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Xu Z, Sun D, Xu J, Yang R, Russell JD, Liu G. Progress and Challenges in Polystyrene Recycling and Upcycling. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024:e202400474. [PMID: 38757556 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Polystyrene is a staple plastic in the packaging and insulation market. Despite its good recyclability, the willingness of PS recycling remains low, largely due to the high recycling cost and limited profitability. This review examines the research progresses, gaps, and challenges in areas that affect the recycling costs, including but not limited to logistics, packaging design, and policymaking. We critically evaluate the recent developments in upcycling strategies, and we particularly focus on tandem and hydrogen-atom transfer (HAT) upcycling strategies. We conclude that future upcycling studies should focus on not only reaction chemistry and mechanisms but also economic viability of the processes. The goal of this review is to stimulate the development of innovative recycling strategies with low recycling costs and high economic output values. We hope to stimulate the economic and technological momentum of PS recycling towards a sustainable and circular economy.
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- Zhen Xu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Polytechnology University, Xi'an, 710000, China
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA-24061, US
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- School of Information and Business Management, Dalian Neusoft University of Information, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Institute of Supply Chain Analytics, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, 116025, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Polytechnology University, Xi'an, 710000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA-24061, US
- Department of Sustainable Biomaterials, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA-24061, US
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA-24061, US
- Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA-24061, US
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Lane HY, Tu CH, Lin WC, Lin CH. Brain Activity of Benzoate, a D-Amino Acid Oxidase Inhibitor, in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment in a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2021; 24:392-399. [PMID: 33406269 PMCID: PMC8130199 DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyab001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Current anti-dementia drugs cannot benefit mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Sodium benzoate (a D-amino acid oxidase [DAO] inhibitor) has been found to improve the cognitive function of patients with early-phase Alzheimer's disease (mild Alzheimer's disease or MCI). However, its effect on brain function remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of benzoate on functional magnetic resonance imaging in patients with amnestic MCI. METHODS This was a 24-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that enrolled 21 patients with amnestic MCI and allocated them randomly to either of 2 treatment groups: (1) benzoate group (250-1500 mg/d), or (2) placebo group. We assessed the patients' working memory, verbal learning and memory, and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and regional homogeneity (ReHo) maps at baseline and endpoint. RESULTS Resting-state ReHo decreased in right orbitofrontal cortex after benzoate treatment but did not change after placebo. Moreover, after benzoate treatment, the change in working memory was positively correlated with the change in ReHo in right precentral gyrus and right middle occipital gyrus; and the change in verbal learning and memory was positively correlated with the change in ReHo in left precuneus. In contrast, after placebo treatment, the change in working memory or in verbal learning and memory was not correlated with the change in ReHo in any brain region. CONCLUSION The current study is the first to our knowledge to demonstrate that a DAO inhibitor, sodium benzoate herein, can alter brain activity as well as cognitive functions in individuals with MCI. The preliminary finding lends supports for DAO inhibition as a novel approach for early dementing processes.
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- Hsien-Yuan Lane
- Department of Psychiatry and Brain Disease Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan ,Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ,Department of Psychology, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan,Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan,School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan ,Correspondence: Chieh-Hsin Lin, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, No. 123, Dapi Rd., Niaosong District, Kaohsiung City, 833, Taiwan ()
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Leung K, De Castro SCP, Santos C, Savery D, Prunty H, Gold‐Diaz D, Bennett S, Heales S, Copp AJ, Greene NDE. Regulation of glycine metabolism by the glycine cleavage system and conjugation pathway in mouse models of non-ketotic hyperglycinemia. J Inherit Metab Dis 2020; 43:1186-1198. [PMID: 32743799 PMCID: PMC8436753 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Glycine abundance is modulated in a tissue-specific manner by use in biosynthetic reactions, catabolism by the glycine cleavage system (GCS), and excretion via glycine conjugation. Dysregulation of glycine metabolism is associated with multiple disorders including epilepsy, developmental delay, and birth defects. Mutation of the GCS component glycine decarboxylase (GLDC) in non-ketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH) causes accumulation of glycine in body fluids, but there is a gap in our knowledge regarding the effects on glycine metabolism in tissues. Here, we analysed mice carrying mutations in Gldc that result in severe or mild elevations of plasma glycine and model NKH. Liver of Gldc-deficient mice accumulated glycine and numerous glycine derivatives, including multiple acylglycines, indicating increased flux through reactions mediated by enzymes including glycine-N-acyltransferase and arginine: glycine amidinotransferase. Levels of dysregulated metabolites increased with age and were normalised by liver-specific rescue of Gldc expression. Brain tissue exhibited increased abundance of glycine, as well as derivatives including guanidinoacetate, which may itself be epileptogenic. Elevation of brain tissue glycine occurred even in the presence of only mildly elevated plasma glycine in mice carrying a missense allele of Gldc. Treatment with benzoate enhanced hepatic glycine conjugation thereby lowering plasma and tissue glycine. Moreover, administration of a glycine conjugation pathway intermediate, cinnamate, similarly achieved normalisation of liver glycine derivatives and circulating glycine. Although exogenous benzoate and cinnamate impact glycine levels via activity of glycine-N-acyltransferase, that is not expressed in brain, they are sufficient to lower levels of glycine and derivatives in brain tissue of treated Gldc-deficient mice.
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- Kit‐Yi Leung
- Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Chemical PathologyGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation TrustLondonUK
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- Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Chemical PathologyGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation TrustLondonUK
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- Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College LondonLondonUK
- Department of Chemical PathologyGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation TrustLondonUK
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- Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College LondonLondonUK
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Rashmi HB, Negi PS. Phenolic acids from vegetables: A review on processing stability and health benefits. Food Res Int 2020; 136:109298. [PMID: 32846511 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Phenolic acids are the most prominent group of bioactive compounds present in various plant sources. Hydroxybenzoic acids and hydroxycinnamic acids, the aromatic secondary metabolites imparting typical organoleptic characteristics to food are the major phenolic acids, and they are linked to several health benefits. Fruit and beverage crops being the richer sources of phenolic acids have been studied in depth, but phenolic acids from vegetables are largely overlooked. Though lesser in quantity in many vegetables, there is a need to explore the health benefits of the phenolic acids present in them. In this review, the importance of vegetables as a significant source of phenolic acids is emphasized. Vegetables being easily accessible throughout the year and consumed in larger quantities compared to fruits in our daily diet will probably contribute to significant health benefits. Since vegetables are often processed before consumption, the changes in phenolic acids as influenced by processing methods are highlighted. Best processing methods, pre-treatments and storage conditions for higher retention of phenolic acids have been highlighted to minimize their losses. The phenolic acids in vegetables and their health benefits have been cluster mapped, which may facilitate further research for nutraceutical development for specific health concerns. The processing stability of phenolic acids coupled with higher consumption indicates that they may be a potential source of phenolic acids in the diet. It is expected that the popularization of vegetables as a source of phenolic acids in daily diet will help in ameliorating the adverse effect of some of the lifestyle diseases.
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- Havalli Bommegowda Rashmi
- Department of Fruit and Vegetable Technology, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore 570 020, India
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- Department of Fruit and Vegetable Technology, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore 570 020, India.
