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JAMA ; 331(5): 375-377, 2024 02 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38214915

RESUMO

This Arts and Medicine feature reviews the history of pellagra and recounts the role of artist and illustrator John Carroll who, in 1919, painted portraits of people with the vitamin deficiency to document in color the appearance of pellagra skin plaques.


Assuntos
Medicina nas Artes , Pinturas , Pelagra , Humanos , Pelagra/complicações , Pelagra/diagnóstico , Pelagra/história , Medicina nas Artes/história , Retratos como Assunto/história , História do Século XX , Pinturas/história
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JAMA ; 331(4): 365, 2024 01 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38261055
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Neurotherapeutics ; 20(4): 1037-1054, 2023 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37084148

RESUMO

Niacin (vitamin B3) is an essential nutrient that treats pellagra, and prior to the advent of statins, niacin was commonly used to counter dyslipidemia. Recent evidence has posited niacin as a promising therapeutic for several neurological disorders. In this review, we discuss the biochemistry of niacin, including its homeostatic roles in NAD+ supplementation and metabolism. Niacin also has roles outside of metabolism, largely through engaging hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2 (Hcar2). These receptor-mediated activities of niacin include regulation of immune responses, phagocytosis of myelin debris after demyelination or of amyloid beta in models of Alzheimer's disease, and cholesterol efflux from cells. We describe the neurological disorders in which niacin has been investigated or has been proposed as a candidate medication. These are multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, glioblastoma and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Finally, we explore the proposed mechanisms through which niacin may ameliorate neuropathology. While several questions remain, the prospect of niacin as a therapeutic to alleviate neurological impairment is promising.


Assuntos
Doença de Alzheimer , Doenças do Sistema Nervoso , Neurologia , Niacina , Pelagra , Humanos , Niacina/uso terapêutico , Niacina/metabolismo , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides , Pelagra/metabolismo
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QJM ; 116(7): 532-533, 2023 07 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36857583
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Cells ; 12(3)2023 02 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36766842

RESUMO

Research into the functions of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) has intensified in recent years due to the insight that abnormally low levels of NAD are involved in many human pathologies including metabolic disorders, neurodegeneration, reproductive dysfunction, cancer, and aging. Consequently, the development and validation of novel NAD-boosting strategies has been of central interest, along with the development of models that accurately represent the complexity of human NAD dynamics and deficiency levels. In this review, we discuss pioneering research and show how modern researchers have long since moved past believing that pellagra is the overt and most dramatic clinical presentation of NAD deficiency. The current research is centered on common human health conditions associated with moderate, but clinically relevant, NAD deficiency. In vitro and in vivo research models that have been developed specifically to study NAD deficiency are reviewed here, along with emerging strategies to increase the intracellular NAD concentrations.


Assuntos
Neoplasias , Pelagra , Humanos , NAD/metabolismo , Relevância Clínica , Envelhecimento/metabolismo
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Int J Dermatol ; 62(5): 685-687, 2023 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36459461

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Pellagra is a nutritional disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin B3 (niacin) primarily due to corn consumption, especially in developing countries, but in developed countries, it can occur secondarily as a consequence of chronic alcoholism, malabsorption, certain drugs, and bariatric surgery. RESULTS: We present a case of a 32-year-old woman from a rural area in Zanzibar who was a heavy alcohol consumer and came in with features suggestive of pellagra. CONCLUSION: Our therapeutic approach consisted of niacin 500 mg once daily and betamethasone + salicylic acid ointment twice a day until lesions resolved and showed noticeable improvement.


Assuntos
Alcoolismo , Niacina , Pelagra , Feminino , Humanos , Adulto , Pelagra/diagnóstico , Pelagra/tratamento farmacológico , Niacina/uso terapêutico , Tanzânia , Niacinamida/uso terapêutico
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QJM ; 116(2): 134-135, 2023 Feb 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36106995

Assuntos
Pelagra , Humanos
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BMJ Case Rep ; 15(11)2022 Nov 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36323450

RESUMO

A man in his 80s was admitted via the acute medical take after presenting with increased confusion and features of alcohol withdrawal. He had a several-month history of a worsening pruritic rash surrounding his neck, arms and legs in addition to new, profuse diarrhoea. In view of the background of known chronic alcoholism and the coexisting symptoms of rash, confusion and diarrhoea, pellagra was diagnosed via a multidisciplinary approach. Oral nicotinamide supplementation was commenced and his symptoms responded rapidly. The bias and challenge of reaching a unified diagnosis in the context of a multisystem condition are exemplified in this case report.


