Joshua T Bain
Simple, high-throughput measurement of gut-derived short-chain fatty acids in clinically relevant biofluids using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Bain, Joshua T; Taal, Maarten W; Selby, Nicholas M; Reynolds, James C; Heaney, Liam M
Authors
MAARTEN TAAL M.TAAL@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Medicine
Nicholas M Selby
James C Reynolds
Liam M Heaney
Abstract
Introduction
The quantitative measurement of circulating gut bacteria-derived metabolites has increased in recent years due to their associations with health and disease. While much of the previous attention has been placed on metabolites considered as deleterious to health, a shift to the investigation of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) as potential health promotors has been observed.
Objectives
To develop a simple, high-throughput and quantitative assay to measure gut-derived SCFAs in clinically relevant biofluids using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS).
Methods
A short (7.5 min) GC–MS assay was optimized for measurement of seven straight- and branched-chain SCFAs and their deuterated isotopes using a wax-based column for analysis without prior derivatization. The assay was validated using routine criteria to assess precision, accuracy, matrix effects, recovery, and extraction reproducibility. Assay applicability was tested in cohorts of healthy individuals and kidney disease patients.
Results
The assay was demonstrated to be precise, accurate and reproducible with acceptable levels of matrix effect and analyte recovery. Lower limits of detection and quantitation were in the low ng/mL range. An investigation into different blood collection tube chemistries demonstrated that lithium heparin plasma and serum clotting activator tubes are recommended for use in future cross-study comparisons. Kidney disease patient analyses demonstrated variable differences across SCFAs when comparing hemodialysis to earlier stages of chronic kidney disease, demonstrating the suitability of the assay for translation to clinical analyses.
Conclusion
The assay has been validated and identified as reliable for use in larger-scale studies for the analysis of SCFAs in human plasma and serum.
Citation
Bain, J. T., Taal, M. W., Selby, N. M., Reynolds, J. C., & Heaney, L. M. (2022). Simple, high-throughput measurement of gut-derived short-chain fatty acids in clinically relevant biofluids using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Journal of Mass Spectrometry & Advances in the Clinical Lab, 25, 36-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsacl.2022.07.002
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 14, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 16, 2022 |
Publication Date | 2022-08 |
Deposit Date | Jul 15, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 21, 2022 |
Journal | Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab |
Print ISSN | 2667-1468 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 25 |
Pages | 36-43 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsacl.2022.07.002 |
Keywords | Clinical Biochemistry; Medical Laboratory Technology; Spectroscopy; Microbiology |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/8954713 |
Publisher URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667145X22000207?via%3Dihub |
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