#METABOLOMICS WORKBENCH mcglinchey_aidan_20210218_011249 DATATRACK_ID:2495 STUDY_ID:ST001964 ANALYSIS_ID:AN003202 PROJECT_ID:000000
VERSION             	1
CREATED_ON             	November 4, 2021, 9:33 am
#PROJECT
PR:PROJECT_TITLE                 	Quantitative genome-scale analysis of human liver reveals dysregulation of
PR:PROJECT_TITLE                 	glycosphingolipid pathways in progressive nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a well-defined chronic liver
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	diseases closely related with metabolic disorders. The prevalence of NAFLD is
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	rapidly increasing worldwide, while the pathology and the underlying mechanisms
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	driving NAFLD are not fully understood. In NAFLD, a series of metabolic changes
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	takes place in the liver. However, the alteration of the metabolic pathways in
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	the human liver along the progression of NAFLD, i.e., the transition from
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	nonalcoholic steatosis (NAFL) to steatohepatitis (NASH) through cirrhosis
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	remains to be discovered. Here, we sought to examine the metabolic pathways of
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	the human liver across the full histological spectrum of NAFLD. We analyzed the
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	whole liver tissue transcriptomic (RNA-Seq) and serum metabolomics data obtained
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	from a large, prospectively enrolled cohort of histologically characterized
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	patients derived from the European NAFLD Registry (n=206), and developed
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	genome-scale metabolic models (GEMs) of human hepatocytes at different stages of
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	NAFLD. The integrative approach employed in this study has enabled us to
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	understand the regulation of the metabolic pathways of human liver in NAFL, and
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	with progressive NASH-associated fibrosis (F0–F4). Our study identified
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	several metabolic signatures in the liver and blood of these patients,
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	specifically highlighting the alteration of vitamins (A, E) and
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	glycosphingolipids (GSLs), and their link with complex glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	in advanced fibrosis. The study provides insights into the underlying pathways
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	of the progressive fibrosing steatohepatitis. Furthermore, by applying
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	genome-scale metabolic modeling (GSMM), we were able to identify the metabolic
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	differences among carriers of widely validated genetic variants associated with
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	NAFLD / NASH disease severity in three genes (PNPLA3, TM6SF2 and HSD17B13).
PR:INSTITUTE                     	University of Turku
PR:LAST_NAME                     	Sen
PR:FIRST_NAME                    	Partho
PR:ADDRESS                       	Systems Medicine group, Turku Bioscience, University of Turku (UTU),
PR:ADDRESS                       	Tykistökatu 6B, P.O. Box 123 FIN-20521 Turku, Finland
PR:EMAIL                         	partho.sen@utu.fi
PR:PHONE                         	Phone: +358 469608145
#STUDY
ST:STUDY_TITLE                   	Quantitative genome-scale analysis of human liver reveals dysregulation of
ST:STUDY_TITLE                   	glycosphingolipid pathways in progressive nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a well-defined chronic liver
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	diseases closely related with metabolic disorders. The prevalence of NAFLD is
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	rapidly increasing worldwide, while the pathology and the underlying mechanisms
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	driving NAFLD are not fully understood. In NAFLD, a series of metabolic changes
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	takes place in the liver. However, the alteration of the metabolic pathways in
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	the human liver along the progression of NAFLD, i.e., the transition from
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	nonalcoholic steatosis (NAFL) to steatohepatitis (NASH) through cirrhosis
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	remains to be discovered. Here, we sought to examine the metabolic pathways of
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	the human liver across the full histological spectrum of NAFLD. We analyzed the
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	whole liver tissue transcriptomic (RNA-Seq) and serum metabolomics data obtained
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	from a large, prospectively enrolled cohort of histologically characterized
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	patients derived from the European NAFLD Registry (n=206), and developed
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	genome-scale metabolic models (GEMs) of human hepatocytes at different stages of
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	NAFLD. The integrative approach employed in this study has enabled us to
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	understand the regulation of the metabolic pathways of human liver in NAFL, and
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	with progressive NASH-associated fibrosis (F0–F4). Our study identified
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	several metabolic signatures in the liver and blood of these patients,
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	specifically highlighting the alteration of vitamins (A, E) and
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	glycosphingolipids (GSLs), and their link with complex glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	in advanced fibrosis. The study provides insights into the underlying pathways
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	of the progressive fibrosing steatohepatitis. Furthermore, by applying
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	genome-scale metabolic modeling (GSMM), we were able to identify the metabolic
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	differences among carriers of widely validated genetic variants associated with
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	NAFLD / NASH disease severity in three genes (PNPLA3, TM6SF2 and HSD17B13).
