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Circulating metabolites were quantified and compared among normal-weight individuals, patients with obesity, and those with obesity-related MASLD to identify metabolic changes associated with disease status. In vitro experiments using mouse hepatocytes and liver organoids were conducted to assess the effects of TRP-derived metabolites on intracellular lipid accumulation. Finally, a non-invasive diagnostic model was developed using machine learning techniques and validated in an independent cohort of 112 individuals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Circulating TRP metabolism was markedly elevated in children and adolescents with obesity-related MASLD compared with both normal-weight controls and individuals with simple obesity. TRP-derived metabolites significantly promoted intracellular lipid accumulation in mouse hepatocytes and liver organoids via the induction of oxidative stress. The non-invasive diagnostic model based on TRP-derived metabolites demonstrated robust performance in differentiating obesity-related MASLD from simple obesity in both the discovery and validation cohorts.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings highlight the pivotal role of TRP metabolism in the pathogenesis of MASLD in children and adolescents with obesity. Elevated TRP-derived metabolites may contribute to hepatic lipid accumulation through oxidative stress and serve as promising non-invasive biomarkers for the early diagnosis of obesity-related MASLD. The machine learning-based diagnostic model offers a practical and less invasive alternative to current diagnostic approaches such as liver biopsy.</p>","PeriodicalId":158,"journal":{"name":"Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Tryptophan derivatives as non-invasive diagnostic indicators for obesity-related MASLD in children and adolescents.\",\"authors\":\"Shumin Zhan, Xingyun Wang, Chen Wang, Bowen Zhu, Jianfang Gao, Zhou Peng, Rui Wang, Yun Yang, Liang Zhang, Tengfei Wang, Jiaoxiang Wu, Wei Wu, Ke Huang, Guanping Dong, Qiannan Ren, Shan Wang, Senjie Wang, Xuelian Zhou, Liling Xu, Junfen Fu, Xirong Guo\",\"doi\":\"10.1111/dom.70162\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) represents a major health burden in children and adolescents with obesity. 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Finally, a non-invasive diagnostic model was developed using machine learning techniques and validated in an independent cohort of 112 individuals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Circulating TRP metabolism was markedly elevated in children and adolescents with obesity-related MASLD compared with both normal-weight controls and individuals with simple obesity. TRP-derived metabolites significantly promoted intracellular lipid accumulation in mouse hepatocytes and liver organoids via the induction of oxidative stress. The non-invasive diagnostic model based on TRP-derived metabolites demonstrated robust performance in differentiating obesity-related MASLD from simple obesity in both the discovery and validation cohorts.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings highlight the pivotal role of TRP metabolism in the pathogenesis of MASLD in children and adolescents with obesity. Elevated TRP-derived metabolites may contribute to hepatic lipid accumulation through oxidative stress and serve as promising non-invasive biomarkers for the early diagnosis of obesity-related MASLD. 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Tryptophan derivatives as non-invasive diagnostic indicators for obesity-related MASLD in children and adolescents.
Aims: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) represents a major health burden in children and adolescents with obesity. This study aimed to characterize metabolic alterations associated with obesity-related MASLD and to evaluate the potential of tryptophan (TRP)-derived metabolites as non-invasive biomarkers for early diagnosis.
Materials and methods: A total of 30 normal-weight individuals and 80 patients diagnosed with obesity were included in the discovery cohort. Circulating metabolites were quantified and compared among normal-weight individuals, patients with obesity, and those with obesity-related MASLD to identify metabolic changes associated with disease status. In vitro experiments using mouse hepatocytes and liver organoids were conducted to assess the effects of TRP-derived metabolites on intracellular lipid accumulation. Finally, a non-invasive diagnostic model was developed using machine learning techniques and validated in an independent cohort of 112 individuals.
Results: Circulating TRP metabolism was markedly elevated in children and adolescents with obesity-related MASLD compared with both normal-weight controls and individuals with simple obesity. TRP-derived metabolites significantly promoted intracellular lipid accumulation in mouse hepatocytes and liver organoids via the induction of oxidative stress. The non-invasive diagnostic model based on TRP-derived metabolites demonstrated robust performance in differentiating obesity-related MASLD from simple obesity in both the discovery and validation cohorts.
Discussion: These findings highlight the pivotal role of TRP metabolism in the pathogenesis of MASLD in children and adolescents with obesity. Elevated TRP-derived metabolites may contribute to hepatic lipid accumulation through oxidative stress and serve as promising non-invasive biomarkers for the early diagnosis of obesity-related MASLD. The machine learning-based diagnostic model offers a practical and less invasive alternative to current diagnostic approaches such as liver biopsy.
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Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism is primarily a journal of clinical and experimental pharmacology and therapeutics covering the interrelated areas of diabetes, obesity and metabolism. The journal prioritises high-quality original research that reports on the effects of new or existing therapies, including dietary, exercise and lifestyle (non-pharmacological) interventions, in any aspect of metabolic and endocrine disease, either in humans or animal and cellular systems. ‘Metabolism’ may relate to lipids, bone and drug metabolism, or broader aspects of endocrine dysfunction. Preclinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetic studies, meta-analyses and those addressing drug safety and tolerability are also highly suitable for publication in this journal. Original research may be published as a main paper or as a research letter.
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