Reduction of globotriaosylceramide in Fabry disease mice by substrate deprivation
Reduction of globotriaosylceramide in Fabry disease mice by substrate deprivation
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DOI:
10.1172/jci9711
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发表时间:
2000-06-01
影响因子:
15.9
通讯作者:
Shayman, JA
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作者:
Abe, A;Gregory, S;Shayman, JA
We used a potent inhibitor of glucosylceramide synthase to test whether substrate deprivation could lower globotriaosylceramide levels in alpha-galactosidase A (alpha-galA) knockout mice, a model of Fabry disease. C57BL/6 mice treated twice daily for 3 days with D-threo- 1-ethylendioxyphenyl-2-palmitoylamino-3-pyrrolidino-propanol (D-t-EtDO-P4) showed a concentration-dependent decrement in glucpsylceramide levels in kidney, liver, and spleen. A single intraperitoneal injection of D-t-EtDO-P4 resulted in a 55% reduction in renal glucosylceramide, consistent with rapid renal glucosylceramide metabolism. A concentration-dependent decrement in renal and hepatic globotriaosylceramide levels was observed in alpha-GalA(-) males treated for 4 weeks with D-t-EtDO-P4. When S-week-old alpha-Gal A(-) males were treated for 8 weeks with 10 mg/kg twice daily, renal globotriaosylceramide fell to below starting levels, consistent with an a-galactosidase A-independent salvage pathway for globotriaosylceramide degradation. Complications observed with another glucosylceramide synthase inhibitor, N-butyldeoxynojirimycin, including weight loss and acellularity of lymphatic organs, were not observed with D-t-EtDO-P4. These data suggest that Fabry disease may be amenable to substrate deprivation therapy.