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Schipper MC, Blaauwendraad SM, Koletzko B, Oei EHG, Jaddoe VWV, Gaillard R. Associations of childhood BMI, general and visceral fat mass with metabolite profiles at school-age. Int J Obes (Lond) 2024; 48:1307-1317. [PMID: 38851839 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-024-01558-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Childhood obesity increases metabolic disease risk. Underlying mechanisms remain unknown. We examined associations of body mass index (BMI), total body fat mass, and visceral fat mass with serum metabolites at school-age, and explored whether identified metabolites improved the identification of children at risk of a metabolically unhealthy phenotype. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional analysis among 497 children with a mean age of 9.8 (95% range 9.1, 10.6) years, participating in a population-based cohort study. We measured BMI, total body fat mass using DXA, and visceral fat mass using MRI. Serum concentrations of amino-acids, non-esterified-fatty-acids, phospholipids, and carnitines were determined using LC-MS/MS. Children were categorized as metabolically healthy or metabolically unhealthy, according to BMI, blood pressure, lipids, glucose, and insulin levels. RESULTS Higher BMI and total body fat mass were associated with altered concentrations of branched-chain amino-acids, essential amino-acids, and free carnitines. Higher BMI was also associated with higher concentrations of aromatic amino-acids and alkyl-lysophosphatidylcholines (FDR-corrected p-values < 0.05). The strongest associations were present for Lyso.PC.a.C14.0 and SM.a.C32.2 (FDR-corrected p-values < 0.01). Higher visceral fat mass was only associated with higher concentrations of 6 individual metabolites, particularly Lyso.PC.a.C14.0, PC.aa.C32.1, and SM.a.C32.2. We selected 15 metabolites that improved the prediction of a metabolically unhealthy phenotype, compared to BMI only (AUC: BMI: 0.59 [95% CI 0.47,0.71], BMI + Metabolites: 0.91 [95% CI 0.85,0.97]). CONCLUSIONS An adverse childhood body fat profile, characterized by higher BMI and total body fat mass, is associated with metabolic alterations, particularly in amino acids, phospholipids, and carnitines. Fewer associations were present for visceral fat mass. We identified a metabolite profile that improved the identification of impaired cardiometabolic health in children, compared to BMI only.
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- Mireille C Schipper
- The Generation R Study Group Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- LMU - Ludwig Maximilians Universität Munich, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU University Hospitals, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Wong G, Narasimhan K, Cheong WF, Ng S, Aris IM, Loy SL, Bendt AK, Tan KH, Yap FKP, Shek LP, Chong YS, Gluckman PD, Godfrey KM, Lee YS, Wenk MR, Karnani N, Chan SY. Umbilical Cord Plasma Lysophospholipids and Triacylglycerols Associated with Birthweight Percentiles. Nutrients 2024; 16:274. [PMID: 38257167 PMCID: PMC10820643 DOI: 10.3390/nu16020274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Dysregulated transplacental lipid transfer and fetal-placental lipid metabolism affect birthweight, as does maternal hyperglycemia. As the mechanisms are unclear, we aimed to identify the lipids in umbilical cord plasma that were most associated with birthweight. Seventy-five Chinese women with singleton pregnancies recruited into the GUSTO mother-offspring cohort were selected from across the glycemic range based on a mid-gestation 75 g oral glucose tolerance test, excluding pre-existing diabetes. Cord plasma samples collected at term delivery were analyzed using targeted liquid-chromatography tandem mass-spectrometry to determine the concentrations of 404 lipid species across 17 lipid classes. The birthweights were standardized for sex and gestational age by local references, and regression analyses were adjusted for the maternal age, BMI, parity, mode of delivery, insulin treatment, and fasting/2 h glucose, with a false discovery-corrected p < 0.05 considered significant. Ten lysophosphatidylcholines (LPCs) and two lysophosphatidylethanolamines were positively associated with the birthweight percentiles, while twenty-four triacylglycerols were negatively associated with the birthweight percentiles. The topmost associated lipid was LPC 20:2 [21.28 (95%CI 12.70, 29.87) percentile increase in the standardized birthweight with each SD-unit increase in log10-transformed concentration]. Within these same regression models, maternal glycemia did not significantly associate with the birthweight percentiles. Specific fetal circulating lysophospholipids and triacylglycerols associate with birthweight independently of maternal glycemia, but a causal relationship remains to be established.
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- Gerard Wong
- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), A*STAR, Singapore 117609, Singapore (K.N.); (P.D.G.); (N.K.)
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), A*STAR, Singapore 117609, Singapore (K.N.); (P.D.G.); (N.K.)
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- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117593, Singapore; (W.F.C.); (A.K.B.); (M.R.W.)
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), A*STAR, Singapore 117609, Singapore (K.N.); (P.D.G.); (N.K.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore 117593, Singapore; (S.N.); (Y.S.C.)
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- Division of Chronic Disease Research across the Lifecourse, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA;
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- KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), Singapore 229899, Singapore; (S.L.L.); (K.H.T.); (F.K.P.Y.)
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- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117593, Singapore; (W.F.C.); (A.K.B.); (M.R.W.)
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- KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), Singapore 229899, Singapore; (S.L.L.); (K.H.T.); (F.K.P.Y.)
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- KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), Singapore 229899, Singapore; (S.L.L.); (K.H.T.); (F.K.P.Y.)
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), A*STAR, Singapore 117609, Singapore (K.N.); (P.D.G.); (N.K.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore; (L.P.S.); (Y.S.L.)
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), A*STAR, Singapore 117609, Singapore (K.N.); (P.D.G.); (N.K.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore 117593, Singapore; (S.N.); (Y.S.C.)
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), A*STAR, Singapore 117609, Singapore (K.N.); (P.D.G.); (N.K.)
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), A*STAR, Singapore 117609, Singapore (K.N.); (P.D.G.); (N.K.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore; (L.P.S.); (Y.S.L.)
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- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117593, Singapore; (W.F.C.); (A.K.B.); (M.R.W.)
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), A*STAR, Singapore 117609, Singapore (K.N.); (P.D.G.); (N.K.)
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), A*STAR, Singapore 117609, Singapore (K.N.); (P.D.G.); (N.K.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore 117593, Singapore; (S.N.); (Y.S.C.)
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Saadat N, Ciarelli J, Pallas B, Padmanabhan V, Vyas AK. Sex-Specific Perturbation of Systemic Lipidomic Profile in Newborn Lambs Impacted by Prenatal Testosterone Excess. Endocrinology 2023; 165:bqad187. [PMID: 38060679 PMCID: PMC10750263 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqad187] [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] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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Gestational hyperandrogenism adversely impacts offspring health. Using an ovine model, we found that prenatal testosterone (T) excess adversely affects growth and cardiometabolic outcomes in female offspring and produces sex-specific effects on fetal myocardium. Since lipids are essential to cardiometabolic function, we hypothesized that prenatal T excess leads to sex-specific disruptions in lipid metabolism at birth. Shotgun lipidomics was performed on the plasma samples collected 48 hours after birth from female (F) and male (M) lambs of control (C) and (T) sheep (CF = 4, TF = 7, CM = 5, TM = 10) and data were analyzed by univariate analysis, multivariate dimensionality reduction modeling followed by functional enrichment, and pathway analyses. Biosynthesis of phosphatidylserine was the major pathway responsible for sex differences in controls. Unsupervised and supervised models showed separation between C and T in both sexes with glycerophospholipids and glycerolipids classes being responsible for the sex differences between C and T. T excess increased cholesterol in females while decreasing phosphatidylcholine levels in male lambs. Specifically, T excess: 1) suppressed the phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEMT) phosphatidylcholine synthesis pathway overall and in TM lambs as opposed to suppression of carnitine levels overall and TF lambs; and 2) activated biosynthesis of ether-linked (O-)phosphatidylethanolamine and O-phosphatidylcholine from O-diacylglycerol overall and in TF lambs. Higher cholesterol levels could underlie adverse cardiometabolic outcomes in TF lambs, whereas suppressed PEMT pathway in TM lambs could lead to endoplasmic reticulum stress and defective lipid transport. These novel findings point to sex-specific effects of prenatal T excess on lipid metabolism in newborn lambs, a precocial ovine model of translational relevance.
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- Nadia Saadat
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Unit Lab Animal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Ho SY, Yuliana ME, Chou HC, Chen CM. Intrauterine growth restriction alters kidney metabolism at the end of nephrogenesis. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2023; 20:50. [PMID: 37990266 PMCID: PMC10664663 DOI: 10.1186/s12986-023-00769-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study investigated the effect of uteroplacental insufficiency (UPI) on renal development by detecting metabolic alterations in the kidneys of rats with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). METHODS On gestational day 17, pregnant Sprague Dawley rats were selected and allocated randomly to either the IUGR group or the control group. The IUGR group received a protocol involving the closure of bilateral uterine vessels, while the control group underwent a sham surgery. The rat pups were delivered on gestational day 22 by natural means. Pups were randomly recruited from both the control and IUGR groups on the seventh day after birth. The kidneys were surgically removed to conduct Western blot and metabolomic analyses. RESULTS IUGR was produced by UPI, as evidenced by the significantly lower body weights of the pups with IUGR compared to the control pups on postnatal day 7. UPI significantly increased the levels of cleaved caspase-3 (p < 0.05) and BAX/Bcl-2 (p < 0.01) in the pups with IUGR. Ten metabolites exhibited statistically significant differences between the groups (q < 0.05). Metabolic pathway enrichment analysis demonstrated statistically significant variations between the groups in the metabolism related to fructose and mannose, amino and nucleotide sugars, and inositol phosphate. CONCLUSIONS UPI alters kidney metabolism in growth-restricted newborn rats and induces renal apoptosis. The results of our study have the potential to provide new insights into biomarkers and metabolic pathways that are involved in the kidney changes generated by IUGR.
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- Sheng-Yuan Ho
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- International Ph.D. Program in Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Faculty of Medicine, Christian University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- International Ph.D. Program in Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Kaupper CS, Blaauwendraad SM, Cecil CAM, Mulder RH, Gaillard R, Goncalves R, Borggraefe I, Koletzko B, Jaddoe VWV. Cord Blood Metabolite Profiles and Their Association with Autistic Traits in Childhood. Metabolites 2023; 13:1140. [PMID: 37999236 PMCID: PMC10672851 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13111140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a diverse neurodevelopmental condition. Gene-environmental interactions in early stages of life might alter metabolic pathways, possibly contributing to ASD pathophysiology. Metabolomics may serve as a tool to identify underlying metabolic mechanisms contributing to ASD phenotype and could help to unravel its complex etiology. In a population-based, prospective cohort study among 783 mother-child pairs, cord blood serum concentrations of amino acids, non-esterified fatty acids, phospholipids, and carnitines were obtained using liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. Autistic traits were measured at the children's ages of 6 (n = 716) and 13 (n = 648) years using the parent-reported Social Responsiveness Scale. Lower cord blood concentrations of SM.C.39.2 and NEFA16:1/16:0 were associated with higher autistic traits among 6-year-old children, adjusted for sex and age at outcome. After more stringent adjustment for confounders, no significant associations of cord blood metabolites and autistic traits at ages 6 and 13 were detected. Differences in lipid metabolism (SM and NEFA) might be involved in ASD-related pathways and are worth further investigation.
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- Christin S. Kaupper
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands (R.G.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Sophia’s Children’s Hospital, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands (R.G.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Sophia’s Children’s Hospital, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Molecular Epidemiology, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands (R.G.)
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands (R.G.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Sophia’s Children’s Hospital, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands (R.G.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Sophia’s Children’s Hospital, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Developmental Medicine and Social Pediatrics, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center for Children and Adolescents, Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, LMU University Hospitals, LMU—Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, LMU University Hospitals, LMU—Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands (R.G.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Sophia’s Children’s Hospital, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Sormunen-Harju H, Huvinen E, Girchenko PV, Kajantie E, Villa PM, Hämäläinen EK, Lahti-Pulkkinen M, Laivuori H, Räikkönen K, Koivusalo SB. Metabolomic Profiles of Nonobese and Obese Women With Gestational Diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023; 108:2862-2870. [PMID: 37220084 PMCID: PMC10584006 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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CONTEXT In non-pregnant population, nonobese individuals with obesity-related metabolome have increased risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The risk of these diseases is also increased after gestational diabetes. OBJECTIVE This work aimed to examine whether nonobese (body mass index [BMI] < 30) and obese (BMI ≥ 30) women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and obese non-GDM women differ in metabolomic profiles from nonobese non-GDM controls. METHODS Levels of 66 metabolic measures were assessed in early (median 13, IQR 12.4-13.7 gestation weeks), and across early, mid (20, 19.3-23.0), and late (28, 27.0-35.0) pregnancy blood samples in 755 pregnant women from the PREDO and RADIEL studies. The independent replication cohort comprised 490 pregnant women. RESULTS Nonobese and obese GDM, and obese non-GDM women differed similarly from the controls across early, mid, and late pregnancy in 13 measures, including very low-density lipoprotein-related measures, and fatty acids. In 6 measures, including fatty acid (FA) ratios, glycolysis-related measures, valine, and 3-hydroxybutyrate, the differences between obese GDM women and controls were more pronounced than the differences between nonobese GDM or obese non-GDM women and controls. In 16 measures, including HDL-related measures, FA ratios, amino acids, and inflammation, differences between obese GDM or obese non-GDM women and controls were more pronounced than the differences between nonobese GDM women and controls. Most differences were evident in early pregnancy, and in the replication cohort were more often in the same direction than would be expected by chance alone. CONCLUSION Differences between nonobese and obese GDM, or obese non-GDM women and controls in metabolomic profiles may allow detection of high-risk women for timely targeted preventive interventions.
