Porphobilinogen deaminase mutants that cause acute intermittent porphyria have been investigated as recombinant proteins expressed in Escherichia coli, yielding important insight into the mechanism of dipyrromethane cofactor assembly and tetrapyrrole chain polymerization. A mutation that affects a key catalytic residue, D99G, results in an inactive holo-protein that exists as a complex with two substrate molecules covalently bound to the dipyrromethane cofactor arising from the reaction between the apo-protein and pre-uroporphyrinogen. The R149Q mutant is also devoid of catalytic activity but the mutant protein is unable to assemble the dipyrromethane cofactor from pre-uroporphyrinogen and persists as an unstable, heat-labile apo-protein. The mutant, R173Q, has very low activity and, like R149Q, also exhibits largely as an apo-protein. The inability to reconstitute either R149Q or R173Q with exogenous pre-uroporphyrinogen confirms the importance of these two arginine residues for dipyrromethane ...

PBGD_ : The porphyrias are a group of inherited disorders resulting from enzyme defects in the heme biosynthetic pathway. Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is caused by diminished erythrocyte activity of porphobilinogen deaminase (PBGD), also known as uroporphyrinogen I synthase or hydroxymethylbilane synthase. Onset of AIP typically occurs during puberty or later. Individuals may experience acute episodes of neuropathic symptoms. Common symptoms include severe abdominal pain, peripheral neuropathy, and psychiatric symptoms. Crises may be precipitated by a broad range of medications (including barbiturates and sulfa drugs), alcohol, infection, starvation, heavy metals, and hormonal changes. AIP is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. At-risk family members of patients with a biochemical diagnosis of AIP should undergo appropriate testing. Timely diagnosis is important as acute episodes of AIP can be fatal. Treatment of AIP includes the prevention of symptoms through avoidance of precipitating

1AH5: Determination of the structure of seleno-methionine-labelled hydroxymethylbilane synthase in its active form by multi-wavelength anomalous dispersion.

Background: Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is an inherited disorder of haem metabolism characterized by life‐threatening acute neurovisceral attacks due to the induction of hepatic δ‐aminolevulinic acid synthase 1 (ALAS1) associated with hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS) deficiency. So far, the treatment of choice is hemin which represses ALAS1. The main issue in the medical care of AIP patients is the occurrence of debilitating recurrent attacks. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether chronic hemin administration contributes to the recurrence of acute attacks. Methods: A follow-up study was conducted between 1974 and 2015 and included 602 French AIP patients, of whom 46 had recurrent AIP. Moreover, we studied the hepatic transcriptome, serum proteome, liver macrophage polarization and oxidative and inflammatory profiles of Hmbs−/− mice chronically treated by hemin and extended the investigations to five explanted livers from recurrent AIP patients. Results: The ...

Porphobilinogen deaminase (also known as hydroxymethylbilane synthase, EC 2.5.1.61 ) functions during the second stage of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis. This enzyme catalyses the polymerisation of four PBG molecules into the tetrapyrrole structure, preuroporphyrinogen, with the concomitant release of four molecules of ammonia. This enzyme uses a unique dipyrro-methane cofactor made from two molecules of PBG, which is covalently attached to a cysteine side chain. The tetrapyrrole product is synthesized in an ordered, sequential fashion, by initial attachment of the first pyrrole unit (ring A) to the cofactor, followed by subsequent additions of the remaining pyrrole units (rings B, C, D) to the growing pyrrole chain [ (PUBMED:11215515) ]. The link between the pyrrole ring and the cofactor is broken once all the pyrroles have been added. This enzyme is folded into three distinct domains that enclose a single, large active site that makes use of an aspartic acid as its one essential catalytic residue, ...

