Proteomic Analysis of Urine from California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus): a Tool for Urinary Biomarker Discovery

Published

August 15, 2018

Author(s)

Ben Neely, Katherine Prager, Alison Bland, Christine Fontaine, Frances Gulland, Michael G. Janech

Abstract

Urinary markers for the assessment of kidney diseases in wild animals are limited, in part, due to the lack of urinary proteome data, especially for marine mammals. One of the most prevalent kidney diseases in marine mammals is caused by Leptospira interrogans which is the second most common etiology linked to stranding of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Urine proteins from eleven sea lions with leptospirosis kidney disease and eight sea lions without leptospirosis or kidney disease were analyzed using nanoLC-MS/MS. In total, 2694 protein groups were identified and 316 were differentially abundant between groups. Major urine proteins in sea lions were similar to major urine proteins in dogs and humans except for the preponderance of Resistin, Lysozyme C, and PDZ domain containing 1, which appear to be over-represented. Previously reported urine protein markers of kidney injury in humans and animals were also identified. Notably, Neutrophil gelatinase associated-lipocalin, Osteopontin, and Epidermal fatty acid binding protein were elevated over 20-fold in the leptospirosis-infected sea lions. Consistent with leptospirosis infection in rodents, urinary proteins associated with the Renin-Angiotensin System were depressed, including Neprilysin. This study represents a foundation from which clinical use of urinary protein markers for California sea lions can be explored.

Citation

ACS Journal of Proteome Research

Volume

17

Issue

9

Pub Type

Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00416

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Keywords

Renal, Marine Mammal, Neprilysin, Kidney, Leptospirosis

Citation

Neely, B. , Prager, K. , Bland, A. , Fontaine, C. , Gulland, F. and Janech, M. (2018), Proteomic Analysis of Urine from California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus): a Tool for Urinary Biomarker Discovery, ACS Journal of Proteome Research, [online], https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00416, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=925564 (Accessed April 24, 2024)