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Buijink MR, van Weeghel M, Harms A, Murli DS, Meijer JH, Hankemeier T, Michel S, Kervezee L. Loss of temporal coherence in the circadian metabolome across multiple tissues during ageing in mice. Eur J Neurosci 2024. [PMID: 38802069 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.16428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Circadian clock function declines with ageing, which can aggravate ageing-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders. Understanding age-related changes in the circadian system at a systemic level can contribute to the development of strategies to promote healthy ageing. The goal of this study was to investigate the impact of ageing on 24-h rhythms in amine metabolites across four tissues in young (2 months of age) and old (22-25 months of age) mice using a targeted metabolomics approach. Liver, plasma, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN; the location of the central circadian clock in the hypothalamus) and the paraventricular nucleus (PVN; a downstream target of the SCN) were collected from young and old mice every 4 h during a 24-h period (n = 6-7 mice per group). Differential rhythmicity analysis revealed that ageing impacts 24-h rhythms in the amine metabolome in a tissue-specific manner. Most profound changes were observed in the liver, in which rhythmicity was lost in 60% of the metabolites in aged mice. Furthermore, we found strong correlations in metabolite levels between the liver and plasma and between the SCN and the PVN in young mice. These correlations were almost completely abolished in old mice. These results indicate that ageing is accompanied by a severe loss of the circadian coordination between tissues and by disturbed rhythmicity of metabolic processes. The tissue-specific impact of ageing may help to differentiate mechanisms of ageing-related disorders in the brain versus peripheral tissues and thereby contribute to the development of potential therapies for these disorders.
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- M Renate Buijink
- Laboratory for Neurophysiology, Department of Cellular and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Neurophysiology, Department of Cellular and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Pediatrics, Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Core Facility Metabolomics, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Metabolomics and Analytics Centre, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Neurophysiology, Department of Cellular and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Neurophysiology, Department of Cellular and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Metabolomics and Analytics Centre, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Neurophysiology, Department of Cellular and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Neurophysiology, Department of Cellular and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Papp LA, Imre S, Bálint I, Lungu AI, Mărcutiu PE, Papp J, Ion V. Is it Time to Migrate to Liquid Chromatography Automated Platforms in the Clinical Laboratory? A Brief Point of View. J Chromatogr Sci 2024; 62:191-200. [PMID: 36715315 DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmad002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry already started to surpass the major drawbacks in terms of sensitivity, specificity and cross-reactivity that some analytical methods used in the clinical laboratory exhibit. This hyphenated technique is already preferred for specific applications while finding its own place in the clinical laboratory setting. However, large-scale usage, high-throughput analysis and lack of automation emerge as shortcomings that liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry still has to overrun in order to be used on a larger scale in the clinical laboratory. The aim of this review article is to point out the present-day position of the liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry technique while trying to understand how this analytical method relates to the basic working framework of the clinical laboratory. This paper offers insights about the main regulation and traceability criteria that this coupling method has to align and comply to, automation and standardization issues and finally the critical steps in sample preparation workflows all related to the high-throughput analysis framework. Further steps are to be made toward automation, speed and easy-to-use concept; however, the current technological and quality premises are favorable for chromatographic coupled to mass spectral methods.