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- Heidi Sormunen-Harju
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, FI-00270 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, FI-00270 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, FI-00270 Helsinki, Finland
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- Clinical Medicine Research Unit, MRC Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, FI-90220 Oulu, Finland
- Population Health Unit, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, FI-00300 Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
- Children’s Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, FI-00290 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, FI-00270 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Eastern Finland, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, FI-00270 Helsinki, Finland
- Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare, FI-00300 Helsinki, Finland
- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK
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- Medical and Clinical Genetics, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, FI-00270 Helsinki, Finland
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, FI-00270 Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tampere University Hospital, FI-33520 Tampere, Finland
- Center for Child, Adolescent, and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, FI-33520 Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, FI-00270 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, FI-00270 Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
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Watkins OC, Pillai RA, Selvam P, Yong HE, Cracknell‐Hazra VK, Sharma N, Cazenave‐Gassiot A, Bendt AK, Godfrey KM, Lewis RM, Wenk MR, Chan S. Myo-inositol alters the effects of glucose, leptin and insulin on placental palmitic acid and oleic acid metabolism. J Physiol 2023; 601:4151-4169. [PMID: 37602663 PMCID: PMC10952252 DOI: 10.1113/jp285036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Well-regulated placental palmitic acid (PA) and oleic acid (OA) metabolism is vital for optimal placental function and fetal development, but dysregulation occurs with gestational diabetes (GDM). We hypothesized that such dysregulation might arise from increased maternofetal glucose, leptin or insulin concentrations present in GDM, and that dysregulated PA and OA lipid metabolism could be moderated by myo-inositol, a natural polyol and potential GDM intervention. Placental explants from 21 women were incubated with stable isotope-labelled 13 C-PA or 13 C-OA for 48 h. Explants were treated with glucose (5, 10 mm) or leptin (13 nm) or insulin (150 nm) in combination with myo-inositol (0.3, 30, 60 μm). Forty-seven 13 C-PA lipids and 37 13 C-OA lipids were measured by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LCMS). Compared with controls (5 mm glucose), glucose (10 mm) increased 19 13 C-OA lipids and nine 13 C-PA lipids, but decreased 13 C-OA phosphatidylethanolamine 38:5 and 13 C-PA phosphatidylethanolamine 36:4. The effects of leptin and insulin were less prominent than glucose, with leptin increasing 13 C-OA acylcarnitine 18:1, and insulin increasing four 13 C-PA triacylglycerides. Most glucose, leptin and insulin-induced alterations in lipids were attenuated by co-incubation with myo-inositol (30 or 60 μm), with attenuation also occurring in all subgroups stratified by GDM status and fetal sex. However, glucose-induced increases in acylcarnitine were not attenuated by myo-inositol and were even exaggerated in some instances. Myo-inositol therefore appears to generally act as a moderator, suppressing the perturbation of lipid metabolic processes by glucose, leptin and insulin in placenta in vitro. Whether myo-inositol protects the fetus and pregnancy from unfavourable outcomes requires further research. KEY POINTS: Incubation of placental explants with additional glucose, or to a lesser extent insulin or leptin, alters the placental production of 13 C-lipids from 13 C-palmitic acid (PA) and 13 C-oleic acid (OA) in vitro compared with untreated controls from the same placenta. Co-incubation with myo-inositol attenuated most alterations induced by glucose, insulin or leptin in 13 C-lipids, but did not affect alterations in 13 C-acylcarnitines. Alterations induced by glucose and leptin in 13 C-PA triacylglycerides and 13 C-PA phospholipids were influenced by fetal sex and gestational diabetes status, but were all still attenuated by myo-inositol co-incubation. Insulin differently affected 13 C-PA triacylglycerides and 13 C-PA phospholipids depending on fetal sex, with alterations also attenuated by myo-inositol co-incubation.
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- Oliver C. Watkins
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingapore
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical SciencesAgency for Science, Technology and ResearchSingapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingapore
- Singapore Institute for Clinical SciencesAgency for Science, Technology and ResearchSingapore
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research CentreUniversity of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustUK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Precision Medicine TRPNational University of SingaporeSingapore
- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences InstituteNational University of SingaporeSingapore
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- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences InstituteNational University of SingaporeSingapore
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research CentreUniversity of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustUK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research CentreUniversity of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustUK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Precision Medicine TRPNational University of SingaporeSingapore
- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences InstituteNational University of SingaporeSingapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of SingaporeSingapore
- Singapore Institute for Clinical SciencesAgency for Science, Technology and ResearchSingapore
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Zeng X, Chen T, Cui Y, Zhao J, Chen Q, Yu Z, Zhang Y, Han L, Chen Y, Zhang J. In utero exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and early childhood BMI trajectories: A mediation analysis with neonatal metabolic profiles. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 867:161504. [PMID: 36634772 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND In utero perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure has been associated with childhood adiposity, but the mechanisms are poorly known. OBJECTIVE To investigate the potential mediating role of neonatal metabolites in the relationship between prenatal PFAS exposure and childhood adiposity trajectories in the first four years of life. METHODS We analyzed the data for 1671 mother-child pairs from the Shanghai Birth Cohort study. We included those with PFAS exposure information in early pregnancy, neonatal metabolites data and at least three child anthropometric measurements at 6, 12, 24 and/or 48 months. Body mass index (BMI) z-score trajectories were identified using latent class growth mixture modeling. The associations between PFAS concentrations and trajectory classes were assessed using multinomial logistic regression. Screening and penalization-based selection was used to identify neonatal amino acids and acylcarnitines with significant mediation effects. RESULTS Three BMI z-score trajectories in early childhood were identified: a persistent increase trajectory (Class 1, 2.2 %), a stable trajectory (Class 2, 66 %), and a transient increase trajectory (Class 3, 32 %). Increased odds of being in Class 1 were observed in association with one log-unit increase in concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate (odds ratio [OR], 1.76 [95 % CI, 0.96-3.23], Class 2 as reference; OR, 2.36 [95 % CI, 1.27-4.40], Class 3 as reference), perfluorononanoic acid (OR, 1.90 [95 % CI, 0.97-3.72], Class 2 as reference; OR, 2.23 [95 % CI, 1.12-4.42], Class 3 as reference) and perfluorodecanoic acid (OR, 1.95 [95 % CI, 1.12-3.38], Class 2 as reference; OR, 2.14 [95 % CI, 1.22-3.76], Class 3 as reference). The effect of prenatal PFAS exposure on being in Class 1 was significantly but partly mediated by octanoylcarnitine (2.64 % for perfluorononanoic acid and 3.70 % for sum of 10 PFAS). CONCLUSIONS In utero PFAS exposure is a risk factor for persistent growth in BMI z-score in early childhood. The alteration of neonatal acylcarnitines suggests a potential molecular pathway.
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- Xiaojing Zeng
- Ministry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetic Metabolism, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Ministry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Ministry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Clinical Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China; Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetic Metabolism, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- Ministry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Childhood Obesity and the Cryptic Language of the Microbiota: Metabolomics’ Upgrading. Metabolites 2023; 13:metabo13030414. [PMID: 36984854 PMCID: PMC10052538 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13030414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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The growing obesity epidemic in childhood is increasingly concerning for the related physical and psychological consequences, with a significant impact on health care costs in both the short and the long term. Nonetheless, the scientific community has not yet completely clarified the complex metabolic mechanisms underlying body weight alterations. In only a small percentage of cases, obesity is the result of endocrine, monogenic, or syndromic causes, while in much more cases, lifestyle plays a crucial role in obesity development. In this context, the pediatric age appears to be of considerable importance as prevention strategies together with early intervention can represent important therapeutic tools not only to counteract the comorbidities that increasingly affect children but also to hinder the persistence of obesity in adulthood. Although evidence in the literature supporting the alteration of the microbiota as a critical factor in the etiology of obesity is abundant, it is not yet fully defined and understood. However, increasingly clear evidence is emerging regarding the existence of differentiated metabolic profiles in obese children, with characteristic metabolites. The identification of specific pathology-related biomarkers and the elucidation of the altered metabolic pathways would therefore be desirable in order to clarify aspects that are still poorly understood, such as the consequences of the interaction between the host, the diet, and the microbiota. In fact, metabolomics can characterize the biological behavior of a specific individual in response to external stimuli, offering not only an eventual effective screening and prevention strategy but also the possibility of evaluating adherence and response to dietary intervention.
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Yeum D, Gilbert-Diamond D, Doherty B, Coker M, Stewart D, Kirchner D, McRitchie S, Sumner S, Karagas MR, Hoen AG. Associations of maternal plasma and umbilical cord plasma metabolomics profiles with birth anthropometric measures. Pediatr Res 2023:10.1038/s41390-022-02449-2. [PMID: 36627359 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-022-02449-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND The metabolomics profiles of maternal plasma during pregnancy and cord plasma at birth might influence fetal growth and birth anthropometry. The objective was to examine how maternal plasma and umbilical cord plasma metabolites are associated with newborn anthropometric measures, a known predictor of future health outcomes. METHODS Pregnant women between 24 and 28 weeks of gestation were recruited as part of a prospective cohort study. Blood samples from 413 women at enrollment and 787 infant cord blood samples were analyzed using the Biocrates AbsoluteIDQ® p180 kit. Multivariable linear regression models were used to examine associations of cord and maternal metabolites with infant anthropometry at birth. RESULTS In cord blood samples from this rural cohort from New Hampshire of largely white residents, 13 metabolites showed negative associations, and 10 metabolites showed positive associations with birth weight Z-score. Acylcarnitine C5 showed negative association, and 4 lysophosphatidylcholines showed positive associations with birth length Z-score. Maternal blood metabolites did not significantly correlate with birth weight and length Z-scores. CONCLUSIONS Consistent findings were observed for several acylcarnitines that play a role in utilization of energy sources, and a lysophosphatidylcholine that is part of oxidative stress and inflammatory response pathways in cord plasma samples. IMPACT The metabolomics profiles of maternal plasma during pregnancy and cord plasma at birth may influence fetal growth and birth anthropometry. This study examines the independent effects of maternal gestational and infant cord blood metabolomes across different classes of metabolites on birth anthropometry. Acylcarnitine species were negatively associated and glycerophospholipids species were positively associated with weight and length Z-scores at birth in the cord plasma samples, but not in the maternal plasma samples. This study identifies lipid metabolites in infants that possibly may affect early growth.
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- Dabin Yeum
- Department of Epidemiology, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA.,Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Center at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kannapolis, NC, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kannapolis, NC, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kannapolis, NC, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kannapolis, NC, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA.,Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Center at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA
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Blaauwendraad SM, Wahab RJ, van Rijn BB, Koletzko B, Jaddoe VWV, Gaillard R. Associations of Early Pregnancy Metabolite Profiles with Gestational Blood Pressure Development. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12121169. [PMID: 36557206 PMCID: PMC9785484 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12121169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Blood pressure development plays a major role in both the etiology and prediction of gestational hypertensive disorders. Metabolomics might serve as a tool to identify underlying metabolic mechanisms in the etiology of hypertension in pregnancy and lead to the identification of novel metabolites useful for the prediction of gestational hypertensive disorders. In a population-based, prospective cohort study among 803 pregnant women, liquid chromatography—mass spectrometry was used to determine serum concentrations of amino-acids, non-esterified fatty acids, phospholipids and carnitines in early pregnancy. Blood pressure was measured in each trimester of pregnancy. Information on gestational hypertensive disorders was obtained from medical records. Higher individual metabolite concentrations of the diacyl-phosphatidylcholines and acyl-lysophosphatidylcholines group were associated with higher systolic blood pressure throughout pregnancy (Federal Discovery Rate (FDR)-adjusted p-values < 0.05). Higher concentrations of one non-esterified fatty acid were associated with higher diastolic blood pressure throughout pregnancy (FDR-adjusted p-value < 0.05). Using penalized regression, we identified 12 individual early-pregnancy amino-acids, non-esterified fatty acids, diacyl-phosphatidylcholines and acyl-carnitines and the glutamine/glutamic acid ratio, that were jointly associated with larger changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure from first to third trimester. These metabolites did not improve the prediction of gestational hypertensive disorders in addition to clinical markers. In conclusion, altered early pregnancy serum metabolite profiles mainly characterized by changes in non-esterified fatty acids and phospholipids metabolites are associated with higher gestational blood pressure throughout pregnancy within the physiological ranges. These findings are important from an etiological perspective and, after further replication, might improve the early identification of women at increased risk of gestational hypertensive disorders.
