Division of Bioenergetics and Physiology of Exercise, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland.
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland.
Nutrients. 2023 Sep 2;15(17):3839. doi: 10.3390/nu15173839.
The current study aimed to investigate whether a 12-week Body Mass Index (BMI)-based (the higher the BMI, the higher the dosage) vitamin D administration may affect both the kynurenine pathway (KP) and the inflammatory state in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with deep brain stimulation (DBS) and may be useful for developing novel therapeutic targets against PD. Patients were randomly assigned to two groups: supplemented with vitamin D (VitD, n = 15) and treated with vegetable oil (PL, n = 21). Administration lasted for 12 weeks. The isotope dilution method by LC-MS/MS was applied to measure KP and vitamin D metabolites. Serum concentrations of cytokines such as IL-6 and TNF-α were measured using ELISA kits. After administration, the serum concentration of TNF-α decreased in PD patients with DBS. Moreover, in KP: 3-hydroksykynurenine (3-HK) was increased in the PL group, picolinic acid was decreased in the PL group, and kynurenic acid tended to be higher after administration. Furthermore, a negative correlation between 3-HK and 25(OH)D and 24,25(OH)D was noticed. Our preliminary results provide further evidence regarding a key link between the KP substances, inflammation status, and metabolites of vitamin D in PD patients with DBS. These findings may reflect the neuroprotective abilities of vitamin D in PD patients with DBS.
本研究旨在探讨为期 12 周的基于体重指数(BMI)的维生素 D 给药(BMI 越高,剂量越高)是否会影响帕金森病(PD)患者深部脑刺激(DBS)后的犬尿氨酸途径(KP)和炎症状态,并可能为开发针对 PD 的新治疗靶点提供帮助。患者被随机分配到两组:补充维生素 D(VitD,n = 15)和用植物油(PL,n = 21)治疗。给药持续 12 周。采用 LC-MS/MS 同位素稀释法测定 KP 和维生素 D 代谢物。采用 ELISA 试剂盒测定血清细胞因子如 IL-6 和 TNF-α的浓度。给药后,DBS 治疗的 PD 患者血清 TNF-α 浓度降低。此外,在 KP 中:PL 组 3-羟基犬尿氨酸(3-HK)增加,PL 组吡啶酸减少,给药后犬尿氨酸酸趋于升高。此外,还注意到 3-HK 与 25(OH)D 和 24、25(OH)D 呈负相关。我们的初步结果提供了进一步的证据,表明 DBS 治疗的 PD 患者 KP 物质、炎症状态和维生素 D 代谢物之间存在关键联系。这些发现可能反映了 DBS 治疗的 PD 患者中维生素 D 的神经保护能力。