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Hu X, Liu Z, Lu Y, Chi X, Han K, Wang H, Wang Y, Ma L, Xu B. Glucose metabolism enhancement by 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid via the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in high-fat-diet/streptozotocin induced type 2 diabetic mice. Food Funct 2022; 13:9931-9946. [DOI: 10.1039/d1fo03818d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Here, we used high fat diet (HFD) combined with streptozotocin (STZ) injection to establish a diabetes model, with the aim of exploring the hypoglycemic effects of 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid (10-HDA), and...
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Lv Y, Ren W, Zhang Y, Huang Y, Hao J, Ma K, Ma Y, Yang X. Antidiabetic effects of a lipophilic extract obtained from flowers of Wisteria sinensis by activating Akt/GLUT4 and Akt/GSK3β. Food Nutr Res 2020; 64:3589. [PMID: 33061888 PMCID: PMC7534953 DOI: 10.29219/fnr.v64.3589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus is primarily caused by insulin resistance (IR) in insulin-sensitive tissues, including liver, white adipose tissues (WAT), and skeletal muscles. Discovering nutritious foods with antidiabetic effects is of great significance. Numerous published reports indicated that protein kinase B (Akt) and glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) play crucial roles in ameliorating IR and diabetic symptoms. Objective In the present study, antidiabetic effects and the potential mechanism of action of WS-PE (a lipophilic extract from edible flowers of Wisteria sinensis) were explored with L6 cells in vitro and in high-fat diet (HFD) + Streptozocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice in vivo. Design In vivo, HFD + STZ-induced diabetic mice were used as diabetic models to investigate the potential antidiabetic and antidyslipidemic activities. In vitro, a novel GLUT4 translocation assay system was established to evaluate the potential effects of WS-PE on GLUT4 translocation. Western blot analysis was adopted to investigate the molecular mechanisms of WS-PE both in vivo and in vitro. Results vitro, WS-PE increased glucose uptake by stimulating GLUT4 expression and translocation, which were regulated by Akt phosphorylation. In vivo, the WS-PE treatment ameliorated the hyperglycemia, IR, and dyslipidemia and reversed hepatic steatosis and pancreatic damage in diabetic mice. The WS-PE treatment increased GLUT4 expression by Akt activation in WAT and skeletal muscle. Akt activation stimulated GSK3β phosphorylation in liver and skeletal muscles, indicating that WS-PE showed regulatory effects on glycogen synthesis in liver and skeletal muscles. Conclusion These in vitro and in vivo results indicated that the WS-PE treatment exerted antidiabetic effects by activating Akt/GLUT4 and Akt/GSK3β.
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- Yibing Lv
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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Cantero I, Elorz M, Abete I, Marin BA, Herrero JI, Monreal JI, Benito A, Quiroga J, Martínez A, Huarte MP, Uriz-Otano JI, Tur JA, Kearney J, Martinez JA, Zulet MA. Ultrasound/Elastography techniques, lipidomic and blood markers compared to Magnetic Resonance Imaging in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease adults. Int J Med Sci 2019; 16:75-83. [PMID: 30662331 PMCID: PMC6332481 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.28044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may progress to steatohepatitis, cirrhosis and complicated hepatocellular carcinoma with defined differential symptoms and manifestations. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the fatty liver status by several validated approaches and to compare imaging techniques, lipidomic and routine blood markers with magnetic resonance imaging in adults subjects with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 127 overweight/obese with NAFLD, were parallelly assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), ultrasonography, transient elastography and a validated metabolomic designed test to diagnose NAFLD in this cross-sectional study. Body composition (DXA), hepatic related biochemical measurements as well as the Fatty Liver Index (FLI) were evaluated. This study was registered as FLiO: Fatty Liver in Obesity study; NCT03183193. RESULTS The subjects with more severe liver disease were found to have worse metabolic parameters. Positive associations between MRI with inflammatory and insulin biomarkers were found. A linear regression model including ALT, RBP4 and HOMA-IR was able to explain 40.9% of the variability in fat content by MRI. In ROC analyses a combination panel formed of ALT, HOMA-IR and RBP4 followed by ultrasonography, ALT and metabolomic test showed the major predictive ability (77.3%, 74.6%, 74.3% and 71.1%, respectively) for liver fat content. CONCLUSIONS A panel combination including routine blood markers linked to insulin resistance showed highest associations with MRI considered as a gold standard for determining liver fat content. This combination of tests can facilitate the diagnosis of early stages of non-alcoholic liver disease thereby avoiding other invasive and expensive methods.
