Untargeted metabolomics reveals the impact of Liraglutide treatment on metabolome profiling and metabolic pathways in type-2 diabetes mellitus

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Title: Untargeted metabolomics reveals the impact of Liraglutide treatment on metabolome profiling and metabolic pathways in type-2 diabetes mellitus
Authors: Hicham Benabdelkamel, Rajaa Sebaa, Reem H. AlMalki, Afshan Masood, Assim A. Alfadda, Anas M. Abdel Rahman
Source: Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, Vol 32, Iss 11, Pp 102172- (2024)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Subject Terms: T2DM, GLP-1 analog, Liraglutide, Metabolomics, Metabolome, Pentose and glucuronate interconversion, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950
More Details: Liraglutide, a type2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)-related treatment, improves glycemic control and reduces the risks of adverse cardiovascular events in T2DM patients. However, the underlying mechanisms of the above-mentioned beneficial effects of Liraglutide are not well understood. To have better understanding of these mechanisms, we aimed to study the metabolic impacts of Liraglutide on the metabolome and corresponding pathways in T2DM patients, especially metabolism plays a very fundamental role in health and diseases and is influenced by drugs. In this study, plasma samples collected from T2DM patients (n = 20) and taken pre- and post-Liraglutide treatment were used for untargeted metabolomics analyses, including metabolome profiling and metabolic pathway/network analyses. The metabolome profiling analyses identified 93 endogenous metabolites that were significantly affected by Liraglutide treatment where 49 and 44 metabolites were up and down regulated, respectively. Liraglutide caused metabolic alterations impacting metabolic pathways such as pentose and glucuronate interconversion and alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism in T2DM patients. Since the last-mentioned pathways are affected by Liraglutide, it could explain partially the overall beneficial effects of Liraglutide in T2DM, especially that glucuronate interconversion pathway is known by its important roles in eliminating toxic and undesirable substances from the human body to maintain good health status. In addition, the metabolism of amino acids induced by Liraglutide could improve the function of immune cells, strengthening the immunity of T2DM patients. Also, Liraglutide induced the level of other metabolites that help in the defense mechanism against oxidative events. Overall, the findings of this study provide a deeper understanding of the underlying mechanisms involved in the beneficial effects of Liraglutide in T2DM from the metabolic aspect.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1319-0164
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016424002226; https://doaj.org/toc/1319-0164
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2024.102172
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/885b3934bdbe4f73ad05f41f28171dc1
Accession Number: edsdoj.885b3934bdbe4f73ad05f41f28171dc1
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:13190164
DOI:10.1016/j.jsps.2024.102172
Published in:Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
Language:English