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Ittiwut C, Ittiwut R, Kuptanon C, Matsuhashi T, Shimura M, Sugiyama Y, Onuki T, Ohtake A, Murayama K, Vatanavicharn N, Dejputtawat W, Tantisirivit N, Kor-Anantakul P, Kamolvisit W, Suphapeetiporn K, Shotelersuk V. Genetic, metabolic and clinical delineation of an MRPS23-associated mitochondrial disorder. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22005. [PMID: 38086984 PMCID: PMC10716371 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49161-7] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
MRPS23 is a nuclear gene encoding a mitochondrial ribosomal protein. A patient with a mitochondrial disorder was found to carry a variant in MRPS23. More cases are necessary to establish MRPS23 as a mitochondrial disease gene. Of 5134 exomes performed in our center, we identified five independent patients who had similar clinical manifestations and were homozygous for the same germline variant c.119C>T; p.P40L in MRPS23. Detailed clinical findings, mitochondrial enzyme activity assays from cultured skin fibroblasts, PCR-Sanger-sequencing, and variant age estimation were performed. Their available family members were also studied. Eight members homozygous for the MRPS23 p.P40L were identified. All were from Hmong hilltribe. Seven presented with alteration of consciousness and recurrent vomiting, while the eighth who was a younger brother of a proband was found pre-symptomatically. Patients showed delayed growth and development, hearing impairment, hypoglycemia, lactic acidosis, and liver dysfunction. In vitro assays of cultured fibroblasts showed combined respiratory chain complex deficiency with low activities of complexes I and IV. PCR-Sanger-sequencing confirmed the variant, which was estimated to have occurred 1550 years ago. These results establish the MRPS23-associated mitochondrial disorder inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern and provide insight into its clinical and metabolic features.
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- Chupong Ittiwut
- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center for Medical Genetics and Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics and Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics and Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics and Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Center for Intractable Diseases, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics and Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Growth and Development, Department of Pediatrics, Nakornping Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Kishita Y, Sugiura A, Onuki T, Ebihara T, Matsuhashi T, Shimura M, Fushimi T, Ichino N, Nagatakidani Y, Nishihata H, Nitta KR, Yatsuka Y, Imai-Okazaki A, Wu Y, Osaka H, Ohtake A, Murayama K, Okazaki Y. Strategic validation of variants of uncertain significance in ECHS1 genetic testing. J Med Genet 2023; 60:1006-1015. [PMID: 37055166 DOI: 10.1136/jmg-2022-109027] [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: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Enoyl-CoA hydratase short-chain 1 (ECHS1) is an enzyme involved in the metabolism of branched chain amino acids and fatty acids. Mutations in the ECHS1 gene lead to mitochondrial short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase 1 deficiency, resulting in the accumulation of intermediates of valine. This is one of the most common causative genes in mitochondrial diseases. While genetic analysis studies have diagnosed numerous cases with ECHS1 variants, the increasing number of variants of uncertain significance (VUS) in genetic diagnosis is a major problem. METHODS Here, we constructed an assay system to verify VUS function for ECHS1 gene. A high-throughput assay using ECHS1 knockout cells was performed to index these phenotypes by expressing cDNAs containing VUS. In parallel with the VUS validation system, a genetic analysis of samples from patients with mitochondrial disease was performed. The effect on gene expression in cases was verified by RNA-seq and proteome analysis. RESULTS The functional validation of VUS identified novel variants causing loss of ECHS1 function. The VUS validation system also revealed the effect of the VUS in the compound heterozygous state and provided a new methodology for variant interpretation. Moreover, we performed multiomics analysis and identified a synonymous substitution p.P163= that results in splicing abnormality. The multiomics analysis complemented the diagnosis of some cases that could not be diagnosed by the VUS validation system. CONCLUSIONS In summary, this study uncovered new ECHS1 cases based on VUS validation and omics analysis; these analyses are applicable to the functional evaluation of other genes associated with mitochondrial disease.
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- Yoshihito Kishita
- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan
- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neonatology, Chiba Children's Hospital, Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Chemical Biology Mass Spectrometry Platform (CHEMBIOMS), Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- YCI Laboratory for Next-Generation Proteomics, RIKEN Center of Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics & Clinical Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Saitama, Japan
- Center for Intractable Diseases, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Moroyama, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan
- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, Midori-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Laboratory for Comprehensive Genomic Analysis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Ebihara T, Nagatomo T, Sugiyama Y, Tsuruoka T, Osone Y, Shimura M, Tajika M, Matsuhashi T, Ichimoto K, Matsunaga A, Akiyama N, Ogawa-Tominaga M, Yatsuka Y, Nitta KR, Kishita Y, Fushimi T, Imai-Okazaki A, Ohtake A, Okazaki Y, Murayama K. Neonatal-onset mitochondrial disease: clinical features, molecular diagnosis and prognosis. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2022; 107:329-334. [PMID: 34625524 PMCID: PMC9046829 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-321633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Neonatal-onset mitochondrial disease has not been fully characterised owing to its heterogeneity. We analysed neonatal-onset mitochondrial disease in Japan to clarify its clinical features, molecular diagnosis and prognosis. DESIGN Retrospective observational study from January 2004 to March 2020. SETTING Population based. PATIENTS Patients (281) with neonatal-onset mitochondrial disease diagnosed by biochemical and genetic approaches. INTERVENTIONS None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Disease types, initial symptoms, biochemical findings, molecular diagnosis and prognosis. RESULTS Of the 281 patients, multisystem mitochondrial disease was found in 194, Leigh syndrome in 26, cardiomyopathy in 38 and hepatopathy in 23 patients. Of the 321 initial symptoms, 236 occurred within 2 days of birth. Using biochemical approaches, 182 patients were diagnosed by mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme activity rate and 89 by oxygen consumption rate. The remaining 10 patients were diagnosed using a genetic approach. Genetic analysis revealed 69 patients had nuclear DNA variants in 36 genes, 11 of 15 patients had mitochondrial DNA variants in five genes and four patients had single large deletion. The Cox proportional hazards regression analysis showed the effects of Leigh syndrome (HR=0.15, 95% CI 0.04 to 0.63, p=0.010) and molecular diagnosis (HR=1.87, 95% CI 1.18 to 2.96, p=0.008) on survival. CONCLUSIONS Neonatal-onset mitochondrial disease has a heterogenous aetiology. The number of diagnoses can be increased, and clarity regarding prognosis can be achieved by comprehensive biochemical and molecular analyses using appropriate tissue samples.
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- Tomohiro Ebihara
- Department of Neonatology, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neonatology, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neonatology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan,Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Genomics, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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Sugiyama Y, Watanabe T, Tajika M, Matsuhashi T, Shimura M, Fushimi T, Ichimoto K, Matsunaga A, Ebihara T, Tsuruoka T, Akiyama T, Murayama K. A Japanese single-center experience of the efficacy and safety of asfotase alfa in pediatric-onset hypophosphatasia. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2022; 17:78. [PMID: 35197081 PMCID: PMC8867653 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-022-02230-y] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder caused by mutations in the ALPL gene, which encodes tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase. The severity of HPP is widely diverse from the perinatal form to the adult mild form. The former represents the most severe form and was earlier associated with high mortality due to pneumonia which was caused by severe hypomineralization of the bones—such as chest deformity and fractured ribs—and muscle weakness. Enzyme replacement therapy using asfotase alfa (AA) was approved in 2015 in Japan for treating patients with HPP and has improved their pulmonary function and life prognosis. There are several practical and ethical challenges related to using orphan drugs for a rare disorder in a publicly funded healthcare system. Sharing experiences about their application is essential towards formulating guidelines to assist clinicians with decisions about their initiation and withdrawal. We report the details of AA experience in ten cases of pediatric-onset HPP in nine families from January 2015 to November 2019 (median [interquartile range] age 11.0 [7.6–12.5] years; 60% male). This is a study of a single-center cohort describing the clinical course of patients with HPP, mainly consisting of the mild childhood form of HPP, treated with AA in Japan. Results One case of perinatal form of HPP, two cases of benign prenatal form, and seven cases of childhood form were observed. The most common symptom at onset was pain. All patients had low serum alkaline phosphatase levels as compared to the age-matched reference range before the commencement of AA. All HPP patients seem to have responded to AA treatment, as evidenced by pain alleviation, increased height standard deviation, improvement in respiratory condition and 6-min walk test result improvement, disappearance of kidney calcification, alleviation of fatigue, and/or increases in bone mineralization. There were no serious adverse events, but all patients had an injection site reaction and skin changes at the injection sites. Genetic analysis showed that eight out of ten patients had compound heterozygosity. Conclusions AA may be effective in patients with mild to severe pediatric-onset forms of HPP. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13023-022-02230-y.
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- Yohei Sugiyama
- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, 266-0007, Japan.,Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan.,Department of Neonatology, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, 266-0007, Japan.,Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, 266-0007, Japan.,Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, 266-0007, Japan.,Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, 266-0007, Japan.,Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, 266-0007, Japan.,Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, 266-0007, Japan.,Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, 266-0007, Japan.,Department of Neonatology, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, 266-0007, Japan.,Department of Neonatology, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama city, Okayama Prefecture, 700-8558, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, 266-0007, Japan. .,Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
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Shimura M, Onuki T, Sugiyama Y, Matsuhashi T, Ebihara T, Fushimi T, Tajika M, Ichimoto K, Matsunaga A, Tsuruoka T, Nitta KR, Imai-Okazaki A, Yatsuka Y, Kishita Y, Ohtake A, Okazaki Y, Murayama K. Development of Leigh syndrome with a high probability of cardiac manifestations in infantile-onset patients with m.14453G > A. Mitochondrion 2021; 63:1-8. [PMID: 34933128 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2021.12.005] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
The m.14453G > A mutation in MT-ND6 has been described in a few patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes or Leigh syndrome.However, the clinical spectrum and molecular characteristics are unclear.Here, we present four infantile-onset patients with m.14453G > A-associated Leigh syndrome. All four patients had brainstem lesions with basal ganglia lesions, and two patients had cardiac manifestations. Decreased ND6 protein expression and immunoreactivity were observed in patient-derived samples. There was no clear correlation between heteroplasmy levels and onset age or between heteroplasmy levels and phenotype; however, infantile onset was associated with Leigh syndrome.
