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Hong H, Zheng J, Shi H, Zhou S, Chen Y, Li M. Indole Lactic Acid in Plasma and Urine: A Potential Biomarker for Chronic Kidney Disease and Inflammatory. J Inflamm Res 2024; 17:4105-4116. [PMID: 38948195 PMCID: PMC11214754 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s458881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024] Open
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Purpose We aimed to explore changes in plasma and urine indole lactic acid (ILA) levels and the relationship between inflammation and ILA in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients and healthy people. Patients and Methods Forty-seven CKD patients and 30 healthy individuals were included in this study. One-way ANOVA was used for variables with normal distribution and homogeneous variance. A rank-sum test was performed for non-normally distributed variables. Correlation analyses were performed using Pearson's or Spearman correlation analyses. Independent relationship between patients and CKD was analyzed using ordinal and binary logistic regressions. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used. Results Plasma and urine ILA levels were positively correlated (r = 0.51, P < 0.01). Plasma ILA was positively correlated with BMI, age, creatinine, BUN, triglycerides, and uric acid and negatively correlated with hemoglobin levels. Urine ILA levels were positively correlated with age, creatinine, BUN, and uric acid and negatively correlated with hemoglobin and albumin levels. Ordered logistic regression analysis showed that CKD was significantly correlated with plasma ILA (OR=4.49, P < 0.01), urinary ILA (OR=2.14,P < 0.01), urea levels (OR=1.43, P < 0.01) and hemoglobin levels (OR=0.95, P < 0.01) were significantly related. ROC curves indicated that plasma and urinary ILA were reliable predictors of CKD. CKD was correlated with plasma, urine ILA (OR=5.92, P < 0.01; OR=2.79, P < 0.01) and Hs-CRP (OR=2.45, P < 0.01). Conclusion Plasma and urine ILA can potentially be used as biomarkers of CKD and inflammatory status.
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- Hao Hong
- Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory Nephrology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory Nephrology, the First People’s Hospital of Kunshan, Soochow, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, People’s Republic of China
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Li R, Lian R, Siriwardena HT, Jiang J, Yang M. Nexus Between Sarcopenia and Microbiome Research: A Bibliometric Exploration. J Multidiscip Healthc 2024; 17:3011-3025. [PMID: 38948393 PMCID: PMC11213534 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s469747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024] Open
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Despite over 30 years of microbiome and skeletal muscle research, no quantitative analysis of sarcopenia and the microbiome literature had been conducted. Our bibliometric study examined research status, hotspots, and future trends. We utilized bibliometric techniques to search the Science Citation Index Extended Database on February 27, 2023, using the Bibliometrix package in R to create a map displaying scientific production and subject categories. Collaborative network maps between countries/regions were visualized using Scimago Graphica, while VOSviewer explored collaboration modes among individuals and institutions. We analyzed the top 25 emerging keywords, top co-occurring keyword networks, and co-occurring keyword clusters using CiteSpace. A total of 997 articles were retrieved for sarcopenia and microbiome, of which 633 papers were analyzed. Both the number of publications and total citation frequency had been continuously increasing. The United States had the highest total citation frequency, while China had the highest number of publications. Research on the impact of the microbiome on sarcopenia was in its nascent stage and spans multiple disciplines, including nutrition, microbiology, geriatrics, immunology, endocrinology and metabolism, molecular biology, and sports medicine. The University of Copenhagen contributed the most to the number of publications (n=16), with Tibbett M (n=7) and Hulver MW (n=7) among the top authors. The most published journal was "Nutrients" (n=24). Analysis of keywords and clusters revealed new research hotspots in microbes and sarcopenia, such as malnutrition, dietary fiber, signaling pathways, frailty, and intestinal permeability. Research on the impact of the microbiome on sarcopenia is in its infancy and spans multiple disciplines. Malnutrition, dietary fiber, signaling pathways, frailty, and intestinal microbes are currently research hotspots. Furthermore, the visual atlas analysis of research on microbes and sarcopenia helps to track the knowledge structure in research fields related to sarcopenia and microbes, providing direction for future research.