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Häberle J, Burlina A, Chakrapani A, Dixon M, Karall D, Lindner M, Mandel H, Martinelli D, Pintos-Morell G, Santer R, Skouma A, Servais A, Tal G, Rubio V, Huemer M, Dionisi-Vici C. Suggested guidelines for the diagnosis and management of urea cycle disorders: First revision. J Inherit Metab Dis 2019; 42:1192-1230. [PMID: 30982989 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In 2012, we published guidelines summarizing and evaluating late 2011 evidence for diagnosis and therapy of urea cycle disorders (UCDs). With 1:35 000 estimated incidence, UCDs cause hyperammonemia of neonatal (~50%) or late onset that can lead to intellectual disability or death, even while effective therapies do exist. In the 7 years that have elapsed since the first guideline was published, abundant novel information has accumulated, experience on newborn screening for some UCDs has widened, a novel hyperammonemia-causing genetic disorder has been reported, glycerol phenylbutyrate has been introduced as a treatment, and novel promising therapeutic avenues (including gene therapy) have been opened. Several factors including the impact of the first edition of these guidelines (frequently read and quoted) may have increased awareness among health professionals and patient families. However, under-recognition and delayed diagnosis of UCDs still appear widespread. It was therefore necessary to revise the original guidelines to ensure an up-to-date frame of reference for professionals and patients as well as for awareness campaigns. This was accomplished by keeping the original spirit of providing a trans-European consensus based on robust evidence (scored with GRADE methodology), involving professionals on UCDs from nine countries in preparing this consensus. We believe this revised guideline, which has been reviewed by several societies that are involved in the management of UCDs, will have a positive impact on the outcomes of patients by establishing common standards, and spreading and harmonizing good practices. It may also promote the identification of knowledge voids to be filled by future research.
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- Johannes Häberle
- University Children's Hospital Zurich and Children's Research Centre, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Inborn Metabolic Disease, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Metabolic Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Dietetics, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Clinic for Pediatrics, Division of Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- University Children's Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics and metabolic disorders, Western Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Division of Metabolism, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Centre for Rare Diseases, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERER_GCV08, Research Institute IGTP, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Child Health, Agia Sofia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Service de Néphrologie et maladies métaboliques adulte Hôpital Necker 149, Paris, France
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- The Ruth Rappaport Children's Hospital, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia (IBV-CSIC), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red para Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Valencia, Spain
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- University Children's Hospital Zurich and Children's Research Centre, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Paediatrics, Landeskrankenhaus Bregenz, Bregenz, Austria
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Iwaki T, Bennion BG, Stenson EK, Lynn JC, Otinga C, Djukovic D, Raftery D, Fei L, Wong HR, Liles WC, Standage SW. PPARα contributes to protection against metabolic and inflammatory derangements associated with acute kidney injury in experimental sepsis. Physiol Rep 2019; 7:e14078. [PMID: 31102342 PMCID: PMC6525329 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (AKI) is a significant problem in critically ill children and adults resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. Fundamental mechanisms contributing to sepsis-associated AKI are poorly understood. Previous research has demonstrated that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) expression is associated with reduced organ system failure in sepsis. Using an experimental model of polymicrobial sepsis, we demonstrate that mice deficient in PPARα have worse kidney function, which is likely related to reduced fatty acid oxidation and increased inflammation. Ultrastructural evaluation with electron microscopy reveals that the proximal convoluted tubule is specifically injured in septic PPARα deficient mice. In this experimental group, serum metabolomic analysis reveals unanticipated metabolic derangements in tryptophan-kynurenine-NAD+ and pantothenate pathways. We also show that a subgroup of children with sepsis whose genome-wide expression profiles are characterized by repression of the PPARα signaling pathway has increased incidence of severe AKI. These findings point toward interesting associations between sepsis-associated AKI and PPARα-driven fatty acid metabolism that merit further investigation.
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- Takuma Iwaki
- Department of PediatricsUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashington
- Department of PediatricsUniversity HospitalFaculty of MedicineKagawa UniversityKagawaJapan
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- Department of PediatricsUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashington
- Department of Pathology and ImmunologyWashington University School of MedicineSt. LouisMissouri
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- Department of PediatricsSection of Critical CareUniversity of Colorado School of MedicineAnschutz Medical CenterChildren's Hospital ColoradoAuroraColorado
- Division of Critical Care MedicineCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiOhio
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- Department of PediatricsUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashington
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- Department of PediatricsUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashington
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of ColoradoBoulderColorado
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashington
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashington
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- Division of Biostatistics and EpidemiologyCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiOhio
- Department of PediatricsUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnatiOhio
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- Division of Critical Care MedicineCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiOhio
- Department of PediatricsUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnatiOhio
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashington
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- Department of PediatricsUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattleWashington
- Division of Critical Care MedicineCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiOhio
- Department of PediatricsUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnatiOhio
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van Straten G, van Dalen D, Mesu SJ, Rothuizen J, Teske E, Spee B, Favier RP, van Geijlswijk IM. Efficacy of orally administered sodium benzoate and sodium phenylbutyrate in dogs with congenital portosystemic shunts. J Vet Intern Med 2019; 33:1331-1335. [PMID: 30916412 PMCID: PMC6524074 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.15477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hyperammonemia can result in hepatic encephalopathy, which in severe cases eventually can lead to coma and death. In dogs, congenital portosystemic shunts (CPSS) are the most common cause for hyperammonemia. Conservative treatment consists of a protein modified diet, nonabsorbable disaccharides, antibiotics, or some combinations of these. Sodium benzoate (SB) and sodium phenylbutyrate (SPB) both are used in the acute and long-term treatment of humans with hyperammonemia caused by urea cycle enzyme deficiencies. Both treatments are believed to lower blood ammonia concentrations by promoting excretion of excess nitrogen via alternative pathways. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy and safety of PO treatment with SB and SPB on hyperammonemia and clinical signs in CPSS dogs. METHODS Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial. Concentrations of blood ammonia and bile acids were measured in CPSS dogs before and after a 5-day treatment with SB, SPB, and placebo. A wash-out period of 3 days was used between treatments. A standard questionnaire was developed and distributed to owners to evaluate clinical signs before and after each treatment. RESULTS Blood ammonia concentrations were not influenced by any of the treatments and were comparable to those observed during placebo treatment. In addition, SB and SPB treatment did not result in improvement of clinical signs. Adverse effects during treatment included anorexia, vomiting, and lethargy. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE Based on our results, we conclude that SB or SPB are not useful in the conservative treatment of hyperammonemia in dogs with CPSS.
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- Giora van Straten
- Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineUtrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineUtrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineUtrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineUtrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineUtrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineUtrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineUtrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
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Del Olmo A, Calzada J, Nuñez M. Benzoic acid and its derivatives as naturally occurring compounds in foods and as additives: Uses, exposure, and controversy. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2018; 57:3084-3103. [PMID: 26587821 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2015.1087964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Benzoic acid is an aromatic carboxylic acid naturally present in plant and animal tissues, which can also be produced by microorganisms. Benzoic acid and a wide range of derivatives and related benzenic compounds, such as salts, alkyl esters, parabens, benzyl alcohol, benzaldehyde, and benzoyl peroxide, are commonly used as antibacterial and antifungal preservatives and as flavoring agents in food, cosmetic, hygiene, and pharmaceutical products. As a result of their widespread occurrence, production, and uses, these compounds are largely distributed in the environment and found in water, soil, and air. Consequently, human exposure to them can be high, common, and lengthy. This review is mainly focused on the presence and use of benzoic acid in foods but it also covers the occurrence, uses, human exposure, metabolism, toxicology, analytical methods for detection, and legal limits for benzoic acid and its derivatives. Their controversial effects and potential public health concerns are discussed.
