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Shen Z, Yang M, Wang H, Liu Y, Gao Y. Changes in the urinary proteome of rats after short-term intake of magnesium L-threonate(MgT). Front Nutr 2023; 10:1305738. [PMID: 38188875 PMCID: PMC10768015 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1305738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Introduction Magnesium (Mg) is an important mineral in living organisms. Magnesium has multiple functions in the human body, wherein it plays an important therapeutic and preventive role in a variety of diseases. Methods Urine samples of rats before and after gavage of magnesium L-threonate (MgT) were collected, and the urinary proteome was identified using the LC-MS/MS technique and analyzed using various databases. Results and discussion The results illustrated that the urinary proteome of rats was significantly altered after short-term intake of magnesium supplements and that the differential proteins and the biological functions were related to magnesium. This study innovatively establishes a method to study nutrients from the perspective of urine proteomics. This work demonstrates that the urinary proteome is capable of reflecting the effects of nutrient intake on the organism in a more systematic and comprehensive manner and has the potential to provide clues for clinical nutrition research and practice.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering Drug and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Soliman R, Nofal H. The effect of perioperative magnesium sulfate on blood sugar in patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing cardiac surgery: A double-blinded randomized study. Ann Card Anaesth 2020; 22:151-157. [PMID: 30971596 PMCID: PMC6489401 DOI: 10.4103/aca.aca_32_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate the perioperative effect of magnesium infusion on blood sugar level in patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing cardiac surgery. Design This was a double-blind randomized study. Setting The study was conducted at cardiac center. Patients The study included 122 adult patients. Intervention Group M - The patients received a continuous infusion of magnesium sulfate (without a loading dose) at 15 mg/kg/h. The infusion rate was started 20 min before induction maintained during surgery and the first postoperative 24 h. The medication was prepared by adding 5 g magnesium sulfate in 50 ml syringe. Group C - The patients received equal amount of normal saline. Measurements The monitors included heart rate, mean arterial blood pressure, central venous pressure, urine output, blood levels of magnesium, sugar, and potassium. Results The blood sugar level and the required insulin significantly decreased with Group M than Group C (P < 0.05). There were minimal changes in the potassium level in Group M, but potassium decreased in patients of Group C (P < 0.05). The amount of urine output was too much higher in Group M than Group C (P < 0.05). The pharmacological and mechanical support significantly decreased with Group M than Group C (P < 0.05). The hospital and Intensive Care Unit length of stay significantly decreased with Group M than Group C (P < 0.05). Conclusion The magnesium sulfate produced a better-controlled effect on the blood sugar level. It decreased the requirement of insulin infusion and minimized the changes in the blood level of potassium.
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- Rabie Soliman
- Department of Anesthesia, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiac Center, Aldar Hospital, Almadinah Almonwarah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Center, Aldar Hospital, Almadinah Almonwarah, Saudi Arabia; National Heart Institute, Giza, Egypt
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ELDerawi WA, Naser IA, Taleb MH, Abutair AS. The Effects of Oral Magnesium Supplementation on Glycemic Response among Type 2 Diabetes Patients. Nutrients 2018; 11:nu11010044. [PMID: 30587761 PMCID: PMC6356710 DOI: 10.3390/nu11010044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background: Magnesium (Mg) supplementation may help control glycemic response among type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients. Objective: This study means to determine whether Mg supplementation improves glycemic control indicators in patients with T2D. Methods: After one week of the dietary stabilization phase, 42 T2D patients were stratified according to sex, age, fasting blood sugar (FBS) and Mg levels and then randomly allocated into two groups. The intervention group was on 250 mg/day of elemental Mg for three months while the control group did not receive any type of supplements throughout the intervention period. Results: The daily administration of 250 mg of elemental Mg indicated a significant improvement in HbA1C (8.32 to 7.96%, p < 0.001), insulin levels (IL) (15.56 to 12.18 μIU/mL, p < 0.001), C-peptide (2.28 to 1.90 ng/mL, p = 0.001), HOMA.IR (6.16 to 4.44, p < 0.001) and HOMA.β% (59.99 to 52.37, p = 0.036) of the intervention group when compared with the control group after three months of intervention. Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that oral Mg supplementation reduces insulin resistance and improves the glycemic control indicators among T2D patients. Trial registration: current controlled trials PHRC/HC/32/15. Registered 5 October 2015.
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- Wafaa A ELDerawi
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Azhar University-Gaza, Jamal Abdl Naser St., P.O. Box 1277, Gaza, Gaza Strip 00970, Palestine.
