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ArticleScientific reports2016

TRPV1 dysfunction in cystinosis patients harboring the homozygous 57 kb deletion.

L Buntinx, T Voets, B Morlion, L Vangeel, M Janssen, E Cornelissen, J Vriens, J de Hoon, E Levtchenko

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Adult complications of nephropathic cystinosis: a systematic review.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2021
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  2. Nociception and pain in humans lacking a functional TRPV1 channel.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

L BuntinxCenter for Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KULeuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
T VoetsDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KULeuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
B MorlionCenter for algology and pain management, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KULeuven, Weligerveld 1, 3212 Pellenberg, Belgium.
L VangeelDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KULeuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
M JanssenDepartment of internal medicine, Radboud UMC Nijmegen, Geert Grooteplein-Zuid 22, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
E CornelissenDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Radboud UMC Nijmegen, Geert Grooteplein-Zuid 22, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
J VriensDepartment of Development and Regeneration, KULeuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
J de HoonCenter for Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KULeuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
E LevtchenkoDepartment of Development and Regeneration, KULeuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
KU Leuven · BERadboud University Medical Center · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cystinosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by lysosomal cystine accumulation due to loss of function of the lysosomal cystine transporter (CTNS). The most common mutation in cystinosis patients of Northern Europe consists of a 57-kb deletion. This deletion not only inactivates the CTNS gene but also extends into the non-coding region upstream of the start codon of the TRPV1 gene, encoding the capsaicin- and heat-sensitive ion channel TRPV1. To evaluate the consequences of the 57-kb deletion on functional TRPV1 expression, we compared thermal, mechanical and chemical sensitivity of cystinosis patients with matched healthy controls. Whereas patients heterozygous for the 57-kb deletion showed normal sensory responses, homozygous subjects exhibited a 60% reduction in vasodilation and pain evoked by capsaicin, as well as an increase in heat detection threshold. Responses to cold, mechanical stimuli or cinnamaldehyde, an agonist of the related nociceptor channel TRPA1, were unaltered. We conclude that cystinosis patients homozygous for the 57-kb deletion exhibit a strong reduction of TRPV1 function, leading to sensory deficiencies akin to the phenotype of TRPV1-deficient mice. These deficits may account for the reported sensory alterations and thermoregulatory deficits in these patients, and provide a paradigm for life-long TRPV1 deficiency in humans.

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Gene DeletionHomozygoteAcroleinAdolescentAdultAllelesCapsaicinCodonCystinosisEuropeFemaleHot TemperatureHumansLysosomesMaleMutationAcroleinCapsaicincinnamaldehydeCodonTRPA1 Cation ChannelTRPA1 protein, humanTRPV1 protein, humanTRPV Cation Channels

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PMID27734949
PMCPMC5062165
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