ST:INSTITUTE                     	University of Turku
ST:LAST_NAME                     	Sen
ST:FIRST_NAME                    	Partho
ST:ADDRESS                       	Systems Medicine group, Turku Bioscience, University of Turku (UTU),
ST:ADDRESS                       	Tykistökatu 6B, P.O. Box 123 FIN-20521 Turku, Finland
ST:EMAIL                         	partho.sen@utu.fi
ST:PHONE                         	Phone: +358 469608145
#SUBJECT
SU:SUBJECT_TYPE                  	Human
SU:SUBJECT_SPECIES               	Homo sapiens
SU:TAXONOMY_ID                   	9606
SU:GENDER                        	Male and female
#SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS:         	SUBJECT(optional)[tab]SAMPLE[tab]FACTORS(NAME:VALUE pairs separated by |)[tab]Raw file names and additional sample data
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022384032	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180723_0321.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022385756	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180730_0423.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022385774	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180703_0083.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022385788	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180720_0300.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022385839	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180719_0289.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022385844	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180801_0474.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022385855	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F4 / cirrhosis	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180719_0290.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022385860	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180720_0319.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022385877	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	RAW_FILE_NAME=0030_GC_20190205_0053.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022385893	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180726_0393.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022385911	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180711_0192.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022385916	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180803_0515.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022385926	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F0/1	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180711_0195.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022385928	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180814_0641.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022385934	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180731_0443.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386136	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180720_0305.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386159	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180621_0051.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386190	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180813_0638.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386192	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180815_0675.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386202	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180816_0694.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386214	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180712_0216.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386364	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180730_0421.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386427	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180718_0261.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386429	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F0/1	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180814_0645.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386446	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180806_0525.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386453	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180816_0683.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386463	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180705_0120.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386485	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180816_0684.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386508	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180727_0417.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386899	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180712_0210.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386907	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180706_0124.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386912	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180807_0546.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386914	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F0/1	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180712_0201.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386933	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180716_0230.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386957	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F4 / cirrhosis	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180711_0188.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386958	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180730_0428.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386960	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180801_0467.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386978	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180727_0409.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022386981	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180703_0084.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022387147	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F4 / cirrhosis	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180815_0671.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	-	1022387276	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F4 / cirrhosis	RAW_FILE_NAME=0001_GC_20180731_0446.mzML
#COLLECTION
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	Serum samples were randomized and sample preparation was carried out as
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	described previously (Castilloet al. 2011). In summary, 400 µL of MeOH
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	containing ISTDs (heptadecanoic acid, deuterium-labeled DL-valine,
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	deuterium-labeled succinic acid, and deuterium-labeled glutamic acid, c = 1
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	µg/mL) was added to 30 µl of the serum samples which were vortex mixed and