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- Masaru Shimura
- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho Midori-ku, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho Midori-ku, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho Midori-ku, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho Midori-ku, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho Midori-ku, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho Midori-ku, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho Midori-ku, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho Midori-ku, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho Midori-ku, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho Midori-ku, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutic of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Hongo 2-1-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutic of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Hongo 2-1-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutic of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Hongo 2-1-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutic of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Hongo 2-1-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashiosaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics & Clinical Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama 350-0495, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutic of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Hongo 2-1-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho Midori-ku, Chiba 266-0007, Japan; Diagnostics and Therapeutic of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Hongo 2-1-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.
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Ho H, Kikuchi K, Oikawa D, Watanabe S, Kanemitsu Y, Saigusa D, Kujirai R, Ikeda‐Ohtsubo W, Ichijo M, Akiyama Y, Aoki Y, Mishima E, Ogata Y, Oikawa Y, Matsuhashi T, Toyohara T, Suzuki C, Suzuki T, Mano N, Kagawa Y, Owada Y, Katayama T, Nakayama T, Tomioka Y, Abe T. SGLT-1-specific inhibition ameliorates renal failure and alters the gut microbial community in mice with adenine-induced renal failure. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e15092. [PMID: 34921520 PMCID: PMC8683788 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Sodium-dependent glucose cotransporters (SGLTs) have attracted considerable attention as new targets for type 2 diabetes mellitus. In the kidney, SGLT2 is the major glucose uptake transporter in the proximal tubules, and inhibition of SGLT2 in the proximal tubules shows renoprotective effects. On the other hand, SGLT1 plays a role in glucose absorption from the gastrointestinal tract, and the relationship between SGLT1 inhibition in the gut and renal function remains unclear. Here, we examined the effect of SGL5213, a novel and potent intestinal SGLT1 inhibitor, in a renal failure (RF) model. SGL5213 improved renal function and reduced gut-derived uremic toxins (phenyl sulfate and trimethylamine-N-oxide) in an adenine-induced RF model. Histological analysis revealed that SGL5213 ameliorated renal fibrosis and inflammation. SGL5213 also reduced gut inflammation and fibrosis in the ileum, which is a primary target of SGL5213. Examination of the gut microbiota community revealed that the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio, which suggests gut dysbiosis, was increased in RF and SGL5213 rebalanced the ratio by increasing Bacteroidetes and reducing Firmicutes. At the genus level, Allobaculum (a major component of Erysipelotrichaceae) was significantly increased in the RF group, and this increase was canceled by SGL5213. We also measured the effect of SGL5213 on bacterial phenol-producing enzymes that catalyze tyrosine into phenol, following the reduction of phenyl sulfate, which is a novel marker and a therapeutic target for diabetic kidney disease DKD. We found that the enzyme inhibition was less potent, suggesting that the change in the microbial community and the reduction of uremic toxins may be related to the renoprotective effect of SGL5213. Because SGL5213 is a low-absorbable SGLT1 inhibitor, these data suggest that the gastrointestinal inhibition of SGLT1 is also a target for chronic kidney diseases.
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- Hsin‐Jung Ho
- Department of Medical ScienceTohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical EngineeringSendaiJapan
- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular MedicineTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular MedicineTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
- Department of Medical MegabankTohoku UniversitySendaiJapan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering Applied Life ChemistryTohoku University Graduate School of EngineeringSendaiJapan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular MedicineTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
- Department of Clinical Biology and Hormonal RegulationTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Department of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Megabank OrganizationTohoku UniversitySendaiJapan
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- Laboratory of OncologyPharmacy Practice and SciencesTohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesSendaiJapan
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- Laboratory of Animal Products ChemistryGraduate School of Agricultural ScienceTohoku UniversitySendaiJapan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular MedicineTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular MedicineTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Department of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Megabank OrganizationTohoku UniversitySendaiJapan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular MedicineTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Department of Clinical Biology and Hormonal RegulationTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Department of PediatricsTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Department of PediatricsTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Department of Medical ScienceTohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical EngineeringSendaiJapan
- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular MedicineTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular MedicineTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Department of Medical ScienceTohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical EngineeringSendaiJapan
- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular MedicineTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesTohoku University HospitalSendaiJapan
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- Department of Organ AnatomyTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Department of Organ AnatomyTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology of BioresponseGraduate School of BiostudiesKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering Applied Life ChemistryTohoku University Graduate School of EngineeringSendaiJapan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology of BioresponseGraduate School of BiostudiesKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Department of Medical ScienceTohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical EngineeringSendaiJapan
- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular MedicineTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
- Department of Clinical Biology and Hormonal RegulationTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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Imai-Okazaki A, Matsunaga A, Yatsuka Y, Nitta KR, Kishita Y, Sugiura A, Sugiyama Y, Fushimi T, Shimura M, Ichimoto K, Tajika M, Tominaga M, Ebihara T, Matsuhashi T, Tsuruoka T, Kohda M, Hirata T, Harashima H, Nojiri S, Takeda A, Nakaya A, Kogaki S, Sakata Y, Ohtake A, Murayama K, Okazaki Y. Long-term prognosis and genetic background of cardiomyopathy in 223 pediatric mitochondrial disease patients. Int J Cardiol 2021; 341:48-55. [PMID: 34298071 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cardiomyopathy is a risk factor for poor prognosis in pediatric patients with mitochondrial disease. However, other risk factors including genetic factors related to poor prognosis in mitochondrial disease has yet to be fully elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS Between January 2004 and September 2019, we enrolled 223 consecutive pediatric mitochondrial disease patients aged <18 years with a confirmed genetic diagnosis, including 114 with nuclear gene mutations, 89 patients with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) point mutations, 11 with mtDNA single large-scale deletions and 9 with chromosomal aberrations. Cardiomyopathy at baseline was observed in 46 patients (22%). Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for all-cause mortality. Over a median follow-up of 36 months (12-77), there were 85 deaths (38%). The overall survival rate was significantly lower in patients with cardiomyopathy than in those without (p < 0.001, log-rank test). By multivariable analysis, left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy (HR = 4.6; 95% CI: 2.8-7.3), neonatal onset (HR = 2.9; 95% CI: 1.8-4.5) and chromosomal aberrations (HR = 2.9; 95% CI: 1.3-6.5) were independent predictors of all-cause mortality. Patients with LV hypertrophy with neonatal onset and/or chromosomal aberrations had higher mortality (100% in 21 patients) than those with LV hypertrophy alone (71% in 14 patients). CONCLUSION In pediatric patients with mitochondrial disease, cardiomyopathy was common (22%) and was associated with increased mortality. LV hypertrophy, neonatal onset and chromosomal aberrations were independent predictors of all-cause mortality. Prognosis is particularly unfavourable if LV hypertrophy is combined with neonatal onset and/or chromosomal aberrations.
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- Atsuko Imai-Okazaki
- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Centre, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Centre, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Centre, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Centre, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Centre, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Centre, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory for Comprehensive Genomic Analysis, RIKEN Centre for Integrative Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics & Clinical Genomics, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan; Centre for Intractable Diseases, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Clinical Research and Trial Centre, Juntendo University, Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Genome Data Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics & Clinical Genomics, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan; Centre for Intractable Diseases, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Centre, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan; Laboratory for Comprehensive Genomic Analysis, RIKEN Centre for Integrative Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Nanto-Hara F, Kanemitsu Y, Fukuda S, Kikuchi K, Asaji K, Saigusa D, Iwasaki T, Ho HJ, Mishima E, Suzuki T, Suzuki C, Tsukimi T, Matsuhashi T, Oikawa Y, Akiyama Y, Kure S, Owada Y, Tomioka Y, Soga T, Ito S, Abe T. The guanylate cyclase C agonist linaclotide ameliorates the gut-cardio-renal axis in an adenine-induced mouse model of chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2020; 35:250-264. [PMID: 31411705 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cardiorenal syndrome is a major cause of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the involvement of detrimental humoral mediators in the pathogenesis of cardiorenal syndrome is still controversial. Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), a hepatic metabolic product of trimethylamine generated from dietary phosphatidylcholine or carnitine derived by the gut microbiota, has been linked directly with progression of cardiovascular disease and renal dysfunction. Thus, targeting TMAO may be a novel strategy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. METHODS Linaclotide, a guanylate cyclase C agonist, was administered to adenine-induced renal failure (RF) mice and changes in renal function and levels of gut-derived uremic toxins, as well as the gut microbiota community, were analyzed using metabolomic and metagenomic methods to reveal its cardiorenal effect. RESULTS Linaclotide decreased the plasma levels of TMAO at a clinically used low dose of 10 μg/kg in the adenine-induced RF mouse model. At a high concentration of 100 μg/kg, linaclotide clearly improved renal function and reduced the levels of various uremic toxins. A reduction in TMAO levels following linaclotide treatment was also observed in a choline-fed pro-atherosclerotic model. Linaclotide ameliorated renal inflammation and fibrosis and cardiac fibrosis, as well as decreased the expression of collagen I, transforming growth factor-β, galectin-3 (Gal-3) and ST2 genes. Plasma levels of Gal-3 and ST2 were also reduced. Because exposure of cardiomyocytes to TMAO increased fibronectin expression, these data suggest that linaclotide reduced the levels of TMAO and various uremic toxins and may result in not only renal, but also cardiac, fibrosis. F4/80-positive macrophages were abundant in small intestinal crypts in RF mice, and this increased expression was decreased by linaclotide. Reduced colonic claudin-1 levels were also restored by linaclotide, suggesting that linaclotide ameliorated the 'leaky gut' in RF mice. Metagenomic analysis revealed that the microbial order Clostridiales could be responsible for the change in TMAO levels. CONCLUSION Linaclotide reduced TMAO and uremic toxin levels and could be a powerful tool for the prevention and control of the cardiorenal syndrome by modification of the gut-cardio-renal axis.
