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Huber K, Saltzmann J, Daenicke S. Metabolite Profiling in the Liver, Plasma and Milk of Dairy Cows Exposed to Tansy Ragwort ( Senecio jacobae) Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids. Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:601. [PMID: 37888632 PMCID: PMC10610733 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15100601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Plant-derived pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in feed cause metabolic disturbances in farm animals resulting in high economic losses worldwide. The molecular pathways affected by these PAs in cells and tissues are not yet fully understood. The objective of the study was to examine the dose-dependent effects of orally applied PAs derived from tansy ragwort in midlactation dairy cows. METHODS Twenty Holstein dairy cows were treated with target exposures of 0, 0.47, 0.95 and 1.91 mg of total PA/kg of body weight/d in control, PA1, PA2 and PA3, respectively, for 28 days. Liver tissue biopsy and plasma and milk samples were taken at day 28 of treatment to assess changes in metabolic pathways. A targeted metabolomics approach was performed to detect the metabolite profiles in all compartments. RESULTS The PA-affected metabolite profiling in liver tissue, plasma and milk revealed changes in three substrate classes: acylcarnitines (ACs), phosphatidylcholines (PCs) and sphingomyelins (SMs). In addition, in the plasma, amino acid concentrations were affected by PA exposure. CONCLUSIONS PA exposure disturbed liver metabolism at many sites, especially devastating pathways related to energy metabolism and to amino acid utilization, most likely based on mitochondrial oxidative stress. The effects on the milk metabolite profile may have consequences for milk quality.
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- Korinna Huber
- Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany; (J.S.); (S.D.)
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany; (J.S.); (S.D.)
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Huguenard CJC, Cseresznye A, Evans JE, Darcey T, Nkiliza A, Keegan AP, Luis C, Bennett DA, Arvanitakis Z, Yassine HN, Mullan M, Crawford F, Abdullah L. APOE ε4 and Alzheimer's disease diagnosis associated differences in L-carnitine, GBB, TMAO, and acylcarnitines in blood and brain. Curr Res Transl Med 2023; 71:103362. [PMID: 36436355 PMCID: PMC10066735 DOI: 10.1016/j.retram.2022.103362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele, involved in fatty acid (FA) metabolism, is a major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study examined the influence of APOE genotypes on blood and brain markers of the L-carnitine system, necessary for fatty acid oxidation (FAO), and their collective influence on the clinical and pathological outcomes of AD. METHODS L-carnitine, its metabolites γ-butyrobetaine (GBB) and trimethylamine-n-oxide (TMAO), and its esters (acylcarnitines) were analyzed in blood from predominantly White community/clinic-based individuals (n = 372) and in plasma and brain from the Religious Order Study (ROS) (n = 79) using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). FINDINGS Relative to total blood acylcarnitines, levels of short chain acylcarnitines (SCAs) were higher whereas long chain acylcarnitines (LCAs) were lower in AD, which was observed pre-clinically in APOE ε4s. Plasma medium chain acylcarnitines (MCAs) were higher amongst cognitively healthy APOE ε2 carriers relative to other genotypes. Compared to their respective controls, elevated TMAO and lower L-carnitine and GBB were associated with AD clinical diagnosis and these differences were detected preclinically among APOE ε4 carriers. Plasma and brain GBB, TMAO, and acylcarnitines were also associated with post-mortem brain amyloid, tau, and cerebrovascular pathologies. INTERPRETATION Alterations in blood L-carnitine, GBB, TMAO, and acylcarnitines occur early in clinical AD progression and are influenced by APOE genotype. These changes correlate with post-mortem brain AD and cerebrovascular pathologies. Additional studies are required to better understand the role of the FAO disturbances in AD.
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- Claire J C Huguenard
- Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Ave, Sarasota, FL, USA; Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Ave, Sarasota, FL, USA
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- Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Ave, Sarasota, FL, USA
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- Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Ave, Sarasota, FL, USA; James A. Haley VA Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Ave, Sarasota, FL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Ave, Sarasota, FL, USA; Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Ave, Sarasota, FL, USA; Open University, Milton Keynes, UK; James A. Haley VA Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Ave, Sarasota, FL, USA; Open University, Milton Keynes, UK; James A. Haley VA Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA.
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Liu J, Wang J, Zhou Y, Han H, Liu W, Li D, Li F, Cao D, Lei Q. Integrated omics analysis reveals differences in gut microbiota and gut-host metabolite profiles between obese and lean chickens. Poult Sci 2022; 101:102165. [PMID: 36179649 PMCID: PMC9523386 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Abdominal fat is the major adipose tissue in chickens. In chicken, the deposition of abdominal fat affects meat yield and quality. Previous reports suggest that gut microbiota composition and function are associated with lipid metabolism. In this study, we used comparative metagenomics and metabolomics analysis to determine the gut microbiota and gut-host metabolite profiles in Shouguang (SG; a Chinese chicken breed with low-fat deposition) and Luqin (LQ; a fatty-type chicken breed with a fast growth rate) chickens. The results showed that LQ chickens had higher body weight, eviscerated yield, abdominal fat yield, abdominal fat ratio, and triglyceride (TG) content in the breast muscle than SG chickens. Untargeted metabolomics analyses showed a total of 11 liver metabolites, 19 plasma metabolites, and 30 cecal metabolites differentially enriched in LQ and SG chickens based on variable importance in the projection (VIP) ≥ 1 and P ≤ 0.05. These metabolites are involved in lipid and amino acid metabolism. The relative abundance of bacteria in the microbiota differed significantly between the 2 chicken breeds. The functional prediction of microbiota abundant in LQ chickens was starch and lactose degradation. Erysipelatoclostridium was abundant in LQ chickens and significantly positively correlated to palmitoyl ethanolamide (PEA), a key regulator of lipid metabolism. Our findings revealed differences in liver and plasma metabolites between chicken breeds with different adipose deposition capacities. Long-chain acylcarnitines might be important markers of adipose deposition differences in chickens. The cecum's microbial communities and metabolome profiles significantly differed between LQ and SG chickens. However, the relationship between cecal microbiota and their metabolites and liver and plasma metabolites is not thoroughly understood. Future research will focus on relating tissue metabolite changes to intestinal microbiota and their effects on body fat deposition.
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- Jie Liu
- Poultry Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 250100, Ji'nan, China; Poultry Breeding Engineering Technology Center of Shandong Province, 250100, Ji'nan, China
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- Poultry Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 250100, Ji'nan, China; Poultry Breeding Engineering Technology Center of Shandong Province, 250100, Ji'nan, China
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- Poultry Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 250100, Ji'nan, China; Poultry Breeding Engineering Technology Center of Shandong Province, 250100, Ji'nan, China
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- Poultry Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 250100, Ji'nan, China; Poultry Breeding Engineering Technology Center of Shandong Province, 250100, Ji'nan, China
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- Poultry Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 250100, Ji'nan, China; Poultry Breeding Engineering Technology Center of Shandong Province, 250100, Ji'nan, China
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- Poultry Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 250100, Ji'nan, China; Poultry Breeding Engineering Technology Center of Shandong Province, 250100, Ji'nan, China
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- Poultry Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 250100, Ji'nan, China; Poultry Breeding Engineering Technology Center of Shandong Province, 250100, Ji'nan, China
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- Poultry Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 250100, Ji'nan, China; Poultry Breeding Engineering Technology Center of Shandong Province, 250100, Ji'nan, China
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- Poultry Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 250100, Ji'nan, China; Poultry Breeding Engineering Technology Center of Shandong Province, 250100, Ji'nan, China.
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Kirmse B, Hobbs C, Aaron L, Montepiedra G, Summar M, Williams PL, Smith CJ, Van Dyke R, Yu C, Ryckman KK, Borkowsky W. Acylcarnitines and Genetic Variation in Fat Oxidation Genes in HIV-infected, Antiretroviral-treated Children With and Without Myopathy. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2022; 41:e306-e311. [PMID: 35622436 PMCID: PMC9288497 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mitochondrial toxicity resulting in myopathy and lactic acidosis has been described in antiretroviral (ARV)-exposed patients. We hypothesized that myopathy in HIV-infected, ARV-treated children would be associated with metabolic (acylcarnitines) and genetic (variants in metabolic genes) markers of dysfunctional fatty acid oxidation (FAO). METHODS Acylcarnitine profiles (ACP) were analyzed for 74 HIV-infected children on nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI)-containing ARV. Thirty-seven participants with ≥2 creatine kinase measurements >500 IU (n = 18) or evidence of echocardiographic cardiomyopathy (n = 19) were matched with 37 participants without myopathy. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in FAO genes were also evaluated. RESULTS Abnormal ACP was 73% (95% CI: 56%-86%) and 62% (95% CI: 45%-78%) in the myopathic and nonmyopathic groups, respectively. No significant association was found between myopathy and having an abnormal ACP (OR = 2.10, P = 0.22). In univariate analysis, a 1-year increase in NRTI use was associated with a 20% increase in odds of at least 1 ACP abnormality [OR (95% CI) = 1.20 (1.03-1.41); P = 0.02), and a 1-year increase in protease inhibitor use was associated with 28% increase in the odds of having at least 1 ACP abnormality [OR (95% CI) = 1.28 (1.07-1.52); P = 0.006). Three SNPs, all in the gene for the carnitine transporter ( SLC22A5 ), were associated with the cardiomyopathy phenotype. CONCLUSION FAO appears to be altered in HIV-infected children with and without myopathy, but abnormal FAO does not fully explain myopathy in ARV-exposed children. Further study of SLC22A5 variation in ARV-exposed people is warranted carnitine transporter dysfunction-related cardiomyopathy may be treatable.
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- Brian Kirmse
- From the Division of Genetics & Metabolism, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology, New York University/Langone School of Medicine, New York
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- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Boston, MA
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- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Boston, MA
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- From the Division of Genetics & Metabolism, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC
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- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Boston, MA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA
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- Department of Genetics & Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics, New York, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology, New York University/Langone School of Medicine, New York
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Dambrova M, Makrecka-Kuka M, Kuka J, Vilskersts R, Nordberg D, Attwood MM, Smesny S, Sen ZD, Guo AC, Oler E, Tian S, Zheng J, Wishart DS, Liepinsh E, Schiöth HB. Acylcarnitines: Nomenclature, Biomarkers, Therapeutic Potential, Drug Targets, and Clinical Trials. Pharmacol Rev 2022; 74:506-551. [PMID: 35710135 DOI: 10.1124/pharmrev.121.000408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Acylcarnitines are fatty acid metabolites that play important roles in many cellular energy metabolism pathways. They have historically been used as important diagnostic markers for inborn errors of fatty acid oxidation and are being intensively studied as markers of energy metabolism, deficits in mitochondrial and peroxisomal β -oxidation activity, insulin resistance, and physical activity. Acylcarnitines are increasingly being identified as important indicators in metabolic studies of many diseases, including metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, depression, neurologic disorders, and certain cancers. The US Food and Drug Administration-approved drug L-carnitine, along with short-chain acylcarnitines (acetylcarnitine and propionylcarnitine), is now widely used as a dietary supplement. In light of their growing importance, we have undertaken an extensive review of acylcarnitines and provided a detailed description of their identity, nomenclature, classification, biochemistry, pathophysiology, supplementary use, potential drug targets, and clinical trials. We also summarize these updates in the Human Metabolome Database, which now includes information on the structures, chemical formulae, chemical/spectral properties, descriptions, and pathways for 1240 acylcarnitines. This work lays a solid foundation for identifying, characterizing, and understanding acylcarnitines in human biosamples. We also discuss the emerging opportunities for using acylcarnitines as biomarkers and as dietary interventions or supplements for many wide-ranging indications. The opportunity to identify new drug targets involved in controlling acylcarnitine levels is also discussed. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: This review provides a comprehensive overview of acylcarnitines, including their nomenclature, structure and biochemistry, and use as disease biomarkers and pharmaceutical agents. We present updated information contained in the Human Metabolome Database website as well as substantial mapping of the known biochemical pathways associated with acylcarnitines, thereby providing a strong foundation for further clarification of their physiological roles.
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- Maija Dambrova
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia (M.D., M.M.-K., J.K., R.V., E.L.); Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (D.N., M.M.A., H.B.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany (S.S., Z.D.S.); and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.C.G., E.O., S.T., J.Z., D.S.W.)
