Review Article

The Relationship between Branched-Chain Amino Acid Related Metabolomic Signature and Insulin Resistance: A Systematic Review

Table 4

The influence of dietary pattern and weight loss in BCAA level.

StudyDietWeight lossBCAA and related metabolites identifiedRelationship with BCAA and IR

Batch et al. [21]BCAA supplementNoLeucine/isoleucine, valine, tyrosine, methionine, alanine, histidine, phenylalanine; C3; C5Not related to BCAA and IR

Xu et al. [22]High & low fatYesValine, isoleucine, leucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine; tryptophan, BCAA/AAACorresponded to gene variants

Würtz et al. [28]Protein intakeNoLeucine, isoleucine, valine, glutamine, pyruvate, alanine, creatinine, phenylalanine, phospholipids, fatty acidsPositive for valine level
Not related to IR

Shah et al. [24]BCAA intakeYesAlanine, leucine/isoleucine, valine, methionine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, glutamate/glutamine, ornithineSlightly positive for BCAA level
Not related to IR

Newgard et al. [12]BCAA supplementNoAlanine, valine, leucine/isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, glutamate/glutamine, aspartate/asparaginePositive for BCAA and IR
(in rats)

Note: IR: insulin resistance; BCAA: branched-chain amino acids; AAA: aromatic amino acids.