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Journal: Frontiers in Endocrinology
Article Title: Effect of acarbose and vildagliptin on plasma trimethylamine N-oxide levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a 6-month, two-arm randomized controlled trial
doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1575087
Figure Lengend Snippet: Longitudinal changes in plasma gut microbiota metabolites during vildagliptin treatment in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients. (a–e) Box plots show longitudinal changes in plasma concentrations of (a) trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), (b) L-carnitine, (c) betaine, (d) choline, and (e) γ-butyrobetaine at baseline (orange), 3 months (blue), and 6 months (purple). Statistical analysis was performed using the Friedman test (non-parametric repeated measures) followed by Dunn’s post hoc test with Bonferroni correction for pairwise comparisons. Significance levels: *Bonferroni-adjusted p <0.05; **adjusted p <0.01; ***adjusted p <0.001; ****adjusted p <0.0001. Data are presented as median (25th, 75th). Detailed data are presented in Supplementary Tables 1, 2 .
Article Snippet: The study treatments were as follows (1): Acarbose group (n = 50): acarbose (Bayer Medical and Health Co., Ltd., 50 mg/tablet) was initiated at 50 mg three times daily (TID) with the first meal for weeks 1-2, then escalated to 100 mg TID from week 3 onward to mitigate gastrointestinal adverse effects (e.g., bloating, flatulence). (2) Vildagliptin group (n = 50): vildagliptin (Swiss Novartis Limited, 50 mg/tablet) was administered as 50 mg twice daily (BID) before meals.
Techniques: Clinical Proteomics