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Schwantje M, Fuchs SA, de Boer L, Bosch AM, Cuppen I, Dekkers E, Derks TGJ, Ferdinandusse S, Ijlst L, Houtkooper RH, Maase R, van der Pol WL, de Vries MC, Verschoof‐Puite RK, Wanders RJA, Williams M, Wijburg F, Visser G. Genetic, biochemical, and clinical spectrum of patients with mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency identified after the introduction of newborn screening in the Netherlands. J Inherit Metab Dis 2022; 45:804-818. [PMID: 35383965 PMCID: PMC9546250 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (LCHADD) is included in many newborn screening (NBS) programs. Acylcarnitine-based NBS for LCHADD not only identifies LCHADD, but also the other deficiencies of the mitochondrial trifunctional protein (MTP), a multi-enzyme complex involved in long-chain fatty acid β-oxidation. Besides LCHAD, MTP harbors two additional enzyme activities: long-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase (LCEH) and long-chain ketoacyl-CoA thiolase (LCKAT). Deficiency of one or more MTP activities causes generalized MTP deficiency (MTPD), LCHADD, LCEH deficiency (not yet reported), or LCKAT deficiency (LCKATD). To gain insight in the outcomes of MTP-deficient patients diagnosed after the introduction of NBS for LCHADD in the Netherlands, a retrospective evaluation of genetic, biochemical, and clinical characteristics of MTP-deficient patients, identified since 2007, was carried out. Thirteen patients were identified: seven with LCHADD, five with MTPD, and one with LCKATD. All LCHADD patients (one missed by NBS, clinical diagnosis) and one MTPD patient (clinical diagnosis) were alive. Four MTPD patients and one LCKATD patient developed cardiomyopathy and died within 1 month and 13 months of life, respectively. Surviving patients did not develop symptomatic hypoglycemia, but experienced reversible cardiomyopathy and rhabdomyolysis. Five LCHADD patients developed subclinical neuropathy and/or retinopathy. In conclusion, patient outcomes were highly variable, stressing the need for accurate classification of and discrimination between the MTP deficiencies to improve insight in the yield of NBS for LCHADD. NBS allowed the prevention of symptomatic hypoglycemia, but current treatment options failed to treat cardiomyopathy and prevent long-term complications. Moreover, milder patients, who might benefit from NBS, were missed due to normal acylcarnitine profiles.
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- Marit Schwantje
- Department of Metabolic DiseasesWilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, and Metabolism Institute, Amsterdam UMCUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Metabolic DiseasesWilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Amalia Children's HospitalRadboud University Medical CentreNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Emma Children's Hospital, and Metabolism Institute, Amsterdam UMCUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and NeurosurgeryWilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) Reference Laboratory for Pre‐ and Neonatal Screening, Center for Health Protection (R.M.) and Center for Population Screening (E.D)BilthovenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Metabolic DiseasesBeatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, and Metabolism Institute, Amsterdam UMCUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, and Metabolism Institute, Amsterdam UMCUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, and Metabolism Institute, Amsterdam UMCUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) Reference Laboratory for Pre‐ and Neonatal Screening, Center for Health Protection (R.M.) and Center for Population Screening (E.D)BilthovenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and NeurosurgeryWilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Amalia Children's HospitalRadboud University Medical CentreNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department for Vaccine Supply and Prevention ProgramsNational Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentBilthovenThe Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, and Metabolism Institute, Amsterdam UMCUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of PediatricsCenter for Lysosomal and Metabolic Diseases, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamNetherlands
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Emma Children's Hospital, and Metabolism Institute, Amsterdam UMCUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Metabolic DiseasesWilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, and Metabolism Institute, Amsterdam UMCUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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Gander J, Carrard J, Gallart-Ayala H, Borreggine R, Teav T, Infanger D, Colledge F, Streese L, Wagner J, Klenk C, Nève G, Knaier R, Hanssen H, Schmidt-Trucksäss A, Ivanisevic J. Metabolic Impairment in Coronary Artery Disease: Elevated Serum Acylcarnitines Under the Spotlights. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:792350. [PMID: 34977199 PMCID: PMC8716394 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.792350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Expanding patients' metabolic phenotyping beyond clinical chemistry investigations could lead to earlier recognition of disease onset and better prevention strategies. Additionally, metabolic phenotyping, at the molecular species level, contributes to unravel the roles of metabolites in disease development. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated clinically healthy individuals (n = 116, 65% male, 70.8 ± 8.7 years) and patients with CAD (n = 54, 91% male, 67.0 ± 11.5 years) of the COmPLETE study. We applied a high-coverage quantitative liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry approach to acquire a comprehensive profile of serum acylcarnitines, free carnitine and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), as markers of mitochondrial health and energy homeostasis. Multivariable linear regression analyses, adjusted for confounders, were conducted to assess associations between metabolites and CAD phenotype. In total, 20 short-, medium- and long-chain acylcarnitine species, along with L-carnitine, valine and isoleucine were found to be significantly (adjusted p ≤ 0.05) and positively associated with CAD. For 17 acylcarnitine species, associations became stronger as the number of affected coronary arteries increased. This implies that circulating acylcarnitine levels reflect CAD severity and might play a role in future patients' stratification strategies. Altogether, CAD is characterized by elevated serum acylcarnitine and BCAA levels, which indicates mitochondrial imbalance between fatty acid and glucose oxidation.
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- Joséphine Gander
- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Metabolomics Platform, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Metabolomics Platform, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Metabolomics Platform, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports Science, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss
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- Metabolomics Platform, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- *Correspondence: Julijana Ivanisevic
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Martin MJ, Pralle RS, Bernstein IR, VandeHaar MJ, Weigel KA, Zhou Z, White HM. Circulating Metabolites Indicate Differences in High and Low Residual Feed Intake Holstein Dairy Cows. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11120868. [PMID: 34940626 PMCID: PMC8709130 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11120868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Selection for more feed efficient dairy cows is key to improving sustainability and profitability of dairy production; however, underlying mechanisms contributing to individual animal feed efficiency are not fully understood. The objective of this study was to identify circulating metabolites, and pathways associated with those metabolites, that differ between efficient and inefficient Holstein dairy cows using targeted metabolite quantification and untargeted metabolomics. The top and bottom fifteen percent of cows (n = 28/group) with the lowest and highest residual feed intake in mid-lactation feed efficiency trials were grouped retrospectively as high-efficient (HE) and low-efficient (LE). Blood samples were collected for quantification of energy metabolites, markers of hepatic function, and acylcarnitines, in addition to a broader investigation using untargeted metabolomics. Short-chain acylcarnitines, C3-acylcarnitine, and C4-acylcarntine were lower in HE cows (n = 18/group). Untargeted metabolomics and multivariate analysis identified thirty-nine differential metabolites between HE and LE (n = 8/group), of which twenty-five were lower and fourteen were higher in HE. Pathway enrichment analysis indicated differences in tryptophan metabolism. Combined results from targeted metabolite quantification and untargeted metabolomics indicate differences in fatty acid and amino acid metabolism between HE and LE cows. These differences may indicate post-absorptive nutrient use efficiency as a contributor to individual animal variation in feed efficiency.
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- Malia J. Martin
- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA; (M.J.M.); (R.S.P.); (K.A.W.)
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA; (M.J.M.); (R.S.P.); (K.A.W.)
- School of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, WI 53818, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (I.R.B.); (M.J.V.)
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (I.R.B.); (M.J.V.)
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA; (M.J.M.); (R.S.P.); (K.A.W.)
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (I.R.B.); (M.J.V.)
- Correspondence: (Z.Z.); (H.M.W.)
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA; (M.J.M.); (R.S.P.); (K.A.W.)
- Correspondence: (Z.Z.); (H.M.W.)
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Olsson M, Hellman U, Wixner J, Anan I. Metabolomics analysis for diagnosis and biomarker discovery of transthyretin amyloidosis. Amyloid 2021; 28:234-242. [PMID: 34319177 DOI: 10.1080/13506129.2021.1958775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Untargeted metabolomics is a well-established technique and a powerful tool to find potential plasma biomarkers for early diagnosing hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis. Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv) is a disabling and fatal disease with different clinical features such as polyneuropathy, cardiomyopathy, different gastrointestinal symptoms and renal failure. Plasma specimens collected from 27 patients with ATTRv (ATTRV30M), 26 asymptomatic TTRV30M carriers and 26 control individuals were subjected to gas chromatography (GC)- and liquid chromatography (LC)-mass spectrometry (MS)-based metabolomics analysis. Partial least squares discriminant and univariate analysis was used to analyse the data. The models constructed by Partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) could clearly discriminate ATTRV30M patients from controls and asymptomatic TTRV30M carriers. In total, 24 plasma metabolites (VIP > 1.0 and p < .05) were significantly altered in ATTRV30M patient group (6 increased and 18 decreased). Eleven of these distinguished the ATTRV30M group from both controls and TTRV30M carriers. Plasma metabolomics analysis revealed marked changes in several pathways in patients with ATTRV30M amyloidosis. Statistical analysis identified a panel of biomarkers that could effectively separate controls/TTRV30M carriers from ATTRV30M patients. These biomarkers can potentially be used to diagnose patients at an early stage of the disease.
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- Malin Olsson
- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.,Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.,Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Multi-stage metabolomics and genetic analyses identified metabolite biomarkers of metabolic syndrome and their genetic determinants. EBioMedicine 2021; 74:103707. [PMID: 34801968 PMCID: PMC8605407 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of multiple cardiometabolic risk factors that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Identifying novel biomarkers of MetS and their genetic associations could provide insights into the mechanisms of cardiometabolic diseases. Methods Potential MetS-associated metabolites were screened and internally validated by untargeted metabolomics analyses among 693 patients with MetS and 705 controls. External validation was conducted using two well-established targeted metabolomic methods among 149 patients with MetS and 253 controls. The genetic associations of metabolites were determined by linear regression using our previous genome-wide SNP data. Causal relationships were assessed using a one-sample Mendelian Randomization (MR) approach. Findings Nine metabolites were ultimately found to be associated with MetS or its components. Five metabolites, including LysoPC(14:0), LysoPC(15:0), propionyl carnitine, phenylalanine, and docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) were selected to construct a metabolite risk score (MRS), which was found to have a dose-response relationship with MetS and metabolic abnormalities. Moreover, MRS displayed a good ability to differentiate MetS and metabolic abnormalities. Three SNPs (rs11635491, rs7067822, and rs1952458) were associated with LysoPC(15:0). Two SNPs, rs1952458 and rs11635491 were found to be marginally correlated with several MetS components. MR analyses showed that a higher LysoPC(15:0) level was causally associated with the risk of overweight/obesity, dyslipidaemia, high uric acid, high insulin and high HOMA-IR. Interpretation We identified five metabolite biomarkers of MetS and three SNPs associated with LysoPC(15:0). MR analyses revealed that abnormal LysoPC metabolism may be causally linked the metabolic risk. Funding This work was supported by grants from the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFC0907004).
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Tosi I, Art T, Boemer F, Votion DM, Davis MS. Acylcarnitine profile in Alaskan sled dogs during submaximal multiday exercise points out metabolic flexibility and liver role in energy metabolism. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256009. [PMID: 34383825 PMCID: PMC8360531 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Alaskan sled dogs develop a particular metabolic strategy during multiday submaximal exercise, allowing them to switch from intra-muscular to extra-muscular energy substrates thus postponing fatigue. Specifically, a progressively increasing stimulus for hepatic glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis provides glucose for both fueling exercise and replenishing the depleted muscle glycogen. Moreover, recent studies have shown that with continuation of exercise sled dogs increase their insulin-sensitivity and their capacity to transport and oxidize glucose and carbohydrates rather than oxidizing fatty acids. Carnitine and acylcarnitines (AC) play an essential role as metabolic regulators in both fat and glucose metabolism; they serve as biomarkers in different species in both physiologic and pathologic conditions. We assessed the effect of multiday exercise in conditioned sled dogs on plasma short (SC), medium (MC) and long (LC) chain AC by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Our results show chain-specific modification of AC profiles during the exercise challenge: LCACs maintained a steady increase throughout exercise, some SCACs increased during the last phase of exercise and acetylcarnitine (C2) initially increased before decreasing during the later phase of exercise. We speculated that SCACs kinetics could reflect an increased protein catabolism and C2 pattern could reflect its hepatic uptake for energy-generating purposes to sustain gluconeogenesis. LCACs may be exported by muscle to avoid their accumulation to preserve glucose oxidation and insulin-sensitivity or they could be distributed by liver as energy substrates. These findings, although representing a “snapshot” of blood as a crossing point between different organs, shed further light on sled dogs metabolism that is liver-centric and more carbohydrate-dependent than fat-dependent and during prolonged submaximal exercise.
