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Cui MM, Moynier F, Su BX, Dai W, Mahan B, Le Borgne M. Distinctive calcium isotopic composition of mice organs and fluids: implications for biological research. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023; 415:6839-6850. [PMID: 37755490 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04962-7] [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: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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The stable calcium (Ca) isotopes offer a minimally invasive method for assessing Ca balance in the body, providing a new avenue for research and clinical applications. In this study, we measured the Ca isotopic composition of soft tissues (brain, muscle, liver, and kidney), mineralized tissue (bone), and blood (plasma) from 10 mice (5 females and 5 males) with three different genetic backgrounds and same age (3 months old). The results reveal a distinctive Ca isotopic composition in different body compartments of mice, primally controlled by each compartment's unique Ca metabolism and genetic background, independent of sex. The bones are enriched in the lighter Ca isotopes (δ44/40Cabone = - 0.10 ± 0.55 ‰) compared to blood and other soft tissues, reflecting the preferential incorporation of lighter Ca isotopes through bone formation, while heavier Ca isotopes remain preferentially in blood. The brain and muscle are enriched in lighter Ca isotopes (δ44/40Cabrain = - 0.10 ± 0.53 ‰; δ44/40Camuscle = 0.19 ± 0.41 ‰) relative to blood and other soft tissues, making the brain the isotopically lightest soft tissues of the mouse body. In contrast, the kidney is enriched in heavier isotopes (δ44/40Cakidney = 0.86 ± 0.31 ‰) reflecting filtration and reabsorption by the kidney. This study provides important insight into the Ca isotopic composition of various body compartments and fluids.
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Affiliation(s)
- Meng-Meng Cui
- Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China.
- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, 1 Rue Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, 1 Rue Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, 1 Rue Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
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- Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- Université Paris Cité and Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, INSERM, 75018, Paris, LVTS, France
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Coombs CV, Wardle SL, Shroff R, Eisenhauer A, Tang JCY, Fraser WD, Greeves JP, O'Leary TJ. The effect of calcium supplementation on calcium and bone metabolism during load carriage in women: protocol for a randomised controlled crossover trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2023; 24:496. [PMID: 37328859 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-023-06600-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Military field exercises are characterised by high volumes of exercise and prolonged periods of load carriage. Exercise can decrease circulating serum calcium and increase parathyroid hormone and bone resorption. These disturbances to calcium and bone metabolism can be attenuated with calcium supplementation immediately before exercise. This randomised crossover trial will investigate the effect of calcium supplementation on calcium and bone metabolism, and bone mineral balance, during load carriage exercise in women. METHODS Thirty women (eumenorrheic or using the combined oral contraceptive pill, intrauterine system, or intrauterine device) will complete two experimental testing sessions either with, or without, a calcium supplement (1000 mg). Each experimental testing session will involve one 120 min session of load carriage exercise carrying 20 kg. Venous blood samples will be taken and analysed for biochemical markers of bone resorption and formation, calcium metabolism, and endocrine function. Urine will be collected pre- and post-load carriage to measure calcium isotopes for the calculation of bone calcium balance. DISCUSSION The results from this study will help identify whether supplementing women with calcium during load carriage is protective of bone and calcium homeostasis. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT04823156 (clinicaltrials.gov).
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- Charlotte V Coombs
- Army Health and Performance Research, Army Headquarters, Andover, SP11 8HT, UK
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- Army Health and Performance Research, Army Headquarters, Andover, SP11 8HT, UK
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- Renal Unit, UCL Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Army Health and Performance Research, Army Headquarters, Andover, SP11 8HT, UK
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- Army Health and Performance Research, Army Headquarters, Andover, SP11 8HT, UK.
