title: Effect of age on cerebrospinal fluid levels of metabolites of biopterin and biogenic amines.
abstract: We identified an age effect on biopterin and biogenic amine metabolites in the cerebrospinal fluid from 56 neurologically normal patients, aged 1 mo to 80 y. The levels of total and reduced forms of biopterin, homovanillic acid, and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid were found to peak during the first year of life. The levels of these metabolites then gradually decreased, plateauing at the age of 20 y. We found significant correlations between biopterin, homovanillic acid, and 5-hydroxy-indoleacetic acid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume City, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuishi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001679:Biogenic Amines / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D001708:Biopterins / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006801:Humans; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001679:Biogenic Amines; D001708:Biopterins; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D006719:Homovanillic Acid