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- Irene Cantero
- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology. Centre for Nutrition Research. School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology. Centre for Nutrition Research. School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,CIBERobn, Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology. Centre for Nutrition Research. School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.,Liver Unit, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain
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- Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.,Clinical Chemistry Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.,Department of Internal Medicine, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain
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- Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.,Department of Gastroenterology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.,Department of Gastroenterology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.,Department of Gastroenterology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- CIBERobn, Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Madrid, Spain.,Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress. University of Balearic Islands. Palma de Mallorca. Spain
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- School of Biological Sciences, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology. Centre for Nutrition Research. School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,CIBERobn, Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Madrid, Spain.,Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.,IMDEA FOOD. Madrid
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology. Centre for Nutrition Research. School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,CIBERobn, Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Madrid, Spain.,Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain
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Chang YH, Lin HC, Hwu DW, Chang DM, Lin KC, Lee YJ. Elevated serum cytokeratin-18 concentration in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Ann Clin Biochem 2018; 56:141-147. [PMID: 30089409 DOI: 10.1177/0004563218796259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Serum cytokeratin-18 is believed to be a marker of hepatic cell damage. However, few studies have discussed about the serum cytokeratin-18 concentration in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and investigated its association with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as well as metabolic biomarkers. METHODS Healthy participants and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients were enrolled. Physical and metabolic factors were recorded, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease was screened by abdominal ultrasound and the fatty liver index. The cytokeratin-18 concentration was detected using two commercially available immunoassay kits (M30 and M65 ELISA kit, Previa AB, Sweden). RESULTS Overall, 22.8% (29/127) and 35.9% (42/117) of the participants were diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the non-diabetes mellitus group and type 2 diabetes mellitus group, respectively. In the non-diabetes mellitus group and type 2 diabetes mellitus group, our result showed that participants with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease had a higher serum cytokeratin-18 M30 and cytokeratin-18 M65 concentration as compared with participants without non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Interestingly, as compared with healthy participants without non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, our result also demonstrated that type 2 diabetes mellitus patients without non-alcoholic fatty liver disease had a higher serum cytokeratin-18 M30 (108.4 ± 66.2 vs. 87.1 ± 34.6 U/L; P = 0.038) and cytokeratin-18 M65 concentration (285.4 ± 115.3 vs. 248.5 ± 111.3 U/L; P = 0.031). The independent relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus and cytokeratin-18 was further strengthened by the significant positive association between fasting plasma glucose and serum cytokeratin-18 concentration via multivariate regression analyses (cytokeratin-18 M30: β = 0.034, P = 0.029; cytokeratin-18 M65: β = 0.044, P = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Independent of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, our results suggested that the cytokeratin-18 concentration is closely associated with the hyperglycaemic milieu. The association between serum cytokeratin-18 and type 2 diabetes mellitus may be worthy of further investigation.