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Azhar University-Gaza, Jamal Abdl Naser St., P.O. Box 1277, Gaza, Gaza Strip 00970, Palestine.
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Azhar University-Gaza, Jamal Abdl Naser St., P.O. Box 1277, Gaza, Gaza Strip 00970, Palestine.
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Azhar University-Gaza, Jamal Abdl Naser St., P.O. Box 1277, Gaza, Gaza Strip 00970, Palestine.
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Bjørklund G, Dadar M, Chirumbolo S, Aaseth J. Fibromyalgia and nutrition: Therapeutic possibilities? Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 103:531-538. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Revised: 04/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Ando I, Karasawa K, Yokota S, Shioya T, Matsuda H, Tanaka A. Analysis of serum magnesium ions in dogs exposed to external stress: A pilot study. Open Vet J 2017; 7:367-374. [PMID: 29392116 PMCID: PMC5768924 DOI: 10.4314/ovj.v7i4.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Magnesium ions (Mg2+) are essential for various enzymatic reactions in the body associated with energy production and activation of the muscles and nerves. Mg2+ is also involved in blood pressure regulation, maintenance of body temperature, and glucose metabolism. Although various factors including foods and physical conditions have been reported to change serum Mg2+ status in humans, serum Mg2+ in dogs exposed to external stress has been unclear. In this study, we examined serum levels of Mg2+ in dogs at different conditions using the guide dog candidates for the blind. Serum Mg2+ was decreased in winter and increased in summer. Guide dog candidates in an elementary class of the training showed markedly lower levels of serum Mg2+, compared with that of dogs in an advanced class. When healthy adult dogs were subjected to forced exercise using a treadmill, a significant reduction in serum Mg2+ levels was observed, particularly in winter. These findings suggest that serum levels of Mg2+ may be influenced by weather fluctuation such as air temperature, nervousness in unaccustomed situations, age, and physical stress induced by exercise. The results indicate that Mg2+ supplementation should be considered for working dogs, dogs moving or traveling to a new environment, and dogs during winter.
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- Izumi Ando
- Cooperative Major in Advanced Health Science, Graduate School of Bio-Applications and System Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Cooperative Major in Advanced Health Science, Graduate School of Bio-Applications and System Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.,Laboratory of Comparative Animal Medicine, Division of Animal Life Science, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Molecular Pathology and Therapeutics, Division of Animal Life Science, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Cooperative Major in Advanced Health Science, Graduate School of Bio-Applications and System Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.,Laboratory of Veterinary Molecular Pathology and Therapeutics, Division of Animal Life Science, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Cooperative Major in Advanced Health Science, Graduate School of Bio-Applications and System Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.,Laboratory of Comparative Animal Medicine, Division of Animal Life Science, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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Xu LHR, Maalouf NM. Effect of acute hyperinsulinemia on magnesium homeostasis in humans. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2017; 33. [PMID: 27546733 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Revised: 07/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Insulin may influence magnesium homeostasis through multiple mechanisms. Acutely, it stimulates the shift of magnesium from plasma into red blood cells and platelets, and in vitro, it stimulates the activity of the TRPM6 channel, a key regulator of renal magnesium reabsorption. We investigated the impact of hyperinsulinemia on magnesium handling in participants with a wide range of insulin sensitivity. METHOD Forty-seven participants were recruited, including 34 nondiabetic controls and 13 with type 2 diabetes mellitus. After stabilization under fixed metabolic diet, participants underwent hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp. Serum and urine samples were collected before and during hyperinsulinemia. Change in serum magnesium, urinary magnesium to creatinine (Mg2+ :Cr) ratio, fractional excretion of urinary magnesium (FEMg2+ ), and estimated transcellular shift of magnesium were compared before and during hyperinsulinemia. RESULTS Hyperinsulinemia led to a small but statistically significant decrease in serum magnesium, and to a shift of magnesium into the intracellular compartment. Hyperinsulinemia did not significantly alter urinary magnesium to creatinine ratio or fractional excretion of urinary magnesium in the overall population, although a small but statistically significant decline in these parameters occurred in participants with diabetes. There was no significant correlation between change in fractional excretion of urinary magnesium and body mass index or insulin sensitivity measured as glucose disposal rate. CONCLUSIONS In human participants, acute hyperinsulinemia stimulates the shift of magnesium into cells with minimal alteration in renal magnesium reabsorption, except in diabetic patients who experienced a small decline in fractional excretion of urinary magnesium. The magnitude of magnesium shift into the intracellular compartment in response to insulin does not correlate with that of insulin-stimulated glucose entry into cells.
