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ArticleJournal of diabetes investigation2025

Blood metabolomic profile in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain.

Hung-Chou Kuo, Chia-Ni Lin, Sung-Sheng Tsai, Chiung-Mei Chen, Rong-Kuo Lyu, Chun-Che Chu, Long-Sun Ro, Ming-Feng Liao, Hong-Shiu Chang, Yi-Ching Weng and 1 more

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Hung-Chou KuoDepartment of Neurology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8738-6476
Chia-Ni LinDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Sung-Sheng TsaiCollege of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Chiung-Mei ChenDepartment of Neurology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Rong-Kuo LyuDepartment of Neurology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Chun-Che ChuDepartment of Neurology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Long-Sun RoDepartment of Neurology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Ming-Feng LiaoDepartment of Neurology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Hong-Shiu ChangDepartment of Neurology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Yi-Ching WengDepartment of Neurology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Jawl-Shan HwangCollege of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou CMRPG3G1441Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou CMRPG3J1751Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou CMRPG3K1871Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 105-2314-B-182A-007
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aimsThis study aimed to identify metabolic markers for diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). MATERIALS AND

methodsBlood metabolite levels in the amino acid, biogenic amine, sphingomyelin, phosphatidylcholine (PC), carnitines, and hexose classes were analyzed in nondiabetic control (n = 27), T2DM without DPNP (n = 58), and T2DM with DPNP (n = 29) using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Variable importance projection (VIP) evaluation by partial least squares discriminant analysis was performed on clinical parameters and metabolites.

resultsSixteen variables with VIP > 1.0 (P < 0.05) were identified across all patient groups, and 5 variables were identified to discriminate between the two T2DM groups. DPNP patients showed elevated fasting blood glucose, glutamate, PC aa C36:1, lysoPC a C18:1, and lysoPC a C18:2, while low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, phenylalanine, and tryptophan were reduced. Glutamate, lysoPC a C18:1, and lysoPC a C18:2 discriminated T2DM with DPNP from those without DPNP with an AUC of 0.671. The AUC was improved to 0.765 when ratios of metabolite pairs were considered.

interpretationBlood metabolites include glutamate, and phospholipid-related metabolites implicated in neuropathic pain may have the potential as biomarkers for DPNP. Further investigation is required to understand the mechanism of action of these altered metabolites in DPNP.

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BiomarkersDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NeuropathiesMetabolomeMetabolomicsNeuralgiaAgedCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedBiomarkersDiabetic peripheral neuropathic painMetabolomicsType 2 diabetes mellitus

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