Urinary p-cresol is elevated in small children with severe autism spectrum disorder
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Several studies have described in autistic patients an overgrowth of unusual gut bacterial strains, able to push the fermentation of tyrosine up to the formation of p-cresol. We compared levels of urinary p-cresol, measured by high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet, in 59 matched case-control pairs. Urinary p-cresol was significantly elevated in autistic children smaller than 8 years of age (p < 0.01), typically females (p < 0.05), and more severely affected regardless of sex (p < 0.05). Urinary cotinine measurements excluded smoking-related hydrocarbon contaminations as contributors to these differences. Hence, elevated urinary p-cresol may serve as a biomarker of autism liability in small children, especially females and more severely affected males.
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P-cresol, a microbial metabolite produced by Clostridium species, was significantly elevated in children with ASD, especially females with severe autism.
“P-cresol, another microbial metabolite produced by Clostridium species, was significantly elevated in children with ASD, especially females with severe autism [60].”
From The Gut Microbiota and Dysbiosis in Autism Spectrum Disorders (2018) · cites this paper as [60]
Some species belonging to Clostridium produce p-cresol; this chemical metabolite could cause the reduction of glutathione and is reported to be a possible urinary biomarker for autism.
“In addition, some species belonging to the Clostridium produce p-cresol. This chemical metabolite could cause the reduction of glutathione and reported to be a possible urinary biomarker for autism54,55.”
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- Authors
- Altieri, L., Neri, C., Sacco, R., Curatolo, P., Benvenuto, A., Muratori, F., Santocchi, E., Bravaccio, C., Lenti, C., Saccani, M., Rigardetto, R., Gandione, M., Urbani, A., & Persico, A. M.
- Affiliations
- Università Campus Bio-Medico (IT)
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- University of Pisa (IT)
- Federico II University Hospital (IT)
- University of Milan (IT)
- University of Turin (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Persico, Antonio M.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Biomarkers
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-02-18
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 252-260
- ISSN
- 1354-750X (ISSN-L)
- 1366-5804
- OpenAlex
- W2002852362
- Cited by
- 161
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 3.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Biomarkers (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa) (submittedVersion)
- Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University) (submittedVersion)
- IRIS UNIMORE (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Institutional Research Information System University of Turin (University of Turin) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Keywords
- p-cresol, autism spectrum disorder, urinary biomarkers, gut microbiota, autism severity, sex differences, young children
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Analysis of Variance, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Child, Preschool, Cotinine, Cresols, Female, Humans, Male, Regression Analysis, Biomarkers, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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