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Dosseto A, Lambert K, Cheikh Hassan HI, Fuller A, Borst A, Dux F, Lonergan M, Tacail T. Calcium isotopes as a biomarker for vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease. Metallomics 2023; 15:7044779. [PMID: 36808527 PMCID: PMC9989339 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfad009] [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: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Calcium balance is abnormal in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated with the development of vascular calcification. It is currently not routine to screen for vascular calcification in CKD patients. In this cross-sectional study, we investigate whether the ratio of naturally occurring calcium (Ca) isotopes, 44Ca and 42Ca, in serum could be used as a noninvasive marker of vascular calcification in CKD. We recruited 78 participants from a tertiary hospital renal center: 28 controls, 9 subjects with mild-moderate CKD, 22 undertaking dialysis and 19 who received a kidney transplant. For each participant, systolic blood pressure, ankle brachial index, pulse wave velocity, and estimated glomerular filtration rate were measured, along with serum markers. Calcium concentrations and isotope ratios were measured in urine and serum. While we found no significant association between urine Ca isotope composition (noted δ44/42Ca) between the different groups, δ44/42Ca values in serum were significantly different between healthy controls, subjects with mild-moderate CKD and those undertaking dialysis (P < 0.01). Receiver operative characteristic curve analysis shows that the diagnostic utility of serum δ44/42Ca for detecting medial artery calcification is very good (AUC = 0.818, sensitivity 81.8% and specificity 77.3%, P < 0.01), and performs better than existing biomarkers. Although our results will need to be verified in prospective studies across different institutions, serum δ44/42Ca has the potential to be used as an early screening test for vascular calcification.
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- Anthony Dosseto
- Wollongong Isotope Geochronology Laboratory, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Nephrology, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Wollongong Isotope Geochronology Laboratory, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Wollongong Isotope Geochronology Laboratory, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Wollongong Isotope Geochronology Laboratory, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Nephrology, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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Qu R, Han G, Tian Y, Zhao Y. Calcium isotope ratio in kidney stones: preliminary exploration of mechanism from the geochemical perspective. METALLOMICS : INTEGRATED BIOMETAL SCIENCE 2022; 14:6874760. [PMID: 36472544 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfac095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Stable calcium (Ca) isotope ratios are sensitive and radiation-free biomarkers in monitoring biological processes in human bodies. Recently, the Ca isotope ratios of bone, blood, and urine have been widely reported to study bone mineral balance. However, as a pure Ca crystallization product, there is no report on the Ca isotope ratios of kidney stones, even though the prevalence of kidney stones is currently on the rise. Here, we measured Ca isotope data of 21 kidney stone samples collected in Beijing, China. The δ44/42CaNIST 915a values ranged from 0.25‰ to 2.85‰ for calcium oxalate, and from 0.38‰ to 3.00‰ and 0.61‰ to 0.69‰ for carbonate apatite and uric acid, respectively. Kidney stones have heavier Ca isotope ratios than bone or blood, which is probably because complexed Ca contains more heavy Ca isotopes than free Ca2+. Ca isotope evidence suggests that magnesium (Mg) affects kidney stone formation, as the δ44/42CaNIST 915a value is inversely correlated with the Ca/Mg ratio. This study provides important preliminary reference values on the Ca isotopic composition of kidney stones and proposes a factor influencing Ca isotope fractionation in biological processes for future research.
