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Søndergård SD, Cintin I, Kuhlman AB, Morville TH, Bergmann ML, Kjær LK, Poulsen HE, Giustarini D, Rossi R, Dela F, Helge JW, Larsen S. The effects of 3 weeks of oral glutathione supplementation on whole body insulin sensitivity in obese males with and without type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2021; 46:1133-1142. [PMID: 33740389 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2020-1099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
The effect of oral glutathione (GSH) supplementation was studied in obese subjects with and without type 2 diabetes (T2DM) on measures of glucose homeostasis and markers of oxidative stress. Twenty subjects (10 patients with T2DM and 10 obese subjects) were recruited for the study, and randomized in a double-blinded placebo-controlled manner to consume either 1000 mg GSH per day or placebo for 3 weeks. Before and after the 3 weeks insulin sensitivity was measured with the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp and a muscle biopsy was obtained to measure GSH and skeletal muscle mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) emission rate. Whole body insulin sensitivity increased significantly in the GSH group. Skeletal muscle GSH was numerically increased (∼19%) in the GSH group; no change was seen in GSH to glutathione disulfide ratio. Skeletal muscle mitochondrial H2O2 emission rate did not change in response to the intervention and neither did the urinary excretion of the RNA oxidation product 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine or the DNA oxidation product 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG), although 8-oxodG decreased as a main effect of time. Oral GSH supplementation improves insulin sensitivity in obese subjects with and without T2DM, although it does not alter markers of oxidative stress. The study has been registered in clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02948673). Novelty: Reduced glutathione supplementation increases insulin sensitivity in obese subjects with and without T2DM. H2O2 emission rate from skeletal muscle mitochondria was not affected by GSH supplementation.
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- Stine D Søndergård
- Xlab, Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Xlab, Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Xlab, Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Xlab, Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Xlab, Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Xlab, Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Geriatrics, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Xlab, Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Xlab, Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Clinical Research Centre, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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Meister B, Collins C, McGlynn M, Slivka D. Effect of local cold application during exercise on gene expression related to mitochondrial homeostasis. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2020; 46:318-324. [PMID: 32961062 PMCID: PMC8958796 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2020-0387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Exercise training increases mitochondrial content in active skeletal muscle. Previous work suggests that mitochondrial-related genes respond favorably to exercise in cold environments. However, the impact of localized tissue cooling is unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of local muscle cooling during endurance exercise on human skeletal muscle mitochondrial-related gene expression. Twelve subjects (age, 28 ± 6 years) cycled at 65% peak power output. One leg was cooled (C) for 30 min before and during exercise with a thermal wrap while the other leg was wrapped but not cooled, room temperature (RT). Muscle biopsies were taken from each vastus lateralis before and 4 h after exercise for the analysis of gene expression. Muscle temperature was lower in the C (29.2 ± 0.7 °C) than the RT (34.1 ± 0.3 °C) condition after pre-cooling for 30 min before exercise (p < 0.001) and remained lower after exercise in the C (36.9 ± 0.5) than the RT (38.4 ± 0.2, p < 0.001) condition. PGC-1α and NRF1 mRNA expression were lower in the C (p = 0.012 and p = 0.045, respectively) than the RT condition at 4 h after exercise. There were no temperature-related differences in other genes (p > 0.05). These data suggest that local cooling has an inhibitory effect on exercise-induced PGC-1α and NRF1 expression in human skeletal muscle. Those considering using local cooling during exercise should consider other systemic cooling options. Novelty: Local cooling has an inhibitory effect on exercise-induced PGC-1α and NRF1 expression in human skeletal muscle. Local cooling may lead to a less robust exercise stimulus compared with standard conditions.
