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De Rijcke H, Gevaert K, Staes A, De Smet S, Heyndrickx M, Millet S, Van Poucke C. An optimized protocol for pig intestinal mucosa proteomics. J Proteomics 2024; 305:105257. [PMID: 39009184 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2024.105257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2024] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
Abstract
The overall well-being of organisms is widely recognized to be closely intertwined with their intestinal health. The intestinal mucosal layer plays a pivotal role in ensuring the proper functioning of the intestine, a fact observed not only in humans but also in animals like pigs. Any alterations to the mucosal layer of a pig's intestine can potentially disrupt its functionality, thereby impacting the animal's health and productivity. Mass spectrometry-based proteome analysis serves as a valuable tool in investigating the intricate dynamics of the proteome within the intestinal mucosa. Such studies hold promise in uncovering causal relationships between mucosal changes and overall health outcomes in pigs. It is anticipated that insights gathered from proteome studies will inform future strategies aimed at enhancing the health and productivity of pigs. However, the research field lacks a standardized and detailed method to extract proteins from pig intestinal mucosa and prepare proteins for proteome analysis. In the present study, we evaluated three alternative S-Trap-based protocols for analyzing ileal mucosal scrapings from pigs. Samples were either freeze-dried and treated as solid samples or ground in liquid nitrogen, categorized as either solid or liquid samples. In our analysis, a total of 2840 proteins were identified across all samples. Through statistical analysis and gene ontology examinations, we investigated potential differences between the three approaches. Even though our findings revealed no significant differences among the three methods, we propose the use of the protocol wherein samples are freeze-dried and treated as solid for protein extraction. This protocol stands out as the most convenient and practical option, offering ease of use and ensuring consistent and reliable results. By establishing a standardized approach, we aim to advance research efforts in understanding pig intestinal health. SIGNIFICANCE: The development of an optimized protocol for protein extraction of intestinal mucosal scrapings in pigs addresses a gap in the field and enhances future research on pig intestinal health. By use of the protocol and mass spectrometry-based proteome analysis, valuable insights for improving the health and productivity of pigs can be presented. Studying the complex dynamics of the proteome within the intestinal mucosa, potentially identifying links between mucosal changes and health outcomes, provides us with information about the critical connection between intestinal health and the overall well-being and productivity of pigs. By creating a standardized approach, consistent, reliable, and reproducible results can be obtained for this type of research.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hanne De Rijcke
- ILVO, Scheldeweg 68 and Brusselsesteenweg 370, B9090 Melle, Belgium; Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB Center for Medical Biotechnology, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 75, B9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 75, B9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB Center for Medical Biotechnology, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 75, B9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 75, B9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- ILVO, Scheldeweg 68 and Brusselsesteenweg 370, B9090 Melle, Belgium; Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- ILVO, Scheldeweg 68 and Brusselsesteenweg 370, B9090 Melle, Belgium
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Moro GE, Girard M, Peila C, Garcia N, Escuder-Vieco D, Keller K, Cassidy T, Bertino E, Boquien CY, Buffin R, Calvo J, Gaya A, Gebauer C, Lamireau D, Lembo D, Picaud JC, Wesolowska A, Arslanoglu S, Cavallarin L, Giribaldi M. New alternatives to holder pasteurization in processing donor milk in human milk banks. Front Nutr 2024; 11:1409381. [PMID: 38988859 PMCID: PMC11234892 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1409381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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Infectious and toxicological risks are the main potential hazards that operators of Human Milk Banks (HMBs) encounter and must eliminate. HMBs are trying to implement procedures that allow to manage and sanitize human milk without altering significantly its nutritional and biologically protective components, obtaining a product characterized by a valid balance between safety and biological quality. The history of human milk processing is linked to the origins of HMBs themselves. And although other forms of sterilization were used originally, pasteurization soon became the recognized most effective means for sanitizing milk: all the milk that arrives at the HMB must be pasteurized. Holder pasteurization (HoP) is the most used methodology, and it is performed using low temperature and long time (+62.5°C for 30 min). With HoP some bioactive milk components are lost to varying degrees, but many other precious bioactive compounds are completely or partially preserved. To improve the quality of human milk processed by HMBs, maintaining in the meantime the same microbiological safety offered by HoP, new technologies are under evaluation. At present, High-Temperature Short-Time pasteurization (HTST) and High-Pressure Processing are the most studied methodologies. HTST is already utilized in some HMBs for daily practical activity and for research purposes. They seem to be superior to HoP for a better preservation of some nutritional and biologically protective components. Freeze-drying or lyophilization may have advantages for room temperature storage and transportation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the advancement regarding the processing of DHM with a literature search from 2019 to 2022. The effects of the new technologies on safety and quality of human milk are presented and discussed. The new technologies should assure microbiological safety of the final product at least at the same level as optimized HoP, with an improved preservation of the nutritional and bioactive components of raw human milk.
