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AbstractBackgroundElevated serum erythritol is a predictive biomarker of diabetes and cardiovascular incidence and complications. Erythritol is synthesized endogenously from glucose, but little is known regarding the origin of elevated circulating erythritolin vivo.ObjectiveIn vitroevidence indicates that intracellular erythritol is elevated by high-glucose cell culture conditions and that final step of erythritol synthesis is catalyzed by the enzymes SORD and ADH1. The purpose of this study was to determine if dietary intake and/or diet-induced obesity (DIO) affect erythritol synthesis in mice, and if this relationship is modified by loss of the enzymes SORD or ADH1.MethodsFirst, 8-week-old, maleSord+/+,Sord-/-,Adh1+/+, andAdh1-/-mice were fed either low-fat diet (LFD) with 10% fat-derived calories or DIO high-fat diet (HFD) with 60% fat-derived calories for 8 weeks. Plasma and tissue erythritol were measured using GC-MS. Second, wild-type 8-week-old C57BL/6J mice were fed LFD or HFD with plain drinking water or 30% sucrose water for 8 weeks. Blood glucose and plasma and urinary erythritol were measured in non-fasted and fasted samples. Tissue erythritol was measured following sacrifice. Finally,Sord+/+andSord-/-mice were fed LFD with 30% sucrose water for two weeks, then non-fasted plasma, urine, and tissue erythritol were quantified.ResultsPlasma and tissue erythritol were not impacted by loss ofSordorAdh1on LFD or HFD. In wild-type mice, consumption of 30% sucrose water significantly elevated plasma and urinary erythritol on both LFD and HFD compared to plain water.Sordgenotype did not affect plasma or urinary erythritol in response to sucrose feeding, butSord-/-mice had reduced kidney erythritol content compared to wildtype littermates in response to sucrose.ConclusionsSucrose intake, not high-fat diet, elevates erythritol synthesis and excretion in mice. Loss of ADH1 or SORD does not significantly impact erythritol levels in mice.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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