Association Between the Serum Carnitine Level and Ammonia and Valproic Acid Levels in Patients with Bipolar Disorder
| Autor: | Kazutoshi Kubo, Norio Yasui-Furukori, Taku Nakagami, Saaya Yokoyama, Kensuke Miyazaki, Masamichi Ishioka, Norio Sugawara, Natsumi Tarakita, Kazutaka Shimoda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Bipolar Disorder medicine.drug_class 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy 03 medical and health sciences Epilepsy 0302 clinical medicine Ammonia Carnitine Internal medicine medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) In patient Bipolar disorder Retrospective Studies Pharmacology Free carnitine Valproic Acid business.industry Mood stabilizer Hyperammonemia Middle Aged medicine.disease Endocrinology Anticonvulsants Female lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 42:766-770 |
| ISSN: | 0163-4356 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000778 |
| Popis: | Purpose Valproic acid (VPA) is not only an antiepileptic drug but also a mood stabilizer for patients with bipolar disorder. Long-term VPA therapy can cause carnitine deficiency, which may result in an increase in the blood ammonia level, in patients with epilepsy. However, information about this effect in patients with bipolar disorder is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between the serum VPA level and the carnitine and ammonia levels in psychiatric adult patients with epilepsy. Methods The subjects were 182 consecutive Japanese adult patients (mean age 54.3 ± 19.5 years) diagnosed with bipolar disorder and treated with VPA. The serum VPA level, carnitine fraction, and plasma ammonia level were measured. Furthermore, the free carnitine and acylcarnitine fractions were measured using an enzyme cycling method. Results Sixty-nine patients (38%) had a low free carnitine level. There were significant differences in sex, height, VPA dose, serum VPA level, total carnitine level, acylcarnitine level, and acylcarnitine/free carnitine ratio between patients with a low free carnitine level and those with a normal range of free carnitine. The simple and multiple regression analyses revealed that the VPA dose and serum VPA level were inversely and significantly correlated with the free carnitine level. The plasma ammonia level was correlated with the VPA dose, serum VPA level, and acylcarnitine level but not with the free carnitine level. Conclusions These findings suggest that carnitine deficiency is associated with the VPA dose and the serum VPA level in patients with bipolar disorder. However, it is unlikely that carnitine deficiency is associated with hyperammonemia in patients with bipolar disorder. |
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