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ArticleGenes & nutrition2017

The impact of micronutrient status on health: correlation network analysis to understand the role of micronutrients in metabolic-inflammatory processes regulating homeostasis and phenotypic flexibility.

Tim J van den Broek, Bas H A Kremer, Marisa Marcondes Rezende, Femke P M Hoevenaars, Peter Weber, Ulrich Hoeller, Ben van Ommen, Suzan Wopereis

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Article in Genes & nutrition, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tim J van den Broek *Netherlands Institute for Applied Science (TNO), Research Group Microbiology & Systems Biology, Zeist, The Netherlands.
Bas H A Kremer *Netherlands Institute for Applied Science (TNO), Research Group Microbiology & Systems Biology, Zeist, The Netherlands.
Marisa Marcondes RezendeNetherlands Institute for Applied Science (TNO), Research Group Microbiology & Systems Biology, Zeist, The Netherlands.
Femke P M HoevenaarsNetherlands Institute for Applied Science (TNO), Research Group Microbiology & Systems Biology, Zeist, The Netherlands.
Peter WeberDSM Nutritional Products, Analytical Research Centre and Human Nutrition and Health Department, Basel, Switzerland.
Ulrich HoellerDSM Nutritional Products, Analytical Research Centre and Human Nutrition and Health Department, Basel, Switzerland.
Ben van OmmenNetherlands Institute for Applied Science (TNO), Research Group Microbiology & Systems Biology, Zeist, The Netherlands.
Suzan WopereisNetherlands Institute for Applied Science (TNO), Research Group Microbiology & Systems Biology, Zeist, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9612-657X
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVitamins and carotenoids are key micronutrients facilitating the maintenance of health, as evidenced by the increased risk of disease with low intake. Optimal phenotypic flexibility, i.e., the ability to respond to a physiological challenge, is an essential indicator of health status. Therefore, health can be measured by applying a challenge test and monitoring the response of relevant phenotypic processes. In this study, we assessed the correlation of three fat-soluble vitamins, (i.e., vitamin A or retinol, vitamin D

resultsCorrelation analyses of results after overnight fasting revealed a rather evenly distributed network in a number of relatively strong correlations per micronutrient, with minor overlap between correlation profiles of each compound. Correlation analyses of challenge response profiles for metabolite and protein parameters with micronutrient status revealed a network that is more skewed towards α-carotene and γ-tocopherol suggesting a more prominent role for these micronutrients in the maintenance of phenotypic flexibility. Comparison of the networks revealed that there is merely overlap of two parameters (inositol and oleic acid (C18:1)) affirming that there is a specific biomarker response profile upon NCT.

conclusionsOur study shows that applying the challenge test concept is able to reveal previously unidentified correlations between specific micronutrients and health-related processes, with potential relevance for maintenance of health that were not observed by correlating homeostatic measurements. This approach will contribute to insights on the influence of micronutrients on health and help to create efficient micronutrient intervention programs.

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CarotenoidsGlucoseInflammationLipidMetabolic challenge testPhenotypic flexibilitySystems biologyVitamins

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PMID28194237
PMCPMC5299688
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