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Liu X, Sha Y, Lv W, Cao G, Guo X, Pu X, Wang J, Li S, Hu J, Luo Y. Multi-Omics Reveals That the Rumen Transcriptome, Microbiome, and Its Metabolome Co-regulate Cold Season Adaptability of Tibetan Sheep. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:859601. [PMID: 35495720 PMCID: PMC9043902 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.859601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Tibetan sheep can maintain a normal life and reproduce in harsh environments under extreme cold and lack of nutrition. However, the molecular and metabolic mechanisms underlying the adaptability of Tibetan sheep during the cold season are still unclear. Hence, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of rumen epithelial morphology, epithelial transcriptomics, microbiology and metabolomics in a Tibetan sheep model. The results showed that morphological structure of rumen epithelium of Tibetan sheep in cold season had adaptive changes. Transcriptomics analysis showed that the differential genes were primarily enriched in the PPAR signaling pathway (ko03320), legionellosis (ko05134), phagosome (ko04145), arginine and proline metabolism (ko00330), and metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450 (ko00980). Unique differential metabolites were identified in cold season, such as cynaroside A, sanguisorbin B and tryptophyl-valine, which were mainly enriched in arachidonic acid metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism and linolenic acid metabolism pathways, and had certain correlation with microorganisms. Integrated transcriptome-metabolome-microbiome analysis showed that epithelial gene-GSTM3 expression was upregulated in the metabolism of xenobiotics by the cytochrome P450 pathway during the cold season, leading to the downregulation of some harmful metabolites; TLR5 gene expression was upregulated and CD14 gene expression was downregulated in the legionellosis pathway during the cold season. This study comprehensively described the interaction mechanism between the rumen host and microbes and their metabolites in grazing Tibetan sheep during the cold season. Rumen epithelial genes, microbiota and metabolites act together in some key pathways related to cold season adaptation.
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- Xiu Liu
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station in Huangyuan County, Xining, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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Sun Y, Kong L, Zhang AH, Han Y, Sun H, Yan GL, Wang XJ. A Hypothesis From Metabolomics Analysis of Diabetic Retinopathy: Arginine-Creatine Metabolic Pathway May Be a New Treatment Strategy for Diabetic Retinopathy. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:858012. [PMID: 35399942 PMCID: PMC8987289 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.858012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Diabetic retinopathy is one of the serious complications of diabetes, which the leading causes of blindness worldwide, and its irreversibility renders the existing treatment methods unsatisfactory. Early detection and timely intervention can effectively reduce the damage caused by diabetic retinopathy. Metabolomics is a branch of systems biology and a powerful tool for studying pathophysiological processes, which can help identify the characteristic metabolic changes marking the progression of diabetic retinopathy, discover potential biomarkers to inform clinical diagnosis and treatment. This review provides an update on the known metabolomics biomarkers of diabetic retinopathy. Through comprehensive analysis of biomarkers, we found that the arginine biosynthesis is closely related to diabetic retinopathy. Meanwhile, creatine, a metabolite with arginine as a precursor, has attracted our attention due to its important correlation with diabetic retinopathy. We discuss the possibility of the arginine-creatine metabolic pathway as a therapeutic strategy for diabetic retinopathy.
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- Ye Sun
- National Chinmedomics Research Center and National Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center and National Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center and National Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center and National Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center and National Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center and National Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- National Chinmedomics Research Center and National Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, Macau SAR, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for the Development of Southwestern Endangered Medicinal Materials, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plant, Nanning, China
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Application of Metabolomics in Pediatric Asthma: Prediction, Diagnosis and Personalized Treatment. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11040251. [PMID: 33919626 PMCID: PMC8072856 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11040251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Asthma in children remains a significant public health challenge affecting 5–20% of children in Europe and is associated with increased morbidity and societal healthcare costs. The high variation in asthma incidence among countries may be attributed to differences in genetic susceptibility and environmental factors. This respiratory disorder is described as a heterogeneous syndrome of multiple clinical manifestations (phenotypes) with varying degrees of severity and airway hyper-responsiveness, which is based on patient symptoms, lung function and response to pharmacotherapy. However, an accurate diagnosis is often difficult due to diversities in clinical presentation. Therefore, identifying early diagnostic biomarkers and improving the monitoring of airway dysfunction and inflammatory through non-invasive methods are key goals in successful pediatric asthma management. Given that asthma is caused by the interaction between genes and environmental factors, an emerging approach, metabolomics—the systematic analysis of small molecules—can provide more insight into asthma pathophysiological mechanisms, enable the identification of early biomarkers and targeted personalized therapies, thus reducing disease burden and societal cost. The purpose of this review is to present evidence on the utility of metabolomics in pediatric asthma through the analysis of intermediate metabolites of biochemical pathways that involve carbohydrates, amino acids, lipids, organic acids and nucleotides and discuss their potential application in clinical practice. Also, current challenges on the integration of metabolomics in pediatric asthma management and needed next steps are critically discussed.
