Glutamate metabolism of leukocytes and skin fibroblasts in spinocerebellar degeneration with lowered glutamate dehydrogenase activity.
From 21 patients with spinocerebellar degeneration 5 had markedly decreased glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) activities and high values of serum plasma glutamate level after oral glutamate loading tests. Skin fibroblasts from patients with GHD deficiency showed intracellularly higher glutamate and lower glutathione contents than those from controls and showed significantly decreased viability in L-glutamate-containing medium. These data suggest that glutamate toxicity may at least play a part in this degeneration process.
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
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Tatsumi
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Yorifuji
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Kajiyama
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Ueno
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Takahashi
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Tarui
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005969:Glutamate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D005971:Glutamates / Q000378:metabolism*; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013132:Spinocerebellar Degenerations / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism
D000596:Amino Acids; D005971:Glutamates; D005969:Glutamate Dehydrogenase; D005978:Glutathione