Küper Katharina, Poschet Gernot, Rossmann Julia, Garbade Sven F, Spiegelhalter Alexander, Wen Dan, Hoffmann Georg F, Schmitt Claus P, Opladen Thomas, Peters Verena
Division of Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Medicine, Department I, Medical Faculty Heidelberg, Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 430, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Centre for Organismal Studies (COS), Metabolomics Core Technology Platform, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Amino Acids. 2024 Dec 13;57(1):2. doi: 10.1007/s00726-024-03434-1.
Dipeptides (DPs), composed of two amino acids (AAs), hold significant therapeutic potential but remain underexplored. Given the crucial role of AAs in central nervous system (CNS) function, this study investigated the presence of DPs in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and their correlation with corresponding AAs, potentially indicating their role as AA donors. Plasma and CSF samples were collected from 43 children with neurological or metabolic conditions of unknown origin, including 23 with epilepsy. A panel of 33 DPs was quantified using UPLC-MS/MS. Out of 33 DPs, 18 were detectable in CSF and 20 in plasma, displaying high inter-individual variance. Gly-Asp, Gly-Pro, and Ala-Glu were consistently found in all CSF samples, while only Gly-Asp was universally detectable in plasma. Anserine and carnosine were prominent in CSF and plasma, respectively, with no other histidine-containing DPs observed. Generally, DP concentrations were higher in plasma than in CSF; however, anserine and Gly-Pro had similar concentrations in both fluids. Significant correlations were observed between specific DPs and their corresponding AAs in CSF (Gly-Glu, Gly-Pro and Ser-Gln) and plasma (Glu-Glu and Glu-Ser). Notably, patients with epilepsy had elevated medium anserine concentrations in CSF. This study is the first to demonstrate the presence of numerous DPs in CSF and plasma. Further research is needed to determine if DP patterns can support the diagnosis of neurological diseases and whether DP administration can modulate amino acid availability in the brain, potentially offering new therapeutic options, such as for defects in the amino acid transporter.
由两个氨基酸组成的二肽(DPs)具有显著的治疗潜力,但仍未得到充分研究。鉴于氨基酸在中枢神经系统(CNS)功能中的关键作用,本研究调查了脑脊液(CSF)中DPs的存在及其与相应氨基酸的相关性,这可能表明它们作为氨基酸供体的作用。从43名患有不明原因神经或代谢疾病的儿童中采集血浆和脑脊液样本,其中23名患有癫痫。使用超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法(UPLC-MS/MS)对一组33种DPs进行定量。在33种DPs中,18种在脑脊液中可检测到,20种在血浆中可检测到,个体间差异很大。甘氨酸-天冬氨酸、甘氨酸-脯氨酸和丙氨酸-谷氨酸在所有脑脊液样本中均持续存在,而血浆中仅普遍可检测到甘氨酸-天冬氨酸。鹅肌肽和肌肽分别在脑脊液和血浆中含量突出,未观察到其他含组氨酸的DPs。一般来说,血浆中DPs的浓度高于脑脊液;然而,鹅肌肽和甘氨酸-脯氨酸在两种液体中的浓度相似。在脑脊液(甘氨酸-谷氨酸、甘氨酸-脯氨酸和丝氨酸-谷氨酰胺)和血浆(谷氨酸-谷氨酸和谷氨酸-丝氨酸)中,特定的DPs与其相应的氨基酸之间存在显著相关性。值得注意的是,癫痫患者脑脊液中中鹅肌肽浓度升高。本研究首次证明脑脊液和血浆中存在多种DPs。需要进一步研究以确定DPs模式是否能支持神经系统疾病的诊断,以及DPs给药是否能调节大脑中的氨基酸可用性,这可能提供新的治疗选择,例如针对氨基酸转运体缺陷的治疗。
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