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- Title
Phenylketonuria (PKU) Urinary Metabolomic Phenotype Is Defined by Genotype and Metabolite Imbalance: Results in 51 Early Treated Patients Using Ex Vivo 1 H-NMR Analysis.
- Authors
Cannet, Claire; Bayat, Allan; Frauendienst-Egger, Georg; Freisinger, Peter; Spraul, Manfred; Himmelreich, Nastassja; Kockaya, Musa; Ahring, Kirsten; Godejohann, Markus; MacDonald, Anita; Trefz, Friedrich
- Abstract
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare metabolic disorder caused by mutations in the phenylalanine hydroxylase gene. Depending on the severity of the genetic mutation, medical treatment, and patient dietary management, elevated phenylalanine (Phe) may occur in blood and brain tissues. Research has recently shown that high Phe not only impacts the central nervous system, but also other organ systems (e.g., heart and microbiome). This study used ex vivo proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) analysis of urine samples from PKU patients (mean 14.9 ± 9.2 years, n = 51) to identify the impact of elevated blood Phe and PKU treatment on metabolic profiles. Our results found that 24 out of 98 urinary metabolites showed a significant difference (p < 0.05) for PKU patients compared to age-matched healthy controls (n = 51) based on an analysis of urinary metabolome. These altered urinary metabolites were related to Phe metabolism, dysbiosis, creatine synthesis or intake, the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, end products of nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide degradation, and metabolites associated with a low Phe diet. There was an excellent correlation between the metabolome and genotype of PKU patients and healthy controls of 96.7% in a confusion matrix model. Metabolomic investigations may contribute to a better understanding of PKU pathophysiology.
- Subjects
PHENYLKETONURIA; PROTON magnetic resonance; METABOLOMICS; NAD (Coenzyme); PHENOTYPES; OCHRATOXINS; PHENYLALANINE
- Publication
Molecules, 2023, Vol 28, Issue 13, p4916
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules28134916