Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) is caused by thymidine phosphorylase (TP) deficiency, which leads to toxic accumulations of thymidine (dThd) and deoxyuridine (dUrd). In this work, we report that infusion of platelets from healthy donors to patients with MNGIE restored transiently circulating TP and reduced plasma dThd and dUrd levels, suggesting that treatments to achieve permanent restoration of circulating TP such as allogeneic stem cell transplantation or gene transfer might be therapeutic.

Lara, M., Weiss, B., Illa, I., Madoz, P., Massuet, L., Andreu, A., et al. (2006). Infusion of platelets transiently reduces nucleoside overload in MNGIE. NEUROLOGY, 67(8), 1461-1463 [10.1212/01.wnl.0000239824.95411.52].

Infusion of platelets transiently reduces nucleoside overload in MNGIE

VALENTINO, MARIA LUCIA;
2006

Abstract

Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) is caused by thymidine phosphorylase (TP) deficiency, which leads to toxic accumulations of thymidine (dThd) and deoxyuridine (dUrd). In this work, we report that infusion of platelets from healthy donors to patients with MNGIE restored transiently circulating TP and reduced plasma dThd and dUrd levels, suggesting that treatments to achieve permanent restoration of circulating TP such as allogeneic stem cell transplantation or gene transfer might be therapeutic.
2006
Lara, M., Weiss, B., Illa, I., Madoz, P., Massuet, L., Andreu, A., et al. (2006). Infusion of platelets transiently reduces nucleoside overload in MNGIE. NEUROLOGY, 67(8), 1461-1463 [10.1212/01.wnl.0000239824.95411.52].
Lara, M.C.; Weiss, B.; Illa, I.; Madoz, P.; Massuet, L.; Andreu, A.L.; Valentino, M.L.; Anikster, Y.; Hirano, M.; Martí, R.
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