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Cibulka M, Brodnanova M, Halasova E, Kurca E, Kolisek M, Grofik M. The Role of Magnesium in Parkinson's Disease: Status Quo and Implications for Future Research. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8425. [PMID: 39125993 PMCID: PMC11312984 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25158425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2024] [Revised: 07/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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Neurodegenerative diseases represent an increasing economic, social, and, above all, medical burden worldwide. The second most prevalent disease in this category is Parkinson's disease, surpassed only by Alzheimer's. It is a treatable but still incurable systemic disease with a pathogenesis that has not yet been elucidated. Several theories are currently being developed to explain the causes and progression of Parkinson's disease. Magnesium is one of the essential macronutrients and is absolutely necessary for life as we know it. The magnesium cation performs several important functions in the cell in the context of energetic metabolism, substrate metabolism, cell signalling, and the regulation of the homeostasis of other ions. Several of these cellular processes have been simultaneously described as being disrupted in the development and progression of Parkinson's disease. The relationship between magnesium homeostasis and the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease has received little scientific attention to date. The aim of this review is to summarise and critically evaluate the current state of knowledge on the possible role of magnesium in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease and to outline possible future directions for research in this area.
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- Michal Cibulka
- Biomedical Centre Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia; (M.C.); (M.B.); (E.H.)
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- Biomedical Centre Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia; (M.C.); (M.B.); (E.H.)
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- Biomedical Centre Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia; (M.C.); (M.B.); (E.H.)
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- Clinic of Neurology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia;
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- Biomedical Centre Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia; (M.C.); (M.B.); (E.H.)
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- Clinic of Neurology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia;
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Functional characteristics and therapeutic potential of SLC41 transporters. J Pharmacol Sci 2023; 151:88-92. [PMID: 36707183 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphs.2022.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Magnesium (Mg2+) plays an important role in various cellular functions such as protein synthesis, DNA stability, energy metabolism, enzyme and channel activities, and muscle contractility. Therefore, intracellular Mg2+ concentration is tightly regulated by multiple Mg2+ transporters and channels. So far, various candidate genes of Mg2+ transporters have been identified, and the research on their structure and function is currently in progress. The Solute Carrier 41 (SLC41) family, which is related to the bacterial Mg2+ transporter/channel MgtE, comprises three isoforms of SLC41A1, SLC41A2, and SLC41A3. Based on recent studies, SLC41A1 is thought to mediate Mg2+ influx or Na+-dependent Mg2+ efflux across the plasma membrane, whereas SLC41A2 and SLC41A3 may mediate Mg2+ fluxes across either the plasma membrane or organellar membranes. Intriguingly, SLC41A1 variants have been identified in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and nephronophthisis-related ciliopathies. Further genetic analyses reveal the association of SLC41A1 polymorphisms with PD risks. This review highlights the recent advances in the understanding of the molecular and functional characteristics of SLC41 family towards its therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
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Cibulka M, Brodnanova M, Grendar M, Necpal J, Benetin J, Han V, Kurca E, Nosal V, Skorvanek M, Vesely B, Stanclova A, Lasabova Z, Pös Z, Szemes T, Stuchlik S, Grofik M, Kolisek M. Alzheimer's Disease-Associated SNP rs708727 in SLC41A1 May Increase Risk for Parkinson's Disease: Report from Enlarged Slovak Study. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23031604. [PMID: 35163527 PMCID: PMC8835868 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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SLC41A1 (A1) SNPs rs11240569 and rs823156 are associated with altered risk for Parkinson's disease (PD), predominantly in Asian populations, and rs708727 has been linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we have examined a potential association of the three aforementioned SNPs and of rs9438393, rs56152218, and rs61822602 (all three lying in the A1 promoter region) with PD in the Slovak population. Out of the six tested SNPs, we have identified only rs708727 as being associated with an increased risk for PD onset in Slovaks. The minor allele (A) in rs708727 is associated with PD in dominant and completely over-dominant genetic models (ORD = 1.36 (1.05-1.77), p = 0.02, and ORCOD = 1.34 (1.04-1.72), p = 0.02). Furthermore, the genotypic triplet GG(rs708727) + AG(rs823156) + CC(rs61822602) might be clinically relevant despite showing a medium (h ≥ 0.5) size difference (h = 0.522) between the PD and the control populations. RandomForest modeling has identified the power of the tested SNPs for discriminating between PD-patients and the controls to be essentially zero. The identified association of rs708727 with PD in the Slovak population leads us to hypothesize that this A1 polymorphism, which is involved in the epigenetic regulation of the expression of the AD-linked gene PM20D1, is also involved in the pathoetiology of PD (or universally in neurodegeneration) through the same or similar mechanism as in AD.