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- Rui Qu
- Institute of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing100191, China
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- Nu Instruments, Wrexham Industrial Estate, 74 Clywedog Road South, Wresham LL13 9XS, UK
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Nutritional Calcium Supply Dependent Calcium Balance, Bone Calcification and Calcium Isotope Ratios in Rats. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23147796. [PMID: 35887143 PMCID: PMC9322359 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23147796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Serum calcium isotopes (δ44/42Ca) have been suggested as a non-invasive and sensitive Ca balance marker. Quantitative δ44/42Ca changes associated with Ca flux across body compartment barriers relative to the dietary Ca and the correlation of δ44/42CaSerum with bone histology are unknown. We analyzed Ca and δ44/42Ca by mass-spectrometry in rats after two weeks of standard-Ca-diet (0.5%) and after four subsequent weeks of standard- and of low-Ca-diet (0.25%). In animals on a low-Ca-diet net Ca gain was 61 ± 3% and femur Ca content 68 ± 41% of standard-Ca-diet, bone mineralized area per section area was 68 ± 15% compared to standard-Ca-diet. δ44/42Ca was similar in the diets, and decreased in feces and urine and increased in serum in animals on low-Ca-diet. δ44/42CaBone was higher in animals on low-Ca-diet, lower in the diaphysis than the metaphysis and epiphysis, and unaffected by gender. Independent of diet, δ44/42CaBone was similar in the femora and ribs. At the time of sacrifice, δ44/42CaSerum inversely correlated with intestinal Ca uptake and histological bone mineralization markers, but not with Ca content and bone mineral density by µCT. In conclusion, δ44/42CaBone was bone site specific, but mechanical stress and gender independent. Low-Ca-diet induced marked changes in feces, serum and urine δ44/42Ca in growing rats. δ44/42CaSerum inversely correlated with markers of bone mineralization.
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Shroff R, Lalayiannis AD, Fewtrell M, Schmitt CP, Bayazit A, Askiti V, Jankauskiene A, Bacchetta J, Silva S, Goodman N, McAlister L, Biassoni L, Crabtree N, Rahn A, Fischer DC, Heuser A, Kolevica A, Eisenhauer A. Naturally occurring stable calcium isotope ratios are a novel biomarker of bone calcium balance in chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int 2022; 102:613-623. [DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2022.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dissociation of Bone Resorption and Formation in Spaceflight and Simulated Microgravity: Potential Role of Myokines and Osteokines? Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10020342. [PMID: 35203551 PMCID: PMC8961781 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10020342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The dissociation of bone formation and resorption is an important physiological process during spaceflight. It also occurs during local skeletal unloading or immobilization, such as in people with neuromuscular disorders or those who are on bed rest. Under these conditions, the physiological systems of the human body are perturbed down to the cellular level. Through the absence of mechanical stimuli, the musculoskeletal system and, predominantly, the postural skeletal muscles are largely affected. Despite in-flight exercise countermeasures, muscle wasting and bone loss occur, which are associated with spaceflight duration. Nevertheless, countermeasures can be effective, especially by preventing muscle wasting to rescue both postural and dynamic as well as muscle performance. Thus far, it is largely unknown how changes in bone microarchitecture evolve over the long term in the absence of a gravity vector and whether bone loss incurred in space or following the return to the Earth fully recovers or partly persists. In this review, we highlight the different mechanisms and factors that regulate the humoral crosstalk between the muscle and the bone. Further we focus on the interplay between currently known myokines and osteokines and their mutual regulation.
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Kubik E, Moynier F, Paquet M, Siebert J. Iron Isotopic Composition of Biological Standards Relevant to Medical and Biological Applications. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:696367. [PMID: 34746169 PMCID: PMC8563829 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.696367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Iron isotopes are fractionated by multiple biological processes, which offers a novel opportunity to study iron homeostasis. The determination of Fe isotope composition in biological samples necessitates certified biological reference materials with known Fe isotopic signature in order to properly assess external reproducibility and data quality between laboratories. We report the most comprehensive study on the Fe isotopic composition for widely available international biological reference materials. They consist of different terrestrial and marine animal organs (bovine, porcine, tuna, and mussel) as well as apple leaves and human hair (ERC-CE464, NIST1515, ERM-DB001, ERM-BB186, ERM-BB184, ERM-CE196, BCR668, ERM-BB185, ERM-BB124). Previously measured Fe isotopic compositions were available for only two of these reference materials (ERC-CE464 tuna fish and ERM-BB186 pig kidney) and these literature data are in excellent agreement with our data. The Fe isotopic ratios are reported as the permil deviation of the 56Fe/54Fe ratio from the IRMM-014 standard. All reference materials present δ56Fe ranging from −2.27 to −0.35%0. Combined with existing data, our results suggest that animal models could provide useful analogues of the human body regarding the metabolic pathways affecting Fe isotopes, with many potential applications to medicine.