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Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP) is a rare disease that results from a deficiency of hydroxymethylbilane synthase, the third enzyme of the heme biosynthetic pathway. AIP carriers are at risk of presenting acute life-threatening neurovisceral attacks. The disease induces overproduction of heme precursors in the liver and long-lasting deregulation of metabolic networks. The clinical history of AIP suggests a strong endocrine influence, being neurovisceral attacks more common in women than in men and very rare before puberty. To asses the hypothesis that steroidogenesis may be modified in AIP patients with biochemically active disease, we undertook a comprehensive analysis of the urinary steroid metabolome. A case-control study was performed by collecting spot morning urine from 24 AIP patients and 24 healthy controls. Steroids in urine were quantified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Parent steroids (17-hydroxyprogesterone; deoxycorticosterone; corticoesterone; 11-dehydrocorticosterone

SARAH J. AWAN, GIULIANO SILIGARDI, MARTIN J. WARREN, PETER M. SHOOLINGIN-JORDAN; Discovery of a novel mechanism for cofactor assembly by Escherichia coli porphobilinogen deaminase. Biochem Soc Trans 1 February 1997; 25 (1): 79S. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bst025079s. Download citation file:. ...

Acute Intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare genetic disease which is caused by mutations in the porphobilinogen deaminase (PBGD) gene; one of the enzymes of the heme biosynthesis pathway. Mutations in this gene cause insufficient activity of the protein resulting in partially disruption of heme synthesis. This in turn leads to accumulation of toxic intermediates (ALA and PBG) giving rise to a wide variety of problems including acute, severe abdominal pains, psychiatric and neurological disorders, and muscular weakness. Acute porphyric attacks can be life-threatening and the long-term consequences include irreversible nerve damage, liver cancer and kidney failure. Currently, the only curative therapy is liver transplantation and thus, new curative options are urgently needed. Severe AIP patients are suffering poor quality of life with palliative treatments for the different symptoms including glucose or heme infusions for metabolic replacement and inhibition of toxic metabolic production.. About ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Asymptomatic erythrocyte disorder presenting as increased porphobilinogen deaminase and uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase.. AU - Anderson, Karl. AU - Goeger, D. E.. AU - Bessman, J. D.. PY - 1995/11. Y1 - 1995/11. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0029410609&partnerID=8YFLogxK. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0029410609&partnerID=8YFLogxK. M3 - Article. C2 - 7586564. AN - SCOPUS:0029410609. VL - 41. SP - 1670. JO - Clinical Chemistry. JF - Clinical Chemistry. SN - 0009-9147. IS - 11. ER - ...

Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare genetic disease in which mutations in the porphobilinogen deaminase (PBGD) gene produce insufficient activity of a protein necessary for heme synthesis. This leads to an accumulation of toxic intermediates resulting in a wide variety of problems including acute, severe abdominal pains, psychiatric and neurological disorders, and muscular weakness. Acute porphyric attacks can be life-threatening and the long-term consequences include irreversible nerve damage, liver cancer and kidney failure. AIP affects 1/10,000 people in the EU and the therapies currently available do not prevent the symptoms or consequences of acute porphyric attacks. The only curative therapy is liver transplantation and thus, new curative options are clearly needed. In 2009, the European Medicines Agency granted Orphan Drug Designation to AAV5-AAT-PBGD for the treatment of AIP. AAV is a replication-incompetent virus that has been modified to deliver genes or genetic material into ...

An attack of acute intermittent porphyria is manifested by a wide range of symptoms. The actual cause of the attack is the absence of an enzyme, porphobilinogen deaminase, that converts a chemical called a porphyrin into heme, a component of hemoglobin, the iron-based chemical in red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body. Porphyrins are toxic to the body in high doses and attacks occur when stress, diet, or something else causes the body to not be able to filter the excess porphyrins. Pain is severe and most often located in the abdomen and the hands and feet (peripheral neuropathy). Often pain needs to be treated with IV morphine or other equally strong narcotics. Insomnia is common. Nausea, vomiting, constipation, and diarrhea all can occur. Muscle weakness, seizures, headaches, forgetfulness and confusion are often the neurological symptoms. The heart races and tachycardia (high heart rate) and hypertension (high blood pressure) are not uncommon even when an attack is not occurring. ...