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- Sophia M. Blaauwendraad
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, LMU—Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Correspondence:
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Cajachagua-Torres KN, Blaauwendraad SM, El Marroun H, Demmelmair H, Koletzko B, Gaillard R, Jaddoe VWV. Fetal Exposure to Maternal Smoking and Neonatal Metabolite Profiles. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12111101. [PMID: 36422240 PMCID: PMC9692997 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12111101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Fetal tobacco exposure has persistent effects on growth and metabolism. The underlying mechanisms of these relationships are yet unknown. We investigated the associations of fetal exposure to maternal smoking with neonatal metabolite profiles. In a population-based cohort study among 828 mother-infant pairs, we assessed maternal tobacco use by questionnaire. Metabolite concentrations of amino acids, non-esterified fatty acids, phospholipids and carnitines were determined by using LC-MS/MS in cord blood samples. Metabolite ratios reflecting metabolic pathways were computed. Compared to non-exposed neonates, those exposed to first trimester only tobacco smoking had lower neonatal mono-unsaturated acyl-alkyl-phosphatidylcholines (PC.ae) and alkyl-lysophosphatidylcholines (Lyso.PC.e) 18:0 concentrations. Neonates exposed to continued tobacco smoking during pregnancy had lower neonatal mono-unsaturated acyl-lysophosphatidylcholines (Lyso.PC.a), Lyso.PC.e.16:0 and Lyso.PC.e.18:1 concentration (False discovery rate (FDR) p-values < 0.05). Dose-response associations showed the strongest effect estimates in neonates whose mothers continued smoking ≥5 cigarettes per day (FDR p-values < 0.05). Furthermore, smoking during the first trimester only was associated with altered neonatal metabolite ratios involved in the Krebs cycle and oxidative stress, whereas continued smoking during pregnancy was associated with inflammatory, transsulfuration, and insulin resistance markers (p-value < 0.05). Thus, fetal tobacco exposure seems associated with neonatal metabolite profile adaptations. Whether these changes relate to later life metabolic health should be studied further.
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- Kim N. Cajachagua-Torres
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- The Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- The Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, Sophia Children’s Hospital, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- The Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, 3062 PA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Huaner Children’s Hospital, LMU University Hospitals, LMU—Ludwig Maximilians Universität Munich, 80539 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Huaner Children’s Hospital, LMU University Hospitals, LMU—Ludwig Maximilians Universität Munich, 80539 Munich, Germany
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- The Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- The Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +31-(0)10-704-3405
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Watkins OC, Cracknell-Hazra VKB, Pillai RA, Selvam P, Yong HEJ, Sharma N, Patmanathan SN, Cazenave-Gassiot A, Bendt AK, Godfrey KM, Lewis RM, Wenk MR, Chan SY. Myo-Inositol Moderates Glucose-Induced Effects on Human Placental 13C-Arachidonic Acid Metabolism. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14193988. [PMID: 36235641 PMCID: PMC9572372 DOI: 10.3390/nu14193988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Maternal hyperglycemia is associated with disrupted transplacental arachidonic acid (AA) supply and eicosanoid synthesis, which contribute to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Since placental inositol is lowered with increasing glycemia, and since myo-inositol appears a promising intervention for gestational diabetes, we hypothesized that myo-inositol might rectify glucose-induced perturbations in placental AA metabolism. Term placental explants (n = 19) from women who underwent a mid-gestation oral glucose-tolerance-test were cultured with 13C-AA for 48 h in media containing glucose (5, 10 or 17 mM) and myo-inositol (0.3 or 60 µM). Newly synthesized 13C-AA-lipids were quantified by liquid-chromatography-mass-spectrometry. Increasing maternal fasting glycemia was associated with decreased proportions of 13C-AA-phosphatidyl-ethanolamines (PE, PE-P), but increased proportions of 13C-AA-triacylglycerides (TGs) relative to total placental 13C-AA lipids. This suggests altered placental AA compartmentalization towards storage and away from pools utilized for eicosanoid production and fetal AA supply. Compared to controls (5 mM glucose), 10 mM glucose treatment decreased the amount of four 13C-AA-phospholipids and eleven 13C-AA-TGs, whilst 17 mM glucose increased 13C-AA-PC-40:8 and 13C-AA-LPC. Glucose-induced alterations in all 13C-AA lipids (except PE-P-38:4) were attenuated by concurrent 60 µM myo-inositol treatment. Myo-inositol therefore rectifies some glucose-induced effects, but further studies are required to determine if maternal myo-inositol supplementation could reduce AA-associated pregnancy complications.
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- Oliver C. Watkins
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 117609, Singapore
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 117609, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry and Precision Medicine TRP, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117596, Singapore
- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
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- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
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- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- Institute of Developmental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Precision Medicine TRP, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117596, Singapore
- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 117609, Singapore
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +65-67-722-672
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Harris CP, Ramlochansingh C, Uhl O, Demmelmair H, Heinrich J, Koletzko B, Standl M, Thiering E. Association of Maternal Diet during Pregnancy and Metabolite Profile in Cord Blood. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12101333. [PMID: 36291541 PMCID: PMC9599655 DOI: 10.3390/biom12101333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Cord blood metabolites can be predictive of long-term disease risk, but how levels of different metabolites might vary with respect to maternal diet is not well understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations of different dietary patterns during pregnancy with cord blood metabolites (including glycerophospholipid fatty acids, polar lipids, non-esterified fatty acids, amino acids, and the sum of hexoses). Participants from the German LISA birth cohort study, with available data on targeted cord blood metabolomics and maternal diet, were included (n = 739). Maternal diet during the last 4 weeks of pregnancy was assessed by a non-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire. Using factor analysis, ten dietary patterns were identified, which were used in linear regression models exploring associations with cord blood metabolites. After correction for multiple hypothesis testing and adjustment for basic covariates, “fish and shellfish” was associated with higher glycerophospholipid fatty acid C20:5 n3 and lower C22:5 n6, whereas the “meat and potato” pattern was directly associated with propionylcarnitine (C3:0). The observed associations highlight potential metabolic pathways involved in the early programming of health and disease through maternal diet, as well as the potential for establishing quantitative biomarkers for dietary patterns of pregnant women.
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- Carla P. Harris
- Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (IBE), LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, LMU University Hospitals, 80336 Munich, Germany
- Allergy and Lung Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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Gonzalez-Riano C, Santos M, Díaz M, García-Beltran C, Lerin C, Barbas C, Ibáñez L, Sánchez-Infantes D. Birth Weight and Early Postnatal Outcomes: Association with the Cord Blood Lipidome. Nutrients 2022; 14:3760. [PMID: 36145136 PMCID: PMC9505183 DOI: 10.3390/nu14183760] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Being born small or large for gestational age (SGA and LGA, respectively), combined with suboptimal early postnatal outcomes, can entail future metabolic alterations. The exact mechanisms underlying such risks are not fully understood. Lipids are a highly diverse class of molecules that perform multiple structural and metabolic functions. Dysregulation of lipid metabolism underlies the onset and progression of many disorders leading to pathological states. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the relationships between birth weight, early postnatal outcomes, and cord blood serum lipidomes. We performed a non-targeted lipidomics-based approach to ascertain differences in cord blood lipid species among SGA, LGA, and appropriate-for-GA (AGA) newborns. Moreover, we longitudinally assessed (at birth and at ages of 4 and 12 months) weight and length, body composition (DXA), and clinical parameters. We disclosed distinct cord blood lipidome patterns in SGA, LGA, and AGA newborns; target lipid species distinctly modulated in each SGA, AGA, and LGA individual were associated with parameters related to growth and glucose homeostasis. The distinct lipidome patterns observed in SGA, AGA, and LGA newborns may play a role in adipose tissue remodeling and future metabolic risks. Maternal dietary interventions may potentially provide long-term benefits for the metabolic health of the offspring.
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- Carolina Gonzalez-Riano
- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660 Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Endocrinology Department, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Barcelona, Spain
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- Endocrinology Department, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology Department, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology Department, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660 Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Endocrinology Department, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Health Sciences, Campus Alcorcón, University Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), 28922 Madrid, Spain
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Watkins OC, Selvam P, Pillai RA, Cracknell-Hazra VKB, Yong HEJ, Sharma N, Cazenave-Gassiot A, Bendt AK, Godfrey KM, Lewis RM, Wenk MR, Chan SY. Myo-inositol moderates maternal BMI and glycemia related variations in in-vitro placental 13C-DHA-metabolism, altering their relationships with birthweight. Sci Rep 2022; 12:14895. [PMID: 36050341 PMCID: PMC9437079 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18309-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Transplacental docosahexaenoic-acid (DHA) supply for fetal development is regulated by placental DHA-lipid metabolism. Both maternal diabetes and obesity are linked to possible decreased fetal circulating DHA and increased placental DHA-lipids. Since myo-inositol is a promising intervention for gestational diabetes (GDM), we aimed to determine whether myo-inositol could rectify perturbations in placental DHA metabolism associated with maternal increasing glycemia and obesity and examine links with birthweight. Term placental villous explants from 17 women representing a range of BMIs and mid-gestational glycemia, were incubated with 13C-labeled-DHA for 48 h, in 0.3 µmol/L (control) or 60 µmol/L myo-inositol. Individual newly synthesized 13C-DHA-labeled lipid species were quantified by liquid-chromatography-mass-spectrometry. Compared with controls, incubation with myo-inositol decreased most 13C-DHA-lipids in placental explants from women with higher BMI or higher glycemia, but increased 13C-DHA-lipids with normal BMI or lower glycemia. Myo-inositol also increased 13C-DHA-labeled lipids in cases of lower birthweight centile, but induced decreases at higher centiles. Myo-inositol therefore lowered DHA-lipids in placenta with high basal placental DHA-lipid production (higher BMI and glycemia) but increased DHA-lipids where basal processing capacity is low. Myo-inositol thus moderates placental DHA metabolism towards a physiological mean which may in turn moderate birthweight.
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- Oliver C Watkins
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 12, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 12, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 12, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 12, Singapore, 119228, Singapore.,Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 12, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 12, Singapore, 119228, Singapore. .,Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
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A Metabolomic Profiling of Intra-Uterine Growth Restriction in Placenta and Cord Blood Points to an Impairment of Lipid and Energetic Metabolism. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10061411. [PMID: 35740432 PMCID: PMC9220006 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10061411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) involves metabolic changes that may be responsible for an increased risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. Several metabolomic profiles have been reported in maternal blood and urine, amniotic fluid, cord blood and newborn urine, but the placenta has been poorly studied so far. (2) Methods: To decipher the origin of this metabolic reprogramming, we conducted a targeted metabolomics study replicated in two cohorts of placenta and one cohort of cord blood by measuring 188 metabolites by mass spectrometry. (3) Results: OPLS-DA multivariate analyses enabled clear discriminations between IUGR and controls, with good predictive capabilities and low overfitting in the two placental cohorts and in cord blood. A signature of 25 discriminating metabolites shared by both placental cohorts was identified. This signature points to sharp impairment of lipid and mitochondrial metabolism with an increased reliance on the creatine-phosphocreatine system by IUGR placentas. Increased placental insulin resistance and significant alteration of fatty acids oxidation, together with relatively higher phospholipase activity in IUGR placentas, were also highlighted. (4) Conclusions: Our results show a deep lipid and energetic remodeling in IUGR placentas that may have a lasting effect on the fetal metabolism.
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The newborn metabolome: associations with gestational diabetes, sex, gestation, birth mode, and birth weight. Pediatr Res 2022; 91:1864-1873. [PMID: 34526650 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-021-01672-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pathways towards many adult-onset conditions begin early in life, even in utero. Maternal health in pregnancy influences this process, but little is known how it affects neonatal metabolism. We investigated associations between pregnancy and birth factors and cord blood metabolomic profile in a large, population-derived cohort. METHODS Metabolites were measured using nuclear magnetic resonance in maternal (28 weeks gestation) and cord serum from 912 mother-child pairs in the Barwon Infant Study pre-birth cohort. Associations between maternal (metabolites, age, BMI, smoking), pregnancy (pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes (GDM)), and birth characteristics (delivery mode, gestational age, weight, infant sex) with 72 cord blood metabolites were examined by linear regression. RESULTS Delivery mode, sex, gestational age, and birth weight were associated with specific metabolite levels in cord blood, including amino acids, fatty acids, and cholesterols. GDM was associated with higher cord blood levels of acetoacetate and 3-hydroxybutyrate. CONCLUSIONS Neonatal factors, particularly delivery mode, were associated with many cord blood metabolite differences, including those implicated in later risk of cardiometabolic disease. Associations between GDM and higher offspring ketone levels at birth are consistent with maternal ketosis in diabetic pregnancies. Further work is needed to determine whether these neonatal metabolome differences associate with later health outcomes. IMPACT Variations in blood metabolomic profile have been linked to health status in adults and children, but corresponding data in neonates are scarce. We report evidence that pregnancy complications, mode of delivery, and offspring characteristics, including sex, are independently associated with a range of circulating metabolites at birth, including ketone bodies, amino acids, cholesterols, and inflammatory markers. Independent of birth weight, exposure to gestational diabetes is associated with higher cord blood ketone bodies and citrate. These findings suggest that pregnancy complications, mode of delivery, gestational age, and measures of growth influence metabolic pathways prior to birth, potentially impacting later health and development.
