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Transl Psychiatry ; 14(1): 195, 2024 Apr 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38658547

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Lifestyle factors, especially exercise, impact the manifestation and progression of psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders such as depression and Alzheimer's disease, mediated by changes in hippocampal neuroplasticity. The beneficial effects of exercise may be due to its promotion of adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN). Gut microbiota has also been showed to be altered in a variety of brain disorders, and disturbances of the microbiota have resulted in alterations in brain and behaviour. However, whether exercise can counteract the negative effects of altered gut microbiota on brain function remains under explored. To this end, chronic disruption of the gut microbiota was achieved using an antibiotic cocktail in rats that were sedentary or allowed voluntary access to running wheels. Sedentary rats with disrupted microbiota displayed impaired performance in hippocampal neurogenesis-dependent tasks: the modified spontaneous location recognition task and the novelty suppressed feeding test. Performance in the elevated plus maze was also impaired due to antibiotics treatment. These behaviours, and an antibiotics-induced reduction in AHN were attenuated by voluntary exercise. The effects were independent of changes in the hippocampal metabolome but were paralleled by caecal metabolomic changes. Taken together these data highlight the importance of the gut microbiota in AHN-dependent behaviours and demonstrate the power of lifestyle factors such as voluntary exercise to attenuate these changes.


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Comportamento Animal , Microbioma Gastrointestinal , Hipocampo , Neurogênese , Condicionamento Físico Animal , Animais , Microbioma Gastrointestinal/fisiologia , Neurogênese/fisiologia , Condicionamento Físico Animal/fisiologia , Ratos , Masculino , Comportamento Animal/fisiologia , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Comportamento Sedentário
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Trends Neurosci ; 47(4): 259-272, 2024 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38508906

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Middle age has historically been an understudied period of life compared to older age, when cognitive and brain health decline are most pronounced, but the scope for intervention may be limited. However, recent research suggests that middle age could mark a shift in brain aging. We review emerging evidence on multiple levels of analysis indicating that midlife is a period defined by unique central and peripheral processes that shape future cognitive trajectories and brain health. Informed by recent developments in aging research and lifespan studies in humans and animal models, we highlight the utility of modeling non-linear changes in study samples with wide subject age ranges to distinguish life stage-specific processes from those acting linearly throughout the lifespan.


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Encéfalo , Cognição , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Animais , Humanos , Envelhecimento
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BMC Nephrol ; 24(1): 346, 2023 11 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37993798

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BACKGROUND: Kidney transplantation is the optimal treatment option for most patients with end-stage kidney disease given the significantly lower morbidity and mortality rates compared to remaining on dialysis. Rejection and graft failure remain common in transplant recipients with limited improvement in long-term transplant outcomes despite therapeutic advances. There is an unmet need in the development of non-invasive biomarkers that specifically monitor graft function and predict transplant pathologies that affect outcomes. Despite the potential of proteomic investigatory approaches, up to now, no candidate biomarkers of sufficient sensitivity or specificity have translated into clinical use. The aim of this review was to collate and summarise protein findings and protein pathways implicated in the literature to date, and potentially flag putative biomarkers worth validating in independent patient cohorts. METHODS: This review followed the Joanna Briggs' Institute Methodology for a scoping review. MedlineALL, Embase, Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus and Google Scholar databases were searched from inception until December 2022. Abstract and full text review were undertaken independently by two reviewers. Data was collated using a pre-designed data extraction tool. RESULTS: One hundred one articles met the inclusion criteria. The majority were single-centre retrospective studies of small sample size. Mass spectrometry was the most used technique to evaluate differentially expressed proteins between diagnostic groups and studies identified various candidate biomarkers such as immune or structural proteins. DISCUSSION: Putative immune or structural protein candidate biomarkers have been identified using proteomic techniques in multiple sample types including urine, serum and fluid used to perfuse donor kidneys. The most consistent findings implicated proteins associated with tubular dysfunction and immunological regulatory pathways such as leukocyte trafficking. However, clinical translation and adoption of candidate biomarkers is limited, and these will require comprehensive evaluation in larger prospective, multicentre trials.


