Summary of Study ST003783
This data is available at the NIH Common Fund's National Metabolomics Data Repository (NMDR) website, the Metabolomics Workbench, https://www.metabolomicsworkbench.org, where it has been assigned Project ID PR002360. The data can be accessed directly via it's Project DOI: 10.21228/M8KG1C This work is supported by NIH grant, U2C- DK119886.
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This study contains a large results data set and is not available in the mwTab file. It is only available for download via FTP as data file(s) here.
| Study ID | ST003783 |
| Study Title | Biomonitoring of (pseudo)pregnancy in giant panda urine using steroidomics |
| Study Summary | The physiological processes during (pseudo)pregnancy in giant pandas are poorly understood and diagnosis of actual pregnancy is only possible in the final 2-3 weeks of the cycle. Therefore, in this study, urine samples from different phases of the reproductive cycle of giant pandas were analyzed using a steroidomics approach. In total, six pregnant and seven pseudopregnant cycles were included. Each cycle was subdivided in six reproductive phases and three samples were selected per phase. The steroidomics approach was used to investigate differences in hormonal changes during the (pseudo)pregnant cycle to gain more information of underlying endocrinological processes and look for potential (early) pregnancy biomarkers. Additionally, current widely used immunoassay targets were examined and validated. The most abundant progestogen, glucocorticoid, and prostaglandin metabolites were identified and were significantly higher during the final stages of the cycle in pregnant females. Several detected androgens, on the other hand, were significantly higher in pregnant females around the timing of corpus luteum reactivation and embryo implantation. |
| Institute | Ghent University |
| Department | Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine |
| Laboratory | Laboratory of Integrative Metabolomics (LIMET) |
| Last Name | Cools |
| First Name | Tom |
| Address | Salisburylaan 133 9820 Merelbeke |
| tom.cools@ugent.be; lynn.vanhaecke@ugent.be; jella.wauters@ugent.be | |
| Phone | +32 (0)9 264 74 51 |
| Submit Date | 2025-02-16 |
| Raw Data Available | Yes |
| Raw Data File Type(s) | mzXML, raw(Thermo) |
| Analysis Type Detail | LC-MS |
| Release Date | 2025-08-01 |
| Release Version | 1 |
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Project:
| Project ID: | PR002360 |
| Project DOI: | doi: 10.21228/M8KG1C |
| Project Title: | Giant panda pregnancy metabolomics studies |
| Project Summary: | Monitoring and detection of pregnancy in giant pandas is hampered by phenomena such as delayed implantation and obligatory pseudopregnancy. Urine samples from different phases of the reproductive cycle of pregnant and pseudopregnant giant pandas were therefore analyzed with two UHPLC-HRMS-based methods: polar metabolomics and steroidomics. Discriminative differences were investigated to comprehense physiological differences and enable early discrimination between the two states. |
| Institute: | Ghent University |
| Department: | Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine |
| Laboratory: | Laboratory of Integrative Metabolomics |
| Last Name: | Cools |
| First Name: | Tom |
| Address: | Salisburylaan 133 9820 Merelbeke |
| Email: | tom.cools@ugent.be; lynn.vanhaecke@ugent.be; jella.wauters@ugent.be |
| Phone: | +32 (0)9 264 74 51 |
Subject:
| Subject ID: | SU003917 |
| Subject Type: | Mammal |
| Subject Species: | Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) |
| Taxonomy ID: | 9646 |
| Gender: | Female |
Factors:
Subject type: Mammal; Subject species: Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) (Factor headings shown in green)
| mb_sample_id | local_sample_id | Sample source | Reproductive cycle | Reproductive phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA410606 | Blank27 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410607 | Blank21 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410608 | Blank22 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410609 | Blank23 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410610 | Blank24 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410611 | Blank25 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410612 | Blank26 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410613 | Blank28 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410614 | Blank19 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410615 | Blank29 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410616 | Blank30 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410617 | Blank31 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410618 | Blank32 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410619 | Blank34 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410620 | Blank35 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410621 | Blank36 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410622 | Blank20 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410623 | Blank18 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410624 | Blank38 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410625 | Blank8 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410626 | Blank1 