Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
32(11), P. 1809 - 1817
Published: Feb. 15, 2017
Observational
studies
have
suggested
a
relationship
between
the
plasma
concentration
of
indoxyl
sulfate
(IS)
and
p-cresyl
(PCS),
small
gut-derived
'uremic
solutes',
high
incidence
uremic
cardiomyopathy
in
patients
with
end-stage
renal
disease
(ESRD).
IS
PCS
are
derived
from
metabolism
dietary
components
(tryptophan
tyrosine)
by
gut
bacteria.
This
pilot
study
was
designed
to
examine
effects
poorly
absorbable
antibiotic
(vancomycin)
on
two
PCS,
composition
microbiome.Plasma
concentrations
were
measured
MS-HPLC.
The
microbiome
assessed
stool
specimens
sequenced
for
16S
rRNA
gene
targeting
V4
region.The
pre-dialysis
mean
both
markedly
elevated.
Following
administration
vancomycin
(Day
0),
decreased
at
Day
2
or
5
returned
baseline
28.
administration,
several
changes
observed.
Most
striking
decrease
diversity,
finding
that
evident
7
still
There
little
change
phylum
level
but
genus
level,
broad
population
noted.
Changes
abundance
genera
appeared
parallel
PCS.These
findings
suggest
alteration
microbiome,
an
antibiotic,
might
provide
important
strategy
reducing
levels
ESRD.
American Journal of Epidemiology,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
188(6), P. 991 - 1012
Published: Jan. 30, 2019
The
Consortium
of
Metabolomics
Studies
(COMETS)
was
established
in
2014
to
facilitate
large-scale
collaborative
research
on
the
human
metabolome
and
its
relationship
with
disease
etiology,
diagnosis,
prognosis.
COMETS
comprises
47
cohorts
from
Asia,
Europe,
North
America,
South
America
that
together
include
more
than
136,000
participants
blood
metabolomics
data
samples
collected
1985
2017.
were
provided
by
17
different
platforms,
most
frequently
used
labs
being
Metabolon,
Inc.
(14
cohorts),
Broad
Institute
(15
Nightingale
Health
(11
cohorts).
Participants
have
been
followed
for
a
median
23
years
health
outcomes
including
death,
cancer,
cardiovascular
disease,
diabetes,
others;
many
studies
are
ongoing.
Available
exposure-related
common
clinical
measurements
behavioral
factors,
as
well
genome-wide
genotype
data.
Two
feasibility
conducted
evaluate
comparability
platforms
cohorts.
first
study
showed
overlap
between
any
2
laboratories
ranged
6
121
metabolites
at
5
leading
laboratories.
second
Spearman
correlation
comparing
111
overlapping
captured
Metabolon
0.79
(interquartile
range,
0.56–0.89).
Analytical Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
89(4), P. 2478 - 2487
Published: Jan. 20, 2017
A
targeted
reversed-phase
gradient
UPLC-MS/MS
assay
has
been
developed
for
the
quantification
/monitoring
of
66
amino
acids
and
amino-containing
compounds
in
human
plasma
serum
using
precolumn
derivatization
with
6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl
carbamate
(AccQTag
Ultra).
Derivatization
target
amines
required
minimal
sample
preparation
resulted
analytes
excellent
chromatographic
mass
spectrometric
detection
properties.
The
resulting
method,
which
requires
only
10
μL
sample,
provides
reproducible
robust
separation
7.5
min,
including
baseline
resolution
isomers
such
as
leucine
isoleucine.
validated
33
(predominantly
acids)
over
a
concentration
range
from
2
to
20
800
μM.
Intra-
interday
accuracy
between
0.05
15.6
0.78-13.7%
precision
0.91
16.9%
2.12-15.9%
were
obtained.
further
biogenic
can
be
monitored
samples
relative
changes
rather
than
quantification.
Application
derived
healthy
controls
patients
suffering
acetaminophen
(APAP,
paracetamol)-induced
acute
liver
failure
(ALF)
showed
significant
differences
amounts
aromatic
branched
chain
groups
well
number
other
analytes,
novel
observation
increased
concentrations
sarcosine
ALF
patients.
properties
assay,
short
analysis
time,
make
it
suitable
high-throughput
UPLC-ESI-MS/MS
metabonomic
clinical
epidemiological
environments.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
22(1), P. 43 - 43
Published: Dec. 22, 2020
The
prevalence
of
chronic
kidney
disease
(CKD)
is
increasing
worldwide,
and
the
mortality
rate
continues
to
be
unacceptably
high.
biomarkers
currently
used
in
clinical
practice
are
considered
relevant
when
there
already
significant
renal
impairment
compromising
early
use
potentially
successful
therapeutic
interventions.
