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Front Pediatr ; 11: 1184940, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37325361

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Introduction: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a potentially fatal intestinal disease primarily affecting preterm infants. Early diagnosis of neonates with NEC is crucial to improving outcomes; however, traditional diagnostic tools remain inadequate. Biomarkers represent an opportunity to improve the speed and accuracy of diagnosis, but they are not routinely used in clinical practice. Methods: In this study, we utilized an aptamer-based proteomic discovery assay to identify new serum biomarkers of NEC. We compared levels of serum proteins in neonates with and without NEC and identified ten differentially expressed serum proteins between these groups. Results: We detected two proteins, C-C motif chemokine ligand 16 (CCL16) and immunoglobulin heavy constant alpha 1 and 2 heterodimer (IGHA1 IGHA2), that were significantly increased during NEC and eight that were significantly decreased. Generation of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves revealed that alpha-fetoprotein (AUC = 0.926), glucagon (AUC = 0.860), and IGHA1 IGHA2 (AUC = 0.826) were the proteins that best differentiated patients with and without NEC. Discussion: These findings indicate that further investigation into these serum proteins as a biomarker for NEC is warranted. In the future, laboratory tests incorporating these differentially expressed proteins may improve the ability of clinicians to diagnose infants with NEC rapidly and accurately.

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Nutrients ; 13(10)2021 Oct 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34684605

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The application of metabolomics in neonatology offers an approach to investigate the complex relationship between nutrition and infant health. Characterization of the metabolome of human milk enables an investigation into nutrients that affect the neonatal metabolism and identification of dietary interventions for infants at risk of diseases such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). In this study, we aimed to identify differences in the metabolome of breast milk of 48 mothers with preterm infants with NEC and non-NEC healthy controls. A minimum significant difference was observed in the human milk metabolome between the mothers of infants with NEC and mothers of healthy control infants. However, significant differences in the metabolome related to fatty acid metabolism, oligosaccharides, amino sugars, amino acids, vitamins and oxidative stress-related metabolites were observed when comparing milk from mothers with control infants of ≤1.0 kg birth weight and >1.5 kg birth weight. Understanding the functional biological features of mothers' milk that may modulate infant health is important in the future of tailored nutrition and care of the preterm newborn.


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Recém-Nascido Prematuro/metabolismo , Metabolômica , Leite Humano/metabolismo , Mães , Aminoácidos/análise , Amino Açúcares/análise , Peso ao Nascer , Metabolismo Energético , Ácidos Graxos/análise , Feminino , Glicólise , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Análise Multivariada , Oligossacarídeos/análise , Estresse Oxidativo , Análise de Componente Principal
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Epigenomics ; 13(11): 829-844, 2021 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33905263

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Aim: Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a deadly and unpredictable gastrointestinal disease, for which no biomarker exists. We aimed to describe the methylation patterns in stool and colon from infants with NEC. Methods: We performed a high-resolution genome-wide epigenomic analysis using solution-phase hybridization and next-generation sequencing of bisulfite-converted DNA. Results: Our data reveal significant genomic hypermethylation in NEC tissues compared with non-NEC controls. These changes were more pronounced in regions outside CpG islands and gene regulatory elements, suggesting that NEC-specific hypermethylation is not a nonspecific global phenomenon. Conclusions: This study provides evidence of a methylomic signature associated with NEC that is detectable noninvasively and provides a new opportunity for the development of a novel diagnostic method for NEC.


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Biomarcadores , Metilação de DNA , Suscetibilidade a Doenças , Enterocolite Necrosante/etiologia , Ilhas de CpG , Enterocolite Necrosante/diagnóstico , Enterocolite Necrosante/metabolismo , Epigênese Genética , Epigenômica/métodos , Fezes , Feminino , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Transdução de Sinais
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