Table 3.
Summary of studies applying metabolomics in pediatric nephrology
| First author (year) | Biological sample | Clinical setting | Method | Metabolites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beger (2008) | Urine | AKI following cardiac surgery | LC-MS | Homovanillic-acid sulfate (HVA-SO4) |
| Atzori (2010) | Urine | Nephrouropathies | NMR | Purine, pyridine |
| Atzori (2011) | Urine | Young adults born extremely low-birth weight | NMR | N-Methylhydantoin, glycine, valine, glutamine |
| Zivkovic (2012) | Serum | Immunoglobulin A nephropathy | LC-MS/MS | Total oxylipins, hydroxyoctadecadienoic acids, hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids, leukotriene B4 |
| Peretz (2011) | Urine | Children and adults from 11 families affected by classical xanthinuria | LC-MS | hydantoin propionic acid, N1-methyl-8- oxoguanine, N-(3-acetamidopropyl)pyrrolidin-2-one |
LC-MS, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry; NMR, nuclear magnetic resonance;