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2.
Oncogene ; 31(19): 2491-8, 2012 May 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21996744

ABSTRACT

Mutations in cytosolic isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) or its mitochondrial homolog IDH2 can lead to R(-)-2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG) production. To date, mutations in three active site arginine residues, IDH1 R132, IDH2 R172 and IDH2 R140, have been shown to result in the neomorphic production of 2HG. Here we report on three additional 2HG-producing IDH1 mutations: IDH1 R100, which is affected in adult glioma, IDH1 G97, which is mutated in colon cancer cell lines and pediatric glioblastoma, and IDH1 Y139. All these new mutants stereospecifically produced 2HG's (R) enantiomer. In contrast, we find that the IDH1 SNPs V71I and V178I, as well as a number of other single-sample reports of IDH non-synonymous mutation, did not elevate cellular 2HG levels in cells and retained the wild-type ability for isocitrate-dependent NADPH production. Finally, we report the existence of additional rare, but recurring mutations found in lymphoma and thyroid cancer, which while failing to elevate 2HG nonetheless displayed loss of function, indicating a possible tumorigenic mechanism for a non-2HG-producing subset of IDH mutations in some malignancies. These data broaden our understanding of how IDH mutations may contribute to cancer through either neomorphic R(-)-2HG production or reduced wild-type enzymatic activity, and highlight the potential value of metabolite screening in identifying IDH-mutated tumors associated with elevated oncometabolite levels.


Subject(s)
Glutarates/metabolism , Isocitrate Dehydrogenase/genetics , Mitochondria/enzymology , Neoplasms/metabolism , Cell Line, Tumor , Cytosol/enzymology , Glutarates/chemistry , Humans , Isocitrate Dehydrogenase/metabolism , Mutation , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
3.
Diabetologia ; 50(10): 2181-9, 2007 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17643200

ABSTRACT

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: To investigate the pathways by which cyclic AMP (cAMP) stimulates glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) secretion, using the GLUTag enteroendocrine cell line. MATERIALS AND METHODS: GLP-1 release from GLUTag cells was measured in response to agents that increase cAMP, and single cells were studied by fluorescence calcium imaging and electrophysiology to evaluate the underlying pathways. RESULTS: Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide increased cAMP levels and stimulated GLP-1 release from GLUTag cells. Agents that increase cAMP levels, including forskolin plus 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (fsk/IBMX), triggered a rise in the intracellular calcium concentration and enhanced the response to glucose by increasing both the number of cells responding to glucose and the magnitude of calcium responses in individual cells. Importantly, fsk/IBMX also stimulated GLP-1 release and intracellular calcium elevation even in the absence of nutrients. fsk/IBMX triggered membrane depolarisation and the firing of action potentials, associated with a +14 mV shift in the voltage-dependence of activation of hyperpolarisation-activated currents and the closure of a background potassium conductance. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION: We show here that cAMP elevation directly triggers GLP-1 release and enhances the secretory response to other stimuli like glucose, by modulating hyperpolarisation-activated currents and the background potassium current. cAMP-elevating pathways and the cAMP-modulated conductances in L cells present important targets for the development of therapeutic GLP-1 secretagogues.


Subject(s)
Cyclic AMP/pharmacology , Glucagon-Like Peptide 1/metabolism , 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine/pharmacology , Cell Line , Colforsin/pharmacology , Cyclic AMP/analogs & derivatives , Enteroendocrine Cells/drug effects , Enteroendocrine Cells/metabolism , Humans , Ion Channels/drug effects , Ion Channels/physiology , Membrane Potentials/drug effects , Membrane Potentials/physiology
5.
Trends Ecol Evol ; 9(6): 228-9, 1994 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21236830
6.
Arch Dis Child ; 68(3 Spec No): 308-11, 1993 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8466268

ABSTRACT

Experience of using an SLE 2000 neonatal trigger ventilator as the sole means of ventilation in 68 infants with respiratory distress syndrome was reviewed. No death or complication was seen in 22 infants with a birth weight above 1500 g. Forty five infants under 1500 g birth weight including 18 infants between 23 and 28 weeks' gestation were trigger ventilated throughout. Six infants died, four of whom were under 28 weeks' gestation. Two infants under 1500 g birth weight sustained a pneumothorax while being ventilated. Nine of 61 infants (15%) had radiological evidence of pulmonary interstitial emphysema, which was mild in seven infants. Intraventricular haemorrhage occurred in 10 babies under 1500 g, four of these being grade III or IV. Twenty two (48%) of the babies under 1500 g required added oxygen at 28 days. The preliminary clinical experience of this trigger ventilator suggests that it is capable of providing respiratory support from birth to extubation in even the most immature infants with respiratory distress syndrome. A controlled clinical trial is now required to compare the safety and efficacy of patient triggered ventilation with conventional neonatal ventilation.


