Yaroslavl State University, Yaroslavl, Russia; Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russia.
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russia.
Biomed Pharmacother. 2019 Jan;109:174-180. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.10.051. Epub 2018 Nov 2.
The objective of the study was to investigate the association between catatonia in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the levels of hair and serum trace elements and minerals in children with ASD. The levels of hair and serum trace elements and minerals of boys suffering from ASD with (n = 30) and without (n = 30) catatonia, as well as 30 age- and sex-matched neurotypical controls were assessed using ICP-MS. Hair calcium (Ca) and selenium (Se) levels were lower in ASD patients as compared to the controls. Hair mercury (Hg) levels in ASD patients were more than 3-fold and 2-fold higher as compared to the controls and children with catatonia in ASD. Hair iodine (I) and manganese (Mn) were the lowest and the highest in ASD + Catatonia, respectively. Serum aluminium (Al) and cadmium (Cd) levels in healthy controls were significantly higher in comparison to the patients of both groups. Serum chromium (Cr), copper (Cu) levels were significantly increased in patients with ASD and catatonia, whereas vanadium (V) levels were elevated in patients both with and without catatonia. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that hair Hg and serum Al and Cd levels were negatively associated with catatonia in ASD in crude and adjusted models. Although the etiology of catatonia in ASD is unclear, the obtained data demonstrate that catatonic symptoms in ASD may be at least partially mediated by altered trace element levels. Further studies are required to elucidate the role of trace elements in the potential signaling mechanisms of catatonia.
本研究旨在探讨自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)中紧张症与儿童 ASD 患者毛发和血清微量元素和矿物质水平之间的关联。采用 ICP-MS 评估了 30 名患有 ASD 且伴有(n=30)和不伴有(n=30)紧张症的男孩以及 30 名年龄和性别匹配的神经典型对照者的毛发和血清微量元素和矿物质水平。与对照组相比,ASD 患者的毛发钙(Ca)和硒(Se)水平较低。与对照组和 ASD 伴紧张症患儿相比,ASD 患者的毛发汞(Hg)水平高出 3 倍和 2 倍。毛发碘(I)和锰(Mn)在 ASD+紧张症中最低和最高。与两组患者相比,健康对照组的血清铝(Al)和镉(Cd)水平显著升高。与 ASD 患者相比,血清铬(Cr)和铜(Cu)水平显著升高,而钒(V)水平在伴有和不伴有紧张症的患者中均升高。多元回归分析表明,毛发 Hg 以及血清 Al 和 Cd 水平与 ASD 中的紧张症在未调整和调整模型中均呈负相关。尽管 ASD 中紧张症的病因尚不清楚,但获得的数据表明,ASD 中的紧张症症状至少部分可能是由微量元素水平改变介导的。需要进一步的研究来阐明微量元素在紧张症潜在信号机制中的作用。
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