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- Fumika Nanto-Hara
- Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Anatomy, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.,Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oncology, Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Japan.,Intestinal Microbiota Project, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Kawasaki, Japan.,Transborder Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.,PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Clinical Biology and Hormonal Regulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oncology, Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, Japan.,Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, Japan.,Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Japan
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- Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, Japan.,Division of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, Japan.,Division of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oncology, Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oncology, Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, Japan.,Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Clinical Biology and Hormonal Regulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Sugiyama Y, Shimura M, Ogawa-Tominaga M, Ebihara T, Kinouchi Y, Isozaki K, Matsuhashi T, Tajika M, Fushimi T, Ichimoto K, Matsunaga A, Ishida T, Mizutani K, Tsuruoka T, Murayama K. Therapeutic effect of N-carbamylglutamate in CPS1 deficiency. Mol Genet Metab Rep 2020; 24:100622. [PMID: 32670798 PMCID: PMC7347628 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2020.100622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The detoxification of ammonia to urea requires a functional hepatic urea cycle, which consists of six enzymes and two mitochondrial membrane transporters. The initial step of the urea cycle is catalyzed by carbamyl phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1). CPS1 deficiency (CPS1D) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder. N-Carbamylglutamate (NCG), a deacylase-resistant analogue of N-acetylglutamate, can activate CPS1. We describe the therapeutic course of a patient suffering from neonatal onset CPS1D with compound heterozygosity for the c.2359C > T (p.Arg787*) and c.3559G > T (p.Val1187Phe) variants in CPS1, treated with NCG. She presented with hyperammonemia, which reached 944 μmol/L at the age of 2 days. The ammonia concentration decreased after treatment with continuous hemodiafiltration, NCG, sodium benzoate, sodium phenylbutyrate, L-arginine, vitamin cocktail (vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin E, biotin), l-carnitine, coenzyme Q10, and parenteral nutrition. Her ammonia and glutamine levels remained low; thus, protein intake was increased to 1.2 g/kg/day. Furthermore, the amount of sodium benzoate and sodium phenylbutyrate were reduced. She remained metabolically stable and experienced no metabolic crisis following treatment with oral NCG, sodium benzoate, sodium phenylbutyrate, citrulline, vitamin cocktail, l-carnitine, and coenzyme Q10 until she underwent liver transplantation at 207 days of age. She had no neurological complications at the age of 15 months. Ammonia and glutamine levels of the patient were successfully maintained at a low level via NCG treatment with increased protein intake, which led to normal neurological development. Thus, undiagnosed urea cycle disorders should be treated rapidly with acute therapy including NCG, which should be maintained until a genetic diagnosis is reached. It is essential to prevent metabolic crises in patients with CPS1D until liver transplantation to improve their prognoses.
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- Yohei Sugiyama
- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
- Department of Neonatology, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
- Department of Neonatology, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
- Department of Neonatology, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
- Department of Neonatology, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Department of Neonatology, Kimitsu Chuo Hospital, 1010 sakurai, Kisarazu city, Chiba 292-8535, Japan
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- Department of Neonatology, Kameda Medical Center, 929 Higashi-cho, Kamogawa City, Chiba 296-8602, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
- Department of Neonatology, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan
- Corresponding author at: Center for Medical Genetics, Chiba Children's Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 266-0007, Japan.
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Mishima E, Mori T, Nakajima Y, Toyohara T, Kikuchi K, Oikawa Y, Matsuhashi T, Maeda Y, Suzuki T, Kudo M, Ito S, Sohara E, Uchida S, Abe T. HPRT-related hyperuricemia with a novel p.V35M mutation in HPRT1 presenting familial juvenile gout. CEN Case Rep 2020; 9:210-214. [PMID: 32128695 DOI: 10.1007/s13730-020-00459-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Unlike complete deficiency of hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) (i.e., Lesch-Nyhan syndrome), partial HPRT deficiency causes HPRT-related hyperuricemia without neurological symptoms. Herein, we describe a 22-year-old man without neurological symptoms that presented gout, hyperuricemia (serum urate level, 12.2 mg/dL), multiple renal microcalculi, and a family history of juvenile gout that was exhibited by his brother and grandfather. Genetic testing revealed a novel missense mutation, c.103G>A (p.V35M), in the HPRT1 gene, and biochemical testing (conducted using the patient's erythrocytes) showed that the patient retained only 12.4% HPRT enzymatic activity compared to that exhibited by a healthy control subject. We thus diagnosed the patient with HPRT-related hyperuricemia caused by partial HPRT deficiency. After his serum urate level was controlled via treatment with febuxostat, his gout did not recur. Thus, this study emphasizes that HPRT deficiency should be considered as a potential cause of familial juvenile gout, even in the absence of neurological symptoms.
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- Eikan Mishima
- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Center for Joint Research Facilities Support, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Katta General Public Hospital, Shiroishi, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. .,Division of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, Japan. .,Department of Clinical Biology and Hormonal Regulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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Mishima E, Sato E, Ito J, Yamada KI, Suzuki C, Oikawa Y, Matsuhashi T, Kikuchi K, Toyohara T, Suzuki T, Ito S, Nakagawa K, Abe T. Drugs Repurposed as Antiferroptosis Agents Suppress Organ Damage, Including AKI, by Functioning as Lipid Peroxyl Radical Scavengers. J Am Soc Nephrol 2019; 31:280-296. [PMID: 31767624 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019060570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Ferroptosis, nonapoptotic cell death mediated by free radical reactions and driven by the oxidative degradation of lipids, is a therapeutic target because of its role in organ damage, including AKI. Ferroptosis-causing radicals that are targeted by ferroptosis suppressors have not been unequivocally identified. Because certain cytochrome P450 substrate drugs can prevent lipid peroxidation via obscure mechanisms, we evaluated their antiferroptotic potential and used them to identify ferroptosis-causing radicals. METHODS Using a cell-based assay, we screened cytochrome P450 substrate compounds to identify drugs with antiferroptotic activity and investigated the underlying mechanism. To evaluate radical-scavenging activity, we used electron paramagnetic resonance-spin trapping methods and a fluorescence probe for lipid radicals, NBD-Pen, that we had developed. We then assessed the therapeutic potency of these drugs in mouse models of cisplatin-induced AKI and LPS/galactosamine-induced liver injury. RESULTS We identified various US Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs and hormones that have antiferroptotic properties, including rifampicin, promethazine, omeprazole, indole-3-carbinol, carvedilol, propranolol, estradiol, and thyroid hormones. The antiferroptotic drug effects were closely associated with the scavenging of lipid peroxyl radicals but not significantly related to interactions with other radicals. The elevated lipid peroxyl radical levels were associated with ferroptosis onset, and known ferroptosis suppressors, such as ferrostatin-1, also functioned as lipid peroxyl radical scavengers. The drugs exerted antiferroptotic activities in various cell types, including tubules, podocytes, and renal fibroblasts. Moreover, in mice, the drugs ameliorated AKI and liver injury, with suppression of tissue lipid peroxidation and decreased cell death. CONCLUSIONS Although elevated lipid peroxyl radical levels can trigger ferroptosis onset, some drugs that scavenge lipid peroxyl radicals can help control ferroptosis-related disorders, including AKI.
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- Eikan Mishima
- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan
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- Food and Biodynamic Chemistry Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Physical Chemistry for Life Science Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and.,Katta Public General Hospital, Shiroishi, Japan; and
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- Food and Biodynamic Chemistry Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and.,Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Clinical Biology and Hormonal Regulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Miyauchi A, Kouga T, Jimbo EF, Matsuhashi T, Abe T, Yamagata T, Osaka H. Apomorphine rescues reactive oxygen species-induced apoptosis of fibroblasts with mitochondrial disease. Mitochondrion 2019; 49:111-120. [PMID: 31356884 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2019.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Mitochondrial disease is a genetic disorder in which individuals suffer from energy insufficiency. The various clinical phenotypes of mitochondrial disease include Leigh syndrome (LS), myopathy encephalopathy lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). Thus far, no curative treatment is available, and effective treatment options are eagerly awaited. We examined the cell protective effect of an existing commercially available chemical library on fibroblasts from four patients with LS and MELAS and identified apomorphine as a potential therapeutic drug for mitochondrial disease. We conducted a cell viability assay under oxidative stress induced by L-butionine (S, R)-sulfoximine (BSO), a glutathione synthesis inhibitor. Among the chemicals of library, 4 compounds (apomorphine, olanzapine, phenothiazine and ethopropazine) rescued cells from death induced by oxidative stress much more effectively than idebenone, which was used as a positive control. The EC50 value showed that apomorphine was the most effective compound. Apomorphine also significantly improved all of the assessed oxygen consumption rate values by the extracellular flux analyzer for fibroblasts from LS patients with complex I deficiency. In addition, the elevation of the Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF-15), a biomarker of mitochondrial disease, was significantly reduced by apomorphine. Among 441 apomorphine-responsive genes identified by the microarray, apomorphine induced the expression of genes that inhibit the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity and inflammatory responses, suggesting that apomorphine induced cell survival via a new potential pathway. In conclusion, apomorphine rescued fibroblasts from cell death under oxidative stress and improved the mitochondrial respiratory activity and appears to be potentially useful for treating mitochondrial disease.
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- Akihiko Miyauchi
- Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, Japan; Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, Japan; Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Department of Clinical Biology and Hormonal Regulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
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Bevilaqua VR, Matsuhashi T, Oliveira G, Oliveira PSL, Hirano T, Viviani VR. Phrixotrix luciferase and 6'-aminoluciferins reveal a larger luciferin phenolate binding site and provide novel far-red combinations for bioimaging purposes. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8998. [PMID: 31227722 PMCID: PMC6588592 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44534-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
How the unique luciferase of Phrixothrix hirtus (PxRE) railroad worm catalyzes the emission of red bioluminescence using the same luciferin of fireflies, remains a mystery. Although PxRE luciferase is a very attractive tool for bioanalysis and bioimaging in hemoglobin rich tissues, it displays lower quantum yield (15%) when compared to green emitting luciferases (>40%). To identify which parts of PxRE luciferin binding site (LBS) determine bioluminescence color, and to develop brighter and more red-shifted emitting luciferases, we compared the effects of site-directed mutagenesis and of larger 6′-substituted aminoluciferin analogues (6′-morpholino- and 6′-pyrrolidinyl-LH) on the bioluminescence properties of PxRE and green-yellow emitting beetle luciferases. The effects of mutations in the benzothiazolyl and thiazolyl parts of PxRE LBS on the KM and catalytic efficiencies, indicated their importance for luciferin binding and catalysis. However, the absence of effects on the bioluminescence spectrum indicated a less interactive LBS in PxRE during light emission. Mutations at the bottom of LBS of PxRE blue-shifted the spectra and increased catalytic efficiency, suggesting that lack of interactions of this part of LBS with excited oxyluciferin phenolate underlie red light emission. The much higher bioluminescence activity and red-shifted spectra of PxRE luciferase with 6′-morpholino- (634 nm) and 6′-pyrrolidinyl-luciferins (644 nm), when compared to other beetle luciferases, revealed a larger luciferin phenolate binding pocket. The size and orientation of the side-chains of L/I/H348 are critical for amino-analogues accommodation and modulate bioluminescence color, affecting the interactions and mobility of excited oxyluciferin phenolate. The PxRE luciferase and 6′-aminoluciferins provide potential far-red combinations for bioimaging applications.
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- V R Bevilaqua
- Graduate Program of Evolutive Genetics and Molecular Biology, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Engineering Science, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo, 182-8585, Japan
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- Graduate Program of Evolutive Genetics and Molecular Biology, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Zip Code 13083-970, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Engineering Science, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo, 182-8585, Japan
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- Graduate Program of Biotechnology and Environmental Monitoring, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rodovia João Leme dos Santos, km 110, Itinga, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil. .,Graduate Program of Evolutive Genetics and Molecular Biology, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Kikuchi K, Saigusa D, Kanemitsu Y, Matsumoto Y, Thanai P, Suzuki N, Mise K, Yamaguchi H, Nakamura T, Asaji K, Mukawa C, Tsukamoto H, Sato T, Oikawa Y, Iwasaki T, Oe Y, Tsukimi T, Fukuda NN, Ho HJ, Nanto-Hara F, Ogura J, Saito R, Nagao S, Ohsaki Y, Shimada S, Suzuki T, Toyohara T, Mishima E, Shima H, Akiyama Y, Akiyama Y, Ichijo M, Matsuhashi T, Matsuo A, Ogata Y, Yang CC, Suzuki C, Breeggemann MC, Heymann J, Shimizu M, Ogawa S, Takahashi N, Suzuki T, Owada Y, Kure S, Mano N, Soga T, Wada T, Kopp JB, Fukuda S, Hozawa A, Yamamoto M, Ito S, Wada J, Tomioka Y, Abe T. Gut microbiome-derived phenyl sulfate contributes to albuminuria in diabetic kidney disease. Nat Commun 2019; 10:1835. [PMID: 31015435 PMCID: PMC6478834 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09735-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Diabetic kidney disease is a major cause of renal failure that urgently necessitates a breakthrough in disease management. Here we show using untargeted metabolomics that levels of phenyl sulfate, a gut microbiota-derived metabolite, increase with the progression of diabetes in rats overexpressing human uremic toxin transporter SLCO4C1 in the kidney, and are decreased in rats with limited proteinuria. In experimental models of diabetes, phenyl sulfate administration induces albuminuria and podocyte damage. In a diabetic patient cohort, phenyl sulfate levels significantly correlate with basal and predicted 2-year progression of albuminuria in patients with microalbuminuria. Inhibition of tyrosine phenol-lyase, a bacterial enzyme responsible for the synthesis of phenol from dietary tyrosine before it is metabolized into phenyl sulfate in the liver, reduces albuminuria in diabetic mice. Together, our results suggest that phenyl sulfate contributes to albuminuria and could be used as a disease marker and future therapeutic target in diabetic kidney disease. Diabetes is a major cause of kidney disease. Here Kikuchi et al. show that phenol sulfate, a gut microbiota-derived metabolite, is increased in diabetic kidney disease and contributes to the pathology by promoting kidney injury, suggesting phenyl sulfate could be used a marker and therapeutic target for the treatment of diabetic kidney disease.
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- Koichi Kikuchi
- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan.,Department of Clinical Biology and Hormonal Regulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8573, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oncology, Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oncology, Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oncology, Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8573, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oncology, Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oncology, Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oncology, Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, 997-0052, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, 997-0052, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan.,Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan.,Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8573, Japan
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- Education and Research Center of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan.,Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan.,Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Biology and Hormonal Regulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan.,Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Kidney Diseases Branch, NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-1268, USA
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- Department of Nephrology and Laboratory Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-8641, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Histotechnology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Organ Anatomy, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, 997-0052, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Laboratory Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-8641, Japan
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- Kidney Diseases Branch, NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-1268, USA
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, 997-0052, Japan.,Intestinal Microbiota Project, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Kawasaki, 210-0821, Japan.,Transborder Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8577, Japan.,PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8573, Japan
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- Department of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8573, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oncology, Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan. .,Department of Clinical Biology and Hormonal Regulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan. .,Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan.
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Narumi K, Mishima E, Akiyama Y, Matsuhashi T, Nakamichi T, Kisu K, Nishiyama S, Ikenouchi H, Kikuchi A, Izumi R, Miyazaki M, Abe T, Sato H, Ito S. Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Associated with Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia and Mitochondrial DNA A3243G Mutation. Nephron Clin Pract 2017; 138:243-248. [PMID: 29190634 DOI: 10.1159/000485109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is caused by various etiologies, with mitochondrial dysfunction being one of the causes. FSGS is known to be associated with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS), which is a subclass of mitochondrial disease. However, it has rarely been reported in other mitochondrial disease subclasses. Here, we reported a 20-year-old man diagnosed with FSGS associated with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) due to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) 3243A>G mutation. He presented with left ptosis, short stature, mild sensorineural deafness, and cardiac conduction block. A renal biopsy sample showed segmental sclerosis and adhesions between capillaries and Bowman's capsule, indicating FSGS. Electron microscopy demonstrated abnormal aggregated mitochondria in podocytes, and the basement membrane and epithelial cells of Bowman's capsule. Skeletal muscle biopsy also showed accumulation of abnormal mitochondria. mtDNA analysis identified heteroplasmic mtDNA 3243A>G mutation with no large-scale deletions. From these findings, we diagnosed the case as CPEO with multi-organ involvement including FSGS. Our report demonstrates that CPEO, as well as MELAS, can be associated with FSGS. Because mitochondrial disease presents with a variety of clinical symptoms, atypical cases with non-classical manifestations are observed. Thus, mitochondrial disease should be considered as an underlying cause of FSGS with systemic manifestations even with atypical phenotypes.
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- Kaori Narumi
- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.,Division of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Clinical Biology and Hormonal Regulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Sato R, Arai-Ichinoi N, Kikuchi A, Matsuhashi T, Numata-Uematsu Y, Uematsu M, Fujii Y, Murayama K, Ohtake A, Abe T, Kure S. Novel biallelic mutations in the PNPT1
gene encoding a mitochondrial-RNA-import protein PNPase cause delayed myelination. Clin Genet 2017; 93:242-247. [DOI: 10.1111/cge.13068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Revised: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- R. Sato
- Department of Pediatrics; Tohoku University School of Medicine; Miyagi Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics; Tohoku University School of Medicine; Miyagi Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics; Tohoku University School of Medicine; Miyagi Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics; Tohoku University School of Medicine; Miyagi Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics; Tohoku University School of Medicine; Miyagi Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics; Tohoku University School of Medicine; Miyagi Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics; Hiroshima University Hospital; Hiroshima Japan
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- Department of Metabolism; Chiba Children's Hospital; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics; Saitama Medical University; Saitama Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine; Tohoku University School of Medicine; Miyagi Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics; Tohoku University School of Medicine; Miyagi Japan
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Ozaki H, Tamura T, Fukazawa K, Uemoto Y, Nishio M, Kobayashi E, Matsuhashi T, Maruyama S, Honda T, Oyama K, Sasazaki S, Mannen H. P1013 Identification of SNP associated with fertility trait using pool-based genome-wide association study in Japanese Black cattle. J Anim Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.2527/jas2016.94supplement421x] [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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Suzuki T, Yamaguchi H, Kikusato M, Matsuhashi T, Matsuo A, Sato T, Oba Y, Watanabe S, Minaki D, Saigusa D, Shimbo H, Mori N, Mishima E, Shima H, Akiyama Y, Takeuchi Y, Yuri A, Kikuchi K, Toyohara T, Suzuki C, Kohzuki M, Anzai JI, Mano N, Kure S, Yanagisawa T, Tomioka Y, Toyomizu M, Ito S, Osaka H, Hayashi KI, Abe T. Mitochonic Acid 5 (MA-5), a Derivative of the Plant Hormone Indole-3-Acetic Acid, Improves Survival of Fibroblasts from Patients with Mitochondrial Diseases. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2016; 236:225-32. [PMID: 26118651 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.236.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Mitochondria are key organelles implicated in a variety of processes related to energy and free radical generation, the regulation of apoptosis, and various signaling pathways. Mitochondrial dysfunction increases cellular oxidative stress and depletes ATP in a variety of inherited mitochondrial diseases and also in many other metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases. Mitochondrial diseases are characterized by the dysfunction of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, caused by mutations in the genes encoded by either nuclear DNA or mitochondrial DNA. We have hypothesized that chemicals that increase the cellular ATP levels may ameliorate the mitochondrial dysfunction seen in mitochondrial diseases. To search for the potential drugs for mitochondrial diseases, we screened an in-house chemical library of indole-3-acetic-acid analogs by measuring the cellular ATP levels in Hep3B human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. We have thus identified mitochonic acid 5 (MA-5), 4-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-4-oxobutanoic acid, as a potential drug for enhancing ATP production. MA-5 is a newly synthesized derivative of the plant hormone, indole-3-acetic acid. Importantly, MA-5 improved the survival of fibroblasts established from patients with mitochondrial diseases under the stress-induced condition, including Leigh syndrome, MELAS (myopathy encephalopathy lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes), Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, and Kearns-Sayre syndrome. The improved survival was associated with the increased cellular ATP levels. Moreover, MA-5 increased the survival of mitochondrial disease fibroblasts even under the inhibition of the oxidative phosphorylation or the electron transport chain. These data suggest that MA-5 could be a therapeutic drug for mitochondrial diseases that exerts its effect in a manner different from anti-oxidant therapy.
