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Li N, Li J, Wang H, Qiao Y, Li W, Gao M, Liu E, Yu Z, Hu G, Fang Z, Leng J, Yang X. Serum Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids and Risk of Maternal Gestational Diabetes and Adverse Growth Patterns in Offspring. Nutrients 2023; 15:4089. [PMID: 37764871 PMCID: PMC10537007 DOI: 10.3390/nu15184089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To estimate associations of sulfur-containing amino acids (SAAs) in the early trimester of pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and estimate associations of maternal SAAs with adverse growth patterns in offspring. METHODS We established a 1:1 matched case-control study (n = 486) from our cohort of pregnant women, and 401 children were followed up at ages 1 to 8 years. We conducted binary conditional logistic regression to estimate the risk associations of serum SAAs with GDM. Multinomial logistic regression was implemented to explore associations of maternal SAAs with adverse growth patterns in the offspring. RESULTS High serum methionine and cystine were independently associated with increased GDM risk (OR: 1.92, 95%CI: 1.18-3.13 and 2.69, 1.59-4.53). Conversely, a low level of serum taurine was independently associated with increased GDM risk (2.61, 1.64-4.16). Maternal high cystine and low taurine were also associated with an increased risk of persistent obesity growth pattern (POGP) in offspring (OR: 2.79, 95%CI: 1.09-7.17 and 3.92, 1.11-13.89) and the effect was largely independent of GDM. CONCLUSIONS High serum methionine, cystine and low serum taurine in the early trimester of pregnancy were associated with a greatly increased risk of GDM. Maternal high cystine and low taurine were associated with elevated risk of offspring POGP, largely independent of GDM.
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- Ninghua Li
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; (N.L.); (J.L.); (H.W.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; (N.L.); (J.L.); (H.W.); (M.G.)
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environment, Nutrition and Public Health, Tianjin 300070, China;
- Tianjin Center for International Collaborative Research on Environment, Nutrition and Public Health, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; (N.L.); (J.L.); (H.W.); (M.G.)
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- Project Office, Tianjin Women and Children’s Health Center, Tianjin 300070, China; (Y.Q.); (W.L.); (E.L.)
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- Project Office, Tianjin Women and Children’s Health Center, Tianjin 300070, China; (Y.Q.); (W.L.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; (N.L.); (J.L.); (H.W.); (M.G.)
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- Project Office, Tianjin Women and Children’s Health Center, Tianjin 300070, China; (Y.Q.); (W.L.); (E.L.)
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- Population Cancer Research Program and Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS 15000, Canada;
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- Chronic Disease Epidemiology Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA;
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environment, Nutrition and Public Health, Tianjin 300070, China;
- Tianjin Center for International Collaborative Research on Environment, Nutrition and Public Health, Tianjin 300070, China
- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Project Office, Tianjin Women and Children’s Health Center, Tianjin 300070, China; (Y.Q.); (W.L.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; (N.L.); (J.L.); (H.W.); (M.G.)
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environment, Nutrition and Public Health, Tianjin 300070, China;
- Tianjin Center for International Collaborative Research on Environment, Nutrition and Public Health, Tianjin 300070, China
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Obesity Prevents S-Adenosylmethionine-Mediated Improvements in Age-Related Peripheral and Hippocampal Outcomes. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13041201. [PMID: 33917279 PMCID: PMC8067411 DOI: 10.3390/nu13041201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background: Age predisposes individuals to a myriad of disorders involving inflammation; this includes stress-related neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety, and neurodegenerative diseases. Obesity can further exacerbate these effects in the brain. We investigated whether an inexpensive dietary supplement, s-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), could improve age- and/or obesity-related inflammatory and affective measures in the hippocampus. Methods: Mice were placed on their diets at six weeks of age and then aged to 14 months, receiving SAMe (0.1 g/kg of food) for the final six weeks of the experiment. Prior to tissue collection, mice were tested for anxiety-like behaviors in the open field test and for metabolic outcomes related to type 2 diabetes. Results: SAMe treatment significantly improved outcomes in aged control mice, where fasting glucose decreased, liver glutathione levels increased, and hippocampal microglia morphology improved. SAMe increased transforming growth factor β-1 mRNA in both control mice, potentially accounting for improved microglial outcomes. Obese mice demonstrated increased anxiety-like behavior, where SAMe improved some, but not all, open field measures. Conclusions: In summary, SAMe boosted antioxidant levels, improved diabetic measures, and hippocampal inflammatory and behavioral outcomes in aged mice. The effects of SAMe in obese mice were more subdued, but it could still provide some positive outcomes for obese individuals dealing with anxiety and having difficulty changing their behaviors to improve health outcomes.