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Transplante de Rim , Humanos , Proteômica , Estudos Retrospectivos , Estudos Prospectivos , Diálise Renal , Biomarcadores
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Brain ; 146(12): 4916-4934, 2023 12 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37849234

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Alzheimer's disease is a complex neurodegenerative disorder leading to a decline in cognitive function and mental health. Recent research has positioned the gut microbiota as an important susceptibility factor in Alzheimer's disease by showing specific alterations in the gut microbiome composition of Alzheimer's patients and in rodent models. However, it is unknown whether gut microbiota alterations are causal in the manifestation of Alzheimer's symptoms. To understand the involvement of Alzheimer's patient gut microbiota in host physiology and behaviour, we transplanted faecal microbiota from Alzheimer's patients and age-matched healthy controls into microbiota-depleted young adult rats. We found impairments in behaviours reliant on adult hippocampal neurogenesis, an essential process for certain memory functions and mood, resulting from Alzheimer's patient transplants. Notably, the severity of impairments correlated with clinical cognitive scores in donor patients. Discrete changes in the rat caecal and hippocampal metabolome were also evident. As hippocampal neurogenesis cannot be measured in living humans but is modulated by the circulatory systemic environment, we assessed the impact of the Alzheimer's systemic environment on proxy neurogenesis readouts. Serum from Alzheimer's patients decreased neurogenesis in human cells in vitro and were associated with cognitive scores and key microbial genera. Our findings reveal for the first time, that Alzheimer's symptoms can be transferred to a healthy young organism via the gut microbiota, confirming a causal role of gut microbiota in Alzheimer's disease, and highlight hippocampal neurogenesis as a converging central cellular process regulating systemic circulatory and gut-mediated factors in Alzheimer's.


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Doença de Alzheimer , Microbioma Gastrointestinal , Humanos , Ratos , Animais , Hipocampo , Cognição , Microbioma Gastrointestinal/fisiologia , Neurogênese/fisiologia
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J Chromatogr A ; 1693: 463857, 2023 Mar 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36812776

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Nickel (Ni) is a trace heavy metal of importance in biological and environmental systems, with well documented allergy and carcinogenic effects in humans. With Ni(II) as the dominant oxidation state, the elucidation of the coordination mechanisms and labile complex species responsible for its transportation, toxicity, allergy, and bioavailability is key to understanding its biological effects and location in living systems. Histidine (His) is an essential amino acid that contributes to protein structure and activity and in the coordination of Cu(II) and Ni(II) ions. The aqueous low molecular weight Ni(II)-Histidine complex consists primarily of two stepwise complex species Ni(II)(His)1 and Ni(II)(His)2 in the pH range of 4 to 12. Four chromatographic columns, including the superficially porous Poro-shell EC-C18, Halo RP-amide and Poro-shell bare silica-HILIC columns, alongside a Zic-cHILIC fully porous column, were evaluated for the fast separation of the individual Ni(II)-Histidine species. Of these the Zic-cHILIC exhibited high efficiency and selectivity to distinguish between the two stepwise species Ni(II)His1 and Ni(II)His2 as well as free Histidine, with a fast separation within 120 s at a flow rate of 1 ml/min. This HILIC method utilizing the Zic-cHILIC column was initially optimized for the simultaneous analysis of Ni(II)-His-species using UV detection with a mobile phase consisting of 70% ACN and sodium acetate buffer at wwpH 6. Furthermore, the aqueous metal complex species distribution analysis for the low molecular weight Ni(II)-histidine system was chromatographically determined at various metal-ligand ratios and as a function of pH. The identities of Ni(II)His1 and Ni(II)-His2 species were confirmed using HILIC electrospray ionization- mass spectrometry (HILIC-ESI-MS) at negative mode.


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Cromatografia de Fase Reversa , Níquel , Humanos , Histidina , Cromatografia Líquida/métodos , Interações Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas
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Clin Proteomics ; 20(1): 1, 2023 Jan 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36593452