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- Runjie Li
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Geriatrics, Ya ‘an People’s Hospital, Ya ‘an, People’s Republic of China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Center of Gerontology and Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Rehabilitation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Center of Gerontology and Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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Chen Y, Wu J. Aging-Related Sarcopenia: Metabolic Characteristics and Therapeutic Strategies. Aging Dis 2024:AD.2024.0407. [PMID: 38739945 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2024.0407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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The proportion of the elderly population is gradually increasing as a result of medical care advances, leading to a subsequent surge in geriatric diseases that significantly impact quality of life and pose a substantial healthcare burden. Sarcopenia, characterized by age-related decline in skeletal muscle mass and quality, affects a considerable portion of older adults, particularly the elderly, and can result in adverse outcomes such as frailty, fractures, bedridden, hospitalization, and even mortality. Skeletal muscle aging is accompanied by underlying metabolic changes. Therefore, elucidating these metabolic profiles and specific mechanisms holds promise for informing prevention and treatment strategies for sarcopenia. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the key metabolites identified in current clinical studies on sarcopenia and their potential pathophysiological alterations in metabolic activity. Besides, we examine potential therapeutic strategies for sarcopenia from a perspective focused on metabolic regulation.
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Ortiz SR, Field MS. Sucrose Intake Elevates Erythritol in Plasma and Urine in Male Mice. J Nutr 2023; 153:1889-1902. [PMID: 37245661 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Elevated serum erythritol concentration is a predictive biomarker of diabetes and cardiovascular incidence and complications. Erythritol is synthesized endogenously from glucose, but little is known regarding the origin of elevated circulating erythritol in vivo. OBJECTIVES In vitro evidence indicates that intracellular erythritol is elevated by high-glucose cell culture conditions and that final step of erythritol synthesis is catalyzed by the enzymes sorbitol dehydrogenase (SORD) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) 1. The purpose of this study was to determine whether dietary intake and/or diet-induced obesity affect erythritol synthesis in mice and whether this relationship is modified by the loss of the enzymes SORD or ADH1. METHODS First, 8-wk-old male Sord+/+, Sord-/-, Adh1+/+, and Adh1-/- mice were fed either low-fat diet (LFD) with 10% fat-derived calories or diet-induced obesity high-fat diet (HFD) with 60% fat-derived calories for 8 wk. Plasma and tissue erythritol concentrations were measured using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Second, male wild-type 8-wk-old C57BL/6J mice were fed LFD or HFD with plain drinking water or 30% sucrose water for 8 wk. Blood glucose and plasma and urinary erythritol concentrations were measured in nonfasted and fasted samples. Tissue erythritol was measured after killing. Finally, male Sord+/+ and Sord-/- mice were fed LFD with 30% sucrose water for 2 wk; then, nonfasted plasma, urine, and tissue erythritol concentrations were quantified. RESULTS Plasma and tissue erythritol concentrations were not affected by loss of Sord or Adh1 in mice fed LFD or HFD. In wild-type mice, consumption of 30% sucrose water significantly elevated plasma and urinary erythritol concentrations on both LFD-fed and HFD-fed mice compared with that of plain water. Sord genotype did not affect plasma or urinary erythritol concentration in response to sucrose feeding, but Sord-/- mice had reduced kidney erythritol content compared with wild-type littermates in response to sucrose. CONCLUSIONS Sucrose intake, not HFD, elevates erythritol synthesis and excretion in mice. Loss of ADH1 or SORD does not significantly affect erythritol concentration in mice.
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- Semira R Ortiz
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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Older Women Who Practiced Physical Exercises before the COVID-19 Pandemic Present Metabolic Alterations and Worsened Functional Physical Capacity after One Year of Social Isolation. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10091736. [PMID: 36141348 PMCID: PMC9498301 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10091736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: Because the consequences of the lifestyle changes in older adults associated with the social isolation imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are not fully understood, here, we investigated the effects of one year of social isolation imposed by COVID-19 on the metabolic parameters and functional physical capacity of older women who regularly practiced physical exercises before the pandemic. Methods: Systemic lipid and protein profiles, estimated creatinine clearance (ECC), and functional physical capacity (FPC) were assessed before (January-February 2020) and 12 months after social isolation in 30 older women (mean age 73.77 ± 6.22) who were engaged in a combined-exercise training program for at least 3 years before the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: In this group, we observed increased plasma levels of triglycerides and creatinine, an increase in the time necessary to perform gait speed and time-up-and-go tests, and reduced muscle strength assessed by the handgrip test and ECC post-COVID-19 pandemic relative to values recorded pre-pandemic. In addition, we observed significant correlations (both negative and positive) between anthropometric, some metabolic parameters, and physical tests. Conclusion: One year of interruption of physical exercise practice imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered some systemic metabolic parameters and worsened ECC and FPC in older women.
