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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2024

Role of plasma metabolome in mediating the effect of plasma lipidome on NAFLD: a Mendelian randomization study.

Zhuyuan Zheng, Shaojie Yang, Wanlin Dai, Yang Sun, Jingnan Wang, Xiaolin Zhang, Yiming Zheng, Jing Kong

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Zhuyuan ZhengBiliary Surgery (2nd General) Unit, Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Shaojie YangBiliary Surgery (2nd General) Unit, Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Wanlin DaiInnovation Institute of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Yang SunBiliary Surgery (2nd General) Unit, Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Jingnan WangBiliary Surgery (2nd General) Unit, Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Xiaolin ZhangBiliary Surgery (2nd General) Unit, Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Yiming ZhengBiliary Surgery (2nd General) Unit, Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Jing KongBiliary Surgery (2nd General) Unit, Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.

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Abstract

Background: This study explored the causal connection among the plasma lipidome, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and potential metabolome mediators through Mendelian randomization (MR). Methods: We obtained summary statistics for 179 plasma lipidome traits ( Results: The MR analysis predicted a genetically determined causal relationship between plasma lipidomes and NAFLD. No compelling proof was found that genetically predicted NAFLD influenced the risk of the five plasma lipidomes mentioned earlier. Based on established causal relationships between lipids and metabolites, we identified that eight metabolic pathways are closely associated with NAFLD. Our mediation analysis revealed six mediation relationships, indicating the causal pathway from plasma lipids to NAFLD mediated by five specific metabolites. No potential pleiotropy was found in the sensitivity analysis. Conclusions: In summary, our study identified causal relationships between plasma lipidomes, plasma metabolomes, and NAFLD. Certainly, the impact of plasma lipidomes on NAFLD is not limited to plasma metabolomes, indicating a need to further investigate into other possible mediators. These identified factors may become new biomarkers of the NAFLD contributing to its prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

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Lipid MetabolismLipidomicsLipidsMetabolomeNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMendelian Randomization AnalysisLipidsmediation analysisMendelian randomization (MR)nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)plasma lipidomeplasma metabolome

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