Abstract
Introduction and hypothesisPrevious studies aiming to identify specific pre-defined urine protein biomarkers for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) have not identified clinically important differences. The hypothesis of our study was that the global distribution of urinary proteins, the proteome, differs between women with and those without SUI.MethodsIn this age-matched case–control study, we compared the urinary proteome of 20 women with SUI and 20 controls. Proteins were identified by applying high-performance liquid chromatography separation and tandem mass spectrometry detection. Data analysis was performed using Mascot 2.4.1 embedded in ProteinScape 3.1.ResultsWe identified 828 different proteins. The concentration of six of those showed a significant difference between urine samples of SUI patients and those of controls (q value < 0.25). Four proteins showed a higher abundance in SUI samples compared with controls: plasma serine protease inhibitor (logFC 1.11), leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein (logFC 3.91), lysosomal alpha-glucosidase (logFC 1.24), and peptidyl-prolyl cis- trans isomerase A (logFC 1.96). We identified two proteins in lower abundance in SUI samples compared with controls: uromodulin (logFC −4.87) and TALPID3 (logFC −1.99).ConclusionsOverexpression of plasma serine protease inhibitor, leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein, lysosomal alpha-glucosidase, and peptidyl-prolyl cis- trans isomerase A, and lower expression of uromodulin and TALPID3, in urine may be associated with female SUI.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00192-016-3033-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users
Highlights
Introduction and hypothesisPrevious studies aiming to identify specific pre-defined urine protein biomarkers for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) have not identified clinically important differences
We identified two proteins in lower abundance in SUI samples compared with controls: uromodulin and TALPID3
Overexpression of plasma serine protease inhibitor, leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein, lysosomal alpha-glucosidase, and peptidyl-prolyl cis- trans isomerase A, and lower expression of uromodulin and TALPID3, in urine may be associated with female SUI
Summary
Introduction and hypothesisPrevious studies aiming to identify specific pre-defined urine protein biomarkers for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) have not identified clinically important differences. Four proteins showed a higher abundance in SUI samples compared with controls: plasma serine protease inhibitor (logFC 1.11), leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein (logFC 3.91), lysosomal alpha-glucosidase (logFC 1.24), and peptidyl-prolyl cis- trans isomerase A (logFC 1.96). Conclusions Overexpression of plasma serine protease inhibitor, leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein, lysosomal alpha-glucosidase, and peptidyl-prolyl cis- trans isomerase A, and lower expression of uromodulin and TALPID3, in urine may be associated with female SUI. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is defined as the complaint of Binvoluntary loss of urine on effort or physical exertion including sporting activities, or on sneezing or coughing^ [1]. It has a widely varying estimated prevalence of 15– 77 % of the female population. Much of the etiology of SUI remains unclear, and it is difficult to predict which women are at risk.
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