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Taivassalo T, Hepple RT. Integrating Mechanisms of Exacerbated Atrophy and Other Adverse Skeletal Muscle Impact in COPD. Front Physiol 2022; 13:861617. [PMID: 35721564 PMCID: PMC9203961 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.861617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The normal decline in skeletal muscle mass that occurs with aging is exacerbated in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and contributes to poor health outcomes, including a greater risk of death. There has been controversy about the causes of this exacerbated muscle atrophy, with considerable debate about the degree to which it reflects the very sedentary nature of COPD patients vs. being precipitated by various aspects of the COPD pathophysiology and its most frequent proximate cause, long-term smoking. Consistent with the latter view, recent evidence suggests that exacerbated aging muscle loss with COPD is likely initiated by decades of smoking-induced stress on the neuromuscular junction that predisposes patients to premature failure of muscle reinnervation capacity, accompanied by various alterations in mitochondrial function. Superimposed upon this are various aspects of COPD pathophysiology, such as hypercapnia, hypoxia, and inflammation, that can also contribute to muscle atrophy. This review will summarize the available knowledge concerning the mechanisms contributing to exacerbated aging muscle affect in COPD, consider the potential role of comorbidities using the specific example of chronic kidney disease, and identify emerging molecular mechanisms of muscle impairment, including mitochondrial permeability transition as a mechanism of muscle atrophy, and chronic activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in driving COPD muscle pathophysiology.
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- Tanja Taivassalo
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- *Correspondence: Russell T. Hepple,
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Chen N, Han T, Liu H, Cao J, Liu W, Zuo D, Zhang T, Lan X, Jin X, Weng Y, Hu Y. Muscle Fat Content Is Strongly Associated With Hyperuricemia: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chinese Adults. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:935445. [PMID: 35837298 PMCID: PMC9275559 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.935445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Studies have indicated that the skeletal muscle mass and strength was related to serum uric acid (UA), but there is a lack of research on the association of skeletal muscle fat content with UA. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the correlation of skeletal muscle fat index (SMFI) and hyperuricemia (HUA) in Chinese adults. 500 subjects (306 men and 194 women) were included in the study. The participants were divided into four groups according to SMFI quartiles. Pearson's correlations between SMFI and metabolic variables were calculated. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the association between the quartiles of SMFI and risk of hyperuricemia. UA showed a positive association with SMFI after adjusted for BMI, age and gender. A significant association between the SMFI and risk of HUA was found, the OR for HUA was 2.79 (95% CI 1.18-6.59, p<0.05) in Q2, 2.41(95% CI 1.00-5.81, p<0.05) in Q3, and 2.63 (95% CI 1.03-6.72, p<0.05) in Q4, after adjusted for BMI. In conclusion, the SMFI was significantly associated with the level of serum UA, and the higher SMFI may indicate a higher risk of HUA, independent of BMI.
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Begou O, Pavlaki A, Deda O, Bollenbach A, Drabert K, Gika H, Farmaki E, Dotis J, Printza N, Theodoridis G, Tsikas D. Diminished Systemic Amino Acids Metabolome and Lipid Peroxidation in Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction (UPJO) Infants Requiring Surgery. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10071467. [PMID: 33918213 PMCID: PMC8038180 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10071467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Congenital anomalies of the urinary tract, and particularly of obstructive nephropathy such as ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) in infants, can later lead to chronic kidney disease and hypertension. Fundamental questions regarding underlying mechanisms remain unanswered. The aim of the present study was to quantitate the systemic amino acids metabolome in 21 UPJO infants requiring surgery (Group A) and 21 UPJO infants under conservative treatment (Group B). Nineteen healthy age-matched infants served as controls (Group C). Serum amino acids involved in several pathways and representative metabolites, including the L-arginine-derived nitric oxide (NO) metabolites nitrite and nitrate and the lipid peroxidation biomarker malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) methods using their stable-isotope labeled analogs as internal standards after derivatization to their methyl esters N-pentafluoropropionic amides (amino acids) and to their pentafluorobenzyl derivatives (nitrite, nitrate, MDA). The concentrations of the majority of the biomarkers were found to be lower in Group A compared to Group B. Statistical analysis revealed clear differentiation between the examined study groups. Univariate statistical analysis highlighted serum homoarginine (q = 0.006), asymmetric dimethylarginine (q = 0.05) and malondialdehyde (q = 0.022) as potential biomarkers for UPJO infants requiring surgery. Group A also differed from Group B with respect to the diameter of the preoperative anterior–posterior renal pelvis (AP) as well as regarding the number and extent of inverse correlations between AP and the serum concentrations of the biomarkers. In Group A, but not in Group B, the AP diameter strongly correlated with hydroxy-proline (r = −0.746, p = 0.0002) and MDA (r = −0.754, p = 0.002). Our results indicate a diminished amino acids metabolome in the serum of UPJO infants requiring surgery comparing to a conservative group.
