Abstract
The levels of l-arginine and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and the amount of the nitric oxide (NO) production have recently been linked to breast cancer and pharmaceutical effect evaluation. Herein, a method combining electrochemistry and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) was established and used to study NO metabolism and its modulation by ginsenoside compound K (CK) in breast cancer cells. Platinum nanoparticles-decorated fluorine tin oxide was employed as an electrochemical sensor for in situ detection of NO release, while HRMS was used for the analysis of the NO-related metabolites. Through the combination of the electrochemical and HRMS results, decreases in arginine and NO and increases in ADMA and ornithine were observed after modulation by CK, and two highly correlated metabolic pathways including arginine and proline metabolism and vascular smooth muscle contraction were found. This method offers a new strategy for fast evaluation of pharmaceutical efficacy based on NO metabolism.
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