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	incubated on ice for 30 min after which they were centrifuged (9400 × g, 3 min)
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	and 350 µL of the supernatant was collected after centrifugation. The solvent
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	was evaporated to dryness and 25 µL of MOX reagent was added and the sample was
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	incubated for 60 min at 45 °C. 25 µL of MSTFA was added and after 60 min
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	incubation at 45 °C 25 µL of the retention index standard mixture (n-alkanes,
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	c=10 µg/mL) was added. The analyses were carried out on an Agilent 7890B GC
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	coupled to 7200 QTOF MS. Injection volume was 1 µL with 100:1 cold solvent
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	split on PTV at 70 °C, heating to 300 °C at 120 °C/minute. Column: Zebron
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	ZB-SemiVolatiles. Length: 20m, I.D. 0.18mm, film thickness: 0.18 µm. With
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	initial Helium flow 1.2 mL/min, increasing to 2.4 mL/min after 16 mins. Oven
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	temperature program: 50 °C (5 min), then to 270°C at 20 °C/min and then to
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	300 °C at 40 °C/min (5 min). EI source: 250 °C, 70 eV electron energy, 35µA
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	emission, solvent delay 3 min. Mass range 55 to 650 amu, acquisition rate 5
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	spectra/s, acquisition time 200 ms/spectrum. Quad at 150 °C, 1.5 mL/min N2
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	collision flow, aux-2 temperature: 280 °C. Calibration curves were constructed
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	using alanine, citric acid, fumaric acid, glutamic acid, glycine, lactic acid,
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	malic acid, 2-hydroxybutyric acid, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, linoleic acid, oleic
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, cholesterol, fructose, glutamine,
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	indole-3-propionic acid, isoleucine, leucine, proline, succinic acid, valine,
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	asparagine, aspartic acid, arachidonic acid, glycerol-3-phosphate, lysine,
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	methionine, ornithine, phenylalanine, serine and threonine purchased from
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA) at concentration range of 0.1 to 80 µg/mL.
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	An aliquot of each sample was collected and pooled and used as quality control
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	samples, together with a NIST SRM 1950 serum sample and an in-house pooled serum
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	sample. Relative standard deviations (% RSDs) of the metabolite concentrations
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	in control serum samples showed % RSDs within accepted analytical limits at
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	averages of 27.2% and 29.2% for in-house QC abd pooled QC samples.
CO:SAMPLE_TYPE                   	Blood (serum)
#TREATMENT
TR:TREATMENT_SUMMARY             	No treatment applied.
#SAMPLEPREP
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	Serum samples were randomized and sample preparation was carried out as
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	described previously (Castilloet al. 2011). In summary, 400 µL of MeOH
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	containing ISTDs (heptadecanoic acid, deuterium-labeled DL-valine,
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	deuterium-labeled succinic acid, and deuterium-labeled glutamic acid, c = 1
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	µg/mL) was added to 30 µl of the serum samples which were vortex mixed and
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	incubated on ice for 30 min after which they were centrifuged (9400 × g, 3 min)
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	and 350 µL of the supernatant was collected after centrifugation. The solvent
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	was evaporated to dryness and 25 µL of MOX reagent was added and the sample was
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	incubated for 60 min at 45 °C. 25 µL of MSTFA was added and after 60 min
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	incubation at 45 °C 25 µL of the retention index standard mixture (n-alkanes,
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	c=10 µg/mL) was added. The analyses were carried out on an Agilent 7890B GC
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	coupled to 7200 QTOF MS. Injection volume was 1 µL with 100:1 cold solvent
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	split on PTV at 70 °C, heating to 300 °C at 120 °C/minute. Column: Zebron
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	ZB-SemiVolatiles. Length: 20m, I.D. 0.18mm, film thickness: 0.18 µm. With
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	initial Helium flow 1.2 mL/min, increasing to 2.4 mL/min after 16 mins. Oven
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	temperature program: 50 °C (5 min), then to 270°C at 20 °C/min and then to
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	300 °C at 40 °C/min (5 min). EI source: 250 °C, 70 eV electron energy, 35µA
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	emission, solvent delay 3 min. Mass range 55 to 650 amu, acquisition rate 5
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	spectra/s, acquisition time 200 ms/spectrum. Quad at 150 °C, 1.5 mL/min N2
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	collision flow, aux-2 temperature: 280 °C. Calibration curves were constructed
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	using alanine, citric acid, fumaric acid, glutamic acid, glycine, lactic acid,
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	malic acid, 2-hydroxybutyric acid, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, linoleic acid, oleic
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, cholesterol, fructose, glutamine,
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	indole-3-propionic acid, isoleucine, leucine, proline, succinic acid, valine,
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	asparagine, aspartic acid, arachidonic acid, glycerol-3-phosphate, lysine,
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	methionine, ornithine, phenylalanine, serine and threonine purchased from
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA) at concentration range of 0.1 to 80 µg/mL.