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- Olga Begou
- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
- Biomic_AUTh, Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI-AUTH), Balkan Center, B1.4, 10th km Thessaloniki-Thermi Rd, P.O. Box 8318, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece; (O.D.); (H.G.)
- Core Unit Proteomics, Hannover Medical School, Institute of Toxicology, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany; (A.B.); (K.D.); (D.T.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +30-2310-990596
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- Paediatric Nephrology Unit, First Department of Paediatrics, Hippokratio Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.P.); (J.D.); (N.P.)
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- Biomic_AUTh, Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI-AUTH), Balkan Center, B1.4, 10th km Thessaloniki-Thermi Rd, P.O. Box 8318, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece; (O.D.); (H.G.)
- Laboratory of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Core Unit Proteomics, Hannover Medical School, Institute of Toxicology, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany; (A.B.); (K.D.); (D.T.)
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- Core Unit Proteomics, Hannover Medical School, Institute of Toxicology, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany; (A.B.); (K.D.); (D.T.)
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- Biomic_AUTh, Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI-AUTH), Balkan Center, B1.4, 10th km Thessaloniki-Thermi Rd, P.O. Box 8318, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece; (O.D.); (H.G.)
- Laboratory of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Paediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Referral Center, First Department of Paediatrics, Hippokratio Hospital, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Paediatric Nephrology Unit, First Department of Paediatrics, Hippokratio Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.P.); (J.D.); (N.P.)
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- Paediatric Nephrology Unit, First Department of Paediatrics, Hippokratio Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.P.); (J.D.); (N.P.)
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
- Biomic_AUTh, Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI-AUTH), Balkan Center, B1.4, 10th km Thessaloniki-Thermi Rd, P.O. Box 8318, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece; (O.D.); (H.G.)
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- Core Unit Proteomics, Hannover Medical School, Institute of Toxicology, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany; (A.B.); (K.D.); (D.T.)
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Effects of Aging, Long-Term and Lifelong Exercise on the Urinary Metabolic Footprint of Rats. Metabolites 2020; 10:metabo10120481. [PMID: 33255518 PMCID: PMC7760742 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10120481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Life expectancy has risen in the past decades, resulting in an increase in the number of aged individuals. Exercise remains one of the most cost-effective treatments against disease and the physical consequences of aging. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of aging, long-term and lifelong exercise on the rat urinary metabolome. Thirty-six male Wistar rats were divided into four equal groups: exercise from 3 to 12 months of age (A), lifelong exercise from 3 to 21 months of age (B), no exercise (C), and exercise from 12 to 21 months of age (D). Exercise consisted in swimming for 20 min/day, 5 days/week. Urine samples collection was performed at 3, 12 and 21 months of life and their analysis was conducted by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Multivariate analysis of the metabolite data did not show any discrimination between groups at any of the three aforementioned ages. However, multivariate analysis discriminated the three ages clearly when the groups were treated as one. Univariate analysis showed that training increased the levels of urinary amino acids and possibly protected against sarcopenia, as evidenced by the higher levels of creatine in the exercising groups. Aging was accompanied by decreased levels of urinary amino acids and signs of increased glycolysis. Concluding, both aging and, to a lesser degree, exercise affected the rat urinary metabolome, including metabolites related to energy metabolism, with exercise showing a potential to mitigate the consequences of aging.
