Are we close to defining a metabolomic signature of human obesity? A systematic review of metabolomics studies

OD Rangel-Huerta, B Pastor-Villaescusa, A Gil - Metabolomics, 2019 - Springer
Introduction Obesity is a disorder characterized by a disproportionate increase in body
weight in relation to height, mainly due to the accumulation of fat, and is considered a …

Are phosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine body levels potentially reliable biomarkers in obesity? a review of human studies

PENR Bellot, MN Moia, BZ Reis… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Phosphatidylcholines (PCs) are the major components of biological membranes in animals
and are a class of phospholipids that incorporate choline as a headgroup …

Age and sex are associated with the plasma lipidome: findings from the GOLDN study

E Slade, MR Irvin, K Xie, DK Arnett, SA Claas… - Lipids in Health and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Developing an understanding of the biochemistry of aging in both sexes is
critical for managing disease throughout the lifespan. Lipidomic associations with age and …

Single-step extraction coupled with targeted HILIC-MS/MS approach for comprehensive analysis of human plasma lipidome and polar metabolome

J Medina, V van Der Velpen, T Teav, Y Guitton… - Metabolites, 2020 - mdpi.com
Expanding metabolome coverage to include complex lipids and polar metabolites is
essential in the generation of well-founded hypotheses in biological assays. Traditionally …

Modulation of the gut microbiota by probiotics and symbiotics is associated with changes in serum metabolite profile related to a decrease in inflammation and overall …

L Crovesy, T El-Bacha, EL Rosado - Food & function, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Modulation of the gut microbiota may help in treating obesity by improving host metabolic
health. We aimed to evaluate the effects of probiotics or symbiotics on body weight and …

Untargeted metabolomics analysis of the serum metabolic signature of childhood obesity

L Szczerbinski, G Wojciechowska, A Olichwier… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity rates among children are growing rapidly worldwide, placing massive pressure on
healthcare systems. Untargeted metabolomics can expand our understanding of the …

Asparagine reinforces mTORC1 signaling to boost thermogenesis and glycolysis in adipose tissues

Y Xu, T Shi, X Cui, L Yan, Q Wang, X Xu, Q Zhao… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Brown and beige fat are specialized for energy expenditure by dissipating energy from
glucose and fatty acid oxidation as heat. While glucose and fatty acid metabolism have been …

Non-invasive metabolic biomarkers for early diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy: Meta-analysis of profiling metabolomics studies

A Roointan, Y Gheisari, KL Hudkins… - Nutrition, Metabolism and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aim Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the worst complications of diabetes. Despite a
growing number of DN metabolite profiling studies, most studies are suffering from …

Metabolic signatures elucidate the effect of body mass index on type 2 diabetes

Q Dong, S Sidra, C Gieger, R Wang-Sattler… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Obesity plays an important role in the development of insulin resistance and diabetes, but
the molecular mechanism that links obesity and diabetes is still not completely understood …

Restricting branched-chain amino acids within a high-fat diet prevents obesity

M Liu, Y Huang, H Zhang, D Aitken, MC Nevitt… - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity is a global pandemic, but there is yet no effective measure to control it. Recent
metabolomics studies have identified a signature of altered amino acid profiles to be …