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BACKGROUND: The placenta remains one of the least studied organs within the human body. Yet, placental dysfunction has been associated with various pregnancy complications leading to both maternal and fetal death and long-term health consequences. The aim of this study was to characterise the protein networks of healthy term placental sub-anatomical regions using label free quantification mass spectrometry. METHODS: Three healthy placentae were sampled at five sample sites and each biopsy was dissected into maternal-, middle-, and fetal- sub-anatomical regions. Quadrupole-orbitrap mass spectrometer was used in data dependant analysis mode to identify 1859 unique proteins before detailed differential expression between regions. RESULTS: Protein profiling identified 1081, 1086, and 1101 proteins in maternal, middle, and fetal sub-anatomical regions respectively. Differentially expressed proteins were identified considering the effect between sample site location and sub-anatomical region on protein expression. Of these, 374 differentially expressed proteins (Two-way ANOVA adjusted p-value < 0.05, HSD Tukey adjusted p-value 0.05) were identified between sample site locations and sub-anatomical regions. The placenta specific disease map NaviCenta ( https://www.sbi.uni-rostock.de/minerva/index.xhtml?id=NaviCenta ) was used to focus functional analysis results to the placenta specific context. Subsequently, functional analysis with a focus on senescence, and mitochondrial function were performed. Significant differences were observed between sub-anatomical regions in protein intensity and composition. A decrease in anti-senescent proteins within the maternal sub-anatomical region, and an increase in proteins associated with a switch from ATP to fatty acid consumption as a source of energy between middle and fetal sub-anatomical regions were observed. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that normal proteomic variations exist within the anatomical structure of the placenta, thus recommending serial sectioning methodology for consistent placental research.

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Metabolomics ; 17(1): 5, 2021 01 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33398476

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INTRODUCTION: Small for gestational age (SGA) may be associated with neonatal morbidity and mortality. Our understanding of the molecular pathways implicated is poor. OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to determine the metabolic pathways involved in the pathophysiology of SGA and examine their variation between maternal biofluid samples. METHODS: Plasma (Cork) and urine (Cork, Auckland) samples were collected at 20 weeks' gestation from nulliparous low-risk pregnant women participating in the SCOPE study. Women who delivered an SGA infant (birthweight < 10th percentile) were matched to controls (uncomplicated pregnancies). Metabolomics (urine) and lipidomics (plasma) analyses were performed using ultra performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Features were ranked based on FDR adjusted p-values from empirical Bayes analysis, and significant features putatively identified. RESULTS: Lipidomics plasma analysis revealed that 22 out of the 33 significantly altered lipids annotated were glycerophospholipids; all were detected in higher levels in SGA. Metabolomic analysis identified reduced expression of metabolites associated with detoxification (D-Glucuronic acid, Estriol-16-glucuronide), nutrient absorption and transport (Sulfolithocholic acid) pathways. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests higher levels of glycerophospholipids, and lower levels of specific urine metabolites are implicated in the pathophysiology of SGA. Further research is needed to confirm these findings in independent samples.


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Glicerofosfolipídeos/metabolismo , Recém-Nascido Pequeno para a Idade Gestacional/metabolismo , Desintoxicação Metabólica Fase I , Redes e Vias Metabólicas , Metaboloma , Metabolômica , Cromatografia Líquida , Estudos de Coortes , Humanos , Metabolismo dos Lipídeos , Lipidômica/métodos , Espectrometria de Massas , Metabolômica/métodos
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Cir Cir ; 88(5): 562-568, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33064695

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine the state of anxiety, depression, and stress present in the society during the development of the 2019 coronavirus pandemic. METHODS: Mixed methods study; a three-section questionnaire was developed which included sociodemographic, perceptions, emotions, and behaviors related to the 2019 coronavirus pandemic, and two emotional assessment psychometric tests. The proportions and confidence intervals of the variables were calculated and compared using the Chi-square test. RESULTS: More than 40% of the subjects presented some degree of anxiety and 41.3% depression; the proportion of stress was < 30%. Of the subjects who experienced anxiety, 18.6% also had moderate-to-very severe depression or stress. CONCLUSION: There are emotional indicators derived from the 2019 coronavirus pandemic in almost half of the study population. The identification and timely treatment of these states could lessen the psychological impact due to 2019 coronavirus.