Subject(s)
Intensive Care, Neonatal/methods , Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn/therapy , Ventilators, Mechanical , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Infant, Premature , Infant, Small for Gestational Age
7.
J Appl Physiol (1985) ; 71(4): 1396-402, 1991 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1661723

ABSTRACT

Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a potent bronchoconstrictor in humans and has been implicated as an inflammatory mediator in asthma. This study was performed to evaluate whether PAF-induced bronchoconstriction in vivo could be mediated through the release of the bronchoconstrictor eicosanoids, thromboxane (Tx) A2 and the cysteinyl leukotrienes. Ten asthmatic subjects were studied on three occasions after bronchial challenges with aerosolized PAF, methacholine, or isotonic saline. PAF caused bronchoconstriction in all 10 subjects (mean maximal percent fall in specific airway conductance 48.2 +/- 4.6) and was matched by methacholine challenge. Saline caused no changes in specific airway conductance. Urinary leukotriene E4 was significantly elevated after inhaled PAF (366.0 +/- 66.9 ng/mmol creatinine, P less than 0.01) compared with methacholine (41.6 +/- 13.3) and saline (33.6 +/- 4.6). The major urinary TxA2 metabolite 2,3-dinor TxB2 was elevated after inhaled PAF (41.3 +/- 7.1 ng/mmol creatinine, P less than 0.01) compared with methacholine (14.0 +/- 2.7) and saline (17.1 +/- 3.9). Urinary 2,3-dinor 6-oxo-prostaglandin F1 alpha after PAF (22.2 +/- 1.4) was raised with respect to the methacholine challenge (13.9 +/- 1.8, P less than 0.02), although no significant increase was observed compared with the saline control (18.6 +/- 3.3). Inhaled PAF leads to the secondary generation of cysteinyl leukotrienes and TxA2, and it is possible that these mediate some of the acute effects of inhaled PAF in vivo.


Subject(s)
Leukotrienes/biosynthesis , Platelet Activating Factor/pharmacology , Thromboxane A2/biosynthesis , Administration, Inhalation , Adult , Airway Resistance/drug effects , Asthma/physiopathology , Bronchoconstrictor Agents/pharmacology , Eicosanoids/urine , Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism , Epoprostenol/biosynthesis , Female , Humans , Leukotriene E4 , Male , Methacholine Compounds/pharmacology , Platelet Activating Factor/administration & dosage , Prostaglandins/urine , SRS-A/analogs & derivatives , SRS-A/urine , Stimulation, Chemical
8.
Br J Pharmacol ; 103(3): 1663-8, 1991 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1933130

ABSTRACT

1. To obtain direct evidence of abnormal eicosanoid biosynthesis in rats injected with anti-glomerular-basement-membrane antibodies (a-GBM), products derived from thromboxane A2 (TXA2) and prostacyclin (PGI2) were measured in 24 h urine collections before and after a-GBM. 2. Administration of a-GBM (9.5 mg) caused albuminuria, decreased creatinine clearance, increased numbers of intra-glomerular neutrophils and increased excretion of TXB2, 2,3-dinor-TXB2 (products of TXA2) and 6-oxo-PGF 1 alpha and 2,3-dinor-6-oxo-PGF 1 alpha (products of PGI2) at 24 h. 3. Interleukin-1 (IL-1 beta; 5 micrograms) alone caused an increase in PGI2 metabolite excretion but had no effect on TXA2 metabolites. It had no effect on creatinine clearance but increased numbers of glomerular neutrophils by approximately 4-5 fold compared to a-GBM. 4. Pretreatment of rats with IL-1 beta before a-GBM synergistically increased albumin excretion but only additively increased eicosanoid excretion. Numbers of intra-glomerular neutrophils and creatinine clearance were unchanged compared to IL-1 beta alone. 5. The cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor, ibuprofen (10 mgkg-1 i.p., twice daily for 4 days) inhibited both serum TXB2 production and urinary prostaglandin excretion. It also caused an almost complete attenuation of albumin excretion. Creatinine clearance and glomerular neutrophils remained unchanged after a-GBM/IL-1 beta. 6. We conclude that the 50% inhibition of thromboxane production induced by ibuprofen does not modify the fall in creatinine clearance of accumulation of neutrophils in the glomerulus caused by the a-GBM. This degree of inhibition of eicosanoid production was associated with a striking decrease in proteinuria, but this may reflect a haemodynamic rather than a disease modifying action.


