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A pilot study of plasma metabolic biomarkers for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by LC/TOF-MS

PENG Yuan,LIU Ran,LI Xiao-bo,YIN Li-hong*   

  1. (Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China)
  • Received:2013-03-29 Revised:2013-07-04 Online:2013-11-30 Published:2013-11-30
  • Contact: YIN Li-hong,E-mail:lhyin@seu.edu.cn

Abstract:

 OBJECTIVE: The plasma low-molecular weight metabolites of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma were analyzed by liquid chromatography-time of flight- mass spectrography( LC/TOF-MS) to explore potential biomarkers for the early detection of ESCC. METHODS:Plasma samples were obtained from 30 ESCC patients and 30 healthy volunteers,low-molecular weight metabolites were identified by LC/TOF-MS,feature detection was performed by MassHunter software MFE algorithm,statistical analysis was conducted by MPP software,and primary identification was achieved by searching METLIN database. RESULTS:Compared to healthy controls,46 differentially expressed features were detected,13 of which were up-regulated in ESCC group,while the other 33 were down-regulated. After searching with METLIN database,plasma levels of PA,PS,PG were significantly lower in ESCC group. CONCLUSION:ESCC patients are markedly different from healthy people in plasma metabolite composition,and the LC/TOF-MS plasma metabonomics shed light on esophageal cancer early detection and screening.

Key words:  metabonomics, liquid chromatography-time of flight-mass spectrography, low-molecular weight metabolites, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma