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Journal of Translational Medicine
Published in: Journal of Translational Medicine 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Obesity | Research

Metabolic signature of obesity-associated insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

Authors: Haya Al-Sulaiti, Ilhame Diboun, Maha V. Agha, Fatima F. S. Mohamed, Stephen Atkin, Alex S. Dömling, Mohamed A. Elrayess, Nayef A. Mazloum

Published in: Journal of Translational Medicine | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, some obese individuals maintain their insulin sensitivity and exhibit a lower risk of associated comorbidities. The underlying metabolic pathways differentiating obese insulin sensitive (OIS) and obese insulin resistant (OIR) individuals remain unclear.

Methods

In this study, 107 subjects underwent untargeted metabolomics of serum samples using the Metabolon platform. Thirty-two subjects were lean controls whilst 75 subjects were obese including 20 OIS, 41 OIR, and 14 T2DM individuals.

Results

Our results showed that phospholipid metabolites including choline, glycerophosphoethanolamine and glycerophosphorylcholine were significantly altered from OIS when compared with OIR and T2DM individuals. Furthermore, our data confirmed changes in metabolic markers of liver disease, vascular disease and T2DM, such as 3-hydroxymyristate, dimethylarginine and 1,5-anhydroglucitol, respectively.

Conclusion

This pilot data has identified phospholipid metabolites as potential novel biomarkers of obesity-associated insulin sensitivity and confirmed the association of known metabolites with increased risk of obesity-associated insulin resistance, with possible diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Further studies are warranted to confirm these associations in prospective cohorts and to investigate their functionality.
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Metadata
Title
Metabolic signature of obesity-associated insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
Authors
Haya Al-Sulaiti
Ilhame Diboun
Maha V. Agha
Fatima F. S. Mohamed
Stephen Atkin
Alex S. Dömling
Mohamed A. Elrayess
Nayef A. Mazloum
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Translational Medicine / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1479-5876
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-019-2096-8

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