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Saito T, Espe M, Vikeså V, Bock C, Thomsen TH, Adam AC, Fernandes JMO, Skjaerven KH. One-carbon metabolism nutrients impact the interplay between DNA methylation and gene expression in liver, enhancing protein synthesis in Atlantic salmon. Epigenetics 2024; 19:2318517. [PMID: 38404006 PMCID: PMC10900267 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2024.2318517] [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: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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Supplementation of one-carbon (1C) metabolism micronutrients, which include B-vitamins and methionine, is essential for the healthy growth and development of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). However, the recent shift towards non-fish meal diets in salmon aquaculture has led to the need for reassessments of recommended micronutrient levels. Despite the importance of 1C metabolism in growth performance and various cellular regulations, the molecular mechanisms affected by these dietary alterations are less understood. To investigate the molecular effect of 1C nutrients, we analysed gene expression and DNA methylation using two types of omics data: RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and reduced-representation bisulphite sequencing (RRBS). We collected liver samples at the end of a feeding trial that lasted 220 days through the smoltification stage, where fish were fed three different levels of four key 1C nutrients: methionine, vitamin B6, B9, and B12. Our results indicate that the dosage of 1C nutrients significantly impacts genetic and epigenetic regulations in the liver of Atlantic salmon, particularly in biological pathways related to protein synthesis. The interplay between DNA methylation and gene expression in these pathways may play an important role in the mechanisms underlying growth performance affected by 1C metabolism.
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- Takaya Saito
- Feed and Nutrition group, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Feed and Nutrition group, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Skretting AI, Aquaculture Innovation, Stavanger, Norway
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- CeMM, Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Feed and Nutrition group, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Feed and Nutrition group, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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Cao D, Heughebaert L, Boffel L, Stove C, Van Der Straeten D. Simultaneous quantification of seven B vitamins from wheat grains using UHPLC-MS/MS. Food Chem 2024; 453:139667. [PMID: 38776794 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139667] [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: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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B-group vitamins are important micronutrients for maintaining human health; nevertheless, B vitamin deficiency is a globally widespread issue. Thus, it is relevant to accurately assess the B-vitamin content in staple crop products such as wheat grains. Here, we developed a multi-enzyme extraction method allowing accurate quantification of seven B vitamins in wheat using ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). Free forms of thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine (B6), biotin (B7) and folates (B9) were determined with recoveries ranging from 81 to 118% and accuracy below 15% bias. The precision was below 20% relative standard deviation and the internal standards adequately compensated for matrix effects. The method was applied to determine the B vitamin stabilities in wheat grains stored at different temperatures and periods. The results provide an important basis in future studies aiming at understanding nutritional availability of B vitamins.
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- Da Cao
- Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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Joshi SM, Thomas TC, Jadavji NM. Impact of increasing one-carbon metabolites on traumatic brain injury outcome using pre-clinical models. Neural Regen Res 2024; 19:1728-1733. [PMID: 38103238 PMCID: PMC10960300 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.389629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Traumatic brain injury is a major cause of death and disability worldwide, affecting over 69 million individuals yearly. One-carbon metabolism has been shown to have beneficial effects after brain damage, such as ischemic stroke. However, whether increasing one-carbon metabolite vitamins impacts traumatic brain injury outcomes in patients requires more investigation. The aim of this review is to evaluate how one-carbon metabolites impact outcomes after the onset of traumatic brain injury. PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases were searched for studies that examined the impact of B-vitamin supplementation on traumatic brain injury outcomes. The search terms included combinations of the following words: traumatic brain injury, dietary supplementation, one-carbon metabolism, and B-vitamins. The focus of each literature search was basic science data. The year of publication in the literature searches was not limited. Our analysis of the literature has shown that dietary supplementation of B-vitamins has significantly improved the functional and behavioral recovery of animals with traumatic brain injury compared to controls. However, this improvement is dosage-dependent and is contingent upon the onset of supplementation and whether there is a sustained or continuous delivery of vitamin supplementation post-traumatic brain injury. The details of supplementation post-traumatic brain injury need to be further investigated. Overall, we conclude that B-vitamin supplementation improves behavioral outcomes and reduces cognitive impairment post-traumatic brain injury in animal model systems. Further investigation in a clinical setting should be strongly considered in conjunction with current medical treatments for traumatic brain injury-affected individuals.
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- Sanika M. Joshi
- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, CA, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, Glendale, CA, USA
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- Department of Child Health, College of Medicine – Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, CA, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, Glendale, CA, USA
- Department of Child Health, College of Medicine – Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, CA, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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Mei X, Du Q, Li J, Dong C. Sensitive detections for three kinds of vitamin B in aqueous solution and on test paper by fluorescent dual-emission carbon dots. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 314:124230. [PMID: 38581773 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Although a few of fluorescent probes based on carbon dots (CDs) for vitamin B (VB) determination have been emerged, none of them can realize the detection of different kinds of VB. In this paper, nitrogen, chlorine co-doped dual-emission CDs (N, Cl-CDs) with emissions at 404 nm and 595 nm have been easily synthesized. VB2, VB9 and VB12 can all induce obvious fluorescence turn-off response toward the N, Cl-CDs. Based on that, three types of VBs are quantitatively and sensitively evaluated in aqueous solution with wide concentration ranges of 14.9-135.0 μM, 34.7-89.8 μM and 29.8-79.8 μM, respectively. Importantly, visual semiquantitative detection of VBs on a test strip are also proposed. Moreover, the current N, Cl-CDs have been successfully applied to the detection of VBs in real samples. The N, Cl-CDs are sensitively multifunctional sensors for three kinds of VBs in aqueous solution and the visual semiquantitative detection by test paper assay is simple, portable and inexpensive.
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- Xiping Mei
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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Zhang C, Liu Z, Sun K, Zhao J, Huang H, Zhang C. Association of serum folic acid levels in response to fasting blood glucose in early pregnancy with the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: A retrospective cohort study. Nutrition 2024; 122:112383. [PMID: 38422754 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2024.112383] [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: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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OBJECTIVE With increasingly prevalent folic acid consumption in early pregnancy, concerns about its potentially negative effect on maternal metabolism have been raised. Recent findings regarding folic acid levels in the first trimester and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus have been inconclusive. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of folic acid status in early pregnancy with gestational diabetes mellitus as well as examine whether glucose levels can be modulated by folic acid status during the same first trimester. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study based on 27 128 Chinese pregnant women who registered during their first prenatal visit from January 2015 to December 2019. Serum folic acid and fasting blood glucose concentrations were measured during the 9th to 13th gestational weeks. Binary logistic regression was applied to estimate the odds ratios of gestational diabetes mellitus by using the serum folic acid levels quartiles with adjustment for major confounders. To investigate the potential effect of modifying key risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus, we established subgroups, in which analyses were stratified by age (<25, 25-29, 30-34, and ≥35 y), parity (nulliparous and parous), prepregnancy body mass index (< 18.5, 18.5-23.9, and ≥ 24 kg/m2), and family history of diabetes (yes and no). RESULTS The positive association between maternal folate concentrations and fasting blood glucose was observed: the risk for hyperglycemia was higher in those in the middle (Q3) and higher (Q4) quartiles compared with those in Q1 and Q2. A higher risk for gestational diabetes mellitus was found in hyperglycemia of early pregnant women with high folate concentrations (Q3: odds ratio = 5.63; 95% CI, 4.56-6.95, and Q4: odds ratio = 5.57; 95% CI, 4.68-6.64) compared with normal fasting glucose mothers with folate concentrations in Q1 and Q2 after accounting for multiple covariables. Similar patterns were observed for different subgroups. Restricted cubic spline plots had a positive correlation of serum folic acid level with fasting blood glucose concentration as well as risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in a nonlinear pattern, with 32.5 nmol/L as the cutoff point for folic acid level. CONCLUSIONS Our findings underscore the importance of maintaining an appropriate folic acid concentration for preserving a lower risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, especially in women with relatively higher blood glucose in early pregnancy. Additionally, folic acid concentration > 32.5 nmol/L may be considered a risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus. This research suggested that folic acid levels should be monitored during the first trimester from the first prenatal checkup to prevent adverse effects of excessive folic acid intake.
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- Chenjie Zhang
- International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine
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- Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; Institute of Reproduction and Development, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Research Units of Embryo Original Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China.
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- Institute of Reproduction and Development, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Meng L, Wu H. Preparation of carbon quantum dots and their application in the detection of vitamin B2. RSC Adv 2024; 14:15499-15506. [PMID: 38741964 PMCID: PMC11089531 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra01388c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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A novel metal-doped carbon quantum dot, zinc-chlorine co-doped carbon quantum dots (Zn/Cl-CQDs), has been developed for the fluorescent probe detection of vitamin B2 and the analysis of the correlation properties of this carbon quantum dot and vitamin B2. Stability experiments demonstrate that Zn/Cl-CQDs possess good fluorescence properties under alkaline conditions. However, when vitamin B2 is added into Zn/Cl-CQDs, the fluorescence intensity decreases sharply, indicating that the fluorescence sensor shows rapid and sensitive detection of vitamin B2 under the static quenching. Lastly, the use of Zn/Cl-CQDs in the detection of vitamin B2 tablets and vitamin B2-rich fruits resulted in recovery rates of 98.2% and 100.6%, respectively. Therefore, this method can be well applied to the detection and analysis of vitamin B2, and has great development prospects in the pharmaceutical industry and food monitoring fields.
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- Lifen Meng
- School of Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University of Engineering Science 551700 Bijie China
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- School of Mining Engineering, Guizhou University of Engineering Science Bijie 551700 China
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Wierzbowska N, Olszowski T, Chlubek D, Kozłowski M, Cymbaluk-Płoska A. Vitamins in Gynecologic Malignancies. Nutrients 2024; 16:1392. [PMID: 38732639 PMCID: PMC11085130 DOI: 10.3390/nu16091392] [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: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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The combination of vitamin A and D derivatives with classical chemotherapeutic treatments results in more satisfactory outcomes. The use of drug combinations, such as 9cUAB130 with carboplatin and cisplatin with TAC-101, shows enhanced cytotoxic effects and reductions in ovarian tumor volume compared to single-drug treatments. Combining cisplatin with calcitriol and progesterone increases VDR expression, potentially enhancing the effectiveness of anticancer therapy in ovarian cancer. The effectiveness of vitamin derivatives in anticancer treatment may vary depending on the characteristics of the tumor and the cell line from which it originated. An increase in thiamine intake of one unit is associated with an 18% decrease in HPV infection. Higher intake of vitamin C by 50 mg/day is linked to a lower risk of cervical neoplasia. Beta-carotene, vitamin C, and vitamin E are associated with risk reductions of 12%, 15%, and 9% in endometrial cancer, respectively. A balanced daily intake of vitamins is important, as both deficiency and excess can influence cancer development. It has been observed that there is a U-shaped relationship between group B vitamins and metabolic markers and clinical outcomes.
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- Natalia Wierzbowska
- Department of Reconstructive Surgery and Gynecological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Reconstructive Surgery and Gynecological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Reconstructive Surgery and Gynecological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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Sfakianoudis K, Zikopoulos A, Grigoriadis S, Seretis N, Maziotis E, Anifandis G, Xystra P, Kostoulas C, Giougli U, Pantos K, Simopoulou M, Georgiou I. The Role of One-Carbon Metabolism and Methyl Donors in Medically Assisted Reproduction: A Narrative Review of the Literature. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4977. [PMID: 38732193 PMCID: PMC11084717 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25094977] [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: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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One-carbon (1-C) metabolic deficiency impairs homeostasis, driving disease development, including infertility. It is of importance to summarize the current evidence regarding the clinical utility of 1-C metabolism-related biomolecules and methyl donors, namely, folate, betaine, choline, vitamin B12, homocysteine (Hcy), and zinc, as potential biomarkers, dietary supplements, and culture media supplements in the context of medically assisted reproduction (MAR). A narrative review of the literature was conducted in the PubMed/Medline database. Diet, ageing, and the endocrine milieu of individuals affect both 1-C metabolism and fertility status. In vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques, and culture conditions in particular, have a direct impact on 1-C metabolic activity in gametes and embryos. Critical analysis indicated that zinc supplementation in cryopreservation media may be a promising approach to reducing oxidative damage, while female serum homocysteine levels may be employed as a possible biomarker for predicting IVF outcomes. Nonetheless, the level of evidence is low, and future studies are needed to verify these data. One-carbon metabolism-related processes, including redox defense and epigenetic regulation, may be compromised in IVF-derived embryos. The study of 1-C metabolism may lead the way towards improving MAR efficiency and safety and ensuring the lifelong health of MAR infants.
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- Konstantinos Sfakianoudis
- Centre for Human Reproduction, Genesis Athens Clinic, 14-16, Papanikoli, 15232 Athens, Greece; (K.S.); (K.P.)
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (A.Z.); (N.S.); (C.K.); (U.G.); (I.G.)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, Truro TR1 3LJ, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (S.G.); (E.M.); (P.X.)
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (A.Z.); (N.S.); (C.K.); (U.G.); (I.G.)
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- Department of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (S.G.); (E.M.); (P.X.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 41222 Larisa, Greece;
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- Department of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (S.G.); (E.M.); (P.X.)
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (A.Z.); (N.S.); (C.K.); (U.G.); (I.G.)
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (A.Z.); (N.S.); (C.K.); (U.G.); (I.G.)
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- Centre for Human Reproduction, Genesis Athens Clinic, 14-16, Papanikoli, 15232 Athens, Greece; (K.S.); (K.P.)
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- Department of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (S.G.); (E.M.); (P.X.)
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (A.Z.); (N.S.); (C.K.); (U.G.); (I.G.)
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Zhao W, Yang H, Cui H, Li W, Xing S, Han W. Elucidating the structural basis of vitamin B 12 derivatives as novel potent inhibitors of PTP1B: Insights from inhibitory mechanisms using Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics (GaMD) and in vitro study. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 268:131902. [PMID: 38692532 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131902] [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: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Vitamin B12 is a group of biologically active cobalamin compounds. In this study, we investigated the inhibitory effects of methylcobalamin (MeCbl) and hydroxocobalamin acetate (OHCbl Acetate) on protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B). MeCbl and OHCbl Acetate exhibited an IC50 of approximately 58.390 ± 2.811 μM and 8.998 ± 0.587 μM, respectively. The Ki values of MeCbl and OHCbl Acetate were 25.01 μM and 4.04 μM respectively. To elucidate the inhibition mechanism, we conducted a 500 ns Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics (GaMD) simulation. Utilizing PCA and tICA, we constructed Markov state models (MSM) to examine secondary structure changes during motion. Our findings revealed that the α-helix at residues 37-42 remained the most stable in the PTP1B-OHCbl Acetate system. Furthermore, upon binding of OHCbl Acetate or MeCbl, the WPD loop of PTP1B moved inward to the active pocket, forming a closed conformation and potentially obstructs substrate entry. Protein-ligand interaction analysis and MM-PBSA showed that OHCbl Acetate exhibited lower binding free energy and engaged in more residue interactions with PTP1B. In summary, our study confirmed the substantial inhibitory activity of OHCbl Acetate against PTP1B, with its inhibitory potency notably surpassing that of MeCbl. We demonstrated potential molecular mechanisms of OHCbl Acetate inhibiting PTP1B.
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- Wencheng Zhao
- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Edmond H. Fischer Signal Transduction Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Edmond H. Fischer Signal Transduction Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Edmond H. Fischer Signal Transduction Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Edmond H. Fischer Signal Transduction Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Edmond H. Fischer Signal Transduction Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Edmond H. Fischer Signal Transduction Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China.
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De Zanetti L, Van Der Straeten D. 'From metabolism to metabolism': holistic considerations on B-vitamin interactions, biofortification, and deficiencies. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2024; 87:103132. [PMID: 38669731 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2024.103132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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In the post-Green Revolution era, disparities in dietary access, rising obesity rates, demographic shifts, adoption of plant-based diets, and the impact of climate change collectively contribute to a progressive decline in dietary nutritional value, exacerbating B vitamin deficiencies across both low- and high-income countries. While the prevailing focus of biofortification has been on three micronutrients - provitamin A, iron, and zinc - utilizing conventional breeding, it is imperative to diversify biofortification strategies to combat micronutrient malnutrition. Metabolic engineering, facilitated by biotechnological tools, presents a promising avenue, contingent upon advances in fundamental knowledge, technological innovation, regulatory updates, and sustained public funding. Recognizing the intricate metabolic interplay of B vitamins in plants and humans, a comprehensive 'from metabolism to metabolism' approach is crucial for designing effective biofortification strategies that target multiple vitamins. This holistic perspective also extends beyond individual crops to encompass the entire food chain, a complex socioeconomic ecosystem that necessitates a paradigm shift, prioritizing quality over quantity.
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- Lisa De Zanetti
- Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Gu Y, Jiang F, Yuan X, Yu F, Liang Y, Xiao C, Yang S, Zhang M, Ou M, Xu Y, Yu C, Jia J, Li J, Liu G, Lu Y. A novel automated multi-cycle magnetic solid-phase extraction coupled to LC-MS/MS to study the disorders of six functional B vitamins in patients with gastroenterology and hyperhomocysteinemia. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 241:115989. [PMID: 38271858 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2024.115989] [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: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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B vitamins are essential for human life and their disorders can cause a variety of diseases. Solid-phase extraction (SPE) coupled to LC-MS/MS is a preferred technique for determining multiple B vitamins, however, their complexity in real biological matrices makes it hard to achieve satisfactory recovery and accuracy when simultaneous detection. In this study, a novel automated multi-cycle magnetic SPE (MSPE) coupled to the LC-MS/MS method was established using a mixed-mode anion exchange magnetic adsorbent for the simultaneous extraction of six functional B vitamins, including methylmalonic acid, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, 4-pyridoxic acid, folic acid, and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate. After three consecutive MSPE cycles, the recoveries of all analytes were between 51.5% and 89.6%. The method exhibited excellent sensitivity and linearity, with a dynamic range of 200-fold (R > 0.99 for all analytes), exceptional accuracy (ranging between 95.4% and 105.6%) and precision (with RSDs ≤ 6.2%) without significant matrix effects or interferences. Compared to manual SPE method, the automated multi-cycle MSPE method has better feasibility and greater vitamin coverage. It shows a high correlation with the manual method for the detection of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and folate (R > 0.99). A study of patients from the gastroenterology department showed that those undergoing surgery and those with malignancies may be at risk of folate deficiency. In addition, patients with hyperhomocystinemia had higher levels of methylmalonic acid and lower levels of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, which correlated with homocysteine levels (R = 0.404 and -0.311, respectively) and showed dose-response relationships. This method is highly automated and cost-effective, with minimal systematic error, making it suitable for the analysis of clinical samples.
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- Yuting Gu
- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital/Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Phase I Clinical Research & Quality Consistency Evaluation for Drugs, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Institute of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai 200031, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital/Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Phase I Clinical Research & Quality Consistency Evaluation for Drugs, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Institute of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai 200031, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wusong Branch, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200940, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital/Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Phase I Clinical Research & Quality Consistency Evaluation for Drugs, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Institute of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai 200031, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital/Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Phase I Clinical Research & Quality Consistency Evaluation for Drugs, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Institute of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai 200031, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital/Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Phase I Clinical Research & Quality Consistency Evaluation for Drugs, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Institute of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai 200031, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital/Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Phase I Clinical Research & Quality Consistency Evaluation for Drugs, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Institute of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai 200031, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital/Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Phase I Clinical Research & Quality Consistency Evaluation for Drugs, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Institute of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai 200031, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital/Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Phase I Clinical Research & Quality Consistency Evaluation for Drugs, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Institute of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai 200031, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital/Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Phase I Clinical Research & Quality Consistency Evaluation for Drugs, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Institute of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai 200031, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital/Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Phase I Clinical Research & Quality Consistency Evaluation for Drugs, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Institute of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai 200031, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital/Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Phase I Clinical Research & Quality Consistency Evaluation for Drugs, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Institute of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai 200031, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, PR China.
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- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital/Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Phase I Clinical Research & Quality Consistency Evaluation for Drugs, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Institute of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai 200031, PR China.
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- Central Laboratory, Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital/Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Phase I Clinical Research & Quality Consistency Evaluation for Drugs, Shanghai 200031, PR China; Institute of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai 200031, PR China.
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Han E, Van Horn L, Snetselaar L, Shepherd JA, Jung Park Y, Kim H, Jung S, Dorgan JF. The Associations between Intakes of One-Carbon Metabolism-Related Vitamins and Breast Density among Young Women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2024; 33:567-575. [PMID: 38270539 PMCID: PMC11038423 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-23-1279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Folate is the primary methyl donor and B vitamins are cofactors for one-carbon metabolism that maintain DNA integrity and epigenetic signatures implicated in carcinogenesis. Breast tissue is particularly susceptible to stimuli in early life. Only limited data are available on associations of one-carbon metabolism-related vitamin intake during youth and young adulthood with breast density, a strong risk factor for breast cancer. METHODS Over 18 years in the DISC and DISC06 Follow-up Study, diets of 182 young women were assessed by three 24-hour recalls on five occasions at ages 8 to 18 years and once at 25 to 29 years. Multivariable-adjusted linear mixed-effects regression was used to examine associations of intakes of one-carbon metabolism-related vitamins with MRI-measured percent dense breast volume (%DBV) and absolute dense breast volume (ADBV) at ages 25 to 29 years. RESULTS Folate intake in youth was inversely associated with %DBV (Ptrend = 0.006) and ADBV (Ptrend = 0.02). These inverse associations were observed with intake during post-, though not premenarche. In contrast, premenarche vitamin B2 intake was positively associated with ADBV (Ptrend < 0.001). Young adult folate and vitamin B6 intakes were inversely associated with %DBV (all Ptrend ≤ 0.04), whereas vitamins B6 and B12 were inversely associated with ADBV (all Ptrend ≤ 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Among these DISC participants intakes of one-carbon metabolism-related vitamins were associated with breast density. Larger prospective studies among diverse populations are needed to replicate these findings. IMPACT Our results suggest the importance of one-carbon metabolism-related vitamin intakes early in life with development of breast density and thereby potentially breast cancer risk later in life.
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- Eunyoung Han
- Department of Nutritional Science and Food management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Food management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Wonkwang University, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Food management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Mushtaq M, Usmani MR, Hameed N, Anwar A, Hashmi AA. Serum Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients. Cureus 2024; 16:e58751. [PMID: 38779272 PMCID: PMC11110947 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.58751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Introduction Essential vitamins like folate and vitamin B12 are crucial for many physiological functions. Patients with renal failure undergoing regular hemodialysis in the general population may experience harmful effects from vitamin B12 deficits. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the frequency of vitamin B12 deficiency in hemodialysis patients and its association with other clinical parameters. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted at the dialysis unit of Patel Hospital and Lifeline Hospital, Karachi, using a non-probability consecutive sampling technique after obtaining ethical approval from Lifeline Hospital (LLH/HR/02-22). The study duration was six months, from January 10, 2023, to July 22, 2023. A total of 135 adult renal failure patients with ages >18 and <70 years on maintenance hemodialysis for >1 year were included in the study. The chi-square test was used to determine the association between vitamin B12 deficiency and age and gender. A p-value of 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results The study findings showed that out of 135 patients, 82 (60.7%) were males and 53 (39.3%) were females, with a mean age of 50.80 ± 10.03 years. The duration of hemodialysis was approximately 1-2 years in 98 (72.6%) patients, 2-3 years in 27 (20.0%) patients, and 3-4 years in only 9 (6.7%) patients. The mean serum vitamin B-12 levels were 411.61 ± 224.95 pg/ml, with 30 (22.2%) of the subjects being deficient. In terms of duration of hemodialysis, there was a significant association (p= 0.013). Between patients with normal 4 (4%) and deficient 5 (17%) vitamin B12 and 3-4 years of hemodialysis. Conclusion In this study, we found that a significant proportion of patients on chronic hemodialysis had vitamin B12 deficiency. Moreover, vitamin B12 deficiency was significantly associated with duration of hemodialysis. Therefore, we recommend periodic vitamin B12 testing in hemodialysis patients to avoid any associated complications.
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- Mehdi Mushtaq
- Nephrology, Patel Hospital, Karachi, PAK
- Nephrology, Lifeline Hospital, Karachi, PAK
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- Physiology, Hamdard College of Medicine & Dentistry, Karachi, PAK
- Internal Medicine, Essa General Hospital, Karachi, PAK
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- Pathology, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, PAK
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Balashova OA, Panoutsopoulos AA, Visina O, Selhub J, Knoepfler PS, Borodinsky LN. Noncanonical function of folate through folate receptor 1 during neural tube formation. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1642. [PMID: 38388461 PMCID: PMC10883926 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45775-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Folate supplementation reduces the occurrence of neural tube defects (NTDs), birth defects consisting in the failure of the neural tube to form and close. The mechanisms underlying NTDs and their prevention by folate remain unclear. Here we show that folate receptor 1 (FOLR1) is necessary for the formation of neural tube-like structures in human-cell derived neural organoids. FOLR1 knockdown in neural organoids and in Xenopus laevis embryos leads to NTDs that are rescued by pteroate, a folate precursor that is unable to participate in metabolism. We demonstrate that FOLR1 interacts with and opposes the function of CD2-associated protein, molecule essential for apical endocytosis and turnover of C-cadherin in neural plate cells. In addition, folates increase Ca2+ transient frequency, suggesting that folate and FOLR1 signal intracellularly to regulate neural plate folding. This study identifies a mechanism of action of folate distinct from its vitamin function during neural tube formation.
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- Olga A Balashova
- Department of Physiology & Membrane Biology, Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.
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- Department of Physiology & Membrane Biology, Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA
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- Department of Physiology & Membrane Biology, Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA
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- Tufts-USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology & Human Anatomy, Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA
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- Department of Physiology & Membrane Biology, Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.
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Joshi SM, Jadavji NM. Deficiencies in one-carbon metabolism led to increased neurological disease risk and worse outcome: homocysteine is a marker of disease state. Front Nutr 2024; 11:1285502. [PMID: 38450239 PMCID: PMC10915003 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1285502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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Elevated plasma homocysteine levels have been identified as a significant, independent risk factor for the development of cognitive decline including Alzheimer's disease. While several studies have explored the link between homocysteine and disease risk, the associations have not been entirely clear. Elevated levels of homocysteine serve as a disease marker and understanding the underlying cause of these increased levels (e.g., dietary or genetic deficiency in one-carbon metabolism, 1C) will provide valuable insights into neurological disease risk and outcomes. Previous cell culture experiments investigating the mechanisms involved used ultra-high levels of homocysteine that are not observed in human patients. These studies have demonstrated the negative impacts of ultra-high levels of homocysteine can have on for example proliferation of neuroprogenitor cells in the adult hippocampus, as well as triggering neuronal apoptosis through a series of events, including DNA damage, PARP activation, NAD depletion, mitochondrial dysfunction, and oxidative stress. The aim of this mini-review article will summarize the literature on deficiencies in 1C and how they contribute to disease risk and outcomes and that homocysteine is a marker of disease.
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- Sanika M. Joshi
- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, United States
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, United States
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, United States
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, United States
- Department of Child Health, College of Medicine – Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, United States
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, United States
- Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Zhao L, Guan L, Sun J, Li X. Serum levels of folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 are associated with cognitive impairments in depression patients. Acta Neuropsychiatr 2024; 36:44-50. [PMID: 37642170 DOI: 10.1017/neu.2023.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Depression is a common mental disorder that endangers physical and mental health. In our study, we aimed to explore whether B vitamins are associated with depression and cognitive dysfunction. METHODS We enrolled a total of 220 patients with depression and selected 100 controls at the same time. We determined depression and cognitive impairment by assessments. We recorded the basic parameters of the participants and collected blood samples. In addition, we measured serum levels of B vitamins and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). RESULTS We found significant differences in the duration of depression, education, and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale scores between the D-NCI and D-CI groups. We also identified the independent risk factors for patients with depression and cognitive dysfunction. Compared with the healthy controls, serum folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 positively correlated with cognitive dysfunction. The patients with depression and cognitive dysfunction had the lowest levels of B vitamins compared with the other two groups. Our results also showed that the levels of serum folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 in the patients with depression had a positive correlation with each other. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that vitamin B is associated with depression and cognitive dysfunction and is positively associated with cognitive dysfunction.
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- Lei Zhao
- Pharmacy Department, Qingdao Mental Health Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Pharmacy Department, Qingdao Mental Health Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Pharmacy Department, Qingdao Mental Health Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Pharmacy Department, Qingdao Mental Health Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Mattavelli C, Willems A, Gomez Soto E, Chong SK. Hypocobalaminaemia in dogs with acute gastrointestinal diseases. J Small Anim Pract 2024; 65:104-112. [PMID: 38183171 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of hypocobalaminaemia in dogs with acute gastrointestinal diseases and to evaluate its relationship with disease severity and outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records of dogs presented for acute gastrointestinal signs that a serum cobalamin concentration measured between September 2019 and 2021 were included in this study. Hypocobalaminaemia was defined as serum cobalamin concentration <200 pmol/L, and low-normal cobalamin was defined as serum cobalamin concentration of 200 to 295 pmol/L. Duration of clinical signs prior to presentation, Acute Patient Physiologic and Laboratory Evaluation (APPLE) fast score, length of hospitalisation and outcome were recorded. RESULTS Thirty-three dogs were included. Seventeen dogs were diagnosed with acute gastrointestinal disease of unknown aetiology, seven dogs with parvoviral enteritis, three dogs with acute haemorrhagic diarrhoea syndrome and six dogs with miscellaneous diseases. The prevalence of hypocobalaminaemia in this population was 30.3% and low-normal cobalamin concentration was detected in 18.2% of dogs. There was no statistically significant relationship between the detection of hypocobalaminaemia or low-normal cobalamin and the duration of clinical signs before presentation, length of hospitalisation or Acute Patient Physiologic and Laboratory Evaluation fast score on admission. Mortality rate was 3%. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE Hypocobalaminaemia and low-normal cobalamin are common findings in dogs with acute gastrointestinal diseases. The therapeutic significance and potential implications for prognosis of hypocobalaminaemia in these patients requires further investigation.
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- C Mattavelli
- Department of Clinical Science and Services, The Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK
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- The Ralph Veterinary Referral Centre, Marlow, UK
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- Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK
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- The Ralph Veterinary Referral Centre, Marlow, UK
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Kubant R, Cho CE, Pannia E, Hammoud R, Yang NV, Simonian R, Anderson GH. Methyl donor micronutrients, hypothalamic development and programming for metabolic disease. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2024; 157:105512. [PMID: 38128771 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105512] [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: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Nutriture in utero is essential for fetal brain development through the regulation of neural stem cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis, and has a long-lasting impact on risk of disease in offspring. This review examines the role of maternal methyl donor micronutrients in neuronal development and programming of physiological functions of the hypothalamus, with a focus on later-life metabolic outcomes. Although evidence is mainly derived from preclinical studies, recent research shows that methyl donor micronutrients (e.g., folic acid and choline) are critical for neuronal development of energy homeostatic pathways and the programming of characteristics of the metabolic syndrome in mothers and their children. Both folic acid and choline are active in one-carbon metabolism with their impact on epigenetic modification of gene expression. We conclude that an imbalance of folic acid and choline intake during gestation disrupts DNA methylation patterns affecting mechanisms of hypothalamic development, and thus elevates metabolic disease risk. Further investigation, including studies to determine translatability to humans, is required.
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- Ruslan Kubant
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Liu XX, Zhao DY, Zhao X, Zhang XA, Yu ZL, Sun LH. The effect of China's birth policy changes on birth defects-A large hospital-based cross-sectional study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH 2024; 34:1156-1167. [PMID: 37158781 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2023.2207469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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A retrospective analysis of birth data hospital-based obtained from 14 monitoring areas in the Huaihe River Basin from 2009 to 2019 was conducted. Trend in the total prevalence of birth defects (BDs) and subgroups were analyzed using the Joinpoint Regression model. The incidence of BDs increased gradually from 118.87 per 10,000 in 2009 to 241.18 per 10,000 in 2019 (AAPC = 5.91, P < 0.001). Congenital heart diseases were the most common subtype of BDs. The proportion of maternal age younger than 25 decreased but the age 25-40 years increased significantly (AAPC<20=-5.58; AAPC20-24=-6.38; AAPC25-29 = 5.15; AAPC30-35 = 7.07; AAPC35-40 = 8.27; All P < 0.05). Compared with the one-child policy period, the risk of BDs was greater for groups among maternal age younger than 40 years during the partial and universal two-child policy period (P < 0.001). The incidence of BDs and the proportion of women with advanced maternal age in Huaihe River Basin is increasing. There was an interaction between changes in birth policy and the mother's age on the risk of BDs.
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- Xin-Xin Liu
- The Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Andrews SG, Koehle AM, Paudel D, Neuberger T, Ross AC, Singh V, Bottiglieri T, Castro R. Diet-Induced Severe Hyperhomocysteinemia Promotes Atherosclerosis Progression and Dysregulates the Plasma Metabolome in Apolipoprotein-E-Deficient Mice. Nutrients 2024; 16:330. [PMID: 38337615 PMCID: PMC10856797 DOI: 10.3390/nu16030330] [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: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Atherosclerosis and resulting cardiovascular disease are the leading causes of death in the US. Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy), or the accumulation of the intermediate amino acid homocysteine, is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis, but the intricate biological processes mediating this effect remain elusive. Several factors regulate homocysteine levels, including the activity of several enzymes and adequate levels of their coenzymes, including pyridoxal phosphate (vitamin B6), folate (vitamin B9), and methylcobalamin (vitamin B12). To better understand the biological influence of HHcy on the development and progression of atherosclerosis, apolipoprotein-E-deficient (apoE-/- mice), a model for human atherosclerosis, were fed a hyperhomocysteinemic diet (low in methyl donors and B vitamins) (HHD) or a control diet (CD). After eight weeks, the plasma, aorta, and liver were collected to quantify methylation metabolites, while plasma was also used for a broad targeted metabolomic analysis. Aortic plaque burden in the brachiocephalic artery (BCA) was quantified via 14T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A severe accumulation of plasma and hepatic homocysteine and an increased BCA plaque burden were observed, thus confirming the atherogenic effect of the HHD. Moreover, a decreased methylation capacity in the plasma and aorta, indirectly assessed by the ratio of S-adenosylmethionine to S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAM:SAH) was detected in HHD mice together with a 172-fold increase in aortic cystathionine levels, indicating increased flux through the transsulfuration pathway. Betaine and its metabolic precursor, choline, were significantly decreased in the livers of HHD mice versus CD mice. Widespread changes in the plasma metabolome of HHD mice versus CD animals were detected, including alterations in acylcarnitines, amino acids, bile acids, ceramides, sphingomyelins, triacylglycerol levels, and several indicators of dysfunctional lipid metabolism. This study confirms the relevance of severe HHcy in the progression of vascular plaque and suggests novel metabolic pathways implicated in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis.
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- Stephen G. Andrews
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; (S.G.A.); (A.M.K.); (D.P.); (A.C.R.); (V.S.)
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; (S.G.A.); (A.M.K.); (D.P.); (A.C.R.); (V.S.)
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; (S.G.A.); (A.M.K.); (D.P.); (A.C.R.); (V.S.)
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- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; (S.G.A.); (A.M.K.); (D.P.); (A.C.R.); (V.S.)
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; (S.G.A.); (A.M.K.); (D.P.); (A.C.R.); (V.S.)
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- Center of Metabolomics, Institute of Metabolic Disease, Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, TX 75204, USA;
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; (S.G.A.); (A.M.K.); (D.P.); (A.C.R.); (V.S.)
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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He C, Wang D, Shukla SK, Hu T, Thakur R, Fu X, King RJ, Kollala SS, Attri KS, Murthy D, Chaika NV, Fujii Y, Gonzalez D, Pacheco CG, Qiu Y, Singh PK, Locasale JW, Mehla K. Vitamin B6 Competition in the Tumor Microenvironment Hampers Antitumor Functions of NK Cells. Cancer Discov 2024; 14:176-193. [PMID: 37931287 PMCID: PMC10784745 DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-23-0334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Nutritional factors play crucial roles in immune responses. The tumor-caused nutritional deficiencies are known to affect antitumor immunity. Here, we demonstrate that pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells can suppress NK-cell cytotoxicity by restricting the accessibility of vitamin B6 (VB6). PDAC cells actively consume VB6 to support one-carbon metabolism, and thus tumor cell growth, causing VB6 deprivation in the tumor microenvironment. In comparison, NK cells require VB6 for intracellular glycogen breakdown, which serves as a critical energy source for NK-cell activation. VB6 supplementation in combination with one-carbon metabolism blockage effectively diminishes tumor burden in vivo. Our results expand the understanding of the critical role of micronutrients in regulating cancer progression and antitumor immunity, and open new avenues for developing novel therapeutic strategies against PDAC. SIGNIFICANCE The nutrient competition among the different tumor microenvironment components drives tumor growth, immune tolerance, and therapeutic resistance. PDAC cells demand a high amount of VB6, thus competitively causing NK-cell dysfunction. Supplying VB6 with blocking VB6-dependent one-carbon metabolism amplifies the NK-cell antitumor immunity and inhibits tumor growth in PDAC models. This article is featured in Selected Articles from This Issue, p. 5.
