| Relationship between blood harmane and harmine concentrations in familial essential tremor, sporadic essential tremor and controls. | |
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PMID: 20708029 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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INTRODUCTION: Harmane, a potent tremor-producing β-carboline alkaloid, may play a role in the etiology of essential tremor (ET). Blood harmane concentrations are elevated in ET cases compared with controls yet the basis for this elevation remains unknown. Decreased metabolic conversion (harmane to harmine) is one possible explanation. Using a sample of >500 individuals, we hypothesized that defective metabolic conversion of harmane to harmine might underlie the observed elevated harmane concentration in ET, and therefore expected to find a higher harmane to harmine ratio in familial ET than in sporadic ET or controls. METHODS: Blood harmane and harmine concentrations were quantified by high performance liquid chromatography. RESULTS: There were 78 familial ET cases, 187 sporadic ET cases, and 276 controls. Blood harmane and harmine concentrations were correlated with one another (Spearman's r=0.24, p<0.001). The mean (±SD) harmane/harmine ratio=23.4±90.9 (range=0.1-987.5). The harmane/harmine ratio was highest in familial ET (46.7±140.4), intermediate in sporadic ET (28.3±108.1), and lowest in controls (13.5±50.3) (p=0.03). In familial ET cases, there was no association between this ratio and tremor severity (Spearman's r=0.08, p=0.48) or tremor duration (Spearman's r=0.14, p=0.24). CONCLUSION: The basis for the elevated blood harmane concentration, particularly in familial ET, is not known, although the current findings (highest harmane/harmine ratio in familial ET cases) lends support to the possibility that it could be the result of a genetically-driven reduction in harmane metabolism. |
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Authors:
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Elan D Louis; Wendy Jiang; Marina Gerbin; Mary M Mullaney; Wei Zheng |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2010-08-11 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Neurotoxicology Volume: 31 ISSN: 1872-9711 ISO Abbreviation: Neurotoxicology Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-04 Completed Date: 2011-09-29 Revised Date: 2011-12-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7905589 Medline TA: Neurotoxicology Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 674-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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GH Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. EDL2@columbia.edu |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological Markers / blood Databases, Factual Essential Tremor / blood*, diagnosis* Female Harmine / analogs & derivatives*, blood* Humans Male Middle Aged |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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NS39422/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; P30 ES09089/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; R01 ES008146/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; R01 NS039422-06/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS039422-07/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS039422-08/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS039422-09/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS039422-10/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS039422-11/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS39422/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; RR00645/RR/NCRR NIH HHS |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Biological Markers; 442-51-3/Harmine; 486-84-0/harman |
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