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- Edith Kubik
- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France.,Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France.,Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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Retzmann A, Walls D, Miller KA, Irrgeher J, Prohaska T, Wieser ME. A double-spike MC TIMS measurement procedure for low-amount Ca isotopic analysis of limited biological tissue samples. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 414:675-689. [PMID: 34651209 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03650-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The application of Ca isotopic analysis in biomedical studies has great potential to identify changes in Ca metabolism and bone metabolism. Reliable measurement of Ca isotope-amount ratios is challenging considering limited Ca amounts and significant procedural blank levels. In this study, Ca purification was performed using the DGA Resin, optimized for low procedural blanks and separation of Ca from matrix elements and isobaric interferences (Na, Mg, K, Ti, Fe, Ba), while maintaining quasi-quantitative recoveries which are sufficient since a 42Ca-48Ca double-spike (DS) was applied. Ca isotopic analysis was performed using multicollector thermal ionization mass spectrometry (MC TIMS). The obtained procedural Ca blank of ≤10 ng enables processing of limited Ca amounts down to 670 ng. Data reduction of the measured Ca isotope-amount ratios was performed using an in-house developed software solving the DS algorithm. Data quality was improved by extension of equilibration time of the sample-DS mixture and implementation of a normalization strategy for raw isotopic data. The reported δ(44Ca/40Ca)NIST SRM 915a of NIST SRM 915a processed as a sample was found to be 0.01 ‰ ± 0.08 ‰ (2 SD, n = 15). Ca isotope-amount ratios of the reference material NIST SRM 1400 (bone ash), NIST SRM 1486 (bone meal), GBW07601 (human hair), and IAPSO (seawater) were in good agreement within uncertainty with literature data. Novel data on additional reference materials for biological tissues (hair) is presented, which might indicate a potential fractionation of Ca incorporated into hair tissue when compared to the blood pool.
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- A Retzmann
- Department General, Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Chair of General and Analytical Chemistry, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department General, Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Chair of General and Analytical Chemistry, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department General, Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Chair of General and Analytical Chemistry, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
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Sullivan KV, Moore RET, Capper MS, Schilling K, Goddard K, Ion C, Layton-Matthews D, Leybourne MI, Coles B, Kreissig K, Antsygina O, Coombes RC, Larner F, Rehkämper M. Zinc stable isotope analysis reveals Zn dyshomeostasis in benign tumours, breast cancer, and adjacent histologically normal tissue. Metallomics 2021; 13:6273136. [PMID: 33970272 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfab027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The disruption of Zn homeostasis has been linked with breast cancer development and progression. To enhance our understanding of changes in Zn homeostasis both inside and around the tumour microenvironment, Zn concentrations and isotopic compositions (δ66Zn) were determined in benign (BT) and malignant (MT) tumours, healthy tissue from reduction mammoplasty (HT), and histologically normal tissue adjacent to benign (NAT(BT)) and malignant tumours (NAT(MT)). Mean Zn concentrations in NAT(BT) are 5.5 µg g-1 greater than in NAT(MT) (p = 0.00056) and 5.1 µg g-1 greater than in HT (p = 0.0026). Zinc concentrations in MT are 12.9 µg g-1 greater than in HT (p = 0.00012) and 13.3 µg g-1 greater than in NAT(MT) (p < 0.0001), whereas δ66Zn is 0.17‰ lower in MT than HT (p = 0.017). Benign tumour Zn concentrations are also elevated compared to HT (p = 0.00013), but are not significantly elevated compared to NAT(BT) (p = 0.32). The δ66Zn of BT is 0.15‰ lower than in NAT(BT) (p = 0.045). The similar light δ66Zn of BT and MT compared to HT and NAT may be related to the isotopic compensation of increased metallothionein (64Zn-rich) expression by activated matrix metalloproteinase (66Zn-rich) in MT, and indicates a resultant 66Zn-rich reservoir may exist in patients with breast tumours. Zinc isotopic compositions thus show promise as a potential diagnostic tool for the detection of breast tumours. The revealed differences of Zn accumulation in healthy and tumour-adjacent tissues require additional investigation.