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- Chunbo He
- Department of Oncology Science, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Oncology Science, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Oncology Science, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Oncology Science, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oncology Science, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
- Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Oncology Science, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
- Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Bou Ghanem A, Hussayni Y, Kadbey R, Ratel Y, Yehya S, Khouzami L, Ghadieh HE, Kanaan A, Azar S, Harb F. Exploring the complexities of 1C metabolism: implications in aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Front Aging Neurosci 2024; 15:1322419. [PMID: 38239489 PMCID: PMC10794399 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1322419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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The intricate interplay of one-carbon metabolism (OCM) with various cellular processes has garnered substantial attention due to its fundamental implications in several biological processes. OCM serves as a pivotal hub for methyl group donation in vital biochemical reactions, influencing DNA methylation, protein synthesis, and redox balance. In the context of aging, OCM dysregulation can contribute to epigenetic modifications and aberrant redox states, accentuating cellular senescence and age-associated pathologies. Furthermore, OCM's intricate involvement in cancer progression is evident through its capacity to provide essential one-carbon units crucial for nucleotide synthesis and DNA methylation, thereby fueling uncontrolled cell proliferation and tumor development. In neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, perturbations in OCM pathways are implicated in the dysregulation of neurotransmitter synthesis and mitochondrial dysfunction, contributing to disease pathophysiology. This review underscores the profound impact of OCM in diverse disease contexts, reinforcing the need for a comprehensive understanding of its molecular complexities to pave the way for targeted therapeutic interventions across inflammation, aging and neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Ayman Bou Ghanem
- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli, Lebanon
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli, Lebanon
- AUB Diabetes, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Tripoli, Lebanon
- AUB Diabetes, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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Wang X, Peng H, Xia C, Zhou Y, Shen L, Cheng X, Yang C, Yang Y, Long L. Association of B vitamin intake and total homocysteine levels with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in central obesity. Nutrition 2023; 116:112189. [PMID: 37689015 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2023.112189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Future primary prevention strategies may benefit from understanding the connection between mortality in individuals with central obesity and modifiable lifestyle factors like dietary intake. This study sought to determine whether there was a separate relationship between folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 intake and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the US population with central obesity. METHODS The study analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 1999 and 2016. Using the Cox proportional hazards model, the association between dietary intake of B vitamins and all-cause and cause-specific mortality was examined. A total of 7718 adults with central obesity were enrolled, with a mean age of 49.87 (SD = 0.25) y at baseline. RESULTS Folate intake was independently associated with a decreased incidence of all-cause mortality (adjusted hazard ratio = 0.71; 95% CI, 0.58-0.87). Furthermore, higher intake of vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 was inversely correlated with cardiovascular disease mortality (adjusted hazard ratio = 0.63; 95% CI, 0.40-0.98; and adjusted hazard ratio = 0.44; 95% CI, 0.29-0.65, respectively) and the finding reveal an interaction between homocysteine and vitamin B12 and folate on All-cause mortality CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study suggest that vitamin B12 and folate intake may be protective factors in individuals with central obesity. It is important to consider both their total homocysteine level and body mass index in conjunction with these nutrients. Further research is needed to validate these findings.
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- Xiao Wang
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Chengdu Shuangliu District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pediatric Health and Maternal and Child Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Genetics and Metabolism, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Gharibzahedi SMT, Moghadam M, Amft J, Tolun A, Hasabnis G, Altintas Z. Recent Advances in Dietary Sources, Health Benefits, Emerging Encapsulation Methods, Food Fortification, and New Sensor-Based Monitoring of Vitamin B 12: A Critical Review. Molecules 2023; 28:7469. [PMID: 38005191 PMCID: PMC10673454 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28227469] [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: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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In this overview, the latest achievements in dietary origins, absorption mechanism, bioavailability assay, health advantages, cutting-edge encapsulation techniques, fortification approaches, and innovative highly sensitive sensor-based detection methods of vitamin B12 (VB12) were addressed. The cobalt-centered vitamin B is mainly found in animal products, posing challenges for strict vegetarians and vegans. Its bioavailability is highly influenced by intrinsic factor, absorption in the ileum, and liver reabsorption. VB12 mainly contributes to blood cell synthesis, cognitive function, and cardiovascular health, and potentially reduces anemia and optic neuropathy. Microencapsulation techniques improve the stability and controlled release of VB12. Co-microencapsulation of VB12 with other vitamins and bioactive compounds enhances bioavailability and controlled release, providing versatile initiatives for improving bio-functionality. Nanotechnology, including nanovesicles, nanoemulsions, and nanoparticles can enhance the delivery, stability, and bioavailability of VB12 in diverse applications, ranging from antimicrobial agents to skincare and oral insulin delivery. Staple food fortification with encapsulated and free VB12 emerges as a prominent strategy to combat deficiency and promote nutritional value. Biosensing technologies, such as electrochemical and optical biosensors, offer rapid, portable, and sensitive VB12 assessment. Carbon dot-based fluorescent nanosensors, nanocluster-based fluorescent probes, and electrochemical sensors show promise for precise detection, especially in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications.
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- Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science, Division of Food Technology, Kiel University, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science, Division of Food Technology, Kiel University, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kiel University, 24143 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kiel University, 24143 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kiel University, 24143 Kiel, Germany
- Kiel Nano, Surface and Interface Science-KiNSIS, Kiel University, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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Yu G, Liu S, Yang K, Wu Q. Reproductive-dependent effects of B vitamin deficiency on lifespan and physiology. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1277715. [PMID: 37941770 PMCID: PMC10627837 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1277715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023] Open
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B vitamins constitute essential micronutrients in animal organisms, executing crucial roles in numerous biological processes. B vitamin deficiency can result in severe health consequences, including the impairment of reproductive functions and increased susceptibility to age-related diseases. However, the understanding of how reproduction alters the requirements of each individual B vitamins for healthy aging and lifespan remains limited. Here, utilizing Drosophila as a model organism, we revealed the substantial impacts of deficiencies in specific B vitamins on lifespan and diverse physiological functions, with the effects being significantly shaped by reproductive status. Notably, the dietary absence of VB1, VB3, VB5, VB6, or VB7 significantly decreased the lifespan of wild-type females, yet demonstrated relatively little effect on ovoD1 infertile mutant females' lifespan. B vitamin deficiencies also resulted in distinct impacts on the reproduction, starvation tolerance and fat metabolism of wild-type females, though no apparent effects were observed in the infertile mutant females. Moreover, a deficiency in VB1 reshaped the impacts of macronutrient intervention on the physiology and lifespan of fertile females in a reproductive-dependent manner. Overall, our study unravels that the reproductive status of females serves as a critical modulator of the lifespan and physiological alterations elicited by B-vitamin deficiencies.
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- Guixiang Yu
- Key Laboratory for Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
- Central Nervous System Drug Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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Costeira R, Evangelista L, Wilson R, Yan X, Hellbach F, Sinke L, Christiansen C, Villicaña S, Masachs OM, Tsai PC, Mangino M, Menni C, Berry SE, Beekman M, van Heemst D, Slagboom PE, Heijmans BT, Suhre K, Kastenmüller G, Gieger C, Peters A, Small KS, Linseisen J, Waldenberger M, Bell JT. Metabolomic biomarkers of habitual B vitamin intakes unveil novel differentially methylated positions in the human epigenome. Clin Epigenetics 2023; 15:166. [PMID: 37858220 PMCID: PMC10588110 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-023-01578-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND B vitamins such as folate (B9), B6, and B12 are key in one carbon metabolism, which generates methyl donors for DNA methylation. Several studies have linked differential methylation to self-reported intakes of folate and B12, but these estimates can be imprecise, while metabolomic biomarkers can offer an objective assessment of dietary intakes. We explored blood metabolomic biomarkers of folate and vitamins B6 and B12, to carry out epigenome-wide analyses across up to three European cohorts. Associations between self-reported habitual daily B vitamin intakes and 756 metabolites (Metabolon Inc.) were assessed in serum samples from 1064 UK participants from the TwinsUK cohort. The identified B vitamin metabolomic biomarkers were then used in epigenome-wide association tests with fasting blood DNA methylation levels at 430,768 sites from the Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip in blood samples from 2182 European participants from the TwinsUK and KORA cohorts. Candidate signals were explored for metabolite associations with gene expression levels in a subset of the TwinsUK sample (n = 297). Metabolomic biomarker epigenetic associations were also compared with epigenetic associations of self-reported habitual B vitamin intakes in samples from 2294 European participants. RESULTS Eighteen metabolites were associated with B vitamin intakes after correction for multiple testing (Bonferroni-adj. p < 0.05), of which 7 metabolites were available in both cohorts and tested for epigenome-wide association. Three metabolites - pipecolate (metabolomic biomarker of B6 and folate intakes), pyridoxate (marker of B6 and folate) and docosahexaenoate (DHA, marker of B6) - were associated with 10, 3 and 1 differentially methylated positions (DMPs), respectively. The strongest association was observed between DHA and DMP cg03440556 in the SCD gene (effect = 0.093 ± 0.016, p = 4.07E-09). Pyridoxate, a catabolic product of vitamin B6, was inversely associated with CpG methylation near the SLC1A5 gene promoter region (cg02711608 and cg22304262) and with SLC7A11 (cg06690548), but not with corresponding changes in gene expression levels. The self-reported intake of folate and vitamin B6 had consistent but non-significant associations with the epigenetic signals. CONCLUSION Metabolomic biomarkers are a valuable approach to investigate the effects of dietary B vitamin intake on the human epigenome.
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- Ricardo Costeira
- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK.
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK
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- Research Unit Molecular Epidemiology, Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK
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- Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University Augsburg, University Hospital Augsburg, 86156, Augsburg, Germany
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- Molecular Epidemiology, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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- Molecular Epidemiology, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Epidemiology, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Epidemiology, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biophysics and Physiology, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit Molecular Epidemiology, Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
- German Research Center for Cardiovascular Disease (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, 80802, Munich, Germany
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- Research Unit Molecular Epidemiology, Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
- German Research Center for Cardiovascular Disease (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, 80802, Munich, Germany
- Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology (IBE), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK
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- Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University Augsburg, University Hospital Augsburg, 86156, Augsburg, Germany
- Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology (IBE), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Research Unit Molecular Epidemiology, Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
- German Research Center for Cardiovascular Disease (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, 80802, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK.
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Ye Q, Devarshi PP, Grant RW, Higgins KA, Mitmesser SH. Lower Intakes of Key Nutrients Are Associated with More School and Workplace Absenteeism in US Children and Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study of NHANES 2003-2008. Nutrients 2023; 15:4356. [PMID: 37892431 PMCID: PMC10609412 DOI: 10.3390/nu15204356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The influence of individual macro- and micronutrients on absenteeism in the United States is largely unknown. The objective of this study was to determine whether nutritional status or nutrient intake were associated with absenteeism from school and work due to illness or injury. Data from NHANES 2003-2008 were used to assess nutrient intake from food and food plus supplements, nutritional biomarker levels, and school and work absenteeism per year in children and adults. Negative binomial regression models were used to predict mean days of missed work per year and to estimate incidence rate ratios (IRRs) of absenteeism by nutrient biomarker status. Of 7429 children, 77% reported missing school days (mean 4.0 days). Of 8252 adults, 51% reported missing work days (mean 4.9 days). Children and adults who reported more absent days had a significantly lower intake of protein and several essential micronutrients from the diet. When nutrients from supplements were included, this negative association was retained for protein, selenium, choline, and DHA in children and for protein, selenium, vitamin K, choline, potassium, fiber, octadecatrienoic acid, and lycopene in adults. Future studies are needed to ascertain whether dietary interventions, such as access to healthier food options and/or dietary supplements, can reduce absenteeism.
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- Qian Ye
- Science & Technology, Pharmavite LLC, West Hills, CA 91304, USA; (P.P.D.); (R.W.G.)
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- Science & Technology, Pharmavite LLC, West Hills, CA 91304, USA; (P.P.D.); (R.W.G.)
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- Science & Technology, Pharmavite LLC, West Hills, CA 91304, USA; (P.P.D.); (R.W.G.)