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- Ben Meister
- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.,School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.,School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.,School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.,School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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Velayoudom-Cephise FL, Cano-Sanchez M, Bercion S, Tessier F, Yu Y, Boulanger E, Neviere R. Receptor for advanced glycation end products modulates oxidative stress and mitochondrial function in the soleus muscle of mice fed a high-fat diet. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2020; 45:1107-1117. [PMID: 32289236 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2019-0936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and activation of the receptor for AGEs (RAGE) are implicated in the progression of pathologies associated with aging, chronic inflammation, diabetes, and cellular stress. RAGE activation is also implicated in cardiovascular complications of type 2 diabetes, such as nephropathy, retinopathy, accelerated vascular diseases, and cardiomyopathy. Studies investigating the effects of AGE/RAGE axis activation on skeletal muscle oxidative stress and metabolism are more limited. We tested whether a high-fat diet (HFD) would alter circulating AGE concentration, skeletal muscle AGE accumulation, and oxidative stress in wild-type and RAGE-deficient mice. The physiological significance of AGE/RAGE axis activation in HFD-fed mice was evaluated in terms of exercise tolerance and mitochondrial respiratory chain complex activity. HFD elicited adiposity, abnormal fat distribution, and oral glucose intolerance. HFD also induced accumulation of Nε-carboxymethyl-l-lysine, increased protein carbonyl levels, and impaired respiratory chain complex activity in soleus muscle. Ablation of RAGE had no effects on weight gain and oral glucose tolerance in HFD-fed mice. Peak aerobic capacity and mitochondrial cytochrome-c oxidase activity were restored in HFD-fed RAGE-/- mice. We concluded that RAGE signaling plays an important role in skeletal muscle homeostasis of mice under metabolic stress. Novelty HFD in mice induces accumulation of AGEs, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial dysfunction in the soleus muscle. RAGE, the multi-ligand receptor for AGEs, modulates oxidative stress and mitochondrial electron transport chain function in the soleus muscle of HFD-fed mice.
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- Fritz Line Velayoudom-Cephise
- University Hospital CHU of Guadeloupe, Pointe à Pitre, 97110, France.,EA7525, University of the French West Indies, Fort de France, 97159, France
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- EA7525, University of the French West Indies, Fort de France, 97159, France.,University Hospital CHU of Martinique, Fort de France, 97200, France
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- EA7525, University of the French West Indies, Fort de France, 97159, France.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Pointe a Pitre, 97110, France
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- INSERM U995, LIRIC Team "Glycation: from inflammation to aging", Lille University, Lille, 59000, France
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- INSERM U995, LIRIC Team "Glycation: from inflammation to aging", Lille University, Lille, 59000, France.,School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- INSERM U995, LIRIC Team "Glycation: from inflammation to aging", Lille University, Lille, 59000, France
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- EA7525, University of the French West Indies, Fort de France, 97159, France.,University Hospital CHU of Martinique, Fort de France, 97200, France
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Ivko OM, Drobintseva AO, Leont'eva DO, Kvetnoy IM, Polyakova VO, Linkova NS. [The influence of AEDG and KE peptides on mitochondries stain and L7A ribosomes protein expression during human pineal gland and thymus cell senescence in vitro.]. Adv Gerontol 2020; 33:741-747. [PMID: 33342107] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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It was verified new molecular targets of geroprotective activity of AEDG (epitalon) and KE (vilon) peptides by the method of confocal laser scanning microscopy. It was shown that the MitoTracker Red mitochondries staining decreased and L7A ribosomal protein synthesis compensatory increased during pineal and thymic cell senescence in vitro. AEDG peptide increases in 1,5 times the square of MitoTracker Red mitochondries staining and decreases on 22% the expression of ribosomal protein L7A in cultures of human pineal gland cells during its senescence. KE peptide increases in 1,5 times the square of MitoTracker Red mitochondries staining and decreases on 15% the expression of ribosomal protein L7A in cultures of human thymic cells during its senescence. The square of MitoTracker Red mitochondries staining decreases and the expression of L7A ribosomal protein compensatory increases during pineal gland and thymic cells senescence. We can suppose that AEDG and KE peptides have a tissue-specific effect that normalizes the functions of mitochondria and ribosomes of pinealocytes and thymocytes.