Assuntos
Alcoolismo , Exantema , Pelagra , Síndrome de Abstinência a Substâncias , Masculino , Humanos , Pelagra/diagnóstico , Pelagra/tratamento farmacológico , Alcoolismo/complicações , Alcoolismo/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Síndrome de Abstinência a Substâncias/diagnóstico , Confusão/diagnóstico , Diarreia/diagnóstico , Exantema/diagnóstico
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J Cosmet Dermatol ; 21(10): 4707-4713, 2022 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35500141

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Pellagra caused by niacin deficiency in alcoholics can be easily misdiagnosed because of similar symptoms to other alcohol-related diseases and the lack of the classical triad of signs. AIM: This study aimed to define the clinical presentation of alcoholic pellagra for early diagnosis and timely treatment. METHODS: The clinical data of 16 alcohol-dependent patients who had pellagra and treated in our hospital from January 2002 to December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The local medical ethics committee approval (Medical Ethics Committee of Affiliated Hospital of XuZhou Medical University, XYFY2020-KL247-02) for this study has been obtained. RESULTS: The main complaints of the 16 patients were skin lesions (six cases), diarrhea (six cases), and mental disorders (four cases). Then, 13 cases had typical skin lesions, and 3 patients had a full spectrum of diarrhea, dementia, and dermatitis (3D). In terms of the main diagnosis, 2 patients had pellagra and Wernicke's encephalopathy, 3 patients had pellagra and alcohol-withdrawal syndrome, and the other patients had pellagra. After sufficient amounts of niacin and multivitamin B were given, clinical symptoms improved rapidly, and no sequelae were observed during follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Pellagra is rarely manifested as a full 3D spectrum, with only one or two characteristics, which lack diagnostic specificity, especially in individuals with alcoholism. Physicians should maintain a high degree of suspicion of niacin deficiency in alcoholics. Alcohol-dependent patients with pellagra may be accompanied by complications of Wernicke's encephalopathy and alcohol-withdrawal syndrome. Prompt identification and timely treatment with a sufficient amount of niacin in combination with other vitamins and a certain amount of Zn can achieve a good prognosis of pellagra.


Assuntos
Alcoolismo , Niacina , Pelagra , Dermatopatias , Encefalopatia de Wernicke , Humanos , Pelagra/diagnóstico , Pelagra/epidemiologia , Pelagra/etiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Niacina/uso terapêutico , Encefalopatia de Wernicke/complicações , Encefalopatia de Wernicke/diagnóstico , Encefalopatia de Wernicke/tratamento farmacológico , Alcoolismo/complicações , Alcoolismo/diagnóstico , Alcoolismo/tratamento farmacológico , Vitaminas , Diarreia/complicações , Diarreia/tratamento farmacológico , Dermatopatias/tratamento farmacológico , Etanol/uso terapêutico
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Lancet Glob Health ; 10(5): e705-e714, 2022 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35427527

