[url]http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25787192[/url]
[QUOTE] Abstract
BACKGROUND:
No drug has been found to have any impact on progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). Biotin is a vitamin acting as a coenzyme for carboxylases involved in key steps of energy metabolism and fatty acids synthesis. Among others, biotin activates acetylCoA carboxylase, a potentially rate-limiting enzyme in myelin synthesis.
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this pilot study is to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of high doses of biotin in patients suffering from progressive MS.
STUDY DESIGN:
Uncontrolled, non-blinded proof of concept study
METHODS:
23 consecutive patients with primary and secondary progressive MS originated from three different French MS reference centers were treated with high doses of biotin (100-300mg/day) from 2 to 36 months (mean=9.2 months). Judgement criteria varied according to clinical presentations and included quantitative and qualitative measures.
RESULTS:
In four patients with prominent visual impairment related to optic nerve injury, visual acuity improved significantly. Visual evoked potentials in two patients exhibited progressive reappearance of P100 waves, with normalization of latencies in one case. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (H-MRS) in one case showed a progressive normalization of the Choline/Creatine ratio. One patient with left homonymous hemianopia kept on improving from 2 to 16 months following treatment׳s onset. Sixteen patients out of 18 (89%) with prominent spinal cord involvement were considered as improved as confirmed by blinded review of videotaped clinical examination in 9 cases. In all cases improvement was delayed from 2 to 8 months following treatment׳s onset.
CONCLUSIONS:
These preliminary data suggest that high doses of biotin might have an impact on disability and progression in progressive MS. Two double-blind placebo-controlled trials are on going.
Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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High doses of biotin in chronic progressive multiple sclerosis: A pilot study.
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Christian
Ik had nog niet eerder van Biotin gehoord en heb er nu het nodige over gelezen.
Ziet er hoopvol uit.
MedDay will present data from the pivotal Phase III clinical trial of progressive multiple sclerosis at the annual meeting of the AAN
The Effect of MD1003 (High Doses of Biotin) in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis will be presented at the plenary session of clinical trials at the annual meeting of The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), on Friday April 24 at 12:00 p m:
Results of a Pivotal Phase III Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Study
Presenter:
Ayman Tourbah, MD, PhD
CHU of Reims, Reims, France
Ziet er hoopvol uit.
MedDay will present data from the pivotal Phase III clinical trial of progressive multiple sclerosis at the annual meeting of the AAN
The Effect of MD1003 (High Doses of Biotin) in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis will be presented at the plenary session of clinical trials at the annual meeting of The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), on Friday April 24 at 12:00 p m:
Results of a Pivotal Phase III Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Study
Presenter:
Ayman Tourbah, MD, PhD
CHU of Reims, Reims, France
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Christian
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Veel info over ms en biotine
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