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- Takehiro Suzuki
- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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Suzuki T, Yamaguchi H, Kikusato M, Hashizume O, Nagatoishi S, Matsuo A, Sato T, Kudo T, Matsuhashi T, Murayama K, Ohba Y, Watanabe S, Kanno SI, Minaki D, Saigusa D, Shinbo H, Mori N, Yuri A, Yokoro M, Mishima E, Shima H, Akiyama Y, Takeuchi Y, Kikuchi K, Toyohara T, Suzuki C, Ichimura T, Anzai JI, Kohzuki M, Mano N, Kure S, Yanagisawa T, Tomioka Y, Toyomizu M, Tsumoto K, Nakada K, Bonventre JV, Ito S, Osaka H, Hayashi KI, Abe T. Mitochonic Acid 5 Binds Mitochondria and Ameliorates Renal Tubular and Cardiac Myocyte Damage. J Am Soc Nephrol 2015; 27:1925-32. [PMID: 26609120 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015060623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction causes increased oxidative stress and depletion of ATP, which are involved in the etiology of a variety of renal diseases, such as CKD, AKI, and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. Antioxidant therapies are being investigated, but clinical outcomes have yet to be determined. Recently, we reported that a newly synthesized indole derivative, mitochonic acid 5 (MA-5), increases cellular ATP level and survival of fibroblasts from patients with mitochondrial disease. MA-5 modulates mitochondrial ATP synthesis independently of oxidative phosphorylation and the electron transport chain. Here, we further investigated the mechanism of action for MA-5. Administration of MA-5 to an ischemia-reperfusion injury model and a cisplatin-induced nephropathy model improved renal function. In in vitro bioenergetic studies, MA-5 facilitated ATP production and reduced the level of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) without affecting activity of mitochondrial complexes I-IV. Additional assays revealed that MA-5 targets the mitochondrial protein mitofilin at the crista junction of the inner membrane. In Hep3B cells, overexpression of mitofilin increased the basal ATP level, and treatment with MA-5 amplified this effect. In a unique mitochondrial disease model (Mitomice with mitochondrial DNA deletion that mimics typical human mitochondrial disease phenotype), MA-5 improved the reduced cardiac and renal mitochondrial respiration and seemed to prolong survival, although statistical analysis of survival times could not be conducted. These results suggest that MA-5 functions in a manner differing from that of antioxidant therapy and could be a novel therapeutic drug for the treatment of cardiac and renal diseases associated with mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Takehiro Suzuki
- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- Animal Nutrition, Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and
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- Primetech Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and
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- Division of Dynamic Proteome in Cancer and Aging, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer
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- Department of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oncology, Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, School of Human Environmental Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and Clinical Biology and Hormonal Regulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and
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- Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oncology, Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan
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- Animal Nutrition, Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and
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- Division of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan; and
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- Department of Biochemistry, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine and Clinical Biology and Hormonal Regulation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, Japan;
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Suzuki K, Sato T, Oba Y, Kikuchi K, Matsuhashi T, Shima H, Mishima E, Akiyama Y, Suzuki C, Suzuki T, Yanagisawa T, Ito S, Hayashi KI, Abe T. Indole derivatives protect cell death of skin fibroblasts from patient with Kearns–Sayre Syndrome (KSS) independent of oxidative phosphorylation or glycolytic pathway. Mitochondrion 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2015.07.067] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Matsuhashi T, Suzuki T, Matsuo A, Oba Y, Suzuki K, Kikuchi K, Shima H, Takeuchi Y, Mishima E, Akiyama Y, Suzuki C, Sato T, Yanagisawa T, Hayashi K, Osaka H, Nakada K, Abe T. Indole analogs have novel therapeutic effects on mitochondrial diseases. Mitochondrion 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2015.07.062] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Moriya K, Matsuhashi T, Onuma M, Niizuma H, Rikiishi T, Asada H, Suzuki J, Sasahara Y, Kure S. Successful treatment with rituximab of an infant with refractory autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Int J Hematol 2013; 98:237-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s12185-013-1374-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Miyasaka T, Takeshima SN, Jimba M, Matsumoto Y, Kobayashi N, Matsuhashi T, Sentsui H, Aida Y. Identification of bovine leukocyte antigen class II haplotypes associated with variations in bovine leukemia virus proviral load in Japanese Black cattle. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 81:72-82. [DOI: 10.1111/tan.12041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2012] [Revised: 09/29/2012] [Accepted: 11/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Viral Infectious Diseases Unit; RIKEN; Wako; Saitama; Japan
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- Gifu Prefectural Livestock Research Institute; Gifu; Japan
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- Gifu Prefectural Livestock Research Institute; Gifu; Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine; Nihon University; Fujisawa; Kanagawa; Japan
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Usami S, Motoyama S, Matsuhashi T, Jin M, Maruyama K, Sato Y, Yoshino K, Nakatsu T, Saito H, Minamiya Y, Saito R, Ohnishi H, Ogawa J. Outcomes of endoscopic and surgical resection for a second primary cancer in the residual cervical esophagus after thoracic esophagectomy. Dis Esophagus 2012; 25:228-34. [PMID: 21895851 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2011.01239.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Patients who have received subtotal esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer must be closely monitored for second primary malignancies. The purpose of this study is to review and assess patients who developed a second primary esophageal cancer in the residual cervical esophagus. Between 1996 and 2010, 10 patients were diagnosed in our hospital with esophageal squamous cell cancer in the residual cervical esophagus after undergoing thoracic esophagectomy and were treated with endoscopic or surgical resection. Data from these patients were reviewed retrospectively. Seven of the 10 patients (70%) had multiple primary carcinoma lesions at the time of their esophagectomy. A second primary cancer in the residual cervical esophagus was detected in eight patients during follow-up endoscopic examinations while the patients were still asymptomatic. Seven of the patients underwent endoscopic resection for a superficial cancer. None of those patients experienced any complications, and all are currently alive and cancer-free. The remaining three patients underwent resection of the cervical esophagus with regional lymph node dissection. Two of those patients experienced severe complications; one subsequently died (hospital death) from pneumonia, 12 months after surgery, while the other died from recurrence of his cancer. The third patient is alive and cancer-free. Early detection of a second primary malignancy in the residual cervical esophagus followed by endoscopic resection is the best treatment strategy for patients who previously received subtotal esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer. Surgical resection puts patients at high risk of mortality or morbidity.
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- S Usami
- Department of Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Hondo, Akita, Japan.
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Niizuma H, Uematsu M, Sakamoto O, Uchiyama T, Horino S, Onuma M, Matsuhashi T, Rikiishi T, Sasahara Y, Minegishi M, Tsuchiya S. Successful cord blood transplantation with reduced-intensity conditioning for childhood cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy at advanced and early stages. Pediatr Transplant 2012; 16:E63-70. [PMID: 21834803 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2011.01539.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Childhood cerebral ALD is a rapidly progressive and neurodegenerative disorder for which HSCT is the curative therapy if carried out at early stages. We successfully treated two patients of childhood cerebral ALD by CBT with RIC. The proband was a seven-yr-old boy whose brain MRI severity score (Loes score) was 14.5. Unrelated CBT was performed in five wk. To minimize conditioning regimen-related neurotoxicity, the combination of fludarabine (125 mg/m(2)), melphalan (140 mg/m(2)), and 4 Gy of brain-sparing TBI was used. The second patient was a six-yr-old brother of the proband. Four wk after the detection of a single small lesion (Loes score 1), he received unrelated CBT with the same RIC as the proband. In both patients, the engraftment was fast and stable, and severe complications were not observed. Furthermore, gadolinium-enhanced inflammation on brain MRI rapidly disappeared after CBT. Now, 20 and 13 months have passed after CBT, respectively, and both patients are neurologically stable. The RIC we used was sufficient for stable engraftment of cord blood and also tolerable even to the patient with advanced ALD. RIC-CBT should be considered for the patients with cerebral ALD at advanced stages, as well as those at early stages.