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Algaba-Chueca F, Maymó-Masip E, Ballesteros M, Guarque A, Majali-Martínez A, Freixes O, Amigó N, Fernández-Veledo S, Vendrell J, Megía A. Cord Blood Advanced Lipoprotein Testing Reveals an Interaction between Gestational Diabetes and Birth-Weight and Suggests a New Early Biomarker of Infant Obesity. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10051033. [PMID: 35625770 PMCID: PMC9138640 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10051033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Abnormal lipid metabolism is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and is observed in neonates with abnormal fetal growth. However, the underlying specific changes in the lipoprotein profile remain poorly understood. Thus, in the present study we used a novel nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based approach to profile the umbilical cord serum lipoproteins. Two-dimensional diffusion-ordered 1H-NMR spectroscopy showed that size, lipid content, number and concentration of particles within their subclasses were similar between offspring born to control (n = 74) and GDM (n = 62) mothers. Subsequent data stratification according to newborn birth-weight categories, i.e., small (n = 39), appropriate (n = 50) or large (n = 49) for gestational age (SGA, AGA and LGA, respectively), showed an interaction between GDM and birth-weight categories for intermediate-density lipoproteins (IDL)-cholesterol content and IDL- and low-density lipoproteins (LDL)-triglyceride content, and the number of medium very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL) and LDL particles specifically in AGA neonates. Moreover, in a 2-year follow-up study, we observed that small LDL particles were independently associated with offspring obesity at 2 years (n = 103). Collectively, our data demonstrate that GDM disturbs triglyceride and cholesterol lipoprotein content across birth-weight categories, with AGA neonates born to GDM mothers displaying a profile more similar to that of adults with dyslipidemia. Furthermore, an altered fetal lipoprotein pattern was associated with the development of obesity at 2 years.
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- Francisco Algaba-Chueca
- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition and Research Unit, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Dr. Mallafre Guasch, 4, 43005 Tarragona, Spain; (F.A.-C.); (E.M.-M.); (O.F.); (S.F.-V.)
- CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM)—Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Departament of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Medicine and Surgery, Rovira i Virgili University, 43005 Tarragona, Spain; (M.B.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition and Research Unit, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Dr. Mallafre Guasch, 4, 43005 Tarragona, Spain; (F.A.-C.); (E.M.-M.); (O.F.); (S.F.-V.)
- CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM)—Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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- Departament of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Medicine and Surgery, Rovira i Virgili University, 43005 Tarragona, Spain; (M.B.); (A.G.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Dr. Mallafre Guasch, 4, 43005 Tarragona, Spain
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- Departament of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Medicine and Surgery, Rovira i Virgili University, 43005 Tarragona, Spain; (M.B.); (A.G.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Dr. Mallafre Guasch, 4, 43005 Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition and Research Unit, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Dr. Mallafre Guasch, 4, 43005 Tarragona, Spain; (F.A.-C.); (E.M.-M.); (O.F.); (S.F.-V.)
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- CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM)—Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Departament of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Medicine and Surgery, Rovira i Virgili University, 43005 Tarragona, Spain; (M.B.); (A.G.)
- Biosfer Teslab SL Plaça del Prim, 10 2on 5a, 43201 Reus, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition and Research Unit, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Dr. Mallafre Guasch, 4, 43005 Tarragona, Spain; (F.A.-C.); (E.M.-M.); (O.F.); (S.F.-V.)
- CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM)—Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Departament of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Medicine and Surgery, Rovira i Virgili University, 43005 Tarragona, Spain; (M.B.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition and Research Unit, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Dr. Mallafre Guasch, 4, 43005 Tarragona, Spain; (F.A.-C.); (E.M.-M.); (O.F.); (S.F.-V.)
- CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM)—Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Departament of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Medicine and Surgery, Rovira i Virgili University, 43005 Tarragona, Spain; (M.B.); (A.G.)
- Correspondence: (J.V.); (A.M.); Tel.: +34-977-29-58-00 (A.M.)
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition and Research Unit, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Dr. Mallafre Guasch, 4, 43005 Tarragona, Spain; (F.A.-C.); (E.M.-M.); (O.F.); (S.F.-V.)
- CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM)—Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Departament of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Medicine and Surgery, Rovira i Virgili University, 43005 Tarragona, Spain; (M.B.); (A.G.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria;
- Correspondence: (J.V.); (A.M.); Tel.: +34-977-29-58-00 (A.M.)
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Liu T, Wen L, Huang S, Han TL, Zhang L, Fu H, Li J, Tong C, Qi H, Saffery R, Baker PN, Kilby MD. Comprehensive Metabolomic Profiling of Cord Blood and Placental Tissue in Surviving Monochorionic Twins Complicated by Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome With or Without Fetoscopic Laser Coagulation Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:786755. [PMID: 35528207 PMCID: PMC9070302 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.786755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objectives: To investigate metabolomic perturbations caused by twin-twin transfusion syndrome, metabolic changes associated with fetoscopic laser coagulation in both placental tissue and cord plasma, and to investigate differential metabolites pertinent to varying fetal outcomes, including hemodynamic status, birth weight, and cardiac function, of live-born babies. Methods: Placental tissue and cord plasma samples from normal term or uncomplicated preterm-born monochorionic twins and those complicated by twin-twin transfusion syndrome treated with or without fetoscopic laser coagulation were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography metabolomic profiling. Sixteen comparisons of different co-twin groups were performed. Partial least squares–discriminant analysis, metabolic pathway analysis, biomarker analysis, and Spearman’s correlation analysis were conducted based on differential metabolites used to determine potential biomarkers in different comparisons and metabolites that are pertinent to neonatal birth weight and left ventricular ejection fraction. Results: These metabolomic investigations showed that the cord plasma metabolome has a better performance in discriminating fetuses among different hemodynamic groups than placental tissue. The metabolic alteration of twin-twin transfusion syndrome in these two types of samples centers on fatty acid and lipid metabolism. The fetoscopic laser coagulation procedure improves the metabolomic change brought by this syndrome, making the metabolomes of the treated group less distinguishable from those of the control and preterm birth groups. Certain compounds, especially lipids and lipid-like molecules, are noted to be potential biomarkers of this morbid disease and pertinent to neonatal birth weight and ejection fraction. Conclusions: Fetoscopic laser coagulation can ameliorate the metabolomic alteration caused by twin-twin transfusion syndrome in placental tissue and cord plasma, which are involved mainly in fatty acid and lipid-like molecule metabolism. Certain lipids and lipid-like molecules are helpful in differentiating co-twins of different hemodynamic statuses and are significantly correlated with neonatal birth weight or ejection fraction.
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- Tianjiao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, Chongqing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- International Collaborative Laboratory of Reproduction and Development, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, Chongqing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- International Collaborative Laboratory of Reproduction and Development, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Department of Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, Chongqing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- International Collaborative Laboratory of Reproduction and Development, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Department of Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- International Collaborative Laboratory of Reproduction and Development, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, Chongqing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- International Collaborative Laboratory of Reproduction and Development, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Department of Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Reproduction Health and Infertility, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, Chongqing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- International Collaborative Laboratory of Reproduction and Development, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Department of Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, Chongqing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- International Collaborative Laboratory of Reproduction and Development, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Chao Tong, ; Hongbo Qi,
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- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, Chongqing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Women and Children’s Health Center, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Chao Tong, ; Hongbo Qi,
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- Cancer, Disease and Developmental Epigenetics, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Metabolism and System Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Fetal Medicine Centre, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Burugupalli S, Smith AAT, Oshlensky G, Huynh K, Giles C, Wang T, George A, Paul S, Nguyen A, Duong T, Mellett N, Cinel M, Mir SA, Chen L, Wenk MR, Karnani N, Collier F, Saffery R, Vuillermin P, Ponsonby AL, Burgner D, Meikle P. Ontogeny of circulating lipid metabolism in pregnancy and early childhood: a longitudinal population study. eLife 2022; 11:72779. [PMID: 35234611 PMCID: PMC8942471 DOI: 10.7554/elife.72779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: There is mounting evidence that in utero and early life exposures may predispose an individual to metabolic disorders in later life; and dysregulation of lipid metabolism is critical in such outcomes. However, there is limited knowledge about lipid metabolism and factors causing lipid dysregulation in early life that could result in adverse health outcomes in later life. We studied the effect of antenatal factors such as gestational age, birth weight and mode of birth on lipid metabolism at birth; changes in the circulating lipidome in the first four years of life and the effect of breastfeeding in the first year of life. From this study, we aim to generate a framework for deeper understanding into factors effecting lipid metabolism in early life, to provide early interventions for those at risk of developing metabolic disorders including cardiovascular diseases. Methods and findings: We performed comprehensive lipid profiling of 1074 mother-child dyads in the Barwon Infant Study (BIS), a population based pre-birth cohort and measured 776 distinct lipid species across 42 lipid classes using ultra high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC). We measured lipids in 1032 maternal serum samples at 28 weeks' gestation, 893 cord serum samples at birth, 793, 735, and 511 plasma samples at six, twelve months, and four years, respectively. The lipidome differed between mother and newborn and changed markedly with increasing child's age. Cord serum was enriched with long chain poly-unsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs), and corresponding cholesteryl esters relative to the maternal serum. Alkenylphosphatidylethanolamine species containing LC-PUFAs increased with child's age, whereas the corresponding lysophospholipids and triglycerides decreased. We performed regression analyses to investigate the associations of cord serum lipid species with antenatal factors: gestational age, birth weight, mode of birth and duration of labor. Majority of the cord serum lipids were strongly associated with gestational age and birth weight, with most lipids showing opposing associations. Each mode of birth showed an independent association with cord serum lipids. Breastfeeding had a significant impact on the plasma lipidome in the first year of life, with upto 17-fold increases in a few species of alkyldiaclylglycerols at 6 months of age. Conclusions: This study sheds light on lipid metabolism in infancy and early childhood and provide a framework to define the relationship between lipid metabolism and health outcomes in early childhood. Funding Statement: This work was supported by the A*STAR-NHMRC joint call funding (1711624031).
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- Satvika Burugupalli
- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourn, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Medicine, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
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- Metabolomics Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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Hartvigsson O, Barman M, Savolainen O, Ross AB, Sandin A, Jacobsson B, Wold AE, Sandberg AS, Brunius C. Differences between Arterial and Venous Umbilical Cord Plasma Metabolome and Association with Parity. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12020175. [PMID: 35208249 PMCID: PMC8877791 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12020175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Umbilical cord blood is frequently used in health monitoring of the neonate. Results may be affected by the proportion of arterial and venous cord blood, the venous blood coming from the mother to supply oxygen and nutrients to the infant, and the arterial carrying waste products from the fetus. Here, we sampled arterial and venous umbilical cords separately from 48 newly delivered infants and examined plasma metabolomes using GC-MS/MS metabolomics. We investigated differences in metabolomes between arterial and venous blood and their associations with gestational length, birth weight, sex, and whether the baby was the first born or not, as well as maternal age and BMI. Using multilevel random forest analysis, a classification rate of 79% was achieved for arteriovenous differences (p = 0.004). Several monosaccharides had higher concentrations in the arterial cord plasma while amino acids were higher in venous plasma, suggesting that the main differences in the measured arterial and venous plasma metabolomes are related to amino acid and energy metabolism. Venous cord plasma metabolites related to energy metabolism were positively associated with parity (77% classification rate, p = 0.004) while arterial cord plasma metabolites were not. This underlines the importance of defining cord blood type for metabolomic studies.
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- Olle Hartvigsson
- Division of Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden; (M.B.); (A.-S.S.); (C.B.)
- Correspondence:
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- Division of Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden; (M.B.); (A.-S.S.); (C.B.)
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Chalmers Mass Spectrometry Infrastructure, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden;
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- AgResearch, Proteins and Metabolites, Lincoln 7674, New Zealand;
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- Department of Clinical Science, Pediatrics, Sunderby Research Unit, Umeå University, 901 897 Umeå, Sweden;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden;
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden;
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- Division of Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden; (M.B.); (A.-S.S.); (C.B.)
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- Division of Food and Nutrition Science, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden; (M.B.); (A.-S.S.); (C.B.)
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Voerman E, Jaddoe VWV, Shokry E, Ruijter GJG, Felix JF, Koletzko B, Gaillard R. Associations of maternal and infant metabolite profiles with foetal growth and the odds of adverse birth outcomes. Pediatr Obes 2022; 17:e12844. [PMID: 34384140 PMCID: PMC9285592 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adaptations in maternal and foetal metabolic pathways may predispose to altered foetal growth and adverse birth outcomes. OBJECTIVE To assess the associations of maternal early-pregnancy metabolite profiles and infant metabolite profiles at birth with foetal growth from first trimester onwards and the odds of adverse birth outcomes. METHODS In a prospective population-based cohort among 976 Dutch pregnant women and their children, serum concentrations of amino acids, non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), phospholipids (PL) and carnitines in maternal early-pregnancy blood and in cord blood were obtained by liquid-chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Information on foetal growth was available from first trimester onwards. RESULTS After false discovery rate correction for multiple testing, higher infant total and individual NEFA concentrations were associated with a lower weight, length, and head circumference at birth. Higher infant total and individual acyl-lysophosphatidylcholine (lyso.PC.a) and alkyl-lysophosphatidylcholine concentrations were associated with higher weight and head circumference (lyso.PC.a only) at birth, higher odds of LGA and lower odds of SGA. Few individual maternal metabolites were associated with foetal growth measures in third trimester and at birth, but not with the odds of adverse birth outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that infant metabolite profiles, particularly total and individual lyso.PC.a and NEFA concentrations, were strongly related to growth measures at birth and the odds of adverse birth outcomes. Few individual maternal early-pregnancy metabolites, but not total metabolite concentrations, are associated with foetal growth measures in third trimester and at birth.