Subject(s)
Epoprostenol/urine , Interleukin-1/pharmacology , Nephritis/urine , Thromboxanes/urine , 6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha/analogs & derivatives , 6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha/urine , Animals , Creatinine/metabolism , Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Ibuprofen/pharmacology , In Vitro Techniques , Kidney Glomerulus/metabolism , Male , Nephritis/chemically induced , Neutrophils/drug effects , Neutrophils/metabolism , Rats , Rats, Inbred Strains , Thromboxane B2/analogs & derivatives , Thromboxane B2/metabolism , Thromboxane B2/urine
9.
Gastroenterology ; 100(4): 1069-77, 1991 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2001805

ABSTRACT

To assess the role of altered renal and systemic production of thromboxane A2 and prostacyclin in the hepatorenal syndrome, urinary excretion of their major renal and extrarenal metabolites was measured in patients with compensated and decompensated liver disease, chronic renal failure, and hepatorenal syndrome. Urinary excretion rates of all prostanoids (renal and extrarenal) were increased in subjects with liver disease compared with normal controls. Moreover, they were considerably higher in subjects with severe hepatic decompensation but good renal function compared with those with hepatorenal syndrome. In contrast, the excretion rate of all metabolites was reduced in patients with chronic renal failure. The excretion rate of all metabolites was markedly elevated during the early stages of hepatorenal syndrome and decreased in parallel with creatinine clearance. When corrected for creatinine clearance, there was a strong correlation between prostanoid excretion and serum bilirubin in subjects with liver disease; there was no difference, however, in the excretion of renal and extrarenal prostanoids between hepatorenal syndrome and severe hepatic decompensation. It is concluded that hepatic decompensation is associated with a progressive increase in prostanoid excretion but that changes in production of prostacyclin or thromboxane A2 are unlikely to be major factors in the pathogenesis of the hepatorenal syndrome.


Subject(s)
Epoprostenol/biosynthesis , Hepatorenal Syndrome/metabolism , Kidney/metabolism , Liver Diseases/metabolism , Thromboxane A2/biosynthesis , Adult , Aged , Ascites/metabolism , Bilirubin/blood , Creatinine/metabolism , Dinoprost/metabolism , Female , Humans , Kidney Failure, Chronic/metabolism , Liver Cirrhosis/metabolism , Male , Middle Aged , Thromboxane B2/metabolism
10.
Am Rev Respir Dis ; 143(1): 119-25, 1991 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1986668

ABSTRACT

Thromboxane A2 is a potent bronchial smooth muscle spasmogen in vitro, and it has been implicated in airway inflammation and in the genesis of bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthma. We have examined the urinary excretion of a variety of products derived from thromboxane A2 (thromboxane B2, 2,3-dinor, and 11-dehydro-thromboxane B2) and prostacyclin (6-oxo-PGF1 alpha and 2,3-dinor-6-oxo-PGF1 alpha) using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in patients admitted acutely to hospital with severe asthma and in atopic volunteers after bronchial antigen challenge. Urinary excretion of all thromboxane-derived products was markedly increased in a number of patients with severe acute asthma compared with that in a nonsmoking control population, in some cases approaching those previously described in myocardial infarction: TXB2, 31.6 +/- 12.0 versus 6.5 +/- 0.9; 2,3-dinor-TXB2, 79.0 +/- 19.2 versus 29.5 +/- 2.7; and 11-dehydro-TXB2, 234.3 +/- 65.3 versus 25.0 +/- 2.1 ng/mmol creatinine (p less than 0.001). Urinary prostacyclin-derived products were also significantly raised in acute asthma. In contrast, after inhaled allergen challenge in atopic volunteers, which caused significant bronchoconstriction, urinary excretion of thromboxane-derived products was not significantly elevated: TXB2, 5.6 +/- 1.1 versus 5.7 +/- 1.0; 2,3-dinor-TXB2, 41.2 +/- 12.5 versus 28.5 +/- 6.9; and 11-dehydro-TXB2, 69.8 +/- 17.6 versus 39.7 +/- 11.2 ng/mmol creatinine. In a separate experiment, less than 2% of exogenously administered TXB2 to the airway appeared as urinary thromboxane-derived products, suggesting that production of greater than or equal to 1 microgram of TXA2 in vivo would be required to increase urinary thromboxane excretion twofold.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


