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A Branched-Chain Amino Acid-Related Metabolic Signature that Differentiates Obese and Lean Humans and Contributes to Insulin Resistance
by Christopher B Newgard, Jie An, James R Bain, Michael J Muehlbauer, Robert D Stevens, Lillian F Lien, Andrea M Haqq, Svati H. Shah, Michelle Arlotto, Cris A Slentz, James Rochon, Dianne Gallup, Olga Ilkayeva, Brett R Wenner, William E Yancy, Howard Eisenson, Gerald Musante, Richard Surwit, David S Millington, Mark D Butler, Laura P Svetkey
Abstract:
SummaryMetabolomic profiling of obese versus lean humans reveals a branched-chain amino acid (BCAA)-related metabolite signature that is suggestive of increased catabolism of BCAA and correlated with insulin resistance. To test its impact on metabolic homeostasis, we fed rats on high-fat (HF), HF with supplemented BCAA (HF/BCAA) or standard chow (SC) diets. Despite having reduced food intake and weight gain equivalent to the SC group, HF/BCAA rats were equally insulin resistant as HF rats. Pair-feeding of HF diet to match the HF/BCAA animals or BCAA addition to SC diet did not cause insulin resistance. Insulin resistance induced by HF/BCAA feeding was accompanied by chronic phosphorylation of mTOR, JNK, and IRS1(ser307), accumulation of multiple acylcarnitines in muscle, and was reversed by the mTOR inhibitor, rapamycin. Our findings show that in the context of a poor dietary pattern that includes high fat consumption, BCAA contributes to development of obesity-associated insulin resistance.Keywords: Obesity, branched-chain amino acids, organic acids, acylcarnitines, hormones, fatty acids, metabolomics, body composition, energy expenditure
Original source:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3640280/