More
sensitive
specific
detect
CKD
earlier
on
improve
patients'
prognoses
an
important
unmet
medical
need.
aim
this
review
summarize
recent
literature
new
promising
function,
tubular
lesions,
endothelial
dysfunction
inflammation,
auspicious
findings
from
metabolomic
studies
field.
Most
studied
require
further
validation
large
a
broad
range
populations
order
implemented
into
routine
management.
A
panel
biomarkers,
including
damage,
seems
reasonable
approach
applied
allow
diagnosis
better
characterization
based
underlying
etiologic
process.
Metabolites,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
9(2), P. 34 - 34
Published: Feb. 14, 2019
Diseases
of
the
kidney
are
difficult
to
diagnose
and
treat.
This
review
summarises
definition,
cause,
epidemiology
treatment
some
these
diseases
including
chronic
disease,
diabetic
nephropathy,
acute
injury,
cancer,
transplantation
polycystic
diseases.
Numerous
studies
have
adopted
a
metabolomics
approach
uncover
new
small
molecule
biomarkers
improve
specificity
sensitivity
diagnosis
biochemical
mechanisms
that
may
elucidate
cause
progression
work
includes
description
mass
spectrometry-based
approaches,
currently
available
tools,
emphasises
findings
from
We
included
varied
selection
(disease,
model,
sample
number,
analytical
platform)
focused
on
metabolites
which
were
commonly
reported
as
discriminating
features
between
disease
control.
These
likely
be
robust
indicators
processes,
therefore
potential
biomarkers,
warranting
further
investigation.
Cancer Research,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
80(6), P. 1357 - 1367
Published: Jan. 22, 2020
Ovarian
cancer
has
few
known
risk
factors,
hampering
identification
of
high-risk
women.
We
assessed
the
association
prediagnostic
plasma
metabolites
(N
=
420)
with
epithelial
ovarian
cancer,
including
both
borderline
and
invasive
tumors.
A
total
252
cases
matched
controls
from
Nurses'
Health
Studies
were
included.
Multivariable
logistic
regression
was
used
to
estimate
ORs
95%
confidence
intervals
(CI),
comparing
90th-10th
percentile
in
metabolite
levels,
using
permutation-based
Westfall
Young
approach
account
for
testing
multiple
correlated
hypotheses.
Weighted
gene
coexpression
network
analysis
(WGCNA;
n
10
modules)
set
enrichment
(n
23
classes)
also
evaluated.
An
increase
pseudouridine
levels
10th
90th
associated
a
2.5-fold
increased
overall
(OR
2.56;
CI,
1.48-4.45;
P
0.001/adjusted
0.15);
similar
observed
serous/poorly
differentiated
tumors
176
cases;
comparable
OR
2.38;
1.33-4.32;
0.004/adjusted
0.55).
For
nonserous
34
cases),
C36:2
phosphatidylcholine
plasmalogen
had
strongest
statistical
associations
9.84;
2.89-37.82;
<
0.07;
0.11;
0.03-0.35;
0.06,
respectively).
Five
WGCNA
modules
9
classes
at
FDR
≤
0.20.
Triacylglycerols
(TAG)
showed
heterogeneity
by
tumor
aggressiveness
(case-only
0.0001).
The
TAG
serous
differed
acyl
carbon
content
saturation.
In
summary,
this
study
suggests
that
may
be
novel
factor
TAGs
important,
particularly
rapidly
fatal
tumors,
differing
structural
features.
SIGNIFICANCE:
Pseudouridine
represents
potential
triglycerides
important
Annual Review of Biomedical Data Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
7(1), P. 225 - 250
Published: May 20, 2024
The
integration
of
multiomics
data
with
detailed
phenotypic
insights
from
electronic
health
records
marks
a
paradigm
shift
in
biomedical
research,
offering
unparalleled
holistic
views
into
and
disease
pathways.
This
review
delineates
the
current
landscape
multimodal
omics
integration,
emphasizing
its
transformative
potential
generating
comprehensive
understanding
complex
biological
systems.
We
explore
robust
methodologies
for
ranging
concatenation-based
to
transformation-based
network-based
strategies,
designed
harness
intricate
nuances
diverse
types.
Our
discussion
extends
incorporating
large-scale
population
biobanks
dissecting
high-dimensional
layers
at
single-cell
level.
underscores
emerging
role
large
language
models
artificial
intelligence,
anticipating
their
influence
as
near-future
pivot
approaches.