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- Li Hao Richie Xu
- Charles & Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism & Clinical Research, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Charles & Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism & Clinical Research, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Mineral Metabolism, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Endocrine Section, Medical Service, Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, USA
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Xiong W, Liang Y, Li X, Liu G, Wang Z. Erythrocyte intracellular Mg(2+) concentration as an index of recognition and memory. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26975. [PMID: 27253451 PMCID: PMC4890594 DOI: 10.1038/srep26975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Magnesium (Mg(2+)) plays an important role in the neural system, and yet scarcely any research has quantitatively analyzed the link between endogenous Mg(2+) level and memory. Using our original technique, we measured erythrocyte intracellular ionized Mg(2+) concentration (RBC [Mg(2+)]i), which linearly correlated to recognition and spatial memory in normal aging rats. In the brain, RBC [Mg(2+)]i significantly correlated to hippocampus extracellular fluid Mg(2+) concentration, and further correlated to hippocampal synapse density. Elevation of Mg(2+) intake in aged rats demonstrated an association between RBC [Mg(2+)]i increase and memory recovery. The therapeutic effect of Mg(2+) administration was inversely correlated to individual basal RBC [Mg(2+)]i. In summary, we provide a method to measure RBC [Mg(2+)]i, an ideal indicator of body Mg(2+) level. RBC [Mg(2+)]i represents rodent memory performance in our study, and might further serve as a potential biomarker for clinical differential diagnosis and precise treatment of Mg(2+)-deficiency-associated memory decline during aging.
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- Wenxiang Xiong
- MOE Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P.R. China
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Although the following text will focus on magnesium in disease, its role in healthy subjects during physical exercise when used as a supplement to enhance performance is also noteworthy. Low serum magnesium levels are associated with metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension; consequently, some individuals benefit from magnesium supplementation: increasing magnesium consumption appears to prevent high blood pressure, and higher serum magnesium levels are associated with a lower risk of developing a metabolic syndrome. There are, however, conflicting study results regarding magnesium administration with myocardial infarction with and without reperfusion therapy. There was a long controversy as to whether or not magnesium should be given as a first-line medication. As the most recent trials have not shown any difference in outcome, intravenous magnesium cannot be recommended in patients with myocardial infarction today. However, magnesium has its indication in patients with torsade de pointes and has been given successfully to patients with digoxin-induced arrhythmia or life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Magnesium sulphate as an intravenous infusion also has an important established therapeutic role in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia as it decreases the risk of eclamptic seizures by half compared with placebo.
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- Helmut Geiger
- Klinikum der J.W. Goethe-Universität, Medizinische Klinik III/Nephrologie, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Universitätsklinik Würzburg, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Würzburg, Germany
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Differential mRNA expression and glucocorticoid-mediated regulation of TRPM6 and TRPM7 in the heart and kidney throughout murine pregnancy and development. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117978. [PMID: 25692682 PMCID: PMC4333289 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The transient receptor potential (TRP) channels TRPM6 and TRPM7 are critically involved in maintaining whole body and cellular Mg2+ homeostasis and ensuring the normal function of organs such as the heart and kidney. However, we do not know how the expression of TRPM6 and TPRM7 in these organs changes throughout fetal development and adult life, and whether this expression can be hormonally regulated. This study determined the ontogeny of TRPM6 and TRPM7 mRNA expression from mid-gestation through to adulthood in the mouse. In a second series of experiments, we examined how maternal administration of the glucocorticoids corticosterone and dexamethasone between embryonic days 12.5–15 affected TRPM6 and TRPM7 channel mRNA expression in the mother and fetus. Whilst renal TRPM7 expression was relatively constant throughout development, renal TRPM6 expression was markedly upregulated after birth. In contrast, cardiac TRPM7 expression was 2–4 fold higher in the fetus than in the adult. Surprisingly, TRPM6 expression was detected in the fetal heart (qPCR and in situ hybridization). Glucocorticoid administration during gestation increased fetal cardiac expression of both channels without affecting renal expression. In contrast, in the dam renal TRPM6 and TRPM7 expression was increased by glucocorticoids with no change in the cardiac channel expression. These data suggest that TRPM6 and TRPM7 channels are important in organogenesis, and that elevated maternal glucocorticoid levels can alter the expression of these channels. This suggests that perturbations in hormonal regulatory systems during pregnancy may adversely impact upon normal fetal development, at least in part by altering expression of TRPM channels.
