2017
Glucosylsphingosine Promotes α-Synuclein Pathology in Mutant GBA-Associated Parkinson's Disease
Taguchi YV, Liu J, Ruan J, Pacheco J, Zhang X, Abbasi J, Keutzer J, Mistry PK, Chandra SS. Glucosylsphingosine Promotes α-Synuclein Pathology in Mutant GBA-Associated Parkinson's Disease. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 9617-9631. PMID: 28847804, PMCID: PMC5628407, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1525-17.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΑ-synuclein pathologyParkinson's diseaseCommon genetic risk factorGenetic risk factorsGaucher diseaseRisk factorsPD pathologyOligomeric α-synuclein speciesPD mouse brainPathological aggregationΑ-synuclein speciesHuman cellsAttractive therapeutic targetΑ-synuclein aggregationPrevalent neurodegenerative disorderGD patientsFunction mechanismPD riskMouse linesMutantsTherapeutic targetMutationsMouse brainNeurodegenerative disordersDisease
2014
Glucocerebrosidase 2 gene deletion rescues type 1 Gaucher disease
Mistry PK, Liu J, Sun L, Chuang WL, Yuen T, Yang R, Lu P, Zhang K, Li J, Keutzer J, Stachnik A, Mennone A, Boyer JL, Jain D, Brady RO, New MI, Zaidi M. Glucocerebrosidase 2 gene deletion rescues type 1 Gaucher disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 4934-4939. PMID: 24639522, PMCID: PMC3977292, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1400768111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 Gaucher's diseaseBone formation defectGaucher diseaseSerum ceramide levelsBone formation rateEnzyme replacement therapyViable therapeutic targetGD1 patientsGBA deficiencyEnhanced elevationTherapeutic targetBone volumeMononuclear phagocytesClinical phenotypeGBA geneConditional deletionBioactive lipidsSphingosine levelsDevelopment of inhibitorsCeramide levelsLysosomal glucocerebrosidasePatientsNanomolar concentrationsDiseaseMice
2010
Glucocerebrosidase gene-deficient mouse recapitulates Gaucher disease displaying cellular and molecular dysregulation beyond the macrophage
Mistry PK, Liu J, Yang M, Nottoli T, McGrath J, Jain D, Zhang K, Keutzer J, Chuang WL, Mehal WZ, Zhao H, Lin A, Mane S, Liu X, Peng YZ, Li JH, Agrawal M, Zhu LL, Blair HC, Robinson LJ, Iqbal J, Sun L, Zaidi M. Glucocerebrosidase gene-deficient mouse recapitulates Gaucher disease displaying cellular and molecular dysregulation beyond the macrophage. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 19473-19478. PMID: 20962279, PMCID: PMC2984187, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1003308107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 Gaucher diseaseThymic T cellsGene-deficient miceOsteoblastic bone formationWorthwhile therapeutic targetDendritic cellsSevere osteoporosisAutoimmune diseasesWidespread dysfunctionCytokine measurementsT cellsCell lineagesParkinson's diseaseTherapeutic targetGBA1 geneMononuclear phagocytesGaucher diseaseGlucocerebrosidase deficiencyMolecular dysregulationDiseaseInhibitory effectBone formationMultiple cell lineagesMesenchymal cell lineagesMacrophages