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410627 | Blank2 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410628 | Blank3 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410629 | Blank4 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410630 | Blank5 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410631 | Blank6 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410632 | Blank7 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410633 | Blank9 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410634 | Blank17 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410635 | Blank10 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410636 | Blank11 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410637 | Blank12 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410638 | Blank13 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410639 | Blank14 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410640 | Blank15 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410641 | Blank16 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410642 | Blank37 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410643 | Blank33 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410644 | Blank39 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410645 | Blank67 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410646 | Blank60 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410647 | Blank61 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410648 | Blank40 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410649 | Blank63 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410650 | Blank64 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410651 | Blank65 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410652 | Blank66 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410653 | Blank68 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410654 | Blank58 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410655 | Blank69 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410656 | Blank70 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410657 | Blank71 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410658 | Blank72 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410659 | Blank73 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410660 | Blank74 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410661 | Blank75 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410662 | Blank59 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410663 | Blank62 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410664 | Blank57 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410665 | Blank47 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410666 | Blank41 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410667 | Blank42 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410668 | Blank43 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410669 | Blank56 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410670 | Blank44 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410671 | Blank46 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410672 | Blank45 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410673 | Blank48 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410674 | Blank49 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410675 | Blank50 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410676 | Blank51 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410677 | Blank52 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410678 | Blank53 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410679 | Blank54 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410680 | Blank55 | Acetonitrile | Blank | Blank |
| SA410681 | FFR200121 | Urine | Fragmentation | Fragmentation |
| SA410682 | TT190822 | Urine | Fragmentation | Fragmentation |
| SA410683 | JB220315 | Urine | Fragmentation | Fragmentation |
| SA410684 | JB220815 | Urine | Fragmentation | Fragmentation |
| SA410685 | JB220812 | Urine | Fragmentation | Fragmentation |
| SA410686 | FFr170114 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410687 | MM190315 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410688 | MM190114 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410689 | WW191101 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410690 | WW191130 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410691 | WW191223 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410692 | MM190215 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410693 | FFr170101 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410694 | HH150309 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410695 | FFr170130 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410696 | FFr210301 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410697 | FFr210203 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410698 | FFr210102 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410699 | HH190301 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410700 | HH190201 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410701 | HH190101 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410702 | HH150130 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410703 | HH150215 | Urine | Pregnancy | Anestrus |
