Metabolism and metabolic disorders and the microbiome: the intestinal microbiota associated with obesity, lipid metabolism, and metabolic health—pathophysiology …

J Aron-Wisnewsky, MV Warmbrunn, M Nieuwdorp… - Gastroenterology, 2021 - Elsevier
Changes in the intestinal microbiome have been associated with obesity and type 2
diabetes, in epidemiological studies and studies of the effects of fecal transfer in germ-free …

Branched chain amino acids

M Neinast, D Murashige, Z Arany - Annual review of physiology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) are building blocks for all life-forms. We review here
the fundamentals of BCAA metabolism in mammalian physiology. Decades of studies have …

Branched chain amino acids in metabolic disease

Z Arany, M Neinast - Current Diabetes Reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Elevations in circulating branched chain amino acids (BCAAs)
have gained attention as potential contributors to the development of insulin resistance and …

Why are branched-chain amino acids increased in starvation and diabetes?

M Holeček - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs; valine, leucine, and isoleucine) are increased in
starvation and diabetes mellitus. However, the pathogenesis has not been explained. It has …

Branched‐chain amino acids promote endothelial dysfunction through increased reactive oxygen species generation and inflammation

O Zhenyukh, M González‐Amor… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Branched‐chain amino acids (BCAA: leucine, isoleucine and valine) are essential amino
acids implicated in glucose metabolism and maintenance of correct brain function. Elevated …

Associations of mitochondrial and nuclear mitochondrial variants and genes with seven metabolic traits

AT Kraja, C Liu, JL Fetterman, M Graff, CT Have… - The American Journal of …, 2019 - cell.com
Mitochondria (MT), the major site of cellular energy production, are under dual genetic
control by 37 mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genes and numerous nuclear genes (MT-nDNA) …

Plasma branched chain/aromatic amino acids, enriched Mediterranean diet and risk of type 2 diabetes: case-cohort study within the PREDIMED Trial

M Ruiz-Canela, M Guasch-Ferré, E Toledo, CB Clish… - Diabetologia, 2018 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) and aromatic amino acids (AAAs)
are associated with type 2 diabetes. However, repeated measurements of BCAA/AAA and …

Effects of Qijian mixture on type 2 diabetes assessed by metabonomics, gut microbiota and network pharmacology

K Gao, R Yang, J Zhang, Z Wang, C Jia, F Zhang… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Qijian mixture, a new traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula comprising of Astragalus
membranaceus, Ramulus euonymi, Coptis chinensis and Pueraria lobata, was designed to …

Molecular pathways behind acquired obesity: Adipose tissue and skeletal muscle multiomics in monozygotic twin pairs discordant for BMI

BW van der Kolk, S Saari, A Lovric, M Arif… - Cell Reports …, 2021 - cell.com
Tissue-specific mechanisms prompting obesity-related development complications in
humans remain unclear. We apply multiomics analyses of subcutaneous adipose tissue and …

Branched-chain amino acid metabolism, insulin sensitivity and liver fat response to exercise training in sedentary dysglycaemic and normoglycaemic men

S Lee, HL Gulseth, TM Langleite, F Norheim, T Olsen… - Diabetologia, 2021 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis Obesity and insulin resistance may be associated with elevated plasma
concentration of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) and impaired BCAA metabolism …