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- Lajos-Attila Papp
- Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology from Targu Mures, Gheorghe Marinescu street 38, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
- Public Health Department Mures, Gheorghe Marinescu street 40, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology from Targu Mures, Gheorghe Marinescu street 38, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
- Center for Advanced Medical and Pharmaceutical Research, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology from Targu Mures, Gheorghe Marinescu street 38, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology from Targu Mures, Gheorghe Marinescu street 38, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
- Public Health Department Mures, Gheorghe Marinescu street 40, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology from Targu Mures, Gheorghe Marinescu street 38, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
- Public Health Department Mures, Gheorghe Marinescu street 40, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology from Targu Mures, Gheorghe Marinescu street 38, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
- Public Health Department Mures, Gheorghe Marinescu street 40, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology from Targu Mures, Gheorghe Marinescu street 38, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
- Public Health Department Mures, Gheorghe Marinescu street 40, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology from Targu Mures, Gheorghe Marinescu street 38, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
- Center for Advanced Medical and Pharmaceutical Research, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology from Targu Mures, Gheorghe Marinescu street 38, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
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Yue JY, Pan ZX, Song LP, Yu WJ, Zheng H, Wang JC, Yang P, Tang B. Mixed-Linkage Donor-Acceptor Covalent Organic Framework as a Turn-On Fluorescent Sensor for Aliphatic Amines. Anal Chem 2023; 95:17400-17406. [PMID: 37967038 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Amine determination is crucial to our daily life, including the prevention of pollution, the treatment of certain disorders, and the evaluation of food quality. Herein, a mixed-linkage donor-acceptor covalent organic framework (named DSE-COF) was first constructed by the polymerization between 2,4-dihydroxybenzene-1,3,5-tricarbaldehyde (DTA) and 4,4'-(benzo[c][1,2,5]selenadiazole-4,7-diyl)dianiline (SEZ). DSE-COF displayed superior turn-on fluorescent responses to primary, secondary, and tertiary aliphatic amines, such as cadaverine, isopropylamine, sec-butylamine, cyclohexylamine, hexamethylenediamine, di-n-butylamine, and triethylamine in absolute acetonitrile than other organic species. Further experiments and theoretical calculations demonstrated that the combination of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) and photoinduced electron transfer (PET) effects between the DSE-COF and aliphatic amines resulted in enhanced fluorescence. Credibly, DSE-COF can quantitatively detect cadaverine content in actual pork samples with satisfactory results. In addition, DSE-COF-based test papers could rapidly monitor cadaverine from real pork samples, manifesting the potential application of COFs in food quality inspection.
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- Jie-Yu Yue
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Supervising Technology for Meat and Meat Products for State Market Regulation, Shandong Institute for Food and Drug Control, Jinan 250101, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Supervising Technology for Meat and Meat Products for State Market Regulation, Shandong Institute for Food and Drug Control, Jinan 250101, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
- Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266200, P. R. China
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Cardoso MS, Rocha AR, Souza-Júnior JA, Menezes-Filho JA. Analytical method for urinary homovanillic acid and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid levels using HPLC with electrochemical detection applied to evaluate children environmentally exposed to manganese. Biomed Chromatogr 2023; 37:e5699. [PMID: 37427763 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.5699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Homovanillic acid (HVA) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) are the urinary metabolites of dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HA), respectively. We aimed to develop an extraction method for the determination of HVA and 5-HIAA, using strong anionic exchange cartridges combined with HPLC with electrochemical detection, and apply it to measure the levels of HVA and 5-HIAA in children living near a ferro-manganese alloy plant in Simões Filho, Brazil. The validated method showed good selectivity, sensitivity, precision, and accuracy. The limits of detection (LOD) were 4 and 8 μmol/L for 5-HIAA and HVA, respectively, in urine. Recoveries ranged from 85.8 to 94%. The coefficients of determination (R2 ) of the calibration curves were greater than 0.99. Spot urine samples of 30 exposed children and 20 nonexposed ones were processed accordingly. The metabolite levels in exposed and reference children were within the physiological ranges. The medians (range) for 5-HIAA and HVA of the exposed ones were 36.4 μmol/L (18.4-58.0) and 32.9 μmol/L (
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- Mariana Silva Cardoso
- Graduate Program in Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Food Science, College of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Food Science, College of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
- Laboratory of Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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Beiner E, Lucas V, Reichert J, Buhai DV, Jesinghaus M, Vock S, Drusko A, Baumeister D, Eich W, Friederich HC, Tesarz J. Stress biomarkers in individuals with fibromyalgia syndrome: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Pain 2023; 164:1416-1427. [PMID: 36728497 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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ABSTRACT Evidence suggests an involvement of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation in the development and maintenance of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). However, studies on the stress response via the HPA-axis in individuals with FMS show conflicting results. To better understand the relationship between FMS and HPA-axis dysregulation, we (1) systematically summarized the current level of evidence on HPA biomarkers in individuals with FMS compared with individuals without and (2) evaluated whether FMS is associated with a specific pattern of HPA dysregulation. The main outcome measures were cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), epinephrine, and norepinephrine. A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsychMed yielded 47 studies eligible for meta-analysis, including 1465 individuals with FMS and 1192 FMS-free controls. No main effect of FMS was found on altered levels of blood cortisol, ACTH, CRH, and epinephrine. Compared with controls, salivary and urinary cortisol levels were decreased in individuals with FMS, whereas blood levels of norepinephrine were increased. However, heterogeneity of data was high with significant evidence for publication bias. Overall, the data are compatible with association of FMS with adrenocortical hypofunction in the presence of increased sympathetic tone. However, the data are partially contradictory, so it must be assumed that the data are highly dependent on the respective study designs, patient samples, and analytical methods and do not necessarily demonstrate an abnormal HPA-axis function in FMS.
