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Lin Z, Torres JP, Watkins M, Paguigan N, Niu C, Imperial JS, Tun J, Safavi-Hemami H, Finol-Urdaneta RK, Neves JLB, Espino S, Karthikeyan M, Olivera BM, Schmidt EW. Non-Peptidic Small Molecule Components from Cone Snail Venoms. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:655981. [PMID: 34054536 PMCID: PMC8155685 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.655981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Venomous molluscs (Superfamily Conoidea) comprise a substantial fraction of tropical marine biodiversity (>15,000 species). Prior characterization of cone snail venoms established that bioactive venom components used to capture prey, defend against predators and for competitive interactions were relatively small, structured peptides (10–35 amino acids), most with multiple disulfide crosslinks. These venom components (“conotoxins, conopeptides”) have been widely studied in many laboratories, leading to pharmaceutical agents and probes. In this review, we describe how it has recently become clear that to varying degrees, cone snail venoms also contain bioactive non-peptidic small molecule components. Since the initial discovery of genuanine as the first bioactive venom small molecule with an unprecedented structure, a broad set of cone snail venoms have been examined for non-peptidic bioactive components. In particular, a basal clade of cone snails (Stephanoconus) that prey on polychaetes produce genuanine and many other small molecules in their venoms, suggesting that this lineage may be a rich source of non-peptidic cone snail venom natural products. In contrast to standing dogma in the field that peptide and proteins are predominantly used for prey capture in cone snails, these small molecules also contribute to prey capture and push the molecular diversity of cone snails beyond peptides. The compounds so far characterized are active on neurons and thus may potentially serve as leads for neuronal diseases. Thus, in analogy to the incredible pharmacopeia resulting from studying venom peptides, these small molecules may provide a new resource of pharmacological agents.
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- Zhenjian Lin
- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, CIIMAR/ CIMAR, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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Szeitz A, Bandiera SM. Analysis and measurement of serotonin. Biomed Chromatogr 2017; 32. [DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- András Szeitz
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of British Columbia; Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of British Columbia; Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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Capillary electrophoresis hyphenated with UV-native-laser induced fluorescence detection (CE/UV-native-LIF). Electrophoresis 2016; 38:135-149. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201600248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Revised: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Lozda R, Purviņš I. Quantification of serotonin O-sulphate by LC-MS method in plasma of healthy volunteers. Front Pharmacol 2014; 5:62. [PMID: 24782770 PMCID: PMC3986545 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that serotonin O-sulphate (5-HT-SO4) could be quantified in human plasma using modern liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS) method as well as develop and validate that method. First, a suitable LC-MS method for detection of 5-HT-SO4 in human plasma samples was developed and validated. Second, a Pilot phase involving four healthy volunteers was executed, where a basal plasma level of 5-HT-SO4 was measured for all subjects and for one after the intake of 100 mg of a 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) -containing food supplement used to promote serotonergic stimulation of the central nervous system. The basal level of 0.9–2.8 ng/mL of 5-HT-SO4 was observed. The changes of plasma 5HT-O-SO4 showed 1.2 ng/mL before and 22.6 ng/mL 1 h after stimulation. Finally, nine healthy volunteers were selected for the Study phase, where a basal plasma level of 5-HT-SO4 was measured before and after the intake of 5-HTP. One hour after stimulation, six study subjects showed a decrease in 5-HT-SO4 levels while three subjects showed an increase. The changes of plasma 5HT-O-SO4 from the Study phase showed an average 5-HT-SO4 level of 19.2 ng/mL before and 15.7 ng/mL 1 h after stimulation indicating ability of method to emphasize quantitative changes. This was the first study in which naturally occurring 5-HT-SO4 was detected in the samples of human plasma obtained from healthy volunteers. The method developed herein is specific to the measurement of 5-HT-SO4, sensitive enough to quantify intra-individual changes in the samples of plasma and opens up new possibilities to evaluate pathways of serotonin metabolism by minimally invasive methods. The discovery of novel biomarkers using such approaches is increasingly required to expedite development of mechanism-based therapeutics and patient stratification.
