Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5501186 | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease | 2017 | 29 Pages |
Abstract
The analysis of MELAS neuronal cybrid cells carrying the almost homoplasmic m.3243AÂ >Â G mutation revealed a metabolic switch towards glycolysis with the production of lactic acid, severe defects in respiratory chain activity and complex I disassembly with an accumulation of assembly intermediates. Metabolites, NADH/NAD+ ratio, mitochondrial enzyme activities, oxygen consumption and BN-PAGE analysis were evaluated in mutant compared to control cells. A severe complex I enzymatic deficiency was identified associated with a major complex I disassembly with an accumulation of assembly intermediates of 400Â kDa. We showed that Ketone Bodies (KB) exposure for 4Â weeks associated with glucose deprivation significantly restored complex I stability and activity, increased ATP synthesis and reduced the NADH/NADÂ + ratio, a key component of mitochondrial metabolism. In addition, without changing the mutant load, mtDNA copy number was significantly increased with KB, indicating that the absolute amount of wild type mtDNA copy number was higher in treated mutant cells. Therefore KB may constitute an alternative and promising therapy for MELAS syndrome, and could be beneficial for other mitochondrial diseases caused by complex I deficiency.
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Authors
Samuel Frey, Guillaume Geffroy, Valerie Desquiret-Dumas, Naig Gueguen, Celine Bris, Sophie Belal, Patrizia Amati-Bonneau, Arnaud Chevrollier, Magalie Barth, Daniel Henrion, Guy Lenaers, Dominique Bonneau, Pascal Reynier, Vincent Procaccio,