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AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
卷 1, 期 3, 页码 163-184出版社
INFORMA HEALTHCARE
DOI: 10.1080/14660820050515160
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familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS); neuronal Lewy-body-like hyaline inclusions (LBHIs); astrocytic hyaline inclusions (Ast-Hls); superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1); granule-coated fibrils
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that primarily involves the motor neuron system. Approximately 5-10% of ALS is familial. Superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene mutations are shown to be associated with about 20% of familial ALS (FALS) patients. The neuronal Lewy-body-like hyaline inclusion (LBHI) and astrocytic hyaline inclusion (Ast-HI) are morphological hallmarks of certain SOD1-linked FALS patients with SOD1 gene mutant and transgenic mice expressing human SOD1 with G85R mutation. From the detailed immunohistochemical analyses, the essential common protein of both inclusions is SOD1. Ultrastructurally, both inclusions consist of granule-coated fibrils 15-25 nm in diameter. Based on the immune-electron microscopical finding that these abnormal granule-coated fibrils are positive for SOD1, the formation (or aggregation) of the abnormal fibrils containing SOD1 would be essential evidence in diseases caused by various SOD1 mutations. The granule-coated fibrils are also modified by advanced glycation end products (AGEs). The AGEs themselves are insoluble molecules with direct toxic effects on cells. AGE formation of SOD1 composing the granule-coated fibrils (probable AGE-modified mutant SOD1) may amplify their aggregation and produce a more marked toxicity.
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