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- Title
Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based metabolomic profiling reveals sex differences of lipid metabolism among the elderly from Southwest China.
- Authors
Huang, Yuan-Jun; Ke, Wei; Hu, Ling; Wei, You-Dong; Dong, Mei-Xue
- Abstract
Background: The sexual dimorphism represents one of the triggers of the metabolic disparities while the identification of sex-specific metabolites in the elderly has not been achieved. Methods: A group of aged healthy population from Southwest China were recruited and clinical characteristics were collected. Fasting plasma samples were obtained and untargeted liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based metabolomic analyses were performed. Differentially expressed metabolites between males and females were identified from the metabolomic analysis and metabolite sets enrichment analysis was employed. Results: Sixteen males and fifteen females were finally enrolled. According to clinical characteristics, no significant differences can be found except for smoking history. There were thirty-six differentially expressed metabolites between different sexes, most of which were lipids and lipid-like molecules. Twenty-three metabolites of males were increased while thirteen were decreased compared with females. The top four classes of metabolites were fatty acids and conjugates (30.6%), glycerophosphocholines (22.2%), sphingomyelins (11.1%), and flavonoids (8.3%). Fatty acids and conjugates, glycerophosphocholines, and sphingomyelins were significantly enriched in metabolite sets enrichment analysis. Conclusions: Significant lipid metabolic differences were found between males and females among the elderly. Fatty acids and conjugates, glycerophosphocholines, and sphingomyelins may partly account for sex differences and can be potential treatment targets for sex-specific diseases.
- Subjects
LIPID metabolism; METABOLOMICS; OLDER people; SEXUAL dimorphism; FATTY acids
- Publication
BMC Geriatrics, 2023, Vol 23, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2318
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12877-023-03897-z