Journal
REDOX BIOLOGY
Volume 55, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102401
Keywords
Hydrogen sulfide; Gut microbiota; Aging; Liquid chromatography tandem mass; spectrometry; Plasma thiol; Cysteine; Homocysteine; Glutathione; Cysteinylglycine; gamma-glutamylcysteine; Microbiome
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Funding
- National Institutes of Health [R01HL103866, P01HL147823]
- Leonard Krieger Fund
- Leducq Foundation
- NIH [R01HL148352, 1S10OD023436-01]
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This study developed a stable isotope-dilution LC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous quantification of total H2S and multiple thiols in biological matrices. Using this method, the research found a significant age-related decline in total H2S levels in both males and females, as well as a marked reduction following gut microbiota suppression.
Background: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gaseous signaling molecule that impacts multiple physiological processes including aging, is produced via select mammalian enzymes and enteric sulfur-reducing bacteria. H2S research is limited by the lack of an accurate internal standard-containing assay for its quantitation in biological matrices. Methods: After synthesizing [S-34]H2S and developing sample preparation protocols that avoid sulfide contami-nation with the addition of thiol-containing standards or reducing reagents, we developed a stable isotope-dilution high performance liquid chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for the simultaneous quantification of Total H2S and other abundant thiols (cysteine, homocysteine, glutathione, glu-tamylcysteine, cysteinylglycine) in biological matrices, conducted a 20-day analytical validation/normal range study, and then both analyzed circulating Total H2S and thiols in plasma from 400 subjects, and within 20 volunteers before and after antibiotic-induced suppression of gut microbiota. Results: Using the new assay, all analytes showed minimal interference, no carryover, and excellent intra-and inter-day reproducibility (<= 7.6%, and <= 12.7%, respectively), linearity (r(2) > 0.997), recovery (90.9%-110%) and stability (90.0%-100.5%). Only circulating Total H2S levels showed significant age-associated reductions in both males and females (p < 0.001), and a marked reduction following gut microbiota suppression (mean 33.8 +/- 17.7%, p < 0.001), with large variations in gut microbiota contribution among subjects (range 6.0-66.7% reduction with antibiotics). Conclusions: A stable-isotope-dilution LC-MS/MS method is presented for the simultaneous quantification of Total H2S and multiple thiols in biological matrices. We then use this assay panel to show a striking age-related decline and gut microbiota contribution to circulating Total H2S levels in humans.
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