OBJETIVO: Determinar el estado de ansiedad, depresión y estrés en la sociedad durante el desarrollo de la pandemia de COVID-19. MÉTODO: Estudio de métodos mixtos. Se desarrolló un cuestionario de tres secciones que incluía aspectos sociodemográficos, percepciones, emociones y comportamientos relacionados con la pandemia de COVID-19, y dos pruebas psicométricas de evaluación emocional. Las proporciones y los intervalos de confianza de las variables se calcularon y compararon mediante la prueba de ji al cuadrado. RESULTADOS: Más del 40% de los sujetos presentaron algún grado de ansiedad y el 41,3% de depresión; la proporción de estrés fue inferior al 30%. De los sujetos que experimentaron ansiedad, el 18.6% también tenía depresión o estrés moderado a muy intenso. CONCLUSIÓN: Existen indicadores emocionales derivados de la pandemia de COVID-19 en casi la mitad de la población del estudio. La identificación y el tratamiento oportuno de estos estados podrían disminuir el impacto psicológico debido al COVID-19.


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Ansiedade/etiologia , Betacoronavirus , Infecções por Coronavirus/psicologia , Depressão/etiologia , Pandemias , Pneumonia Viral/psicologia , Estresse Psicológico/etiologia , Adulto , Ansiedade/epidemiologia , Transtornos de Ansiedade/epidemiologia , Transtornos de Ansiedade/etiologia , COVID-19 , Infecções por Coronavirus/epidemiologia , Depressão/epidemiologia , Transtorno Depressivo/epidemiologia , Transtorno Depressivo/etiologia , Emoções , Feminino , Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde , Humanos , Masculino , México , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pneumonia Viral/epidemiologia , Psicometria , Assunção de Riscos , SARS-CoV-2 , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adulto Jovem
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PLoS One ; 15(3): e0230977, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32231385

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INTRODUCTION: Pre-eclampsia is a major cause of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Its pathophysiology remains unclear, but mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress have been implicated. L-Ergothioneine is a naturally occurring, water-soluble betaine, that has demonstrated antioxidant properties. Using the reduced uterine perfusion pressure (RUPP) rat model of pre-eclampsia, this study aimed to define the plasma metabolic profile following treatment with L-Ergothioneine. METHODS: The effect of L-Ergothioneine (ET) treatment was explored using in vivo treatment in rats: Sham control (SC, n = 5), RUPP control (RC, n = 5), Sham +ET (ST, n = 5), RUPP +ET (RT, n = 5). Differential expression of plasma metabolites were obtained using untargeted liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. Statistical analysis was performed on normalised data comparing RC to SC, RT to RC, and RT to ST. Metabolites significantly altered (FDR < 0.05) were identified through database search. RESULTS: We report significantly lower levels of L-palmitoylcarnitine in RC compared to SC, a fatty acyl substrate involved in beta-oxidation in the mitochondria. We report that a metabolite that has been associated with oxidative stress (Glutamylcysteine) was detected at significantly higher levels in RT vs RC and RT vs ST. Five metabolites associated with inflammation were significantly lower in RT vs RC and three metabolites in RT vs ST, demonstrating the anti-inflammatory effects of ET in the RUPP rat model of pre-eclampsia. CONCLUSIONS: L-Ergothioneine may help preserve mitochondrial function by increasing antioxidant levels, and reducing inflammatory responses associated with pre-eclampsia. This study shows the potential of L-Ergothioneine as a treatment for pre-eclampsia.


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Ergotioneína/farmacologia , Metaboloma/efeitos dos fármacos , Pré-Eclâmpsia/sangue , Pré-Eclâmpsia/metabolismo , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Perfusão , Gravidez , Pressão , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley
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Metabolomics ; 16(2): 19, 2020 01 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31974687

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INTRODUCTION: Preterm birth (PTB) is defined as birth occurring before 37 weeks' gestation, affects 5-9% of all pregnancies in developed countries, and is the leading cause of perinatal mortality. Spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) accounts for 31-50% of all PTB, but the underlying pathophysiology is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to decipher the lipidomics pathways involved in pathophysiology of sPTB. METHODS: Blood samples were taken from SCreening fOr Pregnancy Endpoints (SCOPE), an international study that recruited 5628 nulliparous women, with a singleton low-risk pregnancy. Our analysis focused on plasma from SCOPE in Cork. Discovery profiling of the samples was undertaken using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry Lipidomics, and features significantly altered between sPTB (n = 16) and Control (n = 32) groups were identified using empirical Bayes testing, adjusting for multiple comparisons. RESULTS: Twenty-six lipids showed lower levels in plasma of sPTB compared to controls (adjusted p < 0.05), including 20 glycerophospholipids (12 phosphatidylcholines, 7 phosphatidylethanolamines, 1 phosphatidylinositol) and 6 sphingolipids (2 ceramides and 4 sphingomyelines). In addition, a diaglyceride, DG (34:4), was detected in higher levels in sPTB compared to controls. CONCLUSIONS: We report reduced levels of plasma phospholipids in sPTB. Phospholipid integrity is linked to biological membrane stability and inflammation, while storage and breakdown of lipids have previously been implicated in pregnancy complications. The contribution of phospholipids to sPTB as a cause or effect is still unclear; however, our results of differential plasma phospholipid expression represent another step in advancing our understanding of the aetiology of sPTB. Further work is needed to validate these findings in independent pregnancy cohorts.