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- O M Ivko
- Saint-Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, 3 pr. Dynamo, St. Petersburg 197110, Russian Federation, e-mail:
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- Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, 2 Litovskaya str., St. Petersburg 194100, Russian Federation
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- Saint-Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, 3 pr. Dynamo, St. Petersburg 197110, Russian Federation, e-mail:
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- Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology, 2-4 Ligovsky pr., St. Petersburg 191036, Russian Federation
- Saint-Petersburg State University, 7-9 Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg 199034, Russian Federation
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- Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, 2 Litovskaya str., St. Petersburg 194100, Russian Federation
- Saint-Petersburg State University, 7-9 Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg 199034, Russian Federation
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- Saint-Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, 3 pr. Dynamo, St. Petersburg 197110, Russian Federation, e-mail:
- Academy of Postgraduate Education, 91 Volokolamskoye shosse, Moscow 125371, Russian Federation
- Belgorod National Research University, 85 Pobedy str., Belgorod 308009, Russian Federation
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Islam H, Hood DA, Gurd BJ. Looking beyond PGC-1α: emerging regulators of exercise-induced skeletal muscle mitochondrial biogenesis and their activation by dietary compounds. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2019; 45:11-23. [PMID: 31158323 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2019-0069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Despite its widespread acceptance as the "master regulator" of mitochondrial biogenesis (i.e., the expansion of the mitochondrial reticulum), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma coactivator-1 alpha (PGC-1α) appears to be dispensable for the training-induced augmentation of skeletal muscle mitochondrial content and respiratory function. In fact, a number of regulatory proteins have emerged as important players in skeletal muscle mitochondrial biogenesis and many of these proteins share key attributes with PGC-1α. In an effort to move past the simplistic notion of a "master regulator" of mitochondrial biogenesis, we highlight the regulatory mechanisms by which nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), estrogen-related receptor gamma (ERRγ), PPARβ, and leucine-rich pentatricopeptide repeat-containing protein (LRP130) may contribute to the control of skeletal muscle mitochondrial biogenesis. We also present evidence supporting/refuting the ability of sulforaphane, quercetin, and epicatechin to promote skeletal muscle mitochondrial biogenesis and their potential to augment mitochondrial training adaptations. Targeted activation of specific pathways by these compounds may allow for greater mechanistic insight into the molecular pathways controlling mitochondrial biogenesis in human skeletal muscle. Dietary activation of mitochondrial biogenesis may also be useful in clinical populations with basal reductions in mitochondrial protein content, enzyme activities, and/or respiratory function as well as individuals who exhibit a blunted skeletal muscle responsiveness to contractile activity. Novelty The existence of redundant pathways leading to mitochondrial biogenesis refutes the simplistic notion of a "master regulator" of mitochondrial biogenesis. Dietary activation of specific pathways may provide greater mechanistic insight into the exercise-induced mitochondrial biogenesis in human skeletal muscle.
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- Hashim Islam
- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Muscle Health Research Centre, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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Moore MP, Cunningham RP, Kelty TJ, Boccardi LR, Nguyen NY, Booth FW, Rector RS. Ketogenic diet in combination with voluntary exercise impacts markers of hepatic metabolism and oxidative stress in male and female Wistar rats. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2019; 45:35-44. [PMID: 31116955 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2019-0042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Ketogenic diets (KDs) are shown to benefit hepatic metabolism; however, their effect on the liver when combined with exercise is unknown. We investigated the effects of a KD versus a "western" diet (WD) on markers of hepatic lipid metabolism and oxidative stress in exercising rats. Male and female Wistar rats with access to voluntary running wheels were randomized to 3 groups (n = 8-14 per group): standard chow (SC; 17% fat), WD (42% fat), or KD (90.5% fat) for 7 weeks. Body fat percentage (BF%) was increased in WD and KD versus SC, although KD females displayed lower BF% versus WD (p ≤ 0.05). Liver triglycerides were higher in KD and WD versus SC but were attenuated in KD females versus WD (p ≤ 0.05). KD suppressed hepatic markers of de novo lipogenesis (fatty acid synthase, acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase) and increased markers of mitochondrial biogenesis/content (peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-1α, mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), and citrate synthase activity). KD also increased hepatic glutathione peroxidase 1 and lowered oxidized glutathione. Female rats exhibited elevated hepatic markers of mitochondrial biogenesis (TFAM), mitophagy (light chain 3 II/I ratio, autophagy-related protein 12:5), and cellular energy homeostasis (phosphorylated 5'AMP-activated protein kinase/5'AMP-activated protein kinase) versus males. These data highlight that KD and exercise beneficially impacts hepatic metabolism and oxidative stress and merits further investigation. Novelty KD feeding combined with exercise improved hepatic oxidative stress, suppressed markers of de novo lipogenesis, and increased markers of mitochondrial content versus WD feeding. Males and females responded similarly to combined KD feeding and exercise. Female rats exhibited elevated hepatic markers of autophagy/mitophagy and energy homeostasis compared with male rats.
