Small molecule metabolites: discovery of biomarkers and therapeutic targets

S Qiu, Y Cai, H Yao, C Lin, Y **e, S Tang… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic abnormalities lead to the dysfunction of metabolic pathways and metabolite
accumulation or deficiency which is well-recognized hallmarks of diseases. Metabolite …

Mass spectrometry for biomarkers, disease mechanisms, and drug development in cerebrospinal fluid metabolomics

D Xu, X Dai, L Zhang, Y Cai, K Chen, J Wu… - TrAC Trends in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The high incidence rate, complexity, and intractability of central nervous system (CNS)
diseases drive significant interest in understanding the underlying mechanisms involved in …

CSF neopterin, quinolinic acid and kynurenine/tryptophan ratio are biomarkers of active neuroinflammation

J Yan, K Kothur, S Mohammad, J Chung, S Patel… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Defining the presence of acute and chronic brain inflammation remains a
challenge to clinicians due to the heterogeneity of clinical presentations and aetiologies …

The Biology and Biochemistry of Kynurenic Acid, a Potential Nutraceutical with Multiple Biological Effects

L de Fátima Alves, JB Moore… - International Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is an antioxidant degradation product of tryptophan that has been
shown to have a variety of cytoprotective, neuroprotective and neuronal signalling …

Psychotomimetic compensation versus sensitization

A Brouwer, RL Carhart‐Harris… - Pharmacology Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
It is a paradox that psychotomimetic drugs can relieve symptoms that increase risk of and
cooccur with psychosis, such as attention and motivational deficits (eg, amphetamines), pain …

Metabolomics identifies and validates serum androstenedione as novel biomarker for diagnosing primary angle closure glaucoma and predicting the visual field …

S Li, J Ren, Z Jiang, Y Qiu, M Shao, Y Li, J Wu, Y Song… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Background: Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) is the leading cause of irreversible
blindness in Asia, and no reliable, effective diagnostic, and predictive biomarkers are used …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of sleep deprivation on colon cancer: Unraveling the KynA-P4HA2-HIF-1α axis in tumor lipid metabolism and metastasis

Z Peng, J Song, W Zhu, H Bao, Y Hu, Y Shi… - Molecular …, 2025 - Elsevier
Objective There is growing evidence that sleep deprivation promotes cancer progression. In
addition, colon cancer patients often experience sleep deprivation due to factors such as …

Integrated analysis of proteomics and metabolomics in infantile epileptic spasms syndrome

J Chen, X Wang, X Rao, H Luo, Y Shen, J Gan - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
Abstract Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) is a severe developmental epileptic
encephalopathy that manifests in infancy, significantly impacting the health and quality of life …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary Capsaicin Exacerbates Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis and Mental Disorders in Type 1 Diabetes Mice

X Zhang, H Hu, Y Zhang, S Hu, J Lu, W Peng, D Luo - Nutrients, 2025 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: Diabetes mellitus is often accompanied by mental health
complications, including anxiety, depression, and cognitive decline. Recent research …

Critical factors in sample collection and preparation for clinical metabolomics of underexplored biological specimens

HMR de Souza, TTP Pereira, HC de Sá, MA Alves… - Metabolites, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review article compiles critical pre-analytical factors for sample collection and extraction
of eight uncommon or underexplored biological specimens (human breast milk, ocular …