2022
Neuroinflammation in neuronopathic Gaucher disease: Role of microglia and NK cells, biomarkers, and response to substrate reduction therapy
Boddupalli CS, Nair S, Belinsky G, Gans J, Teeple E, Nguyen TH, Mehta S, Guo L, Kramer ML, Ruan J, Wang H, Davison M, Kumar D, Vidyadhara D, Zhang B, Klinger K, Mistry PK. Neuroinflammation in neuronopathic Gaucher disease: Role of microglia and NK cells, biomarkers, and response to substrate reduction therapy. ELife 2022, 11: e79830. PMID: 35972072, PMCID: PMC9381039, DOI: 10.7554/elife.79830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronopathic Gaucher diseaseAmelioration of neuroinflammationNK cellsGaucher diseaseSerum neurofilament light chainInvolvement of microgliaActivation of microgliaRole of microgliaProminent pathological featureNeurofilament light chainBlood-derived macrophagesRare neurodegenerative disorderGlucosylceramide synthaseNeuroinflammation pathwaysSerum NFMicroglia activationNeuronal injuryImmune infiltratesImproved survivalBrain macrophagesPathological featuresGD patientsClinical trialsMacrophage compartmentPatient management
2021
The clinical spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Gaucher disease: Effect of both a pandemic and a rare disease that disrupts the immune system
Narayanan P, Nair S, Balwani M, Malinis M, Mistry P. The clinical spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Gaucher disease: Effect of both a pandemic and a rare disease that disrupts the immune system. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2021, 135: 115-121. PMID: 34412940, PMCID: PMC8361210, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2021.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionType 1 Gaucher diseaseSARS-CoV-2Gaucher diseaseRare diseaseCOVID-19Immune system dysfunctionRare disease populationMedian agePediatric patientsCase seriesFemale patientsAdverse outcomesClinical spectrumIntensive careGD patientsSystem dysfunctionRetrospective analysisDisease populationHigh riskGeneral populationPatientsImmune systemDiseaseSimilar frequency
2020
Glucosylsphingosine but not Saposin C, is the target antigen in Gaucher disease-associated gammopathy
Nair S, Bar N, Xu ML, Dhodapkar M, Mistry PK. Glucosylsphingosine but not Saposin C, is the target antigen in Gaucher disease-associated gammopathy. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2020, 129: 286-291. PMID: 32044242, PMCID: PMC8223251, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2020.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaucher disease type 1Monoclonal gammopathyAntigenic targetsClonal immunoglobulinDisease type 1B cell activationAccumulation of glucosylceramideGD1 patientsImmunogenic lipidsMetabolic inflammationMultiple myelomaGD patientsHigh riskTarget antigenCell activationImmunoglobulin typeGammopathyType 1PatientsGenetic deficiencyAge-related phenotypesSaposin CClonal IgLysosomal glucocerebrosidaseGlcSph