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Id: 3,651
Diseases: Diabetes mellitus, type II - [OMIM]
Insulin resistance
Homo sapiens
article
Reference: Wang-Sattler R et al.(2012) Novel biomarkers for pre-diabetes identified by metabolomics Mol. Syst. Biol. 8: 615 [PMID: 23010998]

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Comment The study revealed significant metabolic variation in pre-diabetic individuals that are distinct from known diabetes risk indicators, such as glycosylated hemoglobin levels, fasting glucose and insulin. The study identified three metabolites (glycine, lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) (18:2) and acetylcarnitine) that had significantly altered levels in IGT individuals as compared to those with normal glucose tolerance. Lower levels of glycine and LPC were found to be predictors not only for IGT but also for T2D.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 34676

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glycine

in blood serum
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Comment The study revealed significant metabolic variation in pre-diabetic individuals that are distinct from known diabetes risk indicators, such as glycosylated hemoglobin levels, fasting glucose and insulin. The study identified three metabolites (glycine, lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) (18:2) and acetylcarnitine) that had significantly altered levels in IGT individuals as compared to those with normal glucose tolerance. Lower levels of glycine and LPC were found to be predictors not only for IGT but also for T2D.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 34677

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

LysoPC(18:2)

in blood serum
Comment The study revealed significant metabolic variation in pre-diabetic individuals that are distinct from known diabetes risk indicators, such as glycosylated hemoglobin levels, fasting glucose and insulin. The study identified three metabolites (glycine, lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) (18:2) and acetylcarnitine) that had significantly altered levels in IGT individuals as compared to those with normal glucose tolerance. Lower levels of glycine and LPC were found to be predictors not only for IGT but also for T2D.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 34678

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Acetylcarnitine

in blood serum
Comment Gene expression analysis in whole-blood samples of participants from the KORA S4 revealed significant variations of transcript levels of four enzymes, namely, carnitine/acylcarnitine translocase (CAC), carnitine acetyltransferase (CrAT), 5-aminolevulinate synthase 1 (ALAS-H) and cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2), which are known to be strongly associated with the levels of the three metabolites. The clear relationship between changes in metabolites and transcription levels of associated enzymes strongly suggests that these metabolites are functionally associated with T2D genes in established pathways.
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Interaction-ID: 34679

decreases_expression of

gene/protein

SLC25A20

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Comment Gene expression analysis in whole-blood samples of participants from the KORA S4 revealed significant variations of transcript levels of four enzymes, namely, carnitine/acylcarnitine translocase (CAC), carnitine acetyltransferase (CrAT), 5-aminolevulinate synthase 1 (ALAS-H) and cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2), which are known to be strongly associated with the levels of the three metabolites. The clear relationship between changes in metabolites and transcription levels of associated enzymes strongly suggests that these metabolites are functionally associated with T2D genes in established pathways.
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Interaction-ID: 34680

increases_expression of

gene/protein

CRAT

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Comment Gene expression analysis in whole-blood samples of participants from the KORA S4 revealed significant variations of transcript levels of four enzymes, namely, carnitine/acylcarnitine translocase (CAC), carnitine acetyltransferase (CrAT), 5-aminolevulinate synthase 1 (ALAS-H) and cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2), which are known to be strongly associated with the levels of the three metabolites. The clear relationship between changes in metabolites and transcription levels of associated enzymes strongly suggests that these metabolites are functionally associated with T2D genes in established pathways.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 34681

increases_expression of

gene/protein

ALAS1

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Comment Gene expression analysis in whole-blood samples of participants from the KORA S4 revealed significant variations of transcript levels of four enzymes, namely, carnitine/acylcarnitine translocase (CAC), carnitine acetyltransferase (CrAT), 5-aminolevulinate synthase 1 (ALAS-H) and cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2), which are known to be strongly associated with the levels of the three metabolites. The clear relationship between changes in metabolites and transcription levels of associated enzymes strongly suggests that these metabolites are functionally associated with T2D genes in established pathways.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 34682

decreases_expression of

gene/protein

PLA2G4A

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Comment To investigate the underlying molecular mechanism for the three identified IGT metabolites, their associations with T2D-related genes were studied by analyzing protein-metabolite interaction networks. In all, 7 out of the 46 known T2D-related genes (PPARG, TCF7L2, HNF1A, GCK, IGF1, IRS1 and IDE) were linked to these metabolites through related enzymes or proteins.
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Interaction-ID: 34683