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Roh T, De U, Lim SK, Kim MK, Choi SM, Lim DS, Yoon S, Kacew S, Kim HS, Lee BM. Detoxifying effect of pyridoxine on acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity via suppressing oxidative stress injury. Food Chem Toxicol 2018; 114:11-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Kwak HC, Kim YM, Oh SJ, Kim SK. Sulfur amino acid metabolism in Zucker diabetic fatty rats. Biochem Pharmacol 2015; 96:256-66. [PMID: 26047850 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2015.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The present study was aimed to investigate the metabolomics of sulfur amino acids in Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats, an obese type 2 diabetic animal model. Plasma levels of total cysteine, homocysteine and methionine, but not glutathione (GSH) were markedly decreased in ZDF rats. Hepatic methionine, homocysteine, cysteine, betaine, taurine, spermidine and spermine were also decreased. There are no significant difference in hepatic S-adenosylmethionine, S-adenosylhomocysteine, GSH, GSH disulfide, hypotaurine and putrescine between control and ZDF rats. Hepatic SAH hydrolase, betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase and methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase were up-regulated while activities of gamma-glutamylcysteine ligase and methionine synthase were decreased. The area under the curve (AUC) of methionine and methionine-d4 was not significantly different in control and ZDF rats treated with a mixture of methionine (60mg/kg) and methionine-d4 (20mg/kg). Moreover, the AUC of the increase in plasma total homocysteine was comparable between two groups, although the homocysteine concentration curve was shifted leftward in ZDF rats, suggesting that the plasma total homocysteine after the methionine loading was rapidly increased and normalized in ZDF rats. These results show that the AUC of plasma homocysteine is not responsive to the up-regulation of hepatic BHMT in ZDF rats. The present study suggests that the decrease in hepatic methionine may be responsible for the decreases in its metabolites, such as homocysteine, cysteine, and taurine in liver and consequently decreased plasma homocysteine levels.
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- Hui Chan Kwak
- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggido 426-791, Republic of Korea
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- Bio-Evaluation Center, KRIBB, Ochang, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea.
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Expression of hepatic antioxidant enzymes in non-obese type-2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats. Arch Pharm Res 2013; 37:1345-53. [PMID: 24254933 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-013-0267-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Diabetes mellitus and its complications have been attributed in part to oxidative stress, against which antioxidant enzymes constitute a major protective mechanism. The present study was performed to investigate the effects of early stage type 2 diabetes in the absence of obesity and liver damage on hepatic antioxidant enzyme expression and oxidative stress using 9-week-old Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats. Hepatic total antioxidant capacity determined by total oxygen radical scavenging capacity and lipid peroxidation determined by malondialdehyde in plasma and liver were not significantly different between normal Wistar rats and GK rats. These results indicated that oxidative stress is not evident in these type 2 diabetic rats. Hepatic expression levels of antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase-1, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and reductase, thioredoxin-1, mu- and pi-class glutathione S-transferase (GST), and the gamma-glutamylcysteine ligase catalytic subunit, were not different between normal rats and GK rats. But, hepatic level and activity of alpha-class GST were decreased and peroxiredoxin-1 level was increased in GK rats, suggesting that upregulation of peroxiredoxin-1 compensates for downregulation of alpha-class GST. These results suggest that alpha-class GST and peroxiredoxin-1 in liver can be altered during the early stages of type 2 diabetes in the absence of obesity and severe oxidative stress.
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