Fig. 5. Localization of ALA dehydratase (A-C), PBG deaminase (D-F), and coprogen oxidase (G-I) transcripts in longitudinal sections of soybean nodules using 35S-labeled probes. A, C, D, F, G, and I, Dark-field micrographs in which silver grains are visible as white dots. B, E, and H, Bright-field micrographs of the same sections that show the antisense RNAs pictured in A, D, and G. An intense signal in the infected cells of the central tissue (ct) is observed in A, D, and G. Increased expression in the nodule inner cortex (red triangle in A) and weak expression in the outer cortex (red star in A) are apparent. A black arrowhead points to the endodermis in A. No specific signal was detectable in the micrographs probed with the sense transcripts (C, F, and I). Thick-walled schlerenchyma cells, lignified xylem cells, and starch grains appear yellowish-white (red triangles in C). Bar = 100 μm. J and K, Localization of PBG deaminase transcripts in longitudinal section of the root nodule of pea using ...

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Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a condition that can cause sudden, severe attacks of stomach pain that may last for a days to weeks. It is called a porphyria because substances called porphyrins build up in the body and can cause the symptoms. Porphyrins are normally used by the body to help cells use oxygen. In AIP, people may also experience mental changes in attacks of acute intermittent porphyria that can include insomnia or difficulty sleeping, anxiety, depression, hallucinations, confusion, paranoia, and amnesia or memory loss.. To understand more about AIP from someone who has the condition, watch this video from the American Porphyria Foundation.. ...

We report a case of early onset recurrent preeclampsia in a patient with positive family history of preeclampsia and a newly discovered acute intermittent porphyria. A 28 years old patient was admitted to our Clinic, due to early onset of preeclampsia in her third pregnancy. She had refractory hypertension with tachycardia, facial flush, anxiety and difficulty in breathing. During hospitalization, she reported occurrence of opalescent orange to reddish morning urine, which turned dark after a while. The dipstick test revealed positive urobilinogen in the urine. The same sample of urine was tested for porphobilinogens in the urine (by the use of Ehrlichs reagent) which were found positive and also porphyrins which were found negative; therefore, her medication was switched to a beta blocker. She decided to terminate pregnancy and this was done in the next few days by the use of anesthetics that are approved for acute intermittent porphyria. At her check up one month after delivery, her blood ...

Scientists within the European research project AIPgene have developed a new gene therapy for Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP).

A genetic survey which was carried out on 11 affected families with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) confirmed autosomal dominant mode of transmission.

Acute intermittent porphyria may present with symptoms and signs such as recurrent intermittent abdominal pain, peripheral neuropathy, hyporeflexia, hallucinations and blurred vision as well as neuropsychiatric signs.

TY - JOUR. T1 - Acute intermittent porphyria.. AU - Anderson, Karl. AU - Sassa, S.. AU - Kappas, A.. PY - 1981/12. Y1 - 1981/12. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0019743244&partnerID=8YFLogxK. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0019743244&partnerID=8YFLogxK. M3 - Article. C2 - 7305168. AN - SCOPUS:0019743244. VL - 95. SP - 784. EP - 785. JO - Annals of Internal Medicine. JF - Annals of Internal Medicine. SN - 0003-4819. IS - 6. ER - ...

So Alone : A true, personal story from the experience, I Have Acute Intermittent Porphyria. As I lay here wondering how my life went from perfect ( for me) to this! How did I go from an able bodied mom and wife? I worked, cleaned and had dinner on the table when my husband got home. I was th...

Another name for Acute Porphyria is Acute Intermittent Porphyria. Episodes of acute intermittent porphyria may be prevented by eating a special diet, ...

It is now well established that all types of porphyria are familial diseases in which the underlying mechanism is an inborn error of pigment metabolism. Patients with the condition often give histories suggestive of familial occurrence. Waldenstroem,1 Turner,2 Nesbitt3 and other investigators have been able to trace the disease through two or three generations of a family. However, so far as can be ascertained from a review of the medical literature, the disease has never been reported in identical twins. In this report the case histories of indentical twins who developed symptoms of porphyria are described. The one who came ...

