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Bertuccio MP, Currò M, Caccamo D, Ientile R. Dietary Intake and Genetic Background Influence Vitamin Needs during Pregnancy. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10050768. [PMID: 35627905 PMCID: PMC9141544 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10050768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Numerous approaches demonstrate how nutritional intake can be sufficient to ensure the necessary supply of vitamins. However, it is evident that not all vitamins are contained in all foods, so it is necessary either to combine different food groups or to use a vitamin supplement to be well-fed. During pregnancy, deficiencies are often exacerbated due to increased energy and nutritional demands, causing adverse outcomes in mother and child. Micronutrient supplementation could lead to optimal pregnancy outcomes being essential for proper metabolic activities that are involved in tissue growth and functioning in the developing fetus. In order to establish adequate vitamin supplementation, various conditions should be considered, such as metabolism, nutrition and genetic elements. This review accurately evaluated vitamin requirements and possible toxic effects during pregnancy. Much attention was given to investigate the mechanisms of cell response and risk assessment of practical applications to improve quality of life. Importantly, genetic studies suggest that common allelic variants and polymorphisms may play an important role in vitamin metabolism during pregnancy. Changes in gene expression of different proteins involved in micronutrients’ metabolism may influence the physiological needs of the pregnant woman.
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Fealey MJ, Li J, Todhunter RJE, Krotscheck U, Hayashi K, McConkey MJ, Boyko AR, Hayward JJ, Todhunter RJ. Genetic mapping of principal components of canine pelvic morphology. Canine Genet Epidemiol 2017; 4:4. [PMID: 28352471 PMCID: PMC5364603 DOI: 10.1186/s40575-017-0043-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/12/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background Concentrated breeding effort to produce various body structures and behaviors of dogs to suit human demand has inadvertently produced unwanted traits and diseases that accompany the morphological and behavioral phenotypes. We explored the relationship between pelvic conformation and canine hip dysplasia (HD) because purebred dogs which are predisposed, or not, to HD share common morphologic features, respectively. Thirteen unique bilateral anatomical features of the pelvis were measured on 392 dogs of 51 breeds and 95 mixed breed dogs. Principal components (PCs) were derived to describe pelvic morphology. Dogs were genotyped at ~183,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms and their hip conformation was measured by the Norberg angle and angle of inclination between the femoral neck and diaphysis. Results No associations reached genome wide significance for the Norberg angle when averaged over both hips. PC1 was negatively correlated with the Norberg angle (r = -0.31; P < 0.05) but not the angle of inclination (r = -0.08; P > 0.05). PC1, 2, 4, and 5 differed significantly between male and female dogs confirming pelvic sexual dimorphism. With sex as a covariate, the eigenvector contribution to PC1 reflected the overall size of the pelvis and was significantly associated with the IGF-1 locus, a known contributor to canine body size. PC3, which represented a tradeoff between ilial length and ischial length in which a longer ischium is associated with a shorter ilium, was significantly associated with a marker on canine chromosome 16:5181388 bp. The closest candidate gene is TPK1, a thiamine-dependent enzyme and part of the PKA complex. Associations with the remaining PCs did not reach genome wide significance. Conclusion IGF-1 was associated with the overall size of the pelvis and sex is related to pelvic size. Ilial/ischial proportion is genetically controlled and the closest candidate gene is thiamine-dependent and affects birth weight and development of the nervous system. Dogs with larger pelves tend to have smaller NAs consistent with increased tendency toward HD in large breed dogs. Based on the current study, pelvic shape alone was not strongly associated with canine hip dysplasia. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40575-017-0043-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Mark J Fealey
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA.,Cornell Veterinary Biobank, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA.,Cornell Veterinary Biobank, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA.,Cornell Veterinary Biobank, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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Bartáková V, Pleskačová A, Kuricová K, Pácal L, Dvořáková V, Bělobrádková J, Tomandlová M, Tomandl J, Kaňková K. Dysfunctional protection against advanced glycation due to thiamine metabolism abnormalities in gestational diabetes. Glycoconj J 2016; 33:591-8. [PMID: 27287225 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-016-9688-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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While the pathogenic role of dicarbonyl stress and accelerated formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) to glucose intolerance and to the development of diabetic complications is well established, little is known about these processes in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a condition pathogenically quite similar to type 2 diabetes. The aims of the present study were (i) to determine plasma thiamine and erythrocyte thiamine diphosphate (TDP) and transketolase (TKT) activity in pregnant women with and without GDM, (ii) to assess relationships between thiamine metabolism parameters and selected clinical, biochemical and anthropometric characteristics and, finally, (iii) to analyse relationship between variability in the genes involved in the regulation of transmembrane thiamine transport (i.e. SLC19A2 and SLC19A3) and relevant parameters of thiamine metabolism. We found significantly lower plasma BMI adjusted thiamine in women with GDM (P = 0.002, Mann-Whitney) while levels of erythrocyte TDP (an active TKT cofactor) in mid-trimester were significantly higher in GDM compared to controls (P = 0.04, Mann-Whitney). However, mid-gestational TKT activity - reflecting pentose phosphate pathway activity - did not differ between the two groups (P > 0.05, Mann-Whitney). Furthermore, we ascertained significant associations of postpartum TKT activity with SNPs SLC19A2 rs6656822 and SLC19A3 rs7567984 (P = 0.03 and P = 0.007, resp., Kruskal-Wallis). Our findings of increased thiamine delivery to the cells without concomitant increase of TKT activity in women with GDM therefore indicate possible pathogenic role of thiamine mishandling in GDM. Further studies are needed to determine its contribution to maternal and/or neonatal morbidity.
