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l-Carnitine in omnivorous diets induces an atherogenic gut microbial pathway in humans
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BACKGROUND: l-Carnitine, an abundant nutrient in red meat, accelerates atherosclerosis in mice via gut microbiota-dependent formation of trimethylamine (TMA) and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) via a multistep pathway involving an atherogenic intermediate, γ-butyrobetaine (γBB). The contribution of γBB in gut microbiota-dependent l-carnitine metabolism in humans is unknown. METHODS: Omnivores and vegans/vegetarians ingested deuterium-labeled l-carnitine (d3-l-carnitine) or γBB (d9-γBB), and both plasma metabolites and fecal polymicrobial transformations were examined at baseline, following oral antibiotics, or following chronic (≥2 months) l-carnitine supplementation. Human fecal commensals capable of performing each step of the l-carnitine→γBB→TMA transformation were identified. RESULTS: Studies with oral d3-l-carnitine or d9-γBB before versus after antibiotic exposure revealed gut microbiota contribution to the initial 2 steps in a metaorganismal l-carnitine→γBB→TMA→TMAO pathway in subjects. Moreover, a striking increase in d3-TMAO generation was observed in omnivores over vegans/vegetarians (>20-fold; P = 0.001) following oral d3-l-carnitine ingestion, whereas fasting endogenous plasma l-carnitine and γBB levels were similar in vegans/vegetarians (n = 32) versus omnivores (n = 40). Fecal metabolic transformation studies, and oral isotope tracer studies before versus after chronic l-carnitine supplementation, revealed that omnivores and vegans/vegetarians alike rapidly converted carnitine to γBB, whereas the second gut microbial transformation, γBB→TMA, was diet inducible (l-carnitine, omnivorous). Extensive anaerobic subculturing of human feces identified no single commensal capable of l-carnitine→TMA transformation, multiple community members that converted l-carnitine to γBB, and only 1 Clostridiales bacterium, Emergencia timonensis, that converted γBB to TMA. In coculture, E. timonensis promoted the complete l-carnitine→TMA transformation. CONCLUSION: In humans, dietary l-carnitine is converted into the atherosclerosis- and thrombosis-promoting metabolite TMAO via 2 sequential gut microbiota-dependent transformations: (a) initial rapid generation of the atherogenic intermediate γBB, followed by (b) transformation into TMA via low-abundance microbiota in omnivores, and to a markedly lower extent, in vegans/vegetarians. Gut microbiota γBB→TMA/TMAO transformation is induced by omnivorous dietary patterns and chronic l-carnitine exposure. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01731236. FUNDING: NIH and Office of Dietary Supplements grants HL103866, HL126827, and DK106000, and the Leducq Foundation.
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“Prior research42,43 has suggested that vegans have lower TMAO levels than meat or fish eaters because of the TMAO precursors choline and carnitine in animal products.”
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“Interestingly, in small cross-sectional observational studies, plasma levels of TMAO were modestly increased in omnivores relative to vegans/vegetarians, and in recent clinical challenge studies, TMA and TMAO generation from oral carnitine was observed to be substantially reduced in vegans/vegetarians.3,19”
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“Some of these TMA containing compounds can participate in TMA/TMAO formation in a gut microbiota-dependent manner, and also be generated by gut microbiota metabolism of L-carnitine.1,3,16,19”
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“Beyond choline and carnitine, potential nutrient precursors for TMA production have been reported, including the carnitine related metabolites c-butyrobetaine and crotonobetaine, and the choline oxidation product betaine.1,16,19”
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“Interestingly, in small cross-sectional observational studies, plasma levels of TMAO were modestly increased in omnivores relative to vegans/vegetarians, and in recent clinical challenge studies, TMA and TMAO generation from oral carnitine was observed to be substantially reduced in vegans/vegetarians.3,19”
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“The gut microbiota-derived metabolite TMAO has been linked to atherosclerotic heart disease in both mice and humans.185”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Koeth, R. A., Lam-Galvez, B. R., Kirsop, J., Wang, Z., Levison, B. S., Gu, X., Copeland, M. F., Bartlett, D., Cody, D. B., Dai, H. J., Culley, M. K., Li, X. S., Fu, X., Wu, Y., Li, L., DiDonato, J. A., Tang, W. H. W., Garcia-Garcia, J. C., & Hazen, S. L.
- Affiliations
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (US)
- Procter & Gamble (United States) (US)
- Cleveland State University (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Published
- 2018-12-10
- Volume
- 129
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 373-387
- ISSN
- 0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-8238
- PMC
- PMC6307959
- OpenAlex
- W2903641122
- Cited by
- 327
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 25 · 2025: 44 · 2024: 37 · 2023: 48 · 2022: 47 · 2021: 51 · 2020: 51 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 11.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Investigation (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- NIH and Office of Dietary Supplements (HL103866, HL126827, DK106000)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
- Keywords
- L-carnitine, trimethylamine N-oxide, trimethylamine, gamma-butyrobetaine, gut microbiota, atherosclerosis, omnivorous diet, vegan diet, Clostridiales, antibiotic exposure, plasma carnitine
- MeSH terms
- Vegans, Eubacteriales, Clostridiales, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Animals, Betaine, Carnitine, Female, Humans, Male, Methylamines, Pilot Projects, Atherosclerosis, Mice
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