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	An aliquot of each sample was collected and pooled and used as quality control
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	samples, together with a NIST SRM 1950 serum sample and an in-house pooled serum
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	sample. Relative standard deviations (% RSDs) of the metabolite concentrations
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	in control serum samples showed % RSDs within accepted analytical limits at
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	averages of 27.2% and 29.2% for in-house QC abd pooled QC samples.
SP:PROCESSING_STORAGE_CONDITIONS 	-20?
SP:EXTRACT_STORAGE               	-80?
#CHROMATOGRAPHY
CH:CHROMATOGRAPHY_TYPE           	GC
CH:INSTRUMENT_NAME               	Agilent 7890B
CH:COLUMN_NAME                   	Zebron ZB-SemiVolatiles (20m x 0.18mm, 0.18µm)
CH:CHROMATOGRAPHY_COMMENTS       	Zebron ZB-SemiVolatiles (20m, I.D. 0.18mm, film thickness 0.18µm)
#ANALYSIS
AN:ANALYSIS_TYPE                 	MS
#MS
MS:INSTRUMENT_NAME               	Agilent 7200 QTOF
MS:INSTRUMENT_TYPE               	GC x GC-TOF
MS:MS_TYPE                       	EI
MS:ION_MODE                      	UNSPECIFIED
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	In summary, 400 µL of MeOH containing ISTDs (heptadecanoic acid,
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	deuterium-labeled DL-valine, deuterium-labeled succinic acid, and
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	deuterium-labeled glutamic acid, c = 1 µg/mL) was added to 30 µl of the serum
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	samples which were vortex mixed and incubated on ice for 30 min after which they
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	were centrifuged (9400 × g, 3 min) and 350 µL of the supernatant was collected
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	after centrifugation. The solvent was evaporated to dryness and 25 µL of MOX
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	reagent was added and the sample was incubated for 60 min at 45 °C. 25 µL of
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	MSTFA was added and after 60 min incubation at 45 °C 25 µL of the retention
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	index standard mixture (n-alkanes, c=10 µg/mL) was added. The analyses were
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	carried out on an Agilent 7890B GC coupled to 7200 QTOF MS. Injection volume was
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	1 µL with 100:1 cold solvent split on PTV at 70 °C, heating to 300 °C at 120
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	°C/minute. Column: Zebron ZB-SemiVolatiles. Length: 20m, I.D. 0.18mm, film
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	thickness: 0.18 µm. With initial Helium flow 1.2 mL/min, increasing to 2.4
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	mL/min after 16 mins. Oven temperature program: 50 °C (5 min), then to 270°C
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	at 20 °C/min and then to 300 °C at 40 °C/min (5 min). EI source: 250 °C, 70
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	eV electron energy, 35µA emission, solvent delay 3 min. Mass range 55 to 650
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	amu, acquisition rate 5 spectra/s, acquisition time 200 ms/spectrum. Quad at 150
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	°C, 1.5 mL/min N2 collision flow, aux-2 temperature: 280 °C. Calibration
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	curves were constructed using alanine, citric acid, fumaric acid, glutamic acid,
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	glycine, lactic acid, malic acid, 2-hydroxybutyric acid, 3-hydroxybutyric acid,
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, cholesterol, fructose,
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	glutamine, indole-3-propionic acid, isoleucine, leucine, proline, succinic acid,
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	valine, asparagine, aspartic acid, arachidonic acid, glycerol-3-phosphate,
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	lysine, methionine, ornithine, phenylalanine, serine and threonine purchased
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA) at concentration range of 0.1 to 80
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	µg/mL. An aliquot of each sample was collected and pooled and used as quality
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	control samples, together with a NIST SRM 1950 serum sample and an in-house
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	pooled serum sample. Relative standard deviations (% RSDs) of the metabolite
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	concentrations in control serum samples showed % RSDs within accepted analytical
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	limits at averages of 27.2% and 29.2% for in-house QC abd pooled QC samples.