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- Kaj V Sullivan
- Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University, 36 Union Street, Kingston, K7L 2N8, Canada.,Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, ICTEM, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Rd, London W12 ONS, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, ICTEM, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Rd, London W12 ONS, UK
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- Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University, 36 Union Street, Kingston, K7L 2N8, Canada
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- Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University, 36 Union Street, Kingston, K7L 2N8, Canada.,Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute, Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen's University, 64 Bader Lane, Kingston, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada.,Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, ICTEM, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Rd, London W12 ONS, UK
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3AN, UK.,St Catherine's College, Manor Road, Oxford OX1 3UJ, UK.,Science & Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, UK
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- Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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Hassler A, Martin JE, Ferchaud S, Grivault D, Le Goff S, Albalat E, Hernandez JA, Tacail T, Balter V. Lactation and gestation controls on calcium isotopic compositions in a mammalian model. Metallomics 2021; 13:6244243. [PMID: 33881548 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfab019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
Abstract
Lactation and gestation are among the physiological events that trigger the most intense changes in body calcium (Ca) fluxes. Along with the composition of the animal 2021 diet, these events are suspected to impact the Ca isotopic composition of Ca body reservoirs but their dynamics are poorly understood. In this study, we monitored a group of domestic sows across a full reproduction cycle. We collected tissues and fluids (blood, urine, milk, colostrum, umbilical blood, adult and piglet bones) at different steps of gestation and lactation, and analyzed their Ca isotopic compositions (i.e. δ44/42Ca) by means of multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Among other results, we report the first observations of Ca isotopic fractionation between maternal and umbilical blood (Δ44/42Caumbilical blood-sow blood = -0.18 ± 0.11‰, n = 3). Our data also highlight that gestation and lactation periods are characterized by small diet-bone Ca isotopic offsets (Δ44/42Cabone-diet = -0.28 ± 0.11‰, n = 3), with 44Ca-enriched blood compositions during nursing (Δ44/42Canursing blood-gestation blood = $+ 0.42{\rm{\,\,}}_{ - 0.12}^{ + 0.11}$‰, n = 3). Under the light of an up-to-date mammalian box model, we explored different scenarios of gestation and lactation Ca fluxes experienced by a sow-like animal. These simulations suggest that gestation changes on body δ44/42Ca values may result from the intensification of Ca absorption by the animal, whereas the production of 44Ca-depleted milk is the main driver for the 44Ca enrichment in blood during lactation. In addition, our results also support that bone mineralization could be associated with a more restricted Ca isotopic fractionation than previously envisioned. Together, these results refine the framework of Ca isotope applications, notably regarding the monitoring of human bone balance and the study of species and ecosystems from the present and the past.