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- Ellis Voerman
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MCUniversity Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands,Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MCUniversity Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MCUniversity Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands,Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MCUniversity Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's HospitalLMU ‐ Ludwig‐Maximilians Universität MünchenMunichGermany
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Center for Lysosomal and Metabolic Disease, Erasmus MCUniversity Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MCUniversity Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands,Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MCUniversity Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's HospitalLMU ‐ Ludwig‐Maximilians Universität MünchenMunichGermany
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MCUniversity Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands,Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MCUniversity Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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Karaer A, Mumcu A, Arda Düz S, Tuncay G, Doğan B. Metabolomics analysis of placental tissue obtained from patients with fetal growth restriction. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2022; 48:920-929. [PMID: 35104920 DOI: 10.1111/jog.15173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to determine whether there was a difference in placental metabolite profiles between patients with fetal growth restriction (FGR) and healthy controls. METHODS The study included 10 patients with FGR diagnosis with 14 healthy controls with both matched maternal age and body mass index. 1 H HR-MAS NMR spectroscopy data obtained from placental tissue samples of patients with FGR and healthy control group were analyzed with bioinformatics methods. The obtained results of metabolite levels were further validated with the internal standard (IS) quantification method. RESULTS Principal component analysis (PCA) and the partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) score plots obtained with the multivariate statistical analysis of preprocessed spectral data shows a separation between the samples from patients with FGR and healthy controls. Bioinformatics analysis results suggest that the placental levels of lactate, glutamine, glycerophosphocholine, phosphocholine, taurine, and myoinositol are increased in patients with FGR compared to the healthy controls. CONCLUSIONS Placental metabolic dysfunctions are a common occurrence in FGR.
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- Abdullah Karaer
- Reproductive Sciences & Advanced Bioinformatics Application & Research Center, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.,Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inonu University, School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
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- Reproductive Sciences & Advanced Bioinformatics Application & Research Center, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.,Laboratory of NMR, Scientific and Technological Research Center, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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- Reproductive Sciences & Advanced Bioinformatics Application & Research Center, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.,Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inonu University, School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
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- Reproductive Sciences & Advanced Bioinformatics Application & Research Center, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.,Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inonu University, School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
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- Reproductive Sciences & Advanced Bioinformatics Application & Research Center, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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Tan Y, Barr DB, Ryan PB, Fedirko V, Sarnat JA, Gaskins AJ, Chang CJ, Tang Z, Marsit CJ, Corwin EJ, Jones DP, Dunlop AL, Liang D. High-resolution metabolomics of exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes in the Atlanta African American maternal-child cohort. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 292:118361. [PMID: 34655695 PMCID: PMC8616856 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy has been associated with a series of adverse reproductive outcomes; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not well-established. We conducted an untargeted metabolome-wide association study to identify the metabolic perturbations and molecular mechanisms underlying the association between cotinine, a widely used biomarker of tobacco exposure, and adverse birth outcomes. We collected early and late pregnancy urine samples for cotinine measurement and serum samples for high-resolution metabolomics (HRM) profiling from 105 pregnant women from the Atlanta African American Maternal-Child cohort (2014-2016). Maternal metabolome perturbations mediating prenatal tobacco smoke exposure and adverse birth outcomes were assessed by an untargeted HRM workflow using generalized linear models, followed by pathway enrichment analysis and chemical annotation, with a meet-in-the-middle approach. The median maternal urinary cotinine concentrations were 5.93 μg/g creatinine and 3.69 μg/g creatinine in early and late pregnancy, respectively. In total, 16,481 and 13,043 metabolic features were identified in serum samples at each visit from positive and negative electrospray ionization modes, respectively. Twelve metabolic pathways were found to be associated with both cotinine concentrations and adverse birth outcomes during early and late pregnancy, including tryptophan, histidine, urea cycle, arginine, and proline metabolism. We confirmed 47 metabolites associated with cotinine levels, preterm birth, and shorter gestational age, including glutamate, serine, choline, and taurine, which are closely involved in endogenous inflammation, vascular reactivity, and lipid peroxidation processes. The metabolic perturbations associated with cotinine levels were related to inflammation, oxidative stress, placental vascularization, and insulin action, which could contribute to shorter gestations. The findings will support the further understanding of potential internal responses in association with tobacco smoke exposures, especially among African American women who are disproportionately exposed to high tobacco smoke and experience higher rates of adverse birth outcomes.
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- Youran Tan
- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Handakas E, Lau CH, Alfano R, Chatzi VL, Plusquin M, Vineis P, Robinson O. A systematic review of metabolomic studies of childhood obesity: State of the evidence for metabolic determinants and consequences. Obes Rev 2022; 23 Suppl 1:e13384. [PMID: 34797026 DOI: 10.1111/obr.13384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Childhood obesity has become a global epidemic and carries significant long-term consequences to physical and mental health. Metabolomics, the global profiling of small molecules or metabolites, may reveal the mechanisms of development of childhood obesity and clarify links between obesity and metabolic disease. A systematic review of metabolomic studies of childhood obesity was conducted, following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) guidelines, searching across Scopus, Ovid, Web of Science and PubMed databases for articles published from January 1, 2005 to July 8, 2020, retrieving 1271 different records and retaining 41 articles for qualitative synthesis. Study quality was assessed using a modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Thirty-three studies were conducted on blood, six on urine, three on umbilical cord blood, and one on saliva. Thirty studies were primarily cross-sectional, five studies were primarily longitudinal, and seven studies examined effects of weight-loss following a life-style intervention. A consistent metabolic profile of childhood obesity was observed including amino acids (particularly branched chain and aromatic), carnitines, lipids, and steroids. Although the use of metabolomics in childhood obesity research is still developing, the identified metabolites have provided additional insight into the pathogenesis of many obesity-related diseases. Further longitudinal research is needed into the role of metabolic profiles and child obesity risk.
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- Evangelos Handakas
- MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Metabolomics prospect of obesity and metabolic syndrome; a systematic review. J Diabetes Metab Disord 2021; 21:889-917. [DOI: 10.1007/s40200-021-00917-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cord Blood Metabolome and BMI Trajectory from Birth to Adolescence: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study on Early Life Biomarkers of Persistent Obesity. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11110739. [PMID: 34822398 PMCID: PMC8625562 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11110739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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There is increasing recognition on the role of early life metabolic programming in childhood obesity. This study sought to investigate whether newborn cord blood metabolome can predict future BMI. It included 946 children in the Boston Birth Cohort, a sample of high-risk yet understudied US urban, low-income, predominantly Black and Hispanic children, who were enrolled at birth and followed prospectively up to age 18 years. A total of 376 metabolites were measured in cord blood plasma. Longitudinal BMI trajectories were defined and categorized into three distinct patterns: early onset overweight and obesity (early-OWO), late onset OWO (late-OWO), and normal weight trajectory (NW). Multinomial logistic regression models were used to identify metabolites individually or as network modules associated with BMI trajectories. Of the 946 children, 388, 254, and 304 were classified as early-OWO, late-OWO, and NW, respectively. Of the seven co-metabolomic network modules defined, two were inversely correlated with early-OWO. Among the 68 metabolites within the two modules, 22 triacylglycerols and diacylglycerols were negatively associated with early-OWO; 5 cholesterol esters were positively associated with early-OWO. In this prospective birth cohort, we demonstrated distinctive longitudinal BMI trajectories and identified multiple cord plasma metabolites in relevant biological pathways that were associated with early-OWO.
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Handakas E, Keski-Rahkonen P, Chatzi L, Alfano R, Roumeliotaki T, Plusquin M, Maitre L, Richiardi L, Brescianini S, Scalbert A, Robinot N, Nawrot T, Sassi F, Vrijheid M, Vineis P, Robinson O. Cord blood metabolic signatures predictive of childhood overweight and rapid growth. Int J Obes (Lond) 2021; 45:2252-2260. [PMID: 34253844 PMCID: PMC8455328 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-00888-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Metabolomics may identify biological pathways predisposing children to the risk of overweight and obesity. In this study, we have investigated the cord blood metabolic signatures of rapid growth in infancy and overweight in early childhood in four European birth cohorts. METHODS Untargeted liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry metabolomic profiles were measured in cord blood from 399 newborns from four European cohorts (ENVIRONAGE, Rhea, INMA and Piccolipiu). Rapid growth in the first year of life and overweight in childhood was defined with reference to WHO growth charts. Metabolome-wide association scans for rapid growth and overweight on over 4500 metabolic features were performed using multiple adjusted logistic mixed-effect models and controlling the false discovery rate (FDR) at 5%. In addition, we performed a look-up analysis of 43 pre-annotated metabolites, previously associated with birthweight or rapid growth. RESULTS In the Metabolome-Wide Association Study analysis, we identified three and eight metabolites associated with rapid growth and overweight, respectively, after FDR correction. Higher levels of cholestenone, a cholesterol derivative produced by microbial catabolism, were predictive of rapid growth (p = 1.6 × 10-3). Lower levels of the branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) valine (p = 8.6 × 10-6) were predictive of overweight in childhood. The area under the receiver operator curve for multivariate prediction models including these metabolites and traditional risk factors was 0.77 for rapid growth and 0.82 for overweight, compared with 0.69 and 0.69, respectively, for models using traditional risk factors alone. Among the 43 pre-annotated metabolites, seven and five metabolites were nominally associated (P < 0.05) with rapid growth and overweight, respectively. The BCAA leucine, remained associated (1.6 × 10-3) with overweight after FDR correction. CONCLUSION The metabolites identified here may assist in the identification of children at risk of developing obesity and improve understanding of mechanisms involved in postnatal growth. Cholestenone and BCAAs are suggestive of a role of the gut microbiome and nutrient signalling respectively in child growth trajectories.
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- Evangelos Handakas
- Μedical Research Council Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Nutrition and Metabolism Section, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Μedical Research Council Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Centre for Behavioural Science and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Nutrition and Metabolism Section, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Nutrition and Metabolism Section, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Centre for Health Economics & Policy Innovation, Department of Economics & Public Policy, Imperial College Business School, South Kensington Campus, London, UK
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- Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Μedical Research Council Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Μedical Research Council Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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Blaauwendraad SM, Voerman E, Trasande L, Kannan K, Santos S, Ruijter GJG, Sol CM, Marchioro L, Shokry E, Koletzko B, Jaddoe VWV, Gaillard R. Associations of maternal bisphenol urine concentrations during pregnancy with neonatal metabolomic profiles. Metabolomics 2021; 17:84. [PMID: 34518915 PMCID: PMC8437833 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-021-01836-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fetal exposure to bisphenols is associated with altered fetal growth, adverse birth outcomes and childhood cardio-metabolic risk factors. Metabolomics may serve as a tool to identify the mechanisms underlying these associations. We examined the associations of maternal bisphenol urinary concentrations in pregnancy with neonatal metabolite profiles from cord blood. METHODS In a population-based prospective cohort study among 225 mother-child pairs, maternal urinary bisphenol A, S and F concentrations in first, second and third trimester were measured. LC-MS/MS was used to determine neonatal concentrations of amino acids, non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), phospholipids (PL), and carnitines in cord blood. RESULTS No associations of maternal total bisphenol concentrations with neonatal metabolite profiles were present. Higher maternal average BPA concentrations were associated with higher neonatal mono-unsaturated alkyl-lysophosphatidylcholine concentrations, whereas higher maternal average BPS was associated with lower neonatal overall and saturated alkyl-lysophosphatidylcholine (p-values < 0.05).Trimester-specific analyses showed that higher maternal BPA, BPS and BPF were associated with alterations in neonatal NEFA, diacyl-phosphatidylcholines, acyl-alkyl-phosphatidylcholines, alkyl-lysophosphatidylcholine, sphingomyelines and acyl-carnitines, with the strongest effects for third trimester maternal bisphenol and neonatal diacyl-phosphatidylcholine, sphingomyeline and acyl-carnitine metabolites (p-values < 0.05). Associations were not explained by maternal socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics or birth characteristics. DISCUSSION Higher maternal bisphenol A, F and S concentrations in pregnancy are associated with alterations in neonatal metabolite profile, mainly in NEFA, PL and carnitines concentrations. These findings provide novel insight into potential mechanisms underlying associations of maternal bisphenol exposure during pregnancy with adverse offspring outcomes but need to be replicated among larger, diverse populations.