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- Eva Beiner
- Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics, Medical Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Kashyap S, Tehri N, Verma N, Gahlaut A, Hooda V. Recent advances in development of electrochemical biosensors for the detection of biogenic amines. 3 Biotech 2023; 13:2. [PMID: 36506812 PMCID: PMC9729522 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03414-w] [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: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Biogenic amines (BAs) are widely found in food as a consequence of diverse factors including free amino acid availability, microbial production of decarboxylases, and variations in processing and storage conditions. Hence, BAs are considered as an important marker for determining the freshness and quality of food. Owing to the documentation of BAs in different dietary products, their numerous negative impacts on human health have reported to be a serious concern in past few decades. Therefore, the quantification of these chemical species in food becomes crucial as it can immensely contributes toward control of new episodes on food intoxication in humans. In this line, various chromatographic and colorimetric methods have been developed to detect BAs. However, these methods are in use from a longer time, still are limited by high cost, lengthy procedures, huge infrastructure and skilled personnel requirements that hinder their on-field application. In pursuit of a reliable method offering accurate detection of BAs, this review presents the state-of-the-art of electrochemical strategies for BAs sensing in food. The core of the review discusses about the widely employed electrochemical transducers, such as amperometric, potentiometric, impedimetric and conductometric-based BAs biosensors with significant findings of research work conducted previously. The application of electrochemical sensors to analyze BAs in different fields including food systems (fermented and non-fermented types) and smart packaging systems has been reviewed. Moreover, existing challenges and further available prospects for the development of rapid, facile, and sensitive electrochemical strategies for on-site determination of BAs have also been discussed.
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- Sombir Kashyap
- Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana 124001 India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana 124001 India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana 124001 India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana 124001 India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana 124001 India
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Li T, Wang R, Wang P. The Development of an Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for Biogenic Amines in Fish Samples. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 28:molecules28010184. [PMID: 36615379 PMCID: PMC9822501 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28010184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Biogenic amines (BAs) are a group of substances that are formed from amino acids by decarboxylation or amination and transamination of aldehydes and ketones. They may have either an aliphatic, aromatic, or heterocyclic structure. Their quantity determines their effects and optimum amounts are essential for physiological functions, but excess BAs causes various toxic effects throughout the human body. In our study, to rapidly determine 14 BAs (histamine, tyramine, dopamine, tryptamine, serotonin, putrescine, spermine, spermidine, octopamine, benzylamine, 1-Phenylethanamine, cadaverine, 2-Phenethylamine, and agmatine) in real fish samples, an ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was established. The fish sample was extracted by acetonitrile with 0.1% formic acid and stable biogenic amine derivatives could be obtained by benzoyl chloride derivatization with a shorter reaction time. The method showed good linearity with a linear range of 3-4 orders of magnitude and regression coefficients ranging from 0.9961 to 0.9999. The calculated LODs ranged from 0.1 to 20 nM and the LOQs ranged from 0.3 to 60 nM. Satisfactory recovery was obtained from 84.6% to 119.3%. The proposed method was employed to determine the concentration levels of biogenic amine derivatives in different fish. The results indicated that this method was suitable for the analysis of biogenic amines.
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Bi C, Guo S, Hu S, Chen J, Ye M, Liu Z. The microbiota-gut-brain axis and its modulation in the therapy of depression: comparison of efficacy of conventional drugs and traditional Chinese medicine approaches. Pharmacol Res 2022; 183:106372. [PMID: 35908662 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Depression is a common and severe mental disease that places a heavy burden on human society, which can lead to decreased cognitive function, energy loss, insomnia, and even suicide. Although medication plays an important role in improving the symptoms of depression, approximately one third of people with depression do not significantly benefit from medication and experience various adverse reactions. Recently, increasing evidence has shown that gut microbes play an important role in the occurrence and development of depression. There have been illuminating studies previously conducted on the relationship between antidepressant chemicals, traditional Chinese medicine, and the microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA). Therefore, in this review, we summarize the role of the MGBA in the occurrence and development of depression, especially the important role of the MGBA in the mechanism of action of antidepressants. Modulation of the MGBA is proposed to enhance the efficacy of antidepressant drugs and reduce their side effects and disease recurrence, so as to provide a new method for the treatment of depression.
