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Metabolomic Characteristics of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease
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- Issue Date
- 2024-02
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Abstract
- Background The therapeutic challenges posed by nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) contribute to an unmet medical need. In this study, we aimed to investigate NTM-PD-specific metabolic pathways using serum metabolomics to understand disease pathogenesis.Methods Mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomic profiling of serum from patients with NTM-PD (n = 50), patients with bronchiectasis (n = 50), and healthy controls (n = 60) was performed. Selected metabolites were validated by an independent cohort and subjected to pathway analysis and classification modeling.Results Leucine, tyrosine, inosine, proline, 5-oxoproline, and hypoxanthine levels increased in the NTM-PD group compared with the healthy control group. Furthermore, levels of antioxidant metabolites (ferulic acid, alpha-lipoic acid, biotin, and 2,8-phenazinediamine) decreased in patients with NTM-PD. These changes were associated with arginine- and proline-related metabolism, leading to generation of reactive oxygen species. Interestingly, the observed metabolic changes in the NTM-PD group overlapped with those in the bronchiectasis group.Conclusions In NTM-PD, 11 metabolites linked to increased oxidative stress were significantly altered from those in healthy controls. Our findings enhance a comprehensive understanding of NTM-PD pathogenesis and provide insights for novel treatment approaches. Through use of an untargeted metabolomics approach, 11 metabolites were detected in the serum of NTM-PD patients. Metabolic alterations linked to arginine- and proline-related pathways were detected, suggesting an association with reactive oxygen species generation.
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- 0022-1899
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