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- Sophia M Blaauwendraad
- The Generation R Study Group (Na-29), Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group (Na-29), Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, NY, 10016, USA
- Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, NY, 10016, USA
- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
- School of Public Service, New York University Wagner, New York City, NY, 10016, USA
- New York University College of Global Public Health, New York City, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Paediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, NY, 10016, USA
- Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, NY, 10016, USA
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- The Generation R Study Group (Na-29), Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Center for Lysosomal and Metabolic Disease, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group (Na-29), Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. Von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU-Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. Von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU-Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. Von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU-Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- The Generation R Study Group (Na-29), Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group (Na-29), Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Watkins OC, Selvam P, Appukuttan Pillai R, Cracknell-Hazra VKB, Yong HEJ, Sharma N, Cazenave-Gassiot A, Bendt AK, Godfrey KM, Lewis RM, Wenk MR, Chan SY. Placental 13C-DHA metabolism and relationship with maternal BMI, glycemia and birthweight. Mol Med 2021; 27:84. [PMID: 34362294 PMCID: PMC8349043 DOI: 10.1186/s10020-021-00344-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fetal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supply relies on preferential transplacental transfer, which is regulated by placental DHA lipid metabolism. Maternal hyperglycemia and obesity associate with higher birthweight and fetal DHA insufficiency but the role of placental DHA metabolism is unclear. METHODS Explants from 17 term placenta were incubated with 13C-labeled DHA for 48 h, at 5 or 10 mmol/L glucose treatment, and the production of 17 individual newly synthesized 13C-DHA labeled lipids quantified by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. RESULTS Maternal BMI positively associated with 13C-DHA-labeled diacylglycerols, triacylglycerols, lysophospholipids, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine plasmalogens, while maternal fasting glycemia positively associated with five 13C-DHA triacylglycerols. In turn, 13C-DHA-labeled phospholipids and triacylglycerols positively associated with birthweight centile. In-vitro glucose treatment increased most 13C-DHA-lipids, but decreased 13C-DHA phosphatidylethanolamine plasmalogens. However, with increasing maternal BMI, the magnitude of the glucose treatment induced increase in 13C-DHA phosphatidylcholine and 13C-DHA lysophospholipids was curtailed, with further decline in 13C-DHA phosphatidylethanolamine plasmalogens. Conversely, with increasing birthweight centile glucose treatment induced increases in 13C-DHA triacylglycerols were exaggerated, while glucose treatment induced decreases in 13C-DHA phosphatidylethanolamine plasmalogens were diminished. CONCLUSIONS Maternal BMI and glycemia increased the production of different placental DHA lipids implying impact on different metabolic pathways. Glucose-induced elevation in placental DHA metabolism is moderated with higher maternal BMI. In turn, findings of associations between many DHA lipids with birthweight suggest that BMI and glycemia promote fetal growth partly through changes in placental DHA metabolism.
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- Oliver C Watkins
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 12, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 12, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 12, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 12, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 12, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 12, Singapore, 119228, Singapore.
- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
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Huhtala MS, Rönnemaa T, Pellonperä O, Tertti K. Cord serum metabolome and birth weight in patients with gestational diabetes treated with metformin, insulin, or diet alone. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2021; 9:e002022. [PMID: 34059525 PMCID: PMC8169462 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-002022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Recent research has demonstrated the benefits of metformin treatment in gestational diabetes (GDM) on short-term pregnancy outcomes (including excessive fetal growth and pre-eclampsia), but its effects on fetal metabolism remain mostly unknown. Our aim was to study the effects of metformin treatment compared with insulin or diet on the cord serum metabolome and also to assess how these metabolites are related to birth weight (BW) in pregnancies complicated by GDM. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Cord serum samples were available from 113, 97, and 98 patients with GDM treated with diet, insulin, and metformin, respectively. A targeted metabolome was measured using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The patients in the metformin and insulin groups had participated in a previous randomized trial (NCT01240785). RESULTS Cord serum alanine was elevated in the metformin group (0.53 mmol/L) compared with the insulin (0.45 mmol/L, p<0.001) and the diet groups (0.46 mmol/L, p<0.0001). All other measured metabolites were similar between the groups. The triglyceride (TG)-to-phosphoglyceride ratio, average very low-density lipoprotein particle diameter, docosahexaenoic acid, omega-3 fatty acids (FAs), and ratios of omega-3 and monounsaturated FA to total FA were inversely related to BW. The omega-6-to-total-FA and omega-6-to-omega-3-FA ratios were positively related to BW. Cholesterol in very large and large high-density lipoprotein (HDL) was positively (p<0.01) associated with BW when adjusted for maternal prepregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain, glycated hemoglobin, and mode of delivery. CONCLUSIONS Metformin treatment in GDM leads to an increase in cord serum alanine. The possible long-term implications of elevated neonatal alanine in this context need to be evaluated in future studies. Although previous studies have shown that metformin increased maternal TG levels, the cord serum TG levels were not affected. Cord serum HDL cholesterol and several FA variables are related to the regulation of fetal growth in GDM. Moreover, these associations seem to be independent of maternal confounding factors. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT01240785.
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- Mikael S Huhtala
- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Obstetrics and Gynecology, TYKS Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Medicine, TYKS Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Obstetrics and Gynecology, TYKS Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Obstetrics and Gynecology, TYKS Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Shearer J, Klein MS, Vogel HJ, Mohammad S, Bainbridge S, Adamo KB. Maternal and Cord Blood Metabolite Associations with Gestational Weight Gain and Pregnancy Health Outcomes. J Proteome Res 2021; 20:1630-1638. [PMID: 33529033 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Pre-pregnancy obesity and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) are risk factors for future maternal and childhood obesity. Maternal obesity is potentially communicated to the fetus in part by the metabolome, altering the child's metabolic program in early development. Fasting maternal blood samples from 37 singleton pregnancies at 25-28 weeks of gestation were obtained from mothers with pre-pregnancy body mass indexes (BMIs) between 18 and 40 kg/m2. Various health measures including GWG, diet, and physical activity were also assessed. At term (37-42 weeks), a venous umbilical cord sample was obtained. Serum metabolomic profiles were measured using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy as well as a gut and metabolic hormone panel. Maternal and cord serum metabolites were tested for associations with pre-pregnancy BMI, GWG, health outcomes, and gut and metabolic hormones. While cord blood metabolites showed no significant correlation to maternal obesity status or other measured health outcomes, maternal serum metabolites showed distinct profiles for lean, overweight, and obese women. Additionally, four serum metabolites, namely, glutamate, lysine, pyruvate, and valine, allowed prediction of excessive GWG when pre-pregnancy BMI was controlled. Metabolic biomarkers predictive of GWG are reported and, if validated, could aid in the guidance of prenatal weight management plans as the majority of pregnancy weight gain occurs in the third trimester.
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- Jane Shearer
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Faculty of Kinesiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.,Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States.,Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada.,Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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- School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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Lee JW, Zhou J, Moen EL, Punshon T, Hoen AG, Romano ME, Karagas MR, Gui J. Prediction of an outcome using NETwork Clusters (NET-C). Comput Biol Chem 2021; 90:107425. [PMID: 33360198 PMCID: PMC7867575 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2020.107425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Birth weight is a key consequence of environmental exposures and metabolic alterations and can influence lifelong health. While a number of methods have been used to examine associations of trace element (including essential nutrients and toxic metals) concentrations or metabolite concentrations with a health outcome, birth weight, studies evaluating how the coexistence of these factors impacts birth weight are extremely limited. Here, we present a novel algorithm NETwork Clusters (NET-C), to improve the prediction of outcome by considering the interactions of features in the network and then apply this method to predict birth weight by jointly modelling trace element and cord blood metabolite data. Specifically, by using trace element and/or metabolite subnetworks as groups, we apply group lasso to estimate birth weight. We conducted statistical simulation studies to examine how both sample size and correlations between grouped features and the outcome affect prediction performance. We showed that in terms of prediction error, our proposed method outperformed other methods such as (a) group lasso with groups defined by hierarchical clustering, (b) random forest regression and (c) neural networks. We applied our method to data ascertained as part of the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study on trace elements, metabolites and birth outcomes, adjusting for other covariates such as maternal body mass index (BMI) and enrollment age. Our proposed method can be applied to a variety of similarly structured high-dimensional datasets to predict health outcomes.
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- Jai Woo Lee
- Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
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- Department of Biomedical Data Science, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH
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- Department of Biomedical Data Science, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
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- Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH
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- Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH
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- Department of Biomedical Data Science, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH.
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Jääskeläinen T, Kärkkäinen O, Jokkala J, Klåvus A, Heinonen S, Auriola S, Lehtonen M, Hanhineva K, Laivuori H. A non-targeted LC-MS metabolic profiling of pregnancy: longitudinal evidence from healthy and pre-eclamptic pregnancies. Metabolomics 2021; 17:20. [PMID: 33515103 PMCID: PMC7846510 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-020-01752-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Maternal metabolism changes substantially during pregnancy. However, few studies have used metabolomics technologies to characterize changes across gestation. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS We applied liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) based non-targeted metabolomics to determine whether the metabolic profile of serum differs throughout the pregnancy between pre-eclamptic and healthy women in the FINNPEC (Finnish Genetics of Preeclampsia Consortium) Study. Serum samples were available from early and late pregnancy. RESULTS Progression of pregnancy had large-scale effects to the serum metabolite profile. Altogether 50 identified metabolites increased and 49 metabolites decreased when samples of early pregnancy were compared to samples of late pregnancy. The metabolic signatures of pregnancy were largely shared in pre-eclamptic and healthy women, only urea, monoacylglyceride 18:1 and glycerophosphocholine were identified to be increased in the pre-eclamptic women when compared to healthy controls. CONCLUSIONS Our study highlights the need of large-scale longitudinal metabolomic studies in non-complicated pregnancies before more detailed understanding of metabolism in adverse outcomes could be provided. Our findings are one of the first steps for a broader metabolic understanding of the physiological changes caused by pregnancy per se.
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- Tiina Jääskeläinen
- Medical and Clinical Genetics, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
- Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Biochemistry, Food Chemistry and Food Development Unit, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Medical and Clinical Genetics, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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LaBarre JL, McCabe CF, Jones TR, Song PX, Domino SE, Treadwell MC, Dolinoy DC, Padmanabhan V, Burant CF, Goodrich JM. Maternal lipodome across pregnancy is associated with the neonatal DNA methylome. Epigenomics 2020; 12:2077-2092. [PMID: 33290095 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2020-0234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Aim: To classify the association between the maternal lipidome and DNA methylation in cord blood leukocytes. Materials & methods: Untargeted lipidomics was performed on first trimester maternal plasma (M1) and delivery maternal plasma (M3) in 100 mothers from the Michigan Mother-Infant Pairs cohort. Cord blood leukocyte DNA methylation was profiled using the Infinium EPIC bead array and empirical Bayes modeling identified differential DNA methylation related to maternal lipid groups. Results: M3-saturated lysophosphatidylcholine was associated with 45 differentially methylated loci and M3-saturated lysophosphatidylethanolamine was associated with 18 differentially methylated loci. Biological pathways enriched among differentially methylated loci by M3 saturated lysophosphatidylcholines were related to cell proliferation and growth. Conclusion: The maternal lipidome may be influential in establishing the infant epigenome.
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- Jennifer L LaBarre
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Orešič M, McGlinchey A, Wheelock CE, Hyötyläinen T. Metabolic Signatures of the Exposome-Quantifying the Impact of Exposure to Environmental Chemicals on Human Health. Metabolites 2020; 10:metabo10110454. [PMID: 33182712 PMCID: PMC7698239 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10110454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Human health and well-being are intricately linked to environmental quality. Environmental exposures can have lifelong consequences. In particular, exposures during the vulnerable fetal or early development period can affect structure, physiology and metabolism, causing potential adverse, often permanent, health effects at any point in life. External exposures, such as the “chemical exposome” (exposures to environmental chemicals), affect the host’s metabolism and immune system, which, in turn, mediate the risk of various diseases. Linking such exposures to adverse outcomes, via intermediate phenotypes such as the metabolome, is one of the central themes of exposome research. Much progress has been made in this line of research, including addressing some key challenges such as analytical coverage of the exposome and metabolome, as well as the integration of heterogeneous, multi-omics data. There is strong evidence that chemical exposures have a marked impact on the metabolome, associating with specific disease risks. Herein, we review recent progress in the field of exposome research as related to human health as well as selected metabolic and autoimmune diseases, with specific emphasis on the impacts of chemical exposures on the host metabolome.
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- Matej Orešič
- School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, SE-701 82 Örebro, Sweden; (M.O.); (A.M.)
- Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
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- School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, SE-701 82 Örebro, Sweden; (M.O.); (A.M.)
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- Division of Physiological Chemistry II, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden;
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- MTM Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, SE-701 82 Örebro, Sweden
- Correspondence:
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Alfano R, Chadeau-Hyam M, Ghantous A, Keski-Rahkonen P, Chatzi L, Perez AE, Herceg Z, Kogevinas M, de Kok TM, Nawrot TS, Novoloaca A, Patel CJ, Pizzi C, Robinot N, Rusconi F, Scalbert A, Sunyer J, Vermeulen R, Vrijheid M, Vineis P, Robinson O, Plusquin M. A multi-omic analysis of birthweight in newborn cord blood reveals new underlying mechanisms related to cholesterol metabolism. Metabolism 2020; 110:154292. [PMID: 32553738 PMCID: PMC7450273 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Birthweight reflects in utero exposures and later health evolution. Despite existing studies employing high-dimensional molecular measurements, the understanding of underlying mechanisms of birthweight remains limited. METHODS To investigate the systems biology of birthweight, we cross-sectionally integrated the methylome, the transcriptome, the metabolome and a set of inflammatory proteins measured in cord blood samples, collected from four birth-cohorts (n = 489). We focused on two sets of 68 metabolites and 903 CpGs previously related to birthweight and investigated the correlation structures existing between these two sets and all other omic features via bipartite Pearson correlations. RESULTS This dataset revealed that the set of metabolome and methylome signatures of birthweight have seven signals in common, including three metabolites [PC(34:2), plasmalogen PC(36:4)/PC(O-36:5), and a compound with m/z of 781.0545], two CpGs (on the DHCR24 and SC4MOL gene), and two proteins (periostin and CCL22). CCL22, a macrophage-derived chemokine has not been previously identified in relation to birthweight. Since the results of the omics integration indicated the central role of cholesterol metabolism, we explored the association of cholesterol levels in cord blood with birthweight in the ENVIRONAGE cohort (n = 1097), finding that higher birthweight was associated with increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and that high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was lower in small versus large for gestational age newborns. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggests that an integration of different omic-layers in addition to single omics studies is a useful approach to generate new hypotheses regarding biological mechanisms. CCL22 and cholesterol metabolism in cord blood play a mechanistic role in birthweight.