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- Chenchen Bi
- Department of Pharmacology, Medical College of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical College of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical College of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Shaoxing Seventh People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical College of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China; Department of Behavioral Neurosciences, Science Research Center of Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.
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Mukunda DC, Rodrigues J, Joshi VK, Raghushaker CR, Mahato KK. A comprehensive review on LED-induced fluorescence in diagnostic pathology. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 209:114230. [PMID: 35421670 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114230] [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: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Sensitivity, specificity, mobility, and affordability are important criteria to consider for developing diagnostic instruments in common use. Fluorescence spectroscopy has been demonstrating substantial potential in the clinical diagnosis of diseases and evaluating the underlying causes of pathogenesis. A higher degree of device integration with appropriate sensitivity and reasonable cost would further boost the value of the fluorescence techniques in clinical diagnosis and aid in the reduction of healthcare expenses, which is a key economic concern in emerging markets. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which are inexpensive and smaller are attractive alternatives to conventional excitation sources in fluorescence spectroscopy, are gaining a lot of momentum in the development of affordable, compact analytical instruments of clinical relevance. The commercial availability of a broad range of LED wavelengths (255-4600 nm) has opened up new avenues for targeting a wide range of clinically significant molecules (both endogenous and exogenous), thereby diagnosing a range of clinical illnesses. As a result, we have specifically examined the uses of LED-induced fluorescence (LED-IF) in preclinical and clinical evaluations of pathological conditions, considering the present advancements in the field.
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- Department of Biophysics, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka-576104, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka-576104, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka-576104, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka-576104, India.
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Verly IRN, Matser YAH, Leen R, Meinsma R, Fiocco M, Koster J, Volckmann R, Savci-Heijink D, Cangemi G, Barco S, Valentijn LJ, Tytgat GAM, van Kuilenburg ABP. Urinary 3-Methoxytyramine Is a Biomarker for MYC Activity in Patients With Neuroblastoma. JCO Precis Oncol 2022; 6:e2000447. [PMID: 35085004 PMCID: PMC8830522 DOI: 10.1200/po.20.00447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Elevated urinary 3-methoxytyramine (3MT) level at diagnosis was recently put forward as independent risk factor for poor prognosis in neuroblastoma. Here, we investigated the biologic basis underlying the putative association between elevated 3MT levels and poor prognosis. Elevated urinary 3-methoxytyramine (3MT) at diagnosis is an independent risk factor for poor event-free survival and poor overall survival in neuroblastoma. Our analysis including gene-expression data and urinary 3MT showed that increased urinary 3MT corresponds with tumor MYC activity.![]()
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- Iedan R N Verly
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Chemistry, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Chemistry, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Department of Medical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Mathematical Institute, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Oncogenomics, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Oncogenomics, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Central Laboratory of Analyses, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Central Laboratory of Analyses, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Oncogenomics, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Undale V, Bhalchim V, Shewale S. Assessment and quantification of homovanillic acid and vanillylmandelic acid in rodent urine samples using a validated high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet method. ASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND HEALTH CARE 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/ajprhc.ajprhc_55_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Fully Automated Quantitative Measurement of Serum Organic Acids via LC-MS/MS for the Diagnosis of Organic Acidemias: Establishment of an Automation System and a Proof-of-Concept Validation. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11122195. [PMID: 34943431 PMCID: PMC8700112 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11122195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry has been widely used to analyze hundreds of organic acids in urine to provide a diagnostic basis for organic acidemia. However, it is difficult to operate in clinical laboratories on a daily basis due to sample pretreatment processing. Therefore, we aimed to develop a fully automated system for quantifying serum organic acids using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The pretreatment CLAM-2030 device was connected to an LC-MS/MS system for processing serum under optimized conditions, which included derivatizing serum organic acids using 3-Nitrophenylhydrazine. The derivatized organic acids were separated on a reverse-phase Sceptor HD-C column and detected using negative-ion electrospray ionization multiple reaction monitoring MS. The automated pretreatment-LC-MS/MS system processed serum in less than 1 h and analyzed 19 serum organic acids, which are used to detect organic acidemias. The system exhibited high quantitative sensitivity ranging from approximately 2 to 100 µM with a measurement reproducibility of 10.4% CV. Moreover, a proof-of-concept validation of the system was performed using sera from patients with propionic acidemia (n = 5), methylmalonic acidemia (n = 2), and 3-methylcrotonylglycinuria (n = 1). The levels of marker organic acids specific to each disease were significantly elevated in the sera of the patients compared to those in control samples. The automated pretreatment-LC-MS/MS system can be used as a rapid in-hospital system to measure organic acid levels in serum for the diagnosis of organic acidemias.