1. 3-Ethyl-5-hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-Δ3-pyrrolin-2-one (HPL, mauve factor) was determined quantitatively in the urine of schizophrenic, general medical and porphyric subjects by a sensitive gas/liquid-chromatographic method using a nitrogen-specific detector.. 2. A comparative evaluation with previously used methods for HPL was made and some problems of specificity are discussed.. 3. The concentration of HPL in early morning and spot samples of urine from 146 subjects with schizophrenia was not greater than that in 42 general medical patients, contrary to previous reports.. 4. Of the three patients with acute intermittent porphyria, two excreted HPL. One subject, studied over a 2 year period, did so intermittently in a manner unrelated to her attacks of porphyria.. 5. It is concluded that the urine content of HPL is unlikely to be causally related to schizophrenia or to the clinical manifestations of acute intermittent porphyria. ...

Abstract. Serum concentrations of ALA and PBG have been measured in normal subjects, patients with AIP, and lead workers. Both porphyrin precursors are signifi

Treatment. The treatment of AIP is directed toward the specific symptoms that are apparent in each individual. Treatment may require the coordinated efforts of a team of specialists. Pediatricians, neurologists, hematologists, hepatologists, psychiatrists, and other healthcare professionals may need to systematically and comprehensively plan an affected patients treatment. Genetic counseling may benefit affected individuals and their families.. The objective of treatment is to manage symptoms, prevent complications and to suppress heme creation (synthesis) in the liver with hematin, which reduces the production of porphyrin precursors. Initial treatment steps also include stopping any medications that can potentially worsen AIP or cause an attack and ensuring proper caloric intake, which can include intravenous infusion of sufficient nutrients (glucose and salt). Carbohydrate loading in conjunction with good pain medication may be sufficient for mild attacks.. An acute neurovisceral attack ...

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In South Africa, the most frequent causes of the acute attack of both variegate porphyria (VP) and acute intermittent porphyria (AIP). It is important to test for both. It is essential to submit both urine and blood and not blood alone, since it is only by testing urine for the presence of ALA and PBG that one can confirm the presence of an acute attack, or even make a diagnosis of AIP.. Step 1: Confirm the presence of an acute attack. A urine sample should be screened for the presence of PBG. Urine must therefore be sent to laboratory with an assist expertise as soon as possible. a screening test for PBG is a simple test which can easily be performed as a side-ward investigation if one has access to the reagent (Ehrlichs aldehyde). The technique is set out in the following page: Simple Screening Test for the Acute Attack.. Step 2: Define the type of porphyria and measure its severity. ALA, PBG and porphyrin concentrations should be measured in urine by chromatographic analysis. If you do not ...

Variegate porphyria, also known by several other names, is an autosomal dominant porphyria that can have acute (severe but usually not long-lasting) symptoms along with symptoms that affect the skin. The disorder results from low levels of the enzyme responsible for the seventh step in heme production. Heme is a vital molecule for all of the bodys organs. It is a component of hemoglobin, the molecule that carries oxygen in the blood. When symptoms occur, they can include acute attacks (similar to acute intermittent porphyria), skin damage, or both. Acute attacks usually begin in adulthood and cause abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea and constipation. During an attack, a person may also experience muscle weakness, seizures, and mental changes such as anxiety and hallucinations. These signs and symptoms are triggered by nongenetic factors such as certain drugs, dieting or fasting, certain hormones and stress. Some people with variegate porphyria have skin that is overly sensitive to sunlight ...

Porphyrias are a set of autosomally inherited metabolic disorders that are the result various defects in heme synthesis. Broadly, they can be classified into inducible, and non-inducible forms.. Inducible porphyrias (i.e. Acute Intermittent Porphyria) can present with acute neurological and/or GI symptoms. Patients may have anxiety, confusion, autonomic instability (manifested as hypertension or tachycardia), emesis, and severe abdominal pain. Acute attacks can be precipitated by stress, fasting, dehydration, sepsis, and certain medications, including some meds commonly used in the perioperative period.. ...