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Verouti SN, Lambert D, Mathis D, Pathare G, Escher G, Vogt B, Fuster DG. Solute carrier SLC16A12 is critical for creatine and guanidinoacetate handling in the kidney. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2021; 320:F351-F358. [PMID: 33459166 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00475.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A heterozygous mutation (c.643C.A; p.Q215X) in the creatine transporter SLC16A12 has been proposed to cause a syndrome with juvenile cataracts, microcornea, and glucosuria in humans. To further explore the role of SLC16A12 in renal physiology and decipher the mechanism underlying the phenotype of humans with the SLC16A12 mutation, we studied Slc16a12 knockout (KO) rats. Slc16a12 KO rats had lower plasma levels and increased absolute and fractional urinary excretion of creatine and its precursor guanidinoacetate (GAA). Slc16a12 KO rats displayed lower plasma and urinary creatinine levels, but the glomerular filtration rate was normal. The phenotype of heterozygous rats was indistinguishable from wild-type (WT) rats. Renal artery to vein (RAV) concentration differences in WT rats were negative for GAA and positive for creatinine. However, RAV differences for GAA were similar in Slc16a12 KO rats, indicating incomplete compensation of urinary GAA losses by renal GAA synthesis. Together, our results reveal that Slc16a12 in the basolateral membrane of the proximal tubule is critical for the reabsorption of creatine and GAA. Our data suggest a dominant-negative mechanism underlying the phenotype of humans affected by the heterozygous SLC16A12 mutation. Furthermore, in the absence of Slc16a12, urinary losses of GAA are not adequately compensated by increased tubular synthesis, likely caused by feedback inhibition of the rate-limiting enzyme l-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase by creatine in proximal tubular cells.NEW & NOTEWORTHY SLC16A12 is a recently identified creatine transporter of unknown physiological function. A heterozygous mutation in the human SLC16A12 gene causes juvenile cataracts and reduced plasma guanidinoacetate (GAA) levels with an increased fractional urinary excretion of GAA. Our study with transgenic SLC16A12-deficient rats reveals that SLC16A12 is critical for tubular reabsorption of creatine and GAA in the kidney. Our data furthermore indicate a dominant-negative mechanism underlying the phenotype of humans affected by the heterozygous SLC16A12 mutation.
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- Sophia N Verouti
- Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Laboratory Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kinderspital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) TransCure, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) TransCure, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Klawitter J, Klawitter J, Pennington A, Kirkpatrick B, Roda G, Kotecha NC, Thurman JM, Christians U. Cyclophilin D knockout protects the mouse kidney against cyclosporin A-induced oxidative stress. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2019; 317:F683-F694. [PMID: 31188033 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00417.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress have been implicated in cyclosporin A (CsA)-induced nephrotoxicity. CsA interacts with cyclophilin D (CypD), an essential component of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore and regulator of cell death processes. Controversial reports have suggested that CypD deletion may or may not protect cells against oxidative stress-induced cell death. In the present study, we treated wild-type (WT) mice and mice lacking CypD [peptidylprolyl isomerase F knockout (Ppif-/-) mice] with CsA to test the role and contribution of CypD to the widely described CsA-induced renal toxicity and oxidative stress. Our results showed an increase in the levels of several known uremic toxins as well as the oxidative stress markers PGF2α and 8-isoprostane in CsA-treated WT animals but not in Ppif-/- animals. Similarly, a decline in S-adenosylmethionine and the resulting methylation potential indicative of DNA hypomethylation were observed only in CsA-treated WT mice. This confirms previous reports of the protective effects of CypD deletion on the mouse kidney mediated through a stronger resistance of these animals to oxidative stress and DNA methylation damage. However, a negative effect of CsA on the glycolysis and overall energy metabolism in Ppif-/- mice also indicated that additional, CypD-parallel pathways are involved in the toxic effects of CsA on the kidney. In summary, CsA-mediated induction of oxidative stress is associated with CypD, with CypD deletion providing a protective effect, whereas the reduction of energy production observed upon CsA exposure did not depend on the animals' CypD status.
