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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2023

An integrated multi-omic approach demonstrates distinct molecular signatures between human obesity with and without metabolic complications: a case-control study.

Fayaz Ahmad Mir, Raghvendra Mall, Ehsan Ullah, Ahmad Iskandarani, Farhan Cyprian, Tareq A Samra, Meis Alkasem, Ibrahem Abdalhakam, Faisal Farooq, Shahrad Taheri and 1 more

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Fayaz Ahmad Mir *Qatar Metabolic Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar. fmir1@hamad.qa.ORCID 0000-0003-1104-0852
Raghvendra Mall *Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, USA. raghvendra.mall@stjude.org.
Ehsan Ullah *Qatar Computational Research Institute (QCRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar. eullah@hbku.edu.qa.
Ahmad IskandaraniQatar Metabolic Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Farhan CyprianCollege of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Tareq A SamraQatar Metabolic Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Meis AlkasemQatar Metabolic Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Ibrahem AbdalhakamQatar Metabolic Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Faisal FarooqQatar Computational Research Institute (QCRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar.
Shahrad TaheriQatar Metabolic Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Abdul-Badi Abou-SamraQatar Metabolic Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Hamad Medical Corporation · QAHamad bin Khalifa University · QAWeill Cornell Medical College in Qatar · QAQatar University · QASt. Jude Children's Research Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo examine the hypothesis that obesity complicated by the metabolic syndrome, compared to uncomplicated obesity, has distinct molecular signatures and metabolic pathways.

methodsWe analyzed a cohort of 39 participants with obesity that included 21 with metabolic syndrome, age-matched to 18 without metabolic complications. We measured in whole blood samples 754 human microRNAs (miRNAs), 704 metabolites using unbiased mass spectrometry metabolomics, and 25,682 transcripts, which include both protein coding genes (PCGs) as well as non-coding transcripts. We then identified differentially expressed miRNAs, PCGs, and metabolites and integrated them using databases such as mirDIP (mapping between miRNA-PCG network), Human Metabolome Database (mapping between metabolite-PCG network) and tools like MetaboAnalyst (mapping between metabolite-metabolic pathway network) to determine dysregulated metabolic pathways in obesity with metabolic complications.

resultsWe identified 8 significantly enriched metabolic pathways comprising 8 metabolites, 25 protein coding genes and 9 microRNAs which are each differentially expressed between the subjects with obesity and those with obesity and metabolic syndrome. By performing unsupervised hierarchical clustering on the enrichment matrix of the 8 metabolic pathways, we could approximately segregate the uncomplicated obesity strata from that of obesity with metabolic syndrome.

conclusionsThe data suggest that at least 8 metabolic pathways, along with their various dysregulated elements, identified via our integrative bioinformatics pipeline, can potentially differentiate those with obesity from those with obesity and metabolic complications.

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Metabolic SyndromeMicroRNAsCase-Control StudiesHumansMultiomicsObesityMicroRNAs

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PMID36991398
PMCPMC10053148
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