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Miketinas D, Luo H, Bailey A, Bender T, Brink L. Corrigenda for 'Abstracts from NUTRITION 2023' [Current Developments in Nutrition 7S1 (2023)]. Curr Dev Nutr 2024; 8:102102. [PMID: 38419831 PMCID: PMC10899024 DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.102028.].
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- Derek Miketinas
- Texas Woman’s University, 6700 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
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- Global Nutrition Science Reckitt|Mead Johnson, Evansville, IN
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- Global Nutrition Science Reckitt|Mead Johnson, Evansville, IN
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- Global Nutrition Science Reckitt|Mead Johnson, Evansville, IN
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Vennard T, Meredith NA, Maria SD, Brink L, Shah N, Morrow AL, Simmons R, Gray MA, Phillips SC. A novel LC-MS/MS method to characterize the antimicrobial lipid glycerol monolaurate in global human milk. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 238:115817. [PMID: 37939550 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Glycerol monolaurate (GML), a monoglyceride found in human milk (HM), has antimicrobial properties against a broad spectrum of bacteria, viruses, and fungi. In this study, an LC-MS/MS method was developed and validated for quantifying GML in HM based on quantification of two distinct isomers, 1-monolaurin and 2-monolaurin. The method validation included assessments of selectivity (no interferences), linearity (r2 range of 0.9954- 0.9985 and 96 of 98 individual points having residual <15%), accuracy (average recovery of 96.4% across both isomers and a range of spiked levels), and precision (total GML repeatability 6.6% RSD and intermediate precision 9.7% RSD). This validated method was used to measure the concentration of GML in unpasteurized HM from 60 mothers and compared geographical locations (Cincinnati and Shanghai), lactation time (weeks 2 and 26), and self-reported maternal allergy status (yes or no). Our findings suggest GML concentration in unpasteurized HM is considerably lower than previously reported in a study characterizing pasteurized HM. The data reported here highlights a novel, validated method used to quantify GML in HM and identified no differences in total GML concentrations when comparing HM from different geographical locations, lactation times, and mother's allergy status.
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- Thomas Vennard
- Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition Institute, 2400 West Lloyd Expressway, Evansville, IN 47721, USA.
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- Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition Institute, 2400 West Lloyd Expressway, Evansville, IN 47721, USA
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- Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition Institute, 2400 West Lloyd Expressway, Evansville, IN 47721, USA
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- Reckitt, 399 Interpace Parkway, Parsippany, NJ 07054-0225, USA
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- Reckitt, Turner House, 103-105 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire SL1 3UH, UK
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- University of Cincinnati Medical Center, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Reckitt, Turner House, 103-105 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire SL1 3UH, UK
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- Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition Institute, 2400 West Lloyd Expressway, Evansville, IN 47721, USA
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- Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition Institute, 2400 West Lloyd Expressway, Evansville, IN 47721, USA
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Jiang R, Du X, Brink L, Lönnerdal B. The role of orally ingested milk fat globule membrane on intestinal barrier functions evaluated with a suckling rat pup supplementation model and a human enterocyte model. J Nutr Biochem 2022; 108:109084. [PMID: 35716863 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2022.109084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Milk fat globule membrane (MFGM), the membrane surrounding secreted fat droplets in milk, contains components involved in a wide range of bioprocesses including cell proliferation and differentiation. The intestine is relatively immature and permeable at birth. Since MFGM is partly resistant to digestion in infancy, we hypothesized that orally ingested MFGM promotes intestinal development by enhancing intestinal barrier functions in early life. An established suckling rat model was used; Sprague-Dawley rats were bred, and litters were culled to 10 pups/dam. Pups were supplemented orally with MFGM (0, 100, or 300 mg/kg/day) from postnatal day 1 to 20. Intestine samples were collected for histology, qRT-PCR, immunoblotting, and immunohistochemistry analysis. Additionally, differentiated Caco-2 cells were used to assess effects of MFGM on the human intestinal barrier. Control and MFGM-supplemented rat pups showed similar growth. Intestinal differentiation and expression of tight junction proteins in jejunum and colon were significantly increased by orally ingested MFGM, and MFGM supplementation significantly activated PI3K/Akt/mTOR, MAPK, and MLCK signaling pathways, suggesting that MFGM promotes intestinal development by triggering various signaling pathways. In human enterocytes (polarized Caco-2 cells), MFGM (400 µg/mL for 72 h) decreased permeability, as revealed by increased transepithelial electrical resistance. In Caco-2 cells, MFGM also enhanced expression of tight junction proteins, including claudin-4 and ZO-2. In conclusion, orally ingested MFGM may exert beneficial roles in intestinal development by activating various cell signaling pathways to upregulate tight junction proteins and thereby increasing intestinal barrier functions.
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- Rulan Jiang
- Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Medical and Scientific Affairs, Reckitt, Evansville, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
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Burton C, Sigh V, Shahzad R, Lan E, Brink L, Fawkes N, Harris C, Wu S, Kirchoff A, Ghadishah E, Nemanim T, Pham M, Yusin J, Li Z. Impact of Lactoferrin Supplementation on Respiratory Tract Infections in Older Nursing Home Residents: A Protocol for a Randomized Control Trial. Curr Dev Nutr 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzab061_008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Objectives
To evaluate the impact of a dietary supplement within an elderly population who reside in a Community Living Center (CLC; VA Nursing Home), on the number of respiratory tract infections (RTIs) during a 90-day study period.
Methods
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the impact of bovine Lactoferrin (bLf) on RTIs in an elderly nursing home population in the US. Subjects will be residents of the CLC and screened within 21 days prior to starting study supplementation. Eligible participants were at least 55 years of age, able to eat and drink and expected to reside at the CLC for the duration of the study. Consent was obtained from the study participant or their legally recognized representative decision maker. Participants will be excluded if: receiving tube feeds or specialized diets for eating disorders; immunocompromised; have a life expectancy of less than six months; or allergic to study products.
Results
Subjects will be randomized in a ratio of 1:1 to either investigational (600 mg of bLf) or (placebo arms. All participants will take study supplement by mouth daily for 90 days. Subjects will be assessed daily for RTI symptoms. Blood and saliva will be collected at 45 and 90 days. Ad hoc assessments and a nasal sample will take place if a subject develops a protocol-defined RTI.
Conclusions
The primary outcome will be number of RTIs over the 90-day study period. Secondary outcomes include severity and duration of RTI symptoms, symptoms associated with RTIs, number of RTI complications, and nasopharyngeal swab at onset of RTI, Other secondary outcomes include the following, all measured at baseline, day 45 and day 90: quality of life by questionnaire, weight, saliva markers, laboratory testing and immunological markers. An exploratory endpoint is vaccine specific inflammatory panel (influenza and Sars-Cov2) measured upon vaccination during supplement period. RTI number, severity, duration and complications and medically confirmed adverse events will be compared between the placebo and investigational groups.
Funding Sources
RB/Mead Johnson & Company.
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- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
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- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
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- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
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Objectives
The majority of infants in the US do not receive exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of age, highlighting the necessity of infant formula. The artificially reared piglet is a common model utilized to support substantiation of novel bioactive components in milk or infant formula. However, it is currently unclear to what extent maternal and environmental rearing confounders affect growth outcomes in early life nutrition piglet studies. The objective of the present work is to use historical data to begin to chart typical development of the pig and to develop healthy reference value ranges for the purpose of assessing the safety of bioactive components in infant formula.
