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1H-NMR-based metabolomics identifies disrupted betaine metabolism as distinct serum signature of pre-frailty.

Carmen Marino, Alberto Imarisio, Clara Gasparri, Enza Napolitano, Anna Di Maio, Micol Avenali, Gabriele Buongarzone, Caterina Galandra, Marta Picascia, Manuela Grimaldi and 5 more

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Article in npj aging, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. UntargetedTranslational psychiatry · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Carmen Marino *Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
Alberto Imarisio *Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Clara GasparriEndocrinology and Nutrition Unit, Azienda di Servizi alla Persona "Istituto Santa Margherita", University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Enza NapolitanoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
Anna Di MaioDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy.
Micol AvenaliDepartment of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Gabriele BuongarzoneDepartment of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Caterina GalandraNeurogenetics Research Centre, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
Marta PicasciaParkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
Manuela GrimaldiDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
Francesco ErricoCEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate Franco Salvatore, Naples, Italy.
Mariangela RondanelliDepartment of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Anna Maria D'UrsiDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
Enza Maria ValenteDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. enzamaria.valente@unipv.it.
Alessandro UsielloDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy. alessandro.usiello@unicampania.it.

Funding

Fondazione Cariplo 2017-0575Ministero della Salute Ricerca Corrente 2022-2024Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca MNESYS (PE0000006) DN. 1553 11.10.2022Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca PRIN 2022 - COD. 2022XF7YYL_02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increasing evidence suggests that frailty results from a complex age-associated metabolic decline. Here, we investigated the serum metabolomic profile of a well-characterized cohort of elderly subjects encompassing the whole fit-to-frail continuum. Enrichment analyses revealed a complex dysregulation of amino acids and energy metabolism in both pre-frail and frail participants. Remarkably, upregulated betaine levels emerged as a specific biochemical signature of pre-frail females, holding promise for the development of novel targeted interventions.

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PMID40216769
PMCPMC11992162

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