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Arginine-guanidinoacetate-creatine pathway in preterm newborns: creatine biosynthesis in newborns
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Sergio Lage
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November 24, 2012
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The phosphocreatine/creatine system is fundamental for the proper development of the embryonic brain. Being born prematurely might alter the creatine biosynthesis pathway, in turn affecting creatine supply to the developing brain. We enrolled 53 preterm and very preterm infants and 55 full-term newborns. The levels of urinary guanidinoacetate, creatine, creatinine and amino acids were measured in the preterm and very preterm groups, 48 h and 9 days after birth and at discharge, and 48 h after birth in the full-term group. Guanidinoacetate concentrations of both preterm and very preterm newborns were significantly higher at discharge than the values for the full-term group at 48 h, while very preterm infants showed urinary creatine values significantly lower than those measured in the full-term group. Our results suggest an impairment of the creatine biosynthesis pathway in preterm and very preterm newborns, which could lead to creatine depletion affecting the neurological outcome in prematurely born infants.
Received: 2012-9-14
Accepted: 2012-10-23
Published Online: 2012-11-24
Published in Print: 2013-02-01
©2013 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin Boston
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Keywords for this article
creatine;
energy metabolism;
guanidinoacetate;
immaturity;
preterm newborns
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