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	Data values for final analysis were log2-transformed and scaled to zero mean and
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	unit variance.
#MS_METABOLITE_DATA
MS_METABOLITE_DATA:UNITS	log2 autoscaled abundance
MS_METABOLITE_DATA_START
Samples	1022384032	1022385756	1022385774	1022385788	1022385839	1022385844	1022385855	1022385860	1022385877	1022385893	1022385911	1022385916	1022385926	1022385928	1022385934	1022386136	1022386159	1022386190	1022386192	1022386202	1022386214	1022386364	1022386427	1022386429	1022386446	1022386453	1022386463	1022386485	1022386508	1022386899	1022386907	1022386912	1022386914	1022386933	1022386957	1022386958	1022386960	1022386978	1022386981	1022387147	1022387276
Factors	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F4 / cirrhosis	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F0/1	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F0/1	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F0/1	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F4 / cirrhosis	NAFLD.Status:NAFL	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F2	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F3	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F4 / cirrhosis	NAFLD.Status:NASH_F4 / cirrhosis
Catacerebroside A	5.952098457	5.335054789	5.804564475	4.607239754	5.675413151	6.396935407	7.007978095	6.141826764	5.600843006	5.95695852	2.934156774	6.213908696	5.808312451	6.795125342	5.024062539	0.479119819	6.055657271	4.561981036	3.711503717	5.619333772	5.553102417	6.233611049	4.571566389	6.825760192	4.892944681	6.449267028	5.267816295	5.361366931	5.458304565	5.856083101	5.804880382	5.68402369	5.113246669	6.216332437	4.247125456	6.669368401	5.158153608	5.838653065	5.960843433	4.861218449	4.682605319
Catacerebroside B	2.895302621	-0.943416472	1.992768431	2.097610797	3.852997588	2.192194165	4.244125943	2.825785627	2.837943242	3.080657663	1.807354922	1.944858446	2.61117238	3.588564737	1.722466024	2.427606173	1.948600847	2.438292852	1.827819025	2.198494154	3.883620816	2.912649865	1.773996325	2.572889668	1.327687364	2.204766751	2.260025656	1.169925001	3.033863452	2.63691458	1.782408565	1.682573297	2.336283388	3.288358562	0.773996325	2.060047384	2.192194165	2.307428525	1.298658316	1.5360529	1.895302621
Cer(d40:1)	5.211012193	4.96208625	5.171527106	4.382667253	5.452529545	3.97819563	4.83541884	4.599912842	3.465974465	5.978882028	4.062639828	4.055716264	4.276496666	4.487357715	3.735522177	4.945794957	3.47118746	2.90303827	2.35614381	2.737686761	4.529196268	5.57198012	3.448900951	4.48864354	3.109360559	3.559491813	3.807354922	3.64385619	5	4.910252963	4.947666157	3.650764559	3.657640005	5.308521062	2.513490746	3.691534165	3.803227036	5.136683578	4.14974712	3.220329955	3.503348735
Cer(d18:1/16:0)	2.794935663	2.485426827	1.678071905	2.063502942	2.304511042	1.580145484	2.087462841	2.538538164	1.910732662	2.709290636	1.731183242	2.3950628	2.451540833	2.50589093	1.731183242	2.408711861	1.432959407	1.691534165	1.948600847	1.565597176	2.565597176	2.815575429	2.053111336	2.207892852	1.464668267	1.15704371	2.618238656	1.748461233	2.769771739	2.974529312	2.897240426	1.974529312	2.301587647	2.021479727	1.22650853	1.786596362	2.14404637	2.533563348	1.438292852	1.891419187	1.974529312
