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19428797

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) is the most frequent disorder of fatty acid oxidation with a similar prevalence to that of phenylketonuria. Affected patients present tissue accumulation of the medium-chain fatty acids octanoate (OA), decanoate (DA) and cis-4-decenoate. Clinical presentation is characterized by neurological symptoms, such as convulsions and lethargy that may develop into coma and sudden death. The aim of the present work was to investigate the in vitro effect of OA and DA, the metabolites that predominantly accumulate in MCADD, on oxidative stress parameters in rat cerebral cortex homogenates. It was first verified that both DA and OA significantly increased chemiluminescence and thiobarbituric acid-reactive species levels (lipoperoxidation) and decreased the non-enzymatic antioxidant defenses, measured by the decreased total antioxidant capacity. DA also enhanced carbonyl content and oxidation of sulfhydryl groups (protein damage) and decreased reduced glutathione (GSH) levels. We also verified that DA-induced GSH decrease and sulfhydryl oxidation were not observed when cytosolic preparations (membrane-free supernatants) were used, suggesting a mitochondrial mechanism for these actions. Our present data show that the medium-chain fatty acids DA and OA that most accumulate in MCADD cause oxidative stress in rat brain. It is therefore presumed that this pathomechanism may be involved in the pathophysiology of the neurologic symptoms manifested by patients affected by MCADD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1872-9754
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
519-25
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Antioxidants, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Brain Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Fatty Acids, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Free Radicals, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Glutathione, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Lipid Metabolism, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Lipid Peroxidation, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Luminescence, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Nitrates, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Nitrites, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Oxidation-Reduction, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Sulfhydryl Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:19428797-Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Medium-chain fatty acids accumulating in MCAD deficiency elicit lipid and protein oxidative damage and decrease non-enzymatic antioxidant defenses in rat brain.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't