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Glycerophospholipid and detoxification pathways associated with small for gestation age pathophysiology: discovery metabolomics analysis in the SCOPE cohort

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posted on 2022-03-11, 10:41 authored by Aude-Claire Morillon, Debora FB Leite, Shirish Yakkundi, Lee A Gethings, Gregoire Thomas, Philip N Baker, Louise C Kenny, Jane A English, Fergus P McCarthy
Introduction: Small for gestational age (SGA) may be associated with neonatal morbidity and mortality. Our understanding of the molecular pathways implicated is poor. Objectives: Our aim was to determine the metabolic pathways involved in the pathophysiology of SGA and examine their variation between maternal biofluid samples. Methods: Plasma (Cork) and urine (Cork, Auckland) samples were collected at 20 weeks’ gestation from nulliparous low-risk pregnant women participating in the SCOPE study. Women who delivered an SGA infant (birthweight < 10th percentile) were matched to controls (uncomplicated pregnancies). Metabolomics (urine) and lipidomics (plasma) analyses were performed using ultra performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Features were ranked based on FDR adjusted p-values from empirical Bayes analysis, and significant features putatively identified. Results: Lipidomics plasma analysis revealed that 22 out of the 33 significantly altered lipids annotated were glycerophospholipids; all were detected in higher levels in SGA. Metabolomic analysis identified reduced expression of metabolites associated with detoxification (D-Glucuronic acid, Estriol-16-glucuronide), nutrient absorption and transport (Sulfolithocholic acid) pathways. Conclusions: This study suggests higher levels of glycerophospholipids, and lower levels of specific urine metabolites are implicated in the pathophysiology of SGA. Further research is needed to confirm these findings in independent samples.

Funding

This study was performed at the Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research (INFANT, www.infantcentre.ie), ACM, SY, and FMC were awarded funding by Science Foundation Ireland (12/RC/2272) and by Waters Corporation. LAG was funded by Waters Corporation. Waters Corporation reviewed the final contents of the manuscript, but the results of the analyses were obtained independently. JE is funded by Health Research Board Ireland HRB EIA-2017-023. DFBL was funded by the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES, 88881.134512/2016-01).

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Citation

Morillon, AC., Leite, D.F.B., Yakkundi, S. et al. Glycerophospholipid and detoxification pathways associated with small for gestation age pathophysiology: discovery metabolomics analysis in the SCOPE cohort. Metabolomics 17, 5 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-020-01740-9

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College of Life Sciences

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Published in

Metabolomics

Volume

17

Issue

5

Publisher

Springer

issn

1573-3882

eissn

1573-3890

Acceptance date

2020-10-28

Copyright date

2020

Available date

2021-03-05

Spatial coverage

United States

Language

English