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Lipidômica , Fosfolipídeos/metabolismo , Nascimento Prematuro/metabolismo , Adulto , Teorema de Bayes , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Fosfolipídeos/sangue , Gravidez , Nascimento Prematuro/sangue , Fatores de Risco
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Schizophr Res ; 209: 141-147, 2019 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31080155

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Apolipoproteins, which play important roles in lipid metabolism, innate immunity and synaptic signalling, have been implicated in first episode psychosis and schizophrenia. This is the first study to investigate plasma apolipoprotein expression in children with psychotic experiences that persist into adulthood. Here, using semi-targeted proteomic analysis we compared plasma apolipoprotein expression levels in age 12 subjects who reported psychotic experiences at both age 12 and age 18 (n = 37) with age-matched subjects who only experienced psychotic experiences (PEs) at age 12 (n = 38). Participants were recruited from the UK Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) cohort who participated in psychiatric assessment interviews at ages 12 and 18. We identified apoE, a protein with significant regulatory activity on cholesterol metabolism in the brain, to be significantly up regulated (p < 0.003) in those with persistent psychotic experiences. We confirmed this finding in these samples using ELISA. Our findings indicate elevated plasma apoE in age 12 children who experience PEs is associated with persistence psychotic experiences.


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Apolipoproteínas E/sangue , Delusões/sangue , Alucinações/sangue , Adolescente , Apolipoproteínas/sangue , Criança , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Delusões/fisiopatologia , Progressão da Doença , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Feminino , Alucinações/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Masculino , Prognóstico , Proteômica
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Biol Psychiatry ; 86(1): 25-34, 2019 07 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30878195

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BACKGROUND: The identification of early biomarkers of psychotic experiences (PEs) is of interest because early diagnosis and treatment of those at risk of future disorder is associated with improved outcomes. The current study investigated early lipidomic and coagulation pathway protein signatures of later PEs in subjects from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children cohort. METHODS: Plasma of 115 children (12 years of age) who were first identified as experiencing PEs at 18 years of age (48 cases and 67 controls) were assessed through integrated and targeted lipidomics and semitargeted proteomics approaches. We assessed the lipids, lysophosphatidylcholines (n = 11) and phosphatidylcholines (n = 61), and the protein members of the coagulation pathway (n = 22) and integrated these data with complement pathway protein data already available on these subjects. RESULTS: Twelve phosphatidylcholines, four lysophosphatidylcholines, and the coagulation protein plasminogen were altered between the control and PEs groups after correction for multiple comparisons. Lipidomic and proteomic datasets were integrated into a multivariate network displaying a strong relationship between most lipids that were significantly associated with PEs and plasminogen. Finally, an unsupervised clustering approach identified four different clusters, with one of the clusters presenting the highest case-control ratio (p < .01) and associated with a higher concentration of smaller low-density lipoprotein cholesterol particles. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that the lipidome and proteome of subjects who report PEs at 18 years of age are already altered at 12 years of age, indicating that metabolic dysregulation may contribute to an early vulnerability to PEs and suggesting crosstalk between these lysophosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylcholines, and coagulation and complement proteins.


