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Wpływ suplementacji kwasów tłuszczowych omega-3 na zaburzenia społeczne i behawioralne u dzieci z autyzmem: badanie kliniczne z randomizacją

Saeid Doaei
1, 2
,
Fatemeh Bourbour
3
,
Zohreh Teymoori
4
,
Faranak Jafari
5
,
Naser Kalantari
6
,
Saheb Abbas Torki
7
,
Narges Ashoori
3
,
Shiva Nemat Gorgani
1
,
Maryam Gholamalizadeh
8

  1. National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. Research Center of Health and Environment, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
  3. Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Research Institute Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
  4. Roudehen Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran
  5. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
  6. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  7. Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  8. Student Research Committee, Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab 2021; 27 (1): 12–18
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Introduction

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurological and developmental disabilities that affect social communication and behaviors, psychosocial competence and activities mainly in infants and children. Children with ASD are characteristic by disorder in neuronal connectivity, abnormal synaptic function, and neurotransmitter imbalances [1, 2]. The prevalence of autism is higher in boys than girls and occurs in all regions, cultures, and socioeconomic classes [3]. In recent years, ASD has become highly prevalent and the prevalence of ASD is approximately 1 percent of the population in the United States [4]. A study in Iran reported that the ASD prevalence in school children was 1.9% [5]. Although the causes of autism remained unclear, environmental, genetic, and metabolic factors may play an important role in ASD [6]. Other factors involved in the development of autism include immunological, perinatal, neurodevelopmental, biochemical, psychosocial, and familial factors [7]. The treatment of autistic children needs to enhance their ability to integrate into school and make meaningful relationships with peers [7]. Some studies have reported that haloperidol and resperidone are effective in the treatment of autism but can cause side effects [8].

Initial evidence from clinical studies suggests that nutritional interventions may improve behavioral disorders in ADS [912]. Central nervous system contains poly unsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) especially docosa-hexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid which cannot be synthesized in the human body but must be provided by nutrition. PUFAs are essential for normal brain growth and function [12]. Dietary intake of n-3 polyunsatu-rated fatty acids including eicosa-pentaenoic acid (EPA) and DHA, which are mainly found in fish and fish oil, may alter the risk of adult mental and neurological disorders [13, 14].

Some studies reported that fatty acid imbalances or deficiencies may be involved in childhood neurological disorders including attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders (ADHD), dyslexia, and the spectrum of autism disorders [15, 16]. Given the increasing prevalence of autism and the lack of studies on the relationship between macronutrient intakes in autistic people, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between fatty acid intake and the status of autistic signs such as stereotyped behavior, social interactions, and social interaction in children with AS.

Material and methods

Sample characteristics

This study was done in form of a double-blind trial from March 2018 to January 2019 on 54 children with autism; this means that the patients and researchers were not aware of the arms of the study. Participants were randomly selected from Autism Charity Center in Tehran, Iran. The allocation to the groups was done through web-based randomization using https://www.randomizer.org. Sealed non-transparent envelopes with randomized sequences were used to hide the allocation. The diagnosis of ASD is done using diagnostic tools such as the Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale (ADOS) and the DSM-IV TR criteria for a diagnosis of autistic disorder by an expert clinician [17].

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria included willingness to participate in the study, diagnosis of autism by a psychiatrist with moderate or severe autism symptoms, age from 5 to 15 years, and referring to the Autism Charity Center in Tehran. A drug-free interval of at least 6 weeks was required before baseline assessments were conducted. Sixty-four children with ASD were assessed for eligibility and met inclusion criteria. Sample size was calculated with α = 0.95, β = 20%, ratio of unexposed to exposed of 2:1, and power of 0.8. The exclusion criteria included the history of infection (n = 1), neurological disorders (n = 2), using any kind of medication (n = 1), history of allergy to fish or nuts (n = 1), consuming omega-3 supplementation past 2 months (n = 2), major medical illness (n = 1) and suffering from diabetes or blood disorders (n = 1), receiving a psychotropic drug effective on the behavior (n = 1). The final analysis was performed on fifty-four children with ASD who were assigned in the intervention (n = 28) and control (n = 26) groups. Parents of children complete a written informed consent. All participants, parents, and study personnel were blinded to group assignment and the randomized sequence list for the entire study, including the data analysis. All measurements were done at baseline and after eight weeks of the intervention

Anthropometric measurements

Height was measured using a measuring tape fastened to a wall and without shoes with a nearest 0.5 cm. A bio impedance analysis scale (BIA) was used to measure body weight and body mass index (BMI). The extracted data was classified according to World Health Organization z-scores (for height, weight, and BMI).

Dietary assessment

A validated 168-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was completed through a face to face interview of the parents by a trained nutritionist in order to assessment the amount of fatty acids intake and estimation of every day food in-take [18]. All data obtained from FFQ were converted to grams per day using Iranian household measures reference.

Assessment of autism

We used a validated form of the Psychometric Properties of Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (GARS) to assess Autistic Children [19]. The GARS scale is a standardized instrument for the assessment of autism and other severe behavioral disorders and contains four subscales and each subscale contains 14 items. The score for each question is between 0 and 3 [19]. The first subscale is stereotyped behaviors including stereotyped behaviors, motor disorders, and exotic behaviors. The second sub-scale is communication, includes items 15 to 28 which describe verbal and nonverbal behaviors that are signs of autism. Social interaction is the third subscale that includes items 29 to 42. The fourth subscale is developmental disorders, which includes items 43 to 56 on childhood developmental status.

Intervention

This study was a randomized double blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. Eligible subjects were randomly divided into two groups. Group (1) received one capsule 1 gram per day containing omega-3 Long Chain (180 mg EPA + 120 mg DHA) (Zahravi Company, Iran) and Group (2) received one capsule 1 gram per day containing medium chain triglyceride as placebo for eight weeks. For follow-up and monitoring, participants were contacted by telephone every week after randomization. The children were assessed at week eight for anthropometric assessments, the severity of autism assessment after intervention.

Statistical analysis

The comparison of qualitative variables between two groups was performed using chi-square test. Paired and independent t-test were used to detect any significant differences within and between two groups. Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney nonparametric tests were applied to detect any significant differences within and between two groups respectively for variables that were not normally distributed. A value of p < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. A mixed-model ANOVA for repeated measures was used to identify the significant differences between two groups and between before and after intervention to eliminate the effects of confounders.

Ethics Statement

The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran (reference number: Ir.sbmu.nnftri.rec. 054569, Approval date: 2014-09-23, 1393/07/01).

Results

A total of 54 children were included in the analysis, of which 28 were assigned to the intervention group and 26 were assigned to the control group (Fig. 1).

Figure 1

Study flowchart

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No significant differences were found between the groups at the baseline, except for sex (Table I). There were also no significant differences observed in anthropometric characteristics (children’s and mother’s height, weight, BMI and children’s birth weight) between the groups at the baseline (Table I). Dietary intake of saturated fatty acids (SFAs; p = 0.04) and mono unsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs; p = 0.01) were different between two groups and compared with the baseline, whereas poly un-saturated fatty acids (PUFAs; p = 0.07) and the total fatty acids intake (p = 0.06) were not significantly different between two groups.

Table I

Baseline characteristics of the study participants [1, 2]

VariableGroup
Intervention group (n = 28)Control group (n = 26)P3
Age8.1 ±6.78.2 ±3.60.75
Mother’s age36.8 ±0.938.6 ±6.70.23
Sex
Male19200.00
Female96
Height132.12 ±8.1133.16 ±6.30.84
Weight33.14 ±9.132.14 ±8.60.66
BMI18.4 ±5.517.3 ±7.90.65
Birth weight2942.684 ±2.22960.413 ±4.80.97
Mother’s height159.5 ±9161.5 ±6.70.25
Mother’s weight71.11 ±8.769.9 ±3.80.39
Mother’s BMI28.4 ±1.726.4 ±6.20.19

[i] BMI – body mass index

Table II

Fatty acid intake between two groups

VariableGroup
Intervention group (n = 28)Control group (n = 26)p-value
Fat (g/day)142.62 ±42109.33 ±660.06
Saturated fatty acids (g/day)48.48 ±1329.11 ±9.60.04
MUFA (g/day)52.19 ±1939.12 ±6.60.01
PUFA (g/day)35.16 ±1027.9 ±10.10.07

[i] Data is expressed as mean ±standard deviation for all variables

The intervention group had improved GARS score (p = 0.001), stereotyped behaviors (p = 0.02), and social communication (p = 0.02) after the intervention compared to the control group after adjusting for age, gender, birth weight, BMI, dietary fat intake, mother’s age, and mother’s BMI. No significant change was found in the status of social interaction (Table III).

