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American Physiological Society, American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, 5(320), p. G768-G779, 2021

DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00047.2021

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Evidence of enteric angiopathy and neuromuscular hypoxia in patients with mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy

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Abstract

Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) is characterized by a genetically driven defect of thymidine phosphorylase, a multitask enzyme playing a role also in angiogenesis. Indeed, major gastrointestinal bleedings are life-threatening complications of MNGIE. Thus, we focused on jejunal submucosal vasculature and showed intestinal microangiopathy as a novel feature occurring in this disease. Notably, vascular changes were associated with neuromuscular abnormalities, which may explain gut dysfunction and help to develop future therapeutic approaches in MNGIE.