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- Michal Cibulka
- Biomedical Centre Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia; (M.C.); (M.B.); (M.G.)
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- Biomedical Centre Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia; (M.C.); (M.B.); (M.G.)
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- Biomedical Centre Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia; (M.C.); (M.B.); (M.G.)
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- Clinic of Neurology, AGEL Hospital in Zvolen, 96001 Zvolen, Slovakia;
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- Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital Bratislava, Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, 83303 Bratislva, Slovakia;
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- Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital of L. Pasteur in Kosice, University of Pavol Jozef Safarik, 04066 Kosice, Slovakia; (V.H.); (M.S.)
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- Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia; (E.K.); (V.N.)
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- Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia; (E.K.); (V.N.)
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- Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital of L. Pasteur in Kosice, University of Pavol Jozef Safarik, 04066 Kosice, Slovakia; (V.H.); (M.S.)
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- Clinic of Neurology, Faculty Hospital in Nitra, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, 94901 Nitra, Slovakia;
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genomics, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia; (A.S.); (Z.L.)
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genomics, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia; (A.S.); (Z.L.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, 84104 Bratislava, Slovakia; (Z.P.); (T.S.); (S.S.)
- GENETON s.r.o., 84104 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, 84104 Bratislava, Slovakia; (Z.P.); (T.S.); (S.S.)
- GENETON s.r.o., 84104 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, 84104 Bratislava, Slovakia; (Z.P.); (T.S.); (S.S.)
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- Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia; (E.K.); (V.N.)
- Correspondence: (M.G.); (M.K.)
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- Biomedical Centre Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia; (M.C.); (M.B.); (M.G.)
- Correspondence: (M.G.); (M.K.)
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Wen X, Xu X, Luo X, Yin J, Liang C, Zhu J, Nong X, Zhu X, Ning F, Gu S, Xiong S, Fu J, Zhu D, Dai Z, Lv D, Lin Z, Lin J, Li Y, Ma G, Wang Y. Nucks1 gene polymorphism rs823114 is associated with the positive symptoms and neurocognitive function of patients with schizophrenia in parts of southern China. Psychiatr Genet 2021; 31:119-125. [PMID: 34030174 PMCID: PMC8265546 DOI: 10.1097/ypg.0000000000000285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Nuclear casein kinase and cyclin-dependent kinase substrate 1 (nucks1) are considered a potential susceptibility gene for certain neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's disease (PD). In our study, we genotyped three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (rs4951261, rs823114 and rs951366) of the nucks1 gene in 774 schizophrenic patients and 819 healthy controls using the improved multiplex ligation detection reaction (imLDR) technique. Furthermore, we also studied the relationship between the above SNPs and the clinical psychiatric symptoms and neurocognitive function of the patients. Genotype distributions and allele frequencies of these SNPs showed no significant differences and were found between patients and healthy controls. However, in an analysis of the positive symptom score of rs823114 among male patients, we found that the score of the A/A genotype was lower than that of the G/A+G/G genotypes (P = 0.001, P(corr) = 0.003]. Additionally, we also found that among the female patients, G allele carriers with rs823114 had lower semantic fluency scores than subjects with the A/A genotype (P = 0.010, P(corr) = 0.030]. Our data show for the first time that rs823114 polymorphism of nucks1 may affect positive symptoms and neurocognitive function in patients with schizophrenia in parts of southern China.
