2019
Aberrant progranulin, YKL-40, cathepsin D and cathepsin S in Gaucher disease
Afinogenova Y, Ruan J, Yang R, Kleytman N, Pastores G, Lischuk A, Mistry PK. Aberrant progranulin, YKL-40, cathepsin D and cathepsin S in Gaucher disease. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2019, 128: 62-67. PMID: 31358474, PMCID: PMC6864269, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2019.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyGaucher disease patientsYKL-40 levelsYKL-40Replacement therapyDisease patientsGaucher diseaseBone involvementHealthy controlsProgranulin levelsLong-term enzyme replacement therapyHigh serum YKL-40Cathepsin DSerum YKL-40 levelsGaucher disease mouse modelContribution of fibrosisLower progranulin levelsSerum YKL-40Chemokine ligand 18Disease mouse modelSevere bone involvementCathepsin SPersistent splenomegalyResidual splenomegalyGene array analysis
2016
Glucosylsphingosine is a key biomarker of Gaucher disease
Murugesan V, Chuang W, Liu J, Lischuk A, Kacena K, Lin H, Pastores GM, Yang R, Keutzer J, Zhang K, Mistry PK. Glucosylsphingosine is a key biomarker of Gaucher disease. American Journal Of Hematology 2016, 91: 1082-1089. PMID: 27441734, PMCID: PMC5234703, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyLyso-GL1GD type 1Gaucher diseasePropensity scoreUntreated GD patientsWilcoxon Mann-Whitney testAccumulation of glucosylceramideMann-Whitney testTreatment modeImmune dysregulationCCL18 levelsReplacement therapyGD patientsHealthy controlsPropensity scoringPatientsSkeletal diseaseType 1Comparable groupsMarked reductionMultiple linear regressionSignificant predictorsKey biomarkersLinear regression