Fatty acids in the de novo lipogenesis pathway and incidence of type 2 diabetes: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.

<h4>Background</h4>De novo lipogenesis (DNL) is the primary metabolic pathway synthesizing fatty acids from carbohydrates, protein, or alcohol. Our aim was to examine associations of in vivo levels of selected fatty acids (16:0, 16:1n7, 18:0, 18:1n9) in DNL with incidence of type 2 diabe...

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Main Authors: Fumiaki Imamura, Amanda M Fretts, Matti Marklund, Andres V Ardisson Korat, Wei-Sin Yang, Maria Lankinen, Waqas Qureshi, Catherine Helmer, Tzu-An Chen, Jyrki K Virtanen, Kerry Wong, Julie K Bassett, Rachel Murphy, Nathan Tintle, Chaoyu Ian Yu, Ingeborg A Brouwer, Kuo-Liong Chien, Yun-Yu Chen, Alexis C Wood, Liana C Del Gobbo, Luc Djousse, Johanna M Geleijnse, Graham G Giles, Janette de Goede, Vilmundur Gudnason, William S Harris, Allison Hodge, Frank Hu, InterAct Consortium, Albert Koulman, Markku Laakso, Lars Lind, Hung-Ju Lin, Barbara McKnight, Kalina Rajaobelina, Ulf Riserus, Jennifer G Robinson, Cecilia Samieri, Mackenzie Senn, David S Siscovick, Sabita S Soedamah-Muthu, Nona Sotoodehnia, Qi Sun, Michael Y Tsai, Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen, Matti Uusitupa, Lynne E Wagenknecht, Nick J Wareham, Jason H Y Wu, Renata Micha, Rozenn N Lemaitre, Dariush Mozaffarian, Nita G Forouhi
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003102
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author Fumiaki Imamura
Amanda M Fretts
Matti Marklund
Andres V Ardisson Korat
Wei-Sin Yang
Maria Lankinen
Waqas Qureshi
Catherine Helmer
Tzu-An Chen
Jyrki K Virtanen
Kerry Wong
Julie K Bassett
Rachel Murphy
Nathan Tintle
Chaoyu Ian Yu
Ingeborg A Brouwer
Kuo-Liong Chien
Yun-Yu Chen
Alexis C Wood
Liana C Del Gobbo
Luc Djousse
Johanna M Geleijnse
Graham G Giles
Janette de Goede
Vilmundur Gudnason
William S Harris
Allison Hodge
Frank Hu
InterAct Consortium
Albert Koulman
Markku Laakso
Lars Lind
Hung-Ju Lin
Barbara McKnight
Kalina Rajaobelina
Ulf Riserus
Jennifer G Robinson
Cecilia Samieri
Mackenzie Senn
David S Siscovick
Sabita S Soedamah-Muthu
Nona Sotoodehnia
Qi Sun
Michael Y Tsai
Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen
Matti Uusitupa
Lynne E Wagenknecht
Nick J Wareham
Jason H Y Wu
Renata Micha
Rozenn N Lemaitre
Dariush Mozaffarian
Nita G Forouhi
author_facet Fumiaki Imamura
Amanda M Fretts
Matti Marklund
Andres V Ardisson Korat
Wei-Sin Yang
Maria Lankinen
Waqas Qureshi
Catherine Helmer
Tzu-An Chen
Jyrki K Virtanen
Kerry Wong
Julie K Bassett
Rachel Murphy
Nathan Tintle
Chaoyu Ian Yu
Ingeborg A Brouwer
Kuo-Liong Chien
Yun-Yu Chen
Alexis C Wood
Liana C Del Gobbo
Luc Djousse
Johanna M Geleijnse
Graham G Giles
Janette de Goede
Vilmundur Gudnason
William S Harris
Allison Hodge
Frank Hu
InterAct Consortium
Albert Koulman
Markku Laakso
Lars Lind
Hung-Ju Lin
Barbara McKnight
Kalina Rajaobelina
Ulf Riserus
Jennifer G Robinson
Cecilia Samieri
Mackenzie Senn
David S Siscovick
Sabita S Soedamah-Muthu
Nona Sotoodehnia
Qi Sun
Michael Y Tsai
Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen
Matti Uusitupa
Lynne E Wagenknecht
Nick J Wareham
Jason H Y Wu
Renata Micha
Rozenn N Lemaitre
Dariush Mozaffarian
Nita G Forouhi
author_sort Fumiaki Imamura