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- Xia Wen
- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjian
- Maternal and Children’s Health Research Institute, Shunde Women and Children’s Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Foshan
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjian
- Maternal and Children’s Health Research Institute, Shunde Women and Children’s Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Foshan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang
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- Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjian
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjian
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjian
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjian
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- Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjian
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- Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang
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- Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang
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- Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang
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- Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang
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- Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjian
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjian
- Maternal and Children’s Health Research Institute, Shunde Women and Children’s Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Foshan
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- Medical Genetics Laboratory, Shunde Women and Children’s Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Foshan, China
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Xie J, Cheng CS, Zhu XY, Shen YH, Song LB, Chen H, Chen Z, Liu LM, Meng ZQ. Magnesium transporter protein solute carrier family 41 member 1 suppresses human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma through magnesium-dependent Akt/mTOR inhibition and bax-associated mitochondrial apoptosis. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 11:2681-2698. [PMID: 31076559 PMCID: PMC6535063 DOI: 10.18632/aging.101940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify the function of the Mg2+ transporter protein solute carrier family 41 member 1 SLC41A1 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and the underlying mechanisms. A total of 27 solute carrier proteins were differentially expressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Three of these proteins were correlated with clinical outcomes in patients, among which SLC41A1 was downregulated in tumour. Overexpression of SLC41A1 suppressed orthotopic tumour growth in a mouse model and reduced the cell proliferation, colony formation, and invasiveness of KP3 and Panc-1 cells, which may have been associated with the increased population of apoptotic-prone cells. Overexpression of SLC41A1 reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential, induced Bax while suppressed Bcl-2 expression. Suppression of Bax abrogated the tumour-suppressive effects of SLC41A1. Furthermore, overexpression of SLC41A1 promoted Mg2+ efflux and suppressed Akt/mTOR activity, which is the upstream regulator of Bax and Bcl-2. An increase in Akt activity and supplementation with Mg2+ abolished SLC41A1-induced tumour suppression. The results of this study suggest that SLC41A1 may be a potential target for the treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
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- Jing Xie
- Department of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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Gong X, Xu Y, Ren K, Bai X, Zhang C, Li M. Phenylethanoid glycosides from Paraboea martinii protect rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells from hydrogen peroxide-induced cell injury. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2019; 83:2202-2212. [PMID: 31409200 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2019.1654359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In this study, we isolated eight phenylethanoid glycosides from Paraboea martinii for the first time, and evaluated the mechanism underlying their neuroprotective effects against H2O2-induced injury in PC12 cells. The MTS method was utilized to screen the phenylethanoid glycosides for protective ability. Next, qRT-PCR and western blotting analysis were used to detect the transcription levels of HO-1 and GCLC, which are regulated by Nrf2. The inhibitor ZnPP was used to analyze the involvement of Nrf2 in HO-1 expression. Analyses showed that caleolarioside B, paraboside B, and paraboside II also upregulated the expression of HO-1, but showed no obvious effect on GCLC. Pretreatment with ZnPP significantly reduced the neuroprotective effects. Thus, phenylethanoid glycosides isolated from P. martinii protected PC12 cells from H2O2-induced damage by upregulating HO-1. The results provided evidence that P. martinii might be a potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Xue Gong
- Department of Pharmacy, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College of Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Inner Mongolia Autonomous region Hospital of traditional Chinese Medicine, Hohhot, China
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- Department of Medicine, Xilinggol Vocational College, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China
- Intensive Care Unit, Inner Mongolia Autonomous region Hospital of traditional Chinese Medicine, Hohhot, China
- Guangxi key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Protection and Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China
- Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Inner Mongolia Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hohhot, China
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Cibulka M, Brodnanova M, Grendar M, Grofik M, Kurca E, Pilchova I, Osina O, Tatarkova Z, Dobrota D, Kolisek M. SNPs rs11240569, rs708727, and rs823156 in SLC41A1 Do Not Discriminate Between Slovak Patients with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease and Healthy Controls: Statistics and Machine-Learning Evidence. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20194688. [PMID: 31546642 PMCID: PMC6801379 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20194688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Gene SLC41A1 (A1) is localized within Parkinson’s disease-(PD)-susceptibility locus PARK16 and encodes for the Na+/Mg2+-exchanger. The association of several A1 SNPs with PD has been studied. Two, rs11240569 and rs823156, have been associated with reduced PD-susceptibility primarily in Asian populations. Here, we examined the association of rs11240569, rs708727, and rs823156 with PD in the Slovak population and their power to discriminate between PD patients and healthy controls. The study included 150 PD patients and 120 controls. Genotyping was performed with the TaqMan® approach. Data were analyzed by conventional statistics and Random Forest machine-learning (ML) algorithm. Individually, none of the three SNPs is associated with an altered risk for PD-onset in Slovaks. However, a combination of genotypes of SNP-triplet GG(rs11240569)/AG(rs708727)/AA(rs823156) is significantly (p < 0.05) more frequent in the PD (13.3%) than in the control (5%) cohort. ML identified the power of the tested SNPs in isolation or of their singlets (joined), duplets and triplets to discriminate between PD-patients and healthy controls as zero. Our data further substantiate differences between diverse populations regarding the association of A1 polymorphisms with PD-susceptibility. Lack of power of the tested SNPs to discriminate between PD and healthy cases render their clinical/diagnostic relevance in the Slovak population negligible.