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- Irene Tosi
- Department of Functional Sciences, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Functional Sciences, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Biochemical Genetics Laboratory, CHU Sart-Tilman, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Equine pole, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Alaedin M, Ghaffari MH, Sadri H, Meyer J, Dänicke S, Frahm J, Huber K, Grindler S, Kersten S, Rehage J, Muráni E, Sauerwein H. Effects of dietary l-carnitine supplementation on the response to an inflammatory challenge in mid-lactating dairy cows: Hepatic mRNA abundance of genes involved in fatty acid metabolism. J Dairy Sci 2021; 104:11193-11209. [PMID: 34253361 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
This study aimed at characterizing the effects of dietary l-carnitine supplementation on hepatic fatty acid (FA) metabolism during inflammation in mid-lactating cows. Fifty-three pluriparous Holstein dairy cows were randomly assigned to either a control (CON, n = 26) or an l-carnitine supplemented (CAR; n = 27) group. The CAR cows received 125 g of a rumen-protected l-carnitine product per cow per day (corresponding to 25 g of l-carnitine/cow per day) from d 42 antepartum (AP) until the end of the trial on d 126 postpartum (PP). Aside from the supplementation, the same basal diets were fed in the dry period and during lactation to all cows. In mid lactation, each cow was immune-challenged by a single intravenous injection of 0.5 μg of LPS/kg of BW at d 111 PP. Blood samples were collected before and after LPS administration. The mRNA abundance of in total 39 genes related to FA metabolism was assessed in liver biopsies taken at d -11, 1, and 14 relative to LPS (d 111 PP) and also on d 42 AP as an individual covariate using microfluidics integrated fluidic circuit chips (96.96 dynamic arrays). In addition to the concentrations of 3 selected proteins related to FA metabolism, acetyl-CoA carboxylase α (ACACA), 5' AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), and solute carrier family 25 member 20 (SLC25A20) were assessed by a capillary Western blot method in liver biopsies from d -11 and 1 relative to LPS from 11 cows each of CAR and CON. On d -11 relative to LPS, differences between the mRNA abundance in CON and CAR were limited to acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (ACAD) very-long-chain (ACADVL) with greater mRNA abundance in the CAR than in the CON group. The liver fat content decreased from d -11 to d 1 relative to the LPS injection and remained at the lower level until d 14 in both groups. One day after the LPS challenge, lower mRNA abundance of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1), CPT2, ACADVL, ACAD short-chain (ACADS), and solute carrier family 22 member 5 (SLC22A5) were observed in the CAR group as compared with the CON group. However, the mRNA abundance of protein kinase AMP-activated noncatalytic subunit gamma 1 (PRKAG1), ACAD medium-chain (ACADM), ACACA, and FA binding protein 1 (FABP1) were greater in the CAR group than in the CON group on d 1 relative to LPS. Two weeks after the LPS challenge, differences between the groups were no longer detectable. The altered mRNA abundance before and 1 d after LPS pointed to increased transport of FA into hepatic mitochondria during systemic inflammation in both groups. The protein abundance of AMPK was lower in CAR than in CON before the LPS administration. The protein abundance of SLC25A20 was neither changing with time nor treatment and the ACACA protein abundance was only affected by time. In conclusion, l-carnitine supplementation temporally altered the hepatic mRNA abundance of some genes related to mitochondrial biogenesis and very-low-density lipoprotein export in response to an inflammatory challenge, but with largely lacking effects before and 2 wk after LPS.
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- M Alaedin
- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology Unit, University of Bonn, Katzenburgweg 7-9, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology Unit, University of Bonn, Katzenburgweg 7-9, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, 516616471 Tabriz, Iran
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Bundesallee 37, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Bundesallee 37, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Bundesallee 37, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, Functional Anatomy of Livestock, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstraße 35, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, Functional Anatomy of Livestock, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstraße 35, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Bundesallee 37, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Clinic for Cattle, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hannover, Germany
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- Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals (FBN), Research Unit Molecular Biology, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology Unit, University of Bonn, Katzenburgweg 7-9, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Sadri H, Ghaffari MH, Schuh K, Koch C, Sauerwein H. Muscle metabolome and adipose tissue mRNA expression of lipid metabolism-related genes in over-conditioned dairy cows differing in serum-metabotype. Sci Rep 2021; 11:11106. [PMID: 34045558 PMCID: PMC8159933 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90577-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Over-conditioned dairy cows, classified by body condition score (BCS) and backfat thickness (BFT) are less able to metabolically adapt to the rapidly increasing milk yield after parturition. Based on serum metabolome and cluster analyses, high BCS cows (HBCS) could be classified into metabotypes that are more similar to normal (NBCS) cows, i.e., HBCS predicted normal (HBCS-PN) than the HBCS predicted high (HBCS-PH) cows—similar to the concept of obese but metabolically healthy humans. Our objective was to compare muscle metabolome and mRNA abundance of genes related to lipogenesis and lipolysis in adipose tissue between HBCS-PH (n = 13), HBCS-PN (n = 6), and NBCS-PN (n = 15). Tail-head subcutaneous fat was biopsied on d −49, 3, 21, and 84 relative to parturition. Potential differences in the oxidative capacity of skeletal muscle were assessed by targeted metabolomics in M. semitendinosus from d 21. Besides characteristic changes with time, differences in the mRNA abundance were limited to lipogenesis-related genes on d −49 (HBCS-PH > HBCS-PN). The HBCS-PH had more than two-fold higher muscle concentrations of short (C2, C4-OH, C6-OH) and long-chain acylcarnitines (C16, C18, and C18:1) than HBCS-PN, indicating a greater oxidative capacity for fatty acids (and utilization of ketones) in muscle of HBCS-PN than HBCS-PH cows.
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- Hassan Sadri
- Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, 516616471, Tabriz, Iran.,Institute of Animal Science, Physiology Unit, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology Unit, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Life Sciences and Engineering, Animal Nutrition and Hygiene Unit, University of Applied Sciences Bingen, 55411, Bingen am Rhein, Germany
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- Educational and Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Hofgut Neumuehle, 67728, Muenchweiler an der Alsenz, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology Unit, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
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Schären M, Riefke B, Slopianka M, Keck M, Gruendemann S, Wichard J, Brunner N, Klein S, Snedec T, Theinert KB, Pietsch F, Rachidi F, Köller G, Bannert E, Spilke J, Starke A. Aspects of transition cow metabolomics-Part III: Alterations in the metabolome of liver and blood throughout the transition period in cows with different liver metabotypes. J Dairy Sci 2021; 104:9245-9262. [PMID: 34024605 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-19056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The liver plays a central role in the postpartum (PP) energy metabolism of the transition dairy cow; however, studies describing the liver metabolome during this period were lacking. The aim of the presented study was therefore to compare the alterations in the liver and blood metabolome of transition dairy cows. For this purpose, an on-farm trial with 80 German Holstein cows (mean lactation number: 3.9; range: 2-9) was performed, with thorough documentation of clinical traits and clinical chemistry, as well as production data. Liver biopsies and blood samples were collected at d 14 (mean: 12 d, range: 1-26 d) antepartum (AP), d 7 (7, 4-13) and 28 (28, 23-34; mean, earliest-latest) PP for targeted mass spectroscopy-based metabolomics analysis using the AbsoluteIDQ p180 kit (Biocrates Life Sciences). Statistical analysis was performed using multivariate (partial least squares discriminant analysis) as well as univariate methods (linear mixed model). Multivariate data analysis of the liver metabolome revealed 3 different metabotypes (A = medium, B = minor, C = large alterations in the liver metabolome profile between AP and PP). In metabotype C, an increase of almost all acylcarnitines, lysophosphatidylcholines (lysoPC), sphingomyelins, and some phosphatidylcholines (PC, mainly at 7 d PP) was observed after calving. In contrast to metabotype C, the clinical data of the metabotype B animals indicated a higher PP lipomobilization and occurrence of transition cow diseases. The liver metabolome profile of these animals most likely mirrors a failure of adaptation to the PP state. This strong occurrence of metabotypes was much less pronounced in the blood metabolome. Additionally, differences in metabolic patterns were observed across the transition period when comparing liver and blood matrices (e.g., in different biogenic amines, acylcarnitines and sphingolipids). In summary, the blood samples at 7 d PP showed lower acylcarnitines and PC, with minor alterations and a heterogeneous pattern in AA, biogenic amines, and sphingomyelins compared with 14 d AP. In contrast to 7 d PP, the blood samples at 28 PP revealed an increase in several AA, lysoPC, PC, and sphingomyelins in comparison to the AP state, irrespective of the metabotype. In the liver biopsies metabotype B differed from metabotype C animals ante partum by following metabolites: higher α aminoadipic acid, lower AA, serotonin, taurine, and symmetric dimethylarginine levels, lower or higher concentrations of certain acylcarnitines (higher: C2, C3, C5, C4:1; lower: C12:1, C14:1-OH, C16:2), and lower lysoPC (a C16:0, C18:0, C20:3, C20:4) and hexose levels. In blood samples, fewer differences were observed, with lower serotonin, acylcarnitine C16:2, lysoPC (a C16:0, C17:0, C18:0 and C18:1), PC aa C38:0, and PC ae C42:2. The results show that the use of only the blood metabolome to assess liver metabolism may be hampered by the fact that blood profiles are influenced by the metabolism of many organs, and metabolomics analysis from liver biopsies is a more suitable method to identify distinct metabotypes. Future studies should investigate the stability and reproducibility of the metabotype and phenotypes observed, and the possible predictive value of the metabolites already differing AP between metabotype B and C.
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- M Schären
- Clinic for Ruminants and Swine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 11, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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- Bayer AG, Pharmaceuticals, Research and Development, 13342 Berlin, Germany
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- Bayer AG, Pharmaceuticals, Research and Development, 13342 Berlin, Germany
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- Bayer AG, Pharmaceuticals, Research and Development, 13342 Berlin, Germany
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- Bayer AG, Pharmaceuticals, Research and Development, 13342 Berlin, Germany
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- Bayer AG, Pharmaceuticals, Research and Development, 13342 Berlin, Germany
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- Bayer Animal Health GmbH, 51373 Leverkusen, Germany
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- Bayer Animal Health GmbH, 51373 Leverkusen, Germany
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- Clinic for Ruminants and Swine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 11, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Ruminants and Swine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 11, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Ruminants and Swine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 11, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Ruminants and Swine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 11, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Laboratory of Large Animal Clinics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 11, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Ruminants and Swine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 11, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Biometrics and Informatics in Agriculture Group, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Karl-Freiherr-von-Fritsch-Str. 4, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Clinic for Ruminants and Swine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 11, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Rombouts C, Van Meulebroek L, De Spiegeleer M, Goethals S, Van Hecke T, De Smet S, De Vos WH, Vanhaecke L. Untargeted Metabolomics Reveals Elevated L-Carnitine Metabolism in Pig and Rat Colon Tissue Following Red Versus White Meat Intake. Mol Nutr Food Res 2021; 65:e2000463. [PMID: 33550692 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202000463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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SCOPE The consumption of red and processed meat, and not white meat, associates with the development of various Western diseases such as colorectal cancer and type 2 diabetes. This work aims at unraveling novel meat-associated mechanisms that are involved in disease development. METHODS AND RESULTS A non-hypothesis driven strategy of untargeted metabolomics is applied to assess colon tissue from rats (fed a high dose of beef vs. white meat) and from pigs (fed red/processed meat vs. white meat), receiving a realistic human background diet. An increased carnitine metabolism is observed, which is reflected by higher levels of acylcarnitines and 3-dehydroxycarnitine (rats and pigs) and trimethylamine-N-oxide (rats). While 3-dehydroxycarnitine is higher in HT29 cells, incubated with colonic beef digests, acylcarnitine levels are reduced. This suggests an altered response from colon cancer cell line towards meat-induced oxidative stress. Moreover, metabolic differences between rat and pigs are observed in N-glycolylneuraminic acid incorporation, prostaglandin, and fatty acid synthesis. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates elevated (acyl)carnitine metabolism in colon tissue of animals that follow a red meat-based diet, providing mechanistic insights that may aid in explaining the nutritional-physiological correlation between red/processed meat and Western diseases.
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- Caroline Rombouts
- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium
- Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Laboratory for Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Laboratory for Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Laboratory for Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Cell Systems & Imaging, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium
- School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Lisburn Road 97, Belfast, UK
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Verkerk AO, Knottnerus SJG, Portero V, Bleeker JC, Ferdinandusse S, Guan K, IJlst L, Visser G, Wanders RJA, Wijburg FA, Bezzina CR, Mengarelli I, Houtkooper RH. Electrophysiological Abnormalities in VLCAD Deficient hiPSC-Cardiomyocytes Do not Improve with Carnitine Supplementation. Front Pharmacol 2021; 11:616834. [PMID: 33597881 PMCID: PMC7883678 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.616834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Patients with a deficiency in very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (VLCAD), an enzyme that is involved in the mitochondrial beta-oxidation of long-chain fatty acids, are at risk for developing cardiac arrhythmias. In human induced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs), VLCAD deficiency (VLCADD) results in a series of abnormalities, including: 1) accumulation of long-chain acylcarnitines, 2) action potential shortening, 3) higher systolic and diastolic intracellular Ca2+ concentrations, and 4) development of delayed afterdepolarizations. In the fatty acid oxidation process, carnitine is required for bidirectional transport of acyl groups across the mitochondrial membrane. Supplementation has been suggested as potential therapeutic approach in VLCADD, but its benefits are debated. Here, we studied the effects of carnitine supplementation on the long-chain acylcarnitine levels and performed electrophysiological analyses in VLCADD patient-derived hiPSC-CMs with a ACADVL gene mutation (p.Val283Ala/p.Glu381del). Under standard culture conditions, VLCADD hiPSC-CMs showed high concentrations of long-chain acylcarnitines, short action potentials, and high delayed afterdepolarizations occurrence. Incubation of the hiPSC-CMs with 400 µM L-carnitine for 48 h led to increased long-chain acylcarnitine levels both in medium and cells. In addition, carnitine supplementation neither restored abnormal action potential parameters nor the increased occurrence of delayed afterdepolarizations in VLCADD hiPSC-CMs. We conclude that long-chain acylcarnitine accumulation and electrophysiological abnormalities in VLCADD hiPSC-CMs are not normalized by carnitine supplementation, indicating that this treatment is unlikely to be beneficial against cardiac arrhythmias in VLCADD patients.
