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Shayota BJ. Biomarkers of mitochondrial disorders. Neurotherapeutics 2024; 21:e00325. [PMID: 38295557 PMCID: PMC10903091 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurot.2024.e00325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Mitochondrial diseases encompass a heterogeneous group of disorders with a wide range of clinical manifestations, most classically resulting in neurological, muscular, and metabolic abnormalities, but having the potential to affect any organ system. Over the years, substantial progress has been made in identifying and characterizing various biomarkers associated with mitochondrial diseases. This review summarizes the current knowledge of mitochondrial biomarkers based on a literature review and discusses the evidence behind their use in clinical practice. A total of 13 biomarkers were thoroughly reviewed including lactate, pyruvate, lactate:pyruvate ratio, creatine kinase, creatine, amino acid profiles, glutathione, malondialdehyde, GDF-15, FGF-21, gelsolin, neurofilament light-chain, and circulating cell-free mtDNA. Most biomarkers had mixed findings depending on the study, especially when considering their utility for specific mitochondrial diseases versus mitochondrial conditions in general. However, in large biomarker comparison studies, GDF-15 followed by FGF-21, seem to have the greatest value though they are still not perfect. As such, additional studies are needed, especially in light of newer biomarkers that have not yet been thoroughly investigated. Understanding the landscape of biomarkers in mitochondrial diseases is crucial for advancing early detection, improving patient management, and developing targeted therapies.
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- Brian J Shayota
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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Santacatterina F, Torresano L, Núñez-Salgado A, Esparza-Molto PB, Olive M, Gallardo E, García-Arumi E, Blazquez A, González-Quintana A, Martín MA, Cuezva JM. Different mitochondrial genetic defects exhibit the same protein signature of metabolism in skeletal muscle of PEO and MELAS patients: A role for oxidative stress. Free Radic Biol Med 2018; 126:235-248. [PMID: 30138712 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A major challenge in mitochondrial diseases (MDs) is the identification of biomarkers that could inform of the mechanisms involved in the phenotypic expression of genetic defects. Herein, we have investigated the protein signature of metabolism and of the antioxidant response in muscle biopsies of clinically and genetically diagnosed patients with Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia due to single large-scale (PEO-sD) or multiple (PEO-mD) deletions of mtDNA and Mitochondrial Encephalopathy Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-like episode (MELAS) syndrome, and healthy donors. A high-throughput immunoassay technique that quantitates the expression of relevant proteins of glycolysis, glycogenolysis, pentose phosphate pathway, oxidative phosphorylation, pyruvate and fatty acid oxidation, tricarboxylic acid cycle and the antioxidant response in two large independent and retrospectively collected cohorts of PEO-sD, PEO-mD and MELAS patients revealed that despite the heterogeneity of the genetic alterations, the three MDs showed the same metabolic signatures in both cohorts of patients, which were highly divergent from those of healthy individuals. Linear Discriminant Analysis and Support Vector Machine classifier provided a minimum of four biomarkers to discriminate healthy from pathological samples. Regardless of the induction of a large number of enzymes involved in ameliorating oxidative stress, the down-regulation of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase (SOD2) and catalase expression favored the accumulation of oxidative damage in patients' proteins. Down-regulation of SOD2 and catalase expression in MD patients is not due to relevant changes in the availability of their mRNAs, suggesting that oxidative stress regulates the expression of the two enzymes post-transcriptionally. We suggest that SOD2 and catalase could provide specific targets to improve the detoxification of reactive oxygen species that affects muscle proteins in these patients.
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- Fulvio Santacatterina
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital, 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital, 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital, 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Unidad Patología Neuromuscular, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Spain; Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Spain; Laboratorio de Patología Mitocondrial y Neuromuscular, Área de Genética Clínica y Molecular, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital, 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain; Laboratorio de Enfermedades Mitocondriales y Neuromusculares, Hospital Universitario, 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital, 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain; Laboratorio de Enfermedades Mitocondriales y Neuromusculares, Hospital Universitario, 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital, 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain; Laboratorio de Enfermedades Mitocondriales y Neuromusculares, Hospital Universitario, 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Hospital, 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain.
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Enns GM, Cowan TM. Glutathione as a Redox Biomarker in Mitochondrial Disease-Implications for Therapy. J Clin Med 2017; 6:jcm6050050. [PMID: 28467362 PMCID: PMC5447941 DOI: 10.3390/jcm6050050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Revised: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Technical advances in the ability to measure mitochondrial dysfunction are providing new insights into mitochondrial disease pathogenesis, along with new tools to objectively evaluate the clinical status of mitochondrial disease patients. Glutathione (l-ϒ-glutamyl-l-cysteinylglycine) is the most abundant intracellular thiol, and the intracellular redox state, as reflected by levels of oxidized (GSSG) and reduced (GSH) glutathione, as well as the GSH/GSSG ratio, is considered to be an important indication of cellular health. The ability to quantify mitochondrial dysfunction in an affected patient will not only help with routine care, but also improve rational clinical trial design aimed at developing new therapies. Indeed, because multiple disorders have been associated with either primary or secondary deficiency of the mitochondrial electron transport chain and redox imbalance, developing mitochondrial therapies that have the potential to improve the intracellular glutathione status has been a focus of several clinical trials over the past few years. This review will also discuss potential therapies to increase intracellular glutathione with a focus on EPI-743 (α-tocotrienol quinone), a compound that appears to have the ability to modulate the activity of oxidoreductases, in particular NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1.
