ArticleMetabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society2024
Multiplatform metabolomic interlaboratory study of a whole human stool candidate reference material from omnivore and vegan donors.
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Abraham Kuri CruzChemical Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Dr.,, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4409-0653
Marina Amaral AlvesTurku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Tykistökatu 6, 20520, Turku, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8188-5554
Thorkell AndressonDivision of Cancer Protection, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, , Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9545-2450
Amanda L BaylessChemical Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 331 Fort Johnson Rd, Charleston, SC, 29412, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9073-5582
Kent J BloodsworthPacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd., Richland, WA, 99354, USA.
John A BowdenUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
Kevin BullockBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Merkin Building, 415 Main St., Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Meagan C BurnetPacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd., Richland, WA, 99354, USA.
Fausto Carnevale NetoNorthwest Metabolomics Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Gerberding Hall G80, Box 351202, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9364-933X
Angelina ChoyBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Merkin Building, 415 Main St., Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-3917-0919
Clary B ClishBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Merkin Building, 415 Main St., Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8259-9245
Sneha P CouvillionPacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd., Richland, WA, 99354, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0307-9343
Raquel CumerasWest Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA, 95616, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4663-4247
Lucas DaileyBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Merkin Building, 415 Main St., Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Guido DallmannBiocrates Life Sciences AG, Eduard-Bodem-Gasse 8, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7330-2443
W Clay DavisChemical Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 331 Fort Johnson Rd, Charleston, SC, 29412, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9076-2620
Amy A DeikBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Merkin Building, 415 Main St., Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9687-0953
Alex M DickensTurku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Tykistökatu 6, 20520, Turku, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3178-8449
Danijel DjukovicNorthwest Metabolomics Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Gerberding Hall G80, Box 351202, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5954-8810
Pieter C DorresteinSkaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3003-1030
Josie G EderPacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd., Richland, WA, 99354, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2876-0496
Oliver FiehnWest Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA, 95616, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6261-8928
Roberto FloresDivision of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Nutrition Research, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9856-8010
Helen GikaLaboratory of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1893-937X
Kehau A HagiwaraChemical Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 331 Fort Johnson Rd, Charleston, SC, 29412, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5031-7979
Tuan Hai PhamBiocrates Life Sciences AG, Eduard-Bodem-Gasse 8, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1495-1862
James J HarynukDepartment of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G2, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9627-5206
Juan J Aristizabal-HenaoUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2085-2396
David W HoytPacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd., Richland, WA, 99354, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2857-719X
Focant Jean-FrançoisOrganic and Biological Analytical Chemistry Group, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège, Pl. du Vingt Août 7, 4000, Liège, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8075-2920
Matilda KråkströmTurku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Tykistökatu 6, 20520, Turku, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7956-958X
Amit KumarDivision of Cancer Protection, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, , Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6240-5204
Jennifer E KylePacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd., Richland, WA, 99354, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9282-9005
Santosh LamichhaneTurku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Tykistökatu 6, 20520, Turku, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9292-3595
Yuan LiUNC Chapel Hill's Nutrition Research Institute, 500 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, NC, 28081, USA.
Seo Lin NamDepartment of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G2, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4328-9847
Rupasri MandalDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G2, Canada.
A Paulina de la MataDepartment of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G2, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5133-7979
Michael J MeehanSkaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Thomas MeikopoulosDivision of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Nutrition Research, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3869-7950
Thomas O MetzPacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd., Richland, WA, 99354, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6049-3968
Thomai MouskeftaraLaboratory of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2511-1236
Nathalie MunozPacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd., Richland, WA, 99354, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2723-3512
G A Nagana GowdaNorthwest Metabolomics Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Gerberding Hall G80, Box 351202, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0544-7464
Matej OrešicTurku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Tykistökatu 6, 20520, Turku, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2856-9165
Morgan PanitchpakdiSkaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7442-6440
Stefanuto Pierre-HuguesOrganic and Biological Analytical Chemistry Group, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège, Pl. du Vingt Août 7, 4000, Liège, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1224-8869
Daniel RafteryNorthwest Metabolomics Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Gerberding Hall G80, Box 351202, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2467-8118
Blake RushingUNC Chapel Hill's Nutrition Research Institute, 500 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, NC, 28081, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8662-3270
Tracey SchockChemical Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 331 Fort Johnson Rd, Charleston, SC, 29412, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1808-7816
Harold SeifriedDivision of Cancer Protection, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, , Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5342-0752
Stephanie ServetasBiosystems and Biomaterials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Dr. , Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4924-4511
Tong ShenWest Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA, 95616, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6091-8783
Susan SumnerUNC Chapel Hill's Nutrition Research Institute, 500 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, NC, 28081, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3381-6084
Kieran S Tarazona CarrilloDepartment of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G2, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8486-1083
Dejong ThibautOrganic and Biological Analytical Chemistry Group, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège, Pl. du Vingt Août 7, 4000, Liège, Belgium.