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Maggio M, De Vita F, Lauretani F, Buttò V, Bondi G, Cattabiani C, Nouvenne A, Meschi T, Dall’Aglio E, Ceda GP. IGF-1, the cross road of the nutritional, inflammatory and hormonal pathways to frailty. Nutrients 2013; 5:4184-205. [PMID: 24152751 PMCID: PMC3820068 DOI: 10.3390/nu5104184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2013] [Revised: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The decline in functional capacity is a heterogeneous phenomenon in the elderly. An accelerated ageing determines a frail status. It results in an increased vulnerability to stressors for decreased physiological reserves. The early identification of a frail status is essential for preventing loss of functional capacity, and its clinical consequences. Frailty and mobility limitation result from an interplay of different pathways including multiple anabolic deficiency, inflammation, oxidative stress, and a poor nutritional status. However, the age-related decline in insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) bioactivity deserves special attention as it could represent the ideal crossroad of endocrine, inflammatory, and nutritional pathways to frailty. Several minerals, namely magnesium, selenium, and zinc, appear to be important determinants of IGF-1 bioactivity. This review aims to provide an overview of the potential usefulness of nutrients modulating IGF-1 as potential therapeutic targets in the prevention of mobility limitation occurring in frail older subjects.
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- Marcello Maggio
- Geriatric Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, Parma (PR) 43126, Italy; E-Mails: (F.V.); (F.L.); (A.N.); (G.P.C.)
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Food Sciences Unit and Endocrinology of Aging Unit, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, Parma (PR) 43126, Italy; E-Mails: (V.B.); (G.B.); (T.M.); (E.D.A.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +0039-0521-703-916; Fax: +0039-0521-987-562
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- Geriatric Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, Parma (PR) 43126, Italy; E-Mails: (F.V.); (F.L.); (A.N.); (G.P.C.)
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- Geriatric Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, Parma (PR) 43126, Italy; E-Mails: (F.V.); (F.L.); (A.N.); (G.P.C.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Food Sciences Unit and Endocrinology of Aging Unit, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, Parma (PR) 43126, Italy; E-Mails: (V.B.); (G.B.); (T.M.); (E.D.A.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Food Sciences Unit and Endocrinology of Aging Unit, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, Parma (PR) 43126, Italy; E-Mails: (V.B.); (G.B.); (T.M.); (E.D.A.)
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- Azienda USL Piacenza, Via Taverna, 49, Piacenza (PC) 23121, Italy; E-Mail:
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- Geriatric Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, Parma (PR) 43126, Italy; E-Mails: (F.V.); (F.L.); (A.N.); (G.P.C.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Food Sciences Unit and Endocrinology of Aging Unit, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, Parma (PR) 43126, Italy; E-Mails: (V.B.); (G.B.); (T.M.); (E.D.A.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Food Sciences Unit and Endocrinology of Aging Unit, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, Parma (PR) 43126, Italy; E-Mails: (V.B.); (G.B.); (T.M.); (E.D.A.)
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- Geriatric Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, Parma (PR) 43126, Italy; E-Mails: (F.V.); (F.L.); (A.N.); (G.P.C.)
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Food Sciences Unit and Endocrinology of Aging Unit, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, Parma (PR) 43126, Italy; E-Mails: (V.B.); (G.B.); (T.M.); (E.D.A.)
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Maggio M, Ceda GP, Lauretani F, Cattabiani C, Avantaggiato E, Morganti S, Ablondi F, Bandinelli S, Dominguez LJ, Barbagallo M, Paolisso G, Semba RD, Ferrucci L. Magnesium and anabolic hormones in older men. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 34:e594-600. [PMID: 21675994 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01193.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Optimal nutritional and hormonal statuses are determinants of successful ageing. The age associated decline in anabolic hormones such as testosterone and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is a strong predictor of metabolic syndrome, diabetes and mortality in older men. Studies have shown that magnesium intake affects the secretion of total IGF-1 and increase testosterone bioactivity. This observation suggests that magnesium can be a modulator of the anabolic/catabolic equilibrium disrupted in the elderly people. However, the relationship between magnesium and anabolic hormones in men has not been investigated. We evaluated 399 ≥65-year-old men of CHIANTI in a study population representative of two municipalities of Tuscany (Italy) with complete data on testosterone, total IGF-1, sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) and serum magnesium levels. Linear regression models were used to test the relationship between magnesium and testosterone and IGF-1. Mean age of the population was 74.18 ± 6.43 (years ± SD, age range 65.2-92.4). After adjusting for age, magnesium was positively associated with total testosterone (β ± SE, 34.9 ± 10.3; p = 0.001) and with total IGF-1 (β ± SE, 15.9 ± 4.8; p = 0.001). After further adjustment for body mass index (BMI), log (IL-6), log (DHEAS), log (SHBG), log (insulin), total IGF-1, grip strength, Parkinson's disease and chronic heart failure, the relationship between magnesium and total testosterone remained strong and highly significant (β ± SE, 48.72 ± 12.61; p = 0.001). In the multivariate analysis adjusted for age, BMI, log (IL-6), liver function, energy intake, log (insulin), log (DHEAS), selenium, magnesium levels were also still significantly associated with IGF-1 (β ± SE, 16.43 ± 4.90; p = 0.001) and remained significant after adjusting for total testosterone (β ± SE, 14.4 ± 4.9; p = 0.01). In a cohort of older men, magnesium levels are strongly and independently associated with the anabolic hormones testosterone and IGF-1.
