期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
卷 101, 期 5, 页码 1294-1302出版社
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04525.x
关键词
electroretinograms; GA1; GA2; GD3; GM1; GM2; Sandhoff Disease; visual evoked potentials
资金
- NEI NIH HHS [EY016350] Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [HD39722] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [R01-DK52025] Funding Source: Medline
Retinal abnormalities are well documented in patients with ganglioside storage diseases. The total content and distribution of retinal glycosphingolipids was studied for the first time in control mice and in Sandhoff disease (SD) and GM1 gangliosidosis mice. Light and electron microscopy of the SD and the GM1 retinas revealed storage in ganglion cells. Similar to previous findings in rat retina, GD3 was the major ganglioside in mouse retina, while GM2 and GM1 were minor species. Total ganglioside content was 44% and 40% higher in the SD and the GM1 retinas, respectively, than in the control retinas. Furthermore, GM2 and GM1 content were 11-fold and 51-fold higher in the SD and the GM1 retinas than in the control retinas, respectively. High concentrations of asialo-GM2 and asialo-GM1 were found in the SD and the GM1 retinas, respectively, but were undetectable in the control retinas. The GSL abnormalities in the SD and the GM1 retinas reflect significant reductions in beta-hexosaminidase and beta-galactosidase enzyme activities, respectively. Although electroretinograms appeared normal in the SD and the GM1 mice, visual evoked potentials were subnormal in both mutants, indicating visual impairments. Our findings present a model system for assessing retinal pathobiology and therapies for the gangliosidoses.
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