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- Mary P Moore
- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65203, USA
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65203, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65203, USA.,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65203, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65203, USA.,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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Ho J, Pacaud D, Rakic M, Khan A. Diabetes in pediatric patients with Kearns-Sayre syndrome: clinical presentation of 2 cases and a review of pathophysiology. Can J Diabetes 2015; 38:225-8. [PMID: 25092642 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2014.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 01/30/2014] [Revised: 04/04/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS), resulting from a mitochondrial DNA deletion, is a rare cause of diabetes in children. We report 2 pediatric cases of KSS associated with diabetes that presented with hyperosmolar hyperglycemia with minimal ketosis. Both patients were treated initially with isotonic fluid resuscitation followed by intravenous insulin infusion. The first case was a boy of Blackfoot Aboriginal ancestry who presented with failure to thrive, developmental delay and Fanconi syndrome and was diagnosed with KSS at 3 years of age. At 4 years he presented with a cough and left upper lobe lung infiltrate as well as a hyperosmolar hyperglycemic episode. He subsequently required multiple daily insulin injections. This patient developed cardiomyopathy and died at the age of 10 years. The second case was a 6-year-old boy of Asian ancestry who presented with ataxia exacerbated by intercurrent illnesses, decreased exercise tolerance, gross motor and fine motor delays, anorexia and recurrent episodes of vomiting associated with dehydration, and he was subsequently diagnosed with KSS. At 11 years of age, the patient developed hyperosmolar hyperglycemia, and after treatment for it, he required multiple daily insulin injections. He died of end stage congestive heart failure secondary to cardiomyopathy at 13 years of age. These 2 cases are presented to describe the possible pathophysiology of mitochondrial diabetes and to emphasize the need to monitor for the development of diabetes in patients with known mitochondrial disease and also to be aware of possible mitochondrial disease in pediatric patients who present with hyperglycemia in the context of multisystem involvement.
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- Josephine Ho
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Calgary, Bachelor of Health Sciences Program, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Metabolic Clinic, Department of Medical Genetics and Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Soltani A, Ghavami F, Mergoum M, Hegstad J, Noyszewski A, Meinhardt S, Kianian SF. Analysis of ATP6 sequence diversity in the Triticum-Aegilops species group reveals the crucial role of rearrangement in mitochondrial genome evolution. Genome 2014; 57:279-88. [PMID: 25170648 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2014-0024] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Mutation and chromosomal rearrangements are the two main forces of increasing genetic diversity for natural selection to act upon, and ultimately drive the evolutionary process. Although genome evolution is a function of both forces, simultaneously, the ratio of each can be varied among different genomes and genomic regions. It is believed that in plant mitochondrial genome, rearrangements play a more important role than point mutations, but relatively few studies have directly addressed this phenomenon. To address this issue, we isolated and sequenced the ATP6-1 and ATP6-2 genes from 46 different euplasmic and alloplasmic wheat lines. Four different ATP6-1 orthologs were detected, two of them reported for the first time. Expression analysis revealed that all four orthologs are transcriptionally active. Results also indicated that both point mutation and genomic rearrangement are involved in the evolution of ATP6. However, rearrangement is the predominant force that triggers drastic variation. Data also indicated that speciation of domesticated wheat cultivars were simultaneous with the duplication of this gene. These results directly support the notion that rearrangement plays a significant role in driving plant mitochondrial genome evolution.
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- Ali Soltani
- a Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA
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