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Cheng Y, Li Y, Benkowitz P, Lamina C, Köttgen A, Sekula P. The relationship between blood metabolites of the tryptophan pathway and kidney function: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis. Sci Rep 2020; 10:12675. [PMID: 32728058 PMCID: PMC7391729 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69559-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Blood metabolites of the tryptophan pathway were found to be associated with kidney function and disease in observational studies. In order to evaluate causal relationship and direction, we designed a study using a bidirectional Mendelian randomization approach. The analyses were based on published summary statistics with study sizes ranging from 1,960 to 133,413. After correction for multiple testing, results provided no evidence of an effect of metabolites of the tryptophan pathway on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Conversely, lower eGFR was related to higher levels of four metabolites: C-glycosyltryptophan (effect estimate = − 0.16, 95% confidence interval [CI] (− 0.22; − 0.1); p = 9.2e−08), kynurenine (effect estimate = − 0.18, 95% CI (− 0.25; − 0.11); p = 1.1e−06), 3-indoxyl sulfate (effect estimate = − 0.25, 95% CI (− 0.4; − 0.11); p = 6.3e−04) and indole-3-lactate (effect estimate = − 0.26, 95% CI (− 0.38; − 0.13); p = 5.4e−05). Our study supports that lower eGFR causes higher blood metabolite levels of the tryptophan pathway including kynurenine, C-glycosyltryptophan, 3-indoxyl sulfate, and indole-3-lactate. These findings aid the notion that metabolites of the tryptophan pathway are a consequence rather than a cause of reduced eGFR. Further research is needed to specifically examine relationships with respect to chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression among patients with existing CKD.
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- Yurong Cheng
- Department of Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical Bioinformatics, Institute of Genetic Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 49, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.,Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical Bioinformatics, Institute of Genetic Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 49, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical Bioinformatics, Institute of Genetic Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 49, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Genetics and Pharmacology, Institute of Genetic Epidemiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical Bioinformatics, Institute of Genetic Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 49, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical Bioinformatics, Institute of Genetic Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 49, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
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Nierenberg JL, He J, Li C, Gu X, Shi M, Razavi AC, Mi X, Li S, Bazzano LA, Anderson AH, He H, Chen W, Guralnik JM, Kinchen JM, Kelly TN. Serum metabolites associate with physical performance among middle-aged adults: Evidence from the Bogalusa Heart Study. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:11914-11941. [PMID: 32482911 PMCID: PMC7343486 DOI: 10.18632/aging.103362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Age-related declines in physical performance predict cognitive impairment, disability, chronic disease exacerbation, and mortality. We conducted a metabolome-wide association study of physical performance among Bogalusa Heart Study participants. Bonferroni corrected multivariate-adjusted linear regression was employed to examine cross-sectional associations between single metabolites and baseline gait speed (N=1,227) and grip strength (N=1,164). In a sub-sample of participants with repeated assessments of gait speed (N=282) and grip strength (N=201), significant metabolites from the cross-sectional analyses were tested for association with change in physical performance over 2.9 years of follow-up. Thirty-five and seven metabolites associated with baseline gait speed and grip strength respectively, including six metabolites that associated with both phenotypes. Three metabolites associated with preservation or improvement in gait speed over follow-up, including: sphingomyelin (40:2) (P=2.6×10-4) and behenoyl sphingomyelin (d18:1/22:0) and ergothioneine (both P<0.05). Seven metabolites associated with declines in gait speed, including: 1-carboxyethylphenylalanine (P=8.8×10-5), and N-acetylaspartate, N-formylmethionine, S-adenosylhomocysteine, N-acetylneuraminate, N2,N2-dimethylguanosine, and gamma-glutamylphenylalanine (all P<0.05). Two metabolite modules reflecting sphingolipid and bile acid metabolism associated with physical performance (minimum P=7.6×10-4). These results add to the accumulating evidence suggesting an important role of the human metabolome in physical performance and specifically implicate lipid, nucleotide, and amino acid metabolism in early physical performance decline.