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- M Maggio
- Section of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
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Hamada A, Taguchi T, Mori H, Thorpe M, Yamori Y, Mori M. Possible association of high urinary magnesium and taurine to creatinine ratios with metabolic syndrome risk reduction in Australian aboriginals. Cardiol Res Pract 2011; 2011:235653. [PMID: 21738855 PMCID: PMC3123833 DOI: 10.4061/2011/235653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Accepted: 01/31/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background. Because of the epidemic of metabolic syndrome (MS) in Australian Aboriginals known for their higher cardiovascular mortality and shorter life expectancy, we analyzed the possible relationship of their MS risks with the current dietary custom. Methods. The subjects were 84 people aged 16–79 years. The health examination was conducted according to the basic protocol of WHO-CARDIAC (Cardiovascular Diseases and Alimentary Comparison) Study. Results. The highest prevalence among MS risks was abdominal obesity (over 60%). After controlling for age and sex, the odds of obesity decreased significantly with high level of urinary magnesium/creatinine ratio (Mg/cre) (OR, 0.11; 95% CI, 0.02–0.57; P < .05). The significant inverse associations of fat intake with Mg/cre and of fast food intake with urinary taurine/creatinine ratio were revealed. Conclusions. The high prevalence of obesity in the Aboriginal people of this area may partly be due to the reduction of beneficial nutrients intake including Mg and taurine.
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- Atsumi Hamada
- Institute for World Health Development, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663 8143, Japan
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The increasing evidence for the clinical relevance of altered magnesium metabolism to states of altered insulin resistance confirms the role of magnesium deficit as a possible underlying common mechanism of the "insulin resistance" of hypertension and altered glucose tolerance. The pioneer work of Lawrence M. Resnick and his group using the cellular ion-based approach that we are only partially presenting here has consistently contributed to the progress of the field, demonstrating (a) the critical importance of magnesium metabolism in regulating insulin sensitivity as well as vascular tone, and blood-pressure homeostasis; (b) that magnesium deficiency, defined on the basis of intracellular free magnesium levels, and or serum ionized magnesium is a common feature of both diabetic and hypertensive states as well as various other cardiovascular and metabolic processes and aging; (c) the ability of environmental factors such as dietary nutrient-sugar and mineral content to alter the set point of steady-state cell ion activity; and (d) that magnesium supplementation is indicated in conditions associated with magnesium deficit although well-designed therapeutic trials of magnesium in essential hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus are needed in the near future.
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- Mario Barbagallo
- Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Italy.
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Barbagallo M, Dominguez LJ. Magnesium metabolism in type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. Arch Biochem Biophys 2007; 458:40-7. [PMID: 16808892 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2006.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2006] [Revised: 05/10/2006] [Accepted: 05/24/2006] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes is characterized by cellular and extracellular Mg depletion. Epidemiologic studies showed a high prevalence of hypomagnesaemia and lower intracellular Mg concentrations in diabetic subjects. Insulin and glucose are important regulators of Mg metabolism. Intracellular Mg plays a key role in regulating insulin action, insulin-mediated-glucose uptake and vascular tone. Reduced intracellular Mg concentrations result in a defective tyrosine-kinase activity, post-receptorial impairment in insulin action, and worsening of insulin resistance in diabetic patients. Mg deficit has been proposed as a possible underlying common mechanism of the "insulin resistance" of different metabolic conditions. Low dietary Mg intake is also related to the development of type 2 diabetes. Benefits of Mg supplementation on metabolic profile in diabetic subjects have been found in most, but not all clinical studies, and larger prospective studies are needed to support the potential role of dietary Mg supplementation as a possible public health strategy in diabetes risk.
