Pompe disease: from basic science to therapy

L Kohler, R Puertollano, N Raben - Neurotherapeutics, 2018 - Springer
Pompe disease is a rare and deadly muscle disorder. As a clinical entity, the disease has
been known for over 75 years. While an optimist might be excited about the advances made …

Gene therapy developments for Pompe disease

Z Unnisa, JK Yoon, JW Schindler, C Mason, NP van Til - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pompe disease is an inherited neuromuscular disorder caused by deficiency of the
lysosomal enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA). The most severe form is infantile-onset …

Impaired lysosomal acidification triggers iron deficiency and inflammation in vivo

KF Yambire, C Rostosky, T Watanabe, D Pacheu-Grau… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Lysosomal acidification is a key feature of healthy cells. Inability to maintain lysosomal acidic
pH is associated with aging and neurodegenerative diseases. However, the mechanisms …

Spatial metabolomics reveals glycogen as an actionable target for pulmonary fibrosis

LR Conroy, HA Clarke, DB Allison, SS Valenca… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging has greatly improved our understanding
of spatial biology, however a robust bioinformatic pipeline for data analysis is lacking. Here …

Advancements in AAV-mediated gene therapy for Pompe disease

SM Salabarria, J Nair, N Clement… - Journal of …, 2020 - content.iospress.com
Pompe disease (glycogen storage disease type II) is caused by mutations in acid α-
glucosidase (GAA) resulting in lysosomal pathology and impairment of the muscular and …

Gene therapy for glycogen storage diseases

DD Koeberl, RL Koch, JA Lim… - Journal of Inherited …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Glycogen storage disorders (GSDs) are inherited disorders of metabolism resulting from the
deficiency of individual enzymes involved in the synthesis, transport, and degradation of …

AAV gene transfer with tandem promoter design prevents anti-transgene immunity and provides persistent efficacy in neonate pompe mice

P Colella, P Sellier, HC Verdera, F Puzzo… - … Therapy-Methods & …, 2019 - cell.com
Hepatocyte-restricted, AAV-mediated gene transfer is being used to provide sustained,
tolerogenic transgene expression in gene therapy. However, given the episomal status of …

Neuromuscular Development and Disease: Learning From in vitro and in vivo Models

Z Fralish, EM Lotz, T Chavez, A Khodabukus… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a specialized cholinergic synaptic interface between a
motor neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber that translates presynaptic electrical impulses into …

[HTML][HTML] An emerging phenotype of central nervous system involvement in Pompe disease: from bench to bedside and beyond

A Korlimarla, JA Lim, PS Kishnani… - Annals of translational …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pompe disease (PD) is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency of the lysosomal
enzyme acid-alpha glucosidase (GAA). Pathogenic variants in the GAA gene lead to …

The multifaceted roles of the brain glycogen

KH Markussen, M Corti, BJ Byrne… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Glycogen is a biologically essential macromolecule that is directly involved in multiple
human diseases. While its primary role in carbohydrate storage and energy metabolism in …