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- Gregory M Enns
- Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, H-315, Stanford, CA 94005-5208, USA.
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, H-315, Stanford, CA 94005-5208, USA.
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Kawaguchi C, Morinaga M, Kubota M, Saito H, Tomiwa K, Uchiike N. Increased oxidative stress in patients with severe disability: Association with nutrition. Pediatr Int 2016; 58:1183-1187. [PMID: 26969607 DOI: 10.1111/ped.12977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have described a role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of various pediatric disorders, but investigation into oxidative stress status in patients with severe disability remains limited. The aim of the present study was therefore to clarify the oxidative stress status in patients with severe disability, focusing specifically on intake of three major nutrients and micronutrients with antioxidant activities. METHODS Thirty-one patients with severe disability (mean age, 14.1 ± 7.8 years) were enrolled. Three in vivo biomarkers, plasma biological antioxidant potential (BAP), plasma reactive oxygen metabolite-derived compounds (d-ROM), and urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), were determined for evaluating oxidative status. The dietary intake of three major nutrients and various micronutrients was estimated from dietary records over a 3 day period. RESULTS In patients with severe disability, BAP was significantly lower and d-ROM and 8-OHdG significantly higher than in historical controls. Among these markers, a significant positive correlation was found in BAP versus d-ROM and d-ROM versus 8-OHdG. On multiple regression analysis, a significant inverse association between 8-OHdG and carotenoid intake was seen. CONCLUSION The oxidative/antioxidative balance shifts towards oxidative status dominance in patients with severe disability. More research is needed on nutritional intake of antioxidative nutrients to determine whether they can be used to reduce oxidative stress.
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- Chiharu Kawaguchi
- Department of Pediatrics, Todaiji Medical and Education Center, Nara, Japan
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- Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan
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- Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan.,Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Todaiji Medical and Education Center, Nara, Japan
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- Health Management Center, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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Chico L, Orsucci D, Lo Gerfo A, Marconi L, Mancuso M, Siciliano G. Biomarkers and progress of antioxidant therapy for rare mitochondrial disorders. Expert Opin Orphan Drugs 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/21678707.2016.1178570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Lucia Chico
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Patients with mitochondrial cytopathies often experience exercise intolerance and may have fixed muscle weakness, leading to impaired functional capacity and lower quality of life. Endurance exercise training increases Vo 2 max, respiratory chain enzyme activity, and improves quality of life. Resistance exercise training increases muscle strength and may lower mutational burden in patients with mitochondrial DNA deletions. Both modes of exercise appear to be well tolerated. Patients with mitochondrial cytopathy should consider alternating both types of exercise to derive the benefits from each (endurance = greater aerobic fitness; resistance = greater strength). Patients should start an exercise program at a low intensity and duration, gradually increasing duration and intensity. They should "listen to their body" and not exercise on days they have fever, superimposed illness, muscle pain, or cramps, and/or if they have fasted for more than 12 hours. Children often respond best to play-based exercise and tend to enjoy intermittent activity.
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- Mark A Tarnopolsky
- From the Division of Neuromuscular and Neurometabolic Diseases, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Pagano G, Aiello Talamanca A, Castello G, Cordero MD, d'Ischia M, Gadaleta MN, Pallardó FV, Petrović S, Tiano L, Zatterale A. Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction across broad-ranging pathologies: toward mitochondria-targeted clinical strategies. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2014; 2014:541230. [PMID: 24876913 PMCID: PMC4024404 DOI: 10.1155/2014/541230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Beyond the disorders recognized as mitochondrial diseases, abnormalities in function and/or ultrastructure of mitochondria have been reported in several unrelated pathologies. These encompass ageing, malformations, and a number of genetic or acquired diseases, as diabetes and cardiologic, haematologic, organ-specific (e.g., eye or liver), neurologic and psychiatric, autoimmune, and dermatologic disorders. The mechanistic grounds for mitochondrial dysfunction (MDF) along with the occurrence of oxidative stress (OS) have been investigated within the pathogenesis of individual disorders or in groups of interrelated disorders. We attempt to review broad-ranging pathologies that involve mitochondrial-specific deficiencies or rely on cytosol-derived prooxidant states or on autoimmune-induced mitochondrial damage. The established knowledge in these subjects warrants studies aimed at elucidating several open questions that are highlighted in the present review. The relevance of OS and MDF in different pathologies may establish the grounds for chemoprevention trials aimed at compensating OS/MDF by means of antioxidants and mitochondrial nutrients.
