期刊
RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY
卷 227, 期 -, 页码 48-55出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2016.02.007
关键词
Phrenic; Hypoglossal; Intercostal; Neurodegeneration; Glycogen; Lysosomal storage disease
资金
- NIH [2R01HD052682-06A1, 1 K08HD077040-01A1]
- NIAMS [K01AR066077]
- MDA [216676]
Respiratory and/or lingual dysfunction are among the first motor symptoms in Pompe disease, a disorder resulting from absence or dysfunction of the lysosomal enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA). Here, we histologically evaluated the medulla, cervical and thoracic spinal cords in 6 weeks old asymptomatic Pompe (Gaa(-/-)) mice to determine if neuropathology in respiratory motor regions has an early onset. Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining indicated glycogen accumulation was exclusively occurring in Gaa(-/-) hypoglossal, mid-cervical and upper thoracic motoneurons. Markers of DNA damage (Tunel) and ongoing apoptosis (Cleaved Caspase 3) did not co-localize with PAS staining, but were prominent in a medullary region which included the nucleus tractus solitarius, and also in the thoracic spinal dorsal horn. We conclude that respiratory-related motoneurons are particularly susceptible to GAA deficiency and that neuronal glycogen accumulation and neurodegeneration may occur independently in early stage disease. The data support early therapeutic intervention in Pompe disease. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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