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- Hidetaka Niizuma
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood Transfusion, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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Mutations in the gene encoding fibrillin-1 (FBN1), a component of the extracellular microfibril, cause Marfan syndrome (MFS). Frequent observation of cattle with a normal withers height, but lower body weight than age-matched normal cattle, was recently reported among cattle sired by phenotypically normal Bull A, in Japanese Black cattle. These cattle also showed other characteristic features similar to the clinical phenotype of human MFS, such as a long phalanx proximalis, oval face and crystalline lens cloudiness. We first screened a paternal half-sib family comprising 36 affected and 10 normal offspring of Bull A using the BovineSNP50 BeadChip (illumina). Twenty-two microsatellite markers mapped to a significant region on BTA10 were subsequently genotyped on the family. The bovine Marfan syndrome-like disease (MFSL) was mapped onto BTA10. As FBN1 is located in the significant region, FBN1 was sequenced in Bull A, and three affected and one normal cattle. A G>A mutation at the intron64 splicing accepter site (c.8227-1G>A) was detected in 31 of 36 affected animals (84.7%). The c.8227-1G>A polymorphism was not found in 20 normal offspring of Bull A or in 93 normal cattle unrelated to Bull A. The mutation caused a 1-base shift of the intron64 splicing accepter site to the 3' direction, and a 1-base deletion in processed mRNA. This 1-base deletion creates a premature termination codon, and a 125-amino acid shorter Fibrillin-1 protein is produced from the mutant mRNA. We therefore conclude that the c.8227-1G>A mutation is causative for MFSL. Furthermore, it was suggested that Bull A exhibited germline mosaicism for the mutation, and that the frequency of the mutant sperm was 14.9%.
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- T Hirano
- Shirakawa Institute of Animal Genetics, Odakura, Nishigo, Nishi-Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan.
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Matsuhashi T, Maruyama S, Uemoto Y, Kobayashi N, Mannen H, Abe T, Sakaguchi S, Kobayashi E. Effects of bovine fatty acid synthase, stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase, sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1, and growth hormone gene polymorphisms on fatty acid composition and carcass traits in Japanese Black cattle1. J Anim Sci 2011; 89:12-22. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [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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Ikegami H, Sono Y, Nagai K, Yoshihiro T, Inoue E, Kobayashi N, Matsuhashi T, Ohtani T, Nakagawa M, Morimoto K, Matsumoto K. Discovery of A Protein Biomarker Candidate Related to Carcass Weight In Japanese Black Beef Cattle (Wagyu). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.4172/jpb.s1000187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hoshino Y, Kobayashi N, Hayashi N, Matsuhashi T, Saeki K, Ikeda S, Taniguchi S, Kasamatsu A, Iwamoto D, Abe Y, Matsumoto K, Hosoi Y, Iritani A. 44 NUCLEAR TRANSFER IN CATTLE USING SOMATIC CELLS FROM FROZEN TESTICLES WITHOUT CRYOPROTECTANTS. Reprod Fertil Dev 2007. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv19n1ab44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Obtaining somatic cells from preserved organs or tissues is useful for the conservation and regeneration of genetic resources by nuclear transfer (NT). Bovine cells for NT have been obtained from cooled carcasses stored at 0�C for several days (Arat et al. 2005 Reprod. Fert. Dev. 17, 164 abst) and from fetal skin tissue cryopreserved with DMSO (Fahrudin et al. 2001 J. Vet. Med. Sci. 63, 1151–1154). However, frozen storage of organs or tissues without cryoprotectants was considered to be quite inappropriate for obtaining viable cells. We report here that viable donor cells for NT were obtained from bovine testicles after frozen storage without cryoprotectants. In the first experiment, we investigated whether viable cells can be recovered from frozen testicles castrated from Japanese Black bulls. The testicles were frozen at -80�C in a freezer for several days; then some were stored in liquid nitrogen for 10 months without cryoprotectants. Before thawing, the testicles were divided into 3 pieces, caput epididymis, cauda epididymis, and testis. Each piece was then put in saline at 42�C for quick thawing. Thawed tissues were minced into 5-mm pieces and incubated at 39�C for 2 h in DMEM containing 0.1% collagenase and 0.2% dispase. After filtration through a 250-�m nylon mesh filter, the filtrates were centrifuged at 250 � 4g for 5 min. Then precipitates were resuspended with MF-start� primary culture medium (TM Cell Research Inc., Fukui, Japan) and incubated at 38.5�C under the atmosphere of 5% CO2 in air with high humidity. After 5 days of incubation, the medium was replaced and nonadherent debris was discarded. Viable cells were obtained from the caput epididymis. These cells actively proliferated and expanded. In the next experiment, to determine whether these cells can be used for NT, the cells were electrically fused with enucleated bovine oocytes. Bovine fibroblasts taken from unfrozen ear tissue were used as controls. The NT embryos were activated by Ca-ionophore treatment, followed by treatment with cycloheximide for 6 h, and then cultured in mSOF for 168 h. NT embryos reconstructed from testicle cells did not significantly differ from NT embryos made with control cells with regard to blastocyst rates (22.1% and 20.2%), cell number of blastocysts [130 � 43 and 121 � 43 (mean � SD)], and ICM ratio (21.1% and 22.6%), respectively (ANOVA). These results suggest that somatic cells derived from bovine frozen testicles can be used for nuclear transfer. Further studies are needed to examine whether viable cells can be obtained from other frozen organs or tissues.
This study was partially supported by a grant from the Wakayama Prefecture Collaboration of Regional Entities for the Advancement of Technological Excellence, JST.
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Tashiro M, Yoshikawa I, Matsuhashi T, Yamasaki T, Nishikawa S, Taguchi M, Yamasaki M, Kume K, Otsuki M. Images of interest. Gastrointestinal: inflammatory myoglandular polyp of the colon. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005; 20:1123. [PMID: 15955226 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.04013.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- M Tashiro
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, School of Medicine, Kitakyushu, Japan
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Otaka M, Jin M, Odashima M, Matsuhashi T, Wada I, Horikawa Y, Komatsu K, Ohba R, Oyake J, Hatakeyama N, Watanabe S. New strategy of therapy for functional dyspepsia using famotidine, mosapride and amitriptyline. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2005; 21 Suppl 2:42-6. [PMID: 15943846 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02473.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND In functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders including functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), there might be no small extent of contributions of psychosomatic factors. As a therapy for IBS patients, the effectiveness of antidepressants has been reported. AIM In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of H2-receptor antagonist (famotidine) and 5-HT4 receptor agonist (mosapride citrate). In addition, the effect of antidepressants was assessed as the second-step therapy. METHODS Patients complaining upper GI symptoms were diagnosed as FD excluding organic diseases. Randomized patients received 20 mg/day of famotidine or 15 mg/day of mosapride citrate for 4 weeks and the efficacy was compared between the two groups based on a 10-point visual analogue scale. When symptoms were not relieved (score improvement 0-2 points), patients received amitriptyline (30 mg/day) or no medication for 4 weeks randomly. Patients who had depression in psychological test (SDS) were omitted. RESULTS As the first-step therapy, both famotidine and mosapride showed beneficial effects regardless of FD subtypes, age and gender. The efficacy of these two drugs in relieving FD symptoms was not significantly different. In patients who failed in the first-step therapy, amitriptyline showed beneficial effects. CONCLUSIONS These findings might be clinically important in view of the efficient relief of symptoms in FD patients.
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- M Otaka
- Department of Internal Medicine, Akita University School of Medicine, Hondu, Akita, Japan.
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We investigated nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial DNA control region to describe natural genetic variations and to assess the relationships between subpopulations of the brown bear Ursus arctos on Hokkaido Island, Japan. Using the polymerase chain reaction product-direct sequencing technique, partial sequences (about 930 bases) of the control region were determined for 56 brown bears sampled throughout Hokkaido Island. A sequence alignment revealed that the brown bear control region included a variable sequence on the 5' side and a repetitive region on the 3' side. Phylogenetic trees reconstructed from the 5' variable region (696-702 bases) exhibited 17 haplotypes, which were clustered into three groups (Clusters A, B, and C). The distribution of each group did not overlap with those of the others, and the three different areas were located in separate mountainous forests of Hokkaido Island. Furthermore, most of the phylogenetically close haplotypes within each group were distributed geographically close to each other. In addition, the 3' repetitive region (arrays of 10 bases) exhibited a much faster mutation rate than the 5' variable region, resulting in heteroplasmy. Such mitochondrial DNA divergence in each group could have occurred after the brown bears migrated from the continent to Hokkaido and became fixed in the different areas.
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- T Matsuhashi
- Division of Bioscience, Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Eda Y, Yajima Y, Shibuya D, Kitagawa Y, Abe Y, Miyazaki A, Oohira S, Matsuhashi T, Naganuma H. [A case of idiopathic portal hypertension complicated with multiple focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) like lesions]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 1999; 96:431-6. [PMID: 10332208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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- Y Eda
- Department of Gastroenterology, Sendai City Hospital
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Matsuhashi T, Karbowski M, Liu X, Usukura J, Wozniak M, Wakabayashi T. Complete suppresion of ethanol-induced formation of megamitochondria by 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidine-1-oxyl (4-OH-TEMPO). Free Radic Biol Med 1998; 24:139-47. [PMID: 9436623 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(97)00210-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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An attempt has been made to suppress the ethanol-induced formation of megamitochondria (MG) in the rat liver by 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidine-1-oxyl (4-OH-TEMPO), a free radical scavenger, and by allopurinol (AP), a xanthine oxidase inhibitor. Changes observed in the liver of animals given ethanol (EtOH) for 1 month were remarkable decreases both in the body weight gains during the course of the experiment and in the liver weight at the time of sacrifice compared to those of the control; remarkable increases in the level of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and lipid soluble fluorophores both in microsomes and mitochondria; decreases in the content of cytochrome a+a3 and b and lowered phosphorylating ability of mitochondria; and formation of MG in the liver. A combined treatment of animals with EtOH plus 4-OH-TEMPO completely suppressed the formation of MG in the liver induced by EtOH and distinctly improved the changes caused by EtOH, as specified above, while AP partly suppressed the MG formation. Results described herein provide additional insight into chronic hepatotoxicity of EtOH besides that previously reported. A novelty of the present work is that we were able for the first time to demonstrate reversibility of EtOH-mediated ultrastructural changes of the liver by a simple administration of aminoxyl-type free radical scavenger, 4-OH-TEMPO. Our results suggest that free radicals may be involved in the mechanism of the formation of MG induced by EtOH.
