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 lineagesMacrophagesHyperferritinemia and iron overload in type 1 Gaucher disease
Stein P, Yu H, Jain D, Mistry PK. Hyperferritinemia and iron overload in type 1 Gaucher disease. American Journal Of Hematology 2010, 85: 472-476. PMID: 20575041, PMCID: PMC2895498, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyType 1 Gaucher's diseaseSystemic iron overloadIron overloadGaucher diseaseLiver biopsySerum ferritinReplacement therapyTransferrin saturationHFE genotypeHFE mutationsType 1 Gaucher diseaseSubset of patientsSeverity Score IndexCorrelation of ferritinClinical iron overloadSevere hyperferritinemiaDisease activityPrior splenectomyFerritin levelsClinical spectrumHFE genotypingLiver volumeIntact spleenHigh prevalence