Uncorrected OCR) Abstract Porphobilinogen (PBG) synthase condenses two molecules of aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) to form PBG in heme biosynthesis. The enzyme activity is sensitive to inhibition by heavy metals such as lead. It can act as a biological indicator of chronic lead POis~r\g to identify the risk group, especially in children, so that early treatment can be given to prevent possible permanent damages. A reversed-phase ion-pair HPLC analytical method for the assay of the PBG synthase activity based on detection of PBG production has been validated. A Hypersil CN column (150 x 4.6 mm; 5 urn) was employed together with a mixture of acetonitrile-40 mM phosphate buffer at pH 2.4 with 5 mM 1-heptanesulphonic acid (8:92, v/v). UV detection was performed at 240 nm. PBG was eluted as a spectrally pure peak resolved from its impurities in the methanol-inhibited enzyme reaction. The method was sensitive with a limit of quantitation of 2 ~M. The within-run and between-run precisions were 8.2% and ...

acute intermittent porphyria: 95% are erythroid type & 5% non-erythroid; blood test for PBG-deaminase will be low in the former but not necessarily in the 5% (but, in just population screening, the vast majority of instances of low PBG-deaminase are not AIP...so a low level is not diagnostic). A 24-hour urine test [CP07-17] collected in opaque container (protect from sunlight), clean catch & without preservative or chemicals, & keep specimen refrigerated (or ice slush in a cooler) at all times and direct lab that it must be kept refrigerated...test for PBG & delta ALA. Unless pain episode VERY remote, eryhtroid AIP should have an elevated urine PBG. Also use this specimen when 24 hour urine porphyrins are tested ...

How did writing this book change you?. I started to drink coffee and booze for the first time in my adult life during the writing of this book. There isnt a direct correlation-the book didnt drive me to drink-but it feels connected. Im a bit embarrassed to admit I never regularly drank coffee or alcohol until I was 45-an age when many friends are cutting back on both-but its true. I started when my husband and I were separated for six months in 2013, and I was feeling a little reckless, a little wild. Part of the reason I hadnt imbibed for most of my adult life is that for many years, I thought I had acute intermittent porphyria, a genetic metabolic disorder with a long list of contraindications, including alcohol, and my mother, who was working on a documentary about porphyria and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome at the time of her death (a documentary named The Art of Misdiagnosis, whose title I stole for my memoir, a documentary I transcribed and wove in to my memoir) had me convinced a glass of ...

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Thorazine (chlorpromazine) is used for treating nausea, vomiting, nervousness before surgery, acute intermittent porphyria, and tetanus.

Chemical manipulations of pyrrolic compounds can often prove to be difficult. This is especially true for dipyrrins. As a result of this, methodology development for the chemical manipulation of pyrrolic compounds is of particular interest. The graduate work presented herein involves three projects dedicated to developing such methodologies. Based on microwave-promoted deprotection of F-BODIPYs previously developed by the Thompson group, an F-BODIPY was probed for use as a protecting group option for the manipulation of the parent dipyrrin. Rather than isolating the expected functional group interconversion product, the F-BODIPY was deprotected and the resulting dipyrrin was reduced to form its corresponding dipyrromethane in moderate yield. A series of reactions using similar conditions and substrates were performed to explore the scope of this reaction. Methodologies for the manipulation of functional groups can also prove useful when trying to improve the stability of a molecule. ...

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Acute intermittent porphyria is an inborn error of metabolism characterized by the excretion of excess porphyrin precursors (porphobilinogen and usually δ-aminolevulinic acid) in the urine, and by sporadic attacks of neurologic dysfunction. The disease is complex, involving variable patterns of autonomic and peripheral neuropathy as well as central nervous system manifestations. There may be alterations in carbohydrate, lipid, water, and electrolyte metabolism in addition to clinically inapparent endocrine abnormalities. The fundamental defect is thought to be a 50% decrease of uroporphyrinogen I synthetase, the third enzyme of the heme biosynthetic pathway. This is associated with a marked increase of hepatic δ-aminolevulinic acid synthetase, the first and rate controlling enzyme of the pathway. The measurement of uroporphyrinogen I synthetase in erythrocytes now provides an enzyme diagnostic test for the disease. Two therapeutic approaches that may prove to reverse the fundamental disease ...

