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BIOCHIMIE
卷 192, 期 -, 页码 1-12出版社
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2021.09.006
关键词
Autism spectrum disorder; Cobalamin; Glutathione; Methylation; Methionine synthase; Nrf2; Oxidative stress; Vitamin B12
资金
- American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education
A study found that the Nrf2 gene (NFE2L2) was downregulated in the frontal cortex of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), along with differences in other genes involved in redox homeostasis. Additionally, methylcobalamin(III) (MeCbl) and total cobalamin abundance were positively correlated with NFE2L2 expression, while hydroxocobalamin(III) (OHCbl) showed a negative correlation. These findings highlight a dysfunctional relationship between the antioxidant-promoting role of Nrf2 and cobalamin status in ASD.
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) promotes expression of a large number of antioxidant genes and multiple studies have described oxidative stress and impaired methylation in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including decreased brain levels of methylcobalamin(III) (MeCbl). Here we report decreased expression of the Nrf2 gene (NFE2L2) in frontal cortex of ASD subjects, as well as differences in other genes involved in redox homeostasis. In pooled control and ASD correlation analyses, hydroxocobalamin(III) (OHCbl) was inversely correlated with NFE2L2 expression, while MeCbl and total cobalamin abundance were positively correlated with NFE2L2 expression. Levels of methionine, S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) and cystathionine were positively correlated with NFE2L2 expression, while homocysteine (HCY) was negatively correlated. The relationship between Nrf2 activity and cobalamin was further supported by a bioinformatics-based comparison of cobalamin levels in different tissues with expression of a panel of 40 Nrf2-regulated genes, which yielded a strong correlation. Lastly, Nrf2-regulated gene expression was also correlated with expression of intracellular cobalamin trafficking and processing genes, such as MMADHC and MTRR. These findings highlight a previously unrecognized relationship between the antioxidant-promoting role of Nrf2 and cobalamin status, which is dysfunctional in ASD. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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