Urine Bile Acids Relate to Glucose Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and a Body Mass Index Below 30 kg/m(2)

David R. Taylor*, Jamshid Alaghband-Zadeh, Gemma F. Cross, Sohail Omar, Carel W. le Roux, Royce Vincent

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    Abstract

    Bile acids are important endocrine signalling molecules, modulating glucose homeostasis through activation of cell surface and nuclear receptors. Bile acid metabolism is altered in type 2 diabetes mellitus; however, whether this is of pathogenic consequence is not fully established. In this study urinary bile acid excretion in individuals with type 2 diabetes and matched healthy volunteers was assessed. Urinary bile acid excretion in type 2 diabetes patients was considered in the context of prevailing glycaemia and the patient body mass index. Urine bile acids were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, allowing individual quantification of 15 bile acid species. Urinary bile acid excretion in patients with type 2 diabetes who were normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m(2)) and overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m(2)) were elevated compared to healthy normal weight volunteers, both p= 30 kg/m(2)) type 2 diabetes patients, urinary bile acid excretion was significantly lower than in the normal and overweight type 2 diabetes groups (both p

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number93540
    Number of pages10
    JournalPL o S One
    Volume9
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 2014

    Keywords

    • GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1
    • CHOLESTEROL 7-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE GENE
    • PANCREATIC BETA-CELLS
    • INSULIN-RESISTANCE
    • BARIATRIC SURGERY
    • METABOLIC-REGULATION
    • GASTRIC BYPASS
    • OBESE SUBJECTS
    • RECEPTOR FXR
    • LIFE-STYLE

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