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- Jelena Klawitter
- Clinical Research and Development, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Clinical Research and Development, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Clinical Research and Development, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Clinical Research and Development, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Clinical Research and Development, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Clinical Research and Development, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Clinical Research and Development, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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Dhayat N, Simonin A, Anderegg M, Pathare G, Lüscher BP, Deisl C, Albano G, Mordasini D, Hediger MA, Surbek DV, Vogt B, Sass JO, Kloeckener-Gruissem B, Fuster DG. Mutation in the Monocarboxylate Transporter 12 Gene Affects Guanidinoacetate Excretion but Does Not Cause Glucosuria. J Am Soc Nephrol 2016; 27:1426-36. [PMID: 26376857 PMCID: PMC4849831 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015040411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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A heterozygous mutation (c.643C>A; p.Q215X) in the monocarboxylate transporter 12-encoding gene MCT12 (also known as SLC16A12) that mediates creatine transport was recently identified as the cause of a syndrome with juvenile cataracts, microcornea, and glucosuria in a single family. Whereas the MCT12 mutation cosegregated with the eye phenotype, poor correlation with the glucosuria phenotype did not support a pathogenic role of the mutation in the kidney. Here, we examined MCT12 in the kidney and found that it resides on basolateral membranes of proximal tubules. Patients with MCT12 mutation exhibited reduced plasma levels and increased fractional excretion of guanidinoacetate, but normal creatine levels, suggesting that MCT12 may function as a guanidinoacetate transporter in vivo However, functional studies in Xenopus oocytes revealed that MCT12 transports creatine but not its precursor, guanidinoacetate. Genetic analysis revealed a separate, undescribed heterozygous mutation (c.265G>A; p.A89T) in the sodium/glucose cotransporter 2-encoding gene SGLT2 (also known as SLC5A2) in the family that segregated with the renal glucosuria phenotype. When overexpressed in HEK293 cells, the mutant SGLT2 transporter did not efficiently translocate to the plasma membrane, and displayed greatly reduced transport activity. In summary, our data indicate that MCT12 functions as a basolateral exit pathway for creatine in the proximal tubule. Heterozygous mutation of MCT12 affects systemic levels and renal handling of guanidinoacetate, possibly through an indirect mechanism. Furthermore, our data reveal a digenic syndrome in the index family, with simultaneous MCT12 and SGLT2 mutation. Thus, glucosuria is not part of the MCT12 mutation syndrome.
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- Nasser Dhayat
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research Transcure, and
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland; Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research Transcure, and
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland; Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research Transcure, and
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- Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland; Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research Transcure, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland; Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research Transcure, and
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland; Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research Transcure, and
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research Transcure, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland; Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research Transcure, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland; Department of Natural Sciences, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Rheinbach, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Molecular Genetics, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland; and Department of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland; Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research Transcure, and
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Kolling J, Wyse ATS. Creatine prevents the inhibition of energy metabolism and lipid peroxidation in rats subjected to GAA administration. Metab Brain Dis 2010; 25:331-8. [PMID: 20830606 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-010-9215-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2010] [Accepted: 07/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency is an inherited neurometabolic disorder, biochemically characterized by the tissue accumulation of guanidinoacetate (GAA). Affected patients present epilepsy and mental retardation whose etiopathogeny is unclear. Previous reports have shown that GAA alters brain energy metabolism and that creatine, which is depleted in patients with GAMT deficiency, can act as a neuroprotector; as such, in the present study we investigated the effect of creatine administration on some of the altered parameters of energy metabolism (complex II, Na(+),K(+)-ATPase and creatine kinase) and lipid peroxidation caused by intrastriatal administration of GAA in adult rats. Animals were pretreated for 7 days with daily intraperitonial administrations of creatine. Subsequently, these animals were divided into two groups: Group 1 (sham group), rats that suffered surgery and received saline; and group 2 (GAA-treated). Thirty min after GAA or saline, the animals were sacrificed and the striatum dissected out. Results showed that the administration of creatine was able to reverse the activities of complex II, Na(+),K(+)-ATPase and creatine kinase, as well as, the levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), an index of lipid peroxidation. These findings indicate that the energy metabolism deficit caused by GAA may be prevented by creatine, which probably acts as an antioxidant since it was able to prevent lipid peroxidation. These data may contribute, at least in part, to a better understanding of the mechanisms related to the energy deficit and oxidative stress observed in GAMT deficiency.
