Blood sphingolipidomics in healthy humans: impact of sample collection methodology |
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Authors: | Samar M Hammad Jason S Pierce Farzan Soodavar Kent J Smith Mohammed M Al Gadban Barbara Rembiesa Richard L Klein Yusuf A Hannun Jacek Bielawski Alicja Bielawska |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425;2. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425;4. Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425;7. Department of Veteran Affairs, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29401 |
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Abstract: | We used a HPLC-MS/MS methodology for determination of a basic metabolomic profile (18:1,18:0 sphingoid backbone, C14-C26 N-acyl part) of “normal” sphingolipid levels in human serum and plasma. Blood was collected from healthy males and nonpregnant females under fasting and nonfasting conditions with and without anticoagulants. Sphingolipids analyzed included sphingoid bases, sphingosine and dihydrosphingosine, their 1-phosphates (S1P and dhS1P), molecular species (Cn-) of ceramide (Cer), sphingomyelin (SM), hexosylceramide (HexCer), lactosylceramide (LacCer), and Cer 1-phosphate (Cer1P). SM, LacCer, HexCer, Cer, and Cer1P constituted 87.7, 5.8, 3.4, 2.8, and 0.15% of total sphingolipids, respectively. The abundant circulating SM was C16-SM (64.0 µM), and it increased with fasting (100 µM). The abundant LacCer was C16-LacCer (10.0 µM) and the abundant HexCer was C24-HexCer (2.5 µM). The abundant Cer, C24-Cer (4.0 µM), was not influenced by fasting; however, levels of C16-C20 Cers were decreased in response to fasting. S1P levels were higher in serum than plasma (0.68 µM vs. 0.32 µM). We also determined levels of sphingoid bases and SM species in isolated lipoprotein classes. HDL3 was the major carrier of S1P, dhS1P, and Sph, and LDL was the major carrier of Cer and dhSph. Per particle, VLDL contained the highest levels of SM, Cer, and S1P. HPLC-MS/MS should provide a tool for clinical testing of circulating bioactive sphingolipids in human blood. |
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Keywords: | sphingolipid metabolome sphingomyelin ceramide sphingosine |
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