The activity of lysosomal exoglycosidases in serum of alcohol-dependent men supplemented with borage oil enriched with vitamin E

J Med Food. 2009 Aug;12(4):914-8. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0084.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the activity of the lysosomal exoglycosidases: alpha-mannosidase (MAN), alpha-fucosidase (FUC), and beta-glucuronidase (GLUCUR) in serum of alcohol-dependent men supplemented and not supplemented with borage oil enriched with vitamin E. Serum was collected from eight social drinkers and 16 alcohol-dependent men after a drinking period. The activity of exoglycosidases and the concentration of protein in serum were determined. The increase in specific activity of MAN and GLUCUR was significant in serum of alcohol-dependent men both not supplemented and supplemented with borage oil enriched with vitamin E, in comparison with the specific activity in serum of social drinkers. In serum of alcohol-dependent men treated with borage oil enriched with vitamin E, specific activity of MAN and GLUCUR fluctuated in comparison with alcohol-dependent men not supplemented. Specific activity of FUC in serum of alcohol-dependent men both not supplemented and supplemented with borage oil enriched with vitamin E showed a tendency to increase, in comparison with social drinkers. Specific activity of FUC had a tendency to decrease in serum of alcohol-dependent men supplemented with borage oil enriched with vitamin E, in comparison with alcohol-dependent men not supplemented. Thus, supplementation of alcohol-dependent men after a long-lasting drinking period with borage oil and vitamin E did not change the rate of catabolism of the oligosaccharide chains of glycoconjugates, as evaluated by serum activity of exoglycosidases.

Publication types

  • Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Alcoholism / blood
  • Alcoholism / drug therapy*
  • Alcoholism / enzymology
  • Borago / chemistry*
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Glycoside Hydrolases / blood*
  • Humans
  • Lysosomes / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Plant Oils / pharmacology
  • Plant Oils / therapeutic use*
  • Vitamin E / pharmacology
  • Vitamin E / therapeutic use*
  • gamma-Linolenic Acid / pharmacology
  • gamma-Linolenic Acid / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Plant Oils
  • Vitamin E
  • gamma-Linolenic Acid
  • Glycoside Hydrolases
  • borage oil