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Czerwiński M, Bednarska-Czerwińska A, Zmarzły N, Boroń D, Oplawski M, Grabarek BO. Evaluation of the Differences in the Expression of Biogenic Amine-Related mRNAs and Proteins in Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10214872. [PMID: 34768392 PMCID: PMC8584663 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10214872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Biogenic amines, such as adrenaline, noradrenaline, histamine, dopamine, and serotonin are important neurotransmitters that also regulate cell viability. Their detection and analysis are helpful in the diagnosis of many diseases, including cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the expression profile of the biogenic amine-related genes and proteins in endometrioid endometrial cancer compared to the control group. The material consisted of endometrial tissue samples and whole blood collected from 30 endometrioid endometrial cancer patients and 30 cancer-free patients. The gene expression was determined by the mRNA microarrays and validated by qRT-PCR. Protein levels were determined in the serum by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Overexpression of histamine H1–H3 receptors and early growth response 1 and silencing of calmodulin, the histamine H4 receptor, and the dopamine D5 receptor have been reported in endometrioid endometrial cancer. The obtained results indicate disturbances in the signaling activated by histamine and dopamine receptors, which could potentially contribute to the progression of endometrioid endometrial cancer.
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- Michał Czerwiński
- American Medical Clinic, 40-600 Katowice, Poland
- Gyncentrum Fertility Clinic, 40-121 Katowice, Poland;
- Correspondence:
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- Gyncentrum Fertility Clinic, 40-121 Katowice, Poland;
- Department of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology in Katowice, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland; (N.Z.); (D.B.); (B.O.G.)
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- Department of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology in Katowice, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland; (N.Z.); (D.B.); (B.O.G.)
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- Department of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology in Katowice, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland; (N.Z.); (D.B.); (B.O.G.)
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics with Gynecologic Oncology, Ludwik Rydygier Memorial Specialized Hospital, 31-826 Kraków, Poland;
- Departament of Gynecology and Obstetrics, TOMMED Specjalisci od Zdrowia, Fredry 22, 40-662 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics with Gynecologic Oncology, Ludwik Rydygier Memorial Specialized Hospital, 31-826 Kraków, Poland;
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- Department of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology in Katowice, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland; (N.Z.); (D.B.); (B.O.G.)