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- Jovia L Nierenberg
- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.,Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA 30606, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.,Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Children's Minnesota Research Institute, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, MN 55404, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Division of Gerontology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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Leung RY, Li GH, Cheung BM, Tan KC, Kung AW, Cheung CL. Serum metabolomic profiling and its association with 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Clin Nutr 2020; 39:1179-1187. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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De Spiegeleer A, Elewaut D, Van Den Noortgate N, Janssens Y, Debunne N, Van Langenhove S, Govindarajan S, De Spiegeleer B, Wynendaele E. Quorum sensing molecules as a novel microbial factor impacting muscle cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2020; 1866:165646. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2019.165646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Barger K, Langsetmo L, Orwoll ES, Lustgarten MS. Investigation of the Diet-Gut-Muscle Axis in the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study. J Nutr Health Aging 2020; 24:445-452. [PMID: 32242213 PMCID: PMC7524010 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-020-1344-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the association between dietary fiber density (grams of fiber consumed per 100 kcal) with the gut-muscle axis in older adult men. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) cohort participants at Visit 4 (2014-16). PARTICIPANTS Older adult men (average age, 85y) from the MrOS study. MEASUREMENTS Men who were in the highest tertiles for dietary fiber density and the percentage of whole body lean mass were defined as T3T3 (n=42), whereas men who were in the lowest and intermediate tertiles for these variables were defined as T1T1 (n=32), T1T3 (n=24), and T3T1 (n=13), respectively. Additionally, measures of physical function, including the short physical performance battery (SPPB) score and grip strength were higher in T3T3 when compared with T1T1. Gut bacterial abundance was quantified with use of 16S v4 rRNA sequencing, and the bacterial functional potential was derived from the 16S data with PICRUSt. Chao1, ACE, Shannon, Simpson, and Fisher indices were used as measures of α-diversity. Weighted and unweighted Unifrac, and Bray-Curtis were used as measures of β-diversity. Age, physical activity score, smoking, and number of medications-adjusted DESeq2 models were used to identify bacteria and functions that were different when comparing T3T3 with T1T1, but that were not also different when comparing T3T3 with T1T3 or T3T1. RESULTS α-diversity was not different, but significant differences for β-diversity (unweighted UniFrac, Bray-Curtis) were identified when comparing T3T3 with T1T1. Known butyrate-producing bacteria, including Ruminococcus, Lachnospira, and Clostridia, and gene counts for butyrate production (KEGG IDs: K01034, K01035) were higher in T3T3, when compared with T1T1. CONCLUSION These data suggest that a high-fiber diet may positively impact butyrate-producing genera and gene counts, which collectively may be involved in mechanisms related to the percentage of whole body lean mass and physical functioning in older adult men. Future studies aimed at testing the causative role of this hypothesis are of interest.
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- K Barger
- Michael S. Lustgarten, Ph.D. Nutrition, Exercise Physiology and Sarcopenia Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA, Phone: (617) 556-3019, Fax: (617) 556-3083,
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Iwahashi N, Inai Y, Minakata S, Sakurai S, Manabe S, Ito Y, Ino K, Ihara Y. C-Mannosyl tryptophan increases in the plasma of patients with ovarian cancer. Oncol Lett 2019; 19:908-916. [PMID: 31885719 PMCID: PMC6924205 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2019.11161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer survival is poor, in part, because there are no specific biomarkers for early diagnosis. C-Mannosyl tryptophan (CMW) is a structurally unique glycosylated amino acid recently identified as a novel biomarker of renal dysfunction. The present study investigated whether blood CMW is altered in patients with ovarian cancer and whether differences in blood CMW can distinguish benign from malignant ovarian tumors. Plasma samples were obtained from 49 patients with malignant, borderline or benign ovarian tumors as well as from seven age-matched healthy women. CMW was identified and quantified in these samples using ultra-performance liquid chromatography with fluorometry. Plasma CMW was significantly higher in the malignant tumor group than in the borderline and benign tumor groups, and higher in the combined tumor group (malignant, borderline or benign) compared with healthy controls. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of plasma CMW distinguished malignant tumors from borderline/benign tumors [area under the curve (AUC)=0.905]. Discrimination performance was greater than that of cancer antigen (CA) 125 (AUC=0.835), and CMW + CA125 combined achieved even greater discrimination (AUC=0.913, 81.8% sensitivity, 87.5% specificity, 93.1% positive predictive value and 70.0% negative predictive value). Plasma CMW differentiates malignant ovarian cancer from borderline or benign ovarian tumors with high accuracy, and performance is further improved by combined CMW and CA125 measurement.
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- Naoyuki Iwahashi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan
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- Synthetic Cellular Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Synthetic Cellular Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan
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The Kidney-Gut-Muscle Axis in End-Stage Renal Disease is Similarly Represented in Older Adults. Nutrients 2019; 12:nu12010106. [PMID: 31905970 PMCID: PMC7019845 DOI: 10.3390/nu12010106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Decreased renal function, elevated circulating levels of urea, intestinal levels of urea-degrading bacteria, and gut-derived uremic metabolites are present in end-stage renal disease (ESRD), a cohort that has reduced muscle mass and physical function, and poor muscle composition. This phenotype, defined as the kidney–gut–muscle axis, is similarly represented in older adults that do not have ESRD. The purpose of this short communication is to illuminate these findings, and to propose a strategy that can positively impact the kidney–gut–muscle axis. For example, dietary fiber is fermented by intestinal bacteria, thereby producing the short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) acetate, propionate, and butyrate, which affect each component of the kidney–gut–muscle axis. Accordingly, a high-fiber diet may be an important approach for improving the kidney–gut–muscle axis in ESRD and in older adults that do not have ESRD.