Methods
8 piglet studies conducted at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign over the past ten years were compiled to create and model reference values for body and organ weights in artificially-reared and sow reared pigs. Metadata were organized to include milk
replacer sources, bioactive components, sex, breed, source of herd, feeding rates, rearing styles, and health status. A combination of statistical models including simple linear regression, polynomial regression, and generalized additive models were used to analyze how such parameters influence typical growth. The diet of the 18 studies were blinded during data modeling phase.
Results
Over 13,000 data points from over 500 animals were identified to be suitable for data mining. Minimal differences in the growth of artificially or sow reared pigs were observed in the first 30 days of life (P > 0.05). Similarly, male and female bodyweight growth were nearly identical (P > 0.05). Development outcomes such as brain, liver, and intestinal organ weights were classified as typical for developing pigs. A subset of the data containing subjects with poor growth was identified to model growth under deficient or sub-optimal conditions.
Conclusions
The use of artificial rearing had no impact on body weight, nor did sex contribute to differences in growth during early life. Ultimately, these data can be used to create preliminary weight-for-age charts in the pig model to better interpret whether bioactive ingredients tested in the pig model affect animal growth within typical reference values.
Funding Sources
Funding was provided by Mead Johnson Nutrition, LLC, a Reckitt Benckiser LLC company.
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Odendaal HJ, Crockart IC, Du Plessis C, Brink L, Groenewald CA. Accelerations of the Fetal Heart Rate in the Screening for Fetal Growth Restriction at 34-38 Week's Gestation. Glob J Pediatr Neonatal Care 2021; 3:573. [PMID: 34816253 PMCID: PMC8607280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To use machine learning to determine what information on Doppler velocimetry and maternal and fetal heart rates, collected at 20-24 weeks gestation, correlates best with fetal growth restriction according to the estimated fetal weight at 34-38 weeks. STUDY DESIGN Data of 4496 pregnant women, collected prospectively for the Safe Passage Study, from August 2007 to August 2016, were used for the present analysis. Doppler flow velocity of the uterine, umbilical, and middle cerebral arteries and transabdominally recorded maternal and fetal ECGs were collected at 20-24 weeks gestation and fetal biometry collected at 34-38 weeks from which the estimated fetal weight was calculated. Fetal growth restriction was defined as an estimated fetal weight below the 10th centile. Accelerations and decelerations of the fetal and maternal heart rates were quantified as gained or lost beats per hour of recording respectively. Machine learning with receiver operative characteristic curves were then used to determine which model gives the best performance. RESULTS The final model performed exceptionally well across all evaluation metrics, particularly so for the Stochastic Gradient Descent method: achieving a 93% average for Classification Accuracy, Recall, Precision and F1-Score to identify the fetus with an estimated weight below the 10th percentile at 34-38 weeks. Ranking determined that the most important standard feature was the umbilical artery pulsatility index. However, the excellent overall accuracy is likely due to the value added by the pre-processed features regarding fetal gained beats and accelerations. CONCLUSION Fetal movements, as characterized by gained beats as early as 20-24 weeks gestation, contribute to the value of the flow velocimetry of the umbilical artery at 34-38 weeks in identifying the growth restricted fetus.
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- HJ Odendaal
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa,Corresponding author: Odendaal HJ, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, PO Box 241, Cape Town 8000, South Africa
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- Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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Brink L, Walsh K, Shah N, Patterson A. Mining the Literature: Assessing the Science of Milk Fat Globule Membrane and Its Components Utilizing Comprehensive Literature Search Techniques. Curr Dev Nutr 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Objectives
Milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) is the component of milk responsible for fat delivery. MFGM is a single component but contains a variety of glycosylated proteins and lipids that influence health. The objective herein is to highlight the breadth of research surrounding MFGM and its individual components.
Methods
Searches on MFGM and its components (individual proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates) were conducted August 2019 in Embase. For the ‘MFGM’ search we added specific exclusion terms to focus results around nutrition. The individual components were searched for in combination with ‘{AND} Milk’. Downloaded publications were loaded into R (version 3.6.1) for merging, filtering and categorization. MFGM and individual component searches were combined into one data frame while ensuring no duplicates. Once searches were merged, publication abstracts and titles were searched for keywords associated with study type (Clinical, Preclinical or Analytical) and functional benefit area. Finally, pediatric intervention trials were identified and summarized.
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Over 2150 scientific journal articles have been published on the topic of MFGM and its components since 1950. This includes analytical research characterizing MFGM structure and components, preclinical publications demonstrating mechanisms of action as well as human intervention trials. Within the Clinical and Preclinical studies, 1169 papers were categorized with Brain (36%), Gut (30%) or Immune (3%) as the predominant benefit area. Within pediatric intervention trials, over 1800 infants have been studied, with interventions lasting up to 12 months for a combined study intervention period of at least 424 weeks and follow-up measures taken up to 6 years following study initiation.
Conclusions
The growing body of literature on MFGM reflects the importance of this naturally occurring compound with multiple health benefits.
Funding Sources
All of the authors are employed by RB.
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Fontecha J, Brink L, Wu S, Pouliot Y, Visioli F, Jiménez-Flores R. Sources, Production, and Clinical Treatments of Milk Fat Globule Membrane for Infant Nutrition and Well-Being. Nutrients 2020; 12:E1607. [PMID: 32486129 PMCID: PMC7352329 DOI: 10.3390/nu12061607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Research on milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) is gaining traction. The interest is two-fold; on the one hand, it is a unique trilayer structure with specific secretory function. On the other hand, it is the basis for ingredients with the presence of phospho- and sphingolipids and glycoproteins, which are being used as food ingredients with valuable functionality, in particular, for use as a supplement in infant nutrition. This last application is at the center of this Review, which aims to contribute to understanding MFGM's function in the proper development of immunity, cognition, and intestinal trophism, in addition to other potential effects such as prevention of diseases including cardiovascular disease, impaired bone turnover and inflammation, skin conditions, and infections as well as age-associated cognitive decline and muscle loss. The phospholipid composition of MFGM from bovine milk is quite like human milk and, although there are some differences due to dairy processing, these do not result in a chemical change. The MFGM ingredients, as used to improve the formulation in different clinical studies, have indeed increased the presence of phospholipids, sphingolipids, glycolipids, and glycoproteins with the resulting benefits of different outcomes (especially immune and cognitive outcomes) with no reported adverse effects. Nevertheless, the precise mechanism(s) of action of MFGM remain to be elucidated and further basic investigation is warranted.
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- Javier Fontecha
- Food Lipid Biomarkers and Health Group, Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL, CSIC-UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Affairs, Mead Johnson Nutrition, Evansville, IN 47721, USA; (L.B.); (S.W.)
