Deficient transport of dehydroascorbic acid in the glucose transporter protein syndrome |
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Authors: | J Klepper JC Vera DC De Vivo |
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Affiliation: | Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. |
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Abstract: | The glucose transporter protein syndrome (GTPS) is caused by defective transport of glucose across the blood-brain barrier via the glucose transporter GLUT1, resulting in hypoglycorrhachia, infantile seizures, and developmental delay. Recent reports indicated that GLUT1 is a multifunctional transporter. We investigated the transport of vitamin C in its oxidized form (dehydroascorbic acid) via GLUT1 into erythrocytes of 2 patients with GTPS. In both patients, uptake of oxidized vitamin C was 61% of the mothers' values. Our findings are consistent with recent observations that vitamin C is transported in its oxidized form via GLUT1. We speculate that impaired transport of this substrate and perhaps other substrates in GTPS might contribute to the pathophysiology of this condition. |
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