Pretreatment With a Selected Strain of Baker's Yeast, GY007, Prevents the Accumulation of Galactose Metabolites Following Dietary Galactose Exposure in a GALT-Null Rat Model of Classic Galactosemia.

ABSTRACT: The current standard of care for patients with classic galactosemia (CG) involves lifelong dietary restriction of high galactose foods, including most dairy products. Here, we present the results of a pilot study testing whether pretreatment with GY007, a strain of baker's yeast selected to metabolize galactose despite the presence of other sugars, would be sufficient to prevent the metabolic impact of dietary galactose exposure in a GALT-null rat model of CG. Specifically, we dosed cohorts of adolescent GALT-null rats with either (a) placebo alone, (b) placebo followed by galactose, or (c) GY007 yeast followed by galactose. All rats were treated 3 times daily for 8 consecutive days, for a combined daily dose of almost 27 mg galactose per rat. Wild-type rats dosed with placebo served as co

SUBMITTER: Rasmussen SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12619529 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature