Four AAs increase DMT1 abundance in duodenal brush-border membrane vesicles and enhance iron absorption in iron-deprived mice.

ABSTRACT: Iron-deficiency anemia is common worldwide and typically treated by oral iron supplementation. Excess enteral iron, however, may cause pathological outcomes. Developing new repletion approaches is thus warranted. Previous experimentation revealed that select amino acids (AAs) induce trafficking of transporters onto the enterocyte brush-border membrane (BBM) and enhance electrolyte absorption/secretion. Here, we hypothesized that certain AAs would increase the abundance of the main intestinal iron importer, divalent metal-ion transporter 1 (DMT1), on the BBM of duodenal enterocytes, thus stimulating iron absorption. Accordingly, all 20 AAs were screened using an ex vivo duodenal loop/DMT1 western blotting approach. Four AAs (Asp, Gln, Glu, and Gly) were selected for further experimentation

SUBMITTER: Woloshun RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9131898 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature