title: Can 5-methyltetrahydrofolate modify the phospholipid fatty acid pattern in cystic fibrosis pediatric patients?
abstract: Recent studies have reported an imbalance between n6 and n3 fatty acids (AA and DHA) in subjects with CF. Alterations in fatty acid amounts are present in CFTR-expressing tissues, plasma and in circulating blood cells. It has been reported that the correction of polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency reversed the organ pathologies observed in CF knockout mice. We describe a CF child with an unusual clinical course presenting high molar percentage of DHA in plasma and red cells membrane during supplementation with 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and vitamin B12.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Verona, Chair of Internal Medicine B, 37134 Verona, Italy. cinzia.scambi@medicina.univr.it <cinzia.scambi@medicina.univr.it>
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scambi
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guarini
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Franceschi
authors.forename: Lisa Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Bambara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002918:Chymotrypsin / Q000032:analysis; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D043371:Fatty Acids, Omega-6 / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008745:Methylation; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry; D013763:Tetrahydrofolates / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D043371:Fatty Acids, Omega-6; D013763:Tetrahydrofolates; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D005492:Folic Acid; D002918:Chymotrypsin; C005984:5-methyltetrahydrofolate