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Transtornos Psicóticos/sangue , Adolescente , Biomarcadores/sangue , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Lipidômica , Lipoproteínas LDL/sangue , Estudos Longitudinais , Lisofosfatidilcolinas/sangue , Masculino , Pais , Fosfatidilcolinas/sangue , Plasminogênio/análise , Sintomas Prodrômicos , Proteômica
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Schizophr Bull ; 44(2): 297-306, 2018 02 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29036721

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The identification of early biological changes associated with the psychotic disorder (PD) is important as it may provide clues to the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. We undertook the first proteomic profiling of blood plasma samples of children who later develop a PD. Participants were recruited from the UK Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) cohort who also participated in psychiatric assessment interviews at age 18. Protein expression levels at age 11 were compared between individuals who developed PD at age 18 (n = 37) with population-based age-matched controls (n = 38). Sixty out of 181 plasma proteins profiled were found to be differentially expressed (P < .05) in children with an outcome of the PD. Thirty-four of these proteins were found to be differentially expressed following correction for multiple comparisons. Pathway analysis implicated the complement and coagulation cascade. A second, targeted proteomic approach was used to verify these findings in age 11 plasma from subjects who reported psychotic experiences at age 18 (n = 40) in comparison to age-matched controls (n = 66). Our findings indicate that the complement and coagulation system is dysregulated in the blood during childhood before the development of the PD.


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Proteoma/metabolismo , Proteômica/métodos , Transtornos Psicóticos/sangue , Esquizofrenia/sangue , Adolescente , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Criança , Feminino , Inquéritos Epidemiológicos , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Metaboloma , Mapas de Interação de Proteínas , Transtornos Psicóticos/epidemiologia , Risco , Esquizofrenia/epidemiologia , Reino Unido/epidemiologia
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Expert Rev Proteomics ; 13(12): 1141-1155, 2016 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27771981

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INTRODUCTION: Recent evidence supports an association between systemic abnormalities and the pathology of psychotic disorders which has led to the search for peripheral blood-based biomarkers. Areas covered: Here, we summarize blood biomarker findings in schizophrenia from the literature identified by two methods currently driving biomarker discovery in the human proteome; mass spectrometry and multiplex immunoassay. From a total of 14 studies in the serum or plasma of drug-free schizophrenia patients; 47 proteins were found to be significantly altered twice or more, in the same direction. Pathway analysis was performed on these proteins, and the resulting pathways discussed in relation to schizophrenia pathology. Future directions are also discussed, with particular emphasis on the potential for high-throughput validation techniques such as data-independent analysis for confirmation of biomarker candidates. Expert commentary: We present promising findings that point to a convergence of pathophysiological mechanisms in schizophrenia that involve the acute-phase response, glucocorticoid receptor signalling, coagulation, and lipid and glucose metabolism.


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Biomarcadores/sangue , Proteínas Sanguíneas/análise , Proteômica/métodos , Esquizofrenia/sangue , Feminino , Humanos , Imunoensaio/métodos , Masculino , Espectrometria de Massas/métodos , Esquizofrenia/diagnóstico
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Cell Rep ; 15(5): 1024-1036, 2016 05 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27117414

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Converging evidence indicates that microRNAs (miRNAs) may contribute to disease risk for schizophrenia (SZ). We show that microRNA-9 (miR-9) is abundantly expressed in control neural progenitor cells (NPCs) but also significantly downregulated in a subset of SZ NPCs. We observed a strong correlation between miR-9 expression and miR-9 regulatory activity in NPCs as well as between miR-9 levels/activity, neural migration, and diagnosis. Overexpression of miR-9 was sufficient to ameliorate a previously reported neural migration deficit in SZ NPCs, whereas knockdown partially phenocopied aberrant migration in control NPCs. Unexpectedly, proteomic- and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq)-based analysis revealed that these effects were mediated primarily by small changes in expression of indirect miR-9 targets rather than large changes in direct miR-9 targets; these indirect targets are enriched for migration-associated genes. Together, these data indicate that aberrant levels and activity of miR-9 may be one of the many factors that contribute to SZ risk, at least in a subset of patients.