Because treatment does not depend on the type of acute porphyria, identification of the specific type is valuable mainly for finding gene carriers among relatives. When the type and mutation are already known from previous testing of relatives, the diagnosis is clear but may be confirmed by gene analysis. Activity of the enzymes ALAD and PBGD in the red blood cells is readily measurable and can be helpful for establishing the diagnosis in ALAD-deficiency porphyria and acute intermittent porphyria, respectively. RBC PBG deaminase levels that are about 50% of normal suggest AIP. If there is no family history to guide the diagnosis, the different forms of acute porphyria are distinguished by characteristic patterns of porphyrin (and precursor) accumulation and excretion in plasma, urine, and stool. When urinalysis reveals increased levels of ALA and PBG, fecal porphyrins may be measured. Fecal porphyrins are usually normal or minimally increased in AIP but elevated in HCP and VP. Often, these ...

Acute Intermittent Porphyria. Abdominal pain is the most common complaint in acute intermittent porphyria. In addition, some of the following symptoms occur with varying frequency: pain in the arms and leg, generalized weakness, vomiting, confusion, constipation, tachycardia, fluctuating blood pressure, urinary retention, psychosis, hallucinations, and seizures. The muscle weakness may progress to respiratory paralysis, necessitating artificial respiration. Porphobilinogen is elevated during the attack but may be consistently high in some patients. Urine may exhibit a purple-red color. Unlike other forms of porphyria, sun sensitivity is not present in this type.. Variegate Porphyria. Variegate porphyria is characterized by abrasions, blisters, and erosions of the skin which are commonly seen during the second and third decade. These lesions tend to heal slowly, often leaving pigmented or slightly depressed scars. The patients experience sensitivity to light and fragility of skin exposed to the ...

Acute intermittent porphyria is a type of acute hepatic porphyria that usually presents with gastrointestinal, neurological, and psychiatric symptoms. The common clinical manifestations of this condition include severe abdominal pain accompanied with nausea, vomiting, and ileus; and neurological symptoms, such as seizure, PRES, chronic neuropathic pain, psychosis, and motor-dominant polyneuropathy [5,6]. It is well known that antiepileptic medications, which induce hepatic cytochrome P450 enzymes, act as exacerbating factors of AIP, as do etomidate, ketamine, NSAIDs, and rifampin. Glucose acts as a suppressor of delta-aminolaevulinic acid synthase expression, which participates in the heme biosynthetic pathway. Circumstances such as starvation, which may lead to caloric deficiency, also exacerbate AIP, and can trigger an acute attack [1]. In the present case, phenytoin, valproic acid, topiramate, and etomidate were administered during ICU management, and starvation after laparoscopic operation ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Heme arginate and the endothelium. T2 - mechanism for its safety in porphyria. AU - Balla, J.. AU - Balla, G.. AU - Kakuk, G.. AU - Nath, K. A.. AU - Jacob, H. S.. AU - Vercellolti, G. M.. PY - 1996. Y1 - 1996. N2 - Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a potential fatal disease characterized by decreased synthesis of heme and accumulation of porphyrin precursors. Infusion of hematin has proven efficacious, but with considerable vascular side effects such as thrombosis and DIG; in contrast, Finnish investigators have demonstrated that heme arginate (HA) is both effective and non-vasculotoxic. We have previously shown that heme (hemin chloride) serves as a catalytically active iron source, potentiating the oxidation of LDL and sensitizing endotnelial cells (EC) to oxidant injury. EC respond to heme and oxidant challenge by upregulating the cell cytoprotectants, heme oxygenase (HO) and ferritin. We now provide a mechanism that accounts for the relative safety and efficacy exhibited ...

Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) [MIM:176000]: A form of porphyria. Porphyrias are inherited defects in the biosynthesis of heme, resulting in the accumulation and increased excretion of porphyrins or porphyrin precursors. They are classified as erythropoietic or hepatic, depending on whether the enzyme deficiency occurs in red blood cells or in the liver. AIP is an autosomal dominant form of hepatic porphyria characterized by attacks of gastrointestinal disturbances, abdominal colic, with neurological dysfunctions, hypertension, tachycardia and peripheral neuropathy. Most attacks are precipitated by drugs, alcohol, caloric deprivation, infections, or endocrine factors. {ECO:0000269,PubMed:10453740, ECO:0000269,PubMed:10494093, ECO:0000269,PubMed:10502788, ECO:0000269,PubMed:10602775, ECO:0000269,PubMed:10657149, ECO:0000269,PubMed:10782018, ECO:0000269,PubMed:11013452, ECO:0000269,PubMed:11030413, ECO:0000269,PubMed:11399210, ECO:0000269,PubMed:11857754, ECO:0000269,PubMed:12372055, ...

Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) [MIM:176000]: A form of porphyria. Porphyrias are inherited defects in the biosynthesis of heme, resulting in the accumulation and increased excretion of porphyrins or porphyrin precursors. They are classified as erythropoietic or hepatic, depending on whether the enzyme deficiency occurs in red blood cells or in the liver. AIP is an autosomal dominant form of hepatic porphyria characterized by attacks of gastrointestinal disturbances, abdominal colic, with neurological dysfunctions, hypertension, tachycardia and peripheral neuropathy. Most attacks are precipitated by drugs, alcohol, caloric deprivation, infections, or endocrine factors. {ECO:0000269,PubMed:10453740, ECO:0000269,PubMed:10494093, ECO:0000269,PubMed:10502788, ECO:0000269,PubMed:10602775, ECO:0000269,PubMed:10657149, ECO:0000269,PubMed:10782018, ECO:0000269,PubMed:11013452, ECO:0000269,PubMed:11030413, ECO:0000269,PubMed:11399210, ECO:0000269,PubMed:11857754, ECO:0000269,PubMed:12372055, ...

Paenibacillus macerans glutamyl-tRNA reductase (hemA), siroheme synthase(cysG(B)), porphobilinogen deaminase (hemC), and uroporphyrinogen-IIImethyltransferase/uroporphyrinogen-III synthase (cysG(A)-hemD) genes,complete cds; and 5-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (hemB) gene, ...

Paenibacillus macerans glutamyl-tRNA reductase (hemA), siroheme synthase(cysG(B)), porphobilinogen deaminase (hemC), and uroporphyrinogen-IIImethyltransferase/uroporphyrinogen-III synthase (cysG(A)-hemD) genes,complete cds; and 5-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (hemB) gene, ...

Labile Hypertension Possible Causes (Differential Diagnoses) include ❗ Labile Hypertension ❗ Acute Intermittent Porphyria ❗ Acute Hepatic Porphyria ❗ Check more at Symptoma.com

If adverse reactions are of such severity that the drug must be discontinued, the physician must be aware that abrupt discontinuation of any anticonvulsant drug in a responsive epileptic patient may lead to seizures or even status epilepticus with its life-threatening hazards.. The most severe adverse reactions have been observed in the hemopoietic system (see boxed WARNING), the skin, liver, and the cardiovascular system.. The most frequently observed adverse reactions, particularly during the initial phases of therapy, are dizziness, drowsiness, unsteadiness, nausea, and vomiting. To minimize the possibility of such reactions, therapy should be initiated at the low dosage recommended.. The following additional adverse reactions have been reported:. Hemopoietic System: Aplastic anemia, agranulocytosis, pancytopenia, bone marrow depression, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, leukocytosis, eosinophilia, acute intermittent porphyria.. Skin: Pruritic and erythematous rashes, urticaria, toxic epidermal ...

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