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Lipidomic Approaches to Study HDL Metabolism in Patients with Central Obesity Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome

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Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126786

Keywords

obesity; lipoprotein metabolism; LC-MS; lipidomics; lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT)

Funding

  1. Medical Research Council (MRC) [MC UP A90 1006, MC PC 13030]
  2. University of Bari [S06-miRNASH]
  3. Foundation for Liver Research
  4. NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (Gastroenterology Theme)
  5. National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre [IS-BRC-1215-20014]
  6. AstraZeneca
  7. Wellcome Trust [WT220271]
  8. BRC
  9. MRC [MRC_MC_UU_12012/3, MR/M009041/1]
  10. Royal Society
  11. CAMS-UK fellowship
  12. BHF [FS/17/61/33473]

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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by cardiovascular risk factors such as central obesity and atherogenic dyslipidemia. This study used an integrated omics approach to study lipoprotein remodeling and HDL composition in subjects with MetS. The results showed abnormal lipid levels and impaired phospholipid metabolism in HDL, which may be related to the decreased activity of lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT).
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors characterised by central obesity, atherogenic dyslipidaemia, and changes in the circulating lipidome; the underlying mechanisms that lead to this lipid remodelling have only been partially elucidated. This study used an integrated omics approach (untargeted whole serum lipidomics, targeted proteomics, and lipoprotein lipidomics) to study lipoprotein remodelling and HDL composition in subjects with central obesity diagnosed with MetS (vs. controls). Compared with healthy subjects, MetS patients showed higher free fatty acids, diglycerides, phosphatidylcholines, and triglycerides, particularly those enriched in products of de novo lipogenesis. On the other hand, the lysophosphatidylcholines to phosphatidylcholines and cholesteryl ester to free cholesterol ratios were reduced, pointing to a lower activity of lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) in MetS; LCAT activity (directly measured and predicted by lipidomic ratios) was positively correlated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and negatively correlated with body mass index (BMI) and insulin resistance. Moreover, many phosphatidylcholines and sphingomyelins were significantly lower in the HDL of MetS patients and strongly correlated with BMI and clinical metabolic parameters. These results suggest that MetS is associated with an impairment of phospholipid metabolism in HDL, partially led by LCAT, and associated with obesity and underlying insulin resistance. This study proposes a candidate strategy to use integrated omics approaches to gain mechanistic insights into lipoprotein remodelling, thus deepening the knowledge regarding the molecular basis of the association between MetS and atherosclerosis.

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