Lipid profiling analyses from mouse models and human infants.

This protocol outlines a translational lipidomic approach to discover lipid biomarkers that could predict morphometric body and histological organ measurements (e.g., weight and adiposity gains) during specific stages of life (e.g., early life). We describe procedures ranging from animal experimentation and histological analyses to downstream analytical steps through lipid profiling, both in mice and humans. This protocol represents a reliable and versatile approach to translate and validate candidate lipid biomarkers from animal models to a human cohort. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Olga et al. (2021).