Highlighting
both
achievements
hurdles,
we
advocate
concerted
effort
toward
sophisticated
models,
fortifying
foundation
groundbreaking
discoveries
precision
medicine.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: Jan. 17, 2018
Metabolomics-genome-wide
association
studies
(mGWAS)
have
uncovered
many
metabolic
quantitative
trait
loci
(mQTLs)
influencing
human
individuality,
though
predominantly
in
European
cohorts.
By
combining
whole-exome
sequencing
with
a
high-resolution
metabolomics
profiling
for
highly
consanguineous
Middle
Eastern
population,
we
discover
21
common
variant
and
12
functional
rare
mQTLs,
of
which
45%
are
novel
altogether.
We
fine-map
10
mQTLs
to
new
metabolite
ratio
associations,
11
putative
protein-altering
variants.
This
is
the
first
work
report
linked
diseases
and/or
pharmacological
targets
Arab
cohort,
wide
implications
precision
medicine
East.
American Journal of Nephrology,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
43(5), P. 366 - 374
Published: Jan. 1, 2016
<b><i>Background:</i></b>
Whereas
several
longitudinal
metabolomics
studies
have
been
conducted
in
individuals
with
normal
estimated
glomerular
filtration
rate
(eGFR)
at
baseline,
disease
progression
among
established
chronic
kidney
(CKD)
has
not
rigorously
examined.
<b><i>Methods:</i></b>
We
performed
a
nested
case-control
study
of
rapid
CKD
the
Chronic
Renal
Insufficiency
Cohort
Study,
profiling
baseline
plasma
from
200
each
eGFR
slope
<-3
ml/min/1.73
m<sup>2</sup>/year
(cases)
or
between
-1
and
+1
(controls),
matched
on
proteinuria.
To
directly
assess
how
modulates
circulating
metabolites,
we
profiled
aorta
renal
vein
25
hospital-based
individuals.
<b><i>Results:</i></b>
At
cases
controls
had
mean
41.7
±
13.3
45.0
14.5
m<sup>2</sup>,
respectively.
Ten
metabolites
were
nominally
associated
logistic
regression
models
adjusted
for
age,
sex,
race/ethnicity,
hypertension,
systolic
diastolic
blood
pressure,
diabetes,
proteinuria;
no
metabolite
achieved
Bonferroni-adjusted
significance
threshold
(p
<
0.0003).
In
cross-sectional
analysis,
all
6
that
higher
than
significantly
baseline.
By
contrast,
threonine,
methionine
arginine
lower
association
eGFR.
Furthermore,
cohort
underwent
arteriovenous
sampling,
these
3
net
released
kidney.
Combining
into
panel
markers
further
strengthened
their
progression.
<b><i>Conclusion:</i></b>
Our
results
motivate
interest
arginine,
threonine
as
potential
indicators
metabolic
function
prognosis.
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
13(1), P. e0191230 - e0191230
Published: Jan. 18, 2018
Background
Cohort
studies
with
metabolomics
data
are
becoming
more
widespread,
however,
large-scale
involving
10,000s
of
participants
still
limited,
especially
in
Asian
populations.
Therefore,
we
started
the
Tsuruoka
Metabolomics
Study
enrolling
11,002
community-dwelling
adults
Japan,
and
using
capillary
electrophoresis-mass
spectrometry
(CE-MS)
liquid
chromatography–mass
spectrometry.
The
CE-MS
method
is
highly
amenable
to
absolute
quantification
polar
metabolites,
its
reliability
for
measurement
unclear.
aim
this
study
examine
reproducibility
validity
measurements.
In
addition,
presents
concentrations
metabolites
human
plasma,
which
can
be
used
future
as
reference
ranges
a
Japanese
population.
Methods
Metabolomic
profiling
8,413
fasting
plasma
samples
were
completed
CE-MS,
94
structurally
identified
quantified.
Quality
control
(QC)
injected
every
ten
assessed
throughout
analysis.
Inter-
intra-batch
coefficients
variation
QC
participant
samples,
technical
intraclass
correlation
estimated.
Passing-Bablok
regression
by
on
serum
standard
clinical
chemistry
assays
was
conducted
creatinine
uric
acid.
Results
conclusions
coefficient
less
than
20%
64
30%
80
out
metabolites.
Inter-batch
81
Estimated
above
0.75
67
slope
estimated
0.97
(95%
confidence
interval:
0.95,
0.98)
0.95
(0.92,
0.96)
Compared
published
from
other
large
cohort
platforms,
common
platforms
similar
or
better
studies.
These
results
show
that
our
platform
suitable
conducting
epidemiological