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics with Gynecologic Oncology, Ludwik Rydygier Memorial Specialized Hospital, 31-826 Kraków, Poland;
- Departament of Gynecology and Obstetrics, TOMMED Specjalisci od Zdrowia, Fredry 22, 40-662 Katowice, Poland
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Głowacz K, Drozd M, Ciosek-Skibińska P. Excitation-emission fluorescence matrix acquired from glutathione capped CdSeS/ZnS quantum dots in combination with chemometric tools for pattern-based sensing of neurotransmitters. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:343. [PMID: 34524529 PMCID: PMC8443496 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-04984-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The presented work concerns pattern-based sensing with quantum dots for the identification and quantification of neurotransmitters by means of excitation-emission fluorescence spectroscopy (2D fluorescence). In the framework of this study, glutathione capped CdSeS/ZnS nanocrystals were used as non-specific nanoreceptors capable of differentiated interaction with neurotransmitters. The pattern-based sensing with QDs was realized by using excitation-emission fluorescence spectroscopy to provide analyte-specific multidimensional optical information. These characteristic fluorescent response patterns were processed by unfolded partial least squares-discriminant analysis, showing that satisfactory identification of all investigated neurotransmitters: dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, serotonin, GABA, and acetylcholine, can be achieved through the proposed sensing strategy. The impact of the considered fluorescence signal (datum, i.e. zeroth-order data acquired per sample; spectrum, i.e. first-order data acquired per sample; excitation-emission matrix, i.e. second-order data acquired per sample) on the sensing capability of glutathione capped QDs was also verified. The best performance parameters such as accuracy, precision, sensitivity, and specificity were obtained using excitation-emission matrices (88.9-93.3%, 0.93-0.95, 0.89-0.93, and 0.99-1.00, respectively). Thus, it was revealed that excitation-emission fluorescence spectroscopy may improve the recognition of neurotransmitters while using only one type of nanoreceptor. Furthermore, is was demonstrated that the proposed excitation-emission fluorescence spectroscopy assisted QD assay coupled with unfolded partial least squares regression can be successfully utilized for quantitative determination of catecholamine neurotransmitters at the micromolar concentration range with R2 in the range 0.916-0.987. Consequently, the proposed sensing strategy has the potential to significantly simplify the sensing element and to expand the pool of bioanalytes so far detectable with the use of QDs.
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- Klaudia Głowacz
- Chair of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Chair of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664, Warsaw, Poland
- Centre for Advanced Materials and Technologies CEZAMAT, Poleczki 19, 02-822, Warsaw, Poland
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- Chair of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664, Warsaw, Poland.
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Li KJ, Brouwer-Brolsma EM, Burton-Pimentel KJ, Vergères G, Feskens EJM. A systematic review to identify biomarkers of intake for fermented food products. GENES AND NUTRITION 2021; 16:5. [PMID: 33882831 PMCID: PMC8058972 DOI: 10.1186/s12263-021-00686-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Background Fermented foods are ubiquitous in human diets and often lauded for their sensory, nutritious, and health-promoting qualities. However, precise associations between the intake of fermented foods and health have not been well-established. This is in part due to the limitations of current dietary assessment tools that rely on subjective reporting, making them prone to memory-related errors and reporting bias. The identification of food intake biomarkers (FIBs) bypasses this challenge by providing an objective measure of intake. Despite numerous studies reporting on FIBs for various types of fermented foods and drinks, unique biomarkers associated with the fermentation process (“fermentation-dependent” biomarkers) have not been well documented. We therefore conducted a comprehensive, systematic review of the literature to identify biomarkers of fermented foods commonly consumed in diets across the world. Results After title, abstract, and full-text screening, extraction of data from 301 articles resulted in an extensive list of compounds that were detected in human biofluids following the consumption of various fermented foods, with the majority of articles focusing on coffee (69), wine (69 articles), cocoa (62), beer (34), and bread (29). The identified compounds from all included papers were consolidated and sorted into FIBs proposed for a specific food, for a food group, or for the fermentation process. Alongside food-specific markers (e.g., trigonelline for coffee), and food-group markers (e.g., pentadecanoic acid for dairy intake), several fermentation-dependent markers were revealed. These comprised compounds related to the fermentation process of a particular food, such as mannitol (wine), 2-ethylmalate (beer), methionine (sourdough bread, cheese), theabrownins (tea), and gallic acid (tea, wine), while others were indicative of more general fermentation processes (e.g., ethanol from alcoholic fermentation, 3-phenyllactic acid from lactic fermentation). Conclusions Fermented foods comprise a heterogeneous group of foods. While many of the candidate FIBs identified were found to be non-specific, greater specificity may be observed when considering a combination of compounds identified for individual fermented foods, food groups, and from fermentation processes. Future studies that focus on how fermentation impacts the composition and nutritional quality of food substrates could help to identify novel biomarkers of fermented food intake. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12263-021-00686-4.
