Metabolism of sulfur compounds in homocystinurias
| Autor: | Jitka Sokolová, Viktor Kožich, Jakub Krijt, Tamás Ditrói, Péter Nagy, Michaela Křížková, Pavel Ješina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Pharmacology Thiosulfate chemistry.chemical_classification biology Sulfide Hydrogen sulfide chemistry.chemical_element Transsulfuration Transsulfuration pathway Metabolism Cystathionine beta synthase Sulfur 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine chemistry Biochemistry biology.protein 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Pharmacology. 176:594-606 |
| ISSN: | 0007-1188 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/bph.14523 |
| Popis: | Background and purpose Homocystinurias are rare genetic defects characterized by altered fluxes of sulfur compounds including homocysteine and cysteine. We explored whether the severely perturbed sulfur amino acid metabolism in patients with homocystinurias affects the metabolism of hydrogen sulfide. Experimental approach We studied 10 treated patients with a block in the conversion of homocysteine to cysteine due to cystathionine β-synthase deficiency (CBSD) and six treated patients with remethylation defects (RMD) and an enhanced flux of sulfur metabolites via transsulfuration. Control groups for CBSD and RMD patients consisted of 22 patients with phenylketonuria on a low-protein diet and of 12 healthy controls respectively. Plasma and urine concentrations of selected sulfur compounds were analysed by HPLC and LC-MS/MS. Key results Patients with CBSD exhibited plasma concentrations of monobromobimane-detected sulfide similar to appropriate controls. Urinary homolanthionine and thiosulfate in CBSD were increased significantly 1.9 and 3 times suggesting higher hydrogen sulfide synthesis by γ-cystathionase and detoxification respectively. Surprisingly, patients with RMD had significantly lower plasma sulfide levels (53 and 64% of controls) with lower sulfite concentrations, and higher taurine and thiosulfate levels suggesting enhanced cysteine oxidation and hydrogen sulfide catabolism respectively. Conclusion and implications The results from this study suggest that severe inherited defects in sulfur amino acid metabolism may be accompanied by only moderately perturbed hydrogen sulfide metabolism and lends support to the hypothesis that enzymes in the transsulfuration pathway may not be the major contributors to the endogenous hydrogen sulfide pool. Linked articles This article is part of a themed section on Chemical Biology of Reactive Sulfur Species. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v176.4/issuetoc. |
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