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- Department of Medical Affairs, Mead Johnson Nutrition, Evansville, IN 47721, USA; (L.B.); (S.W.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- STELA Dairy Research Center, Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Department of Food Sciences, Laval University, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada;
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy;
- IMDEA-Food, CEI UAM + CSIC, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Food Science and Technology Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Cluver CA, Charles W, Merwe C, Bezuidenhout H, Nel D, Groenewald C, Brink L, Hesselman S, Bergman L, Odendaal H. The association of prenatal alcohol exposure on the cognitive abilities and behaviour profiles of 4‐year‐old children: a prospective cohort study. BJOG 2019; 126:1588-1597. [DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.15947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- CA Cluver
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa
- Mercy Perinatal Mercy Hospital for Women Melbourne Victoria Australia
- Translational Obstetrics Group University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital Cape Town South Africa
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- Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics Department of Biomedical Sciences Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital Cape Town South Africa
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- Centre for Statistical Consultation Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch South Africa
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa
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- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
- Centre for Clinical Research Dalarna Falun Hospital Falun Sweden
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa
- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
- Centre for Clinical Research Dalarna Falun Hospital Falun Sweden
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Institute of Clinical Science Sahlgrenska Academy University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa
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Brink L, Chintapalli S, Mercer K, Piccolo B, Adams S, Bowlin A, Matazel K, Shankar K, Badger T, Andres A, Yeruva L. Early Postnatal Diet Differentially Affects the Fecal Microbiome and Metabolome (FS04-02-19). Curr Dev Nutr 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzz048.fs04-02-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives
Infants who receive breastmilk have better immune response compared to formula fed children in part due to differences in their gut microbiome and metabolome. The aim of the study is to describe microbiota and metabolome differences and associations between these factors’ in 3 and 12 month old infants who exclusively received breast milk (BM) or either soy (SF) or dairy (DF) formula until 4 months of age.
Methods
Samples from 3 month old infants (BM = 10, DF = 8, SF = 9) and 12 month old infants (BM = 22, DF = 12, SF = 10) were obtained from infants fed formula or BM exclusively for 4 months. Fecal metabolomics and microbiota were assessed by LC-MS and 16s rRNA sequencing, respectively. Data analyses were conducted using standardized pipelines (QIIME 1.9, R, and Metabo-Analyst).
Results
At 3 months of age, both the fecal microbiome and metabolites were affected by diet. The BM group had the lowest microbial diversity (Shannon index) and the SF had the highest diversity (P < 0.01) at genera taxonomic level while DF fell in the middle. There were 41 metabolites affected by diet at 3 months of age (P < 0.05, FDR < 0.05). Hippuric, succinic, lactic and uric acids were higher in the BM group and butyric and propionic acids were higher in the formula groups (P < 0.01). Correlation analyses revealed extensive associations within each diet type. For instance, we observed positive associations between succinic acid and Lactobacillus in BM group and lactic acid with Salmonella and Clostridium in SF group. Streptococcus and butyric acid in the DF, and Bifidobacterium and indole-2-carboxylic acid in the SF were negatively associated. At 12 months of age, there were no differences in microbial diversity and only fecal inosine remained significantly (P < 0.05) different among the diet groups. This metabolite was found to be negatively associated with Bifidobacterium in the breastfed group (P < 0.01).
Conclusions
There is a strong effect of diet on the fecal metabolome and microbiota at 3 months of age. Additionally, multiple associations between the two across various diets are apparent, suggesting that differences in specific gut bacteria influence the metabolite milieu. Future mechanistic studies will examine the roles of microbiota and metabolites in immune function.
Funding Sources
USDA-ARS Project 6251-51000-010-05S and NIH P20GM121293.
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- Lauren Brink
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences & Arkansas Children's Hospital
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- Arkansas Childrens Nutrition Center, Dept of Pediatrics
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Department of Pediatrics at UAMS
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Matazel K, Brink L, Chintapalli S, Mercer K, Piccolo B, Bowlin A, Shankar K, Yeruva L. Early Diet Exposure Differentially Alters the Microbiota and Metabolites in the Distal Colon of Piglets Fed Human Breast Milk or Formula (P20-037-19). Curr Dev Nutr 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzz040.p20-037-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives
Exclusive breast milk (HM) feeding has been shown to have better immune function than cow's milk formula (FM) feeding during infancy and childhood. We used a piglet model and demonstrated enhanced immune response in HM-fed piglets relative to cow's milk formula (FM) fed piglets. Microbiota likely drives this positive outcome therefore, utilization of this porcine model provides an opportunity to study the GI microbiota at specific time points under controlled dietary conditions. Thus, the primary aim of this study was to determine the microbial communities within the gastrointestinal tract of the piglet fed with HM or FM.
Methods
From postnatal day 2 through 21, Dutch landrace piglets were randomized and fed an isocaloric diet of HM (n = 11; Mother's Milk Bank; Fort Worth, TX) or FM (n = 11; Simulac Advance). On day 21, contents from the distal colon were collected and assessed for 16S rRNA sequencing and metabolomics was assessed by LC-MS. Data analyses were conducted using standardized pipelines (QIIME 1.9, R, and MetaboAnalyst version 4).
Results
No significant differences were observed in microbial alpha-diversity. However, we observed significant diet differences at phyla and genus taxonomic level in beta diversity (P = 0.008). Furthermore, we observed significantly higher abundance of Actinobacillus, Prevotella, Haemophilus, Campylobacter, Dorea, (P < 0.05) in HM-fed piglets in comparison to FM-fed piglets. In addition, HM-fed piglets were observed to have less Oscillospira, Ruminococcus, Turicibacter (P < 0.05). Metabolite data analysis revealed ten compounds with significant differences between diet groups (P < 0.05). In the FM-fed piglets Raffinose, suberic acid, folic acid, adipic acid, 2-phenylacetamide and ergothioneine were significantly higher relative to HM-fed piglets. Glutamic acid however, was elevated in the HM fed piglets compared to FM-fed piglets.
Conclusions
Early exposure to different neonatal diets within a controlled environment leads to distinct differences in the beta-diversity and relative abundance of microbes and metabolites present within the distal colon of piglets. Future studies will examine the role of diet and its effects on bioregional areas of the GI tract and its impact on the immune system.
Funding Sources
Funding for this project was provided by the USDA-ARS Project 6026-51000-010-05S and NIHP20GM121293.
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- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences & Arkansas Children's Hospital
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Dept of Pediatrics
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Department of Pediatrics at UAMS
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Cherciu I, Cartana T, Brink L, Malmstrom M, Stigaard T, Klausen P, Karstensen J, Hassan H, Saftoiu A, Vilmann P. P-202 Molecular confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) for the assessment of prognosis in colorectal carcinoma, based on evaluation of putative cancer stem cell markers. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv233.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Newly hatched fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) larvae were exposed for 4 days to two pesticides and ambient receiving waters to simulate conditions in the Sacramento River, California, during the striped bass spawning season which coincides with pesticide use in adjacent rice culture. Carbofuran and molinate were tested at two concentrations: a higher level approximating one-half the LC50 and a level much lower that is similar to that seen in the receiving waters of Colusa Basin Drain. Physiological measurements were made immediately after the exposures and again after a 10-day recovery period in noncontaminated waters. These included growth rate, swimming capacity, response to a mild electric shock, upper and lower lethal temperatures, and activity of acetylcholinesterase in whole-body homogenates. The higher concentrations of carbofuran and molinate caused reductions in swimming capacity, an increased sensitivity to the electric shock, and a reduction in upper lethal temperature. Acetylcholinesterase was reduced in those larvae exposed to the higher levels of carbofuran. In general, the lower levels of pesticide exposure caused no measureable effects nor did exposure to water from Colusa Basin Drain.