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- Giovanni Pagano
- Cancer Research Centre at Mercogliano (CROM), Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale-IRCCS, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Cancer Research Centre at Mercogliano (CROM), Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale-IRCCS, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Cancer Research Centre at Mercogliano (CROM), Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale-IRCCS, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Research Laboratory, Dental School, Sevilla University, 41009 Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Federico II University, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute of Biomembranes and Bioenergetics, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- “Vinca” Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Clinical and Dental Sciences, Polytechnical University of Marche, 60100 Ancona, Italy
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Oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease. Neurosci Bull 2014; 30:271-81. [PMID: 24664866 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-013-1423-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 472] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 01/03/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a devastating disease of the elderly. The brain is more vulnerable than other organs to oxidative stress, and most of the components of neurons (lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids) can be oxidized in AD due to mitochondrial dysfunction, increased metal levels, inflammation, and β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides. Oxidative stress participates in the development of AD by promoting Aβ deposition, tau hyperphosphorylation, and the subsequent loss of synapses and neurons. The relationship between oxidative stress and AD suggests that oxidative stress is an essential part of the pathological process, and antioxidants may be useful for AD treatment.
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Alzheimer disease (AD) and Parkinson disease (PD) are the two most common age-related neurodegenerative diseases characterized by prominent neurodegeneration in selective neural systems. Although a small fraction of AD and PD cases exhibit evidence of heritability, among which many genes have been identified, the majority are sporadic without known causes. Molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration and pathogenesis of these diseases remain elusive. Convincing evidence demonstrates oxidative stress as a prominent feature in AD and PD and links oxidative stress to the development of neuronal death and neural dysfunction, which suggests a key pathogenic role for oxidative stress in both AD and PD. Notably, mitochondrial dysfunction is also a prominent feature in these diseases, which is likely to be of critical importance in the genesis and amplification of reactive oxygen species and the pathophysiology of these diseases. In this review, we focus on changes in mitochondrial DNA and mitochondrial dynamics, two aspects critical to the maintenance of mitochondrial homeostasis and function, in relationship with oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of AD and PD.
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- Department of Pathology; Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Department of Pathology; Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Pastore A, Petrillo S, Tozzi G, Carrozzo R, Martinelli D, Dionisi-Vici C, Di Giovamberardino G, Ceravolo F, Klein MB, Miller G, Enns GM, Bertini E, Piemonte F. Glutathione: a redox signature in monitoring EPI-743 therapy in children with mitochondrial encephalomyopathies. Mol Genet Metab 2013; 109:208-14. [PMID: 23583222 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2013.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Revised: 03/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Genetically defined Leigh syndrome (LS) is a rare, fatal inherited neurodegenerative disorder that predominantly affects children. Although mitochondrial dysfunction has clearly been associated with oxidative stress, few studies have specifically examined Leigh syndrome patients' blood glutathione levels. In this study, we analyzed the balance between oxidized and reduced glutathione in lymphocytes of 10 patients with genetically confirmed LS and monitored the effects of glutathione status following 6 months of treatment with EPI-743, a novel redox therapeutic. METHODS Lymphocytes were obtained from blood samples of 10 children with a genetically confirmed diagnosis of LS and in 20 healthy subjects. Total, reduced, oxidized and protein-bound glutathione levels were determined by HPLC analysis. Erythrocyte superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase enzyme activities were measured by spectrophotometric assays. Plasma total thiols, carbonyl contents and malondialdehyde were assessed by spectrophotometric and fluorometric assays. RESULTS A significant impairment of all glutathione forms was detected in patients, including a profound decrease of total and reduced glutathione (GSH) associated with high levels of all oxidized glutathione forms (GSSG+GS-Pro; OX). These findings negatively correlated with the glutathione peroxidase activity, which underwent a significant decrease in patients. After treatment with EPI-743, all patients showed a significant increase in reduced glutathione levels and 96% decrease of OX/GSH ratio. CONCLUSIONS The data presented here strongly support glutathione as a "redox blood signature" in mitochondrial disorders and its use as a clinical trial endpoint in the development of mitochondrial disease therapies.
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- Anna Pastore
- Laboratory of Metabolomics and Proteomics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS - Rome, Italy
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Figueira TR, Barros MH, Camargo AA, Castilho RF, Ferreira JCB, Kowaltowski AJ, Sluse FE, Souza-Pinto NC, Vercesi AE. Mitochondria as a source of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species: from molecular mechanisms to human health. Antioxid Redox Signal 2013; 18:2029-74. [PMID: 23244576 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.4729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 304] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Mitochondrially generated reactive oxygen species are involved in a myriad of signaling and damaging pathways in different tissues. In addition, mitochondria are an important target of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Here, we discuss basic mechanisms of mitochondrial oxidant generation and removal and the main factors affecting mitochondrial redox balance. We also discuss the interaction between mitochondrial reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, and the involvement of these oxidants in mitochondrial diseases, cancer, neurological, and cardiovascular disorders.
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- Tiago R Figueira
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Muscle respiratory chain enzyme activities in parkinson's disease and in multisystem extrapyramidal disorders with parkinsonism as the main clinical feature. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2012; 19 Suppl 1:155-61. [PMID: 18649855 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4943(05)80060-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A primary mitochondrial dysfunction has been recently hypothesized in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). As a matter of fact, MPTP (a drug able to induce neuronal loss in substantia nigra) is a specific inhibitor of Complex I, while controversial data on Complex I deficiency have been reported in platelets, muscle and brain of patients affected by Parkinson's disease. Here we report data on respiratory chain enzyme activities in isolated muscle mitochondria from 6 patients with classical PD (two with the hereditary form, HPD), and in 6 patients with a multisystem extrapyramidal disorder (MSED) with parkinsonsim as the main clinical feature. While histological and biochemical evidence of mitochondrial dysfunction has been detected in 1 case with PD and in 3 cases with MSED, normal results have been obtained in the other cases confirming the extreme clinical and biochemical heterogeneity of these disorders.
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Voets AM, Lindsey PJ, Vanherle SJ, Timmer ED, Esseling JJ, Koopman WJH, Willems PHGM, Schoonderwoerd GC, De Groote D, Poll-The BT, de Coo IFM, Smeets HJM. Patient-derived fibroblasts indicate oxidative stress status and may justify antioxidant therapy in OXPHOS disorders. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2012; 1817:1971-8. [PMID: 22796146 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2012.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2012] [Revised: 06/12/2012] [Accepted: 07/02/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Oxidative phosphorylation disorders are often associated with increased oxidative stress and antioxidant therapy is frequently given as treatment. However, the role of oxidative stress in oxidative phosphorylation disorders or patients is far from clear and consequently the preventive or therapeutic effect of antioxidants is highly anecdotic. Therefore, we performed a systematic study of a panel of oxidative stress parameters (reactive oxygen species levels, damage and defense) in fibroblasts of twelve well-characterized oxidative phosphorylation patients with a defect in the POLG1 gene, in the mitochondrial DNA-encoded tRNA-Leu gene (m.3243A>G or m.3302A>G) and in one of the mitochondrial DNA-encoded NADH dehydrogenase complex I (CI) subunits. All except two cell lines (one POLG1 and one tRNA-Leu) showed increased reactive oxygen species levels compared with controls, but only four (two CI and two tRNA-Leu) cell lines provided evidence for increased oxidative protein damage. The absence of a correlation between reactive oxygen species levels and oxidative protein damage implies differences in damage prevention or correction. This was investigated by gene expression studies, which showed adaptive and compensating changes involving antioxidants and the unfolded protein response, especially in the POLG1 group. This study indicated that patients display individual responses and that detailed analysis of fibroblasts enables the identification of patients that potentially benefit from antioxidant therapy. Furthermore, the fibroblast model can also be used to search for and test novel, more specific antioxidants or explore ways to stimulate compensatory mechanisms.
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- A M Voets
- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
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The effect of aging and increasing ascorbate concentrations on respiratory chain activity in cultured human fibroblasts. Cell Biochem Funct 2010; 28:283-92. [PMID: 20517892 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The specific activities of Complexes I-III, II-III, and IV of the respiratory chain, and citrate synthase, were determined in mitochondrial sonicates of six control passage 5 fibroblast cultures, cultivated in growth medium containing fetal calf serum as the only source of ascorbate. The enzymes were also assayed in serially subcultured fibroblasts which were characterized as aged at passage 20 and beyond. Results indicated a significant loss of all enzyme activities in aged cells at passage 20, 25, and 30. Further studies involved maintenance of serially subcultured cells in serum free media to which increasing ascorbate concentrations (100, 200, and 300 micromol 1(-1)) were added. Results indicated that ascorbate at 100 micromol 1(-1) was not sufficient to restore any of the enzyme activities in aged cells. An ascorbate concentration of 200 micromol 1(-1) however, could totally restore Complex IV and citrate synthase activities, but had no effect on complexes I-III and II-III activities which required 300 micromol 1(-1) ascorbate to be partially or totally restored respectively. In conclusion, this study demonstrates an age related drop in mitochondrial respiratory chain activity in cultured human fibroblasts. Enzyme activities could be completely or partially restored in the presence of double or triple normal human plasma ascorbate concentrations.
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Mitochondrial DNA Mutation-Elicited Oxidative Stress, Oxidative Damage, and Altered Gene Expression in Cultured Cells of Patients with MERRF Syndrome. Mol Neurobiol 2010; 41:256-66. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-010-8123-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2009] [Accepted: 03/23/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Role of reactive oxygen species-elicited apoptosis in the pathophysiology of mitochondrial and neurodegenerative diseases associated with mitochondrial DNA mutations. J Formos Med Assoc 2009; 108:599-611. [PMID: 19666347 DOI: 10.1016/s0929-6646(09)60380-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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A wide spectrum of pathogenic mutations of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been demonstrated to cause mitochondrial dysfunction and overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS), in relation to mitochondrial and neurodegenerative diseases. Our previous studies have shown that large-scale deletions of mtDNA not only serve as an indicator of oxidative damage, but also result in greater susceptibility of human cells to apoptosis triggered by UV irradiation and other apoptotic stimuli. In this review, we focus on the involvement of mtDNA-mutation-associated oxidative stress and susceptibility to apoptosis in the pathophysiology of mitochondrial and neurodegenerative diseases. Different lines of research have provided concordant data to suggest that the mtDNA-mutation-elicited energy insufficiency and enhanced oxidative stress and damage lead to cell dysfunction, and increase the susceptibility of affected cells to apoptosis in patients with these diseases. Moreover, accumulating experimental evidence has shown that antioxidant therapy is a good strategy for decreasing intracellular ROS and alleviating oxidative-stress-induced apoptosis in cells of patients that harbor pathogenic mtDNA mutations.