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Regulação da Expressão Gênica , MicroRNAs/genética , Células-Tronco Neurais/metabolismo , Esquizofrenia/genética , Esquizofrenia/patologia , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Movimento Celular/genética , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Estudos de Associação Genética , Humanos , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/metabolismo , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Modelos Biológicos , Anotação de Sequência Molecular , Células-Tronco Neurais/patologia , Neurônios/metabolismo , Proteoma/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo
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Data Brief ; 7: 341-3, 2016 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26977433

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This dataset reports on the analysis of mouse hippocampus by LC-MS/MS, from mice fed a diet that was either deficient in n-3 FA (n-3 Def) or sufficient in n-3 FA (n-3 Adq). Label free quantitative (LFQ) analysis of the mass spectrometry data identified 1008 quantifiable proteins, 115 of which were found to be differentially expressed between the two dietary groups (n=8 per group). This data article refers to the research article "Omega-3 fatty acid deficiency disrupts endocytosis, neuritogenesis, and mitochondrial protein pathways in the mouse hippocampus" (English et al., 2013 [1]), in which a more comprehensive interpretation and analysis of the data is given.

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Dev Neurosci ; 37(1): 43-55, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25592202

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BACKGROUND: Maternal infection is a risk factor for schizophrenia but the molecular and cellular mechanisms are not fully known. Myelin abnormalities are amongst the most robust neuropathological changes observed in schizophrenia, and preliminary evidence suggests that prenatal inflammation may play a role. METHODS: Label-free liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was performed on the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of adult rat offspring born to dams that were exposed on gestational day 15 to the viral mimic polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid [poly(I:C), 4 mg/kg] or saline and treated with the atypical antipsychotic drug risperidone (0.045 mg/kg) or saline in adolescence. Western blotting was employed to validate protein changes. RESULTS: Over 1,000 proteins were quantified in the PFC with pathway analyses implicating changes in core metabolic pathways, following prenatal poly(I:C) exposure. Some of these protein changes were absent in the PFC of poly(I:C)-treated offspring that subsequently received risperidone treatment in adolescence. Particularly interesting reductions in the expression of the myelin-related proteins myelin basic protein isoform 3 (MBP1) and rhombex 29 were observed, which were reversed by risperidone treatment. Validation by Western blotting confirmed changes in MBP1 and mitogen-activated kinase 1 (MAPK1). Western blotting was extended to assess the MAPK signalling proteins due to their roles in inflammation, namely phosphorylated MAPK1 and phosphorylated MAPK-activated protein kinase 2. Both were upregulated by poly(I:C) treatment and reversed by risperidone treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, our data suggest that maternal inflammation may contribute to an increased risk for schizophrenia through mechanisms involving metabolic function and myelin formation and that risperidone in adolescence may prevent or reverse such changes.


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Antipsicóticos/farmacologia , Bainha de Mielina/efeitos dos fármacos , Córtex Pré-Frontal/efeitos dos fármacos , Efeitos Tardios da Exposição Pré-Natal/metabolismo , Risperidona/farmacologia , Envelhecimento , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Masculino , Córtex Pré-Frontal/patologia , Gravidez , Ratos Wistar , Esquizofrenia/metabolismo
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Proteomics ; 14(12): 1574-8, 2014 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24733778

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The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is associated with mental health illnesses including schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, and autism spectrum disorders. It richly expresses neuroreceptors which are the target for antipsychotics. However, as the precise mechanism of action of antipsychotic medications is not known, proteomic studies of the effects of antipsychotic drugs on the brain are warranted. In the current study, we aimed to characterize protein expression in the adult rodent PFC (n = 5 per group) following low-dose treatment with Risperidone or saline in adolescence (postnatal days 34-47). The PFC was examined by triplicate 1 h runs of label-free LC-MS/MS. The raw mass spectral data were analyzed with the MaxQuant(TM) software. Statistical analysis was carried out using SAS® Version 9.1. Pathway and functional analysis was performed with IngenuityPathway Analysis and in the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID), respectively, the most implicated pathways were found to be related to mitochondrial function, protein trafficking, and the cytoskeleton. This report adds to the current repertoire of data available concerning the effects of antipsychotic drugs on the brain and sheds light on their biological mechanisms. The MS data have been deposited with the ProteomeXchange Consortium with dataset identifier PXD000480.


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Antipsicóticos/farmacologia , Córtex Pré-Frontal/efeitos dos fármacos , Córtex Pré-Frontal/metabolismo , Proteoma/metabolismo , Proteômica/métodos , Risperidona/farmacologia , Animais , Fenômenos Fisiológicos Celulares/efeitos dos fármacos , Cromatografia Líquida/métodos , Bases de Dados de Proteínas , Masculino , Transporte Proteico/efeitos dos fármacos , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/métodos
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