Intrinsic peptidase activity causes a sequential multi-step reaction (SMSR) in digestion of human plasma peptides.
Author(s): Yi J, Liu Z, Craft D, O'Mullan P, Ju G, Gelfand CA
Publication: J Proteome Res, 2008, Vol. 7, Page 5112-8
PubMed ID: 19367699 PubMed Review Paper? No
Purpose of Paper
Conclusion of Paper
Studies
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Study Purpose
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of anticoagulant type and protease inhibitors on the stability of FPA and other peptide biomarkers in spiked plasma and serum specimens during room temperature storage. Serum and plasma were prepared within 30-90 min of collection and frozen at -80 degrees C until use. Isotopically labeled peptides were spiked into thawed serum and plasma specimens, which were then incubated at room temperature. Aliquots were taken at specified times for MALDI-TOF mass spectrometric analysis. A subset of blood was collected into BD P100 tubes containing EDTA and proprietary protein stabilizers. Both individual specimens and pooled specimens were used.
Summary of Findings:
Isotopically labeled FPA levels declined in all specimens during room temperature storage, but the rates of decline were anticoagulant- and protease inhibitor-dependent. The peak intensity of the FPA peptide was nondetectable after 4 h in heparin plasma, 8 h in citrate plasma, 24 h in EDTA, but was still detectable after 48 h in P100 tubes that contained a protease inhibitor cocktail FPA was least stable in serum. The authors show that the labeled FPA degradation followed a first-order reaction of kinetics, regardless of protease inhibitors or anticoagulants. Enzymatic degradation occurred almost immediately, as FPA truncated peptides were detectable in heparin plasma at the time zero timepoint. The authors also note that C3f and C4 peptides showed the same relative order of stability among the tested anticoagulants and protease inhibitors.
Biospecimens
Preservative Types
- Frozen
Diagnoses:
- Normal
Platform:
Analyte Technology Platform Peptide MALDI-TOF MS Pre-analytical Factors:
Classification Pre-analytical Factor Value(s) Biospecimen Acquisition Anticoagulant Citrate
EDTA
Heparin
None
Analyte Extraction and Purification Protease inhibitor Cocktail
No protease inhibitor added
Storage Time at room temperature 0 h
0.5 h
1 h
2 h
4 h
8 h
12 h
24 h
48 h
Biospecimen Aliquots and Components Blood and blood products Plasma
Serum
MALDI-TOF MS Specific Targeted peptide/protein FPA
C3f
C4