PMID- 37027080 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230411 LR - 20230418 IS - 1573-3890 (Electronic) IS - 1573-3882 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 4 DP - 2023 Apr 7 TI - Performance assessment of an equine metabolomics model for screening a range of anabolic agents. PG - 38 LID - 10.1007/s11306-023-01985-0 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Despite their ban, Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) are considered as the most important threat for equine doping purposes. In the context of controlling such practices in horse racing, metabolomics has emerged as a promising alternative strategy to study the effect of a substance on metabolism and to discover new relevant biomarkers of effect. Based on the monitoring of 4 metabolomics derived candidate biomarkers in urine, a prediction model to screen for testosterone esters abuse was previously developed. The present work focuses on assessing the robustness of the associated method and define its scope of application. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Several hundred urine samples were selected from 14 different horses of ethically approved administration studies involving various doping agents' (AAS, SARMS, beta-agonists, SAID, NSAID) (328 urine samples). In addition, 553 urine samples from untreated horses of doping control population were included in the study. Samples were characterized with the previously described LC-HRMS/MS method, with the objective of assessing both its biological and analytical robustness. RESULTS: The study concluded that the measurement of the 4 biomarkers involved in the model was fit for purpose. Further, the classification model confirmed its effectiveness in screening for testosterone esters use; and it demonstrated its ability to screen for the misuse of other anabolic agents, allowing the development of a global screening tool dedicated to this class of substances. Finally, the results were compared to a direct screening method targeting anabolic agents demonstrating complementary performances of traditional and omics approaches in the screening of anabolic agents in horses. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Cloteau, C AU - Cloteau C AD - LABERCA, ONIRIS, INRAE, 44300, Nantes, France. chloe.cloteau@oniris-nantes.fr. AD - Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques (GIE-LCH), 91370, Verrieres Le Buisson, France. chloe.cloteau@oniris-nantes.fr. FAU - Dervilly, G AU - Dervilly G AD - LABERCA, ONIRIS, INRAE, 44300, Nantes, France. FAU - Loup, B AU - Loup B AD - Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques (GIE-LCH), 91370, Verrieres Le Buisson, France. FAU - Delcourt, V AU - Delcourt V AD - Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques (GIE-LCH), 91370, Verrieres Le Buisson, France. FAU - Kaabia, Z AU - Kaabia Z AD - Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques (GIE-LCH), 91370, Verrieres Le Buisson, France. FAU - Bagilet, F AU - Bagilet F AD - Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques (GIE-LCH), 91370, Verrieres Le Buisson, France. FAU - Groseille, G AU - Groseille G AD - Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques (GIE-LCH), 91370, Verrieres Le Buisson, France. FAU - Dauriac, K AU - Dauriac K AD - Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques (GIE-LCH), 91370, Verrieres Le Buisson, France. FAU - Fisher, S AU - Fisher S AD - Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques (GIE-LCH), 91370, Verrieres Le Buisson, France. FAU - Popot, M A AU - Popot MA AD - Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques (GIE-LCH), 91370, Verrieres Le Buisson, France. FAU - Garcia, P AU - Garcia P AD - Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques (GIE-LCH), 91370, Verrieres Le Buisson, France. FAU - Le Bizec, B AU - Le Bizec B AD - LABERCA, ONIRIS, INRAE, 44300, Nantes, France. FAU - Bailly-Chouriberry, L AU - Bailly-Chouriberry L AD - Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques (GIE-LCH), 91370, Verrieres Le Buisson, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230407 PL - United States TA - Metabolomics JT - Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society JID - 101274889 RN - 0 (Anabolic Agents) RN - 0 (Steroids) RN - 3XMK78S47O (Testosterone) RN - 0 (Testosterone Congeners) RN - 0 (Anabolic Androgenic Steroids) RN - 0 (Esters) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) SB - IM MH - Horses MH - Animals MH - *Anabolic Agents/urine MH - Tandem Mass Spectrometry/methods MH - Steroids MH - Metabolomics MH - Testosterone MH - Testosterone Congeners MH - Anabolic Androgenic Steroids MH - Esters MH - Biomarkers/urine OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anabolic agents OT - Biomarkers OT - Doping control OT - Metabolomics OT - Screening OT - Steroids EDAT- 2023/04/08 06:00 MHDA- 2023/04/11 06:42 CRDT- 2023/04/07 11:18 PHST- 2022/07/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/03/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/04/11 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/07 11:18 [entrez] PHST- 2023/04/08 06:00 [pubmed] AID - 10.1007/s11306-023-01985-0 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11306-023-01985-0 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Metabolomics. 2023 Apr 7;19(4):38. doi: 10.1007/s11306-023-01985-0.