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BACKGROUND: Pellagra is caused by niacin (vitamin B3) deficiency and patients with pellagra present with a characteristic rash. Isoniazid disrupts intracellular niacin synthesis and might induce niacin deficiency. In 2017, Malawi scaled up continuous isoniazid preventive treatment (IPT) for tuberculosis prevention among people living with HIV. In addition, an under-diversified diet based on subsistence maize, as is commonly the case in Malawi, is a risk factor for pellagra. We aimed to investigate whether large-scale isoniazid exposure in Malawi contributed to the cumulative risk for pellagra in a nutritionally vulnerable population. METHODS: We did a matched case-control study to evaluate the association between daily, continuous isoniazid exposure and pellagra. We matched sequentially enrolled patients with pellagra each with four control participants by sex and age from referral dermatology centres in three IPT scale-up districts in Malawi (Lilongwe, Blantyre, and Zomba) to evaluate isoniazid as a risk for pellagra using multivariable conditional logistic regression. We established a community clinic referral system surrounding the dermatology clinic in each district to enhance case-finding and included all patients with pellagra, regardless of referral status. The primary outcome was dermatologist-diagnosed pellagra. We calculated the interval between isoniazid initiation and rash onset and assessed 30-day clinical outcomes after multi-B vitamin treatment containing 300 mg nicotinamide daily. FINDINGS: Between Feb 5 and Aug 9, 2019, we enrolled 197 patients with pellagra and 781 matched controls. Isoniazid exposure was associated with an increased risk of pellagra (adjusted odds ratio 42·6 [95% CI 13·3-136·6]). Significant covariates included HIV infection, referral status, food insecurity, underweight, excess alcohol consumption, and, among women, lactation. The median time from isoniazid initiation to rash onset was shorter during the season of food scarcity (5 months [IQR 3-7]) compared with the harvest season (9 months [8-11]; hazard ratio 7·2 [95% CI 3·2-16·2], log-rank p<0·0001). Those with isoniazid-associated pellagra who discontinued isoniazid and adhered to multi-B vitamin treatment showed 30-day clinical improvement. INTERPRETATION: Continuous IPT scale-up and the annual period of food scarcity both increased the risk of pellagra in Malawi. Use of shorter rifamycin-based regimens for tuberculosis prevention and food fortification in populations with undernutrition might reduce this risk. Niacin-containing multi-B vitamin co-administration with isoniazid as pellagra prevention is worth exploring further. FUNDING: This study was supported by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under project 7173.


Assuntos
Antituberculosos , Infecções por HIV , Isoniazida , Pelagra , Tuberculose , Antituberculosos/efeitos adversos , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Exantema/induzido quimicamente , Exantema/tratamento farmacológico , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por HIV/prevenção & controle , Humanos , Isoniazida/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Niacina/uso terapêutico , Pelagra/induzido quimicamente , Pelagra/complicações , Pelagra/tratamento farmacológico , Tuberculose/complicações , Tuberculose/tratamento farmacológico , Tuberculose/epidemiologia , Complexo Vitamínico B/uso terapêutico
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Int J Mol Sci ; 23(8)2022 Apr 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35457123

RESUMO

Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 and ensuing inflammation pose a huge challenge to the host's nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) metabolism. Humans depend on vitamin B3 for biosynthesis of NAD+, indispensable for many metabolic and NAD+-consuming signaling reactions. The balance between its utilization and resynthesis is vitally important. Many extra-pulmonary symptoms of COVID-19 strikingly resemble those of pellagra, vitamin B3 deficiency (e.g., diarrhoea, dermatitis, oral cavity and tongue manifestations, loss of smell and taste, mental confusion). In most developed countries, pellagra is successfully eradicated by vitamin B3 fortification programs. Thus, conceivably, it has not been suspected as a cause of COVID-19 symptoms. Here, the deregulation of the NAD+ metabolism in response to the SARS-CoV-2 infection is reviewed, with special emphasis on the differences in the NAD+ biosynthetic pathway's efficiency in conditions predisposing for the development of serious COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced NAD+ depletion and the elevated levels of its metabolites contribute to the development of a systemic disease. Acute liberation of nicotinamide (NAM) in antiviral NAD+-consuming reactions potentiates "NAM drain", cooperatively mediated by nicotinamide N-methyltransferase and aldehyde oxidase. "NAM drain" compromises the NAD+ salvage pathway's fail-safe function. The robustness of the host's NAD+ salvage pathway, prior to the SARS-CoV-2 infection, is an important determinant of COVID-19 severity and persistence of certain symptoms upon resolution of infection.


Assuntos
COVID-19 , Niacina , Pelagra , Humanos , NAD/metabolismo , Niacina/farmacologia , Niacinamida/metabolismo , Pelagra/tratamento farmacológico , Pelagra/etiologia , SARS-CoV-2
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