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Table 4 Processes of phenotypic flexibility modulated by OPGLTT

From: Phenotypic flexibility as a measure of health: the optimal nutritional stress response test

Organ system

Process

Direction (↑, ↓, –)

Disturbed

Gut

Incretin production

T2DM

Satiety hormone production

↑ and ↓

Obesity

Adipose tissue

Lipolysis

T2DM

Adipokine production

T2DM

Systemic stress

Insulin sensitivity

T2DM, MetS, obesity

Oxidative stress

T2DM

Inflammation

Slight ↑

T2DM, MetS

ER stress

 

Metabolic flexibility

Obesity

Liver

β-oxidation

Obesity

Ketogenesis

 

Glycolysis/Gluconeogenesis

 

Lipoprotein production

T2DM, MetS

TCA cycle

 

Kidney

Urea cycle

 

Vasculature

Blood pressure regulation

T2DM

NO formation

 

Adhesion

T2DM

Pancreas

Insulin secretion

T2DM, obesity

Brain

Endocrine response

 

Neurotransmitters and precursors

 
  1. MetS metabolic syndrome, T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus