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ArticleJournal of molecular neuroscience : MN2020

High Levels of Glycosaminoglycans in the Urines of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Ildikó Endreffy, Geir Bjørklund, Mauricio A Urbina, Salvatore Chirumbolo, Monica Daniela Doşa, Ferenc Dicső

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Article in Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Metabolomic Profile in Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

Ildikó EndreffyDepartment of Pediatrics, Josa András County Hospital, Nyíregyháza, Hungary.
Geir BjørklundCouncil for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, Toften 24, 8610, Mo i Rana, Norway. bjorklund@conem.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2632-3935
Mauricio A UrbinaDepartamento de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
Salvatore ChirumboloDepartment of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Monica Daniela DoşaDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ovidius University, Campus, 900470, Constanta, Romania. monicadanielad@yahoo.com.
Ferenc DicsőDepartment of Pediatrics, Josa András County Hospital, Nyíregyháza, Hungary.
Jósa András Múzeum · HUOvidius University · ROThe Research Council of Norway · NOUniversity of Concepción · CLUniversity of Verona · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurobehavioral/neurodevelopmental disorder. Some early studies indicated that increased intake of added sugars might have a role in ADHD. In the present study, we tested this possibility by evaluating the urinary excretion of oligosaccharides and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in ADHD and control subjects. Forty ADHD subjects matched with 34 controls were enrolled in the study. The subjects underwent a standardized dietary regimen. The urine levels of oligosaccharides and GAGs were quantified biochemically, and their covariance and association were evaluated statistically. Fructose (21/40, 52.5%), maltose (26/40, 65%), galactose (30/40, 75%), and lactose (38/40, 95%) excretions were frequently found in the urine of ADHD subjects (p < 0.05), an excretion which does not occur normally. Furthermore, these subjects showed a pathologic tGAG (glycosaminoglycan) excretion (40/40, 100%). The present study supports the thesis that carbohydrate metabolism differs in ADHD subjects compared with control subjects.

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Attention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBiomarkersChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGlycosaminoglycansHumansMaleMonosaccharidesBiomarkersGlycosaminoglycansMonosaccharidesAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderCarbohydratesChromatographyGlycosaminoglycansMetabolic

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