Daniel Marques de Sá Silva

Mr. Daniel Marques de Sá Silva


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 January 2025 in Metabolites
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MTMarlene N. Thaitumu
Marlene N. Thaitumu
DSDaniel Marques de Sá Silva
Daniel Marques de Sá Silva
PLPhilippine Louail
Philippine Louail
Johannes RainerJohannes Rainer
Johannes Rainer
GAGlykeria Avgerinou
Glykeria Avgerinou
Helen GikaHelen Gika
Helen Gika
Blood microsampling (BμS) has recently emerged as an interesting approach in the analysis of endogenous metabolites but also in metabolomics applications. Their non-invasive way of use and the simplified logistics that they offer renders these technologies highly attractive in large-scale studies, especially the novel quantitative microsampling approaches such as VAMs or qDBS. Objectives: Herein, we investigate the potential of BµS devices compared to the conventional plasma samples used in global untargeted mass spectrometry-based metabolomics of blood. Methods: Two novel quantitative devices, namely, Mitra, Capitainer, and the widely used Whatman cards, were selected for comparison with plasma. Venous blood was collected from 10 healthy, overnight-fasted individuals and loaded on the devices; plasma was also collected from the same venous blood. An extraction solvent optimization study was first performed on the three devices before the main study, which compared the global metabolic profiles of the four extracts (three BµS devices and plasma). Analysis was conducted using reverse phase LC-TOF MS in positive mode. Results: BµS devices, especially Mitra and Capitainer, provided equal or even superior information on the metabolic profiling of human blood based on the number and intensity of features and the precision and stability of some annotated metabolites compared to plasma. Despite their rich metabolic profiles, BµS did not capture metabolites associated with biological differentiation of sexes. Conclusions: Overall, our results suggest that a more in-depth investigation of the acquired information is needed for each specific application, as a metabolite-dependent trend was obvious.