Reduced Brain Cholesterol Content in Arylsulfatase A-deficient Mice.
From: Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Bonn, Germany.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications
- Publish Date: Jun 2006
- ISSN: 0006-291X
- Volume: 344
- Issue: 2
- Pages: 647-50
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Lütjohann Dieter, Harzer Klaus, Gieselmann Volkmar, et al. Reduced Brain Cholesterol Content in Arylsulfatase A-deficient Mice.. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. Jun 2006;344:647-50
Abstract
Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency in arylsulfatase A (ASA). Concentrations of cholesterol and its metabolites were determined in ASA deficient [ASA(-/-)] mice which serve as an animal model of MLD. We observed a significant reduction in cholesterol content in the brain of adult ASA(-/-) mice when compared to wild-type controls. This was not due to loss of myelin, because ASA(-/-) mice do not demyelinate. Other cholesterol metabolites were not changed significantly in ASA(-/-) mice, except for an increase in lathosterol. Moreover, reduced cholesterol levels were also found in tissue samples from two juvenile MLD cases. Since high cholesterol levels are important for myelination, and various cellular processes, like vesicular trafficking and signal transduction, reduced cholesterol levels might be an important factor in the molecular pathology of MLD.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Brain, Cerebroside-Sulfatase, Cholesterol, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic, Male, Mice, Mice, Knockout
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