| Triheptanoin-A medium chain triglyceride with odd chain fatty acids: A new anaplerotic anticonvulsant treatment? | |
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PMID: 21855298 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The triglyceride of heptanoate (C7 fatty acid), triheptanoin, is a tasteless oil used to treat rare metabolic disorders in USA and France. Heptanoate is metabolized by β-oxidation to provide propionyl-CoA, which after carboxylation can produce succinyl-CoA, resulting in anaplerosis - the refilling of the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Heptanoate is also metabolized by the liver to the C5 ketones, β-ketopentanoate and/or β-hydroxypentanoate, which are released into the blood and thought to enter the brain via monocarboxylate transporters. Oral triheptanoin has recently been discovered to be reproducibly anticonvulsant in acute and chronic mouse seizures models. However, current knowledge on alterations of brain metabolism after triheptanoin administration and anaplerosis via propionyl-CoA carboxylation in the brain is limited. This review outlines triheptanoin's unique anticonvulsant profile and its clinical potential for the treatment of medically refractory epilepsy. Anaplerosis as a therapeutic approach for the treatment of epilepsy is discussed. More research is needed to elucidate the anticonvulsant mechanism of triheptanoin and to reveal its clinical potential for the treatment of epilepsy and other disorders of the brain. |
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Karin Borges; Ursula Sonnewald |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-8-18 |
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Title: Epilepsy research Volume: - ISSN: 1872-6844 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-8-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8703089 Medline TA: Epilepsy Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia. |
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