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Wani AA, Rangrez AY, Kumar H, Bapat SA, Suresh CG, Barnabas S, Patole MS, Shouche Y. Analysis of reactive oxygen species and antioxidant defenses in complex I deficient patients revealed a specific increase in superoxide dismutase activity. Free Radic Res 2009; 42:415-27. [DOI: 10.1080/10715760802068571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Inherited disorders affecting mitochondrial function are associated with glutathione deficiency and hypocitrullinemia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:3941-5. [PMID: 19223582 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0813409106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Disorders affecting mitochondria, including those that directly affect the respiratory chain function or result from abnormalities in branched amino acid metabolism (organic acidemias), have been shown to be associated with impaired redox balance. Almost all of the evidence underlying this conclusion has been obtained from studies on patient biopsies or animal models. Since the glutathione (iGSH) system provides the main protection against oxidative damage, we hypothesized that untreated oxidative stress in individuals with mitochondrial dysfunction would result in chronic iGSH deficiency. We confirm this hypothesis here in studies using high-dimensional flow cytometry (Hi-D FACS) and biochemical analysis of freshly obtained blood samples from patients with mitochondrial disorders or organic acidemias. T lymphocyte subsets, monocytes and neutrophils from organic acidemia and mitochondrial patients who were not on antioxidant supplements showed low iGSH levels, whereas similar subjects on antioxidant supplements showed normal iGSH. Measures of iROS levels in blood were insufficient to reveal the chronic oxidative stress in untreated patients. Patients with organic acidemias showed elevated plasma protein carbonyls, while plasma samples from all patients tested showed hypocitrullinemia. These findings indicate that measurements of iGSH in leukocytes may be a particularly useful biomarker to detect redox imbalance in mitochondrial disorders and organic acidemias, thus providing a relatively non-invasive means to monitor disease status and response to therapies. Furthermore, studies here suggest that antioxidant therapy may be useful for relieving the chronic oxidative stress that otherwise occurs in patients with mitochondrial dysfunction.
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Many of the neuromuscular (e.g., muscular dystrophy) and neurometabolic (e.g., mitochondrial cytopathies) disorders share similar final common pathways of cellular dysfunction that may be favorably influenced by creatine monohydrate (CrM) supplementation. Studies using the mdx model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy have found evidence of enhanced mitochondrial function, reduced intra-cellular calcium and improved performance with CrM supplementation. Clinical trials in patients with Duchenne and Becker's muscular dystrophy have shown improved function, fat-free mass, and some evidence of improved bone health with CrM supplementation. In contrast, the improvements in function in myotonic dystrophy and inherited neuropathies (e.g., Charcot-Marie-Tooth) have not been significant. Some studies in patients with mitochondrial cytopathies have shown improved muscle endurance and body composition, yet other studies did not find significant improvements in patients with mitochondrial cytopathy. Lower-dose CrM supplementation in patients with McArdle's disease (myophosphorylase deficiency) improved exercise capacity, yet higher doses actually showed some indication of worsened function. Based upon known cellular pathologies, there are potential benefits from CrM supplementation in patients with steroid myopathy, inflammatory myopathy, myoadenylate deaminase deficiency, and fatty acid oxidation defects. Larger randomized control trials (RCT) using homogeneous patient groups and objective and clinically relevant outcome variables are needed to determine whether creatine supplementation will be of therapeutic benefit to patients with neuromuscular or neurometabolic disorders. Given the relatively low prevalence of some of the neuromuscular and neurometabolic disorders, it will be necessary to use surrogate markers of potential clinical efficacy including markers of oxidative stress, cellular energy charge, and gene expression patterns.
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- Mark A Tarnopolsky
- Department of Pediatrics and Medicine (Neurology and Rehabilitation), Neuromuscular and Neurometabolic Clinic, Rm 2H26, McMaster University Medical Center, 1200 Main St. W., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5
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Khan SM, Smigrodzki RM, Swerdlow RH. Cell and animal models of mtDNA biology: progress and prospects. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2006; 292:C658-69. [PMID: 16899549 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00224.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The past two decades have witnessed an evolving understanding of the mitochondrial genome's (mtDNA) role in basic biology and disease. From the recognition that mutations in mtDNA can be responsible for human disease to recent efforts showing that mtDNA mutations accumulate over time and may be responsible for some phenotypes of aging, the field of mitochondrial genetics has greatly benefited from the creation of cell and animal models of mtDNA mutation. In this review, we critically discuss the past two decades of efforts and insights gained from cell and animal models of mtDNA mutation. We attempt to reconcile the varied and at times contradictory findings by highlighting the various methodologies employed and using human mtDNA disease as a guide to better understanding of cell and animal mtDNA models. We end with a discussion of scientific and therapeutic challenges and prospects for the future of mtDNA transfection and gene therapy.