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- 1 Lee's Endocrinology Clinic, Pingtung, Taiwan
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Cantero I, Abete I, Del Bas JM, Caimari A, Arola L, Zulet MA, Martinez JA. Changes in lysophospholipids and liver status after weight loss: the RESMENA study. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2018; 15:51. [PMID: 30026784 PMCID: PMC6050739 DOI: 10.1186/s12986-018-0288-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Obesity and comorbidities such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are major public health burdens. Alterations in lipid metabolism are involved in hepatic diseases. The objective of this study was to assess the influence of weight loss on lysophospholipid (LP) metabolism and liver status in obese subjects as well as to provide new evidence regarding the interaction of LP metabolism as a key factor in the onset and management of obesity-related diseases such as liver damage. Methods Thirty-three subjects from the RESMENA (Reduction of Metabolic Syndrome in Navarra, NCT01087086) study were selected based on their Fatty Liver Index (FLI). Plasma lipid species (lysophosphatidilcholine: LPC, lysophosphatidilethanolamines: LPE and lysophosphatidylinositols: LPI specifically) were determined by LC-MS, while waist circumference (WC) and other non-invasive liver markers such as, FLI and BAAT scores as well as dietary records, anthropometrical measurements, body composition by DXA and other metabolic determinants were analyzed before and after a six-month hypocaloric nutritional intervention. Results Computed Z-scores of total LP (LPC, LPE, and LPI) were significantly decreased after 6-months of following a hypocaloric diet. Specifically, LPC14:0, LPC15:0, LPC16:1, LPC18:4, LPC20:4, showed clear relationships with weight loss. Changes in FLI score, WC and BAAT score revealed associations with general changes in LPC score. Interestingly the BAAT score was statistically associated with the LPC score after adjustment for weight loss. Conclusion The lipidomic LPC profile analysis revealed a generalized decrease in circulating lysophospholipids after weight loss. The involvement of particular LP in liver metabolism and obesity merit further attention, as some of these specific non-invasive liver markers were reduced independently of weight loss. Trial registration NCT01087086. Registered 15 March 2010, retrospectively registry.
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- Irene Cantero
- 1Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.,2Centre for Nutrition Research, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- 1Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.,2Centre for Nutrition Research, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,3CIBERobn, Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Technological Unit of Nutrition and Health, EURECAT-Technological Center of Catalonia, Reus, Spain
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- Technological Unit of Nutrition and Health, EURECAT-Technological Center of Catalonia, Reus, Spain
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- Technological Unit of Nutrition and Health, EURECAT-Technological Center of Catalonia, Reus, Spain
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- 1Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.,2Centre for Nutrition Research, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,3CIBERobn, Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain
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- 1Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.,2Centre for Nutrition Research, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,3CIBERobn, Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.,6IMDEA Food, Madrid, Spain
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Noordam R, Vermond D, Drenth H, Wijman CA, Akintola AA, van der Kroef S, Jansen SWM, Huurman NC, Schutte BAM, Beekman M, Slagboom PE, Mooijaart SP, van Heemst D. High Liver Enzyme Concentrations are Associated with Higher Glycemia, but not with Glycemic Variability, in Individuals without Diabetes Mellitus. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2017; 8:236. [PMID: 28955304 PMCID: PMC5601417 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2017.00236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Elevated concentrations of liver enzymes have been associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, it remains unclear to which specific aspects of diurnal glucose metabolism these associate most. We aimed to investigate the associations between liver enzyme concentrations and 24 h-glucose trajectories in individuals without diabetes mellitus from three independent cohorts. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 436 participants without diabetes mellitus from the Active and Healthy Aging Study, the Switchbox Study, and the Growing Old Together Study. Fasting blood samples were drawn to measure gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), alanine transaminase, and aspartate transaminase. Measures of glycemia (e.g., nocturnal and diurnal mean glucose levels) and glycemic variability (e.g., mean amplitude of glucose excursions) were derived from continuous glucose monitoring. Analyses were performed separately for the three cohorts; derived estimates were additionally meta-analyzed. RESULTS After meta-analyses of the three cohorts, elevated liver enzyme concentrations, and specifically elevated GGT concentrations, were associated with higher glycemia. More specific, participants in the highest GGT tertile (GGT ≥37.9 U/L) had a 0.39 mmol/L (95% confidence interval: 0.23, 0.56) higher mean nocturnal glucose (3:00 to 6:00 a.m.) and a 0.23 mmol/L (0.10, 0.36) higher diurnal glucose (6:00 to 0:00 a.m.) than participants in the lowest GGT tertile (GGT <21.23 U/L). However, elevated liver enzyme concentrations were not associated with a higher glycemic variability. CONCLUSION Though elevated liver enzyme concentrations did not associate with higher glycemic variability in participants without diabetes mellitus, specifically, elevated GGT concentrations associated with higher glycemia.
