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Metabolomics Based on MS in Mice with Diet-Induced Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: the Effect of Vildagliptin, Metformin, and Their Combination

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major epidemiological problem. Metformin and vildagliptin are well-established antidiabetic drugs. The aim of the study was to evaluate the changes of plasma metabolic profile induced by a high-fat diet (HFD) and subsequent oral administration of metformin, vildagliptin, and their combination in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity (DIO)/T2DM analyzed using quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (qTOF-MS). Metformin treatment increased the levels of butyrylcarnitine and acylcarnitine C18:1 concentrations and decreased the levels of isoleucine concentrations compared to untreated HFD mice. Vildagliptin treatment increased levels of butyrylcarnitine and acetylcarnitine. In summary, our metabolomics study revealed multiple differences between obese diabetic HFD mice and lean standard chow diet (SCD) mice, which were partially modifiable by subsequent metformin and vildagliptin treatment.

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This research was financially supported by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic [Grant No. GA13-14105S] and Programme to support medical applied research, Ministry of Health, Czech Republic 2015-2022 [NV15-26854A]. This project was conducted within the “Prague Infrastructure for Structure Biology and Metabolomics” with the financial support of the Operational Program Prague – Competitiveness [Project No. CZ.2.16/3.1.00/24023] and institutional support [RVO 61388963, 67985823, 61388971, and RVO VFN64165]. The authors would also like to acknowledge project LO1509 of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic for financial support.

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• The differences in plasma metabolomics profile in DIO mouse were described

• The changes in plasma metabolomics profile after antidiabetic treatment were studied

• The combination of antidiabetic drugs restored levels of leucine and tryptophan

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Tomášová, P., Bugáňová, M., Pelantová, H. et al. Metabolomics Based on MS in Mice with Diet-Induced Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: the Effect of Vildagliptin, Metformin, and Their Combination. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 188, 165–184 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-018-2899-8

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