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- Food Components and Health Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
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- Science & Technology, Pharmavite LLC, West Hills, CA 91304, USA; (P.P.D.); (R.W.G.)
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Shah M, Poojari M, Nadig P, Kakkad D, Dutta SB, Sinha S, Chowdhury K, Dagli N, Haque M, Kumar S. Vitamin D and Periodontal Health: A Systematic Review. Cureus 2023; 15:e47773. [PMID: 37899906 PMCID: PMC10612541 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.47773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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The role of vitamin D in maintaining gum well-being is crucial. However, scientific research reported that the connotations of cholecalciferol and periodontal health have been divested in the present literature. However, there is enormous heterogeneity in the data available. The current review aims to systematically review and appraise the available literature investigating the role of vitamin D in maintaining periodontal health. Studies included randomized controlled trials and clinical trials following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and cohort studies reporting associations between vitamin D and oral health in systemically healthy patients. Databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Embase, and other sources, including hand search, were searched until May 2023 using together-equipped search sequences. Altogether, scientific articles that conform to the inclusion principles underwent a thorough eminence evaluation. All papers meeting inclusion criteria were subject to quality assessment, and the method used to assess the risk of bias was the Cochrane risk of bias tool. The search identified 1883 papers, among which 1435 were excluded after title evaluation. After abstract and title screening, 455 were excluded, and six full texts were assessed. After full-text evaluation, two articles were excluded, and only four were included. The data shows vitamin D's association with oral health maintenance. Along with its action on bone metabolism, it has extended function, which provides for its action as an anti-inflammatory agent and production of anti-microbial peptides, which help maintain oral health. Although the literature available is immense, there is enormous heterogenicity in the papers conducted to appraise the association between vitamin D and oral health. This systematic review has filtered all the data to review a few essential aspects of the role of vitamin D in maintaining oral physiology. Vitamin D has a linear relationship with periodontal health; however, the evidence is insufficient, and further studies must be done.
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- Monali Shah
- Periodontology, KM Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, IND
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- Periodontology, KM Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, IND
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- Periodontology, KM Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, IND
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- Public Health Dentistry, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, IND
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- Physiology, Khulna City Medical College and Hospital, Khulna, BGD
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- Pediatrics, Gonoshasthaya Samaj Vittik Medical College, Dhaka, BGD
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- Dental Research, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, IND
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- Research, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, IND
- Pharmacology and Therapeutics, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MYS
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- Periodontology and Implantology, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, IND
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Mirani M, Bahmanpour S, Masjedi F, Derakhshan Z, Dara M, Nasr-Esfahani MH, Tabei SMB. Pyridoxamine protects human granulosa cells against advanced glycation end-products-induced steroidogenesis disturbances. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:8537-8549. [PMID: 37642758 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08723-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ovarian advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) accumulation is associated with ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) dysfunction. Vitamin B6 derivatives positively affected reproduction. The current study was conducted to elucidate the AGEs effects on human luteinized mural GCs steroidogenesis in the presence or absence of pyridoxamine (PM). METHODS AND RESULTS Isolated GCs of 50 healthy women were divided into four parts and treated with media alone (Control), PM alone, or human glycated albumin (HGA) with/without PM. Main steroidogenic enzymes and hormones were assessed by qRT-PCR and ELISA. The AGE receptor (RAGE) protein was also determined using Western blotting. The non-toxic concentration of HGA increased the expression of RAGE, StAR, 3β-HSD, and 17β-HSD (P < 0.0001 for all) but decreased the expression of CYP19A1 at mRNA levels. The increased RAGE protein expression was also confirmed by western blot analysis. These effects resulted in declined estradiol (E2), slightly, and a sharp rise in progesterone (P4) and testosterone (T) levels, respectively. PM, on its own, ameliorated the HGA-altered enzyme expression and, thereby, corrected the aberrant levels of E2, P4, and T. These effects are likely mediated by regulating the RAGE gene and protein expression. CONCLUSION This study indicates that hormonal dysfunctions induced by the AGEs-RAGE axis in luteinized GCs are likely rectified by PM treatment. This effect is likely acquired by reduced expression of RAGE. A better understanding of how AGEs and PM interact in ovarian physiology and pathology may lead to more targeted therapy for treating ovarian dysfunction.
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- Maryam Mirani
- Department of Reproductive Biology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Shiraz Nephro-Urology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Stem Cells Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, 7134845794, Iran.
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Song WX, Yu ZH, Ren XF, Chen JH, Chen X. Role of micronutrients in inflammatory bowel disease. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2023; 31:711-731. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v31.i17.711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an autoimmune intestinal disease that includes ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and indeterminate colitis. Patients with IBD are often at risk for malnutrition, including micronutrient deficiencies, due to dietary restrictions and poor intestinal absorption. Micronutrients, including vitamins and minerals, play an important role in the human body's metabolism and maintenance of tissue functions. This article reviews the role of micronutrients in IBD. Micronutrients can affect the occurrence and progression of IBD by regulating immunity, intestinal flora, oxidative stress, intestinal barrier function, and other aspects. Monitoring and timely supplementation of micronutrients are important to delay progression and improve clinical symptoms in IBD patients.
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- Wen-Xuan Song
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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Mérida-Ortega Á, Pérez-Saldivar ML, Espinoza-Hernández LE, Dorantes-Acosta EM, Torres-Nava JR, Solís-Labastida KA, Paredes-Aguilera R, Velázquez-Aviña MM, Espinosa-Elizondo RM, Miranda-Madrazo MR, González-Ávila AI, Rodríguez-Villalobos LR, Dosta-Herrera JJ, Mondragón-García JA, Castañeda-Echevarría A, López-Caballero MG, Martínez-Silva SI, Rivera-González J, Hernández-Pineda NA, Flores-Botello J, Pérez-Gómez JA, Rodríguez-Vázquez MA, Torres-Valle D, Olvera-Durán JÁ, Martínez-Ríos A, García‐Cortés LR, Almeida-Hernández C, Flores-Lujano J, Núñez-Enríquez JC, Mata-Rocha M, Rosas-Vargas H, Duarte-Rodríguez DA, Jiménez-Morales S, Mejía-Arangure JM, López-Carrillo L. A protective maternal nutrient concomitant intake associated with acute leukemia might be modified by sex, in children under 2 years. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1239147. [PMID: 37746300 PMCID: PMC10514356 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1239147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Introduction Maternal dietary consumption during pregnancy has been inconclusively associated with acute leukemia (AL) in infants, probably because epidemiological evidence has emerged mainly from the analysis of one-by-one nutrient, which is not a real-life scenario. Our objective was to evaluate the association between AL in Mexican children under 2 years of age and their mothers' nutrients concomitant intake during pregnancy, as well as to explore whether there are differences between girls and boys. Methods We conducted a study of 110 cases of AL and 252 hospital-based controls in the Mexico City Metropolitan area from 2010 to 2019. We obtained information on maternal intake of 32 nutrients by a food frequency questionnaire and used weighted quantile sum regression to identify nutrient concomitant intakes. Results We found a concomitant intake of nutrients negatively associated with AL (OR 0.17; CI95% 0.03,0.88) only among girls; and we did not find a nutrient concomitant intake positively associated with AL. Discussion This is the first study that suggests nutrients that have been individually associated with AL are not necessarily the same in the presence of other nutrients (concomitant intake); as well as that maternal diet might reduce AL risk only in girls.
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- Ángel Mérida-Ortega
- Center of Population Health Research, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP), Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Epidemiología Clínica, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional (CMN) Siglo-XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), México City, Mexico
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- Servicio de Hematología Pediátrica, Hospital General “Gaudencio González Garza”, CMN “La Raza”, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Hemato-Oncología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Secretaria de Salud (SSA), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Servicio de Oncología, Hospital Pediátrico Moctezuma, Secretaría de Salud de la Ciudad de México (SSCDMX), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Servicio de Hematología Pediátrica, CMN”20 de Noviembre”, Instituto de Seguridad Social al Servicio de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Servicio de Hematología Pediátrica, HGR No. 1 “Dr. Carlos Mac Gregor Sánchez Navarro” IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital General “Gaudencio González Garza”, CMN “La Raza”, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital General Regional (HGR) No. 1 “Dr. Carlos Mac Gregor Sánchez Navarro” IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Hospital General Dr. “Gustavo Baz Prada”, Instituto de Salud del Estado de México (ISEM), State of Mexico, Mexico
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- Coordinación Clínica y Pediatría, Hospital General “La Perla” ISEM, Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico, Mexico
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- Coordinación Clínica y Pediatría, HGR No. 72 “Dr. Vicente Santos Guajardo”, IMSS, Tlalnepantla de Baz, State of Mexico, Mexico
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- Coordinación Clínica y Pediatría del Hospital General de Zona 71, IMSS, Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias, State of Mexico, Mexico
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- Delegación Regional Estado de México Oriente, IMSS, Naucalpan de Juárez, State of Mexico, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Epidemiología Clínica, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional (CMN) Siglo-XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), México City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Epidemiología Clínica, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional (CMN) Siglo-XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), México City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular de las Leucemias, Unidad de Investigación en Genética Humana, UMAE, Hospital de Pediatría, CMN “Siglo XXI”, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional (CMN) Siglo-XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Epidemiología Clínica, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional (CMN) Siglo-XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), México City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Innovación y Medicina de Precisión, Núcleo A, Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica (INMEGEN), México City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genómica del Cáncer, Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica (INMEGEN), México City, Mexico
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México City, Mexico
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- Center of Population Health Research, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP), Cuernavaca, Mexico
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Wang M, Schuster K, Asam S, Rychlik M. Challenges in the determination of total vitamin B12 by cyanidation conversion: insights from stable isotope dilution assays. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023; 415:5797-5807. [PMID: 37466679 PMCID: PMC10474169 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04860-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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Previous methods for vitamin B12 (B12) analysis have extensively used cyanidation conversion with the intention of converting all cobalamins to cyanocobalamin (CNCbl) for total B12 determination. This approach has been favored for its advantages in reducing the number of analytes, increasing analyte concentration, and improving analyte stability. However, the present study revealed underlying limitations associated with this approach. First, a stable isotope dilution assay (SIDA) determining total B12 as CNCbl after cyanidation conversion (conversion SIDA method) was developed. Method validation demonstrated good sensitivity, recovery, accuracy, and reproducibility for the target analyte CNCbl. However, subsequent application of the conversion method to real meat samples showed incomplete conversions of cobalamins. These inconsistencies revealed day-to-day variability and reliability challenges associated with the cyanidation process. It was not possible to identify this issue during method validation as CNCbl was spiked as the sole analyte and it requires no further cyanidation conversion. The application of LC-MS/MS enabled the detection of trace amounts of unconverted cobalamins. Nevertheless, this approach remains restricted by instrument sensitivity and stability as well as the performance of immunoaffinity purification for different vitamers. Further development of a reliable monitoring method is a prerequisite for further optimization of the cyanidation process. However, significant improvements of analytical instrumentation in terms of sensitivity and stability are required to overcome the current limitations.
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- Mengle Wang
- Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry, Department of Life Science Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Maximus-von-Imhof-Forum 2, 85354, Freising, Germany.
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- Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry, Department of Life Science Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Maximus-von-Imhof-Forum 2, 85354, Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry, Department of Life Science Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Maximus-von-Imhof-Forum 2, 85354, Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry, Department of Life Science Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Maximus-von-Imhof-Forum 2, 85354, Freising, Germany
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Zhou L, Bai X, Huang J, Tan Y, Yang Q. Vitamin B12 supplementation improves cognitive function in middle aged and elderly patients with cognitive impairment. NUTR HOSP 2023; 40:724-731. [PMID: 37334792 DOI: 10.20960/nh.04394] [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] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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Introduction Objectives: to determine the effects of vitamin B12 supplementation on neuropsychological function and disease progression in middle aged and elderly patients with cognitive impairment. Methods: this was a prospective case-control study. From May 2020 to May 2021, 307 participants clinically diagnosed with cognitive impairment in the Department of Neurology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University were enrolled. A total of 115 patients were included in this study. Meanwhile, 115 participants with cognitive impairment were randomly assigned in equal proportions to two groups: vitamin B12 treatment group (n = 58, vitamin B12 500 mg/d intramuscularly for seven days, followed by cobamamide 0.25 mg/d and methylcobalamin 0.50 mg/d) and the control group (n = 57). Demographic characteristics and blood biochemical variables were obtained from all participants. Cognitive performance was measured using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Cognitive performance was measured at baseline and after six months. Results: the vitamin B12 supplementation treatment patients who presented with cognitive impairment showed significant improvement, especially in attention, calculation (p < 0.01) and visual-constructional ability (p < 0.05), in their neuropsychological function compared to their matched group. Conclusion: vitamin B12 supplementation may improve frontal function in patients with cognitive decline. Vitamin B12 levels should be investigated in all patients with cognitive impairment.
