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ArticleMetabolites2020

Metabolomic Signature of Amino Acids, Biogenic Amines and Lipids in Blood Serum of Patients with Severe Osteoarthritis.

Kaspar Tootsi, Kadri Vilba, Aare Märtson, Jaak Kals, Kaido Paapstel, Mihkel Zilmer

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Article in Metabolites, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kaspar TootsiDepartment of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, University of Tartu, 50090 Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0003-2151-9031
Kadri VilbaDepartment of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, University of Tartu, 50090 Tartu, Estonia.
Aare MärtsonDepartment of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, University of Tartu, 50090 Tartu, Estonia.
Jaak KalsEndothelial Centre, University of Tartu, 50090 Tartu, Estonia.
Kaido PaapstelEndothelial Centre, University of Tartu, 50090 Tartu, Estonia.
Mihkel ZilmerEndothelial Centre, University of Tartu, 50090 Tartu, Estonia.
University of Tartu · EETartu University Hospital · EE

Funding

Eesti Teadusagentuur IUT20-42Eesti Teadusagentuur PSG418European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020.4.01.15-0012Seventh Framework Programme 602398, HypOrth
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolomic analysis is an emerging new diagnostic tool, which holds great potential for improving the understanding of osteoarthritis (OA)-caused metabolomic shifts associated with systemic inflammation and oxidative stress. The main aim of the study was to map the changes of amino acid, biogenic amine and complex lipid profiles in severe OA, where the shifts should be more eminent compared with early stages. The fasting serum of 70 knee and hip OA patients and 82 controls was assessed via a targeted approach using the AbsoluteIDQ™ p180 kit. Changes in the serum levels of amino acids, sphingomyelins, phoshatidylcholines and lysophosphatidylcholines of the OA patients compared with controls suggest systemic inflammation in severe OA patients. Furthermore, the decreased spermine to spermidine ratio indicates excessive oxidative stress to be associated with OA. Serum arginine level was positively correlated with radiographic severity of OA, potentially linking inflammation through NO synthesis to OA. Further, the level of glycine was negatively associated with the severity of OA, which might refer to glycine deficiency in severe OA. The current study demonstrates significant changes in the amino acid, biogenic amine and low-molecular weight lipid profiles of severe OA and provides new insights into the complex interplay between chronic inflammation, oxidative stress and OA.

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amino acidsarginineglycinelipidomicslipidslysophosphatidylcholinemetabolitesmetabolomicsosteoarthritisphosphatidylcholine

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PMID32784380
PMCPMC7464318
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