Abstract：
:Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) or branched-chain alpha-keto aciduria (BCKA) is an inherited disorder caused by a deficiency of the branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex (BCKAD) activity. The blockage of this pathway leads to tissue accumulation of the branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) leucine, isoleucine and valine and their respective keto-acids. The clinical features presented by MSUD patients include ketoacidosis, convulsions, coma, psychomotor delay and mental retardation. The mechanism of brain damage in this disease is still poorly understood. However, an increase in lipid peroxidation in vitro in cerebral cortex of young rats as well as a decrease in the antioxidant defenses has been previously observed. In the present work we evaluated different oxidative stress parameters, named reactive species of thiobarbituric acid (TBARS), total antioxidant reactivity (TAR) and total antioxidant status (TAS) in plasma of MSUD patients in order to evaluate whether oxidative stress is involved in this disorder. We verified a marked increase of plasma TBARS measurements, which is indicative of increased lipid peroxidation, as well as a decrease on plasma TAR reflecting a deficient capacity to efficiently modulate the damage associated with an increased production of reactive species. In contrast, TAS was not changed indicating that the total content of antioxidants in plasma of patients affected by MSUD was not altered. These results suggest that free radical generation is elicited in MSUD and is possibly involved in the pathophysiology of the tissue damage found in this disorder.
journal_name
Metab Brain Disjournal_title
Metabolic brain diseaseauthors
Barschak AG,Sitta A,Deon M,de Oliveira MH,Haeser A,Dutra-Filho CS,Wajner M,Vargas CRdoi
10.1007/s11011-006-9030-5subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-12-01 00:00:00pages
279-86issue
4eissn
0885-7490issn
1573-7365journal_volume
21pub_type
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