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Lipid, Oxidative and Inflammatory Profile and Alterations in the Enzymes Paraoxonase and Butyrylcholinesterase in Plasma of Patients with Homocystinuria Due CBS Deficiency: The Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Importance.

Abstract
Cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS) deficiency is the main cause of homocystinuria. Homocysteine (Hcy), methionine, and other metabolites of Hcy accumulate in the body of affected patients. Despite the fact that thromboembolism represents the major cause of morbidity in CBS-deficient patients, the mechanisms of cardiovascular alterations found in homocystinuria remain unclear. In this work, we evaluated the lipid and inflammatory profile, oxidative protein damage, and the activities of the enzymes paraoxonase (PON1) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) in plasma of CBS-deficient patients at diagnosis and during the treatment (protein-restricted diet supplemented with pyridoxine, folic acid, betaine, and vitamin B12). We also investigated the effect of folic acid and vitamin B12 on these parameters. We found a significant decrease in HDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA-1) levels, as well as in PON1 activity in both untreated and treated CBS-deficient patients when compared to controls. BuChE activity and IL-6 levels were significantly increased in not treated patients. Furthermore, significant positive correlations between PON1 activity and sulphydryl groups and between IL-6 levels and carbonyl content were verified. Moreover, vitamin B12 was positively correlated with PON1 and ApoA-1 levels, while folic acid was inversely correlated with total Hcy concentration, demonstrating the importance of this treatment. Our results also demonstrated that CBS-deficient patients presented important alterations in biochemical parameters, possibly caused by the metabolites of Hcy, as well as by oxidative stress, and that the adequate adherence to the treatment is essential to revert or prevent these alterations.
AuthorsCamila Simioni Vanzin, Caroline Paula Mescka, Bruna Donida, Tatiane Grazieli Hammerschimidt, Graziela S Ribas, Janaína Kolling, Emilene B Scherer, Laura Vilarinho, Célia Nogueira, Adriana Simon Coitinho, Moacir Wajner, Angela T S Wyse, Carmen Regla Vargas
JournalCellular and molecular neurobiology (Cell Mol Neurobiol) Vol. 35 Issue 6 Pg. 899-911 (Aug 2015) ISSN: 1573-6830 [Electronic] United States
PMID25805165 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Lipids
  • Oxidants
  • Folic Acid
  • Butyrylcholinesterase
  • Aryldialkylphosphatase
  • Cystathionine beta-Synthase
  • Vitamin B 12
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aryldialkylphosphatase (blood)
  • Butyrylcholinesterase (blood)
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cystathionine beta-Synthase (deficiency, genetics)
  • Female
  • Folic Acid (blood, physiology)
  • Homocystinuria (blood, genetics)
  • Humans
  • Lipids (blood)
  • Male
  • Oxidants (blood)
  • Oxidative Stress (physiology)
  • Vitamin B 12 (blood, physiology)
  • Young Adult

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