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- Raymond Noordam
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
- *Correspondence: Raymond Noordam,
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
- Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
- Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Section Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Section Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Section Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
- Institute for Evidence-Based Medicine in Old Age, IEMO, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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Deelen J, van den Akker EB, Trompet S, van Heemst D, Mooijaart SP, Slagboom PE, Beekman M. Employing biomarkers of healthy ageing for leveraging genetic studies into human longevity. Exp Gerontol 2016; 82:166-74. [PMID: 27374409 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2016.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Genetic studies have thus far identified a limited number of loci associated with human longevity by applying age at death or survival up to advanced ages as phenotype. As an alternative approach, one could first try to identify biomarkers of healthy ageing and the genetic variants associated with these traits and subsequently determine the association of these variants with human longevity. In the present study, we used this approach by testing whether the 35 baseline serum parameters measured in the Leiden Longevity Study (LLS) meet the proposed criteria for a biomarker of healthy ageing. The LLS consists of 421 families with long-lived siblings of European descent, who were recruited together with their offspring and the spouses of the offspring (controls). To test the four criteria for a biomarker of healthy ageing in the LLS, we determined the association of the serum parameters with chronological age, familial longevity, general practitioner-reported general health, and mortality. Out of the 35 serum parameters, we identified glucose, insulin, and triglycerides as biomarkers of healthy ageing, meeting all four criteria in the LLS. We subsequently showed that the genetic variants previously associated with these parameters are significantly enriched in the largest genome-wide association study for human longevity. In conclusion, we showed that biomarkers of healthy ageing can be used to leverage genetic studies into human longevity. We identified several genetic variants influencing the variation in glucose, insulin and triglycerides that contribute to human longevity.
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- Joris Deelen
- Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, P.O. Box 41 06 23, 50866 Cologne, Germany.
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- Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Delft Bioinformatics Lab, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5031, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Sala ML, Röell B, van der Bijl N, van der Grond J, de Craen AJM, Slagboom EP, van der Geest R, de Roos A, Kroft LJM. Genetically determined prospect to become long-lived is associated with less abdominal fat and in particular less abdominal visceral fat in men. Age Ageing 2015; 44:713-7. [PMID: 25983277 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afv063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE familial longevity is marked by an exceptionally healthy metabolic profile and low prevalence of cardiometabolic disease observed already at middle age. We aim to investigate whether regional body fat distribution, which has previously shown to be associated with cardiometabolic risk, is different in offspring of long-lived siblings compared with controls. METHODS our institutional review board approved the study, and all participants (n = 344, average age in years 65.6) gave written informed consent. Offspring (n = 175) of non-agenarian siblings were included. Their partners (n = 169) were enrolled as controls. For abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) measurements, a single-slice 8.0 mm computed tomography (CT) acquisition was planned at the level of the 5th lumbar vertebra. In addition, participants underwent prospectively electrocardiography-triggered unenhanced volumetric CT of the heart. Abdominal VAT and SAT areas (cm(2)) and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volumes (ml) were acquired by semi-automated segmentation techniques. Linear regression analysis was performed adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors. RESULTS total abdominal fat areas were smaller in male offspring compared with controls (353.0 versus 382.9 cm(2), P = 0.022). The association between low abdominal VAT areas in male offspring (149.7 versus 167.0 cm(2) in controls, P = 0.043) attenuated after additional adjustment for diabetes (P = 0.078). Differences were not observed for females. EAT volumes were similar between offspring of long-lived siblings and controls. CONCLUSION males who have genetically determined prospect to become long-lived have less abdominal fat and in particular less abdominal VAT compared with controls.
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- Michiel L Sala
- Department of Radiology, C3-Q, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, C3-Q, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, C3-Q, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, C3-Q, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gerontology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, C3-Q, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, C3-Q, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, C3-Q, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands
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