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- Raimonds Lozda
- Pharmacology Group, Department of Internal Diseases, Riga Stradin's University Riga, Latvia
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- Pharmacology Group, Department of Internal Diseases, Riga Stradin's University Riga, Latvia
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de Kort BJ, de Jong GJ, Somsen GW. Native fluorescence detection of biomolecular and pharmaceutical compounds in capillary electrophoresis: Detector designs, performance and applications: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2013; 766:13-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2012] [Revised: 12/01/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Nemes P, Knolhoff AM, Rubakhin SS, Sweedler JV. Single-cell metabolomics: changes in the metabolome of freshly isolated and cultured neurons. ACS Chem Neurosci 2012; 3:782-92. [PMID: 23077722 PMCID: PMC3474288 DOI: 10.1021/cn300100u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/24/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Metabolites are involved in a diverse range of intracellular
processes,
including a cell’s response to a changing extracellular environment.
Using single-cell capillary electrophoresis coupled to electrospray
ionization mass spectrometry, we investigated how placing individual
identified neurons in culture affects their metabolic profile. First,
glycerol-based cell stabilization was evaluated using metacerebral
neurons from Aplysia californica; the
measurement error was reduced from ∼24% relative standard deviation
to ∼6% for glycerol-stabilized cells compared to those isolated
without glycerol stabilization. In order to determine the changes
induced by culturing, 14 freshly isolated and 11 overnight-cultured
neurons of two metabolically distinct cell types from A. californica, the B1 and B2 buccal neurons, were
characterized. Of the more than 300 distinctive cell-related signals
detected, 35 compounds were selected for their known biological roles
and compared among each measured cell. Unsupervised multivariate and
statistical analysis revealed robust metabolic differences between
these two identified neuron types. We then compared the changes induced
by overnight culturing; metabolite concentrations were distinct for
26 compounds in the cultured B1 cells. In contrast, culturing had
less influence on the metabolic profile of the B2 neurons, with only
five compounds changing significantly. As a result of these culturing-induced
changes, the metabolic composition of the B1 neurons became indistinguishable
from the cultured B2 cells. This observation suggests that the two
cell types differentially regulate their in vivo or in vitro metabolomes in response to a changing environment.
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- Peter Nemes
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 600 South Mathews
Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 600 South Mathews
Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 600 South Mathews
Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 600 South Mathews
Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Squires LN, Rubakhin SS, Wadhams AA, Talbot KN, Nakano H, Moroz LL, Sweedler JV. Serotonin and its metabolism in basal deuterostomes: insights from Strongylocentrotus purpuratus and Xenoturbella bocki. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 213:2647-54. [PMID: 20639426 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.042374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Serotonin (5-HT), an important molecule in metazoans, is involved in a range of biological processes including neurotransmission and neuromodulation. Both its creation and release are tightly regulated, as is its removal. Multiple neurochemical pathways are responsible for the catabolism of 5-HT and are phyla specific; therefore, by elucidating these catabolic pathways we glean greater understanding of the relationships and origins of various transmitter systems. Here, 5-HT catabolic pathways were studied in Strongylocentrotus purpuratus and Xenoturbella bocki, two organisms occupying distinct positions in deuterostomes. The 5-HT-related compounds detected in these organisms were compared with those reported in other phyla. In S. purpuratus, 5-HT-related metabolites include N-acetyl serotonin, gamma-glutamyl-serotonin and 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid; the quantity and type were found to vary based on the specific tissues analyzed. In addition to these compounds, varying levels of tryptamine were also seen. Upon addition of a 5-HT precursor and a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, 5-HT itself was detected. In similar experiments using X. bocki tissues, the 5-HT-related compounds found included 5-HT sulfate, gamma-glutamyl-serotonin and 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid, as well as 5-HT and tryptamine. The sea urchin metabolizes 5-HT in a manner similar to both gastropod mollusks, as evidenced by the detection of gamma-glutamyl-serotonin, and vertebrates, as indicated by the presence of 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid and N-acetyl serotonin. In contrast, 5-HT metabolism in X. bocki appears more similar to common protostome 5-HT catabolic pathways.
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- Leah N Squires
- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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de Kort BJ, de Jong GJ, Somsen GW. Lamp-based wavelength-resolved fluorescence detection for protein capillary electrophoresis: Setup and detector performance. Electrophoresis 2010; 31:2861-8. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Bortolato M, Chen K, Shih JC. The Degradation of Serotonin: Role of MAO. HANDBOOK OF BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-7339(10)70079-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Hyperserotonaemia and reduced brain serotonin levels in NaS1 sulphate transporter null mice. Neuroreport 2007; 18:1981-5. [DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e3282f22998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hatcher NG, Zhang X, Stuart JN, Moroz LL, Sweedler JV, Gillette R. 5-HT and 5-HT-SO4, but not tryptophan or 5-HIAA levels in single feeding neurons track animal hunger state. J Neurochem 2007; 104:1358-63. [PMID: 18036151 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.05084.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Serotonin (5-HT) is an intrinsic modulator of neural network excitation states in gastropod molluscs. 5-HT and related indole metabolites were measured in single, well-characterized serotonergic neurons of the feeding motor network of the predatory sea-slug Pleurobranchaea californica. Indole amounts were compared between paired hungry and satiated animals. Levels of 5-HT and its metabolite 5-HT-SO4 in the metacerebral giant neurons were observed in amounts approximately four-fold and two-fold, respectively, below unfed partners 24 h after a satiating meal. Intracellular levels of 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid and of free tryptophan did not differ significantly with hunger state. These data demonstrate that neurotransmitter levels and their metabolites can vary in goal-directed neural networks in a manner that follows internal state.
