High-dose pyridoxine treatment for inherited glycosylphosphatidylinositol deficiency. 2021

Junpei Tanigawa, and Shin Nabatame, and Koji Tominaga, and Yoko Nishimura, and Yoshihiro Maegaki, and Taroh Kinosita, and Yoshiko Murakami, and Keiichi Ozono
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.

OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of high-dose pyridoxine treatment for seizures and its effects on development in patients with inherited glycosylphosphatidylinositol deficiencies (IGDs). METHODS In this prospective open-label multicenter pilot study, we enrolled patients diagnosed with IGDs using flow cytometry and/or genetic tests. The patients received oral pyridoxine (20-30 mg/kg/day) for 1 year, in addition to previous treatment. RESULTS All nine enrolled patients (mean age: 66.3 ± 44.3 months) exhibited marked decreases in levels of CD16, a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein, on blood granulocytes. The underlying genetic causes of IGDs were PIGO, PIGL, and unknown gene mutations in two, two, and five patients, respectively. Six patients experienced seizures, while all patients presented with developmental delay (mean developmental age: 11.1 ± 8.1 months). Seizure frequencies were markedly (>50%) and drastically (>90%) reduced in three and one patients who experienced seizures, respectively. None of the patients presented with seizure exacerbation. Eight of nine patients exhibited modest improvements in development (P = 0.14). No adverse events were observed except for mild transient diarrhea in one patient. CONCLUSIONS One year of daily high-dose pyridoxine treatment was effective in the treatment of seizures in more than half of our patients with IGDs and modestly improved development in the majority of them. Moreover, such treatment was reasonably safe. These findings indicate that high-dose pyridoxine treatment may be effective against seizures in patients with IGDs, although further studies are required to confirm our findings. (University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry [UMIN-CTR] number: UMIN000024185.).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D010865 Pilot Projects Small-scale tests of methods and procedures to be used on a larger scale if the pilot study demonstrates that these methods and procedures can work. Pilot Studies,Pilot Study,Pilot Project,Project, Pilot,Projects, Pilot,Studies, Pilot,Study, Pilot
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D011736 Pyridoxine The 4-methanol form of VITAMIN B 6 which is converted to PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE which is a coenzyme for synthesis of amino acids, neurotransmitters (serotonin, norepinephrine), sphingolipids, aminolevulinic acid. Although pyridoxine and Vitamin B 6 are still frequently used as synonyms, especially by medical researchers, this practice is erroneous and sometimes misleading (EE Snell; Ann NY Acad Sci, vol 585 pg 1, 1990). Pyridoxin,Pyridoxine Hydrochloride,Pyridoxol,Pyridoxol Hydrochloride,Rodex
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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