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- Ana Del Olmo
- a Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos , INIA , Madrid , Spain
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- a Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos , INIA , Madrid , Spain
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- a Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos , INIA , Madrid , Spain
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Saline is as effective as nitrogen scavengers for treatment of hyperammonemia. Sci Rep 2017; 7:13112. [PMID: 29030642 PMCID: PMC5640627 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12686-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Urea cycle enzyme deficiency (UCED) patients with hyperammonemia are treated with sodium benzoate (SB) and sodium phenylacetate (SPA) to induce alternative pathways of nitrogen excretion. The suggested guidelines supporting their use in the management of hyperammonemia are primarily based on non-analytic studies such as case reports and case series. Canine congenital portosystemic shunting (CPSS) is a naturally occurring model for hyperammonemia. Here, we performed cross-over, randomized, placebo-controlled studies in healthy dogs to assess safety and pharmacokinetics of SB and SPA (phase I). As follow-up safety and efficacy of SB was evaluated in CPSS-dogs with hyperammonemia (phase II). Pharmacokinetics of SB and SPA were comparable to those reported in humans. Treatment with SB and SPA was safe and both nitrogen scavengers were converted into their respective metabolites hippuric acid and phenylacetylglutamine or phenylacetylglycine, with a preference for phenylacetylglycine. In CPSS-dogs, treatment with SB resulted in the same effect on plasma ammonia as the control treatment (i.e. saline infusion) suggesting that the decrease is a result of volume expansion and/or forced diuresis rather than increased production of nitrogenous waste. Consequentially, treatment of hyperammonemia justifies additional/placebo-controlled trials in human medicine.
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Ma L, Li J, Zou S, Zhang Z. Ag Nanorods-Oxide Hybrid Array Substrates: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17081895. [PMID: 28817107 PMCID: PMC5579474 DOI: 10.3390/s17081895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Over the last few decades, benefitting from the sufficient sensitivity, high specificity, nondestructive, and rapid detection capability of the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technique, numerous nanostructures have been elaborately designed and successfully synthesized as high-performance SERS substrates, which have been extensively exploited for the identification of chemical and biological analytes. Among these, Ag nanorods coated with thin metal oxide layers (AgNRs-oxide hybrid array substrates) featuring many outstanding advantages have been proposed as fascinating SERS substrates, and are of particular research interest. The present review provides a systematic overview towards the representative achievements of AgNRs-oxide hybrid array substrates for SERS applications from diverse perspectives, so as to promote the realization of real-world SERS sensors. First, various fabrication approaches of AgNRs-oxide nanostructures are introduced, which are followed by a discussion on the novel merits of AgNRs-oxide arrays, such as superior SERS sensitivity and reproducibility, high thermal stability, long-term activity in air, corrosion resistivity, and intense chemisorption of target molecules. Next, we present recent advances of AgNRs-oxide substrates in terms of practical applications. Intriguingly, the recyclability, qualitative and quantitative analyses, as well as vapor-phase molecule sensing have been achieved on these nanocomposites. We further discuss the major challenges and prospects of AgNRs-oxide substrates for future SERS developments, aiming to expand the versatility of SERS technique.
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- Lingwei Ma
- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials (MOE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Zu K, Pizzurro DM, Lewandowski TA, Goodman JE. Pharmacokinetic data reduce uncertainty in the acceptable daily intake for benzoic acid and its salts. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2017; 89:83-94. [PMID: 28720346 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2017.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The current acceptable daily intake (ADI) for benzoic acid and its salts as food additives is 0-5 mg/kg body weight. This accounts for a total uncertainty factor (UF) of 100, which includes a default factor of 10 for interspecies differences. Based on pharmacokinetic data in rodents and humans, we derived a chemical-specific adjustment factor (CSAF) of 2 for the pharmacokinetic component of the interspecies UF. Additional analyses indicate that this CSAF is conservative and interspecies differences between rats and humans are likely closer to unity. Human clinical studies indicate that the pharmacokinetics of benzoic acid and its salts are similar in children and adults, and that there is a lack of adverse events in humans at doses comparable to the no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) in rodents; this suggests that the pharmacokinetic UF for intraspecies variability, as well as the pharmacodynamic components of the UFs, may also be reduced, although we did not calculate to what degree. In conclusion, the total UF can be reduced to 50 (2 for interspecies differences in pharmacokinetics, 2.5 for interspecies differences in pharmacodynamics, and 10 for intraspecies variability), which would increase the ADI to 0-10 mg/kg body weight.
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- K Zu
- Gradient, 20 University Road, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- Gradient, 20 University Road, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- Gradient, 600 Stewart Street, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
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- Gradient, 20 University Road, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
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Kristiansen RG. Current state of knowledge of hepatic encephalopathy (part I): newer treatment strategies for hyperammonemia in liver failure. Metab Brain Dis 2016; 31:1357-1358. [PMID: 27651377 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-016-9908-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 09/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Alterations in interorgan metabolism of ammonia play an important role in the onset of hyperammonemia in liver failure. Glutamine synthetase (GS) in muscle is an important target for ammonia removal strategies in hyperammonemia. Ornithine Phenylacetate (OP) is hypothesized to remove ammonia by providing glutamate as a substrate for increased GS activity and hence glutamine production. The newly generated glutamine conjugates with phenylacetate forming phenylacetylglutamine which can be excreted in the urine, providing an excretion pathway for ammonia. We have also shown that OP targets glycine metabolism, providing an additional ammonia reducing effect.
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- Rune Gangsoy Kristiansen
- Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesia and Critical Care Research Group, University Hospital of North Norway, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
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Hou M, Huang Y, Ma L, Zhang Z. Quantitative Analysis of Single and Mix Food Antiseptics Basing on SERS Spectra with PLSR Method. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2016; 11:296. [PMID: 27299651 PMCID: PMC4907966 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-016-1507-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Usage and dosage of food antiseptics are very concerned due to their decisive influence in food safety. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) effect was employed in this research to realize trace potassium sorbate (PS) and sodium benzoate (SB) detection. HfO2 ultrathin film-coated Ag NR array was fabricated as SERS substrate. Protected by HfO2 film, the SERS substrate possesses good acid resistance, which enables it to be applicable in acidic environment where PS and SB work. Regression relationship between SERS spectra of 0.3~10 mg/L PS solution and their concentration was calibrated by partial least squares regression (PLSR) method, and the concentration prediction performance was quite satisfactory. Furthermore, mixture solution of PS and SB was also quantitatively analyzed by PLSR method. Spectrum data of characteristic peak sections corresponding to PS and SB was used to establish the regression models of these two solutes, respectively, and their concentrations were determined accurately despite their characteristic peak sections overlapping. It is possible that the unique modeling process of PLSR method prevented the overlapped Raman signal from reducing the model accuracy.
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- Mengjing Hou
- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials (MOE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China.
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Dickinson PA, Kesisoglou F, Flanagan T, Martinez MN, Mistry HB, Crison JR, Polli JE, Cruañes MT, Serajuddin AT, Müllertz A, Cook JA, Selen A. Optimizing Clinical Drug Product Performance: Applying Biopharmaceutics Risk Assessment Roadmap (BioRAM) and the BioRAM Scoring Grid. J Pharm Sci 2016; 105:3243-3255. [DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2016.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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(1) H NMR Metabolic Profiling of Biofluids from Rats with Gastric Mucosal Lesion and Electroacupuncture Treatment. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2015; 2015:801691. [PMID: 26170882 PMCID: PMC4485499 DOI: 10.1155/2015/801691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Gastric mucosal lesion (GML) is a common gastrointestinal disorder with multiple pathogenic mechanisms in clinical practice. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), electroacupuncture (EA) treatment has been proven as an effective therapy for GML, although the underlying healing mechanism is not yet clear. Here, we used proton nuclear magnetic resonance- (1H NMR-) based metabolomic method to investigate the metabolic perturbation induced by GML and the therapeutic effect of EA treatment on stomach meridian (SM) acupoints. Clear metabolic differences were observed between GML and control groups, and related metabolic pathways were discussed by means of online metabolic network analysis toolbox. By comparing the endogenous metabolites from GML and GML-SM groups, the disturbed pathways were partly recovered towards healthy state via EA treated on SM acupoints. Further comparison of the metabolic variations induced by EA stimulated on SM and the control gallbladder meridian (GM) acupoints showed a quite similar metabolite composition except for increased phenylacetylglycine, 3,4-dihydroxymandelate, and meta-hydroxyphenylacetate and decreased N-methylnicotinamide in urine from rats with EA treated on SM acupoints. The current study showed the potential application of metabolomics in providing further insight into the molecular mechanism of acupuncture.
