Chen Bangwei, Wirawan Kent Frederick, Luo Li, Zhang Jianguo, Li Tao
BGI Genomics, Shenzhen, China.
School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 May 22;12:1557731. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1557731. eCollection 2025.
BACKGROUND: Metabolomics enables systematic quantification of small-molecule dynamics underlying cardiovascular pathophysiology, offering mechanistic insights into arterial stiffness. This study aimed to identify the scientific output related to metabolome in arterial stiffness. METHODS: This study conducted a bibliometric analysis of publications (2000-March 2025) indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection using VOSviewer and Bibliometrix. Analyses spanned country/institution contributions, authorship networks, journal impact, and keyword/abstract trends. RESULTS: A total of 1,654 original and review papers in English published in 550 different journals by 1,566 institutions were found. Over the past two decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of publications, with seminal work by Maksim et al. demonstrating metabolite associations with arterial stiffness, particularly oxidized low-density lipoprotein. The United States led with 246 articles (14.9%), followed by China (209, 12.6%) and Japan (134, 8.1%). Keyword analysis revealed saturation in advanced vascular aging research (elderly populations, hypertension, stroke), while early vascular aging studies-particularly in youth people-remained underrepresented. A frequency analysis of abstract words identified uric acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and bile acids as potential metabolic biomarkers. Text-mining identified uric acid, fatty acids and bile acids as priority biomarkers, with unsaturated fatty acids (e.g., eicosapentaenoic acid, arachidonic acid) dominating mechanistic investigations. CONCLUSION: This first bibliometric profile of arterial stiffness metabolomics highlights fatty acid metabolism as a mature focus, contrasted by emerging opportunities in bile acid and gut microbiota-derived metabolite research. Bridging gaps in early vascular aging cohorts and understudied microbial-host metabolic pathways may unlock novel therapeutic strategies for vascular rejuvenation.
背景:代谢组学能够系统地量化心血管病理生理学背后的小分子动态变化,为动脉僵硬度提供机制性见解。本研究旨在确定与动脉僵硬度代谢组相关的科学产出。 方法:本研究使用VOSviewer和Bibliometrix对科学网核心合集中索引的出版物(2000年 - 2025年3月)进行文献计量分析。分析涵盖国家/机构贡献、作者网络、期刊影响力以及关键词/摘要趋势。 结果:共发现1566个机构在550种不同期刊上发表了1654篇英文原创和综述论文。在过去二十年中,出版物数量显著增加,Maksim等人的开创性工作证明了代谢物与动脉僵硬度的关联,特别是氧化型低密度脂蛋白。美国以246篇文章领先(14.9%),其次是中国(209篇,12.6%)和日本(134篇,8.1%)。关键词分析显示,在晚期血管衰老研究(老年人群、高血压、中风)方面存在饱和现象,而早期血管衰老研究——尤其是在年轻人中——的代表性仍然不足。摘要词频分析确定尿酸、二十碳五烯酸和胆汁酸为潜在的代谢生物标志物。文本挖掘确定尿酸、脂肪酸和胆汁酸为优先生物标志物,不饱和脂肪酸(如二十碳五烯酸、花生四烯酸)主导机制研究。 结论:这项动脉僵硬度代谢组学的首次文献计量概况突出了脂肪酸代谢作为一个成熟的研究重点,与之形成对比的是胆汁酸和肠道微生物群衍生代谢物研究中的新机遇。弥合早期血管衰老队列中的差距以及研究不足的微生物 - 宿主代谢途径可能会为血管年轻化解锁新的治疗策略。
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