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ArticleDiabetes2018

Elevated Medium-Chain Acylcarnitines Are Associated With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Early Progression to Type 2 Diabetes and Induce Pancreatic β-Cell Dysfunction.

Battsetseg Batchuluun, Dana Al Rijjal, Kacey J Prentice, Judith A Eversley, Elena Burdett, Haneesha Mohan, Alpana Bhattacharjee, Erica P Gunderson, Ying Liu, Michael B Wheeler

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In one paragraph

Article in Diabetes, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01967030 (SWIFT), which is not on this map. Cited by 83 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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83citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01967030 active not recruitingnot on this map

SWIFT: Study of Women, Infant Feeding and Type 2 Diabetes After GDM Pregnancy

TypeobservationalSponsorKaiser PermanenteRan2008 to 2030Enrolled1,035ConditionsType 2 Diabetes
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

83 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 123 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Cellular and Molecular Pathophysiology of Gestational Diabetes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  13. [Gender differences in acylcarnitine metabolism among patients with depression disorder].Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2025
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  17. Gestational age and models for predicting gestational diabetes mellitus.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2025
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23 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Battsetseg BatchuluunDepartment of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dana Al RijjalDepartment of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Kacey J PrenticeDepartment of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Judith A EversleyDepartment of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Elena BurdettDepartment of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Haneesha MohanDepartment of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Alpana BhattacharjeeDepartment of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Erica P GundersonDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA.
Ying LiuDepartment of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada michael.wheeler@utoronto.ca yingmsb.liu@utoronto.ca.
Michael B WheelerDepartment of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada michael.wheeler@utoronto.ca yingmsb.liu@utoronto.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-7480-7267
University of Toronto · CAKaiser Permanente · US

Funding

UCSF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTEUL1RR024131 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI JOHNSTON, S. CLAIBORNE · 2006 to 2011
$111.2M
Metabolite Profiles Preceding Progression to Diabetes Mellitus after Gestational DiabetesR01DK118409 · NIDDK · KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI GUNDERSON, ERICA PAULINE · 2018 to 2023
$3.1M
Lactation and Glucose Tolerance After GDM PregnancyR01HD050625 · NICHD · KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI GUNDERSON, ERICA PAULINE · 2007 to 2011
$3.1M
NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024131NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD050625NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK118409
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Specific circulating metabolites have emerged as important risk factors for the development of diabetes. The acylcarnitines (acylCs) are a family of metabolites known to be elevated in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and linked to peripheral insulin resistance. However, the effect of acylCs on pancreatic β-cell function is not well understood. Here, we profiled circulating acylCs in two diabetes cohorts:

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AdultAnimalsCarnitineCase-Control StudiesCell RespirationDiabetes, GestationalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease ProgressionFemaleGlucose IntoleranceHumansInsulinInsulin-Secreting CellsInsulin SecretionIslets of LangerhansMiceacylcarnitineCarnitinehexanoylcarnitineInsulinoctanoylcarnitine

Identifiers

PMID29436377
PMCPMC5910003
OpenAlexW2791444690

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