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- Shaharyar M Khan
- Gencia Corp., 706 B Forrest St., Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
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Aycicek A, Iscan A. Oxidative and antioxidative capacity in children with cerebral palsy. Brain Res Bull 2006; 69:666-8. [PMID: 16716836 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2006.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2005] [Revised: 11/07/2005] [Accepted: 03/22/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The superiority of oxidative stress and/or the inadequacy of antioxidant capacity have an important role in disease. Decreased antioxidant availability has been observed in the pathogenesis of many different diseases affecting the brain, such as mitochondrial disorders, cerebral ischaemia and epilepsy. Oxidative and antioxidative status in children with cerebral palsy aged 1-12 years was investigated in this study and compared with healthy controls. Sixty-nine patients with cerebral palsy and 42 controls were enrolled in the study. Lipid peroxidation in the cerebral palsy group was significantly higher than that in the controls (7.54+/-3.64 micromol H(2)O(2)/L and 5.84+/-1.25 micromol H(2)O(2)/L, respectively) (P=0.02). Serum total antioxidant capacity levels were also markedly lower in the CP group than in the control group (1.42+/-0.22 mmol Trolox equiv./L and 1.64+/-0.17 mmol Trolox equiv./L, respectively) (P=0.003). Uric acid and albumin concentrations were lower in the study group than in the control group. Based on these results, we concluded that oxidants were increased and antioxidants were decreased in the cerebral palsy group, and, as a result, the oxidative/antioxidative balance shifted to the oxidative side in children with cerebral palsy.
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- Ali Aycicek
- Sanliurfa Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, 63080 Sanliurfa, Turkey.
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Kunishige M, Mitsui T, Akaike M, Kawajiri M, Shono M, Kawai H, Matsumoto T. Overexpressions of myoglobin and antioxidant enzymes in ragged-red fibers of skeletal muscle from patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy. Muscle Nerve 2003; 28:484-92. [PMID: 14506721 DOI: 10.1002/mus.10466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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To determine the relationship between myoglobin (Mb) and the defense system against reactive oxygen species in various myopathies, we performed immunohistochemical analyses of Mb and various antioxidant enzymes, including manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD), copper zinc SOD (CuZn-SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px). Biopsied muscle specimens were obtained from patients with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO), Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and polymyositis (PM). In patients with CPEO/KSS, stainings of Mb, SOD, CAT, and GSH-Px in nonatrophic ragged-red fibers (RRFs) were more intense than those in non-RRFs. These pronounced stainings corresponded to ragged-red lesions. The staining intensities of these antioxidant enzymes were significantly correlated with that of Mb (P < 0.001). Atrophic RRFs in specimens from patients with CPEO/KSS showed intense stainings of these antioxidant enzymes but not intense staining of Mb. In specimens from patients with DMD/PM, the antioxidant enzymes but not Mb were overexpressed in degenerative fibers. These results suggest that oxidative stress is associated with Mb expression specifically in mitochondrial diseases. The antioxidant enzymes seem to be upregulated to protect against muscle damage in nonatrophic RRFs. However, the Mb-mediated oxidative damage may become more extensive and result in further mitochondrial dysfunction and progressive atrophy of RRF with impaired upregulation of Mb.
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- Makoto Kunishige
- First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.
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McComsey GA, Morrow JD. Lipid oxidative markers are significantly increased in lipoatrophy but not in sustained asymptomatic hyperlactatemia. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2003; 34:45-9. [PMID: 14501792 DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200309010-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The exact mechanism of lipoatrophy remains unclear. One hypothesized mechanism is accumulation of reactive oxygen free radicals, which is possibly related to dysfunctional mitochondria. We evaluated plasma levels of F2-isoprostanes-the most accurate method to measure oxidant stress in vivo-in a group of 59 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-treated HIV-1-infected subjects. All had serial measurements of venous lactate levels as well as clinical evaluations for assessment of lipoatrophy and symptoms of mitochondrial toxicity. Overall, 16 subjects had sustained hyperlactatemia (4 of whom were symptomatic) and 43 had serial normal lactate levels. We found a significant increase in circulating products of lipid peroxidation, F2-isoprostanes (nanograms per milliliter), in subjects with lipoatrophy when compared with subjects without lipoatrophy (0.060 +/- 0.025 vs. 0.0420 +/- 0.02, respectively; P = 0.02). Interestingly, there was no significant difference in F2-isoprostane levels (nanograms per milliliter) between patients with persistently normal lactate and those who exhibited a sustained asymptomatic hyperlactatemia (0.053 +/- 0.027 vs. 0.053 +/- 0.021, respectively; P > 0.05). This could be explained by the yet unclear significance of asymptomatic hyperlactatemia, even in a setting like ours, where lactate levels were measured with close attention to the method of collection and processing. In contrast, the 4 subjects with symptomatic hyperlactatemia/lactic acidosis had a significant increase in their F2-isoprostanes compared with subjects with asymptomatic sustained hyperlactatemia (0.082 +/- 0.021 vs. 0.053 +/- 0.021, respectively; P < 0.05).
