Proteomic and metabolomic approaches to study diabetic retinopahty

Identifier:  TDX:3160

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX3160

Authors:  Navarro Sanz, Miriam

Abstract:
The general objective of this doctoral thesis was to develop, analyse and validate new bioinformatic tools for converting raw MS-based metabolomics data into biological knowledge, in order to study alterations in the proteome and metabolome of human retinal pigment epithelium cells exposed to hyperglycemic and/or hypoxic conditions. To reach this general objective, this thesis has been structured in two main blocks: ⁻ Methodological aims: (i) We have analysed mass spectral databases for LC/MS-based untargeted metabolomics. (ii) Finally, we have generated and improved the characterization of LC/MS metabolomics data focusing on MS1 and MS2 annotation. ⁻ Biological aims: (iii) We have proposed a novel method that detects and analyses changes in protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks by hyperglycemic and/or hypoxic conditions. (iv) We have presented a novel workflow which is able to predict and validate metabolite alterations due to hyperglycemic and/or hypoxic conditions integrating protein expression data in metabolic networks.