Proteomics tools reveal startlingly high amounts of oxytocin in plasma and serum

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) is associated with a plethora of social behaviors, and is a key topic at the intersection of psychology and biology. However, tools for measuring OT are still not fully developed. We describe a robust nano liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (nanoLC-MS) platform fo...

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Autores principales: Brandtzaeg, Ole Kristian, Johnsen, Elin, Roberg-Larsen, Hanne, Seip, Knut Fredrik, MacLean, Evan L., Gesquiere, Laurence R., Leknes, Siri, Lundanes, Elsa, Wilson, Steven Ray
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4985690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27528413
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep31693
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Sumario:The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) is associated with a plethora of social behaviors, and is a key topic at the intersection of psychology and biology. However, tools for measuring OT are still not fully developed. We describe a robust nano liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (nanoLC-MS) platform for measuring the total amount of OT in human plasma/serum. OT binds strongly to plasma proteins, but a reduction/alkylation (R/A) procedure breaks this bond, enabling ample detection of total OT. The method (R/A + robust nanoLC-MS) was used to determine total OT plasma/serum levels to startlingly high concentrations (high pg/mL-ng/mL). Similar results were obtained when combining R/A and ELISA. Compared to measuring free OT, measuring total OT can have advantages in e.g. biomarker studies.

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