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- Guido E Moro
- Associazione Italiana delle Banche del Latte Umano Donato (AIBLUD), Milan, Italy
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- Medical Affairs and Innovation, Héma-Québec, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Neonatal Unit, Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Banco Regional de Leche Materna Aladina-MGU, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Banco Regional de Leche Materna Aladina-MGU, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Banco Regional de Leche Materna Aladina-MGU, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Kathleen Lonsdale Health Research Institute, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland
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- Neonatal Unit, Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Neonatology UnitCroix-Rousse University Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne Regional Human Milk Bank, Croix-Rousse University Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Group of Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering (TERCIT), Fundació Banc de Sang i Teixits de les Illes Balears (FBSTIB), Research Institute on Health Sciences (IUNICS) and Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Group of Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering (TERCIT), Fundació Banc de Sang i Teixits de les Illes Balears (FBSTIB), Research Institute on Health Sciences (IUNICS) and Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Abteilung Neonatologie Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder und Jugendliche, Leipzig, Germany
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- Human Milk Bank of University Hospital of Bordeaux, Lamireau, France
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Antiviral Research, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neonatology, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- CarMen Laboratory, INSERM, INRA, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, Lyon, France
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- Laboratory of Human Milk and Lactation Research at Milk Bank in Holy Family Hospital, Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, Turin, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, Turin, Italy
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Sproat TDR, Ghosh A, Alshaikh BN. Lyophilized (freeze-dried) human milk for preterm infants: a scoping review. J Perinatol 2024; 44:612-627. [PMID: 38225373 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01861-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Freeze-drying (FD), or lyophilization, is commonly used to preserve foods. FD offers potential to create a human milk-derived human milk fortifier, and an alternative to freeze-storing human milk. However, processing human milk is known to affect its components. This scoping review explores the effect of FD on the; macronutrient, micronutrient, vitamin, bioactive components, microbes and anti-microbial factors in human milk, and studies where lyophilized human milk has been given to newborn infants. 48 articles were identified after full text review. FD human milk reduces the fat globule size and as well as the quantity of enzymes, vitamin C and immunoglobulin. Common serum electrolyte disturbances have been reported when preterm infants' are fed FD human milk however it appears a promising method to avoid exposure of preterm infants' to cows' milk. Due to limited data, further studies exploring the safety and efficacy of FD human milk in preterm infants are needed.
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- Thomas D R Sproat
- Neonatal Gastroenterology and Nutrition Program, Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
- Neonatal Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
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- Neonatal Gastroenterology and Nutrition Program, Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Neonatal Gastroenterology and Nutrition Program, Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Advancement of omics techniques for chemical profile analysis and authentication of milk. Trends Food Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2022.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The Effects of Thermal Pasteurisation, Freeze-Drying, and Gamma-Irradiation on the Antibacterial Properties of Donor Human Milk. Foods 2021; 10:foods10092077. [PMID: 34574186 PMCID: PMC8469727 DOI: 10.3390/foods10092077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The most common pasteurisation method used by human milk banks is Holder pasteurisation. This involves thermal processing, which can denature important proteins and can potentially reduce the natural antimicrobial properties found in human milk. This study assesses the application of a hybrid method comprised of freeze-drying followed by low-dose gamma-irradiation for nonthermal donor human milk pasteurisation. Freeze-drying donor human milk followed by gamma-irradiation at 2 kGy was as efficient as Holder pasteurisation in the reduction of bacterial inoculants of Staphylococcus aureus (106 cfu/mL) and Salmonella typhimurium (106 cfu/mL) in growth inhibition assays. These assays also demonstrated that human milk naturally inhibits the growth of bacterial inoculants S. aureus, S. typhimurium, and Escherichia coli. Freeze drying (without gamma-irradiation) did not significantly reduce this natural growth inhibition. By contrast, Holder pasteurisation significantly reduced the milk’s natural antimicrobial effect on S. aureus growth after 6 h (−19.8% p = 0.01). Freeze-dried and then gamma-irradiated donor human milk showed a strong antimicrobial effect across a dose range of 2–50 kGy, with only a minimal growth of S. aureus observed after 6 h incubation. Thus, a hybrid method of freeze-drying followed by 2 kGy of gamma-irradiation preserves antimicrobial properties and enables bulk pasteurisation within sealed packaging of powderised donor human milk. This work forwards a goal of increasing shelf life and simplifying storage and transportation, while also preserving functionality and antimicrobial properties.