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- T Matsuhashi
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Pathology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Matsuhashi T, Liu X, Karbowski M, Wozniak M, Antosiewicz J, Wakabayashi T. Role of free radicals in the mechanism of the hydrazine-induced formation of megamitochondria. Free Radic Biol Med 1997; 23:285-93. [PMID: 9199891 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(96)00616-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 02/04/2023]
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The effect of 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidine-1-oxyl(4-OH-TEMPO), a scavenger for free radicals, and 4-hydroxypyrazolo [3,4-d(pyrimidine)allopurinol], a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, on the hydrazine-induced changes of mitochondrial ultrastructure and those in the antioxidant system of the liver were investigated using rats as experimental animals. Animals were placed on a powdered diet containing 0.5% hydrazine for 7 d in the presence and absence of a combined treatment with 4-OH-TEMPO or allopurinol. Results obtained were as follows. 4-OH-TEMPO completely prevented the hydrazine-induced formation of megamitochondria in the liver, while it was partly prevented by allopurinol. The following changes observed in hydrazine-treated animals were improved almost completely by 4-OH-TEMPO:decreases in the body weight and liver weight; lowered rates of ADP-stimulated respiration and coupling efficiency of hepatic mitochondria; remarkable elevation of the level of lipid peroxidation. Improving effects of allopurinol were incomplete. The present results suggest that free radicals may play a key role in the mechanism of the hydrazine-induced formation of megamitochondria and that a part of free radicals generated during the hydrazine intoxication is ascribed to the degradation of purine nucleotides via xanthine oxidase. A general mechanism of the megamitochondria formation induced in various pathological conditions besides the case of hydrazine are discussed.
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- T Matsuhashi
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Pathology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Wakabayashi T, Adachi K, Matsuhashi T, Wozniak M, Antosiewicz J, Karbowsky M. Suppression of the formation of megamitochondria by scavengers for free radicals. Mol Aspects Med 1997; 18 Suppl:S51-61. [PMID: 9266506 DOI: 10.1016/s0098-2997(97)00033-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 02/05/2023]
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In the present study we have attempted to suppress the formation of megamitochondria by scavengers for free radicals since conditions for the formation of megamitochondria are often intimately related to the generation of free radicals. We employed three different experimental conditions to induce megamitochondria in the liver: ethanol, hydrazine and chloramphenicol (CP). Scavengers for free radicals tested were: alpha-tocopherol, coenzyme Q10(CoQ10) and 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidine-1-oxyl(4-OH-TEMPO). Allopurinol (AP), a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, was also tested. Results obtained were as follows. (1) Changes observed in the liver of animals treated with ethanol, hydrazine or CP were: formation of megamitochondria; decreases in the body weight and the weight of the liver; remarkable increases in the level of lipid peroxidation; increases in the activity of xanthine oxidase. (2) 4-OH-TEMPO was most effective in improving these changes. A mechanism of the formation of megamitochondria is proposed stressing the role of free radicals in the mechanism.
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- T Wakabayashi
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Pathology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Matsuhashi T, Yamada N, Shinzawa H, Takahashi T. An evaluation of hepatic ultrasound speed in injury models in rats: correlation with tissue constituents. J Ultrasound Med 1996; 15:563-70. [PMID: 8839403 DOI: 10.7863/jum.1996.15.8.563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The speed of sound through the livers of 32 male Sprague-Dawley rats was measured. The study population consisted of four experimental groups: control, acute liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride, fatty liver induced by a choline-deficient diet, and liver cirrhosis induced by administration of N-diethylnitrosamine. To examine possible correlations between the speed of sound and liver histology, biochemical measurements of the water, fat, and collagen content were made. The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of the characteristics of diseased liver tissue on the speed of sound, by studying the tissue constituents biochemically and by using a more accurate measurement of the speed of sound. The sound speed was 1591.6 +/- 6.7 m/s in the acute liver injury group, 1531.4 +/- 18.4 m/s in the fatty liver group, and 1624.9 +/- 6.7 m/s in the liver cirrhosis group. No significant correlation existed between the speed of sound and the water content in all groups taken together, whereas a good correlation was found in the fatty liver group (P < 0.0001, r = -0.858) and in cirrhosis (P < 0.0001, r = 0.760) when the groups were examined separately. These results indicate that the speed of sound is useful for diagnosing fatty liver for predicting the fat content.
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- T Matsuhashi
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan
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Matsuhashi T, Liu X, Nishizawa Y, Usukura J, Wozniak M, Wakabayashi T. Mechanism of the formation of megamitochondria in the mouse liver induced by chloramphenicol. Toxicol Lett 1996; 86:47-54. [PMID: 8685919 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4274(96)83964-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 02/01/2023]
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Correlation between chloramphenicol-induced formation of megamitochondria in the mouse liver and oxidative stress was studied by lipid peroxidation analysis and electron microscopic technique. Chloramphenicol suppressed increases in the body weight and liver weight of experimental animals and at the same time induced a remarkable increase in lipid peroxidation in the liver during the formation of megamitochondria. A spin trapping agent, 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidine-1-oxyl, abolished all these changes induced by chloramphenicol. Namely, both the body weight and liver weight of chloramphenicol-treated animals stayed at the same levels as those of the control, and the formation of megamitochondria was completely suppressed. Allopurinol, a xanthine oxidase (EC 1.2.3.2) inhibitor, partly inhibited the changes induced by chloramphenicol, as described above. These results suggest that chloramphenicol-induced formation of megamitochondria is not simply ascribed to the suppression of the dividing process of mitochondria due to lowered protein synthesis in mitochondria but is intimately related to oxidative stress. Furthermore, the results obtained with allopurinol may indicate that enhanced levels of lipid peroxidation observed in chloramphenicol-treated animals are partly due to enhanced rate of the degradation of purine nucleotides catalyzed by xanthine oxidase.
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- T Matsuhashi
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Pathology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Matsuhashi T, Miyachi H, Ishibashi T, Sakamoto K, Yamadera A. In vivo evaluation of a fluorine-acryl-stylene-urethane-silicone antithrombogenic coating material copolymer for intravascular stents. Acad Radiol 1996; 3:581-8. [PMID: 8796720 DOI: 10.1016/s1076-6332(96)80223-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 02/02/2023]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES We evaluated the effectiveness of a fluorine-acryl-styrene-urethane-silicone (FASUS) copolymer as an antithrombogenic coating material for intravascular stents in dogs. METHODS FASUS copolymer-coated stents were placed in the right iliac veins, and uncoated 304 stainless steel stents were placed in the left iliac veins. We examined platelet deposition, microthrombus formation, and neointimal hyperplasia 4 weeks after stent placement by measuring the activity of 111In-labeled platelets, by using scanning electron microscopy, and by measuring neointimal thickness. RESULTS Platelet deposition was significantly decreased on coated than on uncoated stents (p < .05). A less pronounced increase in red blood cell deposition was observed at the sites of the coated than uncoated stents (p < .05). Neointimal thickness 4 weeks after stent placement also was significantly less at the sites of the coated stents (0.27 +/- 0.08 mm versus 0.48 +/- 0.23 mm, p < .05). CONCLUSION FASUS copolymer coating over the vascular stent is effective for preventing thrombus formation and neointimal hyperplasia.
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- T Matsuhashi
- Department of Radiology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai City, Japan
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To investigate the influence of alcohol intake on tumor growth of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with type C cirrhosis, we examined the tumor volume doubling time (TVDT) of 35 nodules from 35 cases of HCC, calculated through ultrasonographic imaging. The patients were divided into two groups according to their drinking habit; 21 habitual drinkers (alcohol group; 80g ethanol/day for 5 years), and 14 patients without alcohol abuse (non alcoholic group). The average value of TVDT in the alcoholic group was 78 +/- 47 days, although that of the non alcoholic group was 142 +/- 60 days. A statistically significant difference (p < 0.01) was found between the two groups. Of the 21 habitual alcohol drinkers, 8 refrained from drinking after detection of HCC; their TVDT was about 30 days shorter than those who continued alcohol intake. In conclusion we found that alcohol intake was closely related to the tumor growth of HCC in patients with type C cirrhosis.
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- T Matsuhashi
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Yamagata University School of Medicine
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Adachi K, Matsuhashi T, Nishizawa Y, Usukura J, Popinigis J, Wakabayashi T. Suppression of the hydrazine-induced formation of megamitochondria in the rat liver by coenzyme Q10. Toxicol Pathol 1995; 23:667-76. [PMID: 8772252 DOI: 10.1177/019262339502300604] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The effects of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) on the hydrazine-induced changes in the structure of mitochondria and those in antioxidant systems of the liver were investigated using rats as experimental animals. Animals were placed on a powdered diet containing 1.0% hydrazine for 7-8 days in the presence or absence of the combined treatment with CoQ10. Results obtained were as follows: (a) treatment of animals with CoQ10 prevented the hydrazine-induced formation of megamitochondria in the liver; (b) changes observed in the liver of the hydrazine-treated animals in comparison to the control were increases in the contents of alpha-tocopherol and CoQ analogs, increases in the levels of lipid peroxidation, decreases in the level of reduced glutathione with increases in that of oxidized glutathione, and increases in the ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty acids in phospholipid domains of mitochondrial membranes; and (c) administration of CoQ10 to hydrazine-treated animals suppressed enhanced lipid peroxidation and improved lowered adenosine diphosphate/O ratios of mitochondria. The present data suggest that CoQ10 suppresses the hydrazine-induced formation of megamitochondria by scavenging free radicals generated from hydrazine and its metabolites.
