articleCirculationApr 12, 2012BRONZE OA

Metabolite Profiling Identifies Pathways Associated With Metabolic Risk in Humans

Broad Institute · Boston University · +4 more institutions

PubMed
Indexed incrossrefpubmed

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although metabolic risk factors are known to cluster in individuals who are prone to developing diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease, the underlying biological mechanisms remain poorly understood. METHODS AND RESULTS: To identify pathways associated with cardiometabolic risk, we used liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry to determine the plasma concentrations of 45 distinct metabolites and to examine their relation to cardiometabolic risk in the Framingham Heart Study (FHS; n=1015) and the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study (MDC; n=746). We then interrogated significant findings in experimental models of cardiovascular and metabolic disease. We observed that metabolic risk factors (obesity,…

No related works found for this paper.