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da Silva Lopes K, Abe SK. Polymorphisms Contributing to Calcium Status: A Systematic Review. Nutrients 2021; 13:2488. [PMID: 34444650 PMCID: PMC8398213 DOI: 10.3390/nu13082488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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This systematic review assessed genotypes and changes in calcium homeostasis. A literature search was performed in EMBASE, Medline and CENTRAL on 7 August 2020 identifying 1012 references. Studies were included with any human population related to the topic of interest, and genetic variations in genes related to calcium metabolism were considered. Two reviewers independently screened references, extracted relevant data and assessed study quality using the Q-Genie tool. Forty-one studies investigating Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in relation to calcium status were identified. Almost half of the included studies were of good study quality according to the Q-Genie tool. Seventeen studies were cross-sectional, 14 case-control, seven association and three were Mendelian randomization studies. Included studies were conducted in over 18 countries. Participants were mainly adults, while six studies included children and adolescents. Ethnicity was described in 31 studies and half of these included Caucasian participants. Twenty-six independent studies examined the association between calcium and polymorphism in the calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) gene. Five studies assessed the association between polymorphisms of the Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene and changes in calcium levels or renal excretion. The remaining ten studies investigated calcium homeostasis and other gene polymorphisms such as the CYP24A1 SNP or CLDN14. This study identified several CASR, VDR and other gene SNPs associated with calcium status. However, to provide evidence to guide dietary recommendations, further research is needed to explore the association between common polymorphisms and calcium requirements.
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- Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Division of Prevention, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
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Marotta A, Noro F, Parisi R, Gialluisi A, Tirozzi A, De Curtis A, Costanzo S, Di Castelnuovo A, Cerletti C, Donati MB, de Gaetano G, Iacoviello L, Izzi B, Gianfagna F. NMU DNA methylation in blood is associated with metabolic and inflammatory indices: results from the Moli-sani study. Epigenetics 2021; 16:1347-1360. [PMID: 33393847 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2020.1864167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Neuromedin U (NMU) is a neuropeptide involved in gut-brain axis, energy balance and immune response. We aimed at analysing the association between NMU epigenetic variability and metabolic indices and the potential mediating role of low-grade inflammation in a general population of Italian adults.NMU Blood DNA methylation levels at two CpG islands (NMU76 and NMU32) were analysed using pyrosequencing in a randomly selected sub-cohort of 1,160 subjects from the Moli-sani study (≥35years; 49.20% men). Multivariable regressions adjusted for age, sex, smoking, alcohol and vegetable consumption were performed to estimate the associations between methylation and metabolic phenotypes (BMI, waist-to-hip ratio, blood pressure, glucose, HOMA-IR, lipids, lipoprotein(a) and apolipoproteins). Mediation analysis was performed to identify the influence of low-grade inflammation in the association using a composite index based on C reactive protein, granulocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (GLR), platelet and white blood cell counts (INFLA-score).Using principal component analysis four methylation factors were identified: NMU76-F1, NMU76-F2, NMU32-F1 and NMU32-F2. NMU76-F1 was FDR significantly associated with total cholesterol (for 1 SD increase: β = 4.5 ± 1.4 mg/dL of, R2 = 10.8%, p = 0.001), ApoB (0.03 ± 0.01 g/L, 12.2%, p = 0.0004), with INFLA-score (1.05 ± 0.22, p = 2.7E-6) and GLR (-0.27 ± 0.03, 30.4%, p = 1.3E-20). GLR and lymphocyte numbers mediate the association of NMU76-F1 with cholesterol (24.0% of total effect, Sobel p = 0.013) and ApoB (42.6%, p = 9E-7), respectively.These findings suggest that NMU promoter methylation patterns could mark a pathway linking lipids with haematopoiesis and systemic inflammation.