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- K Adachi
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Pathology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Adachi K, Matsuhashi T, Nishizawa Y, Usukura J, Popinigis J, Wakabayashi T. Studies on urea synthesis in the liver of rats treated chronically with ethanol using perfused livers, isolated hepatocytes, and mitochondria. Biochem Pharmacol 1995; 50:1391-9. [PMID: 7503789 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(95)02023-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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: 01/25/2023]
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Changes in urea synthesis in the liver of rats treated with 32% ethanol in the drinking water for up to 6 months were studied using perfused livers, isolated hepatocytes, and mitochondria. Results obtained from ethanol-treated rats are summarized as follows: (1) the mitochondria of the hepatocytes of rats treated with ethanol for 2 months or longer became enlarged to various degrees, (2) the levels of ammonia in the serum remained within a normal range, while those in liver tissue were elevated compared with the control, (3) urea synthesis from ammonia in perfused livers was decreased markedly, while that from citrulline remained in the normal range, (4) the activities of carbamyl phosphate synthetase (CPS; EC 2.7.2.5) and ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC; EC 2.1.3.3) in mitochondria were unchanged compared with those of the control, and (5) the levels of ATP in liver tissue and the ability of mitochondria to synthesize ATP were decreased markedly compared with the control. Both the level of ATP in the hepatocytes and the synthesis of urea from ammonia by perfused livers of rats treated with ethanol were resistant to externally added ethanol, while those of control animals were severely affected. These results suggest that the intracellular level of ATP is intimately related to urea synthesis in both control and ethanol-treated animals, and lowered levels of ATP may be a key factor in the suppression of urea synthesis in ethanol-treated animals.
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- K Adachi
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Pathology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Yamada N, Shinzawa H, Ukai K, Makino N, Matsuhashi T, Wakabayashi H, Togashi H, Takahashi T. Treatment of symptomatic hepatic cysts by percutaneous instillation of minocycline hydrochloride. Dig Dis Sci 1994; 39:2503-9. [PMID: 7956621 DOI: 10.1007/bf02087673] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Nine patients with 16 symptomatic nonneoplastic congenital hepatic cysts were treated prospectively by ultrasonically guided percutaneous minocycline hydrochloride injection, and the usefulness of this treatment was evaluated. Seven of the patients had multiple hepatic cysts, and two solitary cysts. All the patients were women, ranging in age from 36 to 81 years. After cystic fluid had been aspirated with a 21-gauge PTC needle, minocycline hydrochloride was injected into all the cysts. The minocycline hydrochloride was dissolved in saline at a concentration of 200 mg in 9 ml, and mixed with 1 ml of 2% mepivacaine hydrochloride. The total quantity of minocycline hydrochloride injected varied from 100 mg to 1200 mg per hepatic cyst, depending on its size. Total or subtotal regression of the cysts was observed in all patients during follow-up periods ranging from 15 to 35 months. Seven patients became symptom-free, one showed symptom reduction, and one showed no change in symptoms. Minor side effects, eg, transient abdominal pain, slight right shoulder pain, and temperature elevation, were noted in three patients respectively. On the basis of these results, we conclude that ultrasonically guided percutaneous minocycline hydrochloride injection is useful for the treatment of symptomatic hepatic cysts.
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- N Yamada
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan
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Adachi K, Matsuhashi T, Nishizawa Y, Usukura J, Momota M, Popinigis J, Wakabayashi T. Further studies on physicochemical properties of mitochondrial membranes during the formation process of megamitochondria in the rat liver by hydrazine. Exp Mol Pathol 1994; 61:134-51. [PMID: 7859829 DOI: 10.1006/exmp.1994.1032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/27/2023]
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Physicochemical properties of lipids extracted from hepatic mitochondria of rats fed with 1% hydrazine diet for 3 days (3H-mitochondria) and 7 days (7H-mitochondria) were studied using differential scanning calorimetry and the fluorescence polarization measurements. Results obtained from lipids extracted from 3H-mitochondria were as follows: (1) Thermotropic phase transition temperatures (Tm) were elevated with a distinct increase in transition enthalpy (delta H) compared to those of the control due to increases in relative amounts of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and phosphatidylserine (PS) in phospholipid species. (2) Tm in lipids and phospholipids extracted from 3H-mitochondria was elevated with decreases in delta H after the addition of Ca2+, whereas delta H of the control was increased after the addition of Ca2+. (3) Phosphatidylcholine (PC) liposomes containing PE or PS at concentrations corresponding to PE/PC or PS/PC ratio in 3H-mitochondria showed elevations of transition temperatures with decreases in delta H values after the addition of Ca2+, whereas those containing PE or PS ratio at concentrations corresponding to PE/PC or PS/PC in the control mitochondria showed increases in delta H values after the addition of Ca2+. (4) There were essentially no changes in membrane fluidity between lipids extracted from 3H-mitochondria and those extracted from the control mitochondria. Addition of Ca2+ to lipids extracted from 3H-mitochondria, however, caused elevation of membrane fluidity while those extracted from the control mitochondria showed no changes in membrane fluidity after the addition of Ca2+. (5) Increases in the ratio of unsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids (U/S ratio) in phospholipids extracted from 3H-mitochondria were found to be mainly due to those in PS. These data may suggest that hydrazine modifies the membrane of mitochondria favorable for the membrane fusion via enhanced acidic phospholipid-Ca2+ interactions.
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- K Adachi
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Pathology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Matsuhashi T. [The treatment with Kampo medicine for manic-depressive psychosis]. Nihon Rinsho 1994; 52:1221-5. [PMID: 8007392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- T Matsuhashi
- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya City University Hospital
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Yamada H, Miyahara T, Kozuka H, Matsuhashi T, Sasaki YF. Potentiating effects of organomercuries on clastogen-induced chromosome aberrations in cultured Chinese hamster cells. Mutat Res 1993; 290:281-91. [PMID: 7694120 DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(93)90169-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 01/26/2023]
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Mercury compounds are among the most serious environmental pollutants. In this communication, the potentiating effects of organic and inorganic mercuries on clastogen-induced chromosome aberrations were studied in Chinese hamster CHO K1 cells. Post-treatment with monoalkylated mercuries--methyl mercuric chloride (MeHgCl) and ethyl mercuric chloride (EtHgCl)--increased the number of breakage- and exchange-type aberrations induced by 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4NQO) and methyl methanesulfonate. With the DNA crosslinking agents mitomycin C (MMC) and cisplatin, MeHgCl enhanced both types of aberrations while EtHgCl enhanced breakage-type aberrations only. Since these monoalkylated mercuries did not show clastogenic effects by themselves under the present experimental conditions, the increases in chromosome aberrations were not additive. Dialkylated mercuries (dimethyl mercury and diethyl mercury) and inorganic mercuries (HgCl and HgCl2) did not show any potentiating effects. When MMC- or 4NQO-treated cells were post-treated with MeHgCl during the G1 phase, both breakage- and exchange-type aberrations were enhanced. Treatment with EtHgCl during the G1 phase also enhanced both types of aberrations induced by 4NQO. With MMC, however, G1 treatment with EtHgCl did not show any potentiating effect. MeHgCl and EtHgCl treatments during the G2 phase enhanced breakage-type aberrations only. Based on these results, the following possible mechanisms for potentiation of clastogenicity by monoalkylated mercuries were suggested; (1) they interfere with repair of base lesions induced by 4NQO and MMS during the pre-replicational stage, thereby increasing unrepaired DNA lesions which convert into DNA double-strand breaks in S phase, (2) MeHgCl (but not EtHgCl) also inhibits repair of crosslinking lesions during the pre-replicational stage, and (3) their G2 effects enhance breakage-type aberrations only.
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- H Yamada
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan
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Yamada N, Shinzawa H, Makino N, Matsuhashi T, Itasaka S, Takahashi T, Fuyama S. Small angiomyolipoma of the liver diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy under ultrasound guidance. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1993; 8:495-8. [PMID: 8219001 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1993.tb01555.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The first reported case of small hepatic angiomyolipoma to be diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is described. A 53 year old man presented with a tumour in segment VI of the liver measuring 0.9 x 0.8 cm. The tumour was hyperechoic on ultrasound examination, showed relatively low density (+ 33 Hounsfield units) on computed tomography (CT), and was hypervascular on angiography. Computed tomography during arterial portography demonstrated a perfusion defect. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed high intensity by both T1- and T2-weighted imaging. Diagnosis could not be obtained by these imaging modalities, but it was established successfully by FNAB under ultrasound guidance. Histologically, the tumour was an angiomyolipoma made up of three components: blood vessels, smooth muscle and fatty tissue. Surgery is unnecessary for this benign condition, and the patient has been followed up. Ten months later, the patient is currently doing well without growth of the hepatic angiomyolipoma.
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- N Yamada
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan
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Matsuhashi T. [Allergy-unresponsive vaccines and allergoids]. Arerugi 1988; 37:897-904. [PMID: 3073719] [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: 01/04/2023]
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Ikegami H, Yamada Y, Usui M, Ando S, Matsuoka H, Doi H, Ishii A, Matsuhashi T. [Crossreactive antigenicities between Tokunagayusurika akamusi, Chironomus plumosus, Chironomus yoshimatsui and Dermatophagoides farinae]. Arerugi 1987; 36:855-64. [PMID: 3435246] [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: 01/05/2023]
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Iizuka A, Nagao T, Shohji H, Nitta A, Yoshihara N, Matsuhashi T. A longitudinal study on seroconversion of HTLV-III/LAV in Japanese haemophiliacs. Br J Haematol 1987; 65:249-50. [PMID: 3644665 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1987.tb02278.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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