title: Does polyamine oxidase activity influence the oxidative metabolism of children who suffer of diabetes mellitus?
abstract: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by inadequate secretion of insulin. Polyamine oxidase (PAO), a FAD-containing enzyme is involved in the biodegradation of Sp and Spd, catalyzing the oxidative deamination of Sp and Spd, resulting in production of ammonia (NH(3)), corresponding amino aldehydes and H(2)O(2). Malondialdehyde (MDA) and acrolein (CH2=CHCHO), potentially toxic agents, which induce oxidative stress in mammalian cells, are then spontaneously formed from aminoaldehydes. The main signs of oxidative stress in diabetic children were the values of HbA1c and MDA levels. Polyamines have an insulin-like action. Antiglycation property of spermine and spermidine has been recently confirmed. There are no data in the literature about plasma polyamine oxidase (PAO) activities in children with type 1 diabetes. The idea of this study was to evaluate the polyamine metabolism through the estimation of polyamine oxidase activity. We have study children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus (n = 35, age group of 5-16 years, as well as age-matched healthy control subjects (n = 25). The biochemical investigations were done on diabetic children who have the pathological values of glucose (9.11-17.33 mmol/l) and glycosylated Hb (7.57-14.49% HbA(1c)). The children in the control group have referent values of glucose and glycated hemoglobin (4.11-5.84 mmol/L and HbA(1c) 4.22-6.81% of the total Hb. Glucose levels in blood plasma and glycosylated hemoglobin in erythrocythes hemolysates (HbA1c) were measured by using standard laboratory methods. PAO activity in venous blood plasma and the amount of malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured by the spectrophotometric methods. PAO activity, glycemia, HbA1c and MDA were significantly increased in diabetic children compared to the control subjects. PAO activity in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus was very high. The findings of higher blood HbA(1C) and MDA levels confirm the presence of oxidant stress in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus and demonstrate that PAO activity may participate in these circumstances.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia. bjelakovic@junis.ni.ac.rs
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bjelakovic
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beninati
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bjelakovic
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sokolovic
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jevtovic
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stojanovic
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tabolacci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kocić
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pavlovic
authors.forename: Lj
authors.initials: Lj
authors.lastname: Saranac
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zivic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001786:Blood Glucose; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D000587:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors / Q000378:metabolism*; D000097667:Polyamine Oxidase
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D000587:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors; D000097667:Polyamine Oxidase
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