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Thiamin monophosphate in the CSF of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7103799     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Free thiamin and thiamin monophosphate levels were determined by an electrophoretic fluorometric micromethod in plasma and CSF of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), alcoholics, and controls. In plasma of patients with ALS as well as in plasma and CSF of alcholics, both thiamin and thiamin monophosphate concentrations were decreased so that the thiamin-thiamin monophosphate (T/TMP) ratio remained unchanged compared with that of controls. In CSF of patients with ALS, however, thiamin monophosphate values decreased much more than thiamin levels, so that the T/TMP ratio was significantly increased. The selective impairment of thiamin monophosphate production by nerve cells is likely to result from the reduction of the activity of thiamin pyrophosphatase, an enzyme synthetized and highly concentratd in the Golgi complex. Thiamin pyrophosphatase is known to diminish in ALS as well as in experimental motor neuronal degeneration or axotomy. Thus, the T/TMP ratio could be taken as an index of the impairment of neuronal protein synthesis in ALS.
Authors:
M Poloni; C Patrini; B Rocchelli; G Rindi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of neurology     Volume:  39     ISSN:  0003-9942     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Neurol.     Publication Date:  1982 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1982-09-10     Completed Date:  1982-09-10     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372436     Medline TA:  Arch Neurol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  507-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Alcoholism / blood,  cerebrospinal fluid
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / blood,  cerebrospinal fluid*
Blood Proteins / biosynthesis
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neurons / metabolism
Thiamine / analogs & derivatives*,  blood,  cerebrospinal fluid*,  physiology
Thiamine Monophosphate / blood,  cerebrospinal fluid*,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Blood Proteins; 532-40-1/Thiamine Monophosphate; 59-43-8/Thiamine

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