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- A G Heath
- Department of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061, USA
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Maxwell SE, Ramalingam S, Gerber LD, Brink L, Udenfriend S. An active carbonyl formed during glycosylphosphatidylinositol addition to a protein is evidence of catalysis by a transamidase. J Biol Chem 1995; 270:19576-82. [PMID: 7642644 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.33.19576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) substitution is now recognized to be a ubiquitous method of anchoring a protein to membranes in eukaryotes. The structure of GPI and its biosynthetic pathways are known and the signals in a nascent protein for GPI addition have been elucidated. The enzyme(s) responsible for GPI addition with release of a COOH-terminal signal peptide has been considered to be a transamidase but has yet to be isolated, and evidence that it is a transamidase is indirect. The experiments reported here show that hydrazine and hydroxylamine, in the presence of rough microsomal membranes, catalyze the conversion of the pro form of the engineered protein miniplacental alkaline phosphatase (prominiPLAP) to mature forms from which the COOH-terminal signal peptide has been cleaved, apparently at the same site but without the addition of GPI. The products, presumable the hydrazide or hydroxamate of miniPLAP, have yet to be characterized definitively. However, our demonstration of enzyme-catalyzed cleavage of the signal peptide in the presence of the small nucleophiles, even in the absence of an energy source, is evidence of an activated carbonyl intermediate which is the hallmark of a transamidase.
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- S E Maxwell
- Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Roche Research Center, Nutley, New Jersey 07110-1199, USA
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DeNicola L, Kleid D, Brink L, van Stralen D, Scott M, Gerbert D, Brennan L. Use of pediatric physician extenders in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units. Crit Care Med 1994; 22:1856-64. [PMID: 7956292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To determine present and future use of pediatric physician extenders in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (ICUs). DESIGN Descriptive, prospective, questionnaire survey. PARTICIPANTS One hundred thirty hospitals represented by members of the Pediatric Section of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and 18 randomly selected hospitals identified as having no pediatric intensivist. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS One hundred one (68.2%) of 148 responding institutions employed physician extenders and 69 (46.7%) employed pediatric physician extenders. Eighty percent of the hospitals using pediatric physician extenders employed pediatric nurse practitioners and 25% employed physician assistants. Of the 69 hospitals that employed pediatric physician extenders, 51 (73.9%) hospitals utilized them in neonatal ICUs and 12 (17.4%) hospitals used them in the pediatric ICUs. Institutions that did or did not employ pediatric physician extenders in pediatric ICUs were comparable in all factors studied, except for the perception of childcare physician staffing shortages. Duties competently performed by pediatric physician extenders did not differ between pediatric nurse practitioners and physician assistants and were similar to those duties of a second-year pediatric resident. More than 40% of institutions expected to increase the use of pediatric physician extenders in neonatal and pediatric ICUs and they expected to provide the majority of the specialty training required. CONCLUSIONS Pediatric physician extenders are extensively employed in pediatric and neonatal ICUs. They are perceived to perform at the level of second-year pediatric residents and are strongly supported by staff physicians and residents. It appears that more pediatric physician extenders will be employed in pediatric and neonatal ICUs in the future.
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- L DeNicola
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida Health Sciences Center/Jacksonville
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Jensen TG, Whittle H, Mordhorst CH, Pedersen IR, Thaarup J, Poulsen A, Sodemann M, Jakobsen M, Brink L, Gansted U. Trials of Edmonston-Zagreb measles vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: serological responses following vaccination with Edmonston-Zagreb strain at 4-8 months versus vaccination with Schwarz strain at 9-12 months of age. Vaccine 1994; 12:1026-31. [PMID: 7975843 DOI: 10.1016/0264-410x(94)90340-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In two trials of measles vaccination in Guinea-Bissau, children were randomized to receive either the Edmonston-Zagreb (EZ) virus at age 4-8 months or, as a control group, a standard dose (5000 p.f.u.) of the Schwarz (SW) virus at 9-12 months. In the first trial a medium dose of EZ virus (40,000 p.f.u.) was used and in the later trial a high dose (150,000 p.f.u.). Pre- and postvaccination blood samples were analysed with a haemagglutination inhibition (HAI) test and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). For the ELISA the blood samples were collected on filter paper. Of 362 prevaccination specimens, 18 and 55%, respectively, were positive in the ELISA and HAI tests. At 18-20 months, the children who had received the EZ vaccine had a seropositivity of 91% by the ELISA method and one of 89% by the HAI method. The equivalent values for the SW group of children were 100 and 96% respectively. Antibody levels in the EZ group, as measured by either method, were significantly lower than the levels in the SW group. The serological results of the present study suggest that lowering the age at measles vaccination to below 9 months is feasible. However, further studies are needed to determine which virus strain, dosage and age at vaccination will prove to be optimal in countries where severe measles is common before the age of 9 months.
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- T G Jensen
- International Medical Cooperation Committee, Denmark
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Aaby P, Lisse IM, Whittle H, Knudsen K, Thaarup J, Poulsen A, Sodemann M, Jakobsen M, Brink L, Gansted U. Long-term survival in trial of medium-titre Edmonston-Zagreb measles vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: five-year follow-up. Epidemiol Infect 1994; 112:413-20. [PMID: 8150016 PMCID: PMC2271462 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268800057836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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A trial of protective efficacy which compared medium-titre Edmonston-Zagreb (EZ) measles vaccine (10(4.6) p.f.u.) from the age of 4 months with the standard Schwarz (SW) measles vaccine given from the age of 9 months was started in an urban community in Guinea-Bissau in 1985. Because trials of high-titre measles vaccine have found increased mortality among female recipients, we examined whether EZ medium-titre vaccine was associated with any long-term impact on mortality, suppression of T-cells, or growth. The mortality rate ratio over 5 years of follow-up was 1.12 for EZ children compared with children in the standard group (P = 0.63). Seventy-five percent of the children still residing in the area at 5 years of age took part in an immunological and anthropometric examination. There was no difference in T-cell subsets between the two groups. There was no difference in mid-upper-arm circumference, but EZ children were significantly shorter than the children in the standard group. In conclusion, medium-titre EZ was not associated with reduced survival or persistent immunosuppression.
