Shen, L.; Wang, J.; Pan, Y.; Huang, J.; Zhu, K.; Tu, H.; Chen, M. Characteristics of Metabolites in the Development of Atherosclerosis in Tibetan Minipigs Determined Using Untargeted Metabolomics. Nutrients2023, 15, 4425.
Shen, L.; Wang, J.; Pan, Y.; Huang, J.; Zhu, K.; Tu, H.; Chen, M. Characteristics of Metabolites in the Development of Atherosclerosis in Tibetan Minipigs Determined Using Untargeted Metabolomics. Nutrients 2023, 15, 4425.
Shen, L.; Wang, J.; Pan, Y.; Huang, J.; Zhu, K.; Tu, H.; Chen, M. Characteristics of Metabolites in the Development of Atherosclerosis in Tibetan Minipigs Determined Using Untargeted Metabolomics. Nutrients2023, 15, 4425.
Shen, L.; Wang, J.; Pan, Y.; Huang, J.; Zhu, K.; Tu, H.; Chen, M. Characteristics of Metabolites in the Development of Atherosclerosis in Tibetan Minipigs Determined Using Untargeted Metabolomics. Nutrients 2023, 15, 4425.
Abstract
Background: Atherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic progressive disease caused by lipometabolic disorder. However, the pathological characteristics and mechanism of AS have not been fully clarified. By high fat and cholesterol diet induction, Tibetan minipig could be developed to the AS model animal which had a very similar pathogenesis to human AS. Methods: Here, we built the AS model of Tibetan minipigs and identified the differential abundance metabolites in the development of AS based on untargeted metabolomics. Results: We found that the sphingolipid metabolism and glucose oxidation were enriched in the AS group and the phenylalanine metabolism was reduced in the AS group. Moreover, in the development of AS, gluconolactone was enriched in the late stage of AS whereas biopterin was enriched in the early stage of AS. Conclusion: Gluconolactone and biopterin could be potential biomarkers for indicating the development of AS. Our research provides novel clues for the metabolic mechanism of AS from the perspective of metabolomics.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
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