Functional metabolomics-based molecular profiling of acute and chronic hepatitis (Human Serum Metabolomics)
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ABSTRACT: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a metabolic dysregulation triggered by an overload disrupting the hepatic tolerance to external molecules. With the complexity and diversity of hepatitis triggers, no effective clinical classification and treatment are available, and even using the same strategies or approaches for acute and chronic hepatitis. For us, it is really difficult to precisely diagnose and treat hepatitis accordingly. To overcome this challenge, we integrated metabolomic, lipidomics, transcriptomics and other life science frontier technologies for functional metabolomics studies, and pioneered the redefinition of hepatitis at the molecular level. Our findings suggested that acute hepatitis mainly interferes with purine metabolism and amino acids metabolism, while chronic hepatitis mainly causes disruption of hepatic bile acids and lipidome, especially glycerolipids. Based on the liver-gut axis, we also found that the metabolic regulation of the gut microbiota is another key factor for chronic hepatitis development. In conclusion, functional metabolomics enables the cognition of disease occurrence, development and regression from small molecule metabolic modifications and modulations, realizing the ultimate goal of treating diseases and improving population health through regulation of dysregulated metabolism
ORGANISM(S): Human Homo Sapiens
TISSUE(S): Blood
DISEASE(S): Nash
SUBMITTER: Haitao Lu
PROVIDER: ST002100 | MetabolomicsWorkbench | Thu Mar 10 00:00:00 GMT 2022
REPOSITORIES: MetabolomicsWorkbench
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