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- P Aaby
- Epidemiology Research Unit, Statens Seruminstitut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Aaby P, Knudsen K, Whittle H, Lisse IM, Thaarup J, Poulsen A, Sodemann M, Jakobsen M, Brink L, Gansted U. Long-term survival after Edmonston-Zagreb measles vaccination in Guinea-Bissau: increased female mortality rate. J Pediatr 1993; 122:904-8. [PMID: 8501567 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(09)90015-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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In an urban area of Guinea-Bissau, 384 children were enrolled in a randomized trial comparing morbidity and mortality rates after receiving high-titer Edmonston-Zagreb (EZ) measles vaccine administered from 4 months of age, with a control group receiving inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine at 4 months of age and the standard Schwarz vaccine from 9 months of age. Children were followed to the age of at least 3 years. The mortality ratio of the EZ vaccinees compared with control subjects was 1.79 (range, 1.06 to 3.02; p = 0.027) if children were excluded at the time of migration; if deaths after migration were included, the mortality ratio was 1.53 (range, 0.94 to 2.49; p = 0.087). Girls in the EZ group had significantly higher mortality rates than girls in the control group (mortality ratio = 1.95; range, 1.07 to 3.56; p = 0.027); there was no difference for the boys (mortality ratio = 0.98; range, 0.41 to 2.30). Adjustment for background factors in a Cox regression model did not modify these estimates. Furthermore, female recipients of EZ vaccine had more days with diarrhea (relative risk = 1.35; range, 1.17 to 1.56; p = 0.00003) and were more likely than control subjects to visit a health center in the month after vaccination (relative risk = 1.86; range, 1.05 to 3.31; p = 0.027); those who consulted were more likely to die subsequently (mortality ratio = 2.31; range, 0.99 to 5.41; p = 0.054). These observations were unplanned and require confirmation in larger studies.
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- P Aaby
- Epidemiological Research Unit, Statens Seruminstitut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Kodukula K, Gerber LD, Amthauer R, Brink L, Udenfriend S. Biosynthesis of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored membrane proteins in intact cells: specific amino acid requirements adjacent to the site of cleavage and GPI attachment. J Biophys Biochem Cytol 1993; 120:657-64. [PMID: 8425894 PMCID: PMC2119539 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.120.3.657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Mutational studies were previously carried out at the omega site intact cells (Micanovic, R., L. Gerber, J. Berger, K. Kodukula, and S. Udenfriend. 1990. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 87:157-161; Micanovic R., K. Kodukula, L. Gerber, and S. Udenfriend. 1990. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA: 87:7939-7943) and at the omega + 1 and omega + 2 sites in a cell-free system (Gerber, L., K. Kodukula, and S. Udenfriend. 1992. J. Biol. Chem. 267:12168-12173) of nascent proteins destined to be processed to a glycosylphosphatidyl-inositol (GPI)-anchored form. We have now mutated the omega + 1 and omega + 2 sites in placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) cDNA and transfected the wild-type and mutant cDNAs into COS 7 cells. Only glycine at the omega + 2 site yielded enzymatically active GPI membrane-anchored PLAP in amounts comparable to the wild type (alanine). Serine was less active and threonine and valine yielded very low but significant activity. By contrast the omega + 1 site was promiscuous, with only proline being inactive. These and the previous studies indicate that the omega and omega + 2 sites of a nascent protein are key determinants for recognition by COOH-terminal signal transamidase. Comparisons have been made to specific requirements for substitution at the -1, -3 sites of amino terminal signal peptides for recognition by NH2-terminal signal peptidase and the mechanisms of NH2 and COOH-terminal signaling are compared.
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- K Kodukula
- Department of Neurosciences, Roche Research Center, Nutley, New Jersey 07110
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Amthauer R, Kodukula K, Brink L, Udenfriend S. Phosphatidylinositol-glycan (PI-G)-anchored membrane proteins: requirement of ATP and GTP for translation-independent COOH-terminal processing. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1992; 89:6124-8. [PMID: 1385869 PMCID: PMC402134 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.13.6124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) belongs to a class of proteins that are anchored to the plasma membrane by a COOH-terminal phosphatidylinositol-glycan (PI-G) moiety. Nascent forms of such proteins undergo NH2- and COOH-terminal processing to yield the mature PI-G-tailed proteins. We previously introduced a shortened engineered form of preproPLAP (preprominiPLAP) that permits monitoring in cell-free preparations its sequential processing to the pro form and then to the mature PI-G-tailed form. Previous studies were carried out by synthesizing the preproprotein cotranslationally in the presence of rough microsomal membranes (RM). Because of the complexity of the cotranslational system it was not possible to determine whether cofactors were required for processing. We have now prepared RM that are preloaded with prominiPLAP but contain little mature PI-G-tailed miniPLAP. Maximal processing requires supplementation with both ATP and GTP. Inhibitors of PI-G biosynthesis do not affect processing. Since cleavage and PI-G addition are presumably catalyzed by a transamidase, the nucleoside triphosphate requirements suggest that there are additional steps in prominiPLAP processing prior to transamidation with PI-G. These may involve translocation of the pro protein in a proper conformational state to the transamidase site.
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- R Amthauer
- Department of Neurosciences, Roche Research Center, Nutley, NJ 07110
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Kodukula K, Amthauer R, Cines D, Yeh ET, Brink L, Thomas LJ, Udenfriend S. Biosynthesis of phosphatidylinositol-glycan (PI-G)-anchored membrane proteins in cell-free systems: PI-G is an obligatory cosubstrate for COOH-terminal processing of nascent proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1992; 89:4982-5. [PMID: 1594603 PMCID: PMC49212 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.11.4982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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It is generally recognized that nascent proteins destined to be processed to a phosphatidylinositol-glycan (PI-G)-anchored membrane form contain a hydrophobic signal peptide at both their NH2 and COOH termini. In previous studies we showed that rough microsomal membranes (RM) prepared from CHO cells can carry out COOH-terminal processing. We have now investigated RM prepared from many additional cell types, including frog oocytes, B cells, and T cells, and found that all are competent with respect to COOH-terminal processing. Exceptions were certain mutant T cells that had been shown to be defective at various steps of PI-G anchor biosynthesis [Sugiyama, E., De Gasperi, R., Urakaze, M., Chang, H.-M., Thomas, L. J., Hyman, R., Warren, C. D. & Yeh, E. T. H. (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266, 12119-12122]. In one such defective mutant, COOH-terminal processing activity of RM could be restored either by transfecting the intact cells with the gene for the deficient step in PI-G synthesis or by adding PI-G extracts to the RM in vitro. Cleavage of the COOH-terminal signal peptide in the RM is therefore dependent on the presence of intact PI-G incorporated into the mature protein.
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- K Kodukula
- Department of Neurosciences, Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Nutley, NJ 07110
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Mølbak K, Aaby P, Ingholt L, Højlyng N, Gottschau A, Andersen H, Brink L, Gansted U, Permin A, Vollmer A. Persistent and acute diarrhoea as the leading causes of child mortality in urban Guinea Bissau. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1992; 86:216-20. [PMID: 1440794 DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(92)90580-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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An investigation of child mortality in a semi-urban community, Bandim II, in the capital of Guinea Bissau was carried out from April 1987 to March 1990. 153 deaths were recorded among 1426 live-born children who were followed for 2753 child-years. The under-five mortality risk was 215 per 1000 children (95% confidence interval [CI] 176-264), infant mortality 94 per 1000 (95% CI 73-115), and perinatal mortality 52 per 1000 (95% CI 41-63). By prospective registration of morbidity, post-mortem interviews, and examination of available hospital records, a presumptive cause of death was established in 86% of the deaths. Persistent and acute diarrhoea were the most frequent causes of death, accounting for 43 and 31 deaths per 1000 children, respectively. Fever deaths (possibly malaria), neonatal deaths, acute respiratory infections, and measles were other frequent causes. The access to health services was relatively easy: 75% of the children who died had attended for treatment at a hospital or a health centre. It is important to find ways of preventing and managing persistent diarrhoea, the major cause of death, and to improve the control of acute diarrhoea by a targeted approach.