Cer(d18:1/22:0)	6.364747506	5.886306263	6.225930411	5.516015147	6.386293635	4.970853654	5.883376437	5.646450706	4.550900665	6.927303898	5.197314999	5.037382222	5.621758857	5.545350645	4.817111573	5.848497755	4.580748492	3.929790998	3.211012193	3.641546029	5.583759754	6.498570013	4.57167681	5.607034346	4.262282806	4.566206293	4.974529312	4.645009884	6.054197294	5.991408467	6.017253839	4.578938713	4.820178962	6.374517881	3.624100895	4.9202933	4.815575429	6.221490455	5.458447627	4.409390936	4.483493351
Cer(d18:1/23:0)	6.088311236	5.809928866	5.80451827	5.097189387	6.367021533	4.567423758	6.106850796	5.334854269	4.231893162	6.675957033	5.401903472	5.28132733	5.486392594	5.34020618	4.940636607	5.903520374	4.463360886	4.21490191	3.23572706	3.821710215	5.402926781	6.446917865	4.166715445	5.571373436	4.456806149	4.646162657	5.112283109	4.72410452	6.018812186	5.945560886	5.821710215	4.530445355	4.661635602	6.252097703	3.447579197	4.828326926	4.782932705	6.057883449	5.076815597	4.363171077	4.170726276
Cer(m42:0)	3.820689561	3.791814071	2.813524689	2.23878686	2.042644337	2.82984956	3.221877081	3.667892125	2.480265122	4.776103988	3.023255352	2.773996325	3.237257771	3.608809243	2.244887059	3.852997588	2.166715445	1.176322773	1.15704371	1.201633861	2.508428653	3.767654798	3.252476214	2.897240426	0.963474124	2.432959407	1.555816155	1.855989697	3.340562269	3.595742339	3.187451054	2.427606173	2.063502942	3.745237332	1.298658316	2.518535139	2.073820233	3.634593268	4.202417722	2.718087584	2.14404637
Cer(d18:1/24:0)	8.111448698	7.368506462	7.196725061	6.954777925	7.822284016	7.035293987	7.925049965	7.826993303	6.678212786	9.054767095	7.377557603	7.315330737	7.727171692	7.413458688	6.557042415	7.678001459	6.621319301	5.784503983	5.050066298	5.799605422	7.466708681	8.453805629	6.604219619	7.480992104	6.102238194	7.067380578	6.710806434	6.238022518	7.725809309	7.892694591	7.996953601	6.487196907	6.656639374	8.613052738	5.269407241	6.845364594	6.688739868	8.193673195	7.691743519	6.666614587	6.116031993
Cer(d18:1/24:1)	6.804389199	6.680465018	6.788555215	5.844988157	7.017365205	5.712320641	6.866413481	6.653060017	5.079804755	7.618091794	5.925999419	5.702380502	6.336640446	6.350497247	5.833396134	6.124534929	5.267535798	5.377470843	4.915042791	4.819157224	6.503507754	7.209550842	5.268284667	6.056149961	4.878725341	4.979110755	5.607034346	5.332707934	6.738632747	6.728464765	6.666472569	5.395405605	5.391630262	6.972118218	4.083213368	5.123086751	5.985955755	6.540244302	5.440952198	5.032100843	5.356848079
Cer(d18:1/25:0)	3.486714373	3.896271849	3.847996907	2.361768359	4.295723025	2.596935142	4.377123749	3.813524689	1.646162657	4.915998852	3.021479727	4.213347282	3.771885579	3.821710215	3.22342255	3.331991778	2.454175893	2.66448284	2.140778656	2.788685711	3.934516502	4.855491443	2.86393845	4.237257771	2.965322548	2.757023247	3.353323291	2.671293372	4.004501392	4.348374075	2.89917563	1.941106311	3.59812696	4.412104045	1.790772038	2.937344392	2.275007047	4.277984747	3.185866545	2.189033824	2.189033824