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- N G Hatcher
- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Squires LN, Talbot KN, Rubakhin SS, Sweedler JV. Serotonin catabolism in the central and enteric nervous systems of rats upon induction of serotonin syndrome. J Neurochem 2007; 103:174-80. [PMID: 17877637 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04739.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Serotonin, a well-known neurotransmitter in mammals, has been linked to a number of neurological and gastrointestinal disorders. One of these disorders, serotonin syndrome, is a potentially deadly condition caused by increased levels of serotonin in the extracellular space. Information on the neurochemical effects of serotonin syndrome on serotonin catabolism is lacking, particularly in relation to the enteric system of the gastrointestinal tract. Here the catabolism of serotonin is monitored in rats with pharmacologically induced serotonin syndrome, with the catabolites characterized using a specialized capillary electrophoresis system with laser-induced native fluorescence detection. Animals induced with serotonin syndrome demonstrate striking increases in the levels of serotonin and its metabolites. In the brain, levels of serotonin increased 2- to 3-fold in animals induced with serotonin syndrome. A major serotonin metabolite, 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid, increased 10- to 100-fold in experimental animals. Similar results were observed in the gastrointestinal tissues; in the small intestines, serotonin levels increased 4- to 5-fold. Concentrations of 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid increased 32- to 100-fold in the intestinal tissues of experimental animals. Serotonin sulfate showed surprisingly large increases, marking what may be the first time the compound has been reported in rat intestinal tissues.
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- Leah N Squires
- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Contributions of capillary electrophoresis to neuroscience. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1184:144-58. [PMID: 18054026 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.10.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2007] [Revised: 10/16/2007] [Accepted: 10/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a small-volume separation approach amenable to the analysis of complex samples for their small molecule, peptide and protein content. A number of the features of CE make it a method of choice for addressing questions related to neurochemistry. The figures of merit inherent to CE that make it well suited for studying cell-to-cell and intracellular signaling include small sample volumes, high separation efficiency, the ability for online analyte concentration, and compatibility with sensitive and high-information content detection methods. A variety of instrumental aspects are detailed, including detection methods and sampling techniques that are particularly useful for the analysis of signaling molecules. Studies that have used these techniques to increase our understanding of neurobiology are emphasized throughout. One notable application is single neuron chemical analysis, a research area that has been greatly advanced by CE.
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Paxon TL, Powell PR, Lee HG, Han KA, Ewing AG. Microcolumn separation of amine metabolites in the fruit fly. Anal Chem 2007; 77:5349-55. [PMID: 16097779 PMCID: PMC1351352 DOI: 10.1021/ac050474m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Electrophoretic resolution of 14 biogenic amines and metabolites with similar mobilities is addressed by employing micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography coupled to amperometric electrochemical detection. The present study describes the optimization of separation conditions to achieve resolution of analytes of biological significance within 20 min in a single separation. They include dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, octopamine (OA), L-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, tyramine (TA), and serotonin as well as metabolites 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, homovanillic acid, and 3-methoxytyramine in addition to N-acetylated metabolites including N-acetyldopamine, N-acetyloctopamine (naOA), and N-acetylserotonin. The optimized conditions used result in excellent reproducibility and predictable peak shifting, thus enabling identification of several metabolites along with their biogenic amine precursors in biological samples, specifically from the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The separation method is sensitive, selective, and quantitative as demonstrated by its capacity to detect changes in TA, OA, and naOA present in the head homogenates of the Canton-S and mutant inactive(1) Drosophila lines. Quantitative analysis of metabolites in conjunction with their biogenic amine precursors in a single separation offers tremendous potential to understand the physiological processes and underlying mechanisms mediated by various biogenic amines in Drosophila and other animals.