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- Annalisa Marotta
- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy.,EPIMED Research Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy.,EPIMED Research Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Grippi C, Ahrens W, Buchecker K, Chadjigeorgiou C, De Henauw S, Koni AC, Foraita R, Lissner L, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Pitsiladis Y, Reisch LA, Russo P, Siani A, Veidebaum T, Iacoviello L, Gianfagna F. Association between variants of neuromedin U gene and taste thresholds and food preferences in European children: Results from the IDEFICS study. Appetite 2019; 142:104376. [PMID: 31326439 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.104376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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AIM The neuropeptide neuromedin U (NMU) known for its role in appetite, feeding and energy balance could be involved in the control of food choice and taste sensitivity. We examined the association between NMU polymorphisms/haplotypes and taste thresholds and food preferences in a population of European children. METHODS A total of 578 subjects from the IDEFICS study (mean age 7.5 ± 0.8 SD, boys 53.6%) with NMU genotype data and food preference (salty, fatty, sweet, flavour and umami food) and taste threshold (salt, fat, sweet, umami) tests available were analysed. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; rs6827359, T:C; rs12500837, T:C; rs9999653, C:T) of NMU gene were analyzed and five major haplotypes were inferred. The associations between genotypes and food preferences or taste thresholds were investigated (odds ratios -OR, adjusted for age, sex and country). A p < 0.05 after false discovery rate adjustment (pFDR) was considered statistically significant. RESULTS The association between NMU genotypes and food preference showed two NMU SNPs associated with preference for food containing sodium glutamate (umami taste; rs6827359C, OR = 1.61, 95% confidence interval (CI):1.20-2.17; rs9999653T, OR = 1.59, 95%CI:1.18-2.13). In the haplotype analysis, the CTT haplotype showed an OR of 1.70 (95%CI:1.16-2.5) for the umami food preference, while CCT haplotype showed an OR of 1.63 (95%CI:1.11-2.40), compared to the most frequent haplotype (TTC). Carriers of CCT/CCT vs subjects with no CCT haplotype showed an OR of 4.78 (95%CI:1.86-12.30). Umami food preference was associated with low values of BMI z-score, arm circumferences, skinfolds and fat mass (pFDR<0.05). No association between NMU genetic variants and taste thresholds was found. CONCLUSIONS This study shows for the first time in children an association between preference for umami food and a NMU haplotype, previously found associated with low BMI values.
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- Claudio Grippi
- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Bremen, Germany; Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- School of Life Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Paediatrics, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, University of Zaragoza, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Collaborating Centre of Sports Medicine, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Management, Society and Communication, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Unit of Epidemiology & Population Genetics, Institute of Food Sciences, CNR, Avellino, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology & Population Genetics, Institute of Food Sciences, CNR, Avellino, Italy
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- Department of Chronic Diseases, National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, IS, Italy; EPIMED Research Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
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- EPIMED Research Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy; Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy
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Roca R, Esteban P, Zapater P, Inda MDM, Conte AL, Gómez-Escolar L, Martínez H, Horga JF, Palazon JM, Peiró AM. β2‑adrenergic receptor functionality and genotype in two different models of chronic inflammatory disease: Liver cirrhosis and osteoarthritis. Mol Med Rep 2018; 17:7987-7995. [PMID: 29620176 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.8820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The present study was designed to investigate the functional status of β2 adrenoceptors (β2AR) in two models of chronic inflammatory disease: liver cirrhosis (LC) and osteoarthritis (OA). The β2AR gene contains three single nucleotide polymorphisms at amino acid positions 16, 27 and 164. The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential influence of lymphocyte β2AR receptor functionality and genotype in LC and OA patients. Blood samples from cirrhotic patients (n=52, hepatic venous pressure gradient 13±4 mmHg, CHILD 7±2 and MELD 11±4 scores), OA patients (n=30, 84% Kellgren‑Lawrence severity 4 grade, 14% knee replacement joint) and healthy volunteers as control group (n=26) were analyzed. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were isolated from whole blood and basal and isoproterenol induced adenylate cyclase activity (isoproterenol stimulus from 10‑9 to 10‑4 mM), and β2AR allelic variants (rs1042713, rs1042714, rs1800888) were determined. β2AR functionality was decreased in the two different models of chronic inflammatory disease studied, OA (50% vs. control) and LC (85% vs. control). In these patients, the strength of the β2AR response to adrenergic stimulation was very limited. Adrenergic modulation of PBMC function through the β2AR stimulus is decreased in chronic inflammatory processes including LC and OA, suggesting that the adrenergic system may be important in the development of these processes.