gene/protein

PPARG

affects_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Acetylcarnitine

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Comment To investigate the underlying molecular mechanism for the three identified IGT metabolites, their associations with T2D-related genes were studied by analyzing protein-metabolite interaction networks. In all, 7 out of the 46 known T2D-related genes (PPARG, TCF7L2, HNF1A, GCK, IGF1, IRS1 and IDE) were linked to these metabolites through related enzymes or proteins.
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Interaction-ID: 34713

gene/protein

PPARG

affects_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glycine

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Comment To investigate the underlying molecular mechanism for the three identified IGT metabolites, their associations with T2D-related genes were studied by analyzing protein-metabolite interaction networks. In all, 7 out of the 46 known T2D-related genes (PPARG, TCF7L2, HNF1A, GCK, IGF1, IRS1 and IDE) were linked to these metabolites through related enzymes or proteins.
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Interaction-ID: 34714

gene/protein

TCF7L2

affects_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glycine

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Comment To investigate the underlying molecular mechanism for the three identified IGT metabolites, their associations with T2D-related genes were studied by analyzing protein-metabolite interaction networks. In all, 7 out of the 46 known T2D-related genes (PPARG, TCF7L2, HNF1A, GCK, IGF1, IRS1 and IDE) were linked to these metabolites through related enzymes or proteins.
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Interaction-ID: 34715

gene/protein

HNF1A

affects_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glycine

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Comment To investigate the underlying molecular mechanism for the three identified IGT metabolites, their associations with T2D-related genes were studied by analyzing protein-metabolite interaction networks. In all, 7 out of the 46 known T2D-related genes (PPARG, TCF7L2, HNF1A, GCK, IGF1, IRS1 and IDE) were linked to these metabolites through related enzymes or proteins.
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Interaction-ID: 34716

gene/protein

GCK

affects_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glycine

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Comment To investigate the underlying molecular mechanism for the three identified IGT metabolites, their associations with T2D-related genes were studied by analyzing protein-metabolite interaction networks. In all, 7 out of the 46 known T2D-related genes (PPARG, TCF7L2, HNF1A, GCK, IGF1, IRS1 and IDE) were linked to these metabolites through related enzymes or proteins.
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Interaction-ID: 34718

gene/protein

IGF1

affects_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glycine

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Comment To investigate the underlying molecular mechanism for the three identified IGT metabolites, their associations with T2D-related genes were studied by analyzing protein-metabolite interaction networks. In all, 7 out of the 46 known T2D-related genes (PPARG, TCF7L2, HNF1A, GCK, IGF1, IRS1 and IDE) were linked to these metabolites through related enzymes or proteins.
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Interaction-ID: 34719

gene/protein

IGF1

affects_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

LysoPC(18:2)

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Comment To investigate the underlying molecular mechanism for the three identified IGT metabolites, their associations with T2D-related genes were studied by analyzing protein-metabolite interaction networks. In all, 7 out of the 46 known T2D-related genes (PPARG, TCF7L2, HNF1A, GCK, IGF1, IRS1 and IDE) were linked to these metabolites through related enzymes or proteins.
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Interaction-ID: 34721

gene/protein

IRS1

affects_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glycine

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Comment To investigate the underlying molecular mechanism for the three identified IGT metabolites, their associations with T2D-related genes were studied by analyzing protein-metabolite interaction networks. In all, 7 out of the 46 known T2D-related genes (PPARG, TCF7L2, HNF1A, GCK, IGF1, IRS1 and IDE) were linked to these metabolites through related enzymes or proteins.
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Interaction-ID: 34722

gene/protein

IRS1

affects_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

LysoPC(18:2)

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Comment To investigate the underlying molecular mechanism for the three identified IGT metabolites, their associations with T2D-related genes were studied by analyzing protein-metabolite interaction networks. In all, 7 out of the 46 known T2D-related genes (PPARG, TCF7L2, HNF1A, GCK, IGF1, IRS1 and IDE) were linked to these metabolites through related enzymes or proteins.
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Interaction-ID: 34723

gene/protein

IDE

affects_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

LysoPC(18:2)

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Comment To investigate the underlying molecular mechanism for the three identified IGT metabolites, their associations with T2D-related genes were studied by analyzing protein-metabolite interaction networks. In all, 7 out of the 46 known T2D-related genes (PPARG, TCF7L2, HNF1A, GCK, IGF1, IRS1 and IDE) were linked to these metabolites through related enzymes or proteins.
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Interaction-ID: 34724

gene/protein

IDE

affects_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glycine

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