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ArticleAnalytical and bioanalytical chemistry2025

Data-independent acquisition-based blood proteomics unveils predictive biomarkers for neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis.

Feng Chen, Kezhe Tan, Zhibao Lv, Faling Chen, Weijue Xu, Xiaohui Gong, Li Lu, Hailiang Sun, Qinqin Fu, Wenjun Zhuang

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Feng Chen *Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. chenfeng0303@alumni.sjtu.edu.cn.
Kezhe Tan *Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Zhibao LvDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Faling ChenDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Weijue XuDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaohui GongDepartment of Neonatology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Li LuDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Hailiang SunDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated Changzhou Children's Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, China.
Qinqin FuDepartment of Neonatology, Huzhou Maternity & Child Health Care Hospital, Zhejiang, China. 778748271@qq.com.
Wenjun ZhuangDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated Changzhou Children's Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, China. 879904667@qq.com.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82001591National Natural Science Foundation of China 82171696Special Key Project of Clinical Research Cultivation in Shanghai Children's Hospital 2019YLYZ03
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Abstract

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a life-threatening condition affecting preterm infants, sometimes necessitating surgical treatment. This study aimed to analyze differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) and access their biological and clinical significance in the plasma of neonates with NEC. Peripheral blood samples were collected from NEC infants at various time points, and plasma was separated. Data-independent acquisition (DIA) technology was utilized to identify DEPs among NEC patients at different stages. Bioinformatic analyses, including Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes, and protein-to-protein interaction analyses were performed on the DEPs. External datasets, along with receiver operating characteristic curves and gene set enrichment analysis, were used to clinically and biologically validate the findings. DEPs between the NEC and pre-NEC groups indicated reduced protein, heme, nitrogen, and purine nucleotide biosynthesis during NEC formation. In addition, enriched DEPs among the NEC groups at different time points suggested reconstructed extracellular matrix, aberrant B-lymphocyte immune responses, and decreased glycosaminoglycan levels during NEC progression. These findings were both clinically and biologically validated using external datasets. Our study highlights the clinical and biological relevance of proteomics in NEC patients. This study demonstrates key pathways involved in NEC pathogenesis and establishes DIA mass spectrometry as a powerful and noninvasive tool for evaluating and predicting NEC formation and progression.

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BiomarkersEnterocolitis, NecrotizingProteomicsFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMaleBiomarkersClinical and biological relevanceDEPsDIA mass spectrometryNECProteomics

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