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 language | English |
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Article number | 93540 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | PL o S One |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 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