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Kristiansen RG, Rose CF, Fuskevåg OM, Mæhre H, Revhaug A, Jalan R, Ytrebø LM. L-Ornithine phenylacetate reduces ammonia in pigs with acute liver failure through phenylacetylglycine formation: a novel ammonia-lowering pathway. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2014; 307:G1024-31. [PMID: 25258408 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00244.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Glycine is an important ammoniagenic amino acid, which is increased in acute liver failure (ALF). We have previously shown that L-ornithine phenylacetate (OP) attenuates ammonia rise and intracranial pressure in pigs suffering from ALF but failed to demonstrate a stoichiometric relationship between change in plasma ammonia levels and excretion of phenylacetylglutamine in urine. The aim was to investigate the impact of OP treatment on the phenylacetylglycine pathway as an alternative and additional ammonia-lowering pathway. A well-validated and -characterized large porcine model of ALF (portacaval anastomosis, followed by hepatic artery ligation), which recapitulates the cardinal features of human ALF, was used. Twenty-four female pigs were randomized into three groups: (1) sham operated + vehicle, (2) ALF + vehicle, and (3) ALF + OP. There was a significant increase in arterial glycine concentration in ALF (P < 0.001 compared with sham), with a three-fold increase in glycine release into the systemic circulation from the kidney compared with the sham group. This increase was attenuated in both the blood and brain of the OP-treated animals (P < 0.001 and P < 0.05, respectively), and the attenuation was associated with renal removal of glycine through excretion of the conjugation product phenylacetylglycine in urine (ALF + vehicle: 1,060 ± 106 μmol/l; ALF + OP: 27,625 ± 2,670 μmol/l; P < 0.003). Data from this study provide solid evidence for the existence of a novel, additional pathway for ammonia removal in ALF, involving glycine production and removal, which is targeted by OP.
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- Rune Gangsøy Kristiansen
- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of North Norway and UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway;
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- Hepato-Neuro Laboratory, The University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital of North Norway and UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of North Norway and UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway; and
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- Liver Failure Group, University College London Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Medical School, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of North Norway and UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Zhang H, Fu P, Ke B, Wang S, Li M, Han L, Peng C, Zhang W, Liu R. Metabolomic analysis of biochemical changes in the plasma and urine of collagen-induced arthritis in rats after treatment with Huang-Lian-Jie-Du-Tang. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2014; 154:55-64. [PMID: 24709313 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2013] [Revised: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Huang-Lian-Jie-Du-Tang (HLJDT oren-gedoku-to in Japanese), a classical traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula, is well known for the treatment of inflammatory-related diseases such as gastritis, dermatitis, and ulcerative colitis. Our previous studies have indicated that HLJDT has therapeutic potential in rheumatoid arthritis treatment. To investigate the therapeutic mechanism of a traditional Chinese medicine formula Huang-Lian-Jie-Du-Tang (HLJDT oren-gedoku-to in Japanese) and its constituents combination for collagen-induced arthritis in rats using a metabolomics approach. MATERIALS AND METHODS Rats were divided into 9 groups, and drugs were administered from on the day after the onset of arthritis (day 12) until day 31 of the experiment once daily continuously. Urine and plasma were analyzed by reversed-phase liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOF-MS). Partial least-squares discriminate analysis (PLS-DA) models were built to evaluate the therapeutic effects of HLJDT and its constituents combination. 15 identified CIA biomarkers were investigated to explain its therapeutic mechanism. RESULTS Administration of HLJDT and its constituents combination in CIA rats not only significantly reduced arthritic scores and serum levels of IL-1β but also improved histopathologic changes in joint architecture. Urinary and plasma metabolic profiling revealed that perturbation of energy metabolism, lipid metabolism, oxidative injury and some amino acids metabolism occurred in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). Our results also indicated that the disturbed urinary levels of succinic acid, citric acid, creatine, uridine, pantothenic acid, carnitine, phenylacetylglycine, allantoin and plasma levels of phenylpyruvic acid in model rats were gradually restored to normal after administration of HLJDT. The treatment of constituents combination of HLJDT group was able to restore to normal the disturbed urinary levels of citric acid, creatine, pantothenic acid, carnitine, pantothenic acid, phenylacetylglycine and plasma levels of uric acid, L-histidine, and l-phenylalanine in model rats. CONCLUSIONS Our study indicates that HLJDT and its constituents combination treatment can ameliorate CIA through partially regulating the perturbed energy metabolism. Our work demonstrated that metabonomics-based approach is a promising new tool to evaluate the therapeutic effects and mechanism of complex TCM prescriptions.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use
- Arthritis, Experimental/blood
- Arthritis, Experimental/drug therapy
- Arthritis, Experimental/pathology
- Arthritis, Experimental/urine
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/blood
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/pathology
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/urine
- Biomarkers/blood
- Biomarkers/urine
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use
- Energy Metabolism/drug effects
- Interleukin-1beta/blood
- Knee Joint/drug effects
- Knee Joint/pathology
- Male
- Metabolomics
- Rats, Wistar
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- Huawei Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, No. 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, No. 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, No. 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, No. 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, No. 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, No. 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China; School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, PR China; King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, No. 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
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Malmquist LMV, Christensen JH, Selck H. Effects of Nereis diversicolor on the transformation of 1-methylpyrene and pyrene: transformation efficiency and identification of phase I and II products. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2013; 47:5383-5392. [PMID: 23611659 DOI: 10.1021/es400809p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Transformation of nonsubstituted and alkyl-substituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by the benthic invertebrate Nereis diversicolor was compared in this study. Pyrene and 1-methylpyrene were used as model compounds for nonsubstituted and alkyl-substituted PAHs, respectively. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of metabolites and parent compounds in worm tissue, water, and sediment were performed. Transformation of 1-methylpyrene generated the benzylic hydroxylated phase I product, 1-pyrenecarboxylic acid that comprised 90% of the total metabolites of 1-methylpyrene, and was mainly found in water extracts. We tentatively identified 1-methylpyrene glucuronides and 1-carbonylpyrene glycine as phase II metabolites not previously reported in literature. Pyrene was biotransformed to 1-hydroxypyrene, pyrene-1-sulfate, pyrene-1-glucuronide, and pyrene glucoside sulfate, with pyrene-1-glucuronide as the most prominent metabolite. Transformation of 1-methylpyrene (21% transformed) was more than 3 times as efficient as pyrene transformation (5.6% transformed). Because crude oils contain larger amounts of C₁-C₄-substituted PAHs than nonsubstituted PAHs, the rapid and efficient transformation of sediment-associated 1-methylpyrene may result in a high exposure of water-living organisms to metabolites of alkyl-substituted PAHs, whose toxicities are unknown. This study demonstrates the need to consider fate and effects of substituted PAHs and their metabolites in risk assessments.
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- Linus M V Malmquist
- Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change, Roskilde University, Universitetsvej 1, PO Box 260, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark.