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- Li Zhou
- Department of Neurology. The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
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- Department of Neurology. The First People's Hospital of Neijiang
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- Department of Neurology. The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
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- Department of Neurology. The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
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- Department of Neurology. The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
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Pawlik P, Kurzawińska G, Ożarowski M, Wolski H, Piątek K, Słopień R, Sajdak S, Olbromski P, Seremak-Mrozikiewicz A. Common Variants in One-Carbon Metabolism Genes ( MTHFR, MTR, MTHFD1) and Depression in Gynecologic Cancers. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12574. [PMID: 37628752 PMCID: PMC10454161 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241612574] [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: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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We investigated the association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (gene MTHFR 677C>T, rs1801133), 5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase (MTR 2756A>G, rs1805087), and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, cyclohydrolase and formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase 1 (gene MTHFD1 1958G>A, rs2236225)-well-studied functional variants involved in one-carbon metabolism-and gynecologic cancer risk, and the interaction between these polymorphisms and depression. A total of 200 gynecologic cancer cases and 240 healthy controls were recruited to participate in this study. Three single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) (rs1801133, rs1805087, rs2236225) were genotyped using the PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism method. Depression was assessed in all patients using the Hamilton Depression Scale. Depression was statistically significantly more frequent in women with gynecologic cancers (69.5% vs. 34.2% in controls, p < 0.001). MTHFD1 rs2236225 was associated with an increased risk of gynecologic cancers (in dominant OR = 1.53, p = 0.033, and in log-additive models OR = 1.37, p = 0.024). Moreover, an association was found between depression risk and MTHFR rs1801133 genotypes in the controls but not in women with gynecologic cancers (in codominant model CC vs. TT: OR = 3.39, 95%: 1.49-7.74, p = 0.011). Cancers of the female reproductive system are associated with the occurrence of depression, and ovarian cancer may be associated with the rs2236225 variant of the MTHFD1 gene. In addition, in healthy aging women in the Polish population, the rs1801133 variant of the MTHFR gene is associated with depression.
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- Piotr Pawlik
- Division of Gynecological Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznan, Poland; (P.P.); (S.S.); (P.O.)
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- Division of Perinatology and Women’s Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznan, Poland; (G.K.); (A.S.-M.)
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Division of Perinatology and Women’s Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants—National Research Institute, Wojska Polskiego 71B, 60-630 Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Academy of Applied Sciences, Kokoszków 71, 34-400 Nowy Targ, Poland;
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Zielona Gora, Licealna 9, 65-417 Zielona Gora, Poland;
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- MedicaNow Gynecological Endocrinology and Menopause Clinic, Piątkowska 118, 60-648 Poznan, Poland;
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- Division of Gynecological Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznan, Poland; (P.P.); (S.S.); (P.O.)
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- Division of Gynecological Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznan, Poland; (P.P.); (S.S.); (P.O.)
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- Division of Perinatology and Women’s Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznan, Poland; (G.K.); (A.S.-M.)
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Division of Perinatology and Women’s Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznan, Poland
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Padonou SW, Houngbédji M, Hounhouigan MH, Chadare FJ, Hounhouigan DJ. B-vitamins and heat processed fermented starchy and vegetable foods in sub-Saharan Africa: A review. J Food Sci 2023; 88:3155-3188. [PMID: 37458298 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.16697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Micronutrient deficiency still occurs in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) despite the availability of several food resources, particularly fermented foods and vegetables, with high nutritional potential. Fermentation enhances the quality of food in several aspects. Organoleptically, certain taste, aroma, and textures are developed. Health and safety are improved by inhibiting the growth of several foodborne pathogens and removing harmful toxic compounds. Furthermore, nutrition is enhanced by improving micronutrient contents and bioavailability from the food, especially vitamin B content. However, during processing and before final consumption, many fermented foods are heat treated (drying, pasteurization, cooking, etc.) to make the food digestible and safe for consumption. Heat treatment improves the bioavailability of B-vitamins in some foods. In other foods, heating decreases the nutritional value because some B-vitamins are degraded. In SSA, cooked starchy foods are often associated with vegetables in household meals. This paper reviews studies that have focused fermented starchy foods and vegetable foods in SSA with the potential to provide B-vitamins to consumers. The review also describes the process of the preparation of these foods for final consumption, and techniques that can prevent or lessen B-vitamin loss, or enrich B-vitamins prior to consumption.
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- Sègla Wilfrid Padonou
- Laboratoire de Sciences et Technologie des Aliments, des Bioressources et de Nutrition Humaine, Université Nationale d'Agriculture, Sakété, Bénin
- Laboratoire de Sciences et Technologie des Aliments, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Jéricho, Bénin
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- Laboratoire de Sciences et Technologie des Aliments, des Bioressources et de Nutrition Humaine, Université Nationale d'Agriculture, Sakété, Bénin
- Laboratoire de Sciences et Technologie des Aliments, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Jéricho, Bénin
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- Laboratoire de Sciences et Technologie des Aliments, des Bioressources et de Nutrition Humaine, Université Nationale d'Agriculture, Sakété, Bénin
- Laboratoire de Sciences et Technologie des Aliments, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Jéricho, Bénin
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- Laboratoire de Sciences et Technologie des Aliments, des Bioressources et de Nutrition Humaine, Université Nationale d'Agriculture, Sakété, Bénin
- Laboratoire de Sciences et Technologie des Aliments, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Jéricho, Bénin
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- Laboratoire de Sciences et Technologie des Aliments, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Jéricho, Bénin
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He X, Jarrell ZR, Smith MR, Ly VT, Hu X, Sueblinvong V, Liang Y, Orr M, Go YM, Jones DP. Low-dose vanadium pentoxide perturbed lung metabolism associated with inflammation and fibrosis signaling in male animal and in vitro models. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2023; 325:L215-L232. [PMID: 37310758 PMCID: PMC10396228 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00303.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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Vanadium is available as a dietary supplement and also is known to be toxic if inhaled, yet little information is available concerning the effects of vanadium on mammalian metabolism when concentrations found in food and water. Vanadium pentoxide (V+5) is representative of the most common dietary and environmental exposures, and prior research shows that low-dose V+5 exposure causes oxidative stress measured by glutathione oxidation and protein S-glutathionylation. We examined the metabolic impact of V+5 at relevant dietary and environmental doses (0.01, 0.1, and 1 ppm for 24 h) in human lung fibroblasts (HLFs) and male C57BL/6J mice (0.02, 0.2, and 2 ppm in drinking water for 7 mo). Untargeted metabolomics using liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) showed that V+5 induced significant metabolic perturbations in both HLF cells and mouse lungs. We noted 30% of the significantly altered pathways in HLF cells, including pyrimidines and aminosugars, fatty acids, mitochondrial and redox pathways, showed similar dose-dependent patterns in mouse lung tissues. Alterations in lipid metabolism included leukotrienes and prostaglandins involved in inflammatory signaling, which have been associated with the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other disease processes. Elevated hydroxyproline levels and excessive collagen deposition were also present in lungs from V+5-treated mice. Taken together, these results show that oxidative stress from environmental V+5, ingested at low levels, could alter metabolism to contribute to common human lung diseases.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We used relevant dietary and environmental doses of Vanadium pentoxide (V+5) to examine its metabolic impact in vitro and in vivo. Using liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS), we found significant metabolic perturbations, with similar dose-dependent patterns observed in human lung fibroblasts and male mouse lungs. Alterations in lipid metabolism included inflammatory signaling, elevated hydroxyproline levels, and excessive collagen deposition were present in V+5-treated lungs. Our findings suggest that low levels of V+5 could trigger pulmonary fibrotic signaling.
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- Xiaojia He
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Decatur, Georgia, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Balashova OA, Panoutsopoulos AA, Visina O, Selhub J, Knoepfler PS, Borodinsky LN. Non-canonical function of folate/folate receptor 1 during neural tube formation. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.07.19.549718. [PMID: 37503108 PMCID: PMC10370062 DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.19.549718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Folate supplementation reduces the occurrence of neural tube defects, one of the most common and serious birth defects, consisting in the failure of the neural tube to form and close early in pregnancy. The mechanisms underlying neural tube defects and folate action during neural tube formation remain unclear. Here we show that folate receptor 1 (FOLR1) is necessary for the formation of neural tube-like structures in human-cell derived neural organoids. Knockdown of FOLR1 in human neural organoids as well as in the Xenopus laevis in vivo model leads to neural tube defects that are rescued by pteroate, a folate precursor that binds to FOLR1 but is unable to participate in metabolic pathways. We demonstrate that FOLR1 interacts with and opposes the function of CD2-associated protein (CD2AP), a molecule that we find is essential for apical endocytosis and the spatiotemporal turnover of the cell adherens junction component C-cadherin in neural plate cells. The counteracting action of FOLR1 on these processes is mediated by regulating CD2AP protein level via a degradation-dependent mechanism. In addition, folate and pteroate increase Ca 2+ transient frequency in the neural plate in a FOLR1-dependent manner, suggesting that folate/FOLR1 signal intracellularly to regulate neural plate folding. This study identifies a mechanism of action of folate distinct from its vitamin function during neural tube formation.
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Shalini T, Pullakhandam R, Ghosh S, Kulkarni B, Rajkumar H, Sachdev HS, Kurpad AV, Reddy GB. Prevalence of Vitamin B 12 and Folate Deficiencies in Indian Children and Adolescents. Nutrients 2023; 15:3026. [PMID: 37447351 DOI: 10.3390/nu15133026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Deficiencies of vitamin B12 (B12) and folate (FA) are of particular interest due to their pleiotropic role in 1-carbon metabolism. In addition to adverse birth outcomes, deficiencies of B12 and FA, or an imbalance in FA/B12 status, are linked to metabolic disorders. Indian diets that are predominantly plant food-based could be deficient in these vitamins, but there are no national estimates of the prevalence of B12 and FA deficiency in Indian children and adolescents, nor their associations with age, sex and growth indicators. The recent Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS-2016-18) provided estimates of the prevalence of B12 and FA deficiency at the national and state levels among preschool (1-4 years: 9976 and 11,004 children, respectively), school-age children (5-9 years: 12,156 and 14,125) and adolescents (10-19 years: 11,748 and 13,621). Serum B12 and erythrocyte FA were measured by the direct chemiluminescence method and their deficiency was defined using WHO cut-offs. The prevalence of B12 and FA deficiency was high among adolescents (31.0%, CI: 28.7-33.5 and 35.6%, CI: 33.1-8.2) compared to school-age (17.3%, CI: 15.4-19.3 and 27.6%, CI: 25.5-29.9) and preschool children (13.8%, CI: 11.7-16.2 and 22.8%, CI: 20.5-25.2, respectively). The prevalence of both B12 and FA deficiency was significantly higher by 8% and 5%, respectively, in adolescent boys compared to girls. There was no association between anthropometric undernutrition and B12 and FA deficiency. There was wide regional variation in the prevalence of B12 and FA deficiency, but no rural-urban differences were observed across all age groups. The national prevalence of B12 deficiency among preschool or school-age children was <20% (the cut-off that indicates a public health problem). However, FA deficiency in these age groups and both FA and B12 deficiencies in adolescents were >20%, warranting further investigation.