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- Vendula Bartáková
- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, UKB Kamenice 5/A18, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, UKB Kamenice 5/A18, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, UKB Kamenice 5/A18, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, UKB Kamenice 5/A18, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, UKB Kamenice 5/A18, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Diabetes Centre, Department of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, University Hospital Brno, Jihlavská 20, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, UKB Kamenice 5/A18, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Sato S, Uemoto Y, Kikuchi T, Egawa S, Kohira K, Saito T, Sakuma H, Miyashita S, Arata S, Kojima T, Suzuki K. SNP- and haplotype-based genome-wide association studies for growth, carcass, and meat quality traits in a Duroc multigenerational population. BMC Genet 2016; 17:60. [PMID: 27094516 PMCID: PMC4837538 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-016-0368-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background The aim of the present study was to compare the power of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based genome-wide association study (GWAS) and haplotype-based GWAS for quantitative trait loci (QTL) detection, and to detect novel candidate genes affecting economically important traits in a purebred Duroc population comprising seven-generation pedigree. First, we performed a simulation analysis using real genotype data of this population to compare the power (based on the null hypothesis) of the two methods. We then performed GWAS using both methods and real phenotype data comprising 52 traits, which included growth, carcass, and meat quality traits. Results In total, 836 animals were genotyped using the Illumina PorcineSNP60 BeadChip and 14 customized SNPs from regions of known candidate genes related to the traits of interest. The power of SNP-based GWAS was greater than that of haplotype-based GWAS in a simulation analysis. In real data analysis, a larger number of significant regions was obtained by SNP-based GWAS than by haplotype-based GWAS. For SNP-based GWAS, 23 genome-wide significant SNP regions were detected for 17 traits, and 120 genome-wide suggestive SNP regions were detected for 27 traits. For haplotype-based GWAS, 6 genome-wide significant SNP regions were detected for four traits, and 11 genome-wide suggestive SNP regions were detected for eight traits. All genome-wide significant SNP regions detected by haplotype-based GWAS were located in regions also detected by SNP-based GWAS. Four regions detected by SNP-based GWAS were significantly associated with multiple traits: on Sus scrofa chromosome (SSC) 1 at 304 Mb; and on SSC7 at 35–39 Mb, 41–42 Mb, and 103 Mb. The vertnin gene (VRTN) in particular, was located on SSC7 at 103 Mb and was significantly associated with vertebrae number and carcass lengths. Mapped QTL regions contain some candidate genes involved in skeletal formation (FUBP3; far upstream element binding protein 3) and fat deposition (METTL3; methyltransferase like 3). Conclusion Our results show that a multigenerational pig population is useful for detecting QTL, which are typically segregated in a purebred population. In addition, a novel significant region could be detected by SNP-based GWAS as opposed to haplotype-based GWAS. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12863-016-0368-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Shuji Sato
- National Livestock Breeding Center, Nishigo, Fukushima, 961-8511, Japan.
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- National Livestock Breeding Center, Nishigo, Fukushima, 961-8511, Japan
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- National Livestock Breeding Center, Nishigo, Fukushima, 961-8511, Japan
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- Miyazaki Branch of National Livestock Breeding Center, Kobayashi, Miyazaki, 886-0004, Japan
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- National Livestock Breeding Center, Nishigo, Fukushima, 961-8511, Japan
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- National Livestock Breeding Center, Nishigo, Fukushima, 961-8511, Japan
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- National Livestock Breeding Center, Nishigo, Fukushima, 961-8511, Japan
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- Miyazaki Branch of National Livestock Breeding Center, Kobayashi, Miyazaki, 886-0004, Japan
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- Miyazaki Branch of National Livestock Breeding Center, Kobayashi, Miyazaki, 886-0004, Japan
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- National Livestock Breeding Center, Nishigo, Fukushima, 961-8511, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan
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Yuge S, Richter CA, Wright-Osment MK, Nicks D, Saloka SK, Tillitt DE, Li W. Identification of the thiamin pyrophosphokinase gene in rainbow trout: characteristic structure and expression of seven splice variants in tissues and cell lines and during embryo development. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2012; 163:193-202. [PMID: 22659053 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2012.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Revised: 05/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Thiamin pyrophosphokinase (TPK) converts thiamin to its active form, thiamin diphosphate. In humans, TPK expression is down-regulated in some thiamin deficiency related syndrome, and enhanced during pregnancy. Rainbow trout are also vulnerable to thiamin deficiency in wild life and are useful models for thiamin metabolism research. We identified the tpk gene transcript including seven splice variants in the rainbow trout. Almost all cell lines and tissues examined showed co-expression of several tpk splice variants including a potentially major one at both mRNA and protein levels. However, relative to other tissues, the longest variant mRNA expression was predominant in the ovary and abundant in embryos. During embryogenesis, total tpk transcripts increased abruptly in early development, and decreased to about half of the peak shortly after hatching. In rainbow trout, the tpk transcript complex is ubiquitously expressed for all tissues and cells examined, and its increase in expression could be important in the early-middle embryonic stages. Moreover, decimated tpk expression in a hepatoma cell line relative to hepatic and gonadal cell lines appears to be consistent with previously reported down-regulation of thiamin metabolism in cancer.
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- Shinya Yuge
- Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 48824, USA
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