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description <h4>Background</h4>De novo lipogenesis (DNL) is the primary metabolic pathway synthesizing fatty acids from carbohydrates, protein, or alcohol. Our aim was to examine associations of in vivo levels of selected fatty acids (16:0, 16:1n7, 18:0, 18:1n9) in DNL with incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D).<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Seventeen cohorts from 12 countries (7 from Europe, 7 from the United States, 1 from Australia, 1 from Taiwan; baseline years = 1970-1973 to 2006-2010) conducted harmonized individual-level analyses of associations of DNL-related fatty acids with incident T2D. In total, we evaluated 65,225 participants (mean ages = 52.3-75.5 years; % women = 20.4%-62.3% in 12 cohorts recruiting both sexes) and 15,383 incident cases of T2D over the 9-year follow-up on average. Cohort-specific association of each of 16:0, 16:1n7, 18:0, and 18:1n9 with incident T2D was estimated, adjusted for demographic factors, socioeconomic characteristics, alcohol, smoking, physical activity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, menopausal status, and adiposity. Cohort-specific associations were meta-analyzed with an inverse-variance-weighted approach. Each of the 4 fatty acids positively related to incident T2D. Relative risks (RRs) per cohort-specific range between midpoints of the top and bottom quintiles of fatty acid concentrations were 1.53 (1.41-1.66; p < 0.001) for 16:0, 1.40 (1.33-1.48; p < 0.001) for 16:1n-7, 1.14 (1.05-1.22; p = 0.001) for 18:0, and 1.16 (1.07-1.25; p < 0.001) for 18:1n9. Heterogeneity was seen across cohorts (I2 = 51.1%-73.1% for each fatty acid) but not explained by lipid fractions and global geographical regions. Further adjusted for triglycerides (and 16:0 when appropriate) to evaluate associations independent of overall DNL, the associations remained significant for 16:0, 16:1n7, and 18:0 but were attenuated for 18:1n9 (RR = 1.03, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.94-1.13). These findings had limitations in potential reverse causation and residual confounding by imprecisely measured or unmeasured factors.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Concentrations of fatty acids in the DNL were positively associated with T2D incidence. Our findings support further work to investigate a possible role of DNL and individual fatty acids in the development of T2D.
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spelling doaj.art-8b4202118eac4cb5818ea8b4e67c20432022-12-21T19:55:36ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Medicine1549-12771549-16762020-06-01176e100310210.1371/journal.pmed.1003102Fatty acids in the de novo lipogenesis pathway and incidence of type 2 diabetes: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.Fumiaki ImamuraAmanda M FrettsMatti MarklundAndres V Ardisson KoratWei-Sin YangMaria LankinenWaqas QureshiCatherine HelmerTzu-An ChenJyrki K VirtanenKerry WongJulie K BassettRachel MurphyNathan TintleChaoyu Ian YuIngeborg A BrouwerKuo-Liong ChienYun-Yu ChenAlexis C WoodLiana C Del GobboLuc DjousseJohanna M GeleijnseGraham G GilesJanette de GoedeVilmundur GudnasonWilliam S HarrisAllison HodgeFrank HuInterAct ConsortiumAlbert KoulmanMarkku LaaksoLars LindHung-Ju LinBarbara McKnightKalina RajaobelinaUlf RiserusJennifer G RobinsonCecilia SamieriMackenzie SennDavid S SiscovickSabita S Soedamah-MuthuNona SotoodehniaQi SunMichael Y TsaiTomi-Pekka TuomainenMatti UusitupaLynne E WagenknechtNick J WarehamJason H Y WuRenata MichaRozenn N LemaitreDariush MozaffarianNita G Forouhi<h4>Background</h4>De novo lipogenesis (DNL) is the primary metabolic pathway synthesizing fatty acids from carbohydrates, protein, or alcohol. Our aim was to examine associations of in vivo levels of selected fatty acids (16:0, 16:1n7, 18:0, 18:1n9) in DNL with incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D).