Proteomics tools reveal startlingly high amounts of oxytocin in plasma and serum

Ole Kristian Brandtzaeg; Elin Johnsen; Hanne Roberg-Larsen; Knut Fredrik Seip; Evan L. MacLean; Laurence R. Gesquiere; Siri Leknes; Elsa Lundanes; Steven Ray Wilson

doi:10.1038/srep31693

Proteomics tools reveal startlingly high amounts of oxytocin in plasma and serum

Ole Kristian Brandtzaeg
, Elin Johnsen
, Hanne Roberg-Larsen
, Knut Fredrik Seip
, Evan L. MacLean
, Laurence R. Gesquiere
, Siri Leknes
, Elsa Lundanes
, Steven Ray Wilson

School of Anthropology

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The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) is associated with a plethora of social behaviors, and is a key topic at the intersection of psychology and biology. However, tools for measuring OT are still not fully developed. We describe a robust nano liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (nanoLC-MS) platform for measuring the total amount of OT in human plasma/serum. OT binds strongly to plasma proteins, but a reduction/alkylation (R/A) procedure breaks this bond, enabling ample detection of total OT. The method (R/A + robust nanoLC-MS) was used to determine total OT plasma/serum levels to startlingly high concentrations (high pg/mL-ng/mL). Similar results were obtained when combining R/A and ELISA. Compared to measuring free OT, measuring total OT can have advantages in e.g. biomarker studies.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	31693
Journal	Scientific reports
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/srep31693
State	Published - Aug 16 2016

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