The metabolomic signature of weight loss and remission in the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT)

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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: High-throughput metabolomics technologies in a variety of study designs have demonstrated a consistent metabolomic signature of overweight and type 2 diabetes. However, the extent to which these metabolomic patterns can be reversed with weight loss and diabetes remission has been weakly investigated. We aimed to characterise the metabolomic consequences of a weight-loss intervention in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

METHODS: We analysed 574 fasted serum samples collected within an existing RCT (the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial [DiRECT]) (N=298). In the trial, participating primary care practices were randomly assigned (1:1) to provide either a weight management programme (intervention) or best-practice care by guidelines (control) treatment to individuals with type 2 diabetes. Here, metabolomics analysis was performed on samples collected at baseline and 12 months using both untargeted MS and targeted 1H-NMR spectroscopy. Multivariable regression models were fitted to evaluate the effect of the intervention on metabolite levels.

RESULTS: Decreases in branched-chain amino acids, sugars and LDL triglycerides, and increases in sphingolipids, plasmalogens and metabolites related to fatty acid metabolism were associated with the intervention (Holm-corrected p<0.05). In individuals who lost more than 9 kg between baseline and 12 months, those who achieved diabetes remission saw greater reductions in glucose, fructose and mannose, compared with those who did not achieve remission.

CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION: We have characterised the metabolomic effects of an integrated weight management programme previously shown to deliver weight loss and diabetes remission. A large proportion of the metabolome appears to be modifiable. Patterns of change were largely and strikingly opposite to perturbances previously documented with the development of type 2 diabetes.

DATA AVAILABILITY: The data used for analysis are available on a research data repository ( https://researchdata.gla.ac.uk/ ) with access given to researchers subject to appropriate data sharing agreements. Metabolite data preparation, data pre-processing, statistical analyses and figure generation were performed in R Studio v.1.0.143 using R v.4.0.2. The R code for this study has been made publicly available on GitHub at: https://github.com/lauracorbin/metabolomics_of_direct.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

Diabetologia - 67(2024), 1 vom: 17. Jan., Seite 74-87

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Corbin, Laura J [VerfasserIn]
Hughes, David A [VerfasserIn]
Bull, Caroline J [VerfasserIn]
Vincent, Emma E [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Madeleine L [VerfasserIn]
McConnachie, Alex [VerfasserIn]
Messow, Claudia-Martina [VerfasserIn]
Welsh, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Taylor, Roy [VerfasserIn]
Lean, Michael E J [VerfasserIn]
Sattar, Naveed [VerfasserIn]
Timpson, Nicholas J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

DiRECT
Diabetes remission
Glucose
IY9XDZ35W2
Journal Article
Metabolomics
Randomised controlled trial
Type 2 diabetes
Weight loss

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Date Completed 08.01.2024

Date Revised 10.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00125-023-06019-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363702938