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- Katherine J Li
- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Science, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands. .,Food Microbial Systems Research Division, Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), Agroscope, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Science, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Food Microbial Systems Research Division, Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), Agroscope, Bern, Switzerland
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- Food Microbial Systems Research Division, Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), Agroscope, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Science, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Němečková-Makrlíková A, Barek J, Navrátil T, Fischer J, Vyskočil V, Dejmková H. Simultaneous determination of tumour biomarkers homovanillic acid, vanillylmandelic acid, and 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid in human urine using single run HPLC with a simple wall-jet glassy carbon electrochemical detector. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Guzman NA, Guzman DE. A Two-Dimensional Affinity Capture and Separation Mini-Platform for the Isolation, Enrichment, and Quantification of Biomarkers and Its Potential Use for Liquid Biopsy. Biomedicines 2020; 8:biomedicines8080255. [PMID: 32751506 PMCID: PMC7459796 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines8080255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Biomarker detection for disease diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic response is becoming increasingly reliable and accessible. Particularly, the identification of circulating cell-free chemical and biochemical substances, cellular and subcellular entities, and extracellular vesicles has demonstrated promising applications in understanding the physiologic and pathologic conditions of an individual. Traditionally, tissue biopsy has been the gold standard for the diagnosis of many diseases, especially cancer. More recently, liquid biopsy for biomarker detection has emerged as a non-invasive or minimally invasive and less costly method for diagnosis of both cancerous and non-cancerous diseases, while also offering information on the progression or improvement of disease. Unfortunately, the standardization of analytical methods to isolate and quantify circulating cells and extracellular vesicles, as well as their extracted biochemical constituents, is still cumbersome, time-consuming, and expensive. To address these limitations, we have developed a prototype of a portable, miniaturized instrument that uses immunoaffinity capillary electrophoresis (IACE) to isolate, concentrate, and analyze cell-free biomarkers and/or tissue or cell extracts present in biological fluids. Isolation and concentration of analytes is accomplished through binding to one or more biorecognition affinity ligands immobilized to a solid support, while separation and analysis are achieved by high-resolution capillary electrophoresis (CE) coupled to one or more detectors. When compared to other existing methods, the process of this affinity capture, enrichment, release, and separation of one or a panel of biomarkers can be carried out on-line with the advantages of being rapid, automated, and cost-effective. Additionally, it has the potential to demonstrate high analytical sensitivity, specificity, and selectivity. As the potential of liquid biopsy grows, so too does the demand for technical advances. In this review, we therefore discuss applications and limitations of liquid biopsy and hope to introduce the idea that our affinity capture-separation device could be used as a form of point-of-care (POC) diagnostic technology to isolate, concentrate, and analyze circulating cells, extracellular vesicles, and viruses.
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- Norberto A. Guzman
- Princeton Biochemicals, Inc., Princeton, NJ 08816, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-908-510-5258
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- Princeton Biochemicals, Inc., Princeton, NJ 08816, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; or
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Maráková K, Piešťanský J, Zelinková Z, Mikuš P. Simultaneous determination of twelve biogenic amines in human urine as potential biomarkers of inflammatory bowel diseases by capillary electrophoresis – tandem mass spectrometry. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 186:113294. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Miękus N, Plenis A, Rudnicka M, Kossakowska N, Olędzka I, Kowalski P, Bączek T. Extraction and preconcentration of compounds from the l-tyrosine metabolic pathway prior to their micellar electrokinetic chromatography separation. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1620:461032. [PMID: 32199675 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The prominent biological effects of adrenaline (A), noradrenaline (NA) and dopamine (DA) as well as the clinical importance of their metabolites (such as dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), methoxy‑4-hydroxyphenyl glycol (MHPG), dihydroxyphenylglycol (DHPG), metanephrine (M), normetanephrine (NM), vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), homovanillic acid (HVA)) have forced researchers to evaluate new analytical methodologies for their isolation and preconcentration from biological samples. For this reason, the three most popular extraction techniques (dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME), solid-phase extraction (SPE), solid-phase microextraction (SPME)) were tested. Micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) - a mode of capillary electrophoresis - with a diode array detector (DAD) was applied to assess the extraction efficiency. Next, the enrichment factor (EF) of each applied method was calculated in respect to standard mixtures of the analytes at the same concentration levels. The EF results of seven selected metabolites of biogenic amines (BAs) from urine after sample preparation procedures based on twenty-five different protocols (one DLLME, thirteen SPE and eleven SPME) were calculated and compared using hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA). The SPE as well as SPME procedures were proved to be the most effective approaches for the simultaneous extraction of the chosen compounds. Moreover, an ionic liquid (IL) - 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide - added to methanol in SPME additionally could successfully improve the extraction efficiency. It was also confirmed that the HCA approach could be considered a supportive tool in the selection of a suitable sample preparation procedure for that group of endogenous substances.
