Comprehensive lipidomic, metabolomic and proteomic profiling reveals the role of immune system in vitiligo.

Comprehensive lipidomic, metabolomic and proteomic profiling reveals the role of immune system in vitiligo.

Liang, L;Li, Y;Tian, X;Zhou, J;Zhong, L;
clinical and experimental dermatology 2019
335
liang2019comprehensiveclinical

Abstract

Vitiligo is a common depigmentation disorder resulting from destruction of melanocytes, and has both genetic and environmental influences. Although genomic analyses have been performed to investigate the pathogenesis of vitiligo, the lipidomics, metabolomics and proteomics of serum have not been reported, and the role of small molecules and serum proteins in vitiligo remains unknown.To study the metabolite and protein profiles in patients with vitiligo and healthy controls (HCs).Plasma samples from 60 participants (29 patients with vitiligo and 31 HCs) were analysed. Untargeted lipidomics, metabolomics and isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantification-based proteomics were performed using high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. In addition, to validate differentially expressed metabolites in patients with vitiligo, plasma enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was performed.We identified differential expression of several metabolites and proteins involved in the immune system. Among these metabolites and proteins, lysophosphatidylcholine, platelet-activating factor, sn-glycerol-3-phosphocholine, succinic acid, CXCL4 and CXCL7 were significantly elevated in the plasma of patients with vitiligo, while aspartate was downregulated.Our study has characterized several serum metabolites and proteins that could be potential candidate biomarkers in vitiligo, and provides a comprehensive insight into the role of immune system and aspartate metabolism in vitiligo.

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