1H NMR spectroscopy measurements were performed according to established protocols.
15 The frozen serum samples were thawed at room temperature for about 30 min before being mixed with phosphate buffer (1:1) to a volume of 600 μL. The resulting mixture was pipetted into the NMR sample tube and immediately prepared for measurement.
All measurements were run on a Bruker 600‐MHz Avance III Neo NMR‐spectrometer equipped with a BBI Probe and a Bruker
SampleJet robot with a cooling system for sample storage at 4°C. The samples were measured at 310 K, and a full quantitative calibration was completed before the measurement. All experiments were completed using the Bruker in vitro diagnostics (IVDr) methods.
15 All data were processed in automation using Bruker
TopSpin 4.1.1 and
ICON‐NMR. Metabolite reports (40 parameters) were obtained using Bruker IVDr B.I. Methods Plasma/Serum Analysis (
B.I.Quant‐PS, v.2.0.0). Triglycerides and cholesterol concentration were assessed using Bruker Lipoprotein Subclass Analysis (B.I.LISA, v.1.0.0). The analysis was performed on 1D Nuclear Overhauser Spectroscopy experiments (1D NOESY).
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