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- Reyes Roca
- Occupational Observatory, Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
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- Occupational Observatory, Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
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- CIBERehd, Carlos III Health Institute, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Neuropharmacology on Pain (NED) Research Group, ISABIAL‑FISABIO, General Hospital of Alicante, 03010 Alicante, Spain
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- Occupational Observatory, Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, 03202 Elche, Spain
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- Clinical Pharmacology, General Hospital of Alicante, 03010 Alicante, Spain
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- Liver Unit, General Hospital of Alicante, 03010 Alicante, Spain
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- Clinical Pharmacology, General Hospital of Alicante, 03010 Alicante, Spain
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Grippi C, Izzi B, Gianfagna F, Noro F, Falcinelli E, Di Pardo A, Amico E, Donati M, de Gaetano G, Iacoviello L, Hoylaerts M, Cerletti C. Neuromedin U potentiates ADP- and epinephrine-induced human platelet activation. Thromb Res 2017; 159:100-108. [DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2017.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Revised: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gianfagna F, Grippi C, Ahrens W, Bailey MES, Börnhorst C, De Henauw S, Foraita R, Koni AC, Krogh V, Mårild S, Molnár D, Moreno L, Pitsiladis Y, Russo P, Siani A, Tornaritis M, Veidebaum T, Iacoviello L. The role of neuromedin U in adiposity regulation. Haplotype analysis in European children from the IDEFICS Cohort. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0172698. [PMID: 28235053 PMCID: PMC5325300 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Neuromedin U (NMU) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide with important roles in several metabolic processes, recently suggested as potential therapeutic target for obesity. We analysed the associations between NMU gene variants and haplotypes and body mass index (BMI) in a large sample of European children. METHODS AND RESULTS From a large European multi-center study on childhood obesity, 4,528 children (2.0-9.9 years, mean age 6.0±1.8 SD; boys 52.2%) were randomly selected, stratifying by age, sex and country, and genotyped for tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; rs6827359, T:C; rs12500837, T:C; rs9999653,C:T) of NMU gene, then haplotypes were inferred. Regression models were applied to estimate the associations between SNPs or haplotypes and BMI as well as other anthropometric measures. BMI was associated with all NMU SNPs (p<0.05). Among five haplotypes inferred, the haplotype carrying the minor alleles (CCT, frequency = 22.3%) was the only associated with lower BMI values (beta = -0.16, 95%CI:-0.28,-0.04, p = 0.006; z-score, beta = -0.08, 95%CI:-0.14,-0.01, p = 0.019) and decreased risk of overweight/obesity (OR = 0.81, 95%CI:0.68,0.97, p = 0.020) when compared to the most prevalent haplotype (codominant model). Similar significant associations were also observed using the same variables collected after two years' time (BMI, beta = -0.25, 95%CI:-0.41,-0.08, p = 0.004; z-score, beta = -0.10, 95%CI:-0.18,-0.03, p = 0.009; overweight/obesity OR = 0.81, 95%CI:0.66,0.99, p = 0.036). The association was age-dependent in girls (interaction between CCT haplotypes and age, p = 0.008), more evident between 7 and 9 years of age. The CCT haplotype was consistently associated with lower levels of fat mass, skinfold thickness, hip and arm circumferences both at T0 and at T1, after adjustment for multiple testing (FDR-adjusted p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study shows an association between a NMU haplotype and anthropometric indices, mainly linked to fat mass, which appears to be age- and sex-specific in children. Genetic variations within or in linkage with this haplotype should be investigated to identify functional variants responsible for the observed phenotypic variation.
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- Francesco Gianfagna
- Laboratory of Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy
- EPIMED Research Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, Bremen, Germany
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Institute of Statistics, Bremen University, Bremen, Germany
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- School of Life Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, Bremen, Germany
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- School of Life Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Dept. of Paediatrics, Inst. of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Paediatrics, Medical Faculty, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Centre for Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Unit of Epidemiology & Population Genetics, Institute of Food Sciences, CNR, Avellino, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology & Population Genetics, Institute of Food Sciences, CNR, Avellino, Italy
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- Department of Chronic Diseases, National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy
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Martinez VG, O'Driscoll L. Neuromedin U: a multifunctional neuropeptide with pleiotropic roles. Clin Chem 2015; 61:471-82. [PMID: 25605682 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2014.231753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neuromedin U (NmU) belongs to the neuromedin family, comprising a series of neuropeptides involved in the gut-brain axis and including neuromedins B and C (bombesin-like), K (neurokinin B), L (neurokinin A or neurotensin), N, S, and U. CONTENT Although initially isolated from porcine spinal cord on the basis of their ability to induce uterine smooth muscle contraction, these peptides have now been found to be expressed in several different tissues and have been ascribed numerous functions, from appetite regulation and energy balance control to muscle contraction and tumor progression. NmU has been detected in several species to date, particularly in mammals (pig, rat, rabbit, dog, guinea pig, human), but also in amphibian, avian, and fish species. The NmU sequence is highly conserved across different species, indicating that this peptide is ancient and plays an important biological role. Here, we summarize the main structural and functional characteristics of NmU and describe its many roles, highlighting the jack-of-all-trades nature of this neuropeptide. SUMMARY NmU involvement in key processes has outlined the possibility that this neuropeptide could be a novel target for the treatment of obesity and cancer, among other disorders. Although the potential for NmU as a therapeutic target is obvious, the multiple functions of this molecule should be taken into account when designing an approach to targeting NmU and/or its receptors.
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- Vanesa G Martinez
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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