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. 2023 Sep 21;20:38. doi: 10.1186/s12014-023-09429-6

Table 1.

Characteristic features of the eligible proteomic studies

References Study group Control group Sample type Discovery method Validation method Number of Proteins Identified by Disease Progression
Clinical definition
(Disease condition and sample size)
Demographics
(Age and sex, location/ ethnicity)
Clinical definition
(Disease condition and sample size)
Demographics
(Age and sex, location/ethnicity)
Pre-seroconversion
 Moulder et al. 2015, Diabetes HLA + , autoantibody + . n = 19 Age (3 m to 12y), Finland (DIPP) HLA + ., autoantibody-, controls, n = 19 Age, sex, sample periodicity, and risk group matched Serum 2DLC-MS/MS (Untargeted proteomics) NA

Pre-seroconversion: 3 (1, 2)

Post-seroconversion Longitudinal: 55 (31, 24)

Post-seroconversion: 10 (5, 5)

 Frohnert et al. 2020, Diabetes Family history of T1D, HLA + , autoantibody + . n = 20, T1D n = 22,

age (AbPos-0.7–26.5y, T1D- 0.7-15y), and sex (AbPos-8F/12 M &

T1D-10F/12 M), Ethnicity (AbPos-15NHW/5RND, T1D-21NHW/1RND), US

(DAISY cohort)

HLA + ., autoantibody-

controls n = 25

Matched to HLA genotype, age (0.7-23y), sex (13F/12 M), Ethinicity (20NHW/5RND), US. (DAISY cohort) Serum LC-SRM-MS, (Targeted proteomics) NA

Pre-seroconversion: 3 (2, 1)

Post-seroconversion: 2 (1, 1)

 Webb-Robertson et al. 2023, medRxiv

HLA + 

Pre-seroconversion. n = 47, Post-seroconversion. n = 131,

Pre T1D n = 70,

Age (Post-seroconversion ~ 1-23y, pre-T1D ~ 0-29y), Sex: (Pre-seroconversion-19F/28 M, Post-serconversion.- 63F/68 M & pre-T1D –31F/39 M), US

(DAISY cohort)

HLA + 

controls n = 40

Matched to HLA genotype, age (~ 0-14y), and sex (16F/24 M), US. (DAISY cohort) Plasma LC-SRM-MS, (Targeted proteomics) Multiplex assay and ELISA

Pre-seroconversion: 6 (0, 6)

Post-seroconversion, Post IA: 12 (0, 12)

 Nakayasu et al. 2023, Cell. Rep. Med

Untargeted: IA endpoint n = 46, T1D endpoint n = 46

Targeted: IA endpoint n = 401, T1D endpoint n = 94

Discovery: T1D: 25F/21 M

IA: 17F/29 M

Validation:

T1D: 43F/51 M

IA: 179F/222 M

(TEDDY cohort)

Untargeted: IA Control n = 46, T1D Control n = 46

Targeted: IA Control n = 401, T1D Control n = 94

Matched to clinical center, gender, family history of T1D age, and HLA-DR-DQ genotypes Plasma 2DLC-MS/MS (Untargeted proteomics) LC-SRM-MS (Targeted proteomics)

Pre-seroconversion:

T1: 4 (3, 1)

Post-seroconversion:

T2: 72 (44, 28)

Pre-seroconversion, Targeted: Month-9: 22 (14, 8)

Month-6: 29 (25, 4)

Month-3: 25 (13, 11, 1)

Post-seroconversion, Targeted: Month 0: 42 (7, 35)

Month 3: 21 (6, 14, 1)

Month 6: 46 (36, 9, 1)

Month 9: 38 (1, 37)

Month 12: 21 (10, 11)

Month 15: 18 (12, 6)

Month 18: 21 (8, 13)

Post-seroconversion
 Metz et al. (2008) J Proteome Res Post-diagnosis n = 10

Age (< 30y)

(DASP)

HLA-

controls, n = 10

Age (< 30y)

(DASP)