Subject(s)
Allergens , Asthma/metabolism , Bronchial Provocation Tests , Thromboxane A2/biosynthesis , Acute Disease , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Asthma/physiopathology , Asthma/urine , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prostaglandins/urine , Thromboxane A2/administration & dosage , Thromboxane A2/urine
11.
Biochim Biophys Acta ; 993(1): 121-7, 1989 Oct 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2679889

ABSTRACT

Thromboxane (TX) B2, 2,3-dinor-TXB2, 11-dehydro-TXB2, 6-oxoprostaglandin (PG)F1 alpha and 2,3-dinor-6-oxo-PGF1 alpha were measured in 24 h urine samples obtained from 30 apparently healthy chronic cigarette smokers and 37 closely matched non-smoking control subjects. Samples were analysed using a newly developed assay based on immunoaffinity chromatography and capillary column gas chromatography/electron capture negative ion chemical ionisation mass spectrometry. There were significant and comparable increases in the excretion rates of both 2,3-dinor-TXB2 and 11-dehydro-TXB2 in the smoking compared with the non-smoking group (2P less than 0.001). Excretion rates of 2,3-dinor-TXB2 were 418 +/- 35 and 265 +/- 26 pg/mg creatinine in the two groups, respectively. 11-Dehydro-TXB2 excretion rates were 440 +/- 54 and 221 +/- 18 pg/mg creatinine, respectively (mean +/- S.E.). There were significant (2P less than 0.05) positive correlations between average reported cigarette consumption and excretion of both thromboxane metabolites. There were small but significant (2P less than 0.02) increases in the excretion rates of both 6-oxo-PGF1 alpha and 2,3-dinor-6-oxo-PGF1 alpha in the smoking compared with the non-smoking group. There was no significant difference in the rates of excretion of TXB2 in the two groups. The effects of acute cigarette smoke exposure (five cigarettes in 2 h) was also studied in four normally non-smoking healthy volunteers. There was no significant change in the excretion rate of any of the eicosanoids measured during control and smoking periods (at least 2 weeks apart), indicating that increased TXA2 biosynthesis in chronic smokers is unlikely to be a consequence of acute platelet activation.


Subject(s)
6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha/urine , Smoking/urine , Thromboxane B2/urine , 6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha/isolation & purification , Adult , Chromatography, Affinity , Deuterium , Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry , Humans , Male , Radioimmunoassay , Radioisotope Dilution Technique , Reference Values , Thromboxane B2/analogs & derivatives , Thromboxane B2/isolation & purification
13.
Arch Dis Child ; 64(9): 1309-11, 1989 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2640554

ABSTRACT

We report the prolonged survival of a harlequin fetus who was treated with intensive supportive measures, emollients, and oral etretinate.


Subject(s)
Ichthyosis/therapy , Emollients/therapeutic use , Etretinate/therapeutic use , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn
17.
Bristol Med Chir J ; 102(1a): 5-9, 1988.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28906803
18.
Caduceus ; 2(1): 1-66, 1986.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3297259
19.
Arch Dis Child ; 60(9): 872-4, 1985 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3931565

ABSTRACT

A 7 year old girl with precocious puberty was treated with buserelin, a long acting analogue of gonadotrophin releasing hormone. Spontaneous and stimulated gonadotrophin secretion became prepubertal but returned to pubertal values when buserelin was withdrawn, suggesting that normal sexual maturation should follow cessation of treatment.


Subject(s)
Buserelin/therapeutic use , Puberty, Precocious/drug therapy , Child , Female , Follicle Stimulating Hormone/blood , Humans , Luteinizing Hormone/blood , Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones/pharmacology , Puberty, Precocious/blood
20.
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) ; 290(6472): 899-900, 1985 Mar 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3919837

ABSTRACT

We examined 42 Rastafarian children under 5 years of age who were registered with a single inner city general practice to determine the prevalence of nutritional rickets. Twenty children were receiving a strict vegan(I-tal) diet and were considered to be at high risk of developing rickets and were referred for biochemical and radiological investigation. Seven of 20 children investigated had rickets, giving an overall prevalence of 7/42. Treatment with oral cholecalciferol was successful in all seven children. Fourteen out of 18 children had evidence of iron deficiency, with low haemoglobin concentrations and hypochromic-microcytic blood films. Before this study Rastafarian children rarely attended the well baby clinic, received no vitamin supplements, and few had been immunised. They now regularly attend the clinic, receive vitamin and iron supplements, and all have completed primary immunisation.


Subject(s)
Ethnicity , Rickets/epidemiology , Alkaline Phosphatase/blood , Calcium/blood , Child, Preschool , Diet, Vegetarian , England , Female , Hemoglobins/analysis , Humans , Infant , Male , Phosphates/blood , Rickets/blood
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