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- Mario Barbagallo
- Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Italy.
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Takaya J, Higashino H, Kotera F, Kobayashi Y. Intracellular magnesium of platelets in children with diabetes and obesity. Metabolism 2003; 52:468-71. [PMID: 12701060 DOI: 10.1053/meta.2003.50076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Magnesium (Mg(2+)), the second most abundant intracellular cation, is a critical cofactor in numerous enzymatic reactions. By using a fluorescent probe, mag-fura-2, we examined the basal levels and changes in intracellular Mg(2+)([Mg(2+)](i)) of platelets in diabetic and obese children. Under the basal condition, the platelet [Mg(2+)](i) of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and the obesity groups was significantly lower than the values in the nondiabetic control group (377 +/- 62 micromol/L, 312 +/- 72 micromol/L, 373 +/- 35 micromol/L v 594 +/- 62 micromol/L, respectively, P <.05). [Mg(2+)](i) was increased after the stimulation with 100 microU/mL of insulin. After 60 seconds of insulin stimulation, the value of [Mg(2+)](i) was lower in the type 1 DM group compared with the control group (729 +/- 85 micromol/L v 1,078 +/- 67 micromol/L, P <.005). The increase in percentage over the resting [Mg(2+)](i) was higher in the type 2 DM group than in the stimulated control group (222% +/- 51% v 98% +/- 18 %, P <.05), although the stimulated [Mg(2+)](i) did not reach the level of the control group. The diabetic patients and obese subjects have [Mg(2+)](i) deficiency. In the type 2 DM and obese groups, platelets responded well to insulin. In children under insulin-resistant states, [Mg(2+)](i) decreases before the poor reactivity to insulin occurs in platelets. Decreased [Mg(2+)](i) might underlie the initial pathophysiologic events leading to insulin resistance and abnormality of platelet coagulation.
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- Junji Takaya
- Department of Pediatrics, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan
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Barbagallo M, Dominguez LJ, Bardicef O, Resnick LM. Altered cellular magnesium responsiveness to hyperglycemia in hypertensive subjects. Hypertension 2001; 38:612-5. [PMID: 11566941 DOI: 10.1161/hy09t1.095764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Previous studies by our group have identified ionic aspects of insulin resistance in hypertension, in which cellular responses to insulin were influenced by the basal intracellular ionic environment-the lower the cytosolic free magnesium (Mg(i)), the less Mg(i) increased following insulin stimulation. To investigate whether this ionic insulin resistance represents a more general abnormality of cellular responsiveness in hypertension, we studied Mg(i) responses to nonhormonal signals such as hyperglycemia (15 mmol/L) and used (31)P-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to measure Mg(i) in erythrocytes from normal (NL, n=14) and hypertensive (HTN, n=12) subjects before and 30, 60, 120, and 180 minutes after in vitro glucose incubations. Basal Mg(i) levels were significantly lower in HTN subjects than in NL subjects (169+/-10 versus 205+/-8 micromol.L(-1), P<0.01). In NL cells, hyperglycemia significantly lowered Mg(i), from 205+/-8 micromol.L(-1) (basal, T=0) to 181+/-8, 162+/-6, 152+/-7, and 175+/-9 micromol.L(-1) (T=30, 60, 120, and 180, respectively; P<0.005 versus T=0 at all times). In HTN cells, maximal Mg(i) responses to hyperglycemia were blunted, from 169+/-10 micromol.L(-1) (basal, T=0) to 170+/-11, 179+/-12, 181+/-14, and 173+/-15 micromol.L(-1) (T=30, 60, 120, and 180, respectively; P=NS versus T=0 at all times). For all subjects, Mg(i) responses to hyperglycemia were closely related to basal Mg(i) levels: the higher the Mg(i), the greater the response (n=26, r=0.620, P<0.001). Thus, (1) erythrocytes from hypertensive vis-à-vis normotensive subjects are resistant to the ionic effects of extracellular hyperglycemia on Mg(i) levels, and (2) cellular ionic responses to glucose depend on the basal Mg(i) environment. Altogether, these data support a role for altered extracellular glucose levels in regulating cellular magnesium metabolism and also suggest the importance of ionic factors in determining cellular responsiveness to nonhormonal as well as hormonal signals.
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- M Barbagallo
- Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Italy.
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