Serum & Plasma 2DLC-MS/MS (Untargeted proteomics) NA Post-Diagnosis: 5 (3, 2)
 Zhi et al. 2011, Mol. Cel. Proteom Post-diagnosis n = 30 Age (~ 0 to ~ 90y), US Autoantibody-. controls, n = 30 Age and sex Matched, US Serum 2-DE gel-MALDI–TOF MS (Untargeted proteomics) Luminex and ELISA assays Post-Diagnosis: 17 (11, 6)
 Chen et al. 2012, J. Proteomics Post-diagnosis n = 15 Age and Sex not defined, Taiwan Controls, n = 5 Taiwan Plasma LC–MS/MS (Untargeted proteomics) ELISA and Immuno-blotting Post-Diagnosis: 36 (16, 20)
 Zhang et al. 2013, J. Exp. Med Post-diagnosis n = 50

Age (10-29y), Sex (15F/35 M), ME

(DASP)

HLA-., controls, n = 100

Age (18-28y), Sex (51F/49 M), ME

(DASP)

Serum & Plasma

LC–MS/MS

(Untargeted proteomics)

LC-SRM-MS (Targeted proteomics)

Post-Diagnosis: 24 (4, 18, 2)

Post Diagnosis Targeted: 24 (8, 11, 5)

 Manjunatha et al. 2016,

Metabolism

T1D-PC n = 15 & T1D-GC n = 15 Age (T1D-PC: 33.6 ± 12.97y, T1D-GC: 34.5 ± 12.48y), US ND-PC n = 15 & ND-GC n = 15 Matched for age, sex, and BMI, US Serum and Plasma LC–MS/MS (Untargeted proteomics) NA Post-Diagnosis: 39 (23, 16)
 Von Toerne et al. 2017, Diabetologia T1D family history, Post-seroconversion, rapid T1D n = 15 & slow T1D n = 15

Age (Rapid T1D 0.5-33y, slow T1D 9.5–17.5y), Germany

(BABYDIAB/BABYDIET birth cohorts)

T1D family history, autoantibody-. n = 15

Age and sex matched, Germany

(BABYDIAB/BABYDIET birth cohorts)

Serum LC–MS/MS (Untargeted proteomics) LC-SRM-MS (Targeted proteomics) Post-seroconversion: 26 (13, 13)
 do Nascimento de Oliveira et al. 2018, Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes Post-diagnosis n = 30 No Familiar history, Age (35.03 ± 8,6), Sex (18F/12F), Brazil Controls n = 30 No Familiar history, Age (31.5 ± 10.67), Sex (23F/7 M), and other clinical criteria matched, Brazil Serum

LC–MS/MS

(Untargeted proteomics)

NA Post-Diagnosis: 8 (6, 2)
 Liu et al. 2018, J. Proteomics

HLAPos

Post-seroconversion, T1D n = 11

Age (1-14y), 7 male and 4 female, RND (3) and NHW (8), US

(DAISY cohort)

HLA + ,

autoantibody-

controls n = 10

Age 1-14y, 5 male and 5 female, RND (1) and NHW (9), US

(DAISY cohort)

Plasma LC–MS/MS (Untargeted proteomics) ELISA Post-seroconversion: 12 (6, 6)
 Gourgari et al. 2019, Cadiocasc. Diabetol Post-Diagnosis, with high risk of cardiovascular disease, n = 26

12–21 years old, US

(NCT02275091)

Controls n = 13

Age, sex, BMI, and clinical lipid measurement matched, US

(NCT02275091)

Plasma

LC-DIA-MS

(Untargeted proteomics)

NA Post-Diagnosis: 8 (6, 2)

A total of 13 studies were identified, and details regarding the various study groups, sampling, and tools for measurement and validation are listed. Italic indicates up-regulated proteins, bold indicates down-regulated proteins and bolditalic indicates conflicting detected peptide abundance. Terms used: HLA human leukocyte antigens, F Female, M Male, NHW non-Hispanic white, RND Race not defined, ME Mixed ethnicity, PC poor glycemic control, GC good glycemic control, ND non-diabetic controls, AbPos Antibody positive, y years, m months, IA Islet autoantibodies, T1D Type 1 diabetes, BMI Body mass index, NA Not applicable, DIPP Diabetes Prediction and Prevention, DAISY Diabetes Auto Immunity Study in the Young, TEDDY: The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young, DASP: Diabetes Antibody Standardization Program, ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, LC–DIA–MS Liquid chromatography data independent-acquisition-mass spectrometry, LC–MS/MS Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry, LC–SRM–MS Liquid chromatography-selected reaction monitoring-mass spectrometry, and 2-DE gel-MALDI–TOF MS 2D gel electrophoresis matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry