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Evidence That Long-Term Treatment Prevents Tissue Oxidative Damage in Patients With Inherited Disorders of the Propionate Pathway.

American journal of medical genetics. Part A
February 1, 2025
Bianca Gomes Dos Reis et al. (7 authors)
Journal ArticleHuman Study
Extracted Claims (7)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
restricted protein diet associated with L-carnitine (LC) supplementation
decrease
mortality and morbidity
patients affected by these disorders
-
was shown to decrease
#1
restricted protein diet associated with L-carnitine (LC) supplementation
decrease
accumulation of the major metabolites and therefore their toxicity
patients affected by these disorders
-
decrease
#2
-
increase
isoprostanes, di-tyrosine, and oxidized guanine species
untreated patients
-
significant increases
#3
-
increase
NO levels
untreated patients
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moderate nonsignificant increase
#4
short-term treatment
decrease
these altered markers
patients
-
attenuated
#5
prolonged treatment
decrease
these altered markers
patients
-
normalized
#6
long-standing treatment
decrease
oxidative damage
patients with disorders of the propionate pathway
-
can protect against
#7
Abstract

Propionic and methylmalonic acidemias (PAcidemia and MMAcidemia, respectively) are genetic disorders clinically characterized by metabolic decompensation associated with life-threatening encephalopathic episodes in the neonatal period. Adequate and rapid therapeutic management is essential for patients' survival and prognosis. In this study, a restricted protein diet associated with L-carnitine (LC) supplementation was shown to decrease mortality and morbidity in patients affected by these disorders probably by decreasing the accumulation of the major metabolites and therefore their toxicity. Since oxidative stress was proposed as a contributing mechanism of tissue damage in PAcidemia and MMAcidemia and LC has potent antioxidant properties, our objective in this work was to investigate the effects of a long-term therapy consisting of reduced protein intake associated with LC supplementation on oxidative damage markers in patients affected by these diseases. We measured urinary isoprostanes, di-tyrosine, and oxidized guanine species, which reflect oxidative damage to lipids, proteins, and DNA/RNA, respectively, as well as the concentrations of NO products (nitrate plus nitrite) in patients untreated or submitted to short-term or a long-term treatment. Results revealed significant increases of isoprostanes, di-tyrosine, and oxidized guanine species, as well as a moderate nonsignificant increase of NO levels in the untreated patients, relatively to controls. Furthermore, these altered markers were attenuated after short-term treatment and normalized after prolonged treatment. In conclusion, data from this work show for the first time that long-standing treatment of patients with disorders of the propionate pathway can protect against oxidative damage. However, it remains to be elucidated whether oxidative stress identified in this study directly correlates with the clinical conditions of the affected patients.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansOxidative StressAmino Acid Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsFemaleMalePropionatesChild, PreschoolCarnitineChildInfantPropionic AcidemiaBiomarkersAdolescentDietary Supplements
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PubMed ID39360509
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