Metabolite profiling identifies pathways associated with metabolic risk in humans. | Vanderbilt Translational and Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center (VTRACC)

Cheng S, Rhee EP, Larson MG, Lewis GD, McCabe EL, Shen D, Palma MJ, Roberts LD, Dejam A, Souza AL, Deik AA, Magnusson M, Fox CS, O'Donnell CJ, Vasan RS, Melander O, Clish CB, Gerszten RE, Wang TJ. Metabolite profiling identifies pathways associated with metabolic risk in humans. Circulation. 2012 May 8;125(125). 2222-31. PMID: 22496159 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC3376658 NIHMSID: NIHMS371274.

Abstract

Although metabolic risk factors are known to cluster in individuals who are prone to developing diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease, the underlying biological mechanisms remain poorly understood.