<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Seventeen cohorts from 12 countries (7 from Europe, 7 from the United States, 1 from Australia, 1 from Taiwan; baseline years = 1970-1973 to 2006-2010) conducted harmonized individual-level analyses of associations of DNL-related fatty acids with incident T2D. In total, we evaluated 65,225 participants (mean ages = 52.3-75.5 years; % women = 20.4%-62.3% in 12 cohorts recruiting both sexes) and 15,383 incident cases of T2D over the 9-year follow-up on average. Cohort-specific association of each of 16:0, 16:1n7, 18:0, and 18:1n9 with incident T2D was estimated, adjusted for demographic factors, socioeconomic characteristics, alcohol, smoking, physical activity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, menopausal status, and adiposity. Cohort-specific associations were meta-analyzed with an inverse-variance-weighted approach. Each of the 4 fatty acids positively related to incident T2D. Relative risks (RRs) per cohort-specific range between midpoints of the top and bottom quintiles of fatty acid concentrations were 1.53 (1.41-1.66; p < 0.001) for 16:0, 1.40 (1.33-1.48; p < 0.001) for 16:1n-7, 1.14 (1.05-1.22; p = 0.001) for 18:0, and 1.16 (1.07-1.25; p < 0.001) for 18:1n9. Heterogeneity was seen across cohorts (I2 = 51.1%-73.1% for each fatty acid) but not explained by lipid fractions and global geographical regions. Further adjusted for triglycerides (and 16:0 when appropriate) to evaluate associations independent of overall DNL, the associations remained significant for 16:0, 16:1n7, and 18:0 but were attenuated for 18:1n9 (RR = 1.03, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.94-1.13). These findings had limitations in potential reverse causation and residual confounding by imprecisely measured or unmeasured factors.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Concentrations of fatty acids in the DNL were positively associated with T2D incidence. Our findings support further work to investigate a possible role of DNL and individual fatty acids in the development of T2D.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003102
spellingShingle Fumiaki Imamura
Amanda M Fretts
Matti Marklund
Andres V Ardisson Korat
Wei-Sin Yang
Maria Lankinen
Waqas Qureshi
Catherine Helmer
Tzu-An Chen
Jyrki K Virtanen
Kerry Wong
Julie K Bassett
Rachel Murphy
Nathan Tintle
Chaoyu Ian Yu
Ingeborg A Brouwer
Kuo-Liong Chien
Yun-Yu Chen
Alexis C Wood
Liana C Del Gobbo
Luc Djousse
Johanna M Geleijnse
Graham G Giles
Janette de Goede
Vilmundur Gudnason
William S Harris
Allison Hodge
Frank Hu
InterAct Consortium
Albert Koulman
Markku Laakso
Lars Lind
Hung-Ju Lin
Barbara McKnight
Kalina Rajaobelina
Ulf Riserus
Jennifer G Robinson
Cecilia Samieri
Mackenzie Senn
David S Siscovick
Sabita S Soedamah-Muthu
Nona Sotoodehnia
Qi Sun
Michael Y Tsai
Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen
Matti Uusitupa
Lynne E Wagenknecht
Nick J Wareham
Jason H Y Wu
Renata Micha
Rozenn N Lemaitre
Dariush Mozaffarian
Nita G Forouhi
Fatty acids in the de novo lipogenesis pathway and incidence of type 2 diabetes: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.
PLoS Medicine
title Fatty acids in the de novo lipogenesis pathway and incidence of type 2 diabetes: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.
title_full Fatty acids in the de novo lipogenesis pathway and incidence of type 2 diabetes: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.
title_fullStr Fatty acids in the de novo lipogenesis pathway and incidence of type 2 diabetes: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.
title_full_unstemmed Fatty acids in the de novo lipogenesis pathway and incidence of type 2 diabetes: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.
title_short Fatty acids in the de novo lipogenesis pathway and incidence of type 2 diabetes: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.
title_sort fatty acids in the de novo lipogenesis pathway and incidence of type 2 diabetes a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003102
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