Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Nara Women's University, Nara 630 8506, Japan.
Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606 8502, Japan.
Nutrients. 2024 Oct 21;16(20):3574. doi: 10.3390/nu16203574.
Urinary collagen peptides, the breakdown products of endogenous collagen, have been used as biomarkers for various diseases. These non-invasive biomarkers are easily measured via mass spectrometry, aiding in diagnostics and therapy effectiveness. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of consuming collagen-containing meat on collagen peptide composition in human blood and urine. Ten collagen peptides in 24 h urine were quantified. Prolyl-hydroxyproline (Pro-Hyp) was the most abundant peptide. Except for hydroxyprolyl-glycine (Hyp-Gly), levels of other minor collagen peptides showed high correlation coefficients with Pro-Hyp (r = 0.42 vs. r > 0.8). Notably, 24 h urinary Hyp-Gly showed a correlation coefficient of r = 0.72 with meat consumption, significantly higher than the coefficient for Pro-Hyp (r = 0.37). Additionally, the levels of Pro-Hyp and Hyp-Gly in the blood of seven young women participants increased similarly after consuming fish meat, while before ingestion, only negligible amounts of Hyp-Gly were present. To examine which peptides are generated by the degradation of endogenous collagen, mouse skin was cultured. The amount of Pro-Hyp released from the skin was approximately 1000-fold higher than that of Hyp-Gly. Following consumption of collagen-containing meat, both Pro-Hyp and Hyp-Gly are released in blood and excreted into urine, although Pro-Hyp is primarily generated from endogenous collagen even under physiological conditions. Therefore, in 24 h urine samples, the non-negligible fraction of Pro-Hyp is contributed by endogenous collagen, making 24 h urine Hyp-Gly level a potential biomarker for evaluating meat consumption on the day.
尿液胶原蛋白肽是内源性胶原蛋白的降解产物,已被用作各种疾病的生物标志物。这些非侵入性生物标志物可通过质谱法轻松测量,有助于诊断和治疗效果。本研究旨在探讨食用含胶原蛋白的肉类对人体血液和尿液中胶原蛋白肽组成的影响。定量分析了 24 小时尿液中的 10 种胶原蛋白肽。脯氨酰-羟脯氨酸(Pro-Hyp)是最丰富的肽。除了羟脯氨酸-甘氨酸(Hyp-Gly)外,其他少数胶原蛋白肽的水平与 Pro-Hyp 高度相关(r = 0.42 对 r > 0.8)。值得注意的是,24 小时尿 Hyp-Gly 与肉类摄入量的相关系数 r = 0.72,明显高于 Pro-Hyp 的系数(r = 0.37)。此外,7 名年轻女性参与者在食用鱼肉后,血液中 Pro-Hyp 和 Hyp-Gly 的水平均相似地增加,而在摄入前,仅存在可忽略不计的 Hyp-Gly 量。为了研究哪些肽是由内源性胶原蛋白降解产生的,我们培养了小鼠皮肤。从皮肤中释放的 Pro-Hyp 量比 Hyp-Gly 高约 1000 倍。食用含胶原蛋白的肉类后,Pro-Hyp 和 Hyp-Gly 都会在血液中释放并排泄到尿液中,尽管在生理条件下,Pro-Hyp 主要是由内源性胶原蛋白产生的。因此,在 24 小时尿液样本中,Pro-Hyp 的非可忽略部分是由内源性胶原蛋白贡献的,这使得 24 小时尿液 Hyp-Gly 水平成为评估当天肉类摄入量的潜在生物标志物。