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- Title
Rationale, design and baseline characteristics of the Microbiome and Insulin Longitudinal Evaluation Study (MILES).
- Authors
Jensen, Elizabeth T.; Bertoni, Alain G.; Crago, Osa L.; Hoffman, Kristi L.; Wood, Alexis C.; Arzumanyan, Zorayr; Lam, Lok-Sze Kelvin; Roll, Kathryn; Sandow, Kevin; Wu, Martin; Rich, Stephen S.; Rotter, Jerome I.; Chen, Yii-Der I.; Petrosino, Joseph F.; Goodarzi, Mark O.
- Abstract
Aim: To investigate the role of the gut microbiome in regulating key insulin homeostasis traits (insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion and insulin clearance) whose dysfunction leads to type 2 diabetes (T2D). Materials and Methods: The Microbiome and Insulin Longitudinal Evaluation Study (MILES) focuses on African American and non-Hispanic white participants aged 40-80 years without diabetes. Three study visits are planned (at baseline, 15 and 30 months). Baseline measurements include assessment of the stool microbiome and administration of an oral glucose tolerance test, which will yield indexes of insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion and insulin clearance. The gut microbiome profile (composition and function) will be determined using whole metagenome shotgun sequencing along with analyses of plasma short chain fatty acids. Additional data collected include dietary history, sociodemographic factors, health habits, anthropometry, medical history, medications and family history. Most assessments are repeated 15 and 30 months following baseline. Results: After screening 875 individuals, 129 African American and 224 non-Hispanic white participants were enrolled. At baseline, African American participants have higher blood pressure, weight, body mass index, waist and hip circumferences but similar waist-hip ratio compared with the non-Hispanic white participants. On average, African American participants are less insulin-sensitive and have higher acute insulin secretion and lower insulin clearance. Conclusions: The longitudinal design and robust characterization of potential mediators will allow for the assessment of glucose and insulin homeostasis and gut microbiota as they change over time, improving our ability to discern causal relationships between the microbiome and the insulin homeostasis traits whose deterioration determines T2D, setting the stage for future microbiome-directed therapies to prevent and treat T2D.
- Subjects
TYPE 2 diabetes; INSULIN; GLUCOSE tolerance tests; HEALTH behavior; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, 2020, Vol 22, Issue 11, p1976
- ISSN
1462-8902
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/dom.14145