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Table 4 Examples of potential PCa biomarkers discovered in clinical samples by mass spectrometry

From: Clinical proteomics for prostate cancer: understanding prostate cancer pathology and protein biomarkers for improved disease management

Biomarker

Sample type

Clinical application

MS technique

Publication year

Refs

16 Protein panel

Serum

Prediction of PCa recurrence

Discovery by label-free LC–MS/MS; Validation by MRM-MS

2013

Morrissey et al. [278]

Cholesterol, dihydrosphingomyelin, phophatidylcholine, egg phosphatidylcholine and egg phosphatidylethanolamine

Serum

Detection of PCa

ESI–MS/MS

2014

Patel et al. [279]

Ureidoisobutyric acid, Indoylacroylglycine, N-acetylvanilalinine

Urine

Detection of PCa

LC-HRMS

2014

Goto et al. [280]

41 Protein panel

Serum

Prediction of PCa recurrence

Discovery by label-free LC–MS/MS; Validation by MRM-MS

2015

Tonry et al. [281]

3 Protein panel

Urine

Detection of PCa

LC–MS/MS

2015

Overbye et al. [282]

Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain H2, CD44 antigen, Immunoglobulin gamma 2 heavy chain, Cadherin-13

Serum

Aggressive v non aggressive PCa

PRM-MS

2015

Thomas et al. [283]

PAP and Galectin-3

Urine

Detection of PCa

Discovery by label-free LC–MS/MS; Validation by MRM-MS

2015

Geisler et al. [284]

136 Protein panel

Urine

Early diagnosis of PCa

MRM-MS

2015

Percy et al. [285]

Sphingosine

Tissue

Differentiation of PCa from BPH

LC–MS (metabolomics)

2016

Ren et al. [286]

3 Protein panel

Serum

Detection of PCa

Discovery by iTRAQ 3D LC–MS; Validation by ELISA

2016

Larkin et al. [287]

Lactoferrin

Tear

Differentiation of PCa from BPH

MRM-MS

2016

You et al. [288]

Claudin 3

Plasma (exosomes)

Differentiation of PCa from BPH

LC–MS discovery, ELISA validation

2017

Worst et al. [289]

Free amino acids: methionine, 3-methylhistidine, serine, sarcosine and proline

Serum + urine

Detection of PCa

LC–ESI–MS/MS

2017

Derezinski et al. [290]

12 protein panel

Urine

Early diagnosis of PCa

MRM-MS

2017

Shi et al. [230]

Furan, p-xylene

Urine

Detection of PCa

GC–MS

2018

Jiminez-Pacheco et al. [291]

56 N-glycopeptide panel

Urine

Differentiation of PCa from BPH

Discovery by label-free LC–MS/MS; Validation by PRM-MS

2018

Kawahara et al. [292]

3 Protein panel

Serum

Prediction of survival in metastatic PCa

2DE-MS

2018

Cho et al. [293]

Sarcosine and related metabolites

Urine

Early diagnosis of PCa

MRM-MS

2018

Yamkamon et al. [294]

Ferritin (heavy and light chain)

Urine

PCa Diagnosis

2DE-MS

2019

Zhao et al. [295]

Morse et al. multivariate Metabolomic classifier

Tissue

 

DESI-MSI

2019

Morse et al. [296]

Panel of 4 heavy metals

Serum

Prediction of PCa risk

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)

2019

Lim et al. [297]

4 protein panel

Tissue

Distinguish between low and high grade PCa

Discovery by label-free LC–MS/MS; Validation by PRM-MS

2019

Kawahara et al. [298]

20-Metabolite panel

Serum

Prediction of PCa recurrence

NMR + LC–MS

2019

Clendinen et al. [299]

Phospho-lipid panel

Tissue

Prediction of PCa aggression

MALDI-MSI

2019

Randall et al. [300]

75 Protein panel

FFPE

Detection of PCa and differentiation of PCa from BPH

DIA-MS + verification by MRM-MS

2020

Sun et al. [245]

  1. PCa: prostate cancer; LC–MS/MS: liquid chromatography mass spectrometry; ESI–MS: electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry; LC-HRMS: liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry; MRM-MS: multiple reaction monitoring mass spectrometry; PRM-MS: parallel reaction monitoring mass spectrometry; GC–MS: gas chromatography mass spectrometry; 2DE-MS: 2 dimensional gel electrophoresis mass spectrometry; DESI-MSI: Desorption electrospray ionisation–mass spectrometry imaging; NMR: nuclear magnetic resonance; MALDI-MSI: matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging; DIA-MS: data independent acquisition mass spectrometry