Untargeted Metabolomic Profiling of Extracellular Vesicles Isolated from Human Seminal Plasma

Autor: Manesh Kumar Panner Selvam, Partha K. Chandra, Zahra Bakhtiary, David W. Busija, Suresh C. Sikka
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Biomolecules, Vol 14, Iss 10, p 1211 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 14101211
2218-273X
DOI: 10.3390/biom14101211
Popis: Seminal extracellular vesicles (SemEVs) are repositories of biomolecules, including metabolites involved in the regulation of sperm function. The correlation between the metabolite profile of SemEVs and semen parameters, along with their role in regulating sperm function, is an unexplored area. This preliminary study evaluated the metabolomic content of SemEVs. Semen samples were obtained from 18 healthy men, and SemEVs were extracted from seminal plasma using the size exclusion chromatography qEV Gen 2–35 nm column coupled with an automatic fraction collector. The physical characterization of SemEVs was carried out with the ZetaView PMX-430-Z QUATT laser system. EV protein markers were detected using Western blot. In addition, these SemEVs were used for metabolomic profiling and functional bioinformatic analysis. The mean concentration of isolated SemEVs was 1.7 ± 1.1 × 1011/mL of seminal plasma, whereas SemEVs size and zeta potential were 129.5 ± 5.5 nm and −40.03 ± 3.99 mV, respectively. Western blot analysis confirmed the presence of EV specific markers such as CD81, ALIX, and TSG101. A total of 107 metabolites were identified using this untargeted metabolomic approach in SemEVs. Bioinformatics analysis further revealed that metabolites associated with tyrosine metabolism were highly enriched in these SemEVs. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) also indicated that these metabolites present in SemEVs were involved in the regulation of the free radical scavenging pathway. Furthermore, our metabolomic results suggest that these SemEV-associated metabolites may play a pivotal role in the maintenance of seminal plasma redox homeostasis.
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