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- K Mølbak
- Laboratory of Parasitology, Statens Seruminstitut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hejtmancik JF, Brink PA, Towbin J, Hill R, Brink L, Tapscott T, Trakhtenbroit A, Roberts R. Localization of gene for familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to chromosome 14q1 in a diverse US population. Circulation 1991; 83:1592-7. [PMID: 2022018 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.83.5.1592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an inherited primary cardiac abnormality characterized by ventricular hypertrophy, is the leading cause of sudden death in the young. Recent application of restriction fragment length polymorphism markers has provided provocative results, with localization to chromosome 18 (Japanese studies), 16 (Italian studies), 14 (US and French-Canadian studies), and two (National Institutes of Health studies) indicating genetic heterogeneity. Interpretation remains speculative until at least one of these loci is confirmed in unrelated pedigrees by independent investigators. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied eight unrelated families of varied ethnic origins across the United States. DNA from each individual was digested with restriction enzymes TaqI or BamHI and analyzed by Southern blots followed by hybridization with probes T cell receptor alpha (TCRA), myosin heavy chain beta, D14S25, and D14S26. Multipoint linkage analysis showed a maximum lod score of 4.3, placing the locus 10 cM from D14S26 between D14S26 and TCRA, with an odds ratio of 20,000:1 and 90% confidence limits of 12 cM proximal to D14S25 to 4 cM distal to TCRA. The probability of linkage to 14q1 was more than 99%. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that the loci for familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in our families is primarily 14q1 but does not exclude other loci in a small proportion of the families. Thus, 14q1 appears to be the locus for familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a significant proportion of the US population.
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- J F Hejtmancik
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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Kodukula K, Micanovic R, Gerber L, Tamburrini M, Brink L, Udenfriend S. Biosynthesis of phosphatidylinositol glycan-anchored membrane proteins. Design of a simple protein substrate to characterize the enzyme that cleaves the COOH-terminal signal peptide. J Biol Chem 1991; 266:4464-70. [PMID: 1999429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Many nascent proteins that are destined to be anchored to plasma membranes by a phosphatidylinositol glycan (PI-G) are in the range of 50-70 kDa so that changes of 2-3 kDa between precursors and products during processing are not easily detected. Furthermore, PI-G-anchored proteins are generally glycosylated so that changes between the nascent (prepro) proteins and the mature products are not due simply to the loss of signal peptides. These problems have made it difficult to monitor the processing of the prepro form of wild type human placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) in a cell-free system. We have designed a smaller and simpler substrate of PI-G "transamidase" derived by deletion of approximately 60% of the internal sequence of preproPLAP 513. This engineered protein, preprominiPLAP 208, retains the NH2- and COOH-terminal signal peptides of PLAP as well as all the epitopes for site-directed antibodies of the latter, but is devoid of glycosylation sites, the active site, and most of the cysteine residues. With preprominiPLAP, it has been possible to demonstrate, in a cell-free system, step by step conversion to the pro form and then to the mature form, with the concomitant loss of the appropriate signal peptides. These changes were shown to be time- and enzyme concentration-dependent. Studies with Asp-179 site-directed mutants of preprominiPLAP showed the same specificity for amino acids with a monosubstituted beta carbon at the cleavage/attachment site that were found previously with wild type PLAP.
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- K Kodukula
- Department of Neurosciences, Roche Research Center, Nutley, New Jersey 07110
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Kodukula K, Micanovic R, Gerber L, Tamburrini M, Brink L, Udenfriend S. Biosynthesis of phosphatidylinositol glycan-anchored membrane proteins. J Biol Chem 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(20)64345-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Backer V, Bach-Mortensen N, Becker U, Brink L, Howitz P, Hansen KK, Jensen DW, Laursen EM. The effect of astemizole on bronchial hyperresponsiveness and exercise-induced asthma in children. Allergy 1989; 44:209-13. [PMID: 2496616 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1989.tb02264.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The ability of the new generation H1-receptor antagonist, astemizole, to prevent histamine-induced airway obstruction and exercise-induced asthma (EIA) was studied in 20 children with asthma. The study was a randomised clinically controlled trial of oral astemizole versus placebo in a cross-over study. In each of the two treatment periods the children were tested at days 0, 6, 15 and 22 of therapy. The two treatment periods were separated by a washout period of 50 days, and at each visit a bronchial challenge with increasing concentrations of histamine followed by an exercise test was performed, and peak flow and asthmatic symptom score were recorded daily. The children tolerated significantly higher mean concentrations of histamine when treated with astemizole compared with placebo (P less than 0.001). Astemizole postponed the response to exercise, but no change in the maximal response was found. No differences between the treatment periods were found regarding frequency of asthmatic symptoms or the daily recording of peak flow.
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- V Backer
- Dept. of Medicine B, Laboratory of Respiratory Physiology, State University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Berger J, Howard AD, Brink L, Gerber L, Hauber J, Cullen BR, Udenfriend S. COOH-terminal requirements for the correct processing of a phosphatidylinositol-glycan anchored membrane protein. J Biol Chem 1988; 263:10016-21. [PMID: 3290206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) is anchored to the plasma membrane by a phosphatidylinositol-glycan (PI-G) moiety. During processing of nascent PLAP, a 29-residue COOH-terminal peptide is cleaved out and the PI-G moiety is attached to the newly created COOH terminus of the mature protein. To investigate the structural requirements of the COOH terminus of the nascent protein for PI-G tailing and anchoring to the plasma membrane, we have transfected COS cells with wild type and mutant forms of cDNA encoding human prepro-PLAP. Utilizing a series of COOH-terminal deletion mutants of prepro-PLAP, it was found that to be PI-G-tailed the newly synthesized protein must possess an uncharged, predominantly hydrophobic amino acid sequence of a minimal length in the COOH-terminal peptide. While forms of prepro-PLAP with 17 consecutive hydrophobic residues in the terminal sequence yielded PI-G-tailed and membrane-bound products, prepro-PLAP mutants with 13 or fewer of such residues yielded hydrophilic proteins that were no longer PI-G-tailed but efficiently secreted into the medium. Studies using cassette mutants demonstrated that the precise amino sequence of the COOH-terminal region could be altered as long as minimal hydrophobicity and length was maintained.
