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Folates function as a single carbon donor in the synthesis of serine from glycine, in the synthesis of nucleotides form purine precursors, indirectly in the synthesis of transfer RNA, and as a methyl donor to create methylcobalamin, which is used in the re-methylation of homocysteine to methionine. Oral folates are generally available in two supplemental forms, folic and folinic acid. Administration of folinic acid bypasses the deconjugation and reduction steps required for folic acid. Folinic acid also appears to be a more metabolically active form of folate, capable of boosting levels of the coenzyme forms of the vitamin in circumstances where folic acid has little to no effect. Therapeutically, folic acid can reduce homocysteine levels and the occurrence of neural tube defects, might play a role in preventing cervical dysplasia and protecting against neoplasia in ulcerative colitis, appears to be a rational aspect of a nutritional protocol to treat vitiligo, and can increase the resistance of the gingiva to local irritants, leading to a reduction in inflammation. Reports also indicate that neuropsychiatric diseases secondary to folate deficiency might include dementia, schizophrenia-like syndromes, insomnia, irritability, forgetfulness, endogenous depression, organic psychosis, peripheral neuropathy, myelopathy, and restless legs syndrome.
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PMID:Folates: supplemental forms and therapeutic applications. 963 Jul 38

The patient is a 62-year-old female who underwent a right hemicolectomy for type-2 ascending colon cancer (moderately-differentiated adenocarcinoma, ss, n0, H0, P0, M0, stage II). Six months after the surgery, a solitary metastatic focus was expressed in the liver S3. Because schizophrenia was present concurrently, tegafur and uracil/folinate (UFT/Leucovorin) treatment was selected and performed for 3 months. Because the tumor shrank afterward, a partial hepatectomy was performed to obtain a curative resection. In a pathological examination of the resected focus, cicatricial/necrotic findings were observed, but no cancer cells were observed; hence, it was determined to be a pathological complete response (CR). In regard to chemotherapy for distant metastasis of colorectal cancer, many molecular-targeted agents are being introduced, thus resulting in more treatment options; however, depending on the patient's background, UFT/LV treatment can be an effective treatment option.
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PMID:[A case of pathological complete response after treatment with uracil/tegafur (UFT) and folinate (Leucovorin) for liver metastasis of colon cancer]. 2218 37