| Decreased oxidative phosphorylation and PGAM deficiency in horses suffering from atypical myopathy associated with acquired MADD. | |
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PMID: 21843962 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Earlier research on ten horses suffering from the frequently fatal disorder atypical myopathy showed that MADD (multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency) is the biochemical derangement behind atypical myopathy. From five horses that died as a result of this disease and seven healthy control horses, urine and plasma were collected ante mortem and muscle biopsies were obtained immediately post-mortem (2 patients and 7 control horses), to analyse creatine, purine and carbohydrate metabolism as well as oxidative phosphorylation. In patients, the mean creatine concentration in urine was increased 17-fold and the concentration of uric acid approximately 4-fold, compared to controls. The highest degree of depletion of glycogen was observed in the patient with the most severe myopathy clinically. In this patient, glycolysis was more active than in the other patients and controls, which may explain this depletion. One patient demonstrated very low phosphoglycerate mutase (PGAM) activity, less than 10% of reference values. Most respiratory chain complex activity in patients was 20-30% lower than in control horses, complex II activity was 42% lower than normal, and one patient had severely decrease ATP-synthase activity, more than 60% lower than in control horses. General markers for myopathic damage are creatine kinase (CK) and lactic acid in plasma, and creatine and uric acid in urine. To obtain more information about the cause of the myopathy analysis of carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism as well as oxidative phosphorylation is advised. This study expands the diagnostic possibilities of equine myopathies. |
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C M Westermann; L Dorland; O P van Diggelen; K Schoonderwoerd; J Bierau; H R Waterham; J H van der Kolk |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-7-27 |
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Title: Molecular genetics and metabolism Volume: - ISSN: 1096-7206 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-8-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9805456 Medline TA: Mol Genet Metab Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Equine Sciences, Medicine Section, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yalelaan 114, 3584 CM, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. |
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