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- Grace A McComsey
- Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, and Center for AIDS Research of Case Western Reserve University, and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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- Yau-Huei Wei
- Department of Biochemistry, Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Ogedegbe AEO, Thomas DL, Diehl AM. Hyperlactataemia syndromes associated with HIV therapy. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2003; 3:329-37. [PMID: 12781504 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(03)00654-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Hyperlactataemia is seen in 8-18.3% of HIV-infected patients taking nucleoside-analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). Recent epidemiological studies suggest that most episodes are transient and subclinical. However, symptomatic and occasionally life-threatening cases accompanied by metabolic acidosis and hepatic steatosis (ie, lactic acidosis syndrome) have also been described. Though yet to be fully elucidated, the proposed mechanism is NRTI-induced inhibition of mitochondrial DNA polymerase culminating in derangements in oxidative phosphorylation and lactate homeostasis. Signs and symptoms range from mild hyperlactataemia accompanied by nausea, abdominal discomfort, and weight loss to severe, intractable lactic acidosis complicated by coma and multi-organ failure. Significant progress has recently been made with regard to the natural history of NRTI-related hyperlactataemia. However, other important aspects of the disorder, such as its pathogenesis, predisposing conditions, and management, remain poorly understood. This article reviews the current published work on these issues, identifies areas of controversy, and addresses directions for future research.
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Sharma P, Mongan PD, Morgan PD. Ascorbate reduces superoxide production and improves mitochondrial respiratory chain function in human fibroblasts with electron transport chain deficiencies. Mitochondrion 2001; 1:191-8. [PMID: 16120278 DOI: 10.1016/s1567-7249(01)00016-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2001] [Revised: 04/20/2001] [Accepted: 05/04/2001] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The present paper attempts to ascertain the role of ascorbate on the generation of superoxide radicals in skin fibroblasts of patients with deficiency of mitochondrial respiratory chain enzymes. Fibroblast cell lines were grown with or without ascorbate for the last 48 h of their growth period. The amount of superoxide radical production in cells was measured by the reduction of nitroblue tetrazolium and the activities of respiratory chain enzymes were examined in isolated fibroblast mitochondria. The results indicated a significant inverse correlation between the amount of superoxide radicals and the specific activities of complexes I-III and II-III of the respiratory chain. The ascorbate treatment of fibroblasts from control subjects did not show any effect on either superoxide radical production or respiratory chain enzymes' activities. While in patient's fibroblasts, this vitamin significantly decreased the superoxide radicals and increased the specific activities of I-III and II-III complexes but not complex IV. These observations indicate that superoxide radicals are increased in patients with deficient respiratory chain enzymes in their fibroblasts and ascorbate can prevent the loss of these enzymes by acting on the selected sites in the respiratory chain, which are related to the production of free radicals.
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- P Sharma
- Department of Anesthesiology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
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Jayanthi S, Lewis BD, Cadet JL. Fas-induced apoptosis of glioma cells is associated with down-regulation of the hSCO1 protein, a subunit of complex IV. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 2001; 91:131-6. [PMID: 11457500 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(01)00138-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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ApoI/Fas belongs to the tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) superfamily and mediates cell death in various cell types. Earlier studies from this laboratory have shown that Fas-mediated cell death of glioma cells occur, in part, through the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). To further dissect the molecular mechanisms that are involved in Fas-induced cell death, we compared gene expression between Fas-treated and saline-treated human neuroglioma H4 cells by using the technique of mRNA differential display. This approach led to the identification of hSCO1, a component of the inner mitochondrial membrane, which is required for the correct assembly, and catalytic function of cytochrome-c oxidase, as a Fas down-regulated gene. The decrease in hSCO1 mRNA expression was time-dependent, becoming most prominent after 4 h of Fas-treatment. Morphological changes observed by confocal microscopy revealed that after 4 h of Fas-treatment, the cells undergo membrane blebbing and early formation of apoptotic bodies. These observations are discussed in terms of their support for an important role of mitochondrial events in Fas-induced apoptosis.
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- S Jayanthi
- Molecular Neuropsychiatry Section, NIDA-IRP, National Institutes of Health, 5500 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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Nepomnyashchikh LM, Bakarev MA, Tsimmerman VG. General pathological processes in somatic muscles in W/SSM rats with genetically determined metabolic myopathy. Bull Exp Biol Med 1998. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02446927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Breckenridge SM, Yin X, Rosenfeld JM, Yu YH. Analytical derivatizations of volatile and hydrophilic carbonyls from aqueous matrix onto a solid phase of a polystyrene-divinylbenzene macroreticular resin. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS 1997; 694:289-96. [PMID: 9252042 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(97)00118-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Extraction and derivatization of carbonyls to benzyloximes, pentafluorobenzyloximes or 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones is simplified and reaction times are substantially reduced by simultaneous sorption and derivatization from aqueous solution onto a solid phase. In this reaction a macroreticular polystyrene-divinylbenzene resin acts as a sorbent and catalyst to allow simultaneous extraction and derivatization of hydrophilic and lipophilic aldehydes and ketones from simple as well as complex matrices including plasma. Conversion to the 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones or pentafluorobenzyloximation at ambient temperature requires 10 and 20 min, respectively. These reaction conditions correspond to at least a 6-fold reduction in reaction times for derivatization of the reactive aldelhydes and a 36-72-fold reduction for preparation of derivatives for the slower reacting ketones.
