Metabolomics ( IF 3.5 ) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 , DOI: 10.1007/s11306-023-01989-w
Mariana B M de Moraes 1 , Hygor M R de Souza 1, 2 , Maria L C de Oliveira 3 , Roy W A Peake 4 , Fernanda B Scalco 3 , Rafael Garrett 1, 4
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Introduction
Pompe disease is a rare, lysosomal disorder, characterized by intra-lysosomal glycogen accumulation due to an impaired function of α-glucosidase enzyme. The laboratory testing for Pompe is usually performed by enzyme activity, genetic test, or urine glucose tetrasaccharide (Glc4) screening by HPLC. Despite being a good preliminary marker, the Glc4 is not specific for Pompe.
Objective
The purpose of the present study was to develop a simple methodology using liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) for targeted quantitative analysis of Glc4 combined with untargeted metabolic profiling in a single analytical run to search for complementary biomarkers in Pompe disease.
Methods
We collected 21 urine specimens from 13 Pompe disease patients and compared their metabolic signatures with 21 control specimens.
Results
Multivariate statistical analyses on the untargeted profiling data revealed Glc4, creatine, sorbitol/mannitol, L-phenylalanine, N-acetyl-4-aminobutanal, N-acetyl-L-aspartic acid, and 2-aminobenzoic acid as significantly altered in Pompe disease. This panel of metabolites increased sample class prediction (Pompe disease versus control) compared with a single biomarker.
Conclusion
This study has demonstrated the potential of combined acquisition methods in LC-HRMS for Pompe disease investigation, allowing for routine determination of an established biomarker and discovery of complementary candidate biomarkers that may increase diagnostic accuracy, or improve the risk stratification of patients with disparate clinical phenotypes.
中文翻译:

联合靶向和非靶向高分辨率质谱分析以研究庞贝病的代谢改变
介绍
庞贝病是一种罕见的溶酶体疾病,其特征是由于 α-葡萄糖苷酶功能受损导致溶酶体内糖原积累。Pompe 的实验室检测通常通过酶活性、基因检测或 HPLC 尿葡萄糖四糖 (Glc4) 筛查来进行。尽管是一个很好的初步标记,但 Glc4 并不是 Pompe 特有的。
客观的
本研究的目的是开发一种简单的方法,使用液相色谱-高分辨率质谱 (LC-HRMS) 对 Glc 4进行靶向定量分析,并在单次分析运行中结合非靶向代谢分析,以寻找庞贝病的互补生物标志物.
方法
我们收集了 13 名庞贝病患者的 21 份尿液样本,并将其代谢特征与 21 份对照样本进行了比较。
结果
对非靶向分析数据的多变量统计分析显示,Glc 4、肌酸、山梨醇/甘露醇、L-苯丙氨酸、N-乙酰基-4-氨基丁醛、N-乙酰基-L-天冬氨酸和 2-氨基苯甲酸在庞贝病中发生显着改变. 与单一生物标志物相比,这组代谢物增加了样本类别预测(庞贝病与对照)。
结论
这项研究证明了 LC-HRMS 联合采集方法在庞贝病调查中的潜力,允许对已建立的生物标志物进行常规测定并发现互补的候选生物标志物,这些生物标志物可能会提高诊断准确性,或改善具有不同临床表型的患者的风险分层.