Cer(d35:1)	9.062882631	9.056908618	8.863814587	9.003686556	9.005456131	9.052812555	9.00739175	9.02017436	9.025361072	9.037135089	8.983991141	9.037382222	8.960494334	8.986922842	9.024447124	9.015415052	8.928281484	9.036008724	8.997744026	8.888134388	8.945209709	9.065254555	9.016028242	9.003686556	9.024474828	8.923327485	8.90529674	8.871812853	9.09816371	8.979653836	8.952974156	9.052078919	8.939579214	8.94976836	8.978624667	9.012568674	9.039988272	9.073606041	8.836744702	8.978967805	8.996303999
Cer(d42:1)	7.189330401	6.455491621	6.0725346	5.962549023	6.71918344	6.00966069	6.794025896	6.847245307	5.765534746	8.014913158	6.197314999	6.319401167	6.726831217	6.384395238	5.548128324	6.755688777	5.496014873	4.991408467	4.00270252	4.605257263	6.463360886	7.553437306	5.499208091	6.442777659	5.13996057	5.890689878	5.675815931	5.13422094	6.904965719	6.873567152	6.868760834	5.540399306	5.630230716	7.460414939	4.231893162	5.815063017	5.635754391	7.279378431	6.322829498	5.581953751	5.168321116
Cholecalciferol (D3)	2.584962501	1.516015147	1.739848103	1.438292852	2.307428525	1.769771739	1.575312331	1.855989697	1.786596362	1.855989697	1.526068812	1.448900951	1.851998837	2.61117238	1.604071324	1.709290636	1.244887059	2.163498732	2.411426246	1.86393845	1.443606651	2.673556424	0.855989697	1.933572638	1.097610797	1.485426827	1.49057013	2.100977648	1.851998837	2.336283388	2.189033824	1.500802053	0.855989697	1.655351829	0.084064265	1.608809243	1.137503524	2	1.495695163	1.941106311	1.682573297
GlcCer(d18:1/20:0)	3.367371066	2.456806149	1.735522177	2.513490746	3.220329955	2.244887059	4.339850003	2.528571319	2.327687364	3.702657543	2.289834465	0.90303827	2.295723025	2.176322773	0.790772038	2.64385619	2.09085343	1.765534746	1.50589093	0.411426246	2.704871964	2.901108243	3.478971805	2.163498732	1.084064265	0.98550043	2.709290636	0.765534746	3.212569339	3.404630684	2.86393845	1.761285273	2.659924558	2.587364991	1.748461233	1.735522177	2.384049807	4.080657663	1.769771739	1.459431619	2.392317423
GlcCer(d18:1/24:0)	5.475409193	2.217230716	2.922197848	2.998195503	3.836934011	3.160274831	3.528571319	5.102658131	3.350497247	4.397802962	3.054848477	2.95419631	3.320484678	4.197708158	3.033863452	4.768713657	2.392317423	3.357552005	3.424922088	2.942983598	4.052241981	3.874796966	1.831877241	5.578032972	2.361768359	3.752748591	3.481557281	3.23572706	3.333423734	4.667892125	2.759155834	3.155425432	2.403267722	3.480265122	1.10433666	3.700439718	2.843983844	3.958842675	0.632268215	4.224966365	2.066950244
HexCer(d18:1/22:0)	5.470536865	3.23878686	5.037821465	4.860962798	5.08491466	4.529196268	4.841469999	4.818646083	4.286881148	5.115615931	4.151371776	3.617063344	4.35473424	5.021923839	4.412104045	4.693208149	3.956056652	3.23572706	3.220329955	3.646162657	4.540399306	5.348019909	3.399171094	5.154210531	3.434294618	4.397118409	4.838447593	3.908812908	4.622344723	4.646738698	4.920769673	3.109360559	4.54225805	4.269781238	2.757023247	4.847996907	3.181102551	5.593652558	3.670160514	4.017921908	3.798050515
