RGD Reference Report - Structural modifications of serum transthyretin in rats during protein-energy malnutrition. - Rat Genome Database

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Structural modifications of serum transthyretin in rats during protein-energy malnutrition.

Authors: Henze, A  Rohn, S  Gericke, B  Raila, J  Schweigert, FJ 
Citation: Henze A, etal., Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 2008 Oct;22(20):3270-4.
RGD ID: 2302015
Pubmed: PMID:18819112   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1002/rcm.3728   (Journal Full-text)

Transthyretin (TTR) is a sensitive marker of protein-energy malnutrition and changes in serum and expression levels during protein and energy deficiency are well described. However, little is known about structural modifications of TTR during protein and/or energy deprivation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effects of protein inadequacies on post-translational modifications of TTR. For this purpose, male Wistar rats were fed a diet with either casein or gelatine as sole protein source subsequent to a protein wash-out period. Changes in TTR serum levels as well as other markers of nutritional status as body weight, food consumption, total serum protein and serum RBP4 levels as well as antioxidative capacity were determined. Post-translational modifications of TTR were examined by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS) analysis. The rats from the gelatine group revealed a marked change in the post-translational modification pattern of TTR which was reflected by a significant elevation of sulfonated TTR and which was inversely correlated to the antioxidative capacity. Additionally, the elevation of sulfonated TTR was accompanied by a decrease in body weight and food consumption, low antioxidative capacity as well as a deprivation of serum TTR, RBP4 and total serum protein levels in the animals of the gelatine group. Protein-energy malnutrition leads therefore next to changes in TTR serum concentration, also to changes in the post-translational modification pattern of TTR. Such changes are probably induced by protein-energy malnutrition-driven oxidative stress and might be linked to alterations in protein function and stability.

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TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
extracellular space  IDA 2302015 RGD 

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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Rbp4  (retinol binding protein 4)


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