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Au J, Marsh KJ, Wallis IR, Foley WJ. Whole-body protein turnover reveals the cost of detoxification of secondary metabolites in a vertebrate browser. J Comp Physiol B 2013; 183:993-1003. [DOI: 10.1007/s00360-013-0754-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Benzoic acid and specific 2-oxo acids activate hepatic efflux of glutamate at OAT2. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013; 1828:491-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2012.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2012] [Revised: 08/23/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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van der Sluis R, Badenhorst CPS, van der Westhuizen FH, van Dijk AA. Characterisation of the influence of genetic variations on the enzyme activity of a recombinant human glycine N-acyltransferase. Gene 2012; 515:447-53. [PMID: 23237781 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2012] [Revised: 10/31/2012] [Accepted: 12/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Human glycine N-acyltransferase (human GLYAT) detoxifies a wide range of endogenous and xenobiotic metabolites, including benzoate and salicylate. Significant inter-individual variation exists in glycine conjugation capacity. The molecular basis for this variability is not known. To investigate the influence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the GLYAT coding sequence on enzyme activity, we expressed and characterised a recombinant human GLYAT. Site-directed mutagenesis was used to generate six non-synonymous SNP variants of the enzyme (K16N; S17T; R131H; N156S; F168L; R199C). The variants were expressed, purified, and enzymatically characterised. The enzyme activities of the K16N, S17T and R131H variants were similar to that of the wild-type, whereas the N156S variant was more active, the F168L variant less active, and the R199C variant was inactive. We also generated an E227Q mutant, which lacks the catalytic residue proposed by Badenhorst et al. (2012). This mutant was inactive compared to the wild-type recombinant human GLYAT. A molecular model of human GLYAT containing coenzyme A (CoA) was generated which revealed that the inactivity of the R199C variant could be due to the substitution of the highly conserved Arg(199) and destabilisation of an α-loop-α motif which is important for substrate binding in the GNAT superfamily. The finding that SNP variations in the human GLYAT gene influence the kinetic properties of the enzyme may explain some of the inter-individual variation in glycine conjugation capacity, which is relevant to the metabolism of xenobiotics such as aspirin and the industrial solvent xylene, and to the treatment of some metabolic disorders.
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- Rencia van der Sluis
- Centre for Human Metabonomics, Biochemistry Division, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa.
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Thackaberry EA. Non-clinical toxicological considerations for pharmaceutical salt selection. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2012; 8:1419-33. [DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2012.717614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Häberle J, Boddaert N, Burlina A, Chakrapani A, Dixon M, Huemer M, Karall D, Martinelli D, Crespo PS, Santer R, Servais A, Valayannopoulos V, Lindner M, Rubio V, Dionisi-Vici C. Suggested guidelines for the diagnosis and management of urea cycle disorders. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2012; 7:32. [PMID: 22642880 PMCID: PMC3488504 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-7-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 362] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2011] [Accepted: 04/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are inborn errors of ammonia detoxification/arginine synthesis due to defects affecting the catalysts of the Krebs-Henseleit cycle (five core enzymes, one activating enzyme and one mitochondrial ornithine/citrulline antiporter) with an estimated incidence of 1:8.000. Patients present with hyperammonemia either shortly after birth (~50%) or, later at any age, leading to death or to severe neurological handicap in many survivors. Despite the existence of effective therapy with alternative pathway therapy and liver transplantation, outcomes remain poor. This may be related to underrecognition and delayed diagnosis due to the nonspecific clinical presentation and insufficient awareness of health care professionals because of disease rarity. These guidelines aim at providing a trans-European consensus to: guide practitioners, set standards of care and help awareness campaigns. To achieve these goals, the guidelines were developed using a Delphi methodology, by having professionals on UCDs across seven European countries to gather all the existing evidence, score it according to the SIGN evidence level system and draw a series of statements supported by an associated level of evidence. The guidelines were revised by external specialist consultants, unrelated authorities in the field of UCDs and practicing pediatricians in training. Although the evidence degree did hardly ever exceed level C (evidence from non-analytical studies like case reports and series), it was sufficient to guide practice on both acute and chronic presentations, address diagnosis, management, monitoring, outcomes, and psychosocial and ethical issues. Also, it identified knowledge voids that must be filled by future research. We believe these guidelines will help to: harmonise practice, set common standards and spread good practices with a positive impact on the outcomes of UCD patients.
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- Johannes Häberle
- University Children’s Hospital Zurich and Children’s Research Centre, Zurich, 8032, Switzerland
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- Radiologie Hopital Necker, Service Radiologie Pediatrique, 149 Rue De Sevres, Paris 15, 75015, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Inborn Metabolic Disease, University Hospital Padua, Via Giustiniani 3, Padova, 35128, Italy
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- Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, United Kingdom
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- Dietetic Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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- Kinderabteilung, LKH Bregenz, Carl-Pedenz-Strasse 2, Bregenz, A-6900, Austria
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- University Children’s Hospital, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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- Division of Metabolism, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, Rome, I-00165, Italy
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- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Martinistr. 52, Hamburg, 20246, Germany
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- Service de Néphrologie et maladies métaboliques adulte Hôpital Necker 149, rue de Sèvres, Paris, 75015, France
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- Reference Center for Inherited Metabolic Disorders (MaMEA), Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, 149 Rue de Sevres, Paris, 75015, France
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- University Children’s Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 430, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IBV-CSIC) and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red para Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), C/ Jaume Roig 11, Valencia, 46010, Spain
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- Division of Metabolism, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, Rome, I-00165, Italy
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Campbell HE, Escudier MP, Patel P, Challacombe SJ, Sanderson JD, Lomer MCE. Review article: cinnamon- and benzoate-free diet as a primary treatment for orofacial granulomatosis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011; 34:687-701. [PMID: 21815899 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04792.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Orofacial granulomatosis is a rare chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease of the lips, face and mouth. The aetiology remains unclear but may involve an allergic component. Improvements have been reported with cinnamon- and benzoate-free diets. AIMS To explore the prevalence of compound and food sensitivity and examine the dietary treatments used in orofacial granulomatosis. METHODS A comprehensive literature search was carried out and relevant studies from January 1933 to January 2010 were identified using the electronic database search engines; AGRIS 1991-2008, AMED 1985-2008, British Nursing and Index archive 1985-2008, EMBASE 1980-2008, evidence based medicine review databases (e.g. Cochrane DSR), International Pharmaceutical and Medline 1950-2008. RESULTS Common sensitivities identified, predominantly through patch testing, were to benzoic acid (36%) food additives (33%), perfumes and flavourings (28%), cinnamaldehyde (27%), cinnamon (17%), benzoates (17%) and chocolate (11%). The cinnamon- and benzoate-free diet has been shown to provide benefit in 54-78% of patients with 23% requiring no adjunctive therapies. A negative or positive patch test result to cinnamaldehyde, and benzoates did not predict dietary outcome. The most concentrated source of benzoate exposure is from food preservatives. Use of liquid enteral formulas can offer a further dietary therapy, particularly in children with orofacial granulomatosis. CONCLUSION Management of orofacial granulomatosis is challenging but cinnamon- and benzoate-free diets appear to have a definite role to play.
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- H E Campbell
- Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, King's College London-KCL, London, UK
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Lin CH, Lane HY, Tsai GE. Glutamate signaling in the pathophysiology and therapy of schizophrenia. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2011; 100:665-77. [PMID: 21463651 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2011.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2010] [Revised: 03/14/2011] [Accepted: 03/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Glutamatergic neurotransmission, particularly through the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, has drawn attention for its role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. This paper reviews the neurodevelopmental origin and genetic susceptibility of schizophrenia relevant to NMDA neurotransmission, and discusses the relationship between NMDA hypofunction and different domains of symptom in schizophrenia as well as putative treatment modality for the disorder. A series of clinical trials and a meta-analysis which compared currently available NMDA-enhancing agents suggests that glycine, d-serine, and sarcosine are more efficacious than d-cycloserine in improving the overall psychopathology of schizophrenia without side effect or safety concern. In addition, enhancing glutamatergic neurotransmission via activating the AMPA receptor, metabotropic glutamate receptor or inhibition of d-amino acid oxidase (DAO) is also reviewed. More studies are needed to determine the NMDA vulnerability in schizophrenia and to confirm the long-term efficacy, functional outcome, and safety of these NMDA-enhancing agents in schizophrenic patients, particularly those with refractory negative and cognitive symptoms, or serious adverse effects while taking the existing antipsychotic agents.