Jesse B TrejoPacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd., Richland, WA, 99354, USA.
Lieven Van MeulebroekLaboratory of Integrative Metabolomics, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5489-8915
Lynn VanhaeckeLaboratory of Integrative Metabolomics, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0400-2188
Christina VirgiliouLaboratory of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5900-1011
Kelly C WeldonSkaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1064-8153
David S WishartDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G2, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3207-2434
Lu ZhangDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G2, Canada.
Jiamin ZhengDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G2, Canada.
Sandra Da SilvaBiosystems and Biomaterials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Dr. , Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA. sandra.dasilva@nist.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7121-7544
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Project 4 - Mechanistic studies on the role of the gut microbiome in models for Alzheimer's diseaseU19AG063744 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Rima F Kaddurah-Daouk · 2019 to 2026
$54.1MROLE OF DIETARY CONSTITUENTS ON GENE EXPRESSION IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMP30DK040561 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Elizabeth Austen Lawson, Takara Leah Stanley · 1994 to 2026
$31.6MUNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CLINICAL NUTRITION RESEARCH UNITP30DK056350 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Venkata Saroja Voruganti · 1999 to 2026
$31.6MYear 2, Targeted and Clinical Assay Supplement to the NPH MCACU24CA268153 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SUMNER, SUSAN J · 2022 to 2025
$14.7MUntargeted Analysis ResourceU2CES030857 · NIEHS · RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE · PI FENNELL, TIMOTHY RAYMOND · 2019 to 2025
$8.1MPacific Northwest Advanced Compound Identification CoreU2CES030170 · NIEHS · BATTELLE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABORATORIES · PI METZ, THOMAS O · 2018 to 2021
$4.6MCollaborative Microbial Metabolite CenterU24DK133658 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI PIETER C DORRESTEIN · 2022 to 2026
$2.9MDiscovery and Biological Signatures of Microbiome-Derived Xanthohumol Metabolites and their Role in Ameliorating Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseR01AT010271 · NCCIH · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BRADLEY, RYAN D, METZ, THOMAS O · 2018 to 2021
$1.8MNCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT010271NCI NIH HHS U24 CA268153NIA NIH HHS U19 AG063744NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK040561NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056350NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK133658NIEHS NIH HHS U2C ES030170NIEHS NIH HHS U2C ES030857
Abstract
introductionHuman metabolomics has made significant strides in understanding metabolic changes and their implications for human health, with promising applications in diagnostics and treatment, particularly regarding the gut microbiome. However, progress is hampered by issues with data comparability and reproducibility across studies, limiting the translation of these discoveries into practical applications.
objectivesThis study aims to evaluate the fit-for-purpose of a suite of human stool samples as potential candidate reference materials (RMs) and assess the state of the field regarding harmonizing gut metabolomics measurements.
methodsAn interlaboratory study was conducted with 18 participating institutions. The study allowed for the use of preferred analytical techniques, including liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).
resultsDifferent laboratories used various methods and analytical platforms to identify the metabolites present in human stool RM samples. The study found a 40% to 70% recurrence in the reported top 20 most abundant metabolites across the four materials. In the full annotation list, the percentage of metabolites reported multiple times after nomenclature standardization was 36% (LC-MS), 58% (GC-MS) and 76% (NMR). Out of 9,300 unique metabolites, only 37 were reported across all three measurement techniques.
conclusionThis collaborative exercise emphasized the broad chemical survey possible with multi-technique approaches. Community engagement is essential for the evaluation and characterization of common materials designed to facilitate comparability and ensure data quality underscoring the value of determining current practices, challenges, and progress of a field through interlaboratory studies.
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FecesGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryMetabolomicsChromatography, LiquidGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMetabolomeReference StandardsReproducibility of ResultsFecal matterGut metabolomicsHuman stoolLipidomicsMetabolomicsMultiplatform analysisReference materials
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