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- Tattari Shalini
- National Institute of Nutrition, Jamai-Osmania, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- National Institute of Nutrition, Jamai-Osmania, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- St. John's Medical College, Bangalore 560034, India
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- National Institute of Nutrition, Jamai-Osmania, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- National Institute of Nutrition, Jamai-Osmania, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, New Delhi 110016, India
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Zhou Y, Wang A, Yeung LF, Qi YP, Pfeiffer CM, Crider KS. Folate and vitamin B12 usual intake and biomarker status by intake source in United States adults aged ≥19 y: NHANES 2007-2018. Am J Clin Nutr 2023; 118:241-254. [PMID: 37172826 PMCID: PMC10926004 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Folate and vitamin B12 are important biomarkers of nutritional status of populations. OBJECTIVES This study aims to estimate folate and vitamin B12 usual intakes among United States adults and examine folate and vitamin B12 biomarker status by intake source. METHODS We analyzed data for United States adults aged ≥19 y from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2018 (n = 31,128), during which time voluntary corn masa flour (CMF) fortification was started. Usual intake was estimated using the National Cancer Institute method. Folate intake included folate from natural foods and folic acid from 4 sources: enriched cereal grain products (ECGPs), CMF, ready-to-eat cereals (RTEs), and folic acid-containing supplements (SUP). Vitamin B12 intake was mainly from food and supplements. RESULTS The median natural food folate intake (222 μg dietary folate equivalents (DFE)/d) was below the estimated average requirement (EAR) of 320 μg DFE/d. The proportions of those who consumed folic acid from ECGP/CMF only, ECGP/CMF + RTE, ECGP/CMF + SUP, and ECGP/CMF + RTE + SUP were 50%, 18%, 22%, and 10%, respectively. Median usual folic acid intakes (μg/d) were 236 (IQR: 152, 439) overall and 134, 313, 496, and 695 in the ECGP/CMF only, ECGP/CMF + RTE, ECGP/CMF + SUP, and ECGP/CMF + RTE + SUP folic acid consumption groups, respectively. Overall, 2.0% (95% CI: 1.7%, 2.3%) of adults, all of whom used folic acid supplements, consumed greater than the tolerable upper intake level (UL) of 1000 μg/d folic acid. The median usual vitamin B12 intake (μg/d) was 5.2 for vitamin B12 supplement nonusers and 21.8 for users. Consumption of RTE and/or supplements with folic acid was associated with higher serum and red blood cell folate concentrations. Vitamin B12 supplement users had significantly higher serum vitamin B12 concentrations. CONCLUSIONS Folic acid fortification plays a critical role in helping United States adults meet the folate EAR. At current fortification levels, United States adults who do not consume supplements do not have the usual folic acid intake exceeding the UL.
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- Ying Zhou
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Bärebring L, Lamberg-Allardt C, Thorisdottir B, Ramel A, Söderlund F, Arnesen EK, Nwaru BI, Dierkes J, Åkesson A. Intake of vitamin B12 in relation to vitamin B12 status in groups susceptible to deficiency: a systematic review. Food Nutr Res 2023; 67:8626. [PMID: 37441514 PMCID: PMC10335093 DOI: 10.29219/fnr.v67.8626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Objective To systematically review the evidence for whether habitual or different levels of experimental intake of vitamin B12 from diet and supplements is sufficient to ensure adequate B12 status in groups most susceptible to vitamin B12 deficiency. Methods We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Scopus up to 21 May 2021, for intervention studies, prospective cohort studies and case-control studies assessing B12 intake from diet and/or supplements in relation to B12 status (s/p-B12, holotranscobalamin, methylmalonic acid, homocysteine or breastmilk B12). Cross-sectional studies were eligible for studies conducted during pregnancy and lactation. Included populations were children (0-18 years), young adults (18-35 years), pregnant or lactating women, older adults (≥65 years) and vegans or vegetarians. Study selection, data extraction and risk of bias assessment were conducted by two assessors independently. The evidence was synthesized qualitatively and classified according to the World Cancer Research Fund. Results The searches yielded 4855 articles of which 89 were assessed in full text and 18 included. Three studies were conducted during pregnancy and three during lactation or infancy - all observational. Eight studies were conducted among older adults; most were interventions among B12-deficient participants. Four studies were eligible for vegetarian and vegans, all interventions. The strength of evidence that habitual B12 intake or an intake in line with the current Nordic recommended intake (RI) is sufficient to ensure adequate status was considered Limited - no conclusion for all included populations. Conclusion Evidence is insufficient to assess if or which level of B12 intake is sufficient to maintain adequate status for all included populations. Population-based cohort studies and low-to-moderate dose interventions that address this question are highly warranted.
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- Linnea Bärebring
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics and Health Science Institute, University of Iceland, Iceland
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- Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Iceland, Iceland
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- Unit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, the Karolinska Institute, Sweden
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- Krefting Research Centre, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Nutrition, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway
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- Unit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, the Karolinska Institute, Sweden
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Gómez de Cedrón M, Moreno Palomares R, Ramírez de Molina A. Metabolo-epigenetic interplay provides targeted nutritional interventions in chronic diseases and ageing. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1169168. [PMID: 37404756 PMCID: PMC10315663 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1169168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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Epigenetic modifications are chemical modifications that affect gene expression without altering DNA sequences. In particular, epigenetic chemical modifications can occur on histone proteins -mainly acetylation, methylation-, and on DNA and RNA molecules -mainly methylation-. Additional mechanisms, such as RNA-mediated regulation of gene expression and determinants of the genomic architecture can also affect gene expression. Importantly, depending on the cellular context and environment, epigenetic processes can drive developmental programs as well as functional plasticity. However, misbalanced epigenetic regulation can result in disease, particularly in the context of metabolic diseases, cancer, and ageing. Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCCD) and ageing share common features including altered metabolism, systemic meta-inflammation, dysfunctional immune system responses, and oxidative stress, among others. In this scenario, unbalanced diets, such as high sugar and high saturated fatty acids consumption, together with sedentary habits, are risk factors implicated in the development of NCCD and premature ageing. The nutritional and metabolic status of individuals interact with epigenetics at different levels. Thus, it is crucial to understand how we can modulate epigenetic marks through both lifestyle habits and targeted clinical interventions -including fasting mimicking diets, nutraceuticals, and bioactive compounds- which will contribute to restore the metabolic homeostasis in NCCD. Here, we first describe key metabolites from cellular metabolic pathways used as substrates to "write" the epigenetic marks; and cofactors that modulate the activity of the epigenetic enzymes; then, we briefly show how metabolic and epigenetic imbalances may result in disease; and, finally, we show several examples of nutritional interventions - diet based interventions, bioactive compounds, and nutraceuticals- and exercise to counteract epigenetic alterations.
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- Marta Gómez de Cedrón
- Molecular Oncology Group, IMDEA Food Institute, CEI UAM, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
- Cell Metabolism Unit, IMDEA Food Institute, CEI UAM, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Molecular Oncology Group, IMDEA Food Institute, CEI UAM, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
- FORCHRONIC S.L, Avda. Industria, Madrid, Spain
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Walter Bock K. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR): towards understanding intestinal microbial ligands including vitamin B12 and folic acid as natural antagonists. Biochem Pharmacol 2023:115658. [PMID: 37336251 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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AHR has been identified as ligand-modulated transcription factor and environmental sensor. However, explanation of its multiple agonistic and antagonistic ligands is far from complete. Studies of AHR's role in host-microbiome interaction are currently a fruitful area of research. Microbial products and virulence factors have been identified as AHR agonists. In steady state they are involved in safeguarding intestinal barrier integrity. When virulence factors from pathogenic bacteria are identified by AHR of intestinal immune cells, anti-microbial defense mechanisms are activated by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) in intestinal epithelial cells and recruited immune cells. ROS production has to be strictly controlled, and anti-inflammatory responses have to be initiated timely in the resolution phase of inflammation to avoid tissue damage and chronic inflammatory responses. Surprisingly, bacteria-generated vitamin B12/cobalamin and vitamin B9/folic acid have been identified as natural AHR antagonists, stimulating the interest of biochemists. Hints for AHR-cobalamin antagonism are pointing to cobalamin-dependent enzymes leading to alterations of TCA cycle intermediates, and TCDD-mediated loss of serum cobalamin. Although we are still at the beginning to understand mechanisms, it is likely that scientific efforts are on a rewarding path to understand novel AHR functions.
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- Karl Walter Bock
- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Wilhelmstrasse 56, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany.
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Halczuk K, Kaźmierczak-Barańska J, Karwowski BT, Karmańska A, Cieślak M. Vitamin B12-Multifaceted In Vivo Functions and In Vitro Applications. Nutrients 2023; 15:2734. [PMID: 37375638 DOI: 10.3390/nu15122734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Vitamin B12 plays a key role in DNA stability. Research indicates that vitamin B12 deficiency leads to indirect DNA damage, and vitamin B12 supplementation may reverse this effect. Vitamin B12 acts as a cofactor for enzymes such as methionine synthase and methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, which are involved in DNA methylation and nucleotide synthesis. These processes are essential for DNA replication and transcription, and any impairment can result in genetic instability. In addition, vitamin B12 has antioxidant properties that help protect DNA from damage caused by reactive oxygen species. This protection is achieved by scavenging free radicals and reducing oxidative stress. In addition to their protective functions, cobalamins can also generate DNA-damaging radicals in vitro that can be useful in scientific research. Research is also being conducted on the use of vitamin B12 in medicine as vectors for xenobiotics. In summary, vitamin B12 is an essential micronutrient that plays a vital role in DNA stability. It acts as a cofactor for enzymes involved in the synthesis of nucleotides, has antioxidant properties and has potential value as a generator of DNA-damaging radicals and drug transporters.
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- Krzysztof Halczuk
- Food Science Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Muszynskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
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- Food Science Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Muszynskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
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- Food Science Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Muszynskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
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- Food Science Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Muszynskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
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- Food Science Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Muszynskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
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Michels AJ, Butler JA, Uesugi SL, Lee K, Frei BB, Bobe G, Magnusson KR, Hagen TM. Multivitamin/Multimineral Supplementation Prevents or Reverses Decline in Vitamin Biomarkers and Cellular Energy Metabolism in Healthy Older Men: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study. Nutrients 2023; 15:2691. [PMID: 37375594 PMCID: PMC10301451 DOI: 10.3390/nu15122691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Despite the reported prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies in older adults, it is not yet established whether multivitamin/multimineral (MV/MM) supplements improve blood micronutrient status in individuals over the age of 65. Therefore, a cohort of 35 healthy men (>67 years) was recruited for an MV/MM supplementation trial. The primary endpoint was, as an indicator of micronutrient status, changes in blood micronutrient biomarkers from baseline to at least six months of supplementation with MV/MM or placebo. The secondary endpoint was basal O2 consumption in monocytes as an indicator of cellular metabolism. MV/MM supplementation improved blood concentrations of pyridoxal phosphate, calcifediol, α-tocopherol, and β-carotene concentrations throughout the cohort. By contrast, those in the placebo group generally showed declines in blood vitamin concentrations and an increased prevalence of suboptimal vitamin status during the study period. On the other hand, MV/MM supplementation did not significantly affect blood mineral concentrations, i.e., calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, and zinc. Interestingly, MV/MM supplementation prevented the decline in monocyte O2 consumption rate. Overall, MV/MM use improves or prevents declines in vitamin, but not mineral, status and limits declines in cellular O2 consumption, which may have important implications for metabolism and immune health in healthy older men.
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- Alexander J. Michels
- Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA; (A.J.M.); (J.A.B.); (S.L.U.); (K.L.); (B.B.F.); (G.B.); (K.R.M.)
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- Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA; (A.J.M.); (J.A.B.); (S.L.U.); (K.L.); (B.B.F.); (G.B.); (K.R.M.)
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- Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA; (A.J.M.); (J.A.B.); (S.L.U.); (K.L.); (B.B.F.); (G.B.); (K.R.M.)
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- Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA; (A.J.M.); (J.A.B.); (S.L.U.); (K.L.); (B.B.F.); (G.B.); (K.R.M.)
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- Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA; (A.J.M.); (J.A.B.); (S.L.U.); (K.L.); (B.B.F.); (G.B.); (K.R.M.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, College of Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA; (A.J.M.); (J.A.B.); (S.L.U.); (K.L.); (B.B.F.); (G.B.); (K.R.M.)
- Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences, College of Agriculture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA; (A.J.M.); (J.A.B.); (S.L.U.); (K.L.); (B.B.F.); (G.B.); (K.R.M.)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA; (A.J.M.); (J.A.B.); (S.L.U.); (K.L.); (B.B.F.); (G.B.); (K.R.M.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, College of Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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Zanin Palchetti C, Gomes Gonçalves N, Vidal Ferreira N, Santos IS, Andrade Lotufo P, Bensenor IM, Suemoto CK, Marchioni DML. Dietary folate intake and its association with longitudinal changes in cognition function. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2023; 55:332-339. [PMID: 37202066 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Folate (vitamin B9) is an essential co-factor for one-carbon metabolism. Controversial evidence has emerged regarding the association between folate and cognitive performance. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between baseline dietary folate intake and cognitive decline in a population exposed to mandatory fortification during a median follow-up of 8 years. METHODS Multicenter, prospective cohort study involving 15,105 public servants aged 35-74 years old, both sexes, from The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). Baseline dietary intake was assessed by a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). Six cognitive tests were performed in the three waves to assess memory, executive function and global cognition. Linear mixed-effects models were used to assess the association between dietary folate intake at baseline and changes in cognition over time. RESULTS Data from 11,276 participants were analyzed. The mean (SD) age was 51.7 (9) years, 50% were women, 63% were overweight/obese, and 56% had graduated from college or more. Overall dietary folate intake was not associated with cognitive decline; neither vitamin B12 intake was a modifier of this association. General dietary supplements and specifically multivitamins use did not affect these findings. Natural food folate group was associated with a slower rate of global cognitive decline (β (95% CI): 0.001 (0.000; 0.002), P = 0.015). There was no association between fortified food group and cognition scores. CONCLUSION Overall dietary folate intake was not associated with cognitive function in this Brazilian population. However, folate naturally occurring in food sources may slow global cognitive decline.
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- Cecília Zanin Palchetti
- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Division of Geriatrics, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Clinical and Epidemiological Research, University Hospital, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Clinical and Epidemiological Research, University Hospital, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Clinical and Epidemiological Research, University Hospital, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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Khare SP, Madhok A, Patta I, Sukla KK, Wagh VV, Kunte PS, Raut D, Bhat D, Kumaran K, Fall C, Tatu U, Chandak GR, Yajnik CS, Galande S. Differential expression of genes influencing mitotic processes in cord blood mononuclear cells after a pre-conceptional micronutrient-based randomised controlled trial: Pune Rural Intervention in Young Adolescents (PRIYA). J Dev Orig Health Dis 2023; 14:437-448. [PMID: 36632790 DOI: 10.1017/s204017442200068x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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In The Pune Maternal Nutrition Study, vitamin B12 deficiency was seen in 65% of pregnant women, folate deficiency was rare. Maternal total homocysteine concentrations were inversely associated with offspring birthweight, and low vitamin B12 and high folate concentrations predicted higher offspring adiposity and insulin resistance. These findings guided a nested pre-conceptional randomised controlled trial 'Pune Rural Intervention in Young Adolescents'. The interventions included: (1) vitamin B12+multi-micronutrients as per the United Nations International Multiple Micronutrient Antenatal Preparation, and proteins (B12+MMN), (2) vitamin B12 (B12 alone), and (3) placebo. Intervention improved maternal pre-conceptional and in-pregnancy micronutrient nutrition. Gene expression analysis in cord blood mononuclear cells in 88 pregnancies revealed 75 differentially expressed genes between the B12+MMN and placebo groups. The enriched biological processes included G2/M phase transition, chromosome segregation, and nuclear division. Enriched pathways included, mitotic spindle checkpoint and DNA damage response while enriched human phenotypes were sloping forehead and decreased head circumference. Fructose-bisphosphatase 2 (FBP2) and Cell Division Cycle Associated 2 (CDCA2) genes were under-expressed in the B12 alone group. The latter, involved in chromosome segregation was under-expressed in both intervention groups. Based on the role of B-complex vitamins in the synthesis of nucleotides and S-adenosyl methionine, and the roles of vitamins A and D on gene expression, we propose that the multi-micronutrient intervention epigenetically affected cell cycle dynamics. Neonates in the B12+MMN group had the highest ponderal index. Follow-up studies will reveal if the intervention and the altered biological processes influence offspring diabesity.
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- Satyajeet P Khare
- Centre of Excellence in Epigenetics, Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
- Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences (SSBS), Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Lavale, Pune, India
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- Centre of Excellence in Epigenetics, Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
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- Centre of Excellence in Epigenetics, Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
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- Diabetes Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, India
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- Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences (SSBS), Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Lavale, Pune, India
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- Diabetes Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, India
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- Diabetes Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, India
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- Diabetes Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, India
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- Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, Southampton, UK
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- Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India
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- Genomic Research on Complex Diseases (GRC-Group), CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad, India
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- Centre of Excellence in Epigenetics, Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
- Department of Life Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Caffrey A, Lamers Y, Murphy MM, Letourneau N, Irwin RE, Pentieva K, Ward M, Tan A, Rojas‐Gómez A, Santos‐Calderón LA, Canals‐Sans J, Leung BMY, Bell R, Giesbrecht GF, Dewey D, Field CJ, Kobor M, Walsh CP, McNulty H. Epigenetic effects of folate and related B vitamins on brain health throughout life: Scientific substantiation and translation of the evidence for health improvement strategies. NUTR BULL 2023; 48:267-277. [PMID: 36807740 PMCID: PMC10946506 DOI: 10.1111/nbu.12611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Suboptimal status of folate and/or interrelated B vitamins (B12 , B6 and riboflavin) can perturb one-carbon metabolism and adversely affect brain development in early life and brain function in later life. Human studies show that maternal folate status during pregnancy is associated with cognitive development in the child, whilst optimal B vitamin status may help to prevent cognitive dysfunction in later life. The biological mechanisms explaining these relationships are not clear but may involve folate-related DNA methylation of epigenetically controlled genes related to brain development and function. A better understanding of the mechanisms linking these B vitamins and the epigenome with brain health at critical stages of the lifecycle is necessary to support evidence-based health improvement strategies. The EpiBrain project, a transnational collaboration involving partners in the United Kingdom, Canada and Spain, is investigating the nutrition-epigenome-brain relationship, particularly focussing on folate-related epigenetic effects in relation to brain health outcomes. We are conducting new epigenetics analysis on bio-banked samples from existing well-characterised cohorts and randomised trials conducted in pregnancy and later life. Dietary, nutrient biomarker and epigenetic data will be linked with brain outcomes in children and older adults. In addition, we will investigate the nutrition-epigenome-brain relationship in B vitamin intervention trial participants using magnetoencephalography, a state-of-the-art neuroimaging modality to assess neuronal functioning. The project outcomes will provide an improved understanding of the role of folate and related B vitamins in brain health, and the epigenetic mechanisms involved. The results are expected to provide scientific substantiation to support nutritional strategies for better brain health across the lifecycle.
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- A. Caffrey
- Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical SciencesUlster UniversityColeraineUK
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- British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, Food Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food SystemsThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Unit of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health SciencesUniversitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPVReusSpain
- CIBEROBN, ISCIIIMadridSpain
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- Faculty of Nursing and Cumming School of MedicineUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryAlbertaCanada
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- Genomic Medicine Group, School of Biomedical SciencesUlster UniversityColeraineUK
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- Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical SciencesUlster UniversityColeraineUK
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- Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical SciencesUlster UniversityColeraineUK
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- British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, Food Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food SystemsThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Unit of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health SciencesUniversitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPVReusSpain
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- Unit of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health SciencesUniversitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPVReusSpain
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and PsychologyUniversitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragonaSpain
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- Faulty of Health SciencesUniversity of LethbridgeLethbridgeAlbertaCanada
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- Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environment ScienceUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonAlbertaCanada
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- Faculty of Nursing and Cumming School of MedicineUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryAlbertaCanada
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- Faculty of Nursing and Cumming School of MedicineUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryAlbertaCanada
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- Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environment ScienceUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonAlbertaCanada
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- British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, Food Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food SystemsThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Genomic Medicine Group, School of Biomedical SciencesUlster UniversityColeraineUK
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- Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical SciencesUlster UniversityColeraineUK
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Sun WX, Shu YP, Yang XY, Huang W, Chen J, Yu NN, Zhao M. Effects of folic acid supplementation in pregnant mice on glucose metabolism disorders in male offspring induced by lipopolysaccharide exposure during pregnancy. Sci Rep 2023; 13:7984. [PMID: 37198280 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31690-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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The DOHaD theory suggests that adverse environmental factors in early life may lead to the development of metabolic diseases including diabetes and hypertension in adult offspring through epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation. Folic acid (FA) is an important methyl donor in vivo and participates in DNA replication and methylation. The preliminary experimental results of our group demonstrated that lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 50 µg/kg/d) exposure during pregnancy could lead to glucose metabolism disorders in male offspring, but not female offspring; however, the effect of folic acid supplementation on glucose metabolism disorders in male offspring induced by LPS exposure remains unclear. Therefore, in this study, pregnant mice were exposed to LPS on gestational day (GD) 15-17 and were given three doses of FA supplementation (2 mg/kg, 5 mg/kg, or 40 mg/kg) from mating to lactation to explore its effect on glucose metabolism in male offspring and the potential mechanism. This study confirmed that FA supplementation of 5 mg/kg in pregnant mice improved glucose metabolism in LPS-exposed offspring during pregnancy by regulating gene expression.
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- Wan-Xiao Sun
- Department of Basic Nursing, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
- Anhui Medical College, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China
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- Department of Basic Nursing, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China
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- Department of Basic Nursing, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Basic Nursing, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Basic Nursing, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
- Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China
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- Department of Basic Nursing, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China
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- Department of Basic Nursing, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
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Liu L, Yu H, Bai J, Xu Q, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Yu Z, Liu Y. Positive Association of Serum Vitamin B6 Levels with Intrapulmonary Lymph Node and/or Localized Pleural Metastases in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Study. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15102340. [PMID: 37242223 DOI: 10.3390/nu15102340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The relationship between vitamin B levels and the development and progression of lung cancer remains inconclusive. We aimed to investigate the relationship between B vitamins and intrapulmonary lymph nodes as well as localized pleural metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This was a retrospective study including patients who underwent lung surgery for suspected NSCLC at our institution from January 2016 to December 2018. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate the associations between serum B vitamin levels and intrapulmonary lymph node and/or localized pleural metastases. Stratified analysis was performed according to different clinical characteristics and tumor types. A total of 1498 patients were included in the analyses. Serum vitamin B6 levels showed a positive association with intrapulmonary metastasis in a multivariate logistic regression (odds ratio (OR) of 1.016, 95% confidence interval (CI) of 1.002-1.031, p = 0.021). After multivariable adjustment, we found a high risk of intrapulmonary metastasis in patients with high serum vitamin B6 levels (fourth quartile (Q4) vs. Q1, OR of 1.676, 95%CI of 1.092 to 2.574, p = 0.018, p for trend of 0.030). Stratified analyses showed that the positive association between serum vitamin B6 and lymph node metastasis appeared to be stronger in females, current smokers, current drinkers, and those with a family history of cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, a tumor of 1-3 cm in diameter, or a solitary tumor. Even though serum vitamin B6 levels were associated with preoperative NSCLC upstaging, B6 did not qualify as a useful biomarker due to weak association and wide confidence intervals. Thus, it would be appropriate to prospectively investigate the relationship between serum vitamin B6 levels and lung cancer further.
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- Lu Liu
- Department of Nutrition, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Medical School of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Nutrition, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Nutrition, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Nutrition, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Nutrition, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Nutrition, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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Pilesi E, Angioli C, Graziani C, Parroni A, Contestabile R, Tramonti A, Vernì F. A gene-nutrient interaction between vitamin B6 and serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) affects genome integrity in Drosophila. J Cell Physiol 2023. [PMID: 37183313 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.31033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), the catalytically active form of vitamin B6, participates as a cofactor to one carbon (1C) pathway that produces precursors for DNA metabolism. The concerted action of PLP-dependent serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) and thymidylate synthase (TS) leads to the biosynthesis of thymidylate (dTMP), which plays an essential function in DNA synthesis and repair. PLP deficiency causes chromosome aberrations (CABs) in Drosophila and human cells, rising the hypothesis that an altered 1C metabolism may be involved. To test this hypothesis, we used Drosophila as a model system and found, firstly, that in PLP deficient larvae SHMT activity is reduced by 40%. Second, we found that RNAi-induced SHMT depletion causes chromosome damage rescued by PLP supplementation and strongly exacerbated by PLP depletion. RNAi-induced TS depletion causes severe chromosome damage, but this is only slightly enhanced by PLP depletion. dTMP supplementation rescues CABs in both PLP-deficient and PLP-proficient SHMTRNAi . Altogether these data suggest that a reduction of SHMT activity caused by PLP deficiency contributes to chromosome damage by reducing dTMP biosynthesis. In addition, our work brings to light a gene-nutrient interaction between SHMT decreased activity and PLP deficiency impacting on genome stability that may be translated to humans.
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- Eleonora Pilesi
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences "A. Rossi Fanelli", Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences "A. Rossi Fanelli", Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, National Research Council (IBPM-CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences "A. Rossi Fanelli", Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences "A. Rossi Fanelli", Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, National Research Council (IBPM-CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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