Emptying the stores: lysosomal diseases and therapeutic strategies

FM Platt - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2018 - nature.com
Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs)—designated as' orphan'diseases—are inborn errors of
metabolism caused by defects in genes that encode proteins involved in various aspects of …

Complex lipid trafficking in Niemann-Pick disease type C

MT Vanier - Journal of inherited metabolic disease, 2015 - Springer
Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is an atypical lysosomal storage disease resulting from
mutations in one of two genes, either NPC1 or NPC2. Although a neurovisceral disorder, it is …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic tests for Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C): A critical review

MT Vanier, P Gissen, P Bauer, MJ Coll, A Burlina… - Molecular genetics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C) is a neurovisceral lysosomal cholesterol trafficking
and lipid storage disorder caused by mutations in one of the two genes, NPC1 or NPC2 …

Laboratory diagnosis of Niemann–Pick disease type C: the filipin staining test

MT Vanier, P Latour - Methods in cell biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Niemann–Pick disease type C (NPC) is an atypical neurovisceral lysosomal storage
disorder resulting from mutations in either the NPC1 or the NPC2 gene, currently conceived …

[HTML][HTML] DSS-induced colitis is associated with adipose tissue dysfunction and disrupted hepatic lipid metabolism leading to hepatosteatosis and dyslipidemia in mice

J Kwon, C Lee, S Heo, B Kim, CK Hyun - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Considering high prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD) in patients with
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), this study aimed to elucidate molecular mechanisms for …

Cholesterol dyshomeostasis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: cause, consequence, or epiphenomenon?

H Hartmann, WY Ho, JC Chang, SC Ling - The FEBS Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common adult‐onset motor neuron disease, is
characterized by the selective degeneration of motor neurons leading to paralysis and …

TDP-43 mediates SREBF2-regulated gene expression required for oligodendrocyte myelination

WY Ho, JC Chang, K Lim, A Cazenave-Gassiot… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - rupress.org
Cholesterol metabolism operates autonomously within the central nervous system (CNS),
where the majority of cholesterol resides in myelin. We demonstrate that TDP-43, the …

Biosynthesis and signalling functions of central and peripheral nervous system neurosteroids in health and disease

E Lloyd-Evans, H Waller-Evans - Essays in Biochemistry, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Neurosteroids are steroid hormones synthesised de novo in the brain and peripheral
nervous tissues. In contrast to adrenal steroid hormones that act on intracellular nuclear …

[HTML][HTML] Cholesterol homeostasis in the vertebrate retina: biology and pathobiology

SR Rao, SJ Fliesler - Journal of lipid research, 2021 - ASBMB
Cholesterol is a quantitatively and biologically significant constituent of all mammalian cell
membrane, including those that comprise the retina. Retinal cholesterol homeostasis entails …

Immunometabolic function of cholesterol in cardiovascular disease and beyond

L Yvan-Charvet, F Bonacina… - Cardiovascular …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Inflammation represents the driving feature of many diseases, including atherosclerosis,
cancer, autoimmunity and infections. It is now established that metabolic processes shape a …