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
2016
Clinical course and prognosis in patients with Gaucher disease and parkinsonism
Lopez G, Kim J, Wiggs E, Cintron D, Groden C, Tayebi N, Mistry PK, Pastores GM, Zimran A, Goker-Alpan O, Sidransky E. Clinical course and prognosis in patients with Gaucher disease and parkinsonism. Neurology Genetics 2016, 2: &na;. PMID: 27123476, PMCID: PMC4830189, DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000000057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical courseGaucher diseaseParkinson's diseaseOnset of parkinsonismRetrospective observational studyIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseReliable prognostic indicatorMild cognitive dysfunctionLevodopa responseParkinsonian symptomsLewy bodiesOlfactory testingPrognostic indicatorClinical centersCognitive dysfunctionClinical dataFamily historyObservational studyGBA1 mutationsAggressive formParkinsonian phenotypeNeurocognitive evaluationParkinsonismPatientsSlow course
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 lineagesMacrophagesThe risk of Parkinson's disease in type 1 Gaucher disease
Bultron G, Kacena K, Pearson D, Boxer M, Yang R, Sathe S, Pastores G, Mistry PK. The risk of Parkinson's disease in type 1 Gaucher disease. Journal Of Inherited Metabolic Disease 2010, 33: 167-173. PMID: 20177787, PMCID: PMC2887303, DOI: 10.1007/s10545-010-9055-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseGeneral populationGaucher diseaseRisk of PDType 1 Gaucher diseaseType 1 Gaucher's diseaseIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseLife-time riskFirst-degree relativesParkinson's disease phenotypeLife-threatening diseaseDisease phenotypeGenetic risk factorsMagnitude of riskAvascular osteonecrosisClinical spectrumParkinsonian syndromesRisk ratioSeverity scoreRisk factorsDegree relativesHigh riskHigh incidencePD phenotypePatients