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Exploration new potential biomarkers and drug candidates is important to facilitate the prevention and treatment of \u03b2-TH.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We applied quasi-targeted metabolomics between wild type (Wt) and heterozygous \u03b2-TH mice (Th3\/+), a model of non-transfusion-dependent \u03b2-TH intermedia, in plasma and peripheral blood (PB) cells. Futher data was deeply mined by Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genomes (KEGG) and machine algorithms methods.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Using KEGG enrichment analysis, we found that taurine and hypotaurine metabolism disorders in plasma and alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism disorders in PB cells. After systematically anatomize the metabolites by machine algorithms, we confirmed that alpha-muricholic acid\n                      <jats:sup>UP<\/jats:sup>\n                      and N-acetyl-DL-phenylalanine\n                      <jats:sup>UP<\/jats:sup>\n                      in plasma and Dl-3-hydroxynorvaline\n                      <jats:sup>UP<\/jats:sup>\n                      , O-acetyl-L-serine\n                      <jats:sup>UP<\/jats:sup>\n                      , H-abu-OH\n                      <jats:sup>UP<\/jats:sup>\n                      , S-(Methyl) glutathione\n                      <jats:sup>UP<\/jats:sup>\n                      , sepiapterin\n                      <jats:sup>DOWN<\/jats:sup>\n                      , and imidazoleacetic acid\n                      <jats:sup>DOWN<\/jats:sup>\n                      in PB cells play key roles in predicting the occurrence of \u03b2-TH. Furthermore, Sepiapterin, Imidazoleacetic acid, Methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside and alpha-ketoglutaric acid have a good binding capacity to hemoglobin E through molecular docking and are considered to be potential drug candidates for \u03b2-TH.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Those results may help in identify useful molecular targets in the diagnosis and treatment of \u03b2-TH and lays a strong foundation for further research.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fphys.2024.1452558","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,23]],"date-time":"2024-08-23T00:48:57Z","timestamp":1724374137000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":41,"title":["Preliminary screening of biomarkers and drug candidates in a mouse model of \u03b2-thalassemia based on quasi-targeted metabolomics"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Xianfeng","family":"Guo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xuchao","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Min","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuanliang","family":"Peng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zi","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jing","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"183","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cccn.2004.09.017","article-title":"Beta-thalassemia major and its effect on amino acid metabolism and growth in patients in the United Arab Emirates","volume":"352","author":"Abdulrazzaq","year":"2005","journal-title":"Clin. 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