The Metabolite Profiles of the Obese Population Are Gender-dependent

Overview

Journal J Proteome Res

Publisher American Chemical Society

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2014 Aug 19

PMID 25132568

Citations 32

Authors

Guoxiang Xie

Xiaojing Ma

Aihua Zhao

Congrong Wang

Yinan Zhang

David Nieman

Jeremy K Nicholson

Wei Jia

Yuqian Bao

Weiping Jia

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Abstract

Studies have identified that several amino acids, in particular, branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), have increased significantly in obese individuals when compared to lean individuals. Additionally, these metabolites were strongly associated with future diabetes, which rendered them prognostic markers suitable for obese populations. Here we report a metabonomic study that reveals new findings on the role of these amino acid markers, particularly BCAAs, in a Chinese cohort including 106 healthy obese and 105 healthy lean participants. We found that the BCAAs were correlated with insulin resistance and differentially expressed in obese men, but not in obese women. The results were verified with two independent groups of participants (Chinese, n = 105 and American, n = 72) and demonstrate that the serum metabolite profiles of the obese population are gender-dependent. The study supports the previous findings of a panel of several key metabolites as prognostic markers of the obese population and highlights the need to take into account gender differences when using these markers for risk assessment.

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