18:2, and C18:1 and C21:0 as IS of C20:4 and C22:6) and their corresponding intensity ratios were constructed, with correlation coefficient of > 0.99. Mann-Whitney U test was employed to compare the differences in the levels of the FFAs between the patients and healthy controls. Results: Significantly decreased levels of the FFAs in NSCLC patients were observed compared with healthy controls and BLD patients. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis indicated that a combination of C16:1, C18:1, C18:3, C18:2, C20:4, and C22:6 could excellently differentiate patients with early-stage NSCLC from healthy controls plus BLD patients, with an AUC value of 0.933, a sensitivity of 84.2%, and a specificity of 89.1%. In addition, a biomarker panel (C16:1 and C18:1) was also confirmed preliminarily to monitor disease progression in NSCLC patients treated with icotinib, with a lead time between 8 and 48 weeks relative to clinical medical imaging. Conclusion: A combination of C16:1, C18:1, C18:3, C18:2, C20:4, and C22:6 may be a powerful biomarker panel for the early detection of NSCLC and a combination of C16:1 and C18:1for disease progression monitoring of NSCLC.
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- Yaping Zhang
- 1. Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- 2. Laboratory Medicine Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- 3. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- 4. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Heze Municipal Hospital, Heze, China
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- 5. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- 3. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- 1. Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- 1. Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- 1. Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Mitchell JM, Fan TWM, Lane AN, Moseley HNB. Development and in silico evaluation of large-scale metabolite identification methods using functional group detection for metabolomics. Front Genet 2014; 5:237. [PMID: 25120557 PMCID: PMC4112935 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Large-scale identification of metabolites is key to elucidating and modeling metabolism at the systems level. Advances in metabolomics technologies, particularly ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry (MS) enable comprehensive and rapid analysis of metabolites. However, a significant barrier to meaningful data interpretation is the identification of a wide range of metabolites including unknowns and the determination of their role(s) in various metabolic networks. Chemoselective (CS) probes to tag metabolite functional groups combined with high mass accuracy provide additional structural constraints for metabolite identification and quantification. We have developed a novel algorithm, Chemically Aware Substructure Search (CASS) that efficiently detects functional groups within existing metabolite databases, allowing for combined molecular formula and functional group (from CS tagging) queries to aid in metabolite identification without a priori knowledge. Analysis of the isomeric compounds in both Human Metabolome Database (HMDB) and KEGG Ligand demonstrated a high percentage of isomeric molecular formulae (43 and 28%, respectively), indicating the necessity for techniques such as CS-tagging. Furthermore, these two databases have only moderate overlap in molecular formulae. Thus, it is prudent to use multiple databases in metabolite assignment, since each major metabolite database represents different portions of metabolism within the biosphere. In silico analysis of various CS-tagging strategies under different conditions for adduct formation demonstrate that combined FT-MS derived molecular formulae and CS-tagging can uniquely identify up to 71% of KEGG and 37% of the combined KEGG/HMDB database vs. 41 and 17%, respectively without adduct formation. This difference between database isomer disambiguation highlights the strength of CS-tagging for non-lipid metabolite identification. However, unique identification of complex lipids still needs additional information.
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- Joshua M Mitchell
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY, USA
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Southam AD, Lange A, Al-Salhi R, Hill EM, Tyler CR, Viant MR. Distinguishing between the metabolome and xenobiotic exposome in environmental field samples analysed by direct-infusion mass spectrometry based metabolomics and lipidomics. Metabolomics 2014; 10:1050-1058. [PMID: 25374485 PMCID: PMC4213387 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-014-0693-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Environmental metabolomics is increasingly used to investigate organismal responses to complex chemical mixtures, including waste water effluent (WWE). In parallel, increasingly sensitive analytical methods are being used in metabolomics studies, particularly mass spectrometry. This introduces a considerable, yet overlooked, challenge that high analytical sensitivity will not only improve the detection of endogenous metabolites in biological specimens but also exogenous chemicals. If these often unknown xenobiotic features are not removed from the "biological" dataset, they will bias the interpretation and could lead to incorrect conclusions about the biotic response. Here we illustrate and validate a novel workflow classifying the origin of peaks detected in biological samples as: endogenous, xenobiotics, or metabolised xenobiotics. The workflow is demonstrated using direct infusion mass spectrometry-based metabolomic analysis of testes from roach exposed to different concentrations of a complex WWE. We show that xenobiotics and their metabolic products can be detected in roach testes (including triclosan, chloroxylenol and chlorophene), and that these compounds have a disproportionately high level of statistical significance within the total (bio)chemical changes induced by the WWE. Overall we have demonstrated that this workflow extracts more information from an environmental metabolomics study of complex mixture exposures than was possible previously.
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- Andrew D. Southam
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT UK
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- Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QG UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QG UK
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- Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT UK
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Zhang Y, Song L, Liu N, He C, Li Z. Decreased serum levels of free fatty acids are associated with breast cancer. Clin Chim Acta 2014; 437:31-7. [PMID: 25016244 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2014.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2014] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Changes in the levels of lipids are associated with breast cancer (BC). METHODS Disease-specific serum free fatty acids (FFAs) were quantified using chip-based direct-infusion nanoelectrospray ionization-Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (CBDInanoESI-FTICR MS) in the negative ion mode. Multiple point internal standard calibration curves between the concentration ratios of fatty acids (i.e., C16:1, C18:3, C18:2, C18:1, C20:4, and C22:6) to internal standards (C17:1 for C16:1, C18:3, C18:2, and C18:1, C21:0 for C20:4 and C22:6) and their corresponding intensity ratios were established with a correlation coefficient of greater than 0.986. RESULTS Data from 342 serum samples including 202 healthy controls and 140 BC patients indicate that serum concentrations of FFAs in patients with BC were significantly decreased compared with those in healthy controls. A panel of C16:1, C18:3, C18:2, C20:4, and C22:6 showed an excellent diagnostic ability to differentiate the patients with early stage BC from healthy controls, with the area under the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve of 0.953, a sensitivity of 83.3%, and a specificity of 87.1%. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that these FFAs may be a valuable biomarker panel for the early-stage detection of BC.
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- Yaping Zhang
- Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Jilin University Second Hospital, Changchun 130041, PR China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, PR China.
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- Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China.
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Kirwan JA, Weber RJM, Broadhurst DI, Viant MR. Direct infusion mass spectrometry metabolomics dataset: a benchmark for data processing and quality control. Sci Data 2014; 1:140012. [PMID: 25977770 PMCID: PMC4381748 DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2014.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2014] [Accepted: 05/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Direct-infusion mass spectrometry (DIMS) metabolomics is an important approach for characterising molecular responses of organisms to disease, drugs and the environment. Increasingly large-scale metabolomics studies are being conducted, necessitating improvements in both bioanalytical and computational workflows to maintain data quality. This dataset represents a systematic evaluation of the reproducibility of a multi-batch DIMS metabolomics study of cardiac tissue extracts. It comprises of twenty biological samples (cow vs. sheep) that were analysed repeatedly, in 8 batches across 7 days, together with a concurrent set of quality control (QC) samples. Data are presented from each step of the workflow and are available in MetaboLights. The strength of the dataset is that intra- and inter-batch variation can be corrected using QC spectra and the quality of this correction assessed independently using the repeatedly-measured biological samples. Originally designed to test the efficacy of a batch-correction algorithm, it will enable others to evaluate novel data processing algorithms. Furthermore, this dataset serves as a benchmark for DIMS metabolomics, derived using best-practice workflows and rigorous quality assessment.
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- Jennifer A Kirwan
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2EI
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility – Metabolomics Node (NBAF-B), University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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