A Metabolomic Study Reveals Novel Plasma Lyso-Gb3 Analogs As Fabry Disease Biomarkers
| Autor: | René Gagnon, Félix Dupont, Michel Boutin, Christiane Auray-Blais |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Globotriaosylceramide Urine Tandem mass spectrometry Mass spectrometry Biochemistry Mass Spectrometry chemistry.chemical_compound Metabolomics Sphingosine Internal medicine Drug Discovery medicine Humans Pharmacology Sphingolipids Organic Chemistry Enzyme replacement therapy Middle Aged Reference Standards medicine.disease Fabry disease Endocrinology chemistry Fabry Disease Molecular Medicine Female Glycolipids Biomarkers Chromatography Liquid |
| Zdroj: | Current Medicinal Chemistry. 20:280-288 |
| ISSN: | 0929-8673 |
| Popis: | Fabry disease is an X-linked, multisystemic lysosomal storage disorder due to alpha-galactosidase A deficiency. It is characterized by the accumulation of glycosphingolipids, mainly globotriaosylceramide (Gb(3)), in biological fluids, vascular endothelium, heart, and kidneys. Treatment by enzyme replacement therapy has been shown to be beneficial in both males and females affected with the disease. In addition to Gb(3), increased concentrations of globotriaosylsphingosine (lyso-Gb(3)) have recently been reported in urine and plasma of Fabry patients. The overall objective of this metabolomic study was to identify and characterize new potential plasma biomarkers in treated and untreated males and females affected with Fabry disease which might better reflect disease severity and progression. We employed a time-of-flight mass spectrometry metabolomic approach using plasma samples of Fabry patients compared to age-matched controls. We found three new lyso-Gb(3) analogs in Fabry patients presenting m/z ratios at 802, 804, and 820. As previously detected by our group, we also found a m/z ratio of 784 corresponding to the lyso-Gb(3) molecule minus two hydrogen atoms. Using exact mass measurements and tandem mass spectrometry, we confirmed that these analogs result from modifications of the lyso-Gb(3) sphingosine moiety. We evaluated the relative plasma concentration by measuring area counts for each lyso-Gb(3) analog. None of these analogs was detected in the majority of healthy controls. The relative concentration of each analog was higher in males compared to female Fabry patients. We demonstrated that mass spectrometry combined to a metabolomic approach is a powerful tool to detect and identify new potential biomarkers. |
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