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- Arie O Verkerk
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Heart Center, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Medical Biology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Metabolic Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Heart Center, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Metabolic Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Metabolic Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Metabolic Diseases, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Heart Center, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Heart Center, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Pereyra AS, Rajan A, Ferreira CR, Ellis JM. Loss of Muscle Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 2 Prevents Diet-Induced Obesity and Insulin Resistance despite Long-Chain Acylcarnitine Accumulation. Cell Rep 2020; 33:108374. [PMID: 33176143 PMCID: PMC7680579 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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To assess the effects of acylcarnitine accumulation on muscle insulin sensitivity, a model of muscle acylcarnitine accumulation was generated by deleting carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2 (CPT2) specifically from skeletal muscle (Cpt2Sk-/- mice). CPT2 is an irreplaceable enzyme for mitochondrial long-chain fatty acid oxidation, converting matrix acylcarnitines to acyl-CoAs. Compared with controls, Cpt2Sk-/- muscles do not accumulate anabolic lipids but do accumulate ∼22-fold more long-chain acylcarnitines. High-fat-fed Cpt2Sk-/- mice resist weight gain, adiposity, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, and impairments in insulin-induced Akt phosphorylation. Obesity resistance of Cpt2Sk-/- mice could be attributed to increases in lipid excretion via feces, GFD15 production, and energy expenditure. L-carnitine supplement intervention lowers acylcarnitines and improves insulin sensitivity independent of muscle mitochondrial fatty acid oxidative capacity. The loss of muscle CPT2 results in a high degree of long-chain acylcarnitine accumulation, simultaneously protecting against diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance.
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- Andrea S Pereyra
- Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Department of Physiology and East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, Greenville, NC 27834, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA
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- Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Department of Physiology and East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
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Hussein NA, Ebied SA, Nour HA, Zaki UK, El-Kotishy SM, Salem TM. Liraglutide treatment and acylcarnitine profiles in Egyptian obese insulin-resistant females. Eur J Pharmacol 2020; 891:173668. [PMID: 33098833 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2020.173668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Using metabolomics technique to investigate the response to liraglutide treatment produces helpful information regarding the effects of drug on metabolic regulation. This study tested whether loss of weight by liraglutide combined with decreasing acylcarnitines (AcylCNs) represent an effective strategy to improve insulin sensitivity in obese insulin-resistant females. AcylCN profiles by tandem mass spectrometry, plasma glycosylated hemoglobin, lactate, pyruvate, serum fasting glucose, creatinine, and insulin were assessed for obese insulin-resistant females before and after treatment with liraglutide for 3 months and non-obese females. All studied parameters in obese insulin-resistant females before treatment were significantly higher than control subjects except C0 and C3 levels which were significantly low. Liraglutide treatment was effective in weight loss, increased C0 and C3 levels and decreased values of all other studied parameters comparing with before treatment but still higher than control. However, creatinine level was unaffected by treatment. This study can conclude that circulating AcylCN profiles can reflect mitochondrial overload that happen in response to obesity. Also, AcylCNs can be used as markers for diagnosis of metabolic disorders. Liraglutide treatment leads to durable improvements in weight reduction and glycometabolic control and the utilization of intracellular glucose.
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- Neveen A Hussein
- Applied Medical Chemistry Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Applied Medical Chemistry Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Physiology Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Clinical Genetics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt
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- Applied Medical Chemistry Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Endocrinology unit, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Non-targeted urine metabolomics and associations with prevalent and incident type 2 diabetes. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16474. [PMID: 33020500 PMCID: PMC7536211 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72456-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Better risk prediction and new molecular targets are key priorities in type 2 diabetes (T2D) research. Little is known about the role of the urine metabolome in predicting the risk of T2D. We aimed to use non-targeted urine metabolomics to discover biomarkers and improve risk prediction for T2D. Urine samples from two community cohorts of 1,424 adults were analyzed by ultra-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS). In a discovery/replication design, three out of 62 annotated metabolites were associated with prevalent T2D, notably lower urine levels of 3-hydroxyundecanoyl-carnitine. In participants without diabetes at baseline, LASSO regression in the training set selected six metabolites that improved prediction of T2D beyond established risk factors risk over up to 12 years' follow-up in the test sample, from C-statistic 0.866 to 0.892. Our results in one of the largest non-targeted urinary metabolomics study to date demonstrate the role of the urine metabolome in identifying at-risk persons for T2D and suggest urine 3-hydroxyundecanoyl-carnitine as a biomarker candidate.
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Targeted Metabolomics for Plasma Amino Acids and Carnitines in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome Using HPLC-MS/MS. DISEASE MARKERS 2020; 2020:8842320. [PMID: 32733621 PMCID: PMC7383313 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8842320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a health disorder characterized by metabolic abnormalities that predict an increased risk to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes. Biomarkers can provide an insight into the novel mechanism for MetS and can be potentially used for personalized response to therapies. We exploited a targeted HPLC-MS/MS method to characterize plasma amino acids and carnitine metabolic profile in MetS patients. A training set (40 cases and 40 controls) and validation set (80 MetS patients and 80 healthy controls) were carried out to find the metabolic profiles. We discovered two carnitine metabolites including hydroxydecanoyl carnitine and methylglutarylcarnitine. Our results indicated that the decreased level of hydroxydecanoyl carnitine and methylglutarylcarnitine may be associated with the risk of MetS. These biomarkers may improve the risk prediction and provide a novel tool for monitoring of the progression of disease and response to treatment in MetS patients.
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Hoek MD, Nieuwenhuizen AG, Kuda O, Bos P, Paluchová V, Verschuren L, Hoek AM, Kleemann R, Veeger NJGM, Leij FR, Keijer J. Intramuscular short‐chain acylcarnitines in elderly people are decreased in (pre‐)frail females, but not in males. FASEB J 2020; 34:11658-11671. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000493r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Marjanne D. Hoek
- Human and Animal Physiology Wageningen University Wageningen the Netherlands
- Applied Research Centre Food and Dairy Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences Leeuwarden the Netherlands
- MCL Academy, Medical Centre Leeuwarden Leeuwarden the Netherlands
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- Institute of Physiology Czech Academy of Sciences Prague Czech Republic
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- MCL Academy, Medical Centre Leeuwarden Leeuwarden the Netherlands
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- The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) Department of Metabolic Health Research TNO Metabolic Health Research Leiden the Netherlands
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- The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) Department of Metabolic Health Research TNO Metabolic Health Research Leiden the Netherlands
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- The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) Department of Metabolic Health Research TNO Metabolic Health Research Leiden the Netherlands
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- Applied Research Centre Food and Dairy Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences Leeuwarden the Netherlands
- RIC‐AFL Inholland University of Applied Sciences Delft and Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Human and Animal Physiology Wageningen University Wageningen the Netherlands
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Metabolomics of a mouse model of preeclampsia induced by overexpressing soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 527:1064-1071. [PMID: 32448504 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.04.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Preeclampsia (PE) is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Nicotinamide has beneficial effects on PE. In this study, we evaluated the effect of nicotinamide on placental development using a PE mouse model. To generate the PE model, a recombinant adenovirus to overproduce soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1) was administered to mice (Jcl:ICR) at 8.5 day post-coitum (dpc). Plasma and placenta samples were harvested at 12.5 dpc. Fetal and placental weight was significantly decreased at 12.5 dpc in PE mice. Plasma and placental acylcarnitine levels were significantly higher in PE mice than those in control mice. Glycolysis was accelerated and glucose metabolic flow was altered with hypoxia, leading to ATP shortage in the labyrinth of PE mice. In PE mice, ATP production was diminished, and fatty acid oxidation was accelerated in the placenta, consequently, blood carnitine and acylcarnitine levels were increased. The mitochondrial morphology in BeWo cells was impaired under hypoxia. Nicotinamide treatment reversed fetal growth restriction, placental development, and altered metabolic flow in the early stage in PE. In addition, nicotinamide normalized impaired mitochondrial morphology. Hence, targeting this metabolic alteration in the placenta using nicotinamide may serve as a potential therapeutic approach for PE treatment.
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Coordinated changes in energy metabolism develop to support gestation and lactation in the periparturient dairy cow. Maternal physiology involves the partitioning of nutrients (i.e. glucose, amino acids and fatty acids (FA)) for fetal growth and milk synthesis. However, the inability of the dairy cow to successfully adapt to a productive lactation may trigger metabolic stress characterized by uncontrolled adipose tissue lipolysis and reduced insulin sensitivity. A consequence is lipotoxicity and hepatic triglyceride deposition that favors the development of fatty liver disease (FLD) and ketosis. This review describes contemporary perspectives pertaining to FA surfeit and complex lipid metabolism in the transition dairy cow. The role of saturated and unsaturated FA as bioactive signaling molecules capable of modulating insulin secretion and sensitivity is explored. Moreover, the metabolic fate of FA as influenced by mitochondrial function is considered. This includes the influence of inadequate mitochondrial oxidation on acylcarnitine status and the use of FA for lipid mediator synthesis. Lipid mediators, including the sphingolipid ceramide and diacylglycerol, are evaluated considering their established ability to inhibit insulin signaling and glucose transport in non-ruminant diabetics. The mechanisms of FLD in the transition cow are revisited with attention centered on glycerophospholipid phosphatidylcholine and triglyceride secretion. The relationship between oxidative stress and oxylipids within the context of insulin antagonism, hepatic steatosis and inflammation is also reviewed. Lastly, peripartal hormonal involvement or lack thereof of adipokines (i.e. leptin, adiponectin) and hepatokines (i.e. fibroblast growth factor-21) is described. Similarities and differences in ruminant and non-ruminant physiology are routinely showcased. Unraveling the lipidome of the dairy cow has generated breakthroughs in our understanding of periparturient lipid biology. Therapeutic approaches that target FA and complex lipid metabolism holds promise to enhance cow health, well-being and productive lifespan.
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Goethals S, Rombouts C, Hemeryck LY, Van Meulebroek L, Van Hecke T, Vossen E, Van Camp J, De Smet S, Vanhaecke L. Untargeted Metabolomics to Reveal Red versus White Meat-Associated Gut Metabolites in a Prudent and Western Dietary Context. Mol Nutr Food Res 2020; 64:e2000070. [PMID: 32324972 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202000070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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SCOPE To improve understanding of the epidemiological link between red and processed meat consumption and chronic diseases, more insight into the formation of metabolites during meat digestion is warranted. METHODS AND RESULTS Untargeted mass-spectrometry-based metabolomics is applied to explore the impact of red and processed meat consumption (compared to chicken), combined with a prudent or Western dietary pattern. A pig feeding study (n = 32), as a sentinel for humans, is conducted in a 2 × 2 factorial design for 4 weeks. The luminal content of the small intestine and colon are collected to determine their metabolic fingerprints. Seventy-six metabolites (38 in the small intestine, 32 in the colon, and 6 in both intestinal compartments) contributing to the distinct gut metabolic profiles of pigs fed either chicken or red and processed meat are (tentatively) identified. Consumption of red and processed meat results in higher levels of short- and medium-chain acylcarnitines and 3-dehydroxycarnitine, irrespective of dietary context, whereas long-chain acylcarnitines and monoacylglycerols are associated with the red and processed Western diet. CONCLUSION The identification of red and processed meat-associated gut metabolites in this study contributes to the understanding of meat digestion in a complex but controlled dietary context and its potential health effects.
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- Sophie Goethals
- Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Ghent University, Merelbeke, 9820, Belgium.,Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium.,Research Group Food Chemistry and Human Nutrition, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Ghent University, Merelbeke, 9820, Belgium.,Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, Antwerp University, Wilrijk, 2610, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Research Group Food Chemistry and Human Nutrition, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Ghent University, Merelbeke, 9820, Belgium.,Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland, BT9 5DL, UK
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Hernandez-Baixauli J, Quesada-Vázquez S, Mariné-Casadó R, Gil Cardoso K, Caimari A, Del Bas JM, Escoté X, Baselga-Escudero L. Detection of Early Disease Risk Factors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome: A New Era with the NMR Metabolomics Assessment. Nutrients 2020; 12:E806. [PMID: 32197513 PMCID: PMC7146483 DOI: 10.3390/nu12030806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The metabolic syndrome is a multifactorial disease developed due to accumulation and chronification of several risk factors associated with disrupted metabolism. The early detection of the biomarkers by NMR spectroscopy could be helpful to prevent multifactorial diseases. The exposure of each risk factor can be detected by traditional molecular markers but the current biomarkers have not been enough precise to detect the primary stages of disease. Thus, there is a need to obtain novel molecular markers of pre-disease stages. A promising source of new molecular markers are metabolomics standing out the research of biomarkers in NMR approaches. An increasing number of nutritionists integrate metabolomics into their study design, making nutrimetabolomics one of the most promising avenues for improving personalized nutrition. This review highlight the major five risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome and related diseases including carbohydrate dysfunction, dyslipidemia, oxidative stress, inflammation, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Together, it is proposed a profile of metabolites of each risk factor obtained from NMR approaches to target them using personalized nutrition, which will improve the quality of life for these patients.
