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ArticleMediators of inflammation2021

Nontargeted Metabolomic Analysis of Plasma Metabolite Changes in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Lige Xiao, Guanteng Yang, Hongqi Zhang, Jinyang Liu, Chaofeng Guo, Yang Sun

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Lige XiaoDepartment of Spine Surgery and Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Guanteng YangDepartment of Spine Surgery and Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Hongqi ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery and Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5750-4910
Jinyang LiuDepartment of Spine Surgery and Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Chaofeng GuoDepartment of Spine Surgery and Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7285-5599
Yang SunDepartment of Spine Surgery and Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7546-8850
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Abstract

objectiveAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a relatively common spinal rotation deformity, and the pathogenesis of AIS is accompanied by metabolic dysfunction and changes in biochemical factors. In this study, plasma metabolite changes in AIS patients were analyzed based on nontargeted metabolomics to provide new insights for clarifying functional metabolic abnormalities in AIS patients.

methodsClinical indexes and blood samples were collected from 12 healthy subjects and 16 AIS patients. Metabolomics was used to analyze the changes in metabolites in plasma samples. The correlation between plasma metabolites and clinical indexes was analyzed by the Spearman rank correlation coefficient.

resultsAnalysis of clinical data showed that the body weight, body mass index (BMI), and bone mineral density (BMD) index of the AIS group significantly decreased, while the blood phosphorus and Cobb angles increased significantly. Metabolomic analysis showed significant changes in 72 differential metabolites in the plasma of the AIS group, mainly including organooxygen compounds, carboxylic acids and derivatives, fatty acyls, steroids and steroid derivatives, and keto acids and derivatives. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway showed that arginine biosynthesis, D-glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism, alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism, and citrate cycle (TCA cycle) were significantly enriched in the AIS and healthy groups. Spearman rank correlation coefficient analysis showed that the plasma metabolites C00026 (oxoglutarate), C00062 (L-arginine, arginine), C01042 (N-acetylaspartate), and C00158 (citrate) were significantly correlated with clinical indexes in AIS patients. In the healthy group, the plasma metabolites C00122 (fumarate), C00025 (glutamate and L-glutamic acid) and C00149 (malate, L-malic acid) were significantly correlated with clinical indexes, while C00624 (N-acetylglutamate) was not significantly correlated with the clinical indexes.

conclusionThe occurrence of AIS led to changes in clinical indexes and plasma metabolites. Plasma biomarkers and functional metabolic pathways were correlated with clinical indexes, which might provide new insights for the diagnosis and treatment of AIS.

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MetabolomicsAdolescentBiomarkersBody Mass IndexBody WeightBone DensityBone Diseases, MetabolicChildChromatography, LiquidFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHealthy VolunteersHumansMaleOxygenBiomarkersOxygenSteroids

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