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- Tracy L. Paxon
- 104 Chemistry Research Building, Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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- 104 Chemistry Research Building, Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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- InterCollege Graduate Program in Genetics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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- InterCollege Graduate Program in Genetics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
- 208 Mueller Laboratory, Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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- 104 Chemistry Research Building, Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
- All correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Andrew G. Ewing, , Phone (814) 863-4653, Fax (814) 863-8081
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Lapainis T, Scanlan C, Rubakhin SS, Sweedler JV. A multichannel native fluorescence detection system for capillary electrophoretic analysis of neurotransmitters in single neurons. Anal Bioanal Chem 2006; 387:97-105. [PMID: 17047942 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-006-0775-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2006] [Revised: 08/08/2006] [Accepted: 08/10/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A laser-induced native fluorescence detection system optimized for analysis of indolamines and catecholamines by capillary electrophoresis is described. A hollow-cathode metal vapor laser emitting at 224 nm is used for fluorescence excitation, and the emitted fluorescence is spectrally distributed by a series of dichroic beam-splitters into three wavelength channels: 250-310 nm, 310-400 nm, and >400 nm. A separate photomultiplier tube is used for detection of the fluorescence in each of the three wavelength ranges. The instrument provides more information than a single-channel system, without the complexity associated with a spectrograph/charge-coupled device-based detector. With this instrument, analytes can be separated and identified not only on the basis of their electrophoretic migration time but also on the basis of their multichannel signature, which consists of the ratios of relative fluorescence intensities detected in each wavelength channel. The 224-nm excitation channel resulted in a detection limit of 40 nmol L-1 for dopamine. The utility of this instrument for single-cell analysis was demonstrated by the detection and identification of the neurotransmitters in serotonergic LPeD1 and dopaminergic RPeD1 neurons, isolated from the central nervous system of the well-established neurobiological model Lymnaea stagnalis. Not only can this system detect neurotransmitters in these individual neurons with S/N>50, but analyte identity is confirmed on the basis of spectral characteristics.
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- T Lapainis
- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute, University of Illinois, 600 S. Matthews Ave., Box 63-5, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Squires LN, Jakubowski JA, Stuart JN, Rubakhin SS, Hatcher NG, Kim WS, Chen K, Shih JC, Seif I, Sweedler JV. Serotonin Catabolism and the Formation and Fate of 5-Hydroxyindole Thiazolidine Carboxylic Acid. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:13463-13470. [PMID: 16537538 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m602210200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Serotonin (5-HT) functions as a neurotransmitter and neuromodulator in both the central and enteric nervous systems of mammals. The dynamic degradation of 5-HT metabolites in 5-HT-containing nervous system tissues is monitored by capillary electrophoresis with wavelength-resolved laser-induced native fluorescence detection in an effort to investigate known and novel 5-HT catabolic pathways. Tissue samples from wild type mice, genetically altered mice, Long Evans rats, and cultured differentiated rat pheochromocytoma PC-12 cells, are analyzed before and after incubation with excess 5-HT. From these experiments, several new compounds are detected. One metabolite, identified as 5-hydroxyindole thiazoladine carboxylic acid (5-HITCA), has been selected for further study. In 5-HT-incubated central and enteric nervous system tissue samples and differentiated PC-12 cells, 5-HITCA forms at levels equivalent to 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid, via a condensation reaction between L-cysteine and 5-hydroxyindole acetaldehyde. In the enteric nervous system, 5-HITCA is detected without the addition of 5-HT. The levels of L-cysteine and homocysteine in rat brain mitochondria are measured between 80 and 140 microm and 1.9 and 3.4 microm, respectively, demonstrating that 5-HITCA can be formed using available, free L-cysteine in these tissues. The lack of significant accumulation of 5-HITCA in the central and enteric nervous systems, along with data showing the degradation of 5-HITCA into 5-hydroxyindole acetaldehyde, suggests that an equilibrium coupled to the enzyme, aldehyde dehydrogenase type 2, prevents the accumulation of 5-HITCA. Even so, the formation of 5-HITCA represents a catabolic pathway of 5-HT that can affect the levels of 5-HT-derived compounds in the body.
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- Leah N Squires
- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089
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- CNRS, Unité Mixte de Recherche 146, Institut Curie, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801.
