Publications by authors named "Gregory J Guthrie"

ZIP14 is a zinc transport protein with high expression in the small intestine and liver. Zip14 is upregulated during endotoxemia and leads to increased liver zinc content and transient hypozinemia. Since body zinc status and inflammation are associated with changes in intestinal permeability, we hypothesized that ZIP14 may influence intestinal permeability.

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Zinc transporters have been characterized to further understand the absorption and metabolism of dietary zinc. Our goal was to characterize zinc transporter Slc39a11 (ZIP11) expression and its subcellular localization within cells of the murine gastrointestinal tract of mice and to determine if dietary zinc regulates ZIP11. The greatest ZIP11 expression was in the stomach, cecum, and colon.

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ZIP14 (slc39A14) is a zinc transporter induced in response to pro-inflammatory stimuli. ZIP14 induction accompanies the reduction in serum zinc (hypozincemia) of acute inflammation. ZIP14 can transport Zn(2+) and non-transferrin-bound Fe(2+) in vitro.

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Background: Although the importance of adequate zinc intake has been known for decades, the estimated global prevalence of zinc deficiency remains high. This substantiates the need for a specific and sensitive status assessment tool.

Objective: The objective was to evaluate erythrocyte zinc transporters as candidate molecules with the potential of being a biomarker of dietary zinc status in humans.

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