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- J Berger
- Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Roche Research Center, Nutley, New Jersey 07110
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Berger J, Howard AD, Brink L, Gerber L, Hauber J, Cullen BR, Udenfriend S. COOH-terminal requirements for the correct processing of a phosphatidylinositol-glycan anchored membrane protein. J Biol Chem 1988. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)81619-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Bailey CA, Howard A, Mićanović R, Berger J, Heimer E, Felix A, Gerber L, Brink L, Udenfriend S. Site-directed antibodies for probing the structure and biogenesis of phosphatidylinositol glycan-linked membrane proteins: application to placental alkaline phosphatase. Anal Biochem 1988; 170:532-41. [PMID: 3394951 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(88)90669-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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An immunological approach to the study of the structure and biogenesis of the phosphatidylinositol glycan (PI-G) membrane anchor at the carboxyl terminus of human placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) is described. Based on the protein sequence predicted from full length PLAP cDNA, two epitopes were chosen in the region of the carboxyl terminus for the production of site-directed antibodies. The exo site represents the last nine residues of preproPLAP, (res. 505-513), which is part of the sequence that is expected to be cleaved from the nascent protein during processing and addition of the PI-G tail. A second site, the endo sequence, was selected close to the expected carboxyl terminus in mature PI-G-tailed PLAP (res. 474-484 of proPLAP). The two peptides were synthesized, polyclonal antibodies to the conjugated peptides were prepared, and the antisera were characterized. Analytical methods for both synthetic peptides and proteins are presented. Preliminary applications to the isolation and characterization of the PI-G-linked carboxyl terminus of mature PLAP and to the characterization of nascent PLAP are described. The application of both carboxyl terminal-directed antibodies, and a third antibody directed to the amino terminus of mature PLAP, in studies employing mutant forms of PLAP and to the PI-G tailing process itself are discussed. The immunological approach used here for PLAP should be applicable generally to the study of other PI-G-tailed proteins.
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- C A Bailey
- Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Nutley, New Jersey 07110
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Micanovic R, Bailey CA, Brink L, Gerber L, Pan YC, Hulmes JD, Udenfriend S. Aspartic acid-484 of nascent placental alkaline phosphatase condenses with a phosphatidylinositol glycan to become the carboxyl terminus of the mature enzyme. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1988; 85:1398-402. [PMID: 3422741 PMCID: PMC279778 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.85.5.1398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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A carboxyl-terminal chymotryptic peptide from mature human placental alkaline phosphatase was purified by HPLC and monitored by a specific RIA. Sequencing and amino acid assay showed that the carboxyl terminus of the peptide was aspartic acid, representing residue 484 of the proenzyme as deduced from the corresponding cDNA. Further analysis of the peptide showed it to be a peptidoglycan containing one residue of ethanolamine, one residue of glucosamine, and two residues of neutral hexose. The inositol glycan is apparently linked to the alpha carboxyl group of the aspartic acid through the ethanolamine. Location of the inositol glycan on Asp-484 of the proenzyme indicates that a 29-residue peptide is cleaved from the nascent protein during the post-translational condensation with the phosphatidylinositol-glycan.
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- R Micanovic
- Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Roche Research Center, Nutley, NJ 07110
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Luhrs CA, Pitiranggon P, da Costa M, Rothenberg SP, Slomiany BL, Brink L, Tous GI, Stein S. Purified membrane and soluble folate binding proteins from cultured KB cells have similar amino acid compositions and molecular weights but differ in fatty acid acylation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1987; 84:6546-9. [PMID: 3476960 PMCID: PMC299115 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.18.6546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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A membrane-associated folate binding protein (FBP) and a soluble FBP, which is released into the culture medium, have been purified from human KB cells using affinity chromatography. By NaDodSO4/PAGE, both proteins have an apparent Mr of approximately 42,000. However, in the presence of Triton X-100, the soluble FBP eluted from a Sephadex G-150 column with an apparent Mr of approximately 40,000 (similar to NaDodSO4/PAGE) but the membrane-associated FBP eluted with an apparent Mr of approximately 160,000, indicating that this species contains a hydrophobic domain that interacts with the detergent micelles. The amino acid compositions of both forms of FBP were similar, especially with respect to the apolar amino acids. In addition, the 18 amino acids at the amino termini of both proteins were identical. The membrane FBP, following delipidation with chloroform/methanol, contained 7.1 mol of fatty acid per mol of protein, of which 4.7 mol was amide-linked and 2.4 mol was ester-linked. The soluble FBP contained only 0.05 mol of fatty acid per mol of protein. These studies indicate that the membrane FBP of KB cells contains covalently bound fatty acids that may serve to anchor the protein in the cell membrane.
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Sadasivan E, da Costa M, Rothenberg SP, Brink L. Purification, properties, and immunological characterization of folate-binding proteins from human leukemia cells. Biochim Biophys Acta 1987; 925:36-47. [PMID: 3474029 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4165(87)90145-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A new matrix for affinity chromatography using pteroylglutamic acid coupled to an epoxy-activated matrix via hexanediamine resulted in negligible ligand leakage and permitted the purification of soluble and membrane-associated folate-binding proteins from human leukemia cells contained in a human spleen. Two species of membrane-associated folate-binding proteins were purified from the solubilized membrane fraction of the tissue using 2 M guanidine-HCl to elute the proteins from the affinity matrix. The higher molecular weight binding protein had an Mr of approximately 310,000 and the smaller species had an Mr of approximately 28,000 by gel filtration. By SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis the smaller species of membrane-associated protein had a molecular weight of 35,500, but the molecular weight of the larger membrane-associated species could not be determined by this method because of the high concentration of residual Triton X-100 in the sample which interfered with the silver staining of the gel. Two folate-binding proteins, which by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis had molecular weights of 34,500 and 32,000, were purified from the 44,000 X g supernatant fraction of the tissue homogenate by acid elution from the affinity matrix. Despite the different cell components from which the soluble and membrane-associated folate-binding proteins were purified, the amino acid compositions were similar, especially with respect to the apolar amino acids. All these forms of folate-binding proteins had higher affinity for oxidized than for reduced folates, and very low affinity for 5-formyltetrahydrofolate and methotrexate. Although these proteins cross-react with one antiserum raised previously to a folate-binding protein from other human leukemia cells, they do not cross-react with the folate-binding proteins purified from two other sources of human leukemia cells, from human placenta, or from the human KB cell line.
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Sadasivan E, Rothenberg SP, da Costa M, Brink L. Characterization of multiple forms of folate-binding protein from human leukemia cells. Biochim Biophys Acta 1986; 882:311-21. [PMID: 3460637 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4165(86)90253-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Folate-binding proteins were isolated from the particulate fraction (44,000 X g pellet) and the soluble fraction (44,000 X g supernate) of the homogenate of a spleen obtained from a patient who had an acute leukemic (blast) transformation of chronic myelogenous leukemia. The folate-binding activity which was obtained from the particulate fraction by solubilization with 1% Triton X-100 could be resolved into two binding proteins (Mr 310,000 and 28,000) by gel filtration through Sephadex G-200 after incubation with excess [3H]pteroylglutamic acid (PteGlu). The folate-binding protein in the solubilized particulate fraction and the soluble folate-binding protein in the 44,000 X g supernatant cytoplasm were purified by affinity chromatography. Only a 32 kDa protein was identified by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the final preparation of the purified folate-binding protein from the particulate, whereas two protein bands (Mr 42,000 and 32,000) were identified by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the purified preparation of the soluble folate-binding protein. Both of these species were immunologically crossreacting. Both the purified folate-binding protein from the particulate fraction and the purified soluble form had higher affinity for oxidized folate than for the reduced folate cofactors, and both proteins had very low affinity for the antifolate compound, methotrexate. The amino-acid composition of the soluble folate-binding protein was similar with regard to the content of apolar amino acids to that reported for the membrane-derived folate-binding protein purified from milk and human placenta.
