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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 112(26): 8100-5, 2015 Jun 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26056266

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Recent genetic evidence suggests that aberrant glycosphingolipid metabolism plays an important role in several neuromuscular diseases including hereditary spastic paraplegia, hereditary sensory neuropathy type 1, and non-5q spinal muscular atrophy. Here, we investigated whether altered glycosphingolipid metabolism is a modulator of disease course in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Levels of ceramide, glucosylceramide, galactocerebroside, lactosylceramide, globotriaosylceramide, and the gangliosides GM3 and GM1 were significantly elevated in spinal cords of ALS patients. Moreover, enzyme activities (glucocerebrosidase-1, glucocerebrosidase-2, hexosaminidase, galactosylceramidase, α-galactosidase, and ß-galactosidase) mediating glycosphingolipid hydrolysis were also elevated up to threefold. Increased ceramide, glucosylceramide, GM3, and hexosaminidase activity were also found in SOD1(G93A) mice, a familial model of ALS. Inhibition of glucosylceramide synthesis accelerated disease course in SOD1(G93A) mice, whereas infusion of exogenous GM3 significantly slowed the onset of paralysis and increased survival. Our results suggest that glycosphingolipids are likely important participants in pathogenesis of ALS and merit further analysis as potential drug targets.


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Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/fisiopatologia , Glicoesfingolipídeos/fisiologia , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/enzimologia , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Progressão da Doença , Gangliosídeo G(M3)/administração & dosagem , Glucosiltransferases/antagonistas & inibidores , Humanos , Injeções Intraventriculares , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Medula Espinal/fisiopatologia , Superóxido Dismutase/genética , Superóxido Dismutase/metabolismo
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