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Kynurenine signaling through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor: Implications for aging and healthspan. Exp Gerontol 2019; 130:110797. [PMID: 31786316 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.110797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The tryptophan metabolite kynurenine increases with aging and inflammation, and appears to contribute directly to the development and progression of several age-related conditions. Kynurenine is now known to signal through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (Ahr) to modulate levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The Ahr promoter region contains several sites for NF-kB binding, indicating that inflammation is a key factor modulating Ahr expression. Furthermore, kynurenine activation of Ahr is observed to stimulate expression of the enzyme IDO1, which generates kynurenine by degrading tryptophan, representing a positive feedback loop that may link inflammation with ROS production. On the other hand, the antioxidant system-inducing transcription factor Nrf2 can be stimulated by Ahr, and Nrf2 can itself activate Ahr expression. The balance between pro- and antioxidant functions of Ahr mediated by kynurenine may therefore regulate healthy versus unhealthy aging in different tissues and organ systems. Potential therapeutic approaches to target this pathway include exercise to alter kynurenine production or molecules such as metformin or resveratrol that may suppress Ahr activity.
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Fielding RA, Reeves AR, Jasuja R, Liu C, Barrett BB, Lustgarten MS. Muscle strength is increased in mice that are colonized with microbiota from high-functioning older adults. Exp Gerontol 2019; 127:110722. [PMID: 31493521 PMCID: PMC6823114 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.110722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Evidence in support of a gut-muscle axis has been reported in rodents, but studies in older adult humans are limited. Accordingly, the primary goals of the present study were to compare gut microbiome composition in older adults that differed in terms of the percentage of whole body lean mass and physical functioning (high-functioning, HF, n = 18; low-functioning, LF, n = 11), and to evaluate the causative role of the gut microbiome on these variables by transferring fecal samples from older adults into germ-free mice. Family-level Prevotellaceae, genus-level Prevotella and Barnesiella, and the bacterial species Barnesiella intestinihominis were higher in HF older adults at the initial study visit, at a 1-month follow-up visit, in HF human fecal donors, and in HF-colonized mice, when compared with their LF counterparts. Grip strength was significantly increased by 6.4% in HF-, when compared with LF-colonized mice. In contrast, despite significant differences for the percentage of whole body lean mass and physical functioning when comparing the human fecal donors, the percentage of whole body lean mass and treadmill endurance capacity were not different when comparing human microbiome-containing mice. In sum, these data suggest a role for gut bacteria on the maintenance of muscle strength, but argue against a role for gut bacteria on the maintenance of the percentage of whole body lean mass or endurance capacity, findings that collectively add to elucidation of the gut-muscle axis in older adults.
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- Roger A Fielding
- Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, and Sarcopenia Laboratory, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Obesity Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center (HNRCA), Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Research Program in Men's Health: Aging and Metabolism, Boston Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, and Sarcopenia Laboratory, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, and Sarcopenia Laboratory, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, and Sarcopenia Laboratory, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.
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De Spiegeleer A, Elewaut D, Van Den Noortgate N, Janssens Y, Debunne N, Van Langenhove S, Govindarajan S, De Spiegeleer B, Wynendaele E. WITHDRAWN: This article has been withdrawn. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2019:165585. [PMID: 31678164 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2019.165585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author for administrative reasons. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal.
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- Anton De Spiegeleer
- Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University Hospital, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Drug Quality and Registration (DruQuaR) group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Unit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB-Center for Inflammation Research, Technologiepark 71, 9052, Zwijnaarde, Ghent, Belgium
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- Unit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB-Center for Inflammation Research, Technologiepark 71, 9052, Zwijnaarde, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University Hospital, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University Hospital, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Drug Quality and Registration (DruQuaR) group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Drug Quality and Registration (DruQuaR) group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Drug Quality and Registration (DruQuaR) group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Unit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB-Center for Inflammation Research, Technologiepark 71, 9052, Zwijnaarde, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University Hospital, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Drug Quality and Registration (DruQuaR) group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Drug Quality and Registration (DruQuaR) group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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