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- Auguste Hassler
- Univ Lyon, ENSL, Univ Lyon 1, CNRS, LGL-TPE, F-69007 Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, ENSL, Univ Lyon 1, CNRS, LGL-TPE, F-69007 Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, ENSL, Univ Lyon 1, CNRS, LGL-TPE, F-69007 Lyon, France
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- Bristol Isotope Group, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK
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- Univ Lyon, ENSL, Univ Lyon 1, CNRS, LGL-TPE, F-69007 Lyon, France
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Shroff R, Fewtrell M, Heuser A, Kolevica A, Lalayiannis A, McAlister L, Silva S, Goodman N, Schmitt CP, Biassoni L, Rahn A, Fischer DC, Eisenhauer A. Naturally Occurring Stable Calcium Isotope Ratios in Body Compartments Provide a Novel Biomarker of Bone Mineral Balance in Children and Young Adults. J Bone Miner Res 2021; 36:133-142. [PMID: 32786145 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Serum calcium (Ca), bone biomarkers, and radiological imaging do not allow accurate evaluation of bone mineral balance (BMB), a key determinant of bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture risk. We studied naturally occurring stable (non-radioactive) Ca isotopes in different body pools as a potential biomarker of BMB. 42 Ca and 44 Ca are absorbed from our diet and sequestered into different body compartments following kinetic principles of isotope fractionation; isotopically light 42 Ca is preferentially incorporated into bone, whereas heavier 44 Ca preferentially remains in blood and is excreted in urine and feces. Their ratio (δ44/42 Ca) in serum and urine increases during bone formation and decreases with bone resorption. In 117 healthy participants, we measured Ca isotopes, biomarkers, and BMD by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and tibial peripheral quantitative CT (pQCT). 44 Ca and 42 Ca were measured by multi-collector ionization-coupled plasma mass-spectrometry in serum, urine, and feces. The relationship between bone Ca gain and loss was calculated using a compartment model. δ44/42 Caserum and δ44/42 Caurine were higher in children (n = 66, median age 13 years) compared with adults (n = 51, median age 28 years; p < 0.0001 and p = 0.008, respectively). δ44/42 Caserum increased with height in boys (p < 0.001, R2 = 0.65) and was greatest at Tanner stage 4. δ44/42 Caserum correlated positively with biomarkers of bone formation (25-hydroxyvitaminD [p < 0.0001, R2 = 0.37] and alkaline phosphatase [p = 0.009, R2 = 0.18]) and negatively with bone resorption marker parathyroid hormone (PTH; p = 0.03, R2 = 0.13). δ44/42 Caserum strongly positively correlated with tibial cortical BMD Z-score (n = 62; p < 0.001, R2 = 0.39) but not DXA. Independent predictors of tibial cortical BMD Z-score were δ44/42 Caserum (p = 0.004, β = 0.37), 25-hydroxyvitaminD (p = 0.04, β = 0.19) and PTH (p = 0.03, β = -0.13), together predicting 76% of variability. In conclusion, naturally occurring Ca isotope ratios in different body compartments may provide a novel, non-invasive method of assessing bone mineralization. Defining an accurate biomarker of BMB could form the basis of future studies investigating Ca dynamics in disease states and the impact of treatments that affect bone homeostasis. © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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Affiliation(s)
- Rukshana Shroff
- Renal Unit, UCL Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Radiology Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Childhood Nutrition Research Centre, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Renal Unit, UCL Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Dietetics Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Renal Unit, UCL Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Renal Unit, UCL Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Radiology Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rostock University Medical Centre, Rostock, Germany
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Mahan B, Chung RS, Pountney DL, Moynier F, Turner S. Isotope metallomics approaches for medical research. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020; 77:3293-3309. [PMID: 32130428 PMCID: PMC11104924 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03484-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Metallomics is a rapidly evolving field of bio-metal research that integrates techniques and perspectives from other "-omics" sciences (e.g. genomics, proteomics) and from research vocations further afield. Perhaps the most esoteric of this latter category has been the recent coupling of biomedicine with element and isotope geochemistry, commonly referred to as isotope metallomics. Over the course of less than two decades, isotope metallomics has produced numerous benchmark studies highlighting the use of stable metal isotope distribution in developing disease diagnostics-e.g. cancer, neurodegeneration, osteoporosis-as well as their utility in deciphering the underlying mechanisms of such diseases. These pioneering works indicate an enormous wealth of potential and provide a call to action for researchers to combine and leverage expertise and resources to create a clear and meaningful path forward. Doing so with efficacy and impact will require not only building on existing research, but also broadening collaborative networks, bolstering and deepening cross-disciplinary channels, and establishing unified and realizable objectives. The aim of this review is to briefly summarize the field and its underpinnings, provide a directory of the state of the art, outline the most encouraging paths forward, including their limitations, outlook and speculative upcoming breakthroughs, and finally to offer a vision of how to cultivate isotope metallomics for an impactful future.
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- Brandon Mahan
- Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
- Department of Biomedical Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Southport, 4222, Australia
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, 75238, Paris, France
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- Thermo Fisher Isotope Development Hub, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia
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