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Babu C V S, Song EJ, Babar SME, Wi MH, Yoo YS. Capillary electrophoresis at the omics level: Towards systems biology. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:97-110. [PMID: 16421959 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200500511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Emerging systems biology aims at integrating the enormous amount of existing omics data in order to better understand their functional relationships at a whole systems level. These huge datasets can be obtained through advances in high-throughput, sensitive, precise, and accurate analytical instrumentation and technological innovation. Separation sciences play an important role in revealing biological processes at various omic levels. From the perspective of systems biology, CE is a strong candidate for high-throughput, sensitive data generation which is capable of tackling the challenges in acquiring qualitative and quantitative knowledge through a system-level study. This review focuses on the applicability of CE to systems-based analytical data at the genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic levels.
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- Suresh Babu C V
- Bioanalysis and Biotransformation Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Cheongryang, Seoul, Korea
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Fickbohm DJ, Spitzer N, Katz PS. Pharmacological manipulation of serotonin levels in the nervous system of the opisthobranch mollusc Tritonia diomedea. THE BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN 2005; 209:67-74. [PMID: 16110094 DOI: 10.2307/3593142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Serotonin-related disorders can be treated by manipulating serotonin synthesis with the serotonin precursor 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) or other pharmacological agents. The mollusc Tritonia diomedea is a model for investigating the effects of altering serotonin content on the functions of identified neurons. We used high-performance liquid chromatography and immunohistochemistry to examine the amount and localization of 5-HTP, serotonin, and the serotonin breakdown product 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA) in the Tritonia brain after various pharmacological treatments. Exposure to 5-HTP (2 mM for 30 min-1 h) caused an immediate and massive increase in total 5-HTP content, which lasted more than 20 h, and the widespread appearance of 5-HTP immunoreactivity in neurons. Serotonin levels rose gradually, but only a restricted number of additional neurons displayed serotonin immunoreactivity. 5-HTP treatment also caused an increase in the total amount of 5-HIAA and the appearance of 5-HIAA immunoreactivity throughout the brain. Treatment with the synthesis cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin, the initial precursor tryptophan, or serotonin itself had no persistent effect on total serotonin content. The amino acid decarboxylase inhibitor hydroxybenzylhydrazine (NSD-1015) also had no effect on the total serotonin content, although it caused an accumulation of 5-HTP. Thus, serotonin levels in the brain of T. diomedea appear to be maintained by a homeostatic mechanism that can be disrupted by 5-HTP.
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- David J Fickbohm
- Department of Biology, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 4010, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-4010, USA.
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Powell PR, Ewing AG. Recent advances in the application of capillary electrophoresis to neuroscience. Anal Bioanal Chem 2005; 382:581-91. [PMID: 15726336 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-005-3075-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2004] [Revised: 12/29/2004] [Accepted: 01/17/2005] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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With fast separation times (seconds to minutes), minimal sample requirements (nanoliters to femtoliters), and excellent mass detection limits (femtomole to zeptomole), capillary electrophoresis (CE) is ideally suited for in vitro and in vivo sampling of neurological samples with a high degree of spatial resolution. Advances in extracellular fluid analysis employing improved microdialysis and push-pull perfusion sampling methodologies has enabled the resolution of neurotransmitters present in limited amounts using CE. Great progress has been made to resolve complex neuropeptides, amino acids, and biogenic amines in tissue and cell cultures. Finally, owing largely to the small volume sampling abilities of CE, investigations of single nerve cells, both invertebrate and mammalian, have been accomplished. These applications of CE to the advancement of neuroscience are presented.
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- Paula R Powell
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, 104 Chemistry Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Dantuluri M, Gunnarsson GT, Riaz M, Nguyen H, Desai UR. Capillary electrophoresis of highly sulfated flavanoids and flavonoids. Anal Biochem 2005; 336:316-22. [PMID: 15620899 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2004.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Flavanoids and flavonoids are natural products present in our diet and known to possess multiple biological activities. Sulfated species of these natural products represent highly charged water-soluble organic molecules that possess unique biochemical properties. We describe here the first studies on capillary electrophoresis of these highly charged molecules. Fully sulfated flavanoids and flavonoids can be electrophoresed and resolved under reverse polarity at pH 3.5 using 5-10 kV in less than 20 min. In contrast, at high pH under normal polarity these species can be electrophoresed only if a pressurized capillary is employed. (+/-)-Catechin sulfate, a racemic sulfated flavanoid, was resolved into its enantiomers using 15% beta-cyclodextrin, a chiral selector, but not with alpha- or gamma-cyclodextrins. Yet, the high charge density of these molecules challenges the resolving capability of capillary electrophoresis as diastereomers (-)-epicatechin sulfate and (+)-catechin sulfate do not resolve, even in the presence of cyclodextrins or chiral positively charged amino acids. Overall, capillary electrophoresis of highly sulfated flavanoids and flavonoids is expected to be useful in rapid structure analysis of sulfated flavonoids, either synthetic or natural.