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- Rossella Alfano
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Medical Research Council-Health Protection Agency Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Medical Research Council-Health Protection Agency Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Division of Environmental Epidemiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69008 Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69008 Lyon, France
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90007, United States; Department of Social Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics Research, Stanford University, CA, United States
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69008 Lyon, France
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain; Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Toxicogenomics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium; Environment & Health Unit, Leuven University, Leuven, Belgium
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69008 Lyon, France
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69008 Lyon, France
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- Unit of Epidemiology, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69008 Lyon, France
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- ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain; Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Division of Environmental Epidemiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Medical Research Council-Health Protection Agency Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Human Genetic Foundation (HuGeF), Turin, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Medical Research Council-Health Protection Agency Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
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Voerman E, Jaddoe VWV, Uhl O, Shokry E, Horak J, Felix JF, Koletzko B, Gaillard R. A population-based resource for intergenerational metabolomics analyses in pregnant women and their children: the Generation R Study. Metabolomics 2020; 16:43. [PMID: 32206914 PMCID: PMC7089886 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-020-01667-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Adverse exposures in early life may predispose children to cardio-metabolic disease in later life. Metabolomics may serve as a valuable tool to disentangle the metabolic adaptations and mechanisms that potentially underlie these associations. OBJECTIVES To describe the acquisition, processing and structure of the metabolomics data available in a population-based prospective cohort from early pregnancy onwards and to examine the relationships between metabolite profiles of pregnant women and their children at birth and in childhood. METHODS In a subset of 994 mothers-child pairs from a prospective population-based cohort study among pregnant women and their children from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, we used LC-MS/MS to determine concentrations of amino acids, non-esterified fatty acids, phospholipids and carnitines in blood serum collected in early pregnancy, at birth (cord blood), and at child's age 10 years. RESULTS Concentrations of diacyl-phosphatidylcholines, acyl-alkyl-phosphatidylcholines, alkyl-lysophosphatidylcholines and sphingomyelines were the highest in early pregnancy, concentrations of amino acids and non-esterified fatty acids were the highest at birth and concentrations of alkyl-lysophosphatidylcholines, free carnitine and acyl-carnitines were the highest at age 10 years. Correlations of individual metabolites between pregnant women and their children at birth and at the age of 10 years were low (range between r = - 0.10 and r = 0.35). CONCLUSION Our results suggest that unique metabolic profiles are present among pregnant women, newborns and school aged children, with limited intergenerational correlations between metabolite profiles. These data will form a valuable resource to address the early metabolic origins of cardio-metabolic disease.
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- Ellis Voerman
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. Von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU - Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. Von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU - Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. Von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU - Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. Von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU - Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Room Na-2908, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Bahado-Singh RO, Turkoglu O, Yilmaz A, Kumar P, Zeb A, Konda S, Sherman E, Kirma J, Allos M, Odibo A, Maulik D, Graham SF. Metabolomic identification of placental alterations in fetal growth restriction. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2020; 35:447-456. [PMID: 32041426 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1722632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Introduction: Fetal growth restriction (FGR), viz., birth weight <10th percentile is a common pregnancy complication which increases the risk of adverse fetal and newborn outcomes. The placenta is the key organ for fetal growth as it controls oxygen and nutrient availability. This study aims to elucidate the mechanisms of and identify putative placental biomarkers for FGR using high-resolution metabolomics.Methods: Placenta samples from 19 FGR cases and 30 controls were analyzed using proton magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy and direct flow injection mass spectrometry with reverse-phase liquid-chromatography mass spectrometry (DI-LC-MS/MS). Significant concentration differences (p-value <.05) in 179 of the 220 metabolites were measured.Results: Of the 179 metabolites, 176 (98.3%) had reduced placental levels in FGR cases. The best performing metabolite model: 3-hydroxybutyrate, glycine and PCaaC42:0 achieved an AUC (95% CI) = 0.912 (0.814-1.000) with a sensitivity of 86.7% and specificity of 84.2% for FGR detection. Metabolite set enrichment analysis (MSEA) revealed significant (p < .05) perturbation of multiple placental metabolite pathways including urea metabolism, ammonia recycling, porphyrin metabolism, bile acid biosynthesis, galactose metabolism and perturbed protein biosynthesis.Conclusion: The placental metabolic pathway analysis revealed abnormalities that are consistent with fetal hepatic dysfunction in FGR. Near global reduction of metabolite concentrations was found in the placenta from FGR cases and metabolites demonstrated excellent diagnostic accuracy for FGR detection.
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- Ray O Bahado-Singh
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
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- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Oakland University, William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA
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- Oakland University, William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA
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- Morsani College of Medicine, USF Health, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kansas City School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
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Kadakia R, Talbot O, Kuang A, Bain JR, Muehlbauer MJ, Stevens RD, Ilkayeva OR, Lowe LP, Metzger BE, Newgard CB, Scholtens DM, Lowe WL. Cord Blood Metabolomics: Association With Newborn Anthropometrics and C-Peptide Across Ancestries. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019; 104:4459-4472. [PMID: 31498869 PMCID: PMC6735762 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2019-00238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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CONTEXT Newborn adiposity is associated with childhood obesity. Cord blood metabolomics is one approach that can be used to understand early-life contributors to adiposity and insulin resistance. OBJECTIVE To determine the association of cord blood metabolites with newborn adiposity and hyperinsulinemia in a multiethnic cohort of newborns. DESIGN Cross-sectional, observational study. SETTING Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome study. PARTICIPANTS One thousand six hundred multiethnic mother-newborn pairs. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Cord blood C-peptide, birthweight, and newborn sum of skinfolds. RESULTS Meta-analyses across four ancestry groups (Afro-Caribbean, Northern European, Thai, and Mexican American) demonstrated significant associations of cord blood metabolites with cord blood C-peptide, birthweight, and newborn sum of skinfolds. Several metabolites, including branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), medium- and long-chain acylcarnitines, nonesterified fatty acids, and triglycerides were negatively associated with cord C-peptide but positively associated with birthweight and/or sum of skinfolds. 1,5-Anhydroglucitol, an inverse marker of recent maternal glycemia, was significantly inversely associated with birthweight and sum of skinfolds. Network analyses revealed groups of interrelated amino acid, acylcarnitine, and fatty acid metabolites associated with all three newborn outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Cord blood metabolites are associated with newborn size and cord blood C-peptide levels after adjustment for maternal body mass index and glucose during pregnancy. Negative associations of metabolites with C-peptide at birth were observed. 1,5-Anhydroglucitol appears to be a marker of adiposity in newborns. BCAAs were individually associated with birthweight and demonstrated possible associations with newborn adiposity in network analyses.
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- Rachel Kadakia
- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
- Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- Correspondence and Reprint Requests: William L. Lowe, Jr., MD, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Rubloff Building, 12th Floor, 420 East Superior Street, Chicago, Ilinois 60611.
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, North Carolina
- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, North Carolina
- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, North Carolina
- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, North Carolina
- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, North Carolina
- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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Associations of maternal and fetal SCD-1 markers with infant anthropometry and maternal diet: Findings from the ROLO study. Clin Nutr 2019; 39:2129-2136. [PMID: 31708235 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Elevated stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD-1) activity showed associations with obesity in cross-sectional studies. In non-pregnant populations, nutrition regulates SCD-1 transcription and activity. OBJECTIVE To investigate the longitudinal associations of maternal and fetal SCD-1 activity markers with infant anthropometry up to 2 years of age, and to explore how selected dietary intakes modulate SCD-1 activity in pregnancy. METHODS As a secondary analysis from the ROLO intervention study, which was conducted in a population at risk for macrosomia, non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) from maternal plasma at 13 and 28 weeks' gestation and in cord blood were measured via liquid-chromatography-mass-spectrometry. Fatty acid ratios 18:1/18:0 and 16:1/16:0 were used as markers for SCD-1 activity ('desaturation indices', DIs). Relationships of DIs with infant anthropometry up to 2 years of age and maternal dietary parameters during pregnancy were investigated using adjusted linear regression models and p-values correction for multiple testing. RESULTS 18:1/18:0, but not 16:1/16:0, was associated with measures of infant anthropometry at birth (maternal and fetal markers) and up to 2 years of age (maternal markers only). Dietary intakes did not show strong associations with 18:1/18:0, but 16:1/16:0 was associated with absolute and relative dietary intakes. CONCLUSIONS In a population at risk for macrosomia, maternal SCD-1 activity measured via 18:1/18:0 was involved in the fetal programming of infant obesity, but could not be substantially modulated by short-term diet in pregnancy. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN Registration number: ISRCTN54392969 (http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN54392969).
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Shokry E, Marchioro L, Uhl O, Bermúdez MG, García-Santos JA, Segura MT, Campoy C, Koletzko B. Transgenerational cycle of obesity and diabetes: investigating possible metabolic precursors in cord blood from the PREOBE study. Acta Diabetol 2019; 56:1073-1082. [PMID: 31062097 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-019-01349-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIMS Offspring of mothers suffering from obesity and/or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) were reported to be at risk of higher birth weight (BW), later obesity and diabetes. We hypothesize that infant anthropometry changes related to maternal pathological status are due to dysregulated infant metabolism. METHODS First, we inspected differences in BMI z-scores (z-BMI) between three infant groups: born to normal weight (NW; n = 49), overweight/obese (OV/OB; n = 40) and GDM mothers (n = 27) at birth and 1 year. Then, we inspected associations between cord blood metabolites and 1-year Δ z-BMI in the three infant groups at birth and 1 year. RESULTS No statistically significant difference was detected in z-BMI between the study groups at birth; however, GDM was associated with heavier infants at 1 year. Regarding the associations between the metabolites and z-BMI, phospholipids, especially those containing polyunsaturated fatty acids, were the species most impacted by the maternal metabolic status, since numerous phosphatidylcholines-PUFA were positively associated with z-BMI in NW but negatively in OV/OB and GDM groups at birth. Conversely, the sum of lysophosphatidylcholines was only positively associated with z-BMI in NW at birth but of no relation in the other two groups. At 1 year, most of the associations seen at birth were reversed in NW and lost in OV/OB and GDM groups. In the NW group, PC-PUFA were found to be negatively associated with Δ z-BMI at 1 year in addition to some medium-chain acylcarnitines, tricarboxylic acid metabolites, Asp and Asn-to-Asp ratio. In OV/OB and GDM groups, the non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA26:0) and His correlated with Δ z-BMI at 1 year in negative and positive directions, respectively. CONCLUSIONS GDM was associated with overweight in offspring at 1 year, independent of the BW with lack of evidence on existing correlation of this finding with metabolic alterations detected in cord blood metabolome. Associations were found between cord blood metabolites and infant anthropometry at birth and were influenced by maternal OB and GDM. However, an extension of the findings monitored at birth among the three groups was not detected longitudinally showing a lack of predictive power of cord blood metabolome for later development at least 1 year.
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- Engy Shokry
- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU-Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Munich Medical Centre, Campus Innenstadt, Lindwurmstr. 4, 80337, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU-Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Munich Medical Centre, Campus Innenstadt, Lindwurmstr. 4, 80337, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU-Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Munich Medical Centre, Campus Innenstadt, Lindwurmstr. 4, 80337, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, EURISTIKOS Excellence Centre for Paediatric Research, University of Granada, Avenida de la Investigación 11, 18016, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, EURISTIKOS Excellence Centre for Paediatric Research, University of Granada, Avenida de la Investigación 11, 18016, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, EURISTIKOS Excellence Centre for Paediatric Research, University of Granada, Avenida de la Investigación 11, 18016, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, EURISTIKOS Excellence Centre for Paediatric Research, University of Granada, Avenida de la Investigación 11, 18016, Granada, Spain
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU-Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Munich Medical Centre, Campus Innenstadt, Lindwurmstr. 4, 80337, Munich, Germany.
