Author : He Huang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (114 download)
Book Synopsis Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics: Platform Development and Application to Neurodegenerative Disease by : He Huang
Download or read book Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics: Platform Development and Application to Neurodegenerative Disease written by He Huang and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metabolites are small molecules that participate in critical cellular processes that include energy production, macromolecules biosynthesis, and signaling pathways. Metabolic dysregulation is associated with changes in homeostasis and disease pathology. Measuring metabolite changes at the sites of tissue dysfunction can reveal new mechanisms that could serve as therapeutic targets and aid in the biomarker discovery. In this dissertation, we develop an untargeted metabolomic platform based on tandem mass spectrometry (TripleTOF 5600+, SCIEX). The platform consists of: hydrophilic interaction chromatography - mass spectrometry (HILIC-MS) to separate and detect polar metabolites and direct infusion-based based shotgun lipidomics. The platform allows global metabolic profiling in approximately thirty minutes. Three neurodegenerative diseases, including multiple sclerosis, normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), and Chiari malformation type I (CMI) are examined by this platform. First, dimethyl fumarate (DMF) treated oligodendrocytes are examined to provide mechanistic insight into potential neuroprotective pathways that may be upregulated by this treatment. Results indicate DMF alters levels of intermediates in the citric acid cycle to induce antioxidant responses in oligodendrocytes. Secondly, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples were collected longitudinally from NPH patients following moderate exercise in order to elucidate pathological mechanisms of this disease as well as categorize potential biomarkers of treatment response. The results indicate that moderate exercise induces changes in CSF metabolites in NPH patient. These metabolic alterations are associated with the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and patient clinical responses to shunting. Finally, both CSF and serum metabolites of CMI are investigated. Neurotransmitter and neuropeptide alterations were found to be associated with CMI. These results suggest that alterations in neurotransmission might underlie symptoms such as pain in this disorder. In this dissertation, unique metabolic alterations are detected by the untargeted metabolomic platform and suggest novel pathways that might be further examined as therapeutic interventions to alleviate neurological symptoms and promote CNS regeneration.