PMID- 23070563 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130523 LR - 20211021 IS - 1573-6881 (Electronic) IS - 0145-479X (Linking) VI - 45 IP - 1-2 DP - 2013 Feb TI - A study of molecular changes relating to energy metabolism and cellular stress in people with Huntington's disease: looking for biomarkers. PG - 71-85 LID - 10.1007/s10863-012-9479-3 [doi] AB - Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a progressive motor and cognitive decline and the development of psychiatric symptoms. The origin of molecular and biochemical disturbances in HD is a mutation in the HTT gene, which is autosomally dominantly inherited. The altered huntingtin protein is ubiquitously expressed in the CNS, as well as in peripheral tissues. In this study we measured the metabolism changes in gene transcription in blood of HD gene carriers (premanifest and manifest combined) versus 28 healthy controls. The comparison revealed statistically significant Global Pattern Recognition Fold Change (FC) for 6 mRNA transcripts, reflecting an increase of: MAOB (FC = 3.07; p = 0.0005) which encodes an outer mitochondrial membrane-bound enzyme called monoamine oxidase type B; TGM2 (FC = 1.8; p = 0.02) encoding a transglutaminase 2 that mediates cellular stress; SLC2A4 (FC = 1.64; p = 0.02) solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter) member 4; branched chain ketoacid dehydrogenase kinase (BCKDK) (FC = 1.34; p = 0.02); decrease of LDHA (FC = -1.16; p = 0.03) lactate dehydrogenase A; and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) (FC = -2,11; p = 0.03). These distinguished changes coincided with HD progress. The analyses of gene transcription levels in sub-cohorts confirmed these changes and also revealed 28 statistically significant FCs of gene transcripts involved in ATP production and BCAA metabolism. FAU - Krzyszton-Russjan, Jolanta AU - Krzyszton-Russjan J AD - Department of Biochemistry and Biopharmaceuticals, National Medicines Institute, Chelmska 30/34 Str., 00-725 Warsaw, Poland. jrussjan@il.waw.pl FAU - Zielonka, Daniel AU - Zielonka D FAU - Jackiewicz, Joanna AU - Jackiewicz J FAU - Kusmirek, Sylwia AU - Kusmirek S FAU - Bubko, Irena AU - Bubko I FAU - Klimberg, Aneta AU - Klimberg A FAU - Marcinkowski, Jerzy T AU - Marcinkowski JT FAU - Anuszewska, Elzbieta L AU - Anuszewska EL LA - eng PT - Clinical Trial PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20121016 PL - United States TA - J Bioenerg Biomembr JT - Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes JID - 7701859 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - *Energy Metabolism MH - Female MH - *Gene Expression Regulation MH - Humans MH - Huntington Disease/*blood MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - *Transcription, Genetic EDAT- 2012/10/17 06:00 MHDA- 2013/05/25 06:00 CRDT- 2012/10/17 06:00 PHST- 2012/06/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/10/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/10/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/10/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/05/25 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s10863-012-9479-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Bioenerg Biomembr. 2013 Feb;45(1-2):71-85. doi: 10.1007/s10863-012-9479-3. Epub 2012 Oct 16.