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Madrid-Gambin F, Föcking M, Sabherwal S, Heurich M, English JA, O'Gorman A, Suvitaival T, Ahonen L, Cannon M, Lewis G, Mattila I, Scaife C, Madden S, Hyötyläinen T, Orešič M, Zammit S, Cagney G, Cotter DR, Brennan L. Integrated Lipidomics and Proteomics Point to Early Blood-Based Changes in Childhood Preceding Later Development of Psychotic Experiences: Evidence From the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Biol Psychiatry 2019; 86:25-34. [PMID: 30878195 PMCID: PMC6579334 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The identification of early biomarkers of psychotic experiences (PEs) is of interest because early diagnosis and treatment of those at risk of future disorder is associated with improved outcomes. The current study investigated early lipidomic and coagulation pathway protein signatures of later PEs in subjects from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children cohort. METHODS Plasma of 115 children (12 years of age) who were first identified as experiencing PEs at 18 years of age (48 cases and 67 controls) were assessed through integrated and targeted lipidomics and semitargeted proteomics approaches. We assessed the lipids, lysophosphatidylcholines (n = 11) and phosphatidylcholines (n = 61), and the protein members of the coagulation pathway (n = 22) and integrated these data with complement pathway protein data already available on these subjects. RESULTS Twelve phosphatidylcholines, four lysophosphatidylcholines, and the coagulation protein plasminogen were altered between the control and PEs groups after correction for multiple comparisons. Lipidomic and proteomic datasets were integrated into a multivariate network displaying a strong relationship between most lipids that were significantly associated with PEs and plasminogen. Finally, an unsupervised clustering approach identified four different clusters, with one of the clusters presenting the highest case-control ratio (p < .01) and associated with a higher concentration of smaller low-density lipoprotein cholesterol particles. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that the lipidome and proteome of subjects who report PEs at 18 years of age are already altered at 12 years of age, indicating that metabolic dysregulation may contribute to an early vulnerability to PEs and suggesting crosstalk between these lysophosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylcholines, and coagulation and complement proteins.
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- Francisco Madrid-Gambin
- Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Institute of Food and Health, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Institute of Food and Health, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, Dublin, Ireland
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Faculty of Brain Sciences, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden; Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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- MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Centre for Academic Mental Health, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Conway Institute, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Institute of Food and Health, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, Dublin, Ireland
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Everson TM, Marsit CJ. Integrating -Omics Approaches into Human Population-Based Studies of Prenatal and Early-Life Exposures. Curr Environ Health Rep 2019; 5:328-337. [PMID: 30054820 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-018-0204-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW We present the study design and methodological suggestions for population-based studies that integrate molecular -omics data and highlight recent studies that have used such data to examine the potential impacts of prenatal environmental exposures on fetal health. RECENT FINDINGS Epidemiologic studies have observed numerous relationships between prenatal exposures (smoking, toxic metals, endocrine disruptors) and fetal and early-life molecular profiles, though such investigations have so far been dominated by epigenomic association studies. However, recent transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic studies have demonstrated their promise for the identification of exposure and response biomarkers. Molecular -omics have opened new avenues of research in environmental health that can improve our understanding of disease etiology and contribute to the development of exposure and response biomarkers. Studies that incorporate multiple -omics data from different molecular domains in longitudinally collected samples hold particular promise.
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- Todd M Everson
- Departments of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Claudia Nance Rollins Room 2021, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Departments of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Claudia Nance Rollins Room 2021, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA. .,Departments of Environmental Health and Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Claudia Nance Rollins Room 2021, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
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Bahado-Singh RO, Yilmaz A, Bisgin H, Turkoglu O, Kumar P, Sherman E, Mrazik A, Odibo A, Graham SF. Artificial intelligence and the analysis of multi-platform metabolomics data for the detection of intrauterine growth restriction. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0214121. [PMID: 30998683 PMCID: PMC6472728 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To interrogate the pathogenesis of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to multi-platform i.e. nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and mass spectrometry (MS) based metabolomic analysis for the prediction of IUGR. MATERIALS AND METHODS MS and NMR based metabolomic analysis were performed on cord blood serum from 40 IUGR (birth weight < 10th percentile) cases and 40 controls. Three variable selection algorithms namely: Correlation-based feature selection (CFS), Partial least squares regression (PLS) and Learning Vector Quantization (LVQ) were tested for their diagnostic performance. For each selected set of metabolites and the panel consists of metabolites common in three selection algorithms so-called overlapping set (OL), support vector machine (SVM) models were developed for which parameter selection was performed busing 10-fold cross validations. Area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC), sensitivity and specificity values were calculated for IUGR diagnosis. Metabolite set enrichment analysis (MSEA) was performed to identify which metabolic pathways were perturbed as a direct result of IUGR in cord blood serum. RESULTS All selected metabolites and their overlapping set achieved statistically significant accuracies in the range of 0.78-0.82 for their optimized SVM models. The model utilizing all metabolites in the dataset had an AUC = 0.91 with a sensitivity of 0.83 and specificity equal to 0.80. CFS and OL (Creatinine, C2, C4, lysoPC.a.C16.1, lysoPC.a.C20.3, lysoPC.a.C28.1, PC.aa.C24.0) showed the highest performance with sensitivity (0.87) and specificity (0.87), respectively. MSEA revealed significantly altered metabolic pathways in IUGR cases. Dysregulated pathways include: beta oxidation of very long fatty acids, oxidation of branched chain fatty acids, phospholipid biosynthesis, lysine degradation, urea cycle and fatty acid metabolism. CONCLUSION A systematically selected panel of metabolites was shown to accurately detect IUGR in newborn cord blood serum. Significant disturbance of hepatic function and energy generating pathways were found in IUGR cases.
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- Ray Oliver Bahado-Singh
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, William Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, United States of America
- Oakland University-William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, William Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Computer Science, Engineering and Physics, University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, William Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, William Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, United States of America
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Computer Science, Engineering and Physics, University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, William Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, United States of America
- Oakland University-William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, United States of America
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Rombouts C, De Spiegeleer M, Van Meulebroek L, De Vos WH, Vanhaecke L. Validated comprehensive metabolomics and lipidomics analysis of colon tissue and cell lines. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1066:79-92. [PMID: 31027537 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Current untargeted approaches for metabolic fingerprinting of colon tissue and cell lines lack validation of reproducibility and/or focus on a selection of metabolites as opposed to the entire metabolome. Yet, both are critical to ensure reliable results and pursue a fully holistic analysis. Therefore, we have optimized and validated a platform for analyzing the polar metabolome and lipidome of colon-derived cell and tissue samples based on a consecutive extraction of polar and apolar components. Peak areas of selected targeted analytes and the number of untargeted components were assessed. Analysis was performed using ultra-high performance liquid-chromatography (UHPLC) coupled to hybrid quadrupole-Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). This resulted in an optimized extraction protocol using 50% methanol/ultrapure water to obtain the polar fraction followed by a dichloromethane-based lipid extraction. Using this comprehensive approach, we have detected more than 15,000 components with CV < 30% in internal quality control (IQC) samples and were able to discriminate the non-transformed (NT) and transformed (T) state in human colon tissue and cell lines based on validated OPLS-DA models (R2Y > 0.719 and Q2 > 0.674). To conclude, our validated polar metabolomics and lipidomics fingerprinting approach could be of great value to reveal gastrointestinal disease-associated biomarkers and mechanisms.
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- Caroline Rombouts
- Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820, Merelbeke, Belgium; Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Cell Systems & Imaging, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium; Antwerp University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Laboratory of Cell Biology & Histology, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Cell Systems & Imaging, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium; Antwerp University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Laboratory of Cell Biology & Histology, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820, Merelbeke, Belgium; Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Ferchaud-Roucher V, Kramer A, Silva E, Pantham P, Weintraub ST, Jansson T, Powell TL. A potential role for lysophosphatidylcholine in the delivery of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids to the fetal circulation. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2019; 1864:394-402. [PMID: 30572119 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2018.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Véronique Ferchaud-Roucher
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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Wang L, Han TL, Luo X, Li S, Young T, Chen C, Wen L, Xu P, Zheng Y, Saffery R, Baker PN, Tong C, Qi H. Metabolic Biomarkers of Monochorionic Twins Complicated With Selective Intrauterine Growth Restriction in Cord Plasma and Placental Tissue. Sci Rep 2018; 8:15914. [PMID: 30374111 PMCID: PMC6206027 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33788-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The selective intrauterine growth restriction (sIUGR) of monochorionic diamniotic (MCDC) twins causes phenotypic growth discordance, which is correlated with metabolomic pertubations. A global, untargeted identification of the metabolic fingerprint may help elucidate the etiology of sIUGR. Umbilical cord blood and placentas collected from 15 pairs of sIUGR monochorionic twins, 24 pairs of uncomplicated twins, and 14 singletons diagnosed with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) were subjected to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry based metabolomic analyses. Supervised multivariate regression analysis and pathway analysis were performed to compare control twins with sIUGR twins. A generalized estimating equation (GEE) model was utilized to explore metabolic differences within sIUGR co-twins. Linear logistic regression was applied to screen metabolites that significantly differed in concentration between control twins and sIUGR twins or IUGR singletons. Umbilical cord blood demonstrated better global metabolomic separation of sIUGR and control twins compared to the placenta. Disrupted amino acid and fatty acid metabolism as well as high levels of exposure to environmental xenobiotics were associated with sIUGR. The metabolic abnormalities in MCDA twins suggested that in utero growth discordance is caused by intrauterine and extrauterine environmental factors, rather than genetics. Thus, this study provides new therapeutic targets and strategies for sIUGR management and prevention.
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- Lianlian Wang
- Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- International Collaborative Joint Laboratory of Reproduction and Development of Ministry of Education P.R.C, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- Department of Reproduction Health and Infertility, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- International Collaborative Joint Laboratory of Reproduction and Development of Ministry of Education P.R.C, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- Liggins Institution, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- International Collaborative Joint Laboratory of Reproduction and Development of Ministry of Education P.R.C, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- International Collaborative Joint Laboratory of Reproduction and Development of Ministry of Education P.R.C, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- Institute of Life Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- International Collaborative Joint Laboratory of Reproduction and Development of Ministry of Education P.R.C, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- International Collaborative Joint Laboratory of Reproduction and Development of Ministry of Education P.R.C, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- International Collaborative Joint Laboratory of Reproduction and Development of Ministry of Education P.R.C, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- International Collaborative Joint Laboratory of Reproduction and Development of Ministry of Education P.R.C, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- Liggins Institution, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
- International Collaborative Joint Laboratory of Reproduction and Development of Ministry of Education P.R.C, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
- International Collaborative Joint Laboratory of Reproduction and Development of Ministry of Education P.R.C, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine of Chongqing Municipality, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
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Robinson O, Keski-Rahkonen P, Chatzi L, Kogevinas M, Nawrot T, Pizzi C, Plusquin M, Richiardi L, Robinot N, Sunyer J, Vermeulen R, Vrijheid M, Vineis P, Scalbert A, Chadeau-Hyam M. Cord Blood Metabolic Signatures of Birth Weight: A Population-Based Study. J Proteome Res 2018; 17:1235-1247. [PMID: 29401400 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Birth weight is an important indicator of maternal and fetal health and a predictor of health in later life. However, the determinants of variance in birth weight are still poorly understood. We aimed to identify the biological pathways, which may be perturbed by environmental exposures, that are important in determining birth weight. We applied untargeted mass-spectrometry-based metabolomics to 481 cord blood samples collected at delivery in four birth cohorts from across Europe: ENVIRONAGE (Belgium), INMA (Spain), Piccolipiu (Italy), and Rhea (Greece). We performed a metabolome-wide association scan for birth weight on over 4000 metabolic features, controlling the false discovery rate at 5%. Annotation of compounds was conducted through reference to authentic standards. We identified 68 metabolites significantly associated with birth weight, including vitamin A, progesterone, docosahexaenoic acid, indolelactic acid, and multiple acylcarnitines and phosphatidylcholines. We observed enrichment (p < 0.05) of the tryptophan metabolism, prostaglandin formation, C21-steroid hormone signaling, carnitine shuttle, and glycerophospholipid metabolism pathways. Vitamin A was associated with both maternal smoking and birth weight, suggesting a mediation pathway. Our findings shed new light on the pathways central to fetal growth and will have implications for antenatal and perinatal care and potentially for health in later life.
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- Oliver Robinson
- MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London , St. Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, United Kingdom
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) , 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete , Voutes University Campus, Heraklion, Crete, GR-70013, Greece
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of South California , Soto Street Building 2001 N Soto Street, Suite 201-D, Los Angeles, California 90032-3628, United States
- Department of Genetics & Cell Biology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University , Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) , PRBB, C/ Doctor Aiguader, 88, 08003, Barcelona Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) , Plaça de la Mercè, 10, Barcelona 08002, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) , PRBB, C/ Doctor Aiguader, 88, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University , Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan building D, BE3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Leuven University , Oude Markt 13, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte , C.So, Dogliotti, 14, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University , Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan building D, BE3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Leuven University , Oude Markt 13, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte , C.So, Dogliotti, 14, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) , 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France
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- ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) , PRBB, C/ Doctor Aiguader, 88, 08003, Barcelona Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) , Plaça de la Mercè, 10, Barcelona 08002, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) , PRBB, C/ Doctor Aiguader, 88, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Environmental Epidemiology Division, Utrecht University , POB 80178, Utrecht NL-3508, The Netherlands
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- ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) , PRBB, C/ Doctor Aiguader, 88, 08003, Barcelona Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) , Plaça de la Mercè, 10, Barcelona 08002, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) , PRBB, C/ Doctor Aiguader, 88, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London , St. Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, United Kingdom
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) , 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France
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- MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London , St. Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, United Kingdom
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