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Melnik BC, Stremmel W, Weiskirchen R, John SM, Schmitz G. Exosome-Derived MicroRNAs of Human Milk and Their Effects on Infant Health and Development. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11060851. [PMID: 34200323 PMCID: PMC8228670 DOI: 10.3390/biom11060851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Multiple biologically active components of human milk support infant growth, health and development. Milk provides a wide spectrum of mammary epithelial cell-derived extracellular vesicles (MEVs) for the infant. Although the whole spectrum of MEVs appears to be of functional importance for the growing infant, the majority of recent studies report on the MEV subfraction of milk exosomes (MEX) and their miRNA cargo, which are in the focus of this review. MEX and the dominant miRNA-148a play a key role in intestinal maturation, barrier function and suppression of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling and may thus be helpful for the prevention and treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis. MEX and their miRNAs reach the systemic circulation and may impact epigenetic programming of various organs including the liver, thymus, brain, pancreatic islets, beige, brown and white adipose tissue as well as bones. Translational evidence indicates that MEX and their miRNAs control the expression of global cellular regulators such as DNA methyltransferase 1-which is important for the up-regulation of developmental genes including insulin, insulin-like growth factor-1, α-synuclein and forkhead box P3-and receptor-interacting protein 140, which is important for the regulation of multiple nuclear receptors. MEX-derived miRNA-148a and miRNA-30b may stimulate the expression of uncoupling protein 1, the key inducer of thermogenesis converting white into beige/brown adipose tissue. MEX have to be considered as signalosomes derived from the maternal lactation genome emitted to promote growth, maturation, immunological and metabolic programming of the offspring. Deeper insights into milk's molecular biology allow the conclusion that infants are both "breast-fed" and "breast-programmed". In this regard, MEX miRNA-deficient artificial formula is not an adequate substitute for breastfeeding, the birthright of all mammals.
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- Bodo C. Melnik
- Department of Dermatology, Environmental Medicine and Health Theory, University of Osnabrück, D-49076 Osnabrück, Germany;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-5241-988060
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- Private Praxis for Internal Medicine, Beethovenstraße 2, D-76530 Baden-Baden, Germany;
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- Institute of Molecular Pathobiochemistry, Experimental Gene Therapy and Clinical Chemistry (IFMPEGKC), RWTH University Hospital Aachen, D-52074 Aachen, Germany;
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- Department of Dermatology, Environmental Medicine and Health Theory, University of Osnabrück, D-49076 Osnabrück, Germany;
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Dermatological Prevention and Rehabilitation (iDerm), University of Osnabrück, D-49076 Osnabrück, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital of Regensburg, University of Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany;
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The proteome is one of the most complicated and multifunctional components in human milk. Recently, numerous novel characteristics of the human milk proteome have been discovered, which are described and critically examined in this review. RECENT FINDINGS Recent human milk proteomics studies have focused on how external factors like geography and environment, or maternal and infant's factors affect the milk proteins, endogenous peptides, their posttransitional modifications (PTMs) and infant utilization. Most of these studies have shown that major protein and endogenous peptide profiles are similar for healthy women and infants. The human milk proteome has been expanded by providing novel insights into PTMs like glycosylation and phosphorylation, and how the proteins and peptides are digested and utilized by the infant. All human milk proteomics studies are subject to conditions in which the samples were collected, handled and stored. SUMMARY Significant technological advancements in mass spectrometry have considerably enabled a deeper and more comprehensive identification and characterization of the expanded human milk proteome. However, data concerning human milk from mothers with infections or illnesses and mothers nursing more vulnerable infants are still limited and the roles of the components of the human milk proteome have not yet been sufficiently elucidated.
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- Kelly A Dingess
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht
- Netherlands Proteomics Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Beijing Institute of Nutritional Resources, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Nutritional Resources, Beijing, China
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