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- Julia Hernandez-Baixauli
- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Unitat de Nutrició i Salut, 43204 Reus, Spain; (J.H.-B.); (S.Q.-V.); (R.M.-C.); (K.G.C.); (A.C.); (J.M.D.B.)
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Unitat de Nutrició i Salut, 43204 Reus, Spain; (J.H.-B.); (S.Q.-V.); (R.M.-C.); (K.G.C.); (A.C.); (J.M.D.B.)
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Unitat de Nutrició i Salut, 43204 Reus, Spain; (J.H.-B.); (S.Q.-V.); (R.M.-C.); (K.G.C.); (A.C.); (J.M.D.B.)
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili; Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Ctra. De Valls, s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Unitat de Nutrició i Salut, 43204 Reus, Spain; (J.H.-B.); (S.Q.-V.); (R.M.-C.); (K.G.C.); (A.C.); (J.M.D.B.)
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili; Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Ctra. De Valls, s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Unitat de Nutrició i Salut, 43204 Reus, Spain; (J.H.-B.); (S.Q.-V.); (R.M.-C.); (K.G.C.); (A.C.); (J.M.D.B.)
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Unitat de Nutrició i Salut, 43204 Reus, Spain; (J.H.-B.); (S.Q.-V.); (R.M.-C.); (K.G.C.); (A.C.); (J.M.D.B.)
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Unitat de Nutrició i Salut, 43204 Reus, Spain; (J.H.-B.); (S.Q.-V.); (R.M.-C.); (K.G.C.); (A.C.); (J.M.D.B.)
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Unitat de Nutrició i Salut, 43204 Reus, Spain; (J.H.-B.); (S.Q.-V.); (R.M.-C.); (K.G.C.); (A.C.); (J.M.D.B.)
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Ghaffari MH, Sadri H, Schuh K, Dusel G, Prehn C, Adamski J, Koch C, Sauerwein H. Alterations of the acylcarnitine profiles in blood serum and in muscle from periparturient cows with normal or elevated body condition. J Dairy Sci 2020; 103:4777-4794. [PMID: 32113781 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The objective of the current study was to characterize muscle and blood serum acylcarnitine (AcylCN) profiles and to determine the mRNA abundance of muscle carnitine acyltransferases in periparturient dairy cows with high (HBCS) and normal body condition (NBCS). Fifteen weeks antepartum, 38 pregnant multiparous Holstein cows were assigned to 2 groups that were fed differently to reach the targeted BCS and backfat thickness (BFT) until dry-off at -49 d before calving (HBCS: BCS >3.75 and BFT >1.4 cm; NBCS: <3.5 and <1.2 cm). Thereafter, both groups were fed identical diets. Blood samples and biopsies from the semitendinosus muscle were collected on d -49, 3, 21, and 84 relative to calving. Actual BCS at d -49 were 3.02 ± 0.24 and 3.82 ± 0.33 (mean ± SD) for NBCS and HBCS, respectively. In both groups, serum profiles showed marked changes during the periparturient period, with decreasing concentrations of free carnitine and increasing concentrations of long-chain AcylCN. Compared with NBCS, HBCS had greater serum long-chain AcylCN in early lactation, which may point to an insufficient adaptation of their metabolism in response to the metabolic load of fatty acids around parturition. The muscle concentrations of C5-, C9-, C18:1-, and C18:2-AcylCN were lower and those of C14:2-AcylCN were greater in HBCS than in NBCS cows. The mRNA abundance of carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT)1, muscle isoform (CPT1b) and CPT2 increased from d -49 to early lactation (d 3, d 21), followed by a decline to nearly antepartum values by d 84; this change was not affected by group. In conclusion, over-conditioning around calving seems to be associated with mitochondrial overload, which can result in incomplete fatty acid oxidation in dairy cows.
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- Morteza H Ghaffari
- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology & Hygiene Unit, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, 516616471 Tabriz, Iran
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- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology & Hygiene Unit, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany; Department of Life Sciences and Engineering, Animal Nutrition and Hygiene Unit, University of Applied Sciences Bingen, 55411 Bingen am Rhein, Germany
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- Department of Life Sciences and Engineering, Animal Nutrition and Hygiene Unit, University of Applied Sciences Bingen, 55411 Bingen am Rhein, Germany
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- Research Unit Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Genome Analysis Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg 85764, Germany
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- Research Unit Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Genome Analysis Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg 85764, Germany; Lehrstuhl für Experimentelle Genetik, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan 85350, Germany; Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 8 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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- Educational and Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Hofgut Neumuehle, 67728 Muenchweileran der Alsenz, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology & Hygiene Unit, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Krywawych S, Cleary M, McSweeney M, Heales S. Earwax: A potentially useful medium to identify inborn errors of metabolism? JIMD Rep 2020; 52:72-78. [PMID: 32154062 PMCID: PMC7052688 DOI: 10.1002/jmd2.12102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Earwax was investigated as a source to identify patients' different inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs). Acylcarnitines, amino acids, and guanidino metabolites were measured from 28 treated patients with 11 different metabolic disorders including 3 organic acidaemias, 2 fatty acid oxidation defects, 6 amino acid disorders, and 1 peroxisomal abnormality. On the basis of the ratio of different acylcarnitine species relative to free carnitine, isovaleric acidaemia, methylmalonic acidaemia, and long‐chain hydroxyacylCoA dehydrogenase deficiency could be discriminated from the other disorders. For amino acids, neither creatinine nor alternative amino acid proved suitable reference standards against which results could be expressed. However, argininosuccinate and alloisoleucine were present in significantly elevated concentrations in two patients with argininosuccinate lyase deficiency and two patients with branched‐chain ketoacid dehydrogenase deficiency. This study has raised the potential of earwax for investigation of IEMs and may also have role in postmortem investigations. In view of its limited invasiveness, earwax also may have a role as a material to monitor treatment responses and compliance in patients with IEMs.
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- Stefan Krywawych
- Department of Chemical Pathology NIHR BRC Great Ormond Street Hospital Foundation Trust London UK
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- Paediatric Laboratory Medicine and Metabolic Medicine Great Ormond Street Hospital Foundation Trust London UK
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- Paediatric Laboratory Medicine and Metabolic Medicine Great Ormond Street Hospital Foundation Trust London UK
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- Department of Chemical Pathology NIHR BRC Great Ormond Street Hospital Foundation Trust London UK
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Dysregulated Choline, Methionine, and Aromatic Amino Acid Metabolism in Patients with Wilson Disease: Exploratory Metabolomic Profiling and Implications for Hepatic and Neurologic Phenotypes. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20235937. [PMID: 31779102 PMCID: PMC6928853 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20235937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Wilson disease (WD) is a genetic copper overload condition characterized by hepatic and neuropsychiatric symptoms with a not well-understood pathogenesis. Dysregulated methionine cycle is reported in animal models of WD, though not verified in humans. Choline is essential for lipid and methionine metabolism. Defects in neurotransmitters as acetylcholine, and biogenic amines are reported in WD; however, less is known about their circulating precursors. We aimed to study choline, methionine, aromatic amino acids, and phospholipids in serum of WD subjects. Hydrophilic interaction chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry was employed to profile serum of WD subjects categorized as hepatic, neurologic, and pre-clinical. Hepatic transcript levels of genes related to choline and methionine metabolism were verified in the Jackson Laboratory toxic milk mouse model of WD (tx-j). Compared to healthy subjects, choline, methionine, ornithine, proline, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and histidine were significantly elevated in WD, with marked alterations in phosphatidylcholines and reductions in sphingosine-1-phosphate, sphingomyelins, and acylcarnitines. In tx-j mice, choline, methionine, and phosphatidylcholine were similarly dysregulated. Elevated choline is a hallmark dysregulation in WD interconnected with alterations in methionine and phospholipid metabolism, which are relevant to hepatic steatosis. The elevated phenylalanine, tyrosine, and histidine carry implications for neurologic manifestations and are worth further investigation.
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Zhang J, Bhattacharyya S, Hickner RC, Light AR, Lambert CJ, Gale BK, Fiehn O, Adams SH. Skeletal muscle interstitial fluid metabolomics at rest and associated with an exercise bout: application in rats and humans. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2019; 316:E43-E53. [PMID: 30398905 PMCID: PMC6417688 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00156.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Blood or biopsies are often used to characterize metabolites that are modulated by exercising muscle. However, blood has inputs derived from multiple tissues, biopsies cannot discriminate between secreted and intracellular metabolites, and their invasive nature is challenging for frequent collections in sensitive populations (e.g., children and pregnant women). Thus, minimally invasive approaches to interstitial fluid (IF) metabolomics would be valuable. A catheter was designed to collect IF from the gastrocnemius muscle of acutely anesthetized adult male rats at rest or immediately following 20 min of exercise (~60% of maximal O2 uptake). Nontargeted, gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis was used to detect 299 metabolites, including nonannotated metabolites, sugars, fatty acids, amino acids, and purine metabolites and derivatives. Just 43% of all detected metabolites were common to IF and blood plasma, and only 20% of exercise-modified metabolites were shared in both pools, highlighting that the blood does not fully reflect the metabolic outcomes in muscle. Notable exercise patterns included increased IF amino acids (except leucine and isoleucine), increased α-ketoglutarate and citrate (which may reflect tricarboxylic acid cataplerosis or shifts in nonmitochondrial pathways), and higher concentration of the signaling lipid oleamide. A preliminary study of human muscle IF was conducted using a 20-kDa microdialysis catheter placed in the vastus lateralis of five healthy adults at rest and during exercise (65% of estimated maximal heart rate). Approximately 70% of commonly detected metabolites discriminating rest vs. exercise in rats were also changed in exercising humans. Interstitium metabolomics may aid in the identification of molecules that signal muscle work (e.g., exertion and fatigue) and muscle health.
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- Jie Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah School of Medicine , Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center , Little Rock, Arkansas
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Sciences, Florida State University , Tallahassee, Florida
- College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, South Africa
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah School of Medicine , Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah
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- West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California , Davis, California
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center , Little Rock, Arkansas
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , Little Rock, Arkansas
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Buresova J, Janovska P, Kuda O, Krizova J, der Stelt IRV, Keijer J, Hansikova H, Rossmeisl M, Kopecky J. Postnatal induction of muscle fatty acid oxidation in mice differing in propensity to obesity: a role of pyruvate dehydrogenase. Int J Obes (Lond) 2018; 44:235-244. [PMID: 30538280 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-018-0281-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Adaptation to the extrauterine environment depends on a switch from glycolysis to catabolism of fatty acids (FA) provided as milk lipids. We sought to learn whether the postnatal induction of muscle FA oxidation in mice could reflect propensity to obesity and to characterize the mechanisms controlling this induction. METHODS Experiments were conducted using obesity-resistant A/J and obesity-prone C57BL/6J (B6) mice maintained at 30 °C, from 5 to 28 days after birth. At day 10, both A/J and B6 mice with genetic ablation (KO) of α2 subunit of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) were also used. In skeletal muscle, expression of selected genes was determined using quantitative real-time PCR, and AMPK subunits content was evaluated using Western blotting. Activities of both AMPK and pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), as well as acylcarnitine levels in the muscle were measured. RESULTS Acylcarnitine levels and gene expression indicated transient increase in FA oxidation during the first 2 weeks after birth, with a stronger increase in A/J mice. These data correlated with (i) the surge in plasma leptin levels, which peaked at day 10 and was higher in A/J mice, and (ii) relatively low activity of PDH linked with up-regulation of PDH kinase 4 gene (Pdk4) expression in the 10-day-old A/J mice. In contrast with the Pdk4 expression, transient up-regulation of uncoupling protein 3 gene was observed in B6 but not A/J mice. AMPK activity changed during the development, without major differences between A/J and B6 mice. Expression of neither Pdk4 nor other muscle genes was affected by AMPK-KO. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate a relatively strong postnatal induction of FA oxidation in skeletal muscle of the obesity-resistant A/J mice. This induction is transient and probably results from suppression of PDH activity, linked with a postnatal surge in plasma leptin levels, independent of AMPK.