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A unique type of radioimmunoassay is described that does not require centrifugation or separation. Microbeads containing a fluorophor are covalently linked to antibody. When an 125I-labeled antigen is added it binds to the beads and, by its proximity, the emitted short-range electrons of the 125I excite the fluorophor in the beads. The light emitted can be measured in a standard scintillation counter. Addition of unlabeled antigen from tissue extracts displaces the labeled ligand and diminishes the fluorescent signal. Application of scintillation proximity immunoassay to tissue enkephalins, serum thyroxin, and urinary morphine is described. Applications of the principle to study the kinetics of interaction between receptors and ligands are discussed.
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Hua JC, Garattini E, Pan YC, Hulmes JD, Chang M, Brink L, Udenfriend S. Purification and partial sequencing of bovine liver alkaline phosphatase. Arch Biochem Biophys 1985; 241:380-5. [PMID: 4037795 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(85)90560-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Bovine liver alkaline phosphatase has been purified to homogeneity by procedures that include reverse-phase HPLC. The pure enzyme has an apparent Mr of 160,000 and is composed of what appears to be two identical monomers of Mr 82,000. About 80% of the material yielded the amino-terminal sequence Leu-Val-Pro-Glu-Lys-Glu-Lys-Asp-Pro-?-Tyr-?-Arg-Asp-Gln-Ala-Gln. The minor component was extended at the amino terminus by two residues that have not yet been identified, i.e., ?-?-Leu-Val-Pro-Glu-Lys-Glu-Lys-Asp-Pro-?-Tyr-?-Arg-Asp-Gln-Ala-Gln.
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Lahm HW, Gerber LD, Brink L, Kilpatrick DL, Udenfriend S. Specific polyclonal antibodies to the carboxyl terminus of [Met]enkephalin-Arg6-Gly7-Leu8. Arch Biochem Biophys 1983; 225:422-9. [PMID: 6625592 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(83)90049-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The octapeptide Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met-Arg-Gly-Leu was recently isolated from bovine adrenal chromaffin granules and serves as a marker for proenkephalin from which it is derived. Polyclonal antisera which are highly specific for the carboxyl terminus have been raised against the synthetic peptide. The only significant cross-reactivity was with the 18.2-k Da and 5.3-k Da enkephalin-containing peptides (EC peptides) which contain the octapeptide at their carboxyl termini and the [des-Tyr] and [des-Tyr-Gly] congeners of the octapeptide. Extracts of bovine adrenal medulla and rat spinal cord were shown to contain significant amounts of the octapeptide, the two larger EC peptides, and the two smaller congeners.
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Krupen K, Araneo BA, Brink L, Kapp JA, Stein S, Wieder KJ, Webb DR. Purification and characterization of a monoclonal T-cell suppressor factor specific for poly(LGlu60LAla30LTyr10). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1982; 79:1254-8. [PMID: 6978487 PMCID: PMC345940 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.79.4.1254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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A monoclonal T-cell-derived suppressor factor specific for the terpolymer poly(LGlu60LAla30LTyr10) produced by the T-cell hybridoma 258 C4.4, was purified to homogeneity. This was accomplished by fractionation of the culture medium by using a combination of affinity chromatography and reverse-phase and ion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography. The purified factor is composed of a single Mr 24,000 polypeptide chain, and the homogeneous protein maintains the ability to suppress antibody and T-cell proliferative responses to poly(LGlu60LAla30LTyr10) specifically. The specific activity of pure suppressor factor is calculated to be 8 X 10(7) units/micrograms.
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Levy WP, Rubinstein M, Shively J, Del Valle U, Lai CY, Moschera J, Brink L, Gerber L, Stein S, Pestka S. Amino acid sequence of a human leukocyte interferon. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1981; 78:6186-90. [PMID: 6171813 PMCID: PMC349003 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.78.10.6186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The primary structures of three major species of human leukocyte interferon differ from the structure predicted from the DNA sequence of recombinants containing leukocyte interferon-coding regions. Compared to the recombinant interferon produced in bacteria, three of the purified natural proteins isolated from leukocytes lack the 10 COOH-terminal amino acids suggested by the DNA sequence.
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Brink L. Quality care: a fact of life. Times 1981; 22:6-9. [PMID: 10251715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Stern AS, Lewis RV, Kimura S, Rossier J, Gerber LD, Brink L, Stein S, Udenfriend S. Isolation of the opioid heptapeptide Met-enkephalin [Arg6,Phe7] from bovine adrenal medullary granules and striatum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1979; 76:6680-3. [PMID: 293754 PMCID: PMC411932 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.76.12.6680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Bovine adrenal chromaffin granules have been shown to contain, in addition to Met-enkephalin and Leu-enkephalin, at least three small peptides with opiate receptor activity. One of these adrenal peptides has been purified to homogeneity and its sequence was shown to be Met-enkephalin-[Arg6,Phe&]. This heptapeptide was also found in beef striatal extracts in amounts comparable to those of Leu-enkephalin.
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Kimura S, Lewis RV, Gerber LD, Brink L, Rubinstein M, Stein S, Udenfriend S. Purification to homogeneity of camel pituitary pro-opiocortin, the common precursor of opioid peptides and corticotropin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1979; 76:1756-9. [PMID: 221906 PMCID: PMC383469 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.76.4.1756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Pro-opiocortin was purified from camel pituitaries by procedures including high-performance liquid chromatography. The precursor relationship of the pure protein to the opioid peptides and to corticotropin was confirmed. Partial chemical analysis consisting of amino acid analysis and tryptic peptide mapping was carried out with the aid of sensitive fluorescence detection.
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Devito RA, Brink L, Sloan C, Jolliff F. Fluphenazine decanoate vs oral antipsychotics: a comparison of their effectiveness in the treatment of schizophrenia as measured by a reduction in hospital readmissions. J Clin Psychiatry 1978; 39:26-34. [PMID: 24614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A significant number of chronic psychotic patients are readmitted to state mental hospitals each year due in large part to their inability or unwillingness to continue taking antipsychotic medication on a voluntary basis. This paper describes an ex post facto study comparing the effectiveness of fluphenazine decanoate, a long acting antipsychotic medication, with a variety of oral antipsychotics in reducing the number of readmissions of two groups of chronic psychotic patients to a state operated mental health facility. The results demonstrated that a group of 61 patients receiving fluphenazine decanoate had signigicantly fewer readmissions during the one year study period than did a comparison group on oral antipsychotics. The findings indicate that long acting antipsychotic medication, as part of an intensive outpatient treatment program, strongly militates against the tendency of chronic psychotic patients to discontinue treatment.
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Gruber KA, Stein S, Brink L, Radhakrishnan A, Udenfriend S. Fluorometric assay of vasopressin and oxytocin: a general approach to the assay of peptides in tissues. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1976; 73:1314-8. [PMID: 1063412 PMCID: PMC430258 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.73.4.1314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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A fluorometric method for the quantitative assay of vasopressin and oxytocin in individual rat pituitaries has been developed. Acid extracts of pituitaries are freed of amino acids and polyamines by passage over a copper-Sephadex column, and the peptides fraction is then labeled by reaction with fluorescamine. The resulting peptide fluorophors are separated by chromatography on a reverse-phase bonded column. Specificity of the procedure was ascertained by several criteria, including bioassay and amino-acid analysis of the eluted peptide fluorophors. The procedure serves as a model system for the assay of tissue peptides in the picomole range.
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