Exercise and rhabdomyolysis in long chain fa4y acid oxida5on disorders Cary O. Harding, MD Molecular & Medical Gene5cs
Acknowledgements OHSU Melanie Gillingham, PhD, RD Annie Behrend, MS, RD Autumn Fletcher, BS Julie Mar5n, MS, RD Diane Elliot, MD David Sahn, MD Mayo Laboratories Dieter Matern, MD, PhD St. Louis University James Shoemaker, MD, PhD University of WI- Madison Dale Schoeller, PhD
Case presenta5on 26 year old male former Marine Two year history of muscle cramps ater prolonged exercise Severe muscle pain while climbing Mt. St. Helens Unremarkable family history
Case presenta5on Serum crea5ne kinase = 65,000 units/l (normal < 200) Cola- colored urine Myoglobinuria Rhabdomyolysis
Exercise physiology
Energy balance Energy supply Energy demand
Mitochondrial FAO CPT-I translocase CPT-II Mitochondrial Membrane fatty acyl-coa O Very long-chain acyl-coa! Dehydrogenase (VLCAD) = R-CH 2 -CH 2 -C-S-CoA O = R-CH=CH-C-S-CoA Long-chain acylcarnitines! Trifunctional Protein Long-chain enoyl-coa! hydratase OH O Long-chain 3-hydroxy! acyl-coa dehydrogenase Long-chain 3-ketothiolase O R-C-S-CoA chain shortened acyl-coa = R-CH-CH 2 -C-S-CoA O O = R-C-CH 2 -C-S-CoA O CH 3 -C-S-CoA acetyl-coa Long-chain hydroxyacylcarnitines!
Normal muscle - H & E
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Respiratory exchange ra5o (RER) RER = CO 2 /O 2 RER of glucose = 1CO 2 /1O 2 = 1 RER of palmitate = 16CO 2 /23O 2 = 0.7 RER of res5ng muscle = 0.7
Treadmill ergometry Work VO 2 /kg Heart rate RQ 1.0 RQ 0.7 Lactate Time
Case 1 treadmill results RQ at rest = 0.9 During exercise, RQ > 1.0 at heart rate = 130-140 bpm Impaired VO 2max /kg for age (25 ml/min/kg) Test terminated early due to fa5gue Postexercise lactate = 10 mm Postexercise CK = 2,000 units/l
Lipid storage myopathy
Trifunctional Protein! Long- Chain FAO Disorders Long-chain FA oxidation! Very long-chain acyl-coa! dehydrogenase! enoyl-coa hydratase! 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA! dehydrogenase! 3-ketothiolase! CPT-I! translocase! CPT-II! fatty acyl-coa! R-C-S-CoA chain shortened acyl-coa! R-CH2-CH2-C-S-CoA R-CH=CH-C-S-CoA OH R-CH-CH-C-S-CoA O! O! O! O! O! R-CH-CH-C-S-CoA O! O! Mitochondrial! Membrane! CH3-C-S-CoA acetyl-coa! Long- chain disorders with myopathy CPT2 VLCAD LCHAD/TFP Age of onset: childhood, adolescence, or adulthood Associated with illness, exercise or stress Advances with aging
LCFAOD exercise physiology 40 35 TFP Control 30 V02/kg (ml/min/kg) 25 20 15 10 5 0 Resting Early exercise Late exercise
LCFAOD exercise physiology 1.2 1.1 TFP Control Respiratory quotient (RQ) 1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 Resting Early exercise Late exercise
LCFAOD exercise physiology 180 TFP Control 160 Heart rate (bpm) 140 120 100 80 Resting Early exercise Late exercise
Moderate Intensity Exercise Randomized cross- over study 1 gm CHO per kg lean mass 0.5 gm MCT per kg lean mass Warm- up at 1.5 mile/hr X 3 min Increase speed and grade to maintain 60% max HR X 40 min 220- age (yrs) = es5mated max HR Repeat at same speed and grade Behrend, et al Molecular Gene5c & Metabolism 2012
Workload & VO 2 constant Factors affecting HR: 1. Biggest predictor = Workload (fixed) 2. O 2 need (Fick Principle) O 2 consumption = flow x AVO 2 dif 3. Ejection fraction (SV : EDV)
Decreased Glycoly5c Intermediates Blood samples before, ater and following HR recovery of exercise Analyzed for lactate, pyruvate, ketones by GC/MS MCT suppressed a) lactate and b) pyruvate concentra5ons before and ater exercise
Increased Ketone & Acetylcarni5ne Ketones & Acetylcarni5ne increased before & ater exercise Free fa4y acid rise similar between trt
Respiratory Exchange Ra5o RER lower with MCT Increased fa4y acid oxida5on Decreased carbohydrate oxida5on Difference observed at warm- up, 20 minutes ater MCT
Heart Rate Response Double Product : (estimate of myocardial O 2 consumption) DP = Systolic BP x HR Heart Rate significantly lower with MCT during workload No change in systolic blood pressure Double product lower with MCT ejection fraction AVO 2 difference
Treatment Op5ons for Myopathy Appropriate energy intake (BMR X 1.3 ac5vity) Increase protein intake to maintain muscle mass (20-25% energy with low- fat diet) Encourage exercise! MCT before moderate ac5vity (1-2 tsp MCT with CHO beverage 20 min before 45 min walking/cycling at MET 3-4) Strength training? Future treatment op5ons? Triheptanoin (enrolling Phase 2 Trial)
Triheptanoin Rhabdomyolysis occurs despite adequate energy Inability to fully oxidize acetyl- CoA provided by glucose or MCT oxida5on? Deple5on of CAC intermediates? Increase in lactate? C7 triglyceride provides source of propionyl- CoA to be converted to succinyl- CoA
Phase 2 Trial of Triheptanoin Treatment Baseline Assessment: Body composi5on Energy Expenditure In vivo FAO Cardiac func5on Exercise tolerance Randomized Parallel Design MCT 20% energy C7 20% energy 4 month treatment period 4- month Assessment: Body composi5on Energy Expenditure In vivo FAO Cardiac func5on Exercise tolerance Inclusion criteria: age 7-45 CPT2, VLCAD, LCHAD/TFP Ability to complete protocol Funded by FDA Office of Orphan Products Development R01FD03895
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