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- Jana Buresova
- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Yang Y, Sadri H, Prehn C, Adamski J, Rehage J, Dänicke S, Saremi B, Sauerwein H. Acylcarnitine profiles in serum and muscle of dairy cows receiving conjugated linoleic acids or a control fat supplement during early lactation. J Dairy Sci 2018; 102:754-767. [PMID: 30343917 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-14685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Acylcarnitines (ACC) are formed when fatty acid (FA)-coenzyme A enters the mitochondria for β-oxidation and the tricarboxylic acid cycle through the carnitine shuttle. Concentrations of ACC may vary depending on the metabolic conditions, but can accumulate when rates of β-oxidation exceed those of tricarboxylic acid. This study aimed to characterize muscle and blood serum acylcarnitine profiles, to determine the mRNA abundance of muscle carnitine acyltransferases, and to test whether dietary supplementation (from d 1 in milk) with conjugated linoleic acids (CLA; 100 g/d; each 12% of trans-10,cis-12 and cis-9,trans-11 CLA; n = 11) altered these compared with control fat-supplemented cows (CTR; n = 10). Blood samples and biopsies from the semitendinosus musclewere collected on d -21, 1, 21, and 70 relative to parturition. Serum and muscle ACC profiles were quantified using a targeted metabolomics approach. The CLA supplement did not affect the variables examined. The serum concentration of free carnitine decreased with the onset of lactation. The concentrations of acetylcarnitine, hydroxybutyrylcarnitine, and the sum of short-chain ACC in serum were greater from d -21 to 21 than thereafter. The serum concentrations of long-chain ACC tetradecenoylcarnitine (C14:1) and octadecenoylcarnitine (C18:1) concentrations were greater on d 1 and 21 compared with d -21. Muscle carnitine remained unchanged, whereas short- and medium-chain ACC, including propenoylcarnitine (C3:1), hydroxybutyrylcarnitine, hydroxyhexanoylcarnitine, hexenoylcarnitine (C6:1), and pimelylcarnitine were increased on d 21 compared with d -21 and decreased thereafter. In muscle, the concentrations of long-chain ACC (from C14 to C18) were elevated on d 1. The mRNA abundance of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1, muscle isoform (CPT1B) increased 2.8-fold from d -21 to 1, followed by a decline to nearly prepartum values by d 70, whereas that of CPT2 did not change over time. The majority of serum and muscle short- and long-chain ACC were positively correlated with the FA concentrations in serum, whereas serum carnitine and C5 were negatively correlated with FA. Time-related changes in the serum and muscle ACC profiles were demonstrated that were not affected by the CLA supplement at the dosage used in the present study. The elevated concentrations of long-chain ACC species in muscle and of serum acetylcarnitine around parturition point to incomplete FA oxidation were likely due to insufficient metabolic adaptation in response to the load of FA around parturition.
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- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology and Hygiene Unit, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616471, Iran.
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Genome Analysis Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg 85764, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Genome Analysis Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg 85764, Germany; Lehrstuhl für Experimentelle Genetik, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan 85350, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg 85764, Germany
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- Clinic for Cattle, University for Veterinary Medicine, Foundation, 30173 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH, Rodenbacher Chaussee 4, 63457 Hanau, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology and Hygiene Unit, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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Libert DM, Nowacki AS, Natowicz MR. Metabolomic analysis of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes: amino acid and acylcarnitine levels change along a spectrum of metabolic wellness. PeerJ 2018; 6:e5410. [PMID: 30186675 PMCID: PMC6120443 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a construct used to separate “healthy” from “unhealthy” obese patients, and is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease. There is controversy over whether obese “metabolically well” persons have a higher morbidity and mortality than lean counterparts, suggesting that MS criteria do not completely describe physiologic risk factors or consequences of obesity. We hypothesized that metabolomic analysis of plasma would distinguish obese individuals with and without MS and T2D along a spectrum of obesity-associated metabolic derangements, supporting metabolomic analysis as a tool for a more detailed assessment of metabolic wellness than currently used MS criteria. Methods Fasting plasma samples from 90 adults were assigned to groups based on BMI and ATP III criteria for MS: (1) lean metabolically well (LMW; n = 24); (2) obese metabolically well (OBMW; n = 26); (3) obese metabolically unwell (OBMUW; n = 20); and (4) obese metabolically unwell with T2D (OBDM; n = 20). Forty-one amino acids/dipeptides, 33 acylcarnitines and 21 ratios were measured. Obesity and T2D effects were analyzed by Wilcoxon rank-sum tests comparing obese nondiabetics vs LMW, and OBDM vs nondiabetics, respectively. Metabolic unwellness was analyzed by Jonckheere-Terpstra trend tests, assuming worsening health from LMW → OBMW → OBMUW. To adjust for multiple comparisons, statistical significance was set at p < 0.005. K-means cluster analysis of aggregated amino acid and acylcarnitine data was also performed. Results Analytes and ratios significantly increasing in obesity, T2D, and with worsening health include: branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), cystine, alpha-aminoadipic acid, phenylalanine, leucine + lysine, and short-chain acylcarnitines/total carnitines. Tyrosine, alanine and propionylcarnitine increase with obesity and metabolic unwellness. Asparagine and the tryptophan/large neutral amino acid ratio decrease with T2D and metabolic unwellness. Malonylcarnitine decreases in obesity and 3-OHbutyrylcarnitine increases in T2D; neither correlates with unwellness. Cluster analysis did not separate subjects into discreet groups based on metabolic wellness. Discussion Levels of 15 species and metabolite ratios trend significantly with worsening metabolic health; some are newly recognized. BCAAs, aromatic amino acids, lysine, and its metabolite, alpha-aminoadipate, increase with worsening health. The lysine pathway is distinct from BCAA metabolism, indicating that biochemical derangements associated with MS involve pathways besides those affected by BCAAs. Even those considered “obese, metabolically well” had metabolite levels which significantly trended towards those found in obese diabetics. Overall, this analysis yields a more granular view of metabolic wellness than the sole use of cardiometabolic MS parameters. This, in turn, suggests the possible utility of plasma metabolomic analysis for research and public health applications.
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- Diane M Libert
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States of America.,Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States of America.,Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Genomic Medicine, Pediatrics and Neurological Institutes, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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Pomar CA, Kuda O, Kopecky J, Rombaldova M, Castro H, Picó C, Sánchez J, Palou A. Alterations in plasma acylcarnitine and amino acid profiles may indicate poor nutrition during the suckling period due to maternal intake of an unbalanced diet and may predict later metabolic dysfunction. FASEB J 2018; 33:796-807. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.201800327rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Catalina A. Pomar
- Laboratory of Molecular BiologyNutrition, and Biotechnology (Nutrigenomics and Obesity) Palma de Mallorca Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN)University of the Balearic Islands Palma de Mallorca Spain
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- Department of Adipose Tissue BiologyInstitute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences Prague Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue BiologyInstitute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences Prague Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue BiologyInstitute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences Prague Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Molecular BiologyNutrition, and Biotechnology (Nutrigenomics and Obesity) Palma de Mallorca Spain
- Facultad de Salud Pública y NutriciónUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Nuevo León México
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- Laboratory of Molecular BiologyNutrition, and Biotechnology (Nutrigenomics and Obesity) Palma de Mallorca Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN)University of the Balearic Islands Palma de Mallorca Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Illes Balears Palma de Mallorca Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular BiologyNutrition, and Biotechnology (Nutrigenomics and Obesity) Palma de Mallorca Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN)University of the Balearic Islands Palma de Mallorca Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Illes Balears Palma de Mallorca Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular BiologyNutrition, and Biotechnology (Nutrigenomics and Obesity) Palma de Mallorca Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN)University of the Balearic Islands Palma de Mallorca Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Illes Balears Palma de Mallorca Spain
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Strand E, Rebnord EW, Flygel MR, Lysne V, Svingen GFT, Tell GS, Løland KH, Berge RK, Svardal A, Nygård O, Pedersen ER. Serum Carnitine Metabolites and Incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Patients With Suspected Stable Angina Pectoris. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018; 103:1033-1041. [PMID: 29325058 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-02139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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CONTEXT Carnitine and its metabolites are centrally involved in fatty acid metabolism. Although elevated circulating concentrations have been observed in obesity and insulin resistance, prospective studies examining whether these metabolites are associated with incident type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) are sparse. OBJECTIVE We performed a comprehensive evaluation of metabolites along the carnitine pathway relative to incident T2D. DESIGN A total of 2519 patients (73.1% men) with coronary artery disease, but without T2D, were followed for median 7.7 years until the end of 2009, during which 173 (6.9%) new cases of T2D were identified. Serum levels of free carnitine, its precursors trimethyllysine (TML) and γ-butyrobetaine, and the esters acetyl-, propionyl-, (iso)valeryl-, octanoyl-, and palmitoylcarnitine were measured by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Risk associations were explored by logistic regression and reported per (log-transformed) standard deviation increment. RESULTS Median age at inclusion was 62 years and median body mass index (BMI) 26.0 kg/m2. In models adjusted for age, sex, fasting status, BMI, estimated glomerular filtration rate, glycated hemoglobin A1c, triglyceride and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and study center, serum levels of TML and palmitoylcarnitine associated positively [odds ratio (95% confidence interval), 1.22 (1.04 to 1.43) and 1.24 (1.04 to 1.49), respectively], whereas γ-butyrobetaine associated negatively [odds ratio (95% confidence interval) 0.81 (0.66 to 0.98)] with T2D risk. CONCLUSION Serum levels of TML, γ-butyrobetaine, and the long-chained palmitoylcarnitine predict long-term risk of T2D independently of traditional risk factors, possibly reflecting dysfunctional fatty acid metabolism in patients susceptible to T2D development.
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- Elin Strand
- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- KG Jebsen Center for Diabetes Research, University of Bergen, Children and Youth Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- KG Jebsen Center for Diabetes Research, University of Bergen, Children and Youth Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- KG Jebsen Center for Diabetes Research, University of Bergen, Children and Youth Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Showalter MR, Nonnecke EB, Linderholm AL, Cajka T, Sa MR, Lönnerdal B, Kenyon NJ, Fiehn O. Obesogenic diets alter metabolism in mice. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190632. [PMID: 29324762 PMCID: PMC5764261 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Obesity and accompanying metabolic disease is negatively correlated with lung health yet the exact mechanisms by which obesity affects the lung are not well characterized. Since obesity is associated with lung diseases as chronic bronchitis and asthma, we designed a series of experiments to measure changes in lung metabolism in mice fed obesogenic diets. Mice were fed either control or high fat/sugar diet (45%kcal fat/17%kcal sucrose), or very high fat diet (60%kcal fat/7% sucrose) for 150 days. We performed untargeted metabolomics by GC-TOFMS and HILIC-QTOFMS and lipidomics by RPLC-QTOFMS to reveal global changes in lung metabolism resulting from obesity and diet composition. From a total of 447 detected metabolites, we found 91 metabolite and lipid species significantly altered in mouse lung tissues upon dietary treatments. Significantly altered metabolites included complex lipids, free fatty acids, energy metabolites, amino acids and adenosine and NAD pathway members. While some metabolites were altered in both obese groups compared to control, others were different between obesogenic diet groups. Furthermore, a comparison of changes between lung, kidney and liver tissues indicated few metabolic changes were shared across organs, suggesting the lung is an independent metabolic organ. These results indicate obesity and diet composition have direct mechanistic effects on composition of the lung metabolome, which may contribute to disease progression by lung-specific pathways.
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- Megan R. Showalter
- NIH West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America
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- NIH West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America
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- NIH West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America
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- NIH West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America
- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Zong L, Xing J, Liu S, Liu Z, Song F. Cell metabolomics reveals the neurotoxicity mechanism of cadmium in PC12 cells. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 147:26-33. [PMID: 28822947 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd) can induce neurotoxicity. Extensive studies about the effects of Cd on human health have been reported, however, a systematic investigation on the molecular mechanisms of the effects of Cd on central nervous system is still needed. In this paper, the neuronal PC-12 cells were treated with a series of concentrations of CdCl2 for 48h. Then the cytotoxicity was evaluated by MTT (3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay. The IC15 value (15% inhibiting concentration) was selected for further mechanism studies. After PC-12 cells incubated with CdCl2 at a dose of IC15 for 48h, the intracellular and extracellular metabolites were profiled using ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS)-based cell metabolomics approach. As found, the effects of the heavy metal Cd produced on the PC-12 cell viability were dose-dependent. The metabolic changes were involved in the glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, biopterin metabolism, tryptophan metabolism, tyrosine metabolism, glycerophospholipid metabolism, and fatty acids beta-oxidation. These could cause the perturbation of cell membrane, redox balance, energy supply, cellular detoxification, further affecting the cellular proliferation and apoptosis and other cellular activities.