HexCer(d18:1/23:0)	4.131754091	2.580145484	4.574101508	3.22342255	4.070389328	2.639232163	4.052241981	3.037382222	2.533563348	3.679198571	2.893362211	2.613531653	3.016139703	3.295723025	2.901108243	3.552131108	2.056583528	2.272023189	1.761285273	2.22650853	3.351910961	4.107687869	2.364572432	3.970853654	2.358958826	2.722466024	3.565597176	2.472487771	3.484138131	3.727920455	3.03562391	2.066950244	3.407352751	3.078951341	2.070389328	3.305970521	2.17951105	3.791814071	1.782408565	2.257010618	2.748461233
HexCer(d18:1/24:0)	5.456149035	3.655351829	5.836934011	5.049630768	5.252854626	4.524189078	5.484138131	5.14974712	4.702103407	5.706530553	4.603477988	3.725741157	4.72955277	4.927422429	4.510961919	4.880685525	4.063502942	3.073820233	3.514753498	3.917431755	4.7382274	5.476705707	3.851998837	5.14974712	3.720278465	4.442943496	4.885574364	3.710393192	4.850999395	5.262282806	4.828326926	3.016139703	4.995032192	4.655924213	3.117695043	5.01658546	3.196921734	5.64038956	3.702657543	4.203201156	4.040892431
HexCer(d18:1/24:1)	8.258283356	6.554128344	7.72900887	6.805937293	7.823813037	8.1237593	8.264348763	7.724582064	7.725127635	8.004220466	7.302684614	7.85124932	7.998082647	8.474395481	7.117695043	8.062423969	7.670018844	7.207209596	5.58345891	7.163196797	8.006859013	8.439249119	6.493295071	8.670762456	7.040673293	7.619633096	8.153248008	7.365360097	7.62388149	8.243459637	8.208185577	7.778734244	7.307610672	8.059777069	5.481557281	8.368899275	6.882520782	7.759022639	6.967514481	6.66831772	6.63531908
Retinyl Palmitate	0.545968369	0.189033824	-2.184424571	0.918386234	1.344828497	0.584962501	1.176322773	0.545968369	1.207892852	2.358958826	0.344828497	2.09085343	1.411426246	1.891419187	1.250961574	2.14404637	0.669026766	1.438292852	-1.152003093	0.464668267	0.739848103	2.629939409	0.042644337	1.182692298	-1.089267338	-0.074000581	0.650764559	1.03562391	2.592158002	2.669026766	2.066950244	-0.514573173	0.815575429	1.618238656	-1.358453971	0.454175893	0.028569152	2.153805336	0.910732662	0.333423734	0.042644337
Retinol	1.752748591	-1.089267338	1.316145742	2.35614381	1.03562391	1.286881148	2.807354922	2.531069493	1.124328135	2.584962501	1.769771739	1.86393845	1.89917563	2.007195501	1.316145742	1.851998837	1.480265122	0.321928095	-0.251538767	1.042644337	1.244887059	1.811471031	1.500802053	2.166715445	0.545968369	1.169925001	1.372952098	1.169925001	1.23878686	1.906890596	1.201633861	1.014355293	1.40599236	2.682573297	0.831877241	1.389566812	1.361768359	2.025028794	1.063502942	1.63691458	0.40053793
MS_METABOLITE_DATA_END
#METABOLITES
METABOLITES_START
metabolite_name	m/z	retention time
Catacerebroside A	TBC	TBC
Catacerebroside B	TBC	TBC
Cer(d40:1)	TBC	TBC
Cer(d18:1/16:0)	TBC	TBC
Cer(d18:1/22:0)	TBC	TBC
Cer(d18:1/23:0)	TBC	TBC
Cer(m42:0)	TBC	TBC
Cer(d18:1/24:0)	TBC	TBC
Cer(d18:1/24:1)	TBC	TBC
Cer(d18:1/25:0)	TBC	TBC
Cer(d35:1)	TBC	TBC
Cer(d42:1)	TBC	TBC
Cholecalciferol (D3)	TBC	TBC
GlcCer(d18:1/20:0)	TBC	TBC
GlcCer(d18:1/24:0)	TBC	TBC
HexCer(d18:1/22:0)	TBC	TBC
HexCer(d18:1/23:0)	TBC	TBC
HexCer(d18:1/24:0)	TBC	TBC
HexCer(d18:1/24:1)	TBC	TBC
Retinyl Palmitate	TBC	TBC
Retinol	TBC	TBC
METABOLITES_END
#END