Table III

Effect of omega-3 supplementations on autism according to scores of GARS and its subscales using repeated measures (n = 54; df = 1)

VariableThe intervention group (n = 28)The control group (n = 26)Group × time
At baselineAfter 8 weeksAt baselineAfter 8 weeksFp-value
Stereotyped Behaviors20.39 ±5.0719.07 ±5.0621.73 ±6.5921.92 ±6.475.9260.02
Social Communication22.7857 ±5.3420.50 ±5.0924.04 ±7.1624.42 ±6.875.440.02
Social Interaction21.03 ±4.2520.11 ±3.9822.84 ±4.3622.61 ±4.081.810.18
GARS-264.21 ±10.5159.58 ±10.6268.61 ±12.8668.96 ±13.2413.140.001

[i] Adjusted for age, gender, birth weight, BMI, dietary fat intake, mother’s age, and mother’s BMI

Discussion

This study reported that after adjusting for age, gender, birth weight, BMI, dietary fat intake, mother’s age, and mother’s BMI, the intervention group had improved GARS score (p = 0.001), stereotyped behaviors (p = 0.02), and social communication (p = 0.02) after the intervention compared to the control group. No significant change was found in the social interaction sub-scale.

In line with this study, Amminger et al. investigated the omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in autistic children and found that omega-3 treatment reduced hyperactivity and stereotyped behavior [20]. Another study also reported that omega-3 supplementation for 12 weeks decreased hyperactivity in ASD children [21]. Lyall et al. investigated the association between maternal dietary fat intake before or during pregnancy and ASD in children. They reported that maternal linoleic acid intake was significantly associated with the risk of ASD [22].

Ansary et al. reported that the plasma fatty acid concentrations were changed in autism patients, especially increased in saturated fatty acids except propionic acid and decreased in PUFA [23]. The omega-3 and omega-6 supplementation for 3 months improved language development in children at risk for ASD [24]. A systematic review identified that omega-3 supplementation improved attention deficiency and hyperactivity in children with autism [25]. Another study reported that omega-3 treatment improved reading skills in children with lowest initial reading skills [26]. Omega-3 treatment may also have some influences on improvement of depression and schizophrenia [27, 28]. Richardson et al. reported that EPA (3 g) or fish oil (10 g/d) improved symptoms in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, depression, attention deficiency, hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, and dyspraxia disorder [29]. Another study reported that DHA and omega-3 concentration significantly decreased in ASD children [16]. The findings of one placebo-controlled trial reported that omega-3 treatment could improve behavioral measures, reading and spelling capacities and reduce impulsivity in DCD (Developmental Coordination Disorder) children [2931]. These findings suggested that omega-3 treatment could be effective for treating aggression and impulsivity [2931]. In contrast with current study, Bent et al. reported that omega-3 supplementation did not affect hyperactivity in children with ASD. This is probably due to small sample size (27 autistic chidren in total) and the mild level of hyperactivity in both the placebo and omega-3 treatment groups [21]. The underlying mechanism of the effects of omega-3 on brain and ASD symptoms is not yet understood, but may be associated with modulation of serotonergic and dopaminergic systems. The DHA or the DHA–ARA ratio could be associated with noradrenergic system [32, 33]. EPA plus DHA supplementation lowered plasma NE concentrations in normal volunteers even at the small dose of 762 mg of EPA plus DHA per day. DHA may also change the central noradrenergic system that plays a key role in modifying impulsive behaviors related to these neurotransmitters such as aggression [32, 33]. Moreover, DHA and EPA have key roles in production of membrane phospholipids, especially in the central nervous system [34]. The macronutrients including omega-3 fatty acids are supposed to have neuro-protective role in production of the synaptic maintenance [35], modulation of brain cell signaling, regulation of monoamines production, and receptor signal transduction pathway [3638], which could explain the role of omega-3 in psychiatric diseases such as autism [3839]. Omega-3 PUFAs and their metabolic products provide a solid foundation because they play a role in ASD through their role in brain structure and brain function, neurotransmission, cell membrane structure, and microbial domain organization [40]. DHA is highly enriched in neural and synaptic membranes, indicating an important role in neuronal cell signaling. It is preferentially incorporated into phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylserine in the inner layer of synapse membranes, and its sterile incompatibility with cholesterol causes either DHA- or cholesterol-rich lipid rafts. DHA also affects membrane fatty acid chain fluidity, ion permeability, elasticity, protein function, phase behavior, and fusion [41].

This study had some limitations. Although the sample size was calculated with the power accepted for the study, the results should be confirmed in larger studies. Further studies are needed to increase our understanding of the effect of omega-3 fatty acids supplementation on social and behavioral disorders of children with autism.

Conclusions

This study found that omega-3 supplementation improved GARS score, stereotyped behaviors, and social communication variables in the intervention group compared with the control group. Further studies with larger sample sizes and longer period of the intervention are needed to clarify the efficacy of omega-3 supplementation on ASD children.

Conflict of interests

none declared.

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