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Novel biomarkers for pre-diabetes identified by metabolomics

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Wang‐Sattler, Rui, Yu, Zhonghao, Herder, Christian, Messias, Ana C, Floegel, Anna, He, Ying, Heim, Katharina, Campillos, Monica +35 more·2012·Molecular Systems Biology

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) can be prevented in pre-diabetic individuals with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). Here, we have used a metabolomics approach to identify candidate biomarkers of pre-diabetes. We quantified 140 metabolites for 4297 fasting serum samples in the population-based Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg (KORA) cohort. Our study revealed significant metabolic variation in pre-diabetic individuals that are distinct from known diabetes risk indicators, such as glycosylated hemoglobin levels, fasting glucose and insulin. We identified three metabolites (glycine, lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) (18:2) and acetylcarnitine) that had significantly altered levels in IGT individuals as compared to those with normal glucose tolerance, with P-values ranging from 2.4×10(-4) to 2.1×10(-13). Lower levels of glycine and LPC were found to be predictors not only for IGT but also for T2D, and were independently confirmed in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Potsdam cohort. Using metabolite-protein network analysis, we identified seven T2D-related genes that are associated with these three IGT-specific metabolites by multiple interactions with four enzymes. The expression levels of these enzymes correlate with changes in the metabolite concentrations linked to diabetes. Our results may help developing novel strategies to prevent T2D.

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Wang‐Sattler, R., Yu, Z., Herder, C., Messias, A. C., Floegel, A., He, Y., Heim, K., Campillos, M., Holzapfel, C., Thorand, B., Grallert, H., Xu, T., Bader, E., Huth, C., Mittelstrass, K., Döring, A., Meisinger, C., Gieger, C., Prehn, C., Roemisch‐Margl, W., Carstensen, M., Xie, L., Yamanaka‐Okumura, H., Xing, G., Ceglarek, U., Thiery, J., Giani, G., Lickert, H., Lin, X., Li, Y., Boeing, H., Joost, H., de Angelis, M. H., Rathmann, W., Suhre, K., Prokisch, H., Peters, A., Meitinger, T., Roden, M., Wichmann, H., Pischon, T., Adamski, J., & Illig, T.
Affiliations
  • Helmholtz Munich (DE)
  • Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum e.V. (DE)
  • German Institute of Human Nutrition (DE)
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
  • TUM Klinikum (DE)
  • Shanghai Center For Bioinformation Technology (CN)
  • Tokushima University (JP)
  • University Hospital Leipzig (DE)
  • Max Delbrück Center (DE)
Corresponding author
Wang‐Sattler, Rui
Venue
Molecular Systems Biology
Published
2012-09-25
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
615-615
ISSN
1744-4292 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2145665725
Cited by
701
References
58
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FWCI
20.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Funders
  • Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (01GS0423, 01DO12030, 0315494A)
  • Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
Keywords
type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, serum metabolites, biomarkers, glycine, lysophosphatidylcholine, acetyl-L-carnitine, diabetes prevention, KORA cohort, EPIC-Potsdam cohort
MeSH terms
Aged, Blood Glucose, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Fasting, Female, Germany, Glucose Tolerance Test, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Models, Biological, Prediabetic State, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Reproducibility of Results, Biomarkers, Odds Ratio, Case-Control Studies, Metabolomics

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