| SA410704 | WW200131_1 | Urine | Pregnancy | CLD1 |
| SA410705 | FFr210409 | Urine | Pregnancy | CLD1 |
Collection:
| Collection ID: | CO003910 |
| Collection Summary: | All urine samples were collected either via aspiration from the concrete floor with a clean syringe in the absence of the animal or by direct urination in a small container (trained animals). After collection, the samples were transferred to a collection vial and stored at -20°C until shipment to the Laboratory of Integrative Metabolomics (LIMET) at Ghent University (Belgium). Before analysis, urinary specific gravity (USpG) was measured using a handheld digital refractometer designed for cat (PAL-USG (Cat), range 1.000-1.080, Atago™, Fukaya, Japan) or human urine (Pal-10S (Human), range 1.000-1.060, Atago™, Fukaya, Japan). The urine samples were collected during 6 phases of the reproductive cycle: anestrus (start of observations until cross-over between progestogens and estrogens, which marks the start of the pro-estrus), early corpus luteum dormancy phase (CLD1, following ovulation, variable length), middle corpus luteum dormancy phase (CLD2, starting ± 80 days prior to birth/end of the cycle), late corpus luteum dormancy phase (CLD3, starting ± 60 days prior to birth/end of the cycle), early active luteal phase (EAL, from start of secondary, more increased progesterone peak ± 42 days prior to birth/end of the cycle until PGFM peak), and late active luteal phase (LAL, post PGFM peak until birth/end of the cycle). |
| Sample Type: | Urine |
| Storage Conditions: | -20℃ |
Treatment:
| Treatment ID: | TR003926 |
| Treatment Summary: | No treatment. All samples were filtered by being transferred to a 15 mL Nunc® tube (Thermo Fisher Scientific, San José, California, USA) inserted with a small-sized disposable plastic funnel with a cotton-wool filter plug. |
Sample Preparation:
| Sampleprep ID: | SP003923 |
| Sampleprep Summary: | 10 µL of an internal standard solution was added to 200 µL or urine. Then 1 mL of EtOAc was added to the urine sample, followed by vortexing for 30 seconds, and then shaking for 5 min at 1 g and 22.5°C in a New Brunswick Innova 42 incubator (Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany). Subsequently, the sample was centrifuged for 10 min at 10,000 g and 4°C. 950 µL of the supernatant was transferred into a 1.5 mL Eppendorf and evaporated to dryness under a gentle stream of nitrogen at 40°C. The residue was then reconstituted by first adding 40 µL MeOH and vortexing rigorously. Subsequently, 60 µL urine was added which was aspirated from the urine fraction that remained after yielding the EtOAc supernatant. The extract was then vortexed and centrifuged again for 10 min at 10,000 g and 4°C. Finally, 90 µL of the extract was transferred into a glass HPLC vial with insert for analysis. |
| Extract Storage: | 4℃ |
Chromatography:
| Chromatography ID: | CH004712 |
| Chromatography Summary: | Chromatographic separation of samples with sample_id starting with "230925" |
| Methods Filename: | Steroidomics_GP_Protocols.pdf |
| Instrument Name: | Thermo Vanquish Horizon |
| Column Name: | Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 (100 x 2.1mm,1.7um) |
| Column Temperature: | 45 |
| Flow Gradient: | 0.45mL/min: 0-5.8 min: 40-65% B, 5.8-9.0 min: 65-100% B; 9.0-10.5 min: 100% B, 10.5-10.6 min: 100-40% B, 10.6-12.5 min: 40% B |
| Flow Rate: | 0.45mL/min |
| Solvent A: | 100% water; 0.1% formic acid |
| Solvent B: | 100% Methanol; 0.1% formic acid |
| Chromatography Type: | Reversed phase |
| Chromatography ID: | CH004713 |
| Chromatography Summary: | Chromatographic separation of samples with sample_id starting with "240504". NOTE: For the fragmentation data, we did not process any results (targeted or untargeted) as we just matched the fragmentation spectra. |
| Methods Filename: | Steroidomics_GP_Protocols.pdf |
| Instrument Name: | Thermo Dionex Ultimate 3000 XRS |
| Column Name: | Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 (100 x 2.1mm,1.7um) |
| Column Temperature: | 45 |
| Flow Gradient: | 0.55mL/min: 0-5.0 min: 40-65% B, 5.0-8.5 min: 65-100% B; 8.5-10.5 min: 100% B, 10.5-10.6 min: 100-40% B, 10.6-12.5 min: 40% B |
| Flow Rate: | 0.55mL/min |
| Solvent A: | 100% water; 0.1% formic acid |
| Solvent B: | 100% Methanol; 0.1% formic acid |
| Chromatography Type: | Reversed phase |
Analysis:
| Analysis ID: | AN006213 |
| Analysis Type: | MS |
| Analysis Protocol File: | Steroidomics_GP_Protocols.pdf |
| Chromatography ID: | CH004712 |
| Num Factors: | 15 |
| Num Metabolites: | 7 |
| Has Mz: | 1 |
| Has Rt: | 1 |
| Rt Units: | Minutes |
| Results File: | ST003783_AN006213_Results.txt |
| Units: | AUC |
| Analysis ID: | AN006214 |
| Analysis Type: | MS |
| Analysis Protocol File: | Steroidomics_GP_Protocols.pdf |
| Chromatography ID: | CH004712 |
| Has Mz: | 1 |
| Has Rt: | 1 |
| Rt Units: | Minutes |
| Results File: | ST003783_AN006214_Results.txt |
| Units: | AUC |
| Analysis ID: | AN006215 |
| Analysis Type: | MS |
| Analysis Protocol File: | Steroidomics_GP_Protocols.pdf |
| Chromatography ID: | CH004713 |
| Num Factors: | 15 |
| Num Metabolites: | 1 |
| Units: | Not applicable |
| Analysis ID: | AN006216 |
| Analysis Type: | MS |
| Analysis Protocol File: | Steroidomics_GP_Protocols.pdf |
| Chromatography ID: | CH004713 |
| Num Factors: | 15 |
| Num Metabolites: | 1 |
| Units: | AUC |