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Analysis of thiamine transporter genes in sporadic beriberi

2014

Abstract Objective Thiamine or vitamin B 1 deficiency diminishes thiamine-dependent enzymatic activity, alters mitochondrial function, impairs oxidative metabolism, and causes selective neuronal death. We analyzed for the first time, the role of all known mutations within three specific thiamine carrier genes, SLC19 A2, SLC19 A3 , and SLC25 A19 , in a patient with atrophic beriberi, a multiorgan nutritional disease caused by thiamine deficiency. Methods A 44-year-old male alcoholic patient from Morocco developed massive bilateral leg edema, a subacute sensorimotor neuropathy, and incontinence. Despite normal vitamin B 1 serum levels, his clinical picture was rapidly reverted by high-dose in…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtySLC19 A- SLC25 A19SLC19 AEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismGene mutationBeriberimedicine.disease_causeMitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteinslaw.inventionBeriberilawInternal medicineGenotypemedicineThiamine transporterObjective: Thiamine or vitamin B1 deficiency diminishes thiamine-dependent enzymatic activity alters mitochondrial function impairs oxidative metabolism and causes selective neuronal death. We analyzed for the first time the role of all known mutations within three specific thiamine carrier genes SLC19 A2 SLC19 A3 and SLC25 A19 in a patient with atrophic beriberi a multiorgan nutritional disease caused by thiamine deficiency. Methods: A 44-year-old male alcoholic patient from Morocco developed massive bilateral leg edema a subacute sensorimotor neuropathy and incontinence. Despite normal vitamin B1 serum levels his clinical picture was rapidly reverted by high-dose intramuscular thiamine treatment suggesting a possible genetic resistance. We used polymerase chain reaction followed by amplicon sequencing to study all the known thiamine-related gene mutations identified within the Human Gene Mutation Database. Results: Thirty-seven mutations were tested: 29 in SLC19 A2 6 in SLC19 A3 and 2 in SLC25 A19. Mutational analyses showed a wild-type genotype for all sequences investigated. Conclusion: This is the first genetic study in beriberi disease. We did not detect any known mutation in any of the three genes in a sporadic dry beriberi patient. We cannot exclude a role for other known or unknown mutations in the same genes or in other thiamine-associated genes in the occurrence of this nutritional neuropathy.HumansThiamineGenePolymerase chain reactionGeneticsMutationNutrition and DieteticsbiologyMembrane Transport ProteinsThiamine Deficiencymedicine.diseaseAlcoholismEndocrinologyMutationbiology.proteinThiamineMutations
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Bruce/apollon promotes hippocampal neuron survival and is downregulated by kainic acid

2005

Prolonged or excess stimulation of excitatory amino acid receptors leads to seizures and the induction of excitotoxic nerve cell injury. Kainic acid acting on glutamate receptors produces degeneration of vulnerable neurons in parts of the hippocampus and amygdala, but the exact mechanisms are not fully understood. We have here investigated whether the anti-apoptotic protein Bruce is involved in kainic acid-induced neurodegeneration. In the rat hippocampus and cortex, Bruce was exclusively expressed by neurons. The levels of Bruce were rapidly downregulated by kainic acid in hippocampal neurons as shown both in vivo and in cell culture. Caspase-3 was activated in neurons exhibiting low level…

MaleKainic acidCell SurvivalBiophysicsExcitotoxicityBruce/apollon Hippocampus Kainic acid Excitotoxicity Neuronal death Caspase-3 Cytochrome cDown-RegulationHippocampusStimulationBiologyHippocampal formationmedicine.disease_causeHippocampusBiochemistrychemistry.chemical_compoundDownregulation and upregulationmedicineAnimalsRats WistarMolecular BiologyCells CulturedNeuronsKainic AcidDose-Response Relationship DrugNeurodegenerationGlutamate receptorCell Biologymedicine.diseaseRatsCell biologynervous systemchemistryBiochemistryUbiquitin-Conjugating Enzymeshuman activitiescirculatory and respiratory physiology
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