PMID- 29854816 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181010 LR - 20190723 IS - 2314-6753 (Electronic) IS - 2314-6745 (Print) VI - 2018 DP - 2018 TI - Acylcarnitine Profiles in Plasma and Tissues of Hyperglycemic NZO Mice Correlate with Metabolite Changes of Human Diabetes. PG - 1864865 LID - 10.1155/2018/1864865 [doi] LID - 1864865 AB - The New Zealand obese (NZO) mouse is a polygenic model for obesity and diabetes with obese females and obese, diabetes-prone males, used to study traits of the metabolic syndrome like type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), obesity, and dyslipidaemia. By using LC-MS/MS, we here examine the suitability of this model to mirror tissue-specific changes in acylcarnitine (AC) and amino acid (AA) species preceding T2DM which may reflect patterns investigated in human metabolism. We observed high concentrations of fatty acid-derived ACs in 11 female mice, high abundance of branched-chain amino acid- (BCAA-) derived ACs in 6 male mice, and slight increases in BCAA-derived ACs in the remaining 6 males. Principal component analysis (PCA) including all ACs and AAs confirmed our hypothesis especially in plasma samples by clustering females, males with high BCAA-derived ACs, and males with slight increases in BCAA-derived ACs. Concentrations of insulin, blood glucose, NEFAs, and triacylglycerols (TAGs) further supported the hypothesis of high BCAA-derived ACs being able to mirror the onset of diabetic traits in male individuals. In conclusion, alterations in AC and AA profiles overlap with observations from human studies indicating the suitability of NZO mice to study metabolic changes preceding human T2DM. FAU - Weiser, Anna AU - Weiser A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6433-024X AD - Nutrition Physiology, Technische Universitat Munchen, Gregor-Mendel-Str. 2, 85350 Freising, Germany. FAU - Giesbertz, Pieter AU - Giesbertz P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7461-8602 AD - Nutrition Physiology, Technische Universitat Munchen, Gregor-Mendel-Str. 2, 85350 Freising, Germany. FAU - Daniel, Hannelore AU - Daniel H AD - Nutrition Physiology, Technische Universitat Munchen, Gregor-Mendel-Str. 2, 85350 Freising, Germany. FAU - Spanier, Britta AU - Spanier B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7981-2017 AD - Nutrition Physiology, Technische Universitat Munchen, Gregor-Mendel-Str. 2, 85350 Freising, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180426 PL - England TA - J Diabetes Res JT - Journal of diabetes research JID - 101605237 RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Fatty Acids, Nonesterified) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Triglycerides) RN - 0 (acylcarnitine) RN - S7UI8SM58A (Carnitine) SB - IM MH - Adipose Tissue/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Blood Glucose MH - Carnitine/*analogs & derivatives/blood/metabolism MH - Fatty Acids, Nonesterified/blood MH - Female MH - Hyperglycemia/blood/*metabolism MH - Insulin/blood MH - Kidney/metabolism MH - Liver/metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Obese MH - Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism MH - Myocardium/metabolism MH - Obesity/blood/*metabolism MH - Triglycerides/blood PMC - PMC5944288 EDAT- 2018/06/02 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/12 06:00 PMCR- 2018/04/26 CRDT- 2018/06/02 06:00 PHST- 2017/11/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/02/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/03/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/06/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/06/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/04/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2018/1864865 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Diabetes Res. 2018 Apr 26;2018:1864865. doi: 10.1155/2018/1864865. eCollection 2018.