Influence of the microbiome, diet and genetics on inter-individual variation in the human plasma metabolome

The levels of the thousands of metabolites in the human plasma metabolome are strongly influenced by an individual's genetics and the composition of their diet and gut microbiome. Here, by assessing 1,183 plasma metabolites in 1,368 extensively phenotyped individuals from the Lifelines DEEP and Genome of the Netherlands cohorts, we quantified the proportion of inter-individual variation in the plasma metabolome explained by different factors, characterizing 610, 85 and 38 metabolites as dominantly associated with diet, the gut microbiome and genetics, respectively. Moreover, a diet quality score derived from metabolite levels was significantly associated with diet quality, as assessed by a detailed food…

• SF
  Seerave Foundation
• SD
  Stichting De Cock-Hadders
• NF
  Noaber Foundation
• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 32270077, 2018-27
• Z
  ZonMw

  Awards: 024.003.001, 016.136.308, 733050814
• NO
  Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  Awards: VIDI 016.178.056, 833247, 024.003.001, 194.006, VI.C.202.022, 024.003, 016.178.056, 024.004.017, SPI 92-266, 016.136.308, NWO-VIDI 016
• CS
  China Scholarship Council

  Awards: 024.004.017, CSC201904910478