Review Article

A Systems Biology Overview on Human Diabetic Nephropathy: From Genetic Susceptibility to Post-Transcriptional and Post-Translational Modifications

Table 6

Metabolomics biomarkers. List of significant metabolites ordered as they are cited in the text. LC/MS/MS: liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry; GC-MS: gas chromatography/mass spectrometry; NMR: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; CE-MS: capillary electrophoresis; HPLC–UV/MS/MS: high pressure liquid chromatography coupled to UV and mass spectrometry; UPLC–oa-TOF-MS: ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled to time of flight mass spectrometry.

MetaboliteCodeSampleExpressionAssay typeDiabetes typePotential value of biomarker References

2-Methyl acetoacetateHMDB03771UrineDownGC-MST2DDiagnostic[90]
3-Methyl adipic acidHMDB00555UrineDownGC-MST2DDiagnostic[90]
3-Methyl crotonyl glycineHMDB00459UrineDownGC-MST2DDiagnostic[90]
2-Ethyl 3-OH propionateHMDB00396UrineDownGC-MST2DDiagnostic[90]
3-HydroxyisobutyrateHMDB00435UrineDownGC-MST2DDiagnostic[90]
3-HydroxyisovalerateHMDB00754UrineDownGC-MST2DDiagnostic[90]
3-HydroxypropionateHMDB00700UrineDownGC-MST2DDiagnostic[90]
Aconitic acidHMDB00958UrineDownGC-MST2DDiagnostic[90]
Citric acidHMDB00094UrineDownGC-MST2DDiagnostic[90]
Glycolic acidHMDB00115UrineDownGC-MST2DDiagnostic[90]
Homovanillic acidHMDB00118UrineDownGC-MST2DDiagnostic[90]
TiglylglycineHMDB00959UrineDownGC-MST2DDiagnostic[90]
UracilHMDB00300UrineDownGC-MST2DDiagnostic[90]
ButenoylcarnitineHMDB13126PlasmaUpGC-MST2DPrognostic[91]
GlutamineHMDB00641UrineDownGC-MST2DPrognostic[91]
HexoseHMDB33704UrineDownGC-MST2DPrognostic[91]
HistidineHMDB00177PlasmaDownGC-MST2DPrognostic[91]
TyrosineHMDB00158UrineDownGC-MST2DPrognostic[91]
Hippuric acidHMDB00714UrineDownLC-MST1DPrognostic[92]
S-(3-Oxododecanoyl) cysteamineHMDB59773UrineUpLC-MST1DPrognostic[92]
Substituted carnitineHMDB00062UrineUpLC-MST1DPrognostic[92]
3-OH-isovalerateHMDB00754SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
4-Aminobutyrate + (CH-CH2-CH2-)HMDB00112SerumUpNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
AlanineHMDB00161SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
CholesterolHMDB00067SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
CholineHMDB00097SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
CreatineHMDB00064SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
Creatine-PHMDB01511SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
CreatinineHMDB00562SerumUpNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
DimethylamineHMDB00087SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
GlucoseHMDB00122SerumUpNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
GlutamineHMDB00641SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
IsoleucineHMDB00172SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
IsoleucineHMDB00172SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
LactateHMDB00190SerumUpNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
LeucineHMDB00687SerumUpNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
Leucine + isoleucineHMDB28932SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
Lipid (-CH3)SerumUpNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
Lipids (beta-CH2)SerumUpNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
Lipids (CH2-)nSerumUpNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
N-AcetylglutamineHMDB06029SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
O-PhosphocholineHMDB01565SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
ProlineHMDB00162SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
PyruvateHMDB00243SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
TrimethylamineHMDB00906SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
ValineHMDB00883SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
Valine + isoleucineHMDB29130SerumDownNMRT2DDiagnostic[93]
Aspartic acidHMDB00191SerumUpCE-MST2DDiagnostic[94]
Azelaic acidHMDB00784SerumDownCE-MST2DDiagnostic[94]
Galactaric acidHMDB00639SerumDownCE-MST2DDiagnostic[94]
Symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA)HMDB03334SerumUpCE-MST2DDiagnostic[94]
DihydrosphingosineHMDB00269SerumDownUPLC–oa-TOF-MST2DDiagnostic[95]
LeucineHMDB00687SerumDownUPLC–oa-TOF-MST2DDiagnostic[95]
PhytosphingosineHMDB04610SerumDownUPLC–oa-TOF-MST2DDiagnostic[95]
AdenosineHMDB00050PlasmaUpHPLC–UV/MS/MST2DDiagnostic[96]
CreatinineHMDB00562PlasmaUpHPLC–UV/MS/MST2DDiagnostic[96]
InosineHMDB00195PlasmaDownHPLC–UV/MS/MST2DDiagnostic[96]
Uric acidHMDB00289PlasmaUpHPLC–UV/MS/MST2DDiagnostic[96]
XanthineHMDB00292PlasmaUpHPLC–UV/MS/MST2DDiagnostic[96]
PhosphatidylinositolHMDB06953PlasmaDownLC/MS/MST2DDiagnostic[97]
SphingomyelinHMDB12089PlasmaUpLC/MS/MST2DDiagnostic[97]
Arachidonic acidHMDB01043PlasmaUpCG-MST2DPrognostic[98]