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- Li Zong
- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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Goetzman ES, Gong Z, Schiff M, Wang Y, Muzumdar RH. Metabolic pathways at the crossroads of diabetes and inborn errors. J Inherit Metab Dis 2018; 41:5-17. [PMID: 28952033 PMCID: PMC6757345 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-017-0091-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Research over the past two decades has led to advances in our understanding of the genetic and metabolic factors that underlie the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). While T2DM is defined by its hallmark metabolic symptoms, the genetic risk factors for T2DM are more immune-related than metabolism-related, and the observed metabolic disease may be secondary to chronic inflammation. Regardless, these metabolic changes are not benign, as the accumulation of some metabolic intermediates serves to further drive the inflammation and cell stress, eventually leading to insulin resistance and ultimately to T2DM. Because many of the biochemical changes observed in the pre-diabetic state (i.e., ectopic lipid storage, increased acylcarnitines, increased branched-chain amino acids) are also observed in patients with rare inborn errors of fatty acid and amino acid metabolism, an interesting question is raised regarding whether isolated metabolic gene defects can confer an increased risk for T2DM. In this review, we attempt to address this question by summarizing the literature regarding the metabolic pathways at the crossroads of diabetes and inborn errors of metabolism. Studies using cell culture and animal models have revealed that, within a given pathway, disrupting some genes can lead to insulin resistance while for others there may be no effect or even improved insulin sensitivity. This differential response to ablating a single metabolic gene appears to be dependent upon the specific metabolic intermediates that accumulate and whether these intermediates subsequently activate inflammatory pathways. This highlights the need for future studies to determine whether certain inborn errors may confer increased risk for diabetes as the patients age.
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- Eric S Goetzman
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA.
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Rangos 5117, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA
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- UMR1141, PROTECT, INSERM, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
- Reference Center for Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Robert Debré University Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA
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Weiser A, Giesbertz P, Daniel H, Spanier B. Acylcarnitine Profiles in Plasma and Tissues of Hyperglycemic NZO Mice Correlate with Metabolite Changes of Human Diabetes. J Diabetes Res 2018; 2018:1864865. [PMID: 29854816 PMCID: PMC5944288 DOI: 10.1155/2018/1864865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Revised: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The New Zealand obese (NZO) mouse is a polygenic model for obesity and diabetes with obese females and obese, diabetes-prone males, used to study traits of the metabolic syndrome like type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), obesity, and dyslipidaemia. By using LC-MS/MS, we here examine the suitability of this model to mirror tissue-specific changes in acylcarnitine (AC) and amino acid (AA) species preceding T2DM which may reflect patterns investigated in human metabolism. We observed high concentrations of fatty acid-derived ACs in 11 female mice, high abundance of branched-chain amino acid- (BCAA-) derived ACs in 6 male mice, and slight increases in BCAA-derived ACs in the remaining 6 males. Principal component analysis (PCA) including all ACs and AAs confirmed our hypothesis especially in plasma samples by clustering females, males with high BCAA-derived ACs, and males with slight increases in BCAA-derived ACs. Concentrations of insulin, blood glucose, NEFAs, and triacylglycerols (TAGs) further supported the hypothesis of high BCAA-derived ACs being able to mirror the onset of diabetic traits in male individuals. In conclusion, alterations in AC and AA profiles overlap with observations from human studies indicating the suitability of NZO mice to study metabolic changes preceding human T2DM.
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- Anna Weiser
- Nutrition Physiology, Technische Universität München, Gregor-Mendel-Str. 2, 85350 Freising, Germany
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- Nutrition Physiology, Technische Universität München, Gregor-Mendel-Str. 2, 85350 Freising, Germany
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- Nutrition Physiology, Technische Universität München, Gregor-Mendel-Str. 2, 85350 Freising, Germany
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- Nutrition Physiology, Technische Universität München, Gregor-Mendel-Str. 2, 85350 Freising, Germany
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Makrecka-Kuka M, Sevostjanovs E, Vilks K, Volska K, Antone U, Kuka J, Makarova E, Pugovics O, Dambrova M, Liepinsh E. Plasma acylcarnitine concentrations reflect the acylcarnitine profile in cardiac tissues. Sci Rep 2017; 7:17528. [PMID: 29235526 PMCID: PMC5727517 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17797-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Increased plasma concentrations of acylcarnitines (ACs) are suggested as a marker of metabolism disorders. The aim of the present study was to clarify which tissues are responsible for changes in the AC pool in plasma. The concentrations of medium- and long-chain ACs were changing during the fed-fast cycle in rat heart, muscles and liver. After 60 min running exercise, AC content was increased in fasted mice muscles, but not in plasma or heart. After glucose bolus administration in fasted rats, the AC concentrations in plasma decreased after 30 min but then began to increase, while in the muscles and liver, the contents of medium- and long-chain ACs were unchanged or even increased. Only the heart showed a decrease in medium- and long-chain AC contents that was similar to that observed in plasma. In isolated rat heart, but not isolated-contracting mice muscles, the significant efflux of medium- and long-chain ACs was observed. The efflux was reduced by 40% after the addition of glucose and insulin to the perfusion solution. Overall, these results indicate that during fed-fast cycle shifting the heart determines the medium- and long-chain AC profile in plasma, due to a rapid response to the availability of circulating energy substrates.
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- Marina Makrecka-Kuka
- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia.
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia.,University of Latvia, Faculty of Biology, Jelgavas Str. 1, Riga, LV-1004, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia.,Riga Stradins University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dzirciema Str. 16, Riga, LV-1007, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia.,Riga Stradins University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dzirciema Str. 16, Riga, LV-1007, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia
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Ribel-Madsen A, Ribel-Madsen R, Brøns C, Newgard CB, Vaag AA, Hellgren LI. Plasma acylcarnitine profiling indicates increased fatty acid oxidation relative to tricarboxylic acid cycle capacity in young, healthy low birth weight men. Physiol Rep 2017; 4:4/19/e12977. [PMID: 27694528 PMCID: PMC5064135 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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We hypothesized that an increased, incomplete fatty acid beta‐oxidation in mitochondria could be part of the metabolic events leading to insulin resistance and thereby an increased type 2 diabetes risk in low birth weight (LBW) compared with normal birth weight (NBW) individuals. Therefore, we measured fasting plasma levels of 45 acylcarnitine species in 18 LBW and 25 NBW men after an isocaloric control diet and a 5‐day high‐fat, high‐calorie diet. We demonstrated that LBW men had higher C2 and C4‐OH levels after the control diet compared with NBW men, indicating an increased fatty acid beta‐oxidation relative to the tricarboxylic acid cycle flux. Also, they had higher C6‐DC, C10‐OH/C8‐DC, and total hydroxyl‐/dicarboxyl‐acylcarnitine levels, which may suggest an increased fatty acid omega‐oxidation in the liver. Furthermore, LBW and NBW men decreased several acylcarnitine levels in response to overfeeding, which is likely a result of an upregulation of fatty acid oxidation due to the dietary challenge. Moreover, C10‐OH/C8‐DC and total hydroxyl‐/dicarboxyl‐acylcarnitine levels tended to be negatively associated with the serum insulin level, and the total hydroxyl‐/dicarboxyl‐acylcarnitine level additionally tended to be negatively associated with the hepatic insulin resistance index. This indicates that an increased fatty acid omega‐oxidation could be a compensatory mechanism to prevent an accumulation of lipid species that impair insulin signaling.
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- Amalie Ribel-Madsen
- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism, Center and Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Ruiz M, Labarthe F, Fortier A, Bouchard B, Thompson Legault J, Bolduc V, Rigal O, Chen J, Ducharme A, Crawford PA, Tardif JC, Des Rosiers C. Circulating acylcarnitine profile in human heart failure: a surrogate of fatty acid metabolic dysregulation in mitochondria and beyond. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2017; 313:H768-H781. [PMID: 28710072 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00820.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Heart failure (HF) is associated with metabolic perturbations, particularly of fatty acids (FAs), which remain to be better understood in humans. This study aimed at testing the hypothesis that HF patients with reduced ejection fraction display systemic perturbations in levels of energy-related metabolites, especially those reflecting dysregulation of FA metabolism, namely, acylcarnitines (ACs). Circulating metabolites were assessed using mass spectrometry (MS)-based methods in two cohorts. The main cohort consisted of 72 control subjects and 68 HF patients exhibiting depressed left ventricular ejection fraction (25.9 ± 6.9%) and mostly of ischemic etiology with ≥2 comorbidities. HF patients displayed marginal changes in plasma levels of tricarboxylic acid cycle-related metabolites or indexes of mitochondrial or cytosolic redox status. They had, however, 22-79% higher circulating ACs, irrespective of chain length (P < 0.0001, adjusted for sex, age, renal function, and insulin resistance, determined by shotgun MS/MS), which reflects defective mitochondrial β-oxidation, and were significantly associated with levels of NH2-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels, a disease severity marker. Subsequent extended liquid chromatography-tandem MS analysis of 53 plasma ACs in a subset group from the primary cohort confirmed and further substantiated with a comprehensive lipidomic analysis in a validation cohort revealed in HF patients a more complex circulating AC profile. The latter included dicarboxylic-ACs and dihydroxy-ACs as well as very long chain (VLC) ACs or sphingolipids with VLCFAs (>20 carbons), which are proxies of dysregulated FA metabolism in peroxisomes. Our study identified alterations in circulating ACs in HF patients that are independent of biological traits and associated with disease severity markers. These alterations reflect dysfunctional FA metabolism in mitochondria but also beyond, namely, in peroxisomes, suggesting a novel mechanism contributing to global lipid perturbations in human HF.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Mass spectrometry-based profiling of circulating energy metabolites, including acylcarnitines, in two cohorts of heart failure versus control subjects revealed multiple alterations in fatty acid metabolism in peroxisomes in addition to mitochondria, thereby highlighting a novel mechanism contributing to global lipid perturbations in heart failure.Listen to this article's corresponding podcast at http://ajpheart.podbean.com/e/acylcarnitines-in-human-heart-failure/.
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- Matthieu Ruiz
- Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Montreal Heart Institute, Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- CHRU de Tours, Université François Rabelais, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1069, Nutrition, Croissance et Cancer, Tours, France
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- Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Montreal Heart Institute, Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Montreal Heart Institute, Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Hôpital R. Debré, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; and
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; and
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- Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; .,Montreal Heart Institute, Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Martines ACMF, van Eunen K, Reijngoud DJ, Bakker BM. The promiscuous enzyme medium-chain 3-keto-acyl-CoA thiolase triggers a vicious cycle in fatty-acid beta-oxidation. PLoS Comput Biol 2017; 13:e1005461. [PMID: 28369071 PMCID: PMC5397069 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial fatty-acid beta-oxidation (mFAO) plays a central role in mammalian energy metabolism. Multiple severe diseases are associated with defects in this pathway. Its kinetic structure is characterized by a complex wiring of which the functional implications have hardly been explored. Repetitive cycles of reversible reactions, each cycle shortening the fatty acid by two carbon atoms, evoke competition between intermediates of different chain lengths for a common set of 'promiscuous' enzymes (enzymes with activity towards multiple substrates). In our validated kinetic model of the pathway, substrate overload causes a steep and detrimental flux decline. Here, we unravel the underlying mechanism and the role of enzyme promiscuity in it. Comparison of alternative model versions elucidated the role of promiscuity of individual enzymes. Promiscuity of the last enzyme of the pathway, medium-chain ketoacyl-CoA thiolase (MCKAT), was both necessary and sufficient to elicit the flux decline. Subsequently, Metabolic Control Analysis revealed that MCKAT had insufficient capacity to cope with high substrate influx. Next, we quantified the internal metabolic regulation, revealing a vicious cycle around MCKAT. Upon substrate overload, MCKAT's ketoacyl-CoA substrates started to accumulate. The unfavourable equilibrium constant of the preceding enzyme, medium/short-chain hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, worked as an amplifier, leading to accumulation of upstream CoA esters, including acyl-CoA esters. These acyl-CoA esters are at the same time products of MCKAT and inhibited its already low activity further. Finally, the accumulation of CoA esters led to a sequestration of free CoA. CoA being a cofactor for MCKAT, its sequestration limited the MCKAT activity even further, thus completing the vicious cycle. Since CoA is also a substrate for distant enzymes, it efficiently communicated the 'traffic jam' at MCKAT to the entire pathway. This novel mechanism provides a basis to explore the role of mFAO in disease and elucidate similar principles in other pathways of lipid metabolism.
