Observaciones preliminares de la desregulación del metabolismo de la glucosa en la enfermedad de Huntington

Federica Graziola1, Federica Rachele Danti1, Martina Penzo2

  • 1Department of Pediatric Neuroscience, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.

Frontiers in neurology
|September 5, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

La enfermedad de Huntington pediátrica (PHD) muestra un metabolismo reducido de la glucosa en el cerebro, particularmente en los ganglios basales. Sin embargo, la función sistémica de transporte de glucosa permanece normal, lo que sugiere que las intervenciones metabólicas como las dietas cetogénicas no están actualmente indicadas para la PHD.

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