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Biol Res ; 49: 4, 2016 Jan 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26742794

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10 or ubiquinone) deficiency can be due either to mutations in genes involved in CoQ10 biosynthesis pathway, or to mutations in genes unrelated to CoQ10 biosynthesis. CoQ10 defect is the only oxidative phosphorylation disorder that can be clinically improved after oral CoQ10 supplementation. Thus, early diagnosis, first evoked by mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) spectrophotometric analysis, then confirmed by direct measurement of CoQ10 levels, is of critical importance to prevent irreversible damage in organs such as the kidney and the central nervous system. It is widely reported that CoQ10 deficient patients present decreased quinone-dependent activities (segments I + III or G3P + III and II + III) while MRC activities of complexes I, II, III, IV and V are normal. We previously suggested that CoQ10 defect may be associated with a deficiency of CoQ10-independent MRC complexes. The aim of this study was to verify this hypothesis in order to improve the diagnosis of this disease. RESULTS: To determine whether CoQ10 defect could be associated with MRC deficiency, we quantified CoQ10 by LC-MSMS in a cohort of 18 patients presenting CoQ10-dependent deficiency associated with MRC defect. We found decreased levels of CoQ10 in eight patients out of 18 (45 %), thus confirming CoQ10 disease. CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that CoQ10 defect can be associated with MRC deficiency. This could be of major importance in clinical practice for the diagnosis of a disease that can be improved by CoQ10 supplementation.


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Ataxia/genética , Transporte de Elétrons/genética , Doenças Mitocondriais/genética , Debilidade Muscular/genética , Mutação , Ubiquinona/análogos & derivados , Ubiquinona/deficiência , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Ataxia/diagnóstico , Ataxia/metabolismo , Biópsia , Células Cultivadas , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Cromatografia Líquida , Feminino , Fibroblastos/enzimologia , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Doenças Mitocondriais/diagnóstico , Doenças Mitocondriais/metabolismo , Debilidade Muscular/diagnóstico , Debilidade Muscular/metabolismo , Músculos/patologia , Espectrofotometria/métodos , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/métodos , Ubiquinona/biossíntese , Ubiquinona/genética , Ubiquinona/metabolismo , Adulto Jovem
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Biol. Res ; 49: 1-9, 2016. tab
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-774431

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10 or ubiquinone) deficiency can be due either to mutations in genes involved in CoQ10 biosynthesis pathway, or to mutations in genes unrelated to CoQ10 biosynthesis. CoQ10 defect is the only oxidative phosphorylation disorder that can be clinically improved after oral CoQ10 supplementation. Thus, early diagnosis, first evoked by mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) spectrophotometric analysis, then confirmed by direct measurement of CoQ10 levels, is of critical importance to prevent irreversible damage in organs such as the kidney and the central nervous system. It is widely reported that CoQ10 deficient patients present decreased quinone-dependent activities (segments I + III or G3P + III and II + III) while MRC activities of complexes I, II, III, IV and V are normal. We previously suggested that CoQ10 defect may be associated with a deficiency of CoQ10-independent MRC complexes. The aim of this study was to verify this hypothesis in order to improve the diagnosis of this disease. RESULTS: To determine whether CoQ10 defect could be associated with MRC deficiency, we quantified CoQ10 by LC-MSMS in a cohort of 18 patients presenting CoQ10-dependent deficiency associated with MRC defect. We found decreased levels of CoQ10 in eight patients out of 18 (45 %), thus confirming CoQ10 disease. CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that CoQ10 defect can be associated with MRC deficiency. This could be of major importance in clinical practice for the diagnosis of a disease that can be improved by CoQ10 supplementation.


Assuntos
Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Adulto Jovem , Ataxia/genética , Transporte de Elétrons/genética , Mutação , Doenças Mitocondriais/genética , Debilidade Muscular/genética , Ubiquinona/análogos & derivados , Ubiquinona/deficiência , Ataxia/diagnóstico , Ataxia/metabolismo , Biópsia , Células Cultivadas , Cromatografia Líquida , Fibroblastos/enzimologia , Doenças Mitocondriais/diagnóstico , Doenças Mitocondriais/metabolismo , Debilidade Muscular/diagnóstico , Debilidade Muscular/metabolismo , Músculos/patologia , Espectrofotometria/métodos , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/métodos , Ubiquinona/biossíntese , Ubiquinona/genética , Ubiquinona/metabolismo
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