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- Michal Cibulka
- Division of Neurosciences, Biomedical Center Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
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- Division of Neurosciences, Biomedical Center Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Biomedical Center Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
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- Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital in Martin, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
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- Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital in Martin, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
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- Division of Neurosciences, Biomedical Center Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
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- Clinic of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, University Hospital in Martin, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
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- Division of Neurosciences, Biomedical Center Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
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- Division of Neurosciences, Biomedical Center Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
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Singh S, Seth PK. Functional association between NUCKS1 gene and Parkinson disease: A potential susceptibility biomarker. Bioinformation 2019; 15:548-556. [PMID: 31719764 PMCID: PMC6822519 DOI: 10.6026/97320630015548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Several Genome Wide Association Studies (GWASs) have reported that PARK16 gene locus possibly regulate the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD). It contains functionally interesting candidate genes for PD, regulated by number of SNPs. In present study rs823093 polymorphism in NUCKS1 gene has been evaluated as significant performer in PD though its mechanism is not yet known. Here various regulatory and functional analyses were performed using computational tools and information from databases. The rs823093 variant was predicted to locate in enhancer histone marks in blood and have strong transcription in various parts of brain, heart, kidney and liver. PhenoScanner (a database of human genotype-phenotype associations) identified significant associations of this variant with many other diseases and phenotypic conditions as well. Gene expression analysis shows significant association with multiple human tissues and multiple genes together with NUCKS1. Further, the post mortem brain samples showed diverse expressions of NUCKS1 gene in PD patients compared to healthy samples. Besides, the metabolite analysis shows significant association with serotonin a known neurotransmitter, and other 15 metabolites. In addition, NUCKS1 also showed co-expression with ZNF43 and PLIN1 genes involved in cell cycle regulation presume their association in PD. Thus, these data links NUCKS1 gene as a potential disease susceptibility biomarker for PD.
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- Sarita Singh
- Biotech Park, Sector-G Jankipram, Kursi Road, Lucknow, India
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Magnesium Extravaganza: A Critical Compendium of Current Research into Cellular Mg 2+ Transporters Other than TRPM6/7. Rev Physiol Biochem Pharmacol 2018; 176:65-105. [PMID: 30406297 DOI: 10.1007/112_2018_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Magnesium research has boomed within the last 20 years. The real breakthrough came at the start of the new millennium with the discovery of a plethora of possible Mg homeostatic factors that, in particular, included putative Mg2+ transporters. Until that point, Mg research was limited to biochemical and physiological work, as no target molecular entities were known that could be used to explore the molecular biology of Mg homeostasis at the level of the cell, tissue, organ, or organism and to translate such knowledge into the field of clinical medicine and pharmacology. Because of the aforementioned, Mg2+ and Mg homeostasis, both of which had been heavily marginalized within the biomedical field in the twentieth century, have become overnight a focal point of many studies ranging from primary biomedical research to translational medicine.The amount of literature concerning cellular Mg2+ transport and cellular Mg homeostasis is increasing, together with a certain amount of confusion, especially about the function(s) of the newly discovered and, in the majority of instances, still only putative Mg2+ transporters/Mg2+ homeostatic factors. Newcomers to the field of Mg research will thus find it particularly difficult to orient themselves.Here, we briefly but critically summarize the status quo of the current understanding of the molecular entities behind cellular Mg2+ homeostasis in mammalian/human cells other than TRPM6/7 chanzymes, which have been universally accepted as being unspecific cation channel kinases allowing the flux of Mg2+ while constituting the major gateway for Mg2+ to enter the cell.
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Association between rs823128 polymorphism and the risk of Parkinson's disease: A meta-analysis. Neurosci Lett 2017; 665:110-116. [PMID: 29191693 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.11.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Numerous published case-control studies have investigated a role of PARK16 gene in susceptibility to Parkinson's disease (PD), but the results remain conflicting and under-powered. Herein, we performed this meta-analysis to evaluate the possible association between the polymorphism of the PARK16 rs8231128 (A/G) and PD.A comprehensive search of six databases was conducted to identify all case-control studies involving PARK16rs823128variants and PD risk up to August 2017. The strict inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied. A total of 9 studies including 15 case-control studies with 7277 PD cases and 6188 controls were included in the meta-analysis. And STATA 12.0 statistics software was used to calculate available data from each study. The crude odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated to assess the genetic association between PARK16 rs823128 polymorphism and the risk of PD. In the combined analysis, results showed a significant association between rs823128 and PD in allelic model(G vs. A: OR=0.886, 95% CI=0.811-0.969, P=0.008), dominant model (GG+ AG vs. AA: OR=0.886, 95% CI=0.804-0.976, P=0.014), and heterozygote model (AG vs. AA: OR=0.897, 95% CI=0.812-0.991, P=0.032). Further, ethnicity based analysis showed a significant association in Asian and Chilean population, but not in Caucasian samples. Within its limitations, this meta-analysis demonstrated that the rs823128 variants(G allele, GA and GG genotype)in PARK16 might be a potential protective factor for PD. However, these associations vary in different ethnicities.
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