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- Janaína Kolling
- Laboratório de Neuroproteção e Doenças Metabólicas, Departamento de Bioquímica, ICBS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600-Anexo, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Edison EE, Brosnan ME, Meyer C, Brosnan JT. Creatine synthesis: production of guanidinoacetate by the rat and human kidney in vivo. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007; 293:F1799-804. [DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00356.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A fraction of the body's creatine and creatine phosphate spontaneously degrades to creatinine, which is excreted by the kidneys. In humans, this amounts to ∼1–2 g/day and demands a comparable rate of de novo creatine synthesis. This is a two-step process in which l-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase (AGAT) catalyzes the conversion of glycine and arginine to ornithine and guanidinoacetate (GAA); guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) then catalyzes the S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methylation of GAA to creatine. AGAT is found in the kidney and GAMT in the liver, which implies an interorgan movement of GAA from the kidney to the liver. We studied the renal production of this metabolite in both rats and humans. In control rats, [GAA] was 5.9 μM in arterial plasma and 10.9 μM in renal venous plasma for a renal arteriovenous (A-V) difference of −5.0 μM. In the rat, infusion of arginine or citrulline markedly increased renal GAA production but infusion of glycine did not. Rats fed 0.4% creatine in their diet had decreased renal AGAT activity and mRNA, an arterial plasma [GAA] of 1.5 μM, and a decreased renal A-V difference for GAA of −0.9 μM. In humans, [GAA] was 2.4 μM in arterial plasma, with a renal A-V difference of −1.1 μM. These studies show, for the first time, that GAA is produced by both rat and human kidneys in vivo.
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Levillain O, Marescau B, De Deyn PP. Renal handling of guanidino compounds in rat and rabbit. J Physiol 1997; 499 ( Pt 2):561-70. [PMID: 9080382 PMCID: PMC1159327 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp021949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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1. Guanidino compounds (GCs) have been quantified in different mammalian tissues such as brain, liver, muscle and kidney. The high anatomical heterogeneity of the kidney suggests that GCs could be unevenly distributed along the corticopapillary axis of the kidney in different species. 2. This study was designed to quantify twelve GCs in the different zones of rat and rabbit kidney. The kidneys were sliced and pieces of seven definite zones were weighed and homogenized for further GC extraction. GCs were determined by liquid chromatography. 3. The results indicate that: (1) GCs were unevenly distributed along rat and rabbit kidney; (2) qualitative and quantitative studies proved that each GC shows a particular distribution pattern along the corticopapillary axis for a given species; (3) in rats, alpha-keto-delta-guanidinovaleric acid, guanidinosuccinic acid, creatinine (CTN), methylguanidine and to a lesser extent gamma-guanidinobutyric acid increased steeply along the inner medulla in parallel to urea, whereas in rabbits, most of the GCs reached a plateau in the inner medulla and remained constant at this level; (4) gamma-guanidinobutyric acid was specifically found in the rat kidney; (5) argininic acid was higher in rabbit compared with rat kidney; (6) significantly higher levels of homoarginine were found in all zones of the rat kidney compared with the rabbit kidney. 4. The results suggest that: (1) GCs are mostly localized within the nephron segments; (2) an accumulation of GCs in the inner medulla might be explained either by a recycling process or by an intracellular storage as has been reported for urea, amino acids and organic osmolytes; (3) some GCs might be synthesized in nephron segments as reported for arginine (Arg) and guanidinoacetic acid (GAA); (4) several metabolic pathways of the GCs seemed to differ between rat and rabbit; (5) except for creatine, CTN, Arg and GAA, it seems unlikely that GCs might significantly increase the intracellular osmolality.
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- O Levillain
- Laboratoire de Physiopathologie Métabolique et Rénale, CRI 950201 INSERM, Faculté de Médecine RTH Laënnec, Lyon, France.
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