Department of Medicine and Surgery, "Kore" University of Enna, 94100 Enna, Italy.
Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Nutrients. 2024 Sep 15;16(18):3114. doi: 10.3390/nu16183114.
: Rare diseases are a wide and heterogeneous group of multisystem life-threatening or chronically debilitating clinical conditions with reduced life expectancy and a relevant mortality rate in childhood. Some of these disorders have typical neurological symptoms, presenting from birth to adulthood. Dietary patterns and nutritional compounds play key roles in the onset and progression of neurological disorders, and the impact of alimentary needs must be enlightened especially in rare neurological diseases. This work aims to collect the , , and clinical evidence on the effects of diet and of nutrient intake on some rare neurological disorders, including some genetic diseases, and rare brain tumors. Herein, those aspects are critically linked to the genetic, biological, biochemical, and pathophysiological hallmarks typical of each disorder. : By searching the major web-based databases (PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, DynaMed, and Clinicaltrials.gov), we try to sum up and improve our understanding of the emerging role of nutrition as both first-line therapy and risk factors in rare neurological diseases. : In line with the increasing number of consensus opinions suggesting that nutrients should receive the same attention as pharmacological treatments, the results of this work pointed out that a standard dietary recommendation in a specific rare disease is often limited by the heterogeneity of occurrent genetic mutations and by the variability of pathophysiological manifestation. : In conclusion, we hope that the knowledge gaps identified here may inspire further research for a better evaluation of molecular mechanisms and long-term effects.
罕见病是一组广泛而异质的多系统危及生命或慢性衰弱的临床病症,这些病症会降低儿童的预期寿命和死亡率。其中一些疾病具有典型的神经系统症状,从出生到成年都会出现。饮食模式和营养化合物在神经紊乱的发生和进展中起着关键作用,特别是在罕见的神经疾病中,饮食需求的影响必须得到阐明。这项工作旨在收集关于饮食和营养摄入对一些罕见神经紊乱的影响的临床证据,包括一些遗传性疾病和罕见的脑肿瘤。在此,这些方面与每种疾病的遗传、生物学、生物化学和病理生理学特征密切相关。通过搜索主要的基于网络的数据库(PubMed、Web of Science Core Collection、DynaMed 和 Clinicaltrials.gov),我们试图总结和提高我们对营养作为一线治疗和罕见神经疾病风险因素的新兴作用的理解。根据越来越多的共识意见,即营养素应与药物治疗一样受到重视,这项工作的结果表明,在特定的罕见疾病中,标准的饮食建议通常受到发生基因突变的异质性和病理表现的可变性的限制。总之,我们希望这里确定的知识差距可以激发进一步的研究,以更好地评估分子机制和长期影响。
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