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- Mandakini Dantuluri
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0540, USA
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Fluorescence detection in capillary electrophoresis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0166-526x(05)45006-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Dawson PA, Steane SE, Markovich D. Behavioural abnormalities of the hyposulphataemic Nas1 knock-out mouse. Behav Brain Res 2004; 154:457-63. [PMID: 15313034 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2004.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2003] [Revised: 03/14/2004] [Accepted: 03/15/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We recently generated a sodium sulphate cotransporter knock-out mouse (Nas1-/-) which has increased urinary sulphate excretion and hyposulphataemia. To examine the consequences of disturbed sulphate homeostasis in the modulation of mouse behavioural characteristics, Nas1-/- mice were compared with Nas1+/- and Nas1+/+ littermates in a series of behavioural tests. The Nas1-/- mice displayed significantly (P < 0.001) decreased marble burying behaviour (4.33 +/- 0.82 buried) when compared to Nas1+/+ (7.86 +/- 0.44) and Nas1+/- (8.40 +/- 0.37) animals, suggesting that Nas1-/- mice may have decreased object-induced anxiety. The Nas1-/- mice also displayed decreased locomotor activity by moving less distance (1.53 +/- 0.27 m, P < 0.05) in an open-field test when compared to Nas1+/+ (2.31 +/- 0.24 m) and Nas1+/- (2.15 +/- 0.19 m) mice. The three genotypes displayed similar spatiotemporal and ethological behaviours in the elevated-plus maze and open-field test, with the exception of a decreased defecation frequency by the Nas1-/- mice (40% reduction, P < 0.01). There were no significant differences between Nas1-/- and Nas1+/+ mice in a rotarod performance test of motor coordination and in the forced swim test assessing (anti-)depressant-like behaviours. This is the first study to demonstrate behavioural abnormalities in the hyposulphataemic Nas1-/- mice.
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- Paul Anthony Dawson
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Qld. 4072, Australia
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Ahmadzadeh H, Johnson RD, Thompson L, Arriaga EA. Direct Sampling from Muscle Cross Sections for Electrophoretic Analysis of Individual Mitochondria. Anal Chem 2003; 76:315-21. [PMID: 14719877 DOI: 10.1021/ac034809g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Muscle is a highly heterogeneous tissue. Practical approaches to sample selectively small regions of muscle cross sections would help to effectively utilize analytical techniques on muscle studies while taking into account tissue heterogeneity. In this report, semimembranosus muscle tissue cross sections were directly sampled and analyzed by capillary electrophoresis (CE) with laser-induced fluorescence detection (LIF). Prior to CE-LIF analysis, a small region in the muscle cross section was stained with 10-nonyl acridine orange (NAO) which is a mitochondrion-selective fluorescent probe known to form a stable complex with cardiolipin, a phospholipid found only in mitochondria. By micromanipulation, the injection end of the capillary was brought into contact with the tissue exhibiting fluorescently labeled mitochondria. Sampling from a region similar in size to the cross section of a single fiber was carried out by applying 11 kPa of negative pressure for 3 s. When an electric field of -200V/cm was applied, fluorescently labeled mitochondria electromigrated and were individually detected by postcolumn LIF detection. For each sample, the electropherogram displays a migration time window with a collection of narrow peaks. The collection of individual peak measurements is represented as a distribution of individual intensities related to cardiolipin content of mitochondria and a distribution of individual electrophoretic mobilities. Positioning the capillary injection end was sufficiently spatially accurate to deplete mitochondria in the sampled region upon repetitive injections. Treatment of a muscle cross section with a protease (trypsin) prior to mitochondria sampling resulted in a higher number of detected mitochondria, suggesting that one of the effects of this enzyme is a partial digestion of the muscles myofibrils, which eases the release of interfibrillar mitochondria entangled within these fibers. The protease treatment also resulted in changes to the electrophoretic mobility distribution of individual mitochondria, which may imply that partial digestion of proteins bound to the mitochondria contributes to the alteration in the electrophoretic mobility of mitochondria. The ability to sample a region as small as a single muscle fiber cross section and its direct CE-LIF analysis opens exciting possibilities for the direct analysis of muscle biopsies and mapping the mitochondrial electrophoretic properties in highly heterogeneous tissues.
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- Hossein Ahmadzadeh
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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