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- S M Breckenridge
- Department of Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Canada
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Defects in a pathway as complex as the electron transport chain cause a variety of clinical abnormalities, which vary from fatal lactic acidosis in infancy to mild muscle disease in adults. The primary defect may reside in the nucleus or the mitochondrial genome. Until relatively recently, biochemical assays were the definitive means of establishing a defect of the electron transport chain. However, identification of mtDNA abnormalities allows defects to be defined more precisely and in a number of cases provides an easier (more reliable) means of investigation. Despite advances in this field, disorders of the electron transport chain still remain underdiagnosed. This review attempts to provide a general outline of the biochemistry and molecular genetics associated with these disorders and some of the factors involved in establishing a diagnosis in those patients with a suspected defect of the electron transport chain.
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- P L Adams
- Department of Neurology, Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Congenital lactic acidoses form a heterogeneous group of disorders: this paper considers primarily defects of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and the respiratory chain. Attempts to treat these disorders are hampered by uncertainty concerning the pathophysiology and by the central role of the enzymes in cellular metabolism. Few strategies are of proven efficacy, though many have been tried, including dietary manipulation, enhancement of residual enzyme activity, artificial electron acceptors and free-radical scavengers. Evaluation of treatment is complicated by the rarity, heterogeneity and unpredictable course of the diseases. Double-blind placebo-controlled trials are needed.
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- A A Morris
- Metabolic Unit, London Centre for Paediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, UK
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Ohkoshi N, Mizusawa H, Shiraiwa N, Shoji S, Harada K, Yoshizawa K. Superoxide dismutases of muscle in mitochondrial encephalomyopathies. Muscle Nerve 1995; 18:1265-71. [PMID: 7565923 DOI: 10.1002/mus.880181108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Immunohistochemical analyses were made of the superoxide dismutases (Mn-SOD and Cu/Zn-SOD) in biopsied muscles from 7 patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathies that included mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and strokelike episodes (MELAS), and chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO). Mn-SOD mainly was present in the subsarcolemmal region, but it also was found in a coarsely granular, reticular, or diffuse pattern of staining within the muscle fibers. These Mn-SOD-positive fibers corresponded almost completely to the ragged-red fibers. The immunoreaction for Cu/Zn-SOD was weakly positive in some of the muscle fibers positive for Mn-SOD. In CPEO, Mn-SOD-positive fibers predominantly showed decreased cytochrome c oxidase (COX) activity. In MELAS, Mn-SOD-positive fibers tended to be stained deeply for COX although a few were COX-negative. These findings suggest that Mn-SOD-positive fibers can be used to make a differential diagnosis between CPEO and MELAS and that in mitochondrial encephalomyopathies Mn-SOD in the ragged-red fibers may protect against oxidative stress.
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- N Ohkoshi
- Department of Neurology, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Ahlskog JE, Uitti RJ, Low PA, Tyce GM, Nickander KK, Petersen RC, Kokmen E. No evidence for systemic oxidant stress in Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease. Mov Disord 1995; 10:566-73. [PMID: 8552107 DOI: 10.1002/mds.870100507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Oxidant stress secondary to dopamine metabolism has been proposed as a pathogenic factor in the development of Parkinson's disease. Biochemical abnormalities extending beyond the central nervous system have been identified in patients with this condition. Previous investigators have found abnormally elevated concentrations of the lipid peroxidation product, malondialdehyde, in the plasma and serum of patients with Parkinson's disease. We attempted to replicate these findings but controlled for other factors that could influence malondialdehyde levels. We detected no significant elevations in mean serum malondialdehyde concentrations in either levodopa-treated or untreated patients with Parkinson's disease, compared to normal controls; similarly, no elevation was found in a group of patients with dementia of Alzheimer's type. On the other hand, a group of subjects with diabetes mellitus but no neurodegenerative disease had significantly elevated mean serum malondialdehyde levels, consistent with previous studies of diabetic patients. Autoxidation is one of the two major routes by which dopamine and dopa metabolism may generate oxygen free radicals. We analyzed the autoxidation product of dopa, 5-S-cysteinyl-dopa, in the plasma of these same groups of patients with neurodegenerative disease and normal controls; no significant differences were identified. Serum concentrations of two other antioxidant substances, alpha-tocopherol and uric acid, were also statistically similar in these groups. In conclusion, analysis of several blood products relevant to oxidant stress, including malondialdehyde, 5-S-cysteinyl-dopa, alpha-tocopherol, and uric acid, failed to distinguish patients with Parkinson's disease or dementia of Alzheimer's type from controls.
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- J E Ahlskog
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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