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- Chieh-Hsin Lin
- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Ktsoyan ZA, Beloborodova NV, Sedrakyan AM, Osipov GA, Khachatryan ZA, Kelly D, Manukyan GP, Arakelova KA, Hovhannisyan AI, Olenin AY, Arakelyan AA, Ghazaryan KA, Aminov RI. Profiles of Microbial Fatty Acids in the Human Metabolome are Disease-Specific. Front Microbiol 2011; 1:148. [PMID: 21687748 PMCID: PMC3109323 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2010.00148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2010] [Accepted: 12/27/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The human gastrointestinal tract is inhabited by a diverse and dense symbiotic microbiota, the composition of which is the result of host-microbe co-evolution and co-adaptation. This tight integration creates intense cross-talk and signaling between the host and microbiota at the cellular and metabolic levels. In many genetic or infectious diseases the balance between host and microbiota may be compromised resulting in erroneous communication. Consequently, the composition of the human metabolome, which includes the gut metabolome, may be different in health and disease states in terms of microbial products and metabolites entering systemic circulation. To test this hypothesis, we measured the level of hydroxy, branched, cyclopropyl and unsaturated fatty acids, aldehydes, and phenyl derivatives in blood of patients with a hereditary autoinflammatory disorder, familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), and in patients with peptic ulceration (PU) resulting from Helicobacter pylori infection. Discriminant function analysis of a data matrix consisting of 94 cases as statistical units (37 FMF patients, 14 PU patients, and 43 healthy controls) and the concentration of 35 microbial products in the blood as statistical variables revealed a high accuracy of the proposed model (all cases were correctly classified). This suggests that the profile of microbial products and metabolites in the human metabolome is specific for a given disease and may potentially serve as a biomarker for disease.
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- Zhanna A Ktsoyan
- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
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Awasthi V, Pathuri G, Agashe HB, Gali H. Synthesis and In Vivo Evaluation of p-18F-Fluorohippurate as a New Radiopharmaceutical for Assessment of Renal Function by PET. J Nucl Med 2010; 52:147-53. [DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.110.075895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lino Cardenas CL, Bourgine J, Cauffiez C, Allorge D, Lo-Guidice JM, Broly F, Chevalier D. Genetic polymorphisms of glycine N-acyltransferase (GLYAT) in a French Caucasian population. Xenobiotica 2010; 40:853-61. [PMID: 20925583 DOI: 10.3109/00498254.2010.519407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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In humans, the glycine N-acyltransferase enzyme (GLYAT) is thought to be important in the detoxification of endogenous and xenobiotic compounds which contain a carboxylic acid group, such as benzoic, isovaleric, or acetylsalicylic acids. The aim of this work was to report a comprehensive investigation of GLYAT genetic polymorphisms in DNA samples from 55 subjects of French Caucasian origin, using polymerase chain reaction-single-strand conformation polymorphism and sequencing strategies. Seven different polymorphisms of the GLYAT gene were identified, including two polymorphisms in the 5' flanking region of the gene (g.-8457C>T and g.-8010A>G), two polymorphisms in intron 5 (g.13931A>G and g.13944C>T) and three missense mutations in exon 2 (g.49T>A; p.Ser17Thr), exon 5 (g.13886A>G; p.Asn156Ser) and exon 6 (g.14435C>T; p.Arg199Cys). In addition to the wild-type allele GLYAT*1 (2.7%), four novel alleles were identified: GLYAT*2A (75.5%), *2B (4.5%), *3 (16.4%) and *4 (0.9%), and five different genotypes. Localisation of the p.Ser17Thr and p.Arg199Cys missense mutations in predicted secondary structures suggest that these variants might have a potential role on the GLYAT protein activity. These results could be helpful in investigating the potential association of GLYAT variants with an incidence of reduced efficiency in xenobiotic carboxylic acids detoxification in humans.
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- Christian Lacks Lino Cardenas
- Univ. Lille Nord de France, Equipe d'accueil 4483, Faculté de Pharmacie, Laboratoire de Toxicologie, 3 rue du Professeur Laguesse, Lille Cedex, France
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He Y, Hakvoort TBM, Vermeulen JLM, Labruyère WT, De Waart DR, Van Der Hel WS, Ruijter JM, Uylings HBM, Lamers WH. Glutamine synthetase deficiency in murine astrocytes results in neonatal death. Glia 2010; 58:741-54. [PMID: 20140959 DOI: 10.1002/glia.20960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Glutamine synthetase (GS) is a key enzyme in the "glutamine-glutamate cycle" between astrocytes and neurons, but its function in vivo was thus far tested only pharmacologically. Crossing GS(fl/lacZ) or GS(fl/fl) mice with hGFAP-Cre mice resulted in prenatal excision of the GS(fl) allele in astrocytes. "GS-KO/A" mice were born without malformations, did not suffer from seizures, had a suckling reflex, and did drink immediately after birth, but then gradually failed to feed and died on postnatal day 3. Artificial feeding relieved hypoglycemia and prolonged life, identifying starvation as the immediate cause of death. Neuronal morphology and brain energy levels did not differ from controls. Within control brains, amino acid concentrations varied in a coordinate way by postnatal day 2, implying an integrated metabolic network had developed. GS deficiency caused a 14-fold decline in cortical glutamine and a sevenfold decline in cortical alanine concentration, but the rising glutamate levels were unaffected and glycine was twofold increased. Only these amino acids were uncoupled from the metabolic network. Cortical ammonia levels increased only 1.6-fold, probably reflecting reduced glutaminolysis in neurons and detoxification of ammonia to glycine. These findings identify the dramatic decrease in (cortical) glutamine concentration as the primary cause of brain dysfunction in GS-KO/A mice. The temporal dissociation between GS(fl) elimination and death, and the reciprocal changes in the cortical concentration of glutamine and alanine in GS-deficient and control neonates indicate that the phenotype of GS deficiency in the brain emerges coincidentally with the neonatal activation of the glutamine-glutamate and the associated alanine-lactate cycles.
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- Youji He
- AMC Liver Center and Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Pathuri G, Agashe HB, Awasthi V, Gali H. Radiosynthesis and in vivoevaluation of a F-18-labeled pancreatic islet amyloid inhibitor. J Labelled Comp Radiopharm 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.1748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Yamamoto A, Nonen S, Fukuda T, Yamazaki H, Azuma J. Genetic Polymorphisms of Glycine N-acyltransferase in Japanese Individuals. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2009; 24:114-7. [DOI: 10.2133/dmpk.24.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Deignan JL, Cederbaum SD, Grody WW. Contrasting features of urea cycle disorders in human patients and knockout mouse models. Mol Genet Metab 2008; 93:7-14. [PMID: 17933574 PMCID: PMC2692509 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2007.08.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2007] [Revised: 08/19/2007] [Accepted: 08/19/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The urea cycle exists for the removal of excess nitrogen from the body. Six separate enzymes comprise the urea cycle, and a deficiency in any one of them causes a urea cycle disorder (UCD) in humans. Arginase is the only urea cycle enzyme with an alternate isoform, though no known human disorder currently exists due to a deficiency in the second isoform. While all of the UCDs usually present with hyperammonemia in the first few days to months of life, most disorders are distinguished by a characteristic profile of plasma amino acid alterations that can be utilized for diagnosis. While enzyme assay is possible, an analysis of the underlying mutation is preferable for an accurate diagnosis. Mouse models for each of the urea cycle disorders exist (with the exception of NAGS deficiency), and for almost all of them, their clinical and biochemical phenotypes rather closely resemble the phenotypes seen in human patients. Consequently, all of the current mouse models are highly useful for future research into novel pharmacological and dietary treatments and gene therapy protocols for the management of urea cycle disorders.
