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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL
Volume 20, Issue 6, Pages 651-659Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1352458513505691
Keywords
Peroxisomes; grey matter; multiple sclerosis
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- Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- MRC [MR/K004166/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [MR/K004166/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institute for Health Research [CL-2010-25-003] Funding Source: researchfish
- Parkinson's UK [G-0909] Funding Source: researchfish
- Rosetrees Trust [M180] Funding Source: researchfish
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Background: Peroxisomes are organelles in eukaryotic cells with multiple functions including the detoxification of reactive oxygen species, plasmalogen synthesis and beta-oxidation of fatty acids. Recent evidence has implicated peroxisomal dysfunction in models of multiple sclerosis (MS) disease progression. Objectives: Our aims were to determine whether there are changes in peroxisomes in MS grey matter (GM) compared to control GM. Methods: We analysed cases of MS and control GM immunocytochemically to assess peroxisomal membrane protein (PMP70) and neuronal proteins. We examined the expression of ABCD3 (the gene that encodes PMP70) in MS and control GM. Analyses of very long chain fatty acid (VLCFA) levels in GM were performed. Results: PMP70 immunolabelling of neuronal somata was significantly lower in MS GM compared to control. Calibration of ABCD3 gene expression with reference to glyceraldehyde 3-phsophate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) revealed overall decreases in expression in MS compared to controls. Mean PMP70 counts in involved MS GM negatively correlated to disease duration. Elevations in C26:0 (hexacosanoic acid) were found in MS GM. Conclusions: Collectively, these observations provide evidence that there is an overall reduction in peroxisomal gene expression and peroxisomal proteins in GM neurons in MS. Changes in peroxisomal function may contribute to neuronal dysfunction and degeneration in MS.
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