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Previous studies have therefore explored the pharmacological treatment of AE utilising metal ionophore\/transport compounds in an animal model of the disease (conditional knockout (KO) of the zinc transporter, Zip4), with the perspective of finding an alternative to zinc supplementation. In this study we have assessed the utility of a different class of zinc ionophore compound (zinc diethyl bis(N4-methylthiosemicarbazone), Zn-DTSM; Collaborative Medicinal Development, Sausalito, CA, USA) to the one we have previously described (clioquinol), to determine whether it is effective at preventing the stereotypical weight loss present in the animal model of disease. We first utilised an in vitro assay to assess the ionophore capacity of the compound, and then assessed the effect of the compound in three in vivo animal studies (in 1.5-month-old mice at 30 mg\/kg\/day, and in 5-month old mice at 3 mg\/kg\/day and 30 mg\/kg\/day). Our data demonstrate that Zn-DTSM has a pronounced effect on preventing weight loss when administered daily at 30 mg\/kg\/day; this was apparent in the absence of any added exogenous zinc. This compound had little overall effect on zinc content in various tissues that were assessed, although further characterisation is required to more fully explore the cellular changes underlying the physiological benefit of this compound. These data suggest that Zn-DTSM, or similar compounds, should be further explored as potential therapeutic options for the long-term treatment of AE.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu11010206","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,1,22]],"date-time":"2019-01-22T03:08:22Z","timestamp":1548126502000},"page":"206","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Zn-DTSM, A Zinc Ionophore with Therapeutic Potential for Acrodermatitis Enteropathica?"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Lisa","family":"Bray","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Irene","family":"Volitakis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Scott","family":"Ayton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8259-9069","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ashley I.","family":"Bush","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Paul A.","family":"Adlard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,1,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"37","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2133.1979.tb03567.x","article-title":"Acrodermatitis enteropathica","volume":"100","author":"Danbolt","year":"1979","journal-title":"Br. 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