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- Natalia Miękus
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Hallera, 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Hallera, 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Hallera, 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Hallera, 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Hallera, 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Hallera, 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Hallera, 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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Hagenbeek FA, Roetman PJ, Pool R, Kluft C, Harms AC, van Dongen J, Colins OF, Talens S, van Beijsterveldt CEM, Vandenbosch MMLJZ, de Zeeuw EL, Déjean S, Fanos V, Ehli EA, Davies GE, Hottenga JJ, Hankemeier T, Bartels M, Vermeiren RRJM, Boomsma DI. Urinary Amine and Organic Acid Metabolites Evaluated as Markers for Childhood Aggression: The ACTION Biomarker Study. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11:165. [PMID: 32296350 PMCID: PMC7138132 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Biomarkers are of interest as potential diagnostic and predictive instruments in personalized medicine. We present the first urinary metabolomics biomarker study of childhood aggression. We aim to examine the association of urinary metabolites and neurotransmitter ratios involved in key metabolic and neurotransmitter pathways in a large cohort of twins (N = 1,347) and clinic-referred children (N = 183) with an average age of 9.7 years. This study is part of ACTION (Aggression in Children: Unraveling gene-environment interplay to inform Treatment and InterventiON strategies), in which we developed a standardized protocol for large-scale collection of urine samples in children. Our analytical design consisted of three phases: a discovery phase in twins scoring low or high on aggression (N = 783); a replication phase in twin pairs discordant for aggression (N = 378); and a validation phase in clinical cases and matched twin controls (N = 367). In the discovery phase, 6 biomarkers were significantly associated with childhood aggression, of which the association of O-phosphoserine (β = 0.36; SE = 0.09; p = 0.004), and gamma-L-glutamyl-L-alanine (β = 0.32; SE = 0.09; p = 0.01) remained significant after multiple testing. Although non-significant, the directions of effect were congruent between the discovery and replication analyses for six biomarkers and two neurotransmitter ratios and the concentrations of 6 amines differed between low and high aggressive twins. In the validation analyses, the top biomarkers and neurotransmitter ratios, with congruent directions of effect, showed no significant associations with childhood aggression. We find suggestive evidence for associations of childhood aggression with metabolic dysregulation of neurotransmission, oxidative stress, and energy metabolism. Although replication is required, our findings provide starting points to investigate causal and pleiotropic effects of these dysregulations on childhood aggression.
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- Fiona A. Hagenbeek
- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Curium-LUMC, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Analytical Biosciences, Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
- The Netherlands Metabolomics Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Curium-LUMC, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
- Department Special Needs Education, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Toulouse Mathematics Institute, University of Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cagliari, Italy
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- Avera Institute for Human Genetics, Sioux Falls, SD, United States
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- Avera Institute for Human Genetics, Sioux Falls, SD, United States
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Analytical Biosciences, Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
- The Netherlands Metabolomics Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Curium-LUMC, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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After another decade: LC-MS/MS became routine in clinical diagnostics. Clin Biochem 2020; 82:2-11. [PMID: 32188572 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2020.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Tandem mass spectrometry - especially in combination with liquid chromatography (LC-MS/MS) - is applied in a multitude of important diagnostic niches of laboratory medicine. It is unquestioned in its routine use and is often unreplaceable by alternative technologies. This overview illustrates the development in the past decade (2009-2019) and intends to provide insight into the current standing and future directions of the field. The instrumentation matured significantly, the applications are well understood, and the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) industry is shaping the market by providing assay kits, certified instruments, and the first laboratory automated LC-MS/MS instruments as an analytical core. In many settings the application of LC-MS/MS is still burdensome with locally lab developed test (LDT) designs relying on highly specialized staff. The current routine applications cover a wide range of analytes in therapeutic drug monitoring, endocrinology including newborn screening, and toxicology. The tasks that remain to be mastered are, for example, the quantification of proteins by means of LC-MS/MS and the transition from targeted to untargeted omics approaches relying on pattern recognition/pattern discrimination as a key technology for the establishment of diagnostic decisions.
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