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- Anne-Claire M. F. Martines
- Laboratory of Pediatrics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
- Systems Biology Centre for Energy Metabolism and Ageing, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Pediatrics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
- Systems Biology Centre for Energy Metabolism and Ageing, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Pediatrics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
- Systems Biology Centre for Energy Metabolism and Ageing, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Pediatrics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
- Systems Biology Centre for Energy Metabolism and Ageing, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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Schooneman MG, Napolitano A, Houten SM, Ambler GK, Murgatroyd PR, Miller SR, Hollak CEM, Tan CY, Virtue S, Vidal-Puig A, Nunez DJ, Soeters MR. Assessment of plasma acylcarnitines before and after weight loss in obese subjects. Arch Biochem Biophys 2016; 606:73-80. [PMID: 27444119 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2016.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Revised: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Acylcarnitines, fatty acid oxidation (FAO) intermediates, have been implicated in diet-induced insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus, as increased levels are found in obese insulin resistant humans. Moreover plasma acylcarnitines have been associated with clinical parameters related to glucose metabolism, such as fasting glucose levels and HbA1c. We hypothesized that plasma acylcarnitines would correlate with energy expenditure, insulin sensitivity and other clinical parameters before and during a weight loss intervention. We measured plasma acylcarnitines in 60 obese subjects before and after a 12 week weight loss intervention. These samples originated from three different interventions (diet alone (n = 20); diet and exercise (n = 21); diet and drug treatment (n = 19)). Acylcarnitine profiles were analysed in relation to clinical parameters of glucose metabolism, insulin sensitivity and energy expenditure. Conclusions were drawn from all 60 subjects together. Despite amelioration of HOMA-IR, plasma acylcarnitines levels increased during weight loss. HOMA-IR, energy expenditure and respiratory exchange ratio were not related to plasma acylcarnitines. However non-esterified fatty acids correlated strongly with several acylcarnitines at baseline and during the weight loss intervention (p < 0.001). Acylcarnitines did not correlate with clinical parameters of glucose metabolism during weight loss, questioning their role in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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- Marieke G Schooneman
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry, Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA
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- Institute of Metabolic Science, Metabolic Research Laboratories, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Metabolic Science, Metabolic Research Laboratories, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Institute of Metabolic Science, Metabolic Research Laboratories, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Institute of Metabolic Science, Metabolic Research Laboratories, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Institute of Metabolic Science, Metabolic Research Laboratories, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK. http://www.metabolism.maartensoeters.nl/
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Chondronikola M, Asghar R, Zhang X, Dillon EL, Durham WJ, Wu Z, Porter C, Camacho-Hughes M, Zhao Y, Brasier AR, Volpi E, Sheffield-Moore M, Abate N, Sidossis L, Tuvdendorj D. Palmitoyl-carnitine production by blood cells associates with the concentration of circulating acyl-carnitines in healthy overweight women. Clin Nutr 2016; 36:1310-1319. [PMID: 27624997 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2016.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2016] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Circulating acyl-carnitines (acyl-CNTs) are associated with insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in both rodents and humans. However, the mechanisms whereby circulating acyl-CNTs are increased in these conditions and their role in whole-body metabolism remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine if, in humans, blood cells contribute in production of circulating acyl-CNTs and associate with whole-body fat metabolism. METHODS AND RESULTS Eight non-diabetic healthy women (age: 47 ± 19 y; BMI: 26 ± 1 kg·m-2) underwent stable isotope tracer infusion and hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp study to determine in vivo whole-body fatty acid flux and insulin sensitivity. Blood samples collected at baseline (0 min) and after 3 h of clamp were used to determine the synthesis rate of palmitoyl-carnitine (palmitoyl-CNT) in vitro. The fractional synthesis rate of palmitoyl-CNT was significantly higher during hyperinsulinemia (0.788 ± 0.084 vs. 0.318 ± 0.012%·hr-1, p = 0.001); however, the absolute synthesis rate (ASR) did not differ between the periods (p = 0.809) due to ∼30% decrease in blood palmitoyl-CNT concentration (p = 0.189) during hyperinsulinemia. The ASR of palmitoyl-CNT significantly correlated with the concentration of acyl-CNTs in basal (r = 0.992, p < 0.001) and insulin (r = 0.919, p = 0.001) periods; and the basal ASR significantly correlated with plasma palmitate oxidation (r = 0.764, p = 0.027). CONCLUSION In women, blood cells contribute to plasma acyl-CNT levels and the acyl-CNT production is linked to plasma palmitate oxidation, a marker of whole-body fat metabolism. Future studies are needed to confirm the role of blood cells in acyl-CNT and lipid metabolism under different physiological (i.e., in response to meal) and pathological (i.e., hyperlipidemia, IR and T2D) conditions.
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- Maria Chondronikola
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA; Metabolism Unit, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Zoex Corporation, Houston, TX 77034, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA; Metabolism Unit, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA; Metabolism Unit, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
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Chen YC, Tsai CJ, Feng CH. Fluorescent derivatization combined with aqueous solvent-based dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction for determination of butyrobetaine, l-carnitine and acetyl-l-carnitine in human plasma. J Chromatogr A 2016; 1464:32-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Revised: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The impact of altered carnitine availability on acylcarnitine metabolism, energy expenditure and glucose tolerance in diet-induced obese mice. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2016; 1862:1375-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2016.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Gallagher EJ, LeRoith D, Stasinopoulos M, Zelenko Z, Shiloach J. Polyol accumulation in muscle and liver in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications 2016; 30:999-1007. [PMID: 27197688 PMCID: PMC4949127 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex metabolic disease leading to complications in multiple organs. Diabetic myopathy and liver disease are common complications of T2D, but are incompletely understood. To gain insight into the pathogenesis of these conditions we performed metabolomic analysis of skeletal muscle and liver in a mouse model of T2D. METHODS Tissue metabolomics were performed by GC/MS and LC/MS of the skeletal muscle and liver in the MKR mouse model of T2D, compared with control mice. MKR mice were treated with the β-3 adrenergic receptor agonist, CL-316,243 to determine metabolite changes after correcting hyperglycemia. RESULTS Blood glucose was higher in MKR vs WT mice, and normalized with CL-316,243 treatment. Compared with WT mice, MKR mice had 2.5 fold higher concentrations of sorbitol and 1.7 fold lower concentrations of reduced glutathione in skeletal muscle. In liver, MKR mice had 2 fold higher concentrations of the pentitol ribitol. CL-316,243 treatment normalized sorbitol and ribitol concentrations in MKR skeletal muscle and liver, respectively to the levels of the WT mice. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate tissue-specific accumulation of polyols in a mouse model of T2D and provide novel insights into the pathogenesis of myopathy and liver disease in T2D.
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- Emily J Gallagher
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Bone Disease and the Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Atran 4th floor-35, Box 1055, New York, NY, 10029-6574, USA.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Bone Disease and the Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Atran 4th floor-35, Box 1055, New York, NY, 10029-6574, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Bone Disease and the Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Atran 4th floor-35, Box 1055, New York, NY, 10029-6574, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Bone Disease and the Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Atran 4th floor-35, Box 1055, New York, NY, 10029-6574, USA
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- Biotechnology Core Laboratory, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bldg 14A, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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Plasma Acylcarnitines and Amino Acid Levels As an Early Complex Biomarker of Propensity to High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0155776. [PMID: 27183228 PMCID: PMC4868278 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Obesity is associated with insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance, which represent characteristic features of the metabolic syndrome. Development of obesity is also linked to changes in fatty acid and amino acid metabolism observed in animal models of obesity as well as in humans. The aim of this study was to explore whether plasma metabolome, namely the levels of various acylcarnitines and amino acids, could serve as a biomarker of propensity to obesity and impaired glucose metabolism. Taking advantage of a high phenotypic variation in diet-induced obesity in C57BL/6J mice, 12-week-old male and female mice (n = 155) were fed a high-fat diet (lipids ~32 wt%) for a period of 10 weeks, while body weight gain (BWG) and changes in insulin sensitivity (ΔHOMA-IR) were assessed. Plasma samples were collected before (week 4) and after (week 22) high-fat feeding. Both univariate and multivariate statistical analyses were then used to examine the relationships between plasma metabolome and selected phenotypes including BWG and ΔHOMA-IR. Partial least squares-discrimination analysis was able to distinguish between animals selected either for their low or high BWG (or ΔHOMA-IR) in male but not female mice. Among the metabolites that differentiated male mice with low and high BWG, and which also belonged to the major discriminating metabolites when analyzed in plasma collected before and after high-fat feeding, were amino acids Tyr and Orn, as well as acylcarnitines C16-DC and C18:1-OH. In general, the separation of groups selected for their low or high ΔHOMA-IR was less evident and the outcomes of a corresponding multivariate analysis were much weaker than in case of BWG. Thus, our results document that plasma acylcarnitines and amino acids could serve as a gender-specific complex biomarker of propensity to obesity, however with a limited predictive value in case of the associated impairment of insulin sensitivity.
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Sa R, Zhang W, Ge J, Wei X, Zhou Y, Landzberg DR, Wang Z, Han X, Chen L, Yin H. Discovering a critical transition state from nonalcoholic hepatosteatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by lipidomics and dynamical network biomarkers. J Mol Cell Biol 2016; 8:195-206. [PMID: 26993042 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjw016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. However, accurately differentiating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) from hepatosteatosis remains a clinical challenge. We identified a critical transition stage (termed pre-NASH) during the progression from hepatosteatosis to NASH in a mouse model of high fat-induced NAFLD, using lipidomics and a mathematical model termed dynamic network biomarkers (DNB). Different from the conventional biomarker approach based on the abundance of molecular expressions, the DNB model exploits collective fluctuations and correlations of different metabolites at a network level. We found that the correlations between the blood and liver lipid species drastically decreased after the transition from steatosis to NASH, which may account for the current difficulty in differentiating NASH from steatosis based on blood lipids. Furthermore, most DNB members in the blood circulation, especially for triacylglycerol (TAG), are also identified in the liver during the disease progression, suggesting a potential clinical application of DNB to diagnose NASH based on blood lipids. We further identified metabolic pathways responsible for this transition. Our study suggests that the transition from steatosis to NASH is not smooth and the existence of pre-NASH may be partially responsible for the current clinical limitations to diagnose NASH. If validated in humans, our study will open a new avenue to reliably diagnose pre-NASH and achieve early intervention of NAFLD.
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- Rina Sa
- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China
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- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, SIBS, CAS, Shanghai 200031, China
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- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, SIBS, CAS, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China
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- Diabetes and Obesity Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Orlando, FL 32827, USA
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- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, SIBS, CAS, Shanghai 200031, China School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200031, China University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100049, China School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100021, China
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Fazelzadeh P, Hangelbroek RWJ, Tieland M, de Groot LCPGM, Verdijk LB, van Loon LJC, Smilde AK, Alves RDAM, Vervoort J, Müller M, van Duynhoven JPM, Boekschoten MV. The Muscle Metabolome Differs between Healthy and Frail Older Adults. J Proteome Res 2016; 15:499-509. [PMID: 26732810 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.5b00840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Populations around the world are aging rapidly. Age-related loss of physiological functions negatively affects quality of life. A major contributor to the frailty syndrome of aging is loss of skeletal muscle. In this study we assessed the skeletal muscle biopsy metabolome of healthy young, healthy older and frail older subjects to determine the effect of age and frailty on the metabolic signature of skeletal muscle tissue. In addition, the effects of prolonged whole-body resistance-type exercise training on the muscle metabolome of older subjects were examined. The baseline metabolome was measured in muscle biopsies collected from 30 young, 66 healthy older subjects, and 43 frail older subjects. Follow-up samples from frail older (24 samples) and healthy older subjects (38 samples) were collected after 6 months of prolonged resistance-type exercise training. Young subjects were included as a reference group. Primary differences in skeletal muscle metabolite levels between young and healthy older subjects were related to mitochondrial function, muscle fiber type, and tissue turnover. Similar differences were observed when comparing frail older subjects with healthy older subjects at baseline. Prolonged resistance-type exercise training resulted in an adaptive response of amino acid metabolism, especially reflected in branched chain amino acids and genes related to tissue remodeling. The effect of exercise training on branched-chain amino acid-derived acylcarnitines in older subjects points to a downward shift in branched-chain amino acid catabolism upon training. We observed only modest correlations between muscle and plasma metabolite levels, which pleads against the use of plasma metabolites as a direct read-out of muscle metabolism and stresses the need for direct assessment of metabolites in muscle tissue biopsies.
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- Parastoo Fazelzadeh
- Top Institute Food and Nutrition , Wageningen 6709 PA, The Netherlands.,Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics Group, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University , Wageningen 6700 EV, The Netherlands
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- Top Institute Food and Nutrition , Wageningen 6709 PA, The Netherlands.,Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics Group, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University , Wageningen 6700 EV, The Netherlands
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- Top Institute Food and Nutrition , Wageningen 6709 PA, The Netherlands.,Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics Group, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University , Wageningen 6700 EV, The Netherlands
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- Top Institute Food and Nutrition , Wageningen 6709 PA, The Netherlands.,Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics Group, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University , Wageningen 6700 EV, The Netherlands
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- Top Institute Food and Nutrition , Wageningen 6709 PA, The Netherlands.,Department of Human Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University , Maastricht 6229 ER, The Netherlands
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- Top Institute Food and Nutrition , Wageningen 6709 PA, The Netherlands.,Department of Human Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University , Maastricht 6229 ER, The Netherlands
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- Biosystems Data Analysis Group, University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam 1090 GE, The Netherlands
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- Department of Analytical Biosciences, Leiden University , Leiden 2333 CC, The Netherlands.,Netherlands Metabolomics Centre , Leiden 2333 CC, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University , Wageningen 6700 ET, The Netherlands
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia , Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Wageningen University , Wageningen 6703 HA, The Netherlands.,Netherlands Metabolomics Centre , Leiden 2333 CC, The Netherlands
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- Top Institute Food and Nutrition , Wageningen 6709 PA, The Netherlands.,Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics Group, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University , Wageningen 6700 EV, The Netherlands
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