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ArticleAnalytical chemistry2025

Microdroplet Mass Spectrometry Enables Rapid and Sensitive Measurement of Glucose Homeostasis for Elucidating Mechanism of Drug Action.

Huifang Yao, Dan Zhou, Sophie VanSickle, Haihong Zhou, David G McLaren, Hao Chen, Stephen F Previs

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Article in Analytical chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Huifang YaoDepartment of Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States.
Dan ZhouDepartment of Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States.
Sophie VanSickleDepartment of Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States.
Haihong ZhouDepartment of Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States.
David G McLarenDepartment of Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States.
Hao ChenDepartment of Chemistry & Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8090-8593
Stephen F PrevisDepartment of Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States.

Funding

Combining Absolute Quantitative Cross-Linking Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Modeling for Probing PROTAC-Mediated Ternary Complex StructuresR21GM148874 · NIGMS · NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI CHEN, HAO, CHENG, XIAOLIN · 2023 to 2024
$429k
NIGMS NIH HHS R21 GM148874
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microdroplet chemistry has recently gained much attention, as reactions can be greatly accelerated in microdroplets. This study reports its first application in pharmaceutical bioanalysis settings to measure glucose homeostasis with unprecedented speed and sensitivity. Quantifying metabolic flux is critical for understanding drug action, but traditional isotope kinetic assays face challenges including the need of lengthy sample preparation and using radioactive tracers. To tackle these challenges, we used microdroplet reaction to facilitate on-the-fly derivatization in microseconds during mass spectrometry (MS) analysis, which increased sample throughput and sensitivity and avoided the use of radioactive tracers. This technique allowed us to elucidate a mechanism through which Semaglutide affects the levels of endogenous

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GlucoseHomeostasisMass SpectrometryAnimalsMicePioglitazoneGlucosePioglitazone

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PMID40887750
PMCPMC13245664

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