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- Joshua L. Deignan
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
- The Mental Retardation Research Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
- Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
- The Mental Retardation Research Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
- Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
- The Mental Retardation Research Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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Lienard BM, Conejo-García A, Stolze I, Loenarz C, Oldham NJ, Ratcliffe PJ, Schofield CJ. Evaluation of aspirin metabolites as inhibitors of hypoxia-inducible factor hydroxylases. Chem Commun (Camb) 2008:6393-5. [DOI: 10.1039/b814440k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Provenza F, Villalba J, Dziba L, Atwood S, Banner R. Linking herbivore experience, varied diets, and plant biochemical diversity. Small Rumin Res 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(03)00143-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 357] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nair B. Final report on the safety assessment of Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid, and Sodium Benzoate. Int J Toxicol 2002; 20 Suppl 3:23-50. [PMID: 11766131 DOI: 10.1080/10915810152630729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Benzyl Alcohol is an aromatic alcohol used in a wide variety of cosmetic formulations as a fragrance component, preservative, solvent, and viscosity-decreasing agent. Benzoic Acid is an aromatic acid used in a wide variety of cosmetics as a pH adjuster and preservative. Sodium Benzoate is the sodium salt of Benzoic Acid used as a preservative, also in a wide range of cosmetic product types. Benzyl Alcohol is metabolized to Benzoic Acid, which reacts with glycine and excreted as hippuric acid in the human body. Acceptable daily intakes were established by the World Health Organization at 5 mg/kg for Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid, and Sodium Benzoate. Benzoic Acid and Sodium Benzoate are generally recognized as safe in foods according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. No adverse effects of Benzyl Alcohol were seen in chronic exposure animal studies using rats and mice. Effects of Benzoic Acid and Sodium Benzoate in chronic exposure animal studies were limited to reduced feed intake and reduced growth. Some differences between control and Benzyl Alcohol-treated populations were noted in one reproductive toxicity study using mice, but these were limited to lower maternal body weights and decreased mean litter weights. Another study also noted that fetal weight was decreased compared to controls, but a third study showed no differences between control and Benzyl Alcohol-treated groups. Benzoic Acid was associated with an increased number of resorptions and malformations in hamsters, but there were no reproductive or developmental toxicty findings in studies using mice and rats exposed to Sodium Benzoate, and, likewise, Benzoic Acid was negative in two rat studies. Genotoxicity tests for these ingredients were mostly negative, but there were some assays that were positive. Carcinogenicity studies, however, were negative. Clinical data indicated that these ingredients can produce nonimmunologic contact urticaria and nonimmunologic immediate contact reactions, characterized by the appearance of wheals, erythema, and pruritus. In one study, 5% Benzyl Alcohol elicited a reaction, and in another study, 2% Benzoic Acid did likewise. Benzyl Alcohol, however, was not a sensitizer at 10%, nor was Benzoic Acid a sensitizer at 2%. Recognizing that the nonimmunologic reactions are strictly cutaneous, likely involving a cholinergic mechanism, it was concluded that these ingredients could be used safely at concentrations up to 5%, but that manufacturers should consider the nonimmunologic phenomena when using these ingredients in cosmetic formulations designed for infants and children. Additionally, Benzyl Alcohol was considered safe up to 10% for use in hair dyes. The limited body exposure, the duration of use, and the frequency of use were considered in concluding that the nonimmunologic reactions would not be a concern. Because of the wide variety of product types in which these ingredients may be used, it is likely that inhalation may be a route of exposure. The available safety tests are not considered sufficient to support the safety of these ingredients in formulations where inhalation is a route of exposure. Inhalation toxicity data are needed to complete the safety assessment of these ingredients where inhalation can occur.
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- B Nair
- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel, Washington, DC 20036, USA
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Batshaw ML, MacArthur RB, Tuchman M. Alternative pathway therapy for urea cycle disorders: twenty years later. J Pediatr 2001; 138:S46-54; discussion S54-5. [PMID: 11148549 DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2001.111836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Alternative pathway therapy is currently an accepted treatment approach for inborn errors of the urea cycle. This involves the long-term use of oral sodium phenylbutyrate, arginine supplements, or both, depending on the specific enzyme deficiency, and treatment of acute hyperammonemic crises with intravenous sodium benzoate/sodium phenylacetate plus arginine. A review of 20 years of experience with this approach illustrates the strengths and limitations of this treatment. It has clearly decreased the mortality and morbidity from these disorders, but they remain unacceptably high. The medications are generally well tolerated, but severe accidental overdosage has been reported because of the infrequent use of the medication. There is also a difference in their metabolism between newborns and older children that must be addressed in determining dosage. To avoid these complications it is recommended that drug levels in blood be monitored routinely and that very specific treatment protocols and oversight be followed to avoid overdoses. Finally, it must be acknowledged that alternative pathway therapy has limited effectiveness in preventing hyperammonemia and must be combined with effective dietary management. Therefore in children with neonatal-onset disease or in those with very poor metabolic control, liver transplantation should be considered. There should also be the continued search for innovative therapies that may offer a more permanent and complete correction, such as gene therapy.
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- M L Batshaw
- Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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Efrati C, Masini A, Merli M, Valeriano V, Riggio O. Effect of sodium benzoate on blood ammonia response to oral glutamine challenge in cirrhotic patients: a note of caution. Am J Gastroenterol 2000; 95:3574-8. [PMID: 11151894 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.03295.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The administration of sodium benzoate provides an alternative pathway for the disposal of waste nitrogen and this substance has been used to treat patients with urea cycle defects and more recently cirrhotics with hepatic encephalopathy. The aim of the study was to assess the ammonia-lowering effect of benzoate in cirrhotic patients without overt hepatic encephalopathy. METHODS Glutamine challenge, a method to induce an increase of blood ammonia, was performed in six cirrhotics before and after 5 days of benzoate treatment (10 microg/day). Number Connection Test and Posner's Attention Test were also performed before and after benzoate treatment. RESULTS Blood ammonia increased after the glutamine load both before (from 66 +/- 12 microg/dl to 123 +/- 34 microg/dl and 179 +/- 53 microg/dl after 30 and 60 min, respectively; ANOVA p = 0.0004) and after benzoate treatment (from 102 +/- 27 microg/dl to 185 +/- 49 microg/dl and 250 +/- 39 microg/dl after 30 and 60 min, respectively; ANOVA p = 0.00001). However, after benzoate treatment, the basal values (102 +/- 27 vs 66 +/- 12 microg/dl; p = 0.01) and peak increments of ammonia (166 +/- 56 microg/dl vs 102 +/- 40 microg/dl; p = 0.04) were significantly higher than before. The Number Connection test and the Posner's test were not altered by benzoate treatment. CONCLUSIONS Benzoate increased both the basal and post-glutamine ammonia levels. These results confirm what has already been observed in experimental animals and suggest a note of caution in the use of sodium benzoate in cirrhotic patients.
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- C Efrati
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University La Sapienza di Roma, Rome, Italy
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Praphanphoj V, Boyadjiev SA, Waber LJ, Brusilow SW, Geraghty MT. Three cases of intravenous sodium benzoate and sodium phenylacetate toxicity occurring in the treatment of acute hyperammonaemia. J Inherit Metab Dis 2000; 23:129-36. [PMID: 10801054 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005661631281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Intravenous sodium benzoate and sodium phenylacetate have been used successfully in the treatment of acute hyperammonaemia in patients with urea cycle disorders. They provide alternative pathways for waste nitrogen disposal and help maintain nitrogen homeostasis. However, we report three patients with hyperammonaemia who received inappropriate doses of intravenous sodium benzoate and sodium phenylacetate that resulted in severe complications. Ambiguous medical prescriptions and inadequate cross-checking of drug dosage by physicians, nurses and pharmacists were the main causes of these incidents. All the patients presented with alteration in mental status, Kussmaul respiration and a partially compensated metabolic acidosis with an increased anion gap. Two patients developed cerebral oedema and hypotension and died. The third survived after haemodialysis. Plasma levels of benzoate and phenylacetate were excessively high. The possible mechanisms of toxicity, management and safety measures are discussed.
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- V Praphanphoj
- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-4922, USA
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Nativelle C, Picard K, Valentin I, Lhuguenot JC, Chagnon MC. Metabolism of n-butyl benzyl phthalate in the female Wistar rat. Identification of new metabolites. Food Chem Toxicol 1999; 37:905-17. [PMID: 10506015 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(99)00071-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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n-Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), a plasticizer used in polyvinylchloride (PVC) and other polymers, has been orally administered to female Wistar rats with four doses (150, 475, 780 and 1500 mg/kg body weight/day) for 3 consecutive days. Metabolites recovered in urines were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after 24, 48 and 72 hours. Six metabolites were identified. Mono-n-butyl phthalate (MBuP) and mono-n-benzyl phthalate (MBeP) represented respectively 29-34% and 7-12% of the total recovered metabolites. Hippuric acid, the main metabolite of benzoic acid, represented the second major metabolite (51-56%). Phthalic acid, benzoic acid and an omega-oxidized metabolite of MBuP were also recovered in urine but in small quantities. BBP was never identified in urines. Total urinary metabolites recovery represented 56% of the dose administered in the first 24 hours. However, total recovery decreased when the dose increases (43% at 780 mg/kg body weight/day, only 30% at 1500 mg/kg body weight/day). Whatever the time was, BBP metabolites recovered in urines were all present and in the same proportions for the two lowest doses. Discrepancy in metabolites quantities expressed as percentages of the dose observed in urine of rat treated with the highest BBP dose disappeared with time as MBuP, MBeP and hippuric acid recovery has significantly increased at day 3. Metabolic profile of BBP in female rats has been established. The aim of the present study is to identify further the active(s) agent(s) involved in the BBP malformations and teratogenic effects.
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- C Nativelle
- Laboratoire de Toxicologie, ENSBANA, Dijon, France
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Gregus Z, Halászi E, Klaassen CD. Effect of chlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicides on glycine conjugation of benzoic acid. Xenobiotica 1999; 29:547-59. [PMID: 10426554 DOI: 10.1080/004982599238371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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1. 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) (0.1-0.5 mmol/kg i.p.) delayed the disappearance of injected benzoate from blood and diminished the urinary excretion of the formed benzoylglycine, but elevated the blood levels of benzoylglycine in rat, suggesting that these herbicides interfere with both the formation and the renal transport of benzoylglycine. 2. Inhibition of the renal excretion of benzoylglycine by 2,4-D or 2,4,5-T (0.5 mmol/kg i.p.) was directly demonstrated in rat injected with benzoylglycine. 3. Inhibition of benzoylglycine formation from benzoic acid by 2,4-D or 2,4,5-T (0.5 mmol/kg i.p.) was directly demonstrated in renal pedicles-ligated rats injected with benzoate. 4. Neither 2,4-D nor 2,4,5-T influenced the hepatic concentrations of ATP, coenzyme A (CoA) or glycine; therefore, it is unlikely that they inhibit glycine conjugation of benzoic acid by diminishing the availability of co-substrates. 5. Although the chlorophenoxyacetic acids did not appear to be a substrate for the mitochondrial acyl-CoA synthetases, both 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T diminished the activity of benzoyl-CoA synthetase (but not that of benzoyl-CoA:glycine N-acyltransferase) in solubilized hepatic mitochondria. These findings suggest that 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T impair benzoylglycine formation in rat by inhibiting benzoyl-CoA synthetase.
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- Z Gregus
- Department of Pharmacology, University Medical School of Pécs, Hungary.
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Phipps AN, Stewart J, Wright B, Wilson ID. Effect of diet on the urinary excretion of hippuric acid and other dietary-derived aromatics in rat. A complex interaction between diet, gut microflora and substrate specificity. Xenobiotica 1998; 28:527-37. [PMID: 9622854 DOI: 10.1080/004982598239443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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1. A combined in vivo and in vitro study has been devised to investigate an observation, obtained by 1H NMR of urine, that Alp:AprSD (Wistar derived) rats kept under standard husbandry conditions did not excrete urinary hippuric acid (HA). meta-(hydroxyphenyl)-propionic acid ¿m-HPPA¿ was identified as the major aromatic component in urine samples lacking HA. 2. Examination of urine from Alp:APrSD and Zücker (obese negative) rats fed various diets showed that the lack of HA/presence of m-HPPA was due to diet and not to the strain of animal. This observation was reinforced by the demonstration that the administration of benzoic acid (BA) to rats not previously excreting urinary HA resulted in the return of this component to the urinary excretion profile. Thus rats receiving the standard diet were still capable of glycine conjugation. 3. Changing the diet of rats excreting m-HPPA led to the cessation of m-HPPA excretion and the return of HA urine excretion. Interestingly, switching back to the original diet did not cause the loss of HA and the re-emergence of m-HPPA. 4. In vitro studies on the two enzyme systems responsible for glycine conjugation (benzoyl CoA:synthetase and benzoyl CoA:glycine N-acyltransferase) in isolated liver mitochondria showed that m-HPPA did not inhibit either enzyme. However, m-HPPA was not found to be a substrate for the first reaction step explaining why it was found in the urine as the free acid and not as a glycine conjugate. 5. The absence and presence of m-HPPA and hippuric acid is suggested to be due to a combination of differences in dietary precursors of substrates for glycine conjugation and a dietary dependent redistribution of the intestinal microflora responsible for breakdown of plant phenolics and aromatic amino acids. Taken collectively this study emphasises how a simple diet change can cause a profound change in metabolism.
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- A N Phipps
- ZENECA Pharmaceuticals, Safety of Medicines Department, Cheshire, UK
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In man the major pathway for the disposal of waste nitrogen is the urea cycle; in inborn errors of this pathway, nitrogen flux is reduced. As a result there is accumulation of ammonia and glutamine with disordered metabolism of other amino acids. Nitrogen homeostasis can be restored in these patients with a low-protein diet combined with compounds that create alternative pathways for nitrogen excretion. The introduction of these compounds has been a major advance in the management of these inborn errors and as a result the outcome, particularly for those treated early, has improved.
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- Biochemistry, Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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OBJECTIVE To study the developmental profile of glycine N-acyltransferase (GAT) in the livers of children of various ages and to compare the total and specific GAT activity with that of the adult control subjects. METHODS We measured the specific and the total mitochondrial activity of GAT in liver samples taken from 13 children 4 hours to 11 years of age. The samples were compared with those of control adults aged 24 to 40 years. Samples, either from liver-transplant donors or from autopsy, from those who died of a disorder not related to the liver, were obtained between 6 and 36 hours after death. RESULTS At 4 hours after birth, very low specific activity and the total liver mitochondrial activity were observed (0.19 mumol/min per milligram protein and 210 mumol/min), with a steady increase up to age 7 months (2.51 mumol/min per milligram protein and 812 mumol/min). The mean specific and total GAT activity in children (n = 5) aged 18 months to 11 years was 6.38 +/- 0.13 and 1389 +/- 43 and in control adults aged 24 to 40 years (n = 3) was 6.5 +/- 0.3 and 1461 +/- 71 mumol/min per milligram protein and mumol/min, respectively. These specific and total GAT activity values from children aged 18 months to 11 years were not statistically significant (by analysis of variance and Mann-Whitney test) in comparison with the corresponding activity values from the adult control subjects. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that up to age 7 months, children have only 5% to 40% of liver GAT-specific activity, whereas the peak activity is achieved at